The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-29

u owner was NtN nNfN sincere tIieAlA AA tNAF
negro We let him revert 20 savagery IN
der our very eyes. We cannot Law down
the white mans burden yet, l. is now
suggested that the hope 81 the negro n
I industrial education II Ia held as dis
I covery and II ia shrrwdiy claimed that
thN education viii check political anita
gonism This BE- "a mistake. any education
viii be used by the negro politically. for
4 politics once successful, T. now an IN
sfiuctive form 81 warfare. The question.
/ then. plainly put is simply this. Shall
We having by great EFFORT. gotten RIA OF
the negro as a political menace. deliner-
/ stely proceed 10 equip the negro 81 the
/ future a. an economic menace Shall We.
knowing his primitive racial needs, arm
[ him and pit him against the poor whites
/ Of the south Shall the educated class OF
the South to whom the lower classes.
both white and black look for guidance.
indorse a policy which will certainly pro
/ mote racial warfare n Is al very well
e. ignore racial hatred IN New York Chi
cago. etc. with 4 policeman az every
/ corner and policy behind every policeman.
but do u long enough even there. and a
time will come when there will not b.
! policemen enough To-day n the hand
Of official protection were Win
drawn the negroes Of these cities
would have short shrifi Labor fears
I live q sewer rat be he Chinaussn or me-
gro. Shall We see . negro excluding act2
I In the South policemen DO not patrol the
I fields and race hatred must be Kept
down. II only FOR the sake Of the black
Read any account OF a southern race
riot and see who usually furnishes the
| funerals. Almost always the black
There was never before on the face OF
the earth a people more law-abiding. pa
. an "a %
great temptation. than our white yeo-
many Of the South. Living besides an
alien race which they know to have been
the cause OF their poverty. which they
recognize as having corrupted their man
ners their morals aud their speech. ana
which above any other race de%raaes
labor. they spare him. II you have race
riots on tap az the North from slight
labor competition what would happen
we're that mongrei city brood exposed TO
the temptation daily present az the
south Our people have been brought
down. but they stil have the saxon VIZ
Tue Of a courage that dares refrain
Do not press them.
TO see how best 20 educate our two
races al the south let US look into the
recent progress OF this section ana see
what It shows In lSe there were sooh9
two and a half million spindles in the
] "a
suin.iles. to-day over SIX million. What
part has the negro iaborsr played IN TINS
a. tension and what part the white ih
furnishing the raw material. the coNtoh'
he plAys the old slave day part put III
tho function OF the new South. ~ manu-
factAre he has no part. Il may Be asks
has he had the chance Yes IN mar
lotte. y c. and IN Charleston, . =, nc
has bsen tried an the clothing factory
ana In the cotton mill and hs has failed N
earb case The reason OF his failure was
IN. absolute lack Of moral responsspilt!
The moral training Of the negro stoul'
be atipplemensed by the three . anu
such simple training la aErleuHuEe eii
the domestic arts as all Will neeo. Inc
negro race IS essentially a race q peaS
ant farmers and laborers. ana their soue"
ton should be directed FIRST, 70 lmpIoN.
ins them aa such. II Is claimed lhAt
s,roe education has arisen up for THE PEG
nile lts own leaders. the problem Is SOW
"a far from a. An education shet makes
teaders M the expense q the laoofsr. 10
a f.flure Every negro doctor. negro
laWrver negro teacher OF other teaaei'
IN cxcess OF the Immediate needs OF MS
own peopfe. Is anti-social product ~
ctal menace Neither ~ the NoFuh'
south. East or the West can snch pio
feaalonal man make a living az MS call
htrn me ambition and the capacity ahn
then blast ms opportunity through racial
p~et,,dices and cast instinct II 70 eof'-
ma a crime against nature. Nature hee-Aa
the urhae man and the black; u may DC
natural and hence unalterabie pfeJuu
between the two races ana henee tne
crime lles at the door OF him VINO Nh""
tngiv attempts the Impossible IN eqN'i
measure what Is true OF the professional
IN which the negroes natural quaA'"'
are not frst considered.
...f-he moor white" says Prof. barrlh-
ser IN closing, in competition Win ne
gro labor has 20 work his ehlareh 70
tive The negro. easily underlying him.
was able to use this same white man
taxes IN the public schools, ara hehie
has given his children the rudimehts nov
necessarv to vote This Is fast making
a reading voting pauper class OF the
blacks and an iliiteute working taN-pay-
lnE elazs Of whites. which OF these
;-.-.-= ss.-= ss.S=: Interests - -he s.ete
and most right TO he heardl No. Ihi.
polttical paradox must be changed, AMI
/. must etill allow as to work for the
salvation OF che negro. With an eauet-
tional suffrage the nrsi step towards
Improvement Is the first oct IN pohtlcnl
fetfa Let ~ be done with and be free
for ourselves, let us so back 10 the olh
RUE OF the south and be done forever
with the frauds OF an educational sur
fraRe Let ms break up the game TINT
produces political professionalism. Let
us return to the political status We had
when we furnished the men OF America
In national politics let US also strive
for truth and consistency. We cannot
be high and mighty in the Philippines
and high and holy la Cuba and maintain
the respect OF the world"
An address was delivered by Augustus
s Downing OF tho New York Training
school for Teachers. His theme was pro
fessloual training for teachers for ele-
mentary schools
The question OF next place OF meeting
was referred to the Executive Commit e
for iinal action. II lies between Columbia.
$. G. Charleston. 8. g.. AshevIle. y. c.
and Knoxville. Tenn.
The following officers were elected;
President. Hon. G. r. Glenn. Atlanta; vice
president. Chancellor u. 3. Fulton OF Mis-
| sisslppi: secretary. Hon. p. p. ClaNton q
| Greens boro. ". c.; treasurer. Hon. r. Il.
stuart OF Knoxville. Tenn.
resolutions appealing 10 the people OF
/ the South to make greater enorts for cd
| irrational advances were adop'ct and az
/ la.g5 the convention adjourned sine &c.
| Tomorrow the members viii vi1.t New
mort News and Hampton.
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Might FIN the Bnl-Lady; l want n
aog that will look terribly fierce. but