The colored American., 1900-06-02

always measuring results accomplished
rather than the enthusiasm excited.
Therefore ] believe that we should
| accept the inevitable curtailment Of our
political privileges in the South with
out dependency, but with determlna'
tien and with hope.
THE NEW SOUTH.
The South is great country Of un'
developed resources. It is not over
ridden with trade unions which exclude
Negro labor, aud discourage Negro en-
terprise. Its cheap lands ladened with
luxuriant vegetation, nourished by
delightful climate, are receiving the inn
petus Of Northern capital and enter
prise, are welcoming thousands annual
ly withIn its gates, while we are leav.
Ing. Business enterprise Is taking hold
Of the South as never before. Corpor'
ations are rapidly being chartered for
mining, manufacturing and other busi'
ness purposes, Factories are being es
tablished everywhere. Agricultural pur'
suits are being studied, developed and
improved.
Therefore believe We should accept
the situation with the determination
TO make our presence and Influence
felt and needed Ia the development of
these rapidly and varied increasing en-
terprises, AS new railroads span the
valleys, and circle the mountains, "a
the music of machinery of new factor
les awaken the energies Of slumbering
communities the 4 egroes of the South
must have sense enc ugh aud energy
enough to become intimately identi'
fled with this march of industrial im'
L. liz s..I4
and the comm manities in which he re-
| sides as near ss possible, one and in
separable
sUOOESSF UL AFRO AMERICAN.
A few days ago [ read of Negro
who was the president of q five million
dollar concern. While the efforts of
US al will naturally be attended with
varying degrees OF success or failure,
there can be no dc ubt that when o
large number Of the thinkers and lead
ers OF our race pursue the policy ofthis
Negro president, there will be no race
problem so far as we are concerned, to
excite our fears or to distract the at
tention OF the American people.
From all parts OF the country, we
have encouraging reports of progress
which Negroes are making in the busi
ness world; but with less attention TO
politics, and more b0 business, We shall
make greater progress still, we shall
bring to ourselves power and influence
which cannot be won upon the polit
cal feds, and we shall throw around
ourselves an armor OF fproteetion strong
er than that which legislatures or laws
will give
It doee not seem to me, however,
that We are Introducing ourselves in
the business world In the nc ost promis
ing and profitable manner. The color
line In business has its disadvantages
as we'll there as elsewhere. IneXperi
enoe, lack of eonfideRce, iignited oapi
tai, contribute TO enhance the chances
OF failure and to reduce the prospect
of success TO q minimun degree. Why
should We introduce weak, struggling
enter prises OF our own that must meet
all kinds of obstacles when we can quiet
iy invest IN strong and we'll estsblis ed
enterprises, that are backed by unlim
tied capital and directed by unques.
toned experience? In these days OF
pools. syndicates, trusts and monoP'
lies, 1t may be all right for us to start
eur small individual enterprises. bat
Ii these combinations are so powerful
In influence and rich dividends, can
we not secure co ourselves some Of the
advantages which these stock holders
enjoy? II instead Of complaining of
jim Grow car laws of the Sou ia over
roads in which we have not one dol.
lars worth of stock, we should
acquire interest. and from time
to time increase the same, could
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