The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-12

scientific manner In doing this you may
miss giving her a classical education, but
you Will help lay the foundation 50 that
her children and grandchildren can Sc
cure what the world terms the highest
mental culture. Excellence i'll the thing
in hand Will lay foundation for higher
things will constitute the stepping-stonc
upon which4we VIII rise, will bring US TO
that place where this problem will be
solved. All this | advocate not as an end.
hut as a. means. ! would withhold no op-
portunity from the negro in letters, arts
or craftsmanship, but ] would be very
sure that the foundation for Citizenship
and high Christian life is firmly laid.
MUST OWN PROPERTY.
.Sye must make up our minds that in
order to be respected we must cultivate
habits of economy, thrift and industry.
no people who spend all that they make,
and often more than they make, can ever
attain to Il high degree Of success. NO
matter how much education they may
receive, they will not be respected SO long
as they are without bank accounts and
homes. There is no question but that
one of the weak points of the race is that
we lack in too large d degree the saving
habit We are too much inclined to spend
all that we earn at the end of the week.
or yield too often to the temptation when
we get a few dollars ahead, to cease work
until all that is spent most earnestly
advise YOU to save your money. not 50
much for moneys sake, but because the.
bank account represents foresight, self
denial, thrift and economy.
You have State and local problems be-
fore YOU for settlement with which
would not dare to meddle, but | will take
the liberty of adding this, that no ques-
ton IS ever permanently settled until 1t IS
settled right in absolute fairness and JUS
t-if.
evasion or opportunity TO promote fraud
will every result in bringing about that
permanent goodwill and peace which
Will result in q deep common interest in
our government and public affairs. So
far as the negro is concerned. his future
is very largely in his own hands and in
that Of the hands of the white people of
the South among whom he resides. Out
side pressure has in a large measure
ceased, and | believe we are to rest our
cause in the future upon the conscience
of the Southern white people in a larger
6cgree than we have in the past, and in
thus resting our cause | do not believe
that are going 10 he disappointed. |
believe that the Southern white man has
;In attachment for the negro and an in
terest in him which will in the future
show shat he is going 10 take hold of the
problem Of lifting up the negro in "A
straightforward hand to hand manner.
TO LEAVE TODAY.
Prof Washington came here from Nca'
York where he has been making snGcchts.
y committee. headed by Giles Jackson
took him in charge he was shown
through the True ReformerS' Bank and
saw other prosperous institutions eng
ductcd by representatives nf lis race.
Washington will leave fer his Alabama
home today.
After his lecture last night many of the
most prominent rThitc non n The STATE
went upon the stage and greeted him.
The sentiments he EXPRESSED pleased not
only the whites, but the better and lncre
intelligent negroes.