The colored American., 1900-08-11

armed 10 Kill men. The honest, hard
working Negroes has no time for law
less and riotous conduct.
ORGANIC FORCES IN THE SOUTH.
The few disturbances and outbreaks
IN the south show the wonderful organ
lc forces IN the south. We have here
enore than ten millions OF Negroes and
fifteen millions whites, aud yet we have
probably in the whole south only one
Negro and white man in ten thousand
who clash. The other nine thousand
nine hun 1red and ninety nine rub
against one another every hour of the
day, in every walk Of life, transact
their busiDess and go their way in per.
feet friendship. These peaceful rela i.
tions Of the $3.50 give q bolder promi
nence to the one exception which Is
held up by the enemies of the south as
the general rule. The love aud attach.
ment between the races OF the south are
more than wonderful when we consider
the untlring efforts Of busy and med
dlesome enemies-the politician, the
newspaper, the magazine. and even the
pulpit seeking to scatter seeds OF dis.
cord and break up our peace. We 9,99s
will stand firmly for good will and
| happiness of both races In the south.
No enemy shall take that one sinner In
ten thousand and disrupt and tear us
| ssunder.
SALVATION THROUGH NEGRO WOMEN.
We complain too much Of lack of
honor among our youth when we do
not exert ourselves to give them proper
| w.
hard hips ofour women when we never
do one thing to Ielieve them. Oar fe
| male clement, under mother influence
attends school and church, escheWs
the brothtl', Stay at home, works. and
to our shame, is the backbone Of the
Negro race today. Were 1t not for the
Negro woman tbs outlook would b
dark. [ am aware of the breadth of my
speech when | say tn It the rid has
never furnished higher WON an hood
under like conditions Than the Negro
woman Of the south today. With strong
sppetites and passions, penniless,
houseless, working on starvation
wages" practically left to shift alone,
amid stumbling, falling. rising, fleeing
she goes on washing, cooking, ploW.
ing, sewing, reaping-educating her
daughter, building the cottage, erecting
churches and schools, often supporting
hus band and sou this black woman
deserves the admiration of the gods.
Every business man will say that
Negro woman's word is worth just
what she values it at. Herein we see
the nobility Of white southern woman.
hood Of long ago. running through the
black slave womanhood and lifting up
her offspring OF today-still lifting her
up regardless Of great drawbacks and
weights
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SOUTH
No ten millions of people In history
have ever enjoyed better chances for
material progress han the ten millions
of Negroes in the South today, Every
avenue in which we are capable of walk
Ing is open to US. Now and then there
are exceptions, but every Negro of the
ten millions IN the South can get work,
can make maney, and can save it. The
three great civlliziDg, refining agencies
the workshop, the school room, and
the church are wide open to Us. These
agencies are to us what we make them
and we are " at we let them make US.
Ten millions of people in the childhood
Of development never before in all the
history of the world stood face to face
with so great opportunities and posi-
billtles, and so few oppositions as con-
front us IN the South today. Our few
troubles are only che pressures which
have been found among all people, ne
cessary to all ages to crystalline racial
tendencies into sturdy chars cter.
A COWARD: A BRAVE MAN.