The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-02

colleges, one university, seventeen academies
atty high schools, three law schools one medical
school and twenty-five theological scminsries
which speak. volumes for people whose pathway
has been obstructcd by prejudice and marred by
ostracism.
SHOULD REBUKE FOUL DEEDS
Some advised me in my speech today not to
make reference to tho ravaecs Of war; to let
these conditions OF strife and blocdshed lie
silent in the past. A people who do not rehuke
foul deeds TO which they are subjected by re.
public arc not worthy Of citizenship in great
country like ours There is vast difference
between the civilization Of jamestown snd that
ot Plymouth Rock. The former displays its
power in the two Csrolnas, Georgia, Mississippi,
Louisiana, and its fruits is well known on
both sides Of the sea. But the civilization of
Plymouth Rock reflects brilliant thought, taking
the highest possible ground for Christian lib.
erty, and the mutual advancement oi the cont
mon people. We have yet much TO learn; better
habits and the knowledge NJ higher life, with
which will come better citizenship To possess
these noble qualities il the duty Of the hour.
our present standing as integral parts ot the
government is, after ALL favorable, to say the
least There are more than 26,toO NJ our people
appointed TO office with annual salaries aggrc.
eating more than s6,0O00OO thus taking local
appointments, such as clerk of courts mail car.
riers. anitors. etc, swell the amount 10 about
sls.0OG0 annually. This. in the face OF prciu.
dice which everywhere tears its hydiahcad. and
in many instances blunts the finer ecnsibiltics
of a people struggling for a higher place in the
onward march Of civilization. Sti there has
been prejudice in all ages. The Jews hated the
Romans, az foreign oppreSSors, and tho Roman
dcspiscd the jew as a conquered people, while
the Greeks, from their philosophical hcigl Is,
looked down upon the rest Of the world a. bar.
barians. So is it even in our day.
Nlong this line tho people have vet 10 hc odu.
Gated Fitness and character only should b.
considered in the promotion of men and Womnn
to positions Of honor aud trust, irrespective =
nationality or previous condition, and when the
people ~ this republic. with its immense wealth
aud culture. shall have overcome c1lurphobiaism,
and recognize = man because hc t. man, new
era will have dawncd upon us, and the American
eagle can in thc trucst and best sense, brood
her wings over a people equally free,
CRITICISM OF WOMEN.
our women are undergoing severe criticism,
and | submit in many instances the criticism Is
just. hut when we consider the disadvantage nm
der which they are struggling, and the failure
10 have that carly moral training which /, u
incstimablc value TO the reaching Of that higher
plane to which womanhood should aspire, they
have done marveouSy we'll That 1t takes ecu.
turcS to develop people convcrsant with the
higher realm Of thought. and TO All broader
spheres OF usefulness in life the history Of
nations attcsts. Tho men Of the nation are
what the women make them. II VIC would have
strong men We must have strong women. Moth.
ers should not only teach their children on
their infant knees to pray. but should instruct
them in all the principles which tend 20 de.
vclop noblcr man and womanhood
We will most likely rcmain here. There are
great many of our race leaders who are dis.
cussing the subject Of emigration 10 Africa. In.
Iced this Negro question is never dismissed from
the publ" mind Books have been and arc h,iug
written bearing on II. Tho best scholars of mr.
time are "ndcavorinG to solve this problem. Onv
a fcw days ago. Mr.. Thomas Fortune. of New
York, gave To the world his solution of he
problem. He says the fna solution ~ the race
problem is absorption. Whether his view is
correct, the future alone will decide One
thing to me is clear the great human family
is in tho mill whose stones arc turned by the
omnputcnt hand Of God, aud which will even.
tuaIlr grind down 10 common level all the
nations of the earth.
In conclusion let mo urge that you emulate
the hest examples given hv those Of superior
advantages and opportunities. And remember
that in this magnificent country there are honnl.
less stores of wealth, both of knowledge and
money. awaiting those who will prove thcmscl cs
worthy of consideration.