The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-14
DISCUSSED NEGRO QUESTION.
AID AND SOUTHERN
EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY.

Prominent Members CounseIcd Mod
Grafton with Regard 20 steps That
un,r Been Taken In the south.
an believed in Preserving Good
Keeling between the North and
.outh-Somc Criticism OF Booker
A. Washington Was InduIscd IN.
Sew York. Nov. i8.-The Freodmans
All and southern Educational Society met
Al Newark. y. j.. to-day with Bishop I'd.
vari o. Andrews presiding The follow
ins appropriations for academies for col
orl reoD.e were made
central Alabama Academy. Huntsville.
Ain sda. Goodman Academy. Jackson
Willie Fa. Glm. Gilbert Academy. WIN
ss~i la. s. 80. Haven Academy. waynes-
bo-o Ca E35. LaGrange Academy. La
Grrec. Ca 500. Meridian Academy. Me-
r.4n Miss 500: Morrisyown Academy
Alar-.s.own Tenn. 5000. Samuel Hous-
ton Academy Austin. Tex. 500: West
Tennessee Academy. Mason. Tenn. SIS.
There was long discussion preceding
the .ansllcraton a. the appropriations for
acs smies for white people. Il was ex-
piaurI that the neld OF the academies
wa lmcns the poor whites. and they were
dol are work. both in instruction pro
vla.i bt the schools themselves and as
fe,4ar. Tor the For, Worth and L. $.
Grant universities.
Bishop NallaHeu. in talking on the sub
icc, spoke 90 the cfect on the aims of
the Sol. Iates OF the dlsfranchisement acts
of t.. ~o3th. he said
"f .ae 60 see the day when the nas
shalt protect an Americans on American
soil
This started a debate on disfranch' Sc
mem Ine speakers connecting IL with the
quss 500 under consideration by the I'd
tina tar work among the whites ln the
state which had passed "disfranchi g.
mcrr laws should be increased, rather
than Unfinished.
10. so bert editor q the Western
Chr,.t..u Advocate. counseled moderate n.
He said the Southern people made no
pref raa IS disgusting the objects OF these
measures. BUT that so far as the actual
lau4.tae IS the statutes went, there was
30 illumination set forth in 80 many
worl- de believed in STRENGTHENING the
bond that were holding the North and
South together.
Criticised Washington.
Bisrop Fowler had criticized Booker T.
Washington Tor trading the rights Of the
negro for peace buf Tor his part he was
uot sure bat that Washington was right.
He thought that education was che surest
groundwork for the maintenance 81 rights
and if the ,o.ored man went TO work on
that she enjoyment Of his rights would
follow Hc said be- hoped 20 see the day
in North and south. when no ignorant
man would be- allowed 10 vote.
ElsraHrrf- Mason also sid that he be
ueved iu preserving good feeling between
the North aud South. but II in establish
ng thar good feeling the North and
south planned 90 leave tine coored man
out be- could foretcl that there would be
trouble He paid a tribute 20 Booker T
Washington saying that any man who
had done what he had was a great man.
white or black. Nevertheless he did not
believe with Booker r. Washington that
education should come first and rights
afterward. II "A man gave up his rights
BOO this country. be- said. be was very un-
ukely ever 20 get them back again.
Bishop y. A. GoodseH sad Booker 7.
Washington did not deserve credit for
originating the idea OF industrial educa-
zion in the South. for the whole society
nal done that thirty years ago; but the
.raaker was Inclined to think that his ed
inuo1al idea was right lie said that
b.. believed that any community Of the
7. o. race IN the North that was ruled by
.Hother race hy majority OF numbers
would resist 90 the point Of revolution
The Bishop recalled a number OF kindly
.ts on the par OF Southern whites. some
~ whom had opened their churches TO
me colored man when he was holding
differences monF theam.
Il will tel the colored men" he said.
that every word Of war they speak now
% make tho elevation Of their race more
Ncult iu The end"
The white academies were then given
4 appropriations.