Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-01-05

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BAHRiNexR's address was the deelsrs-
tion that the Negro has not kept pace
with his opportunities. He is q noted:
"The Negro. the speaker declared,
has not KEEP pace with his opportuOi-
sizes. He is still the lshorer and com.
mon mechsuIc. Hence, it would b .
foil for any State TO enter upon the
industrial training OF it's deficient rar Q
whlie the lab BRING class OF it's higher
rsee ID quai Co any training and any
Effort, We cannot tqnip both, and to
equip the Negro Co the neglect of the
poor white would be- q grave political
error and an economic Gbsurdity.'"
10 this he sives away his case sgsiu.
After saying that they are q failure
and cannot be laughs or equipped. he
srsue sgsinst equipping them besause
1t would be to the neglect OF OF the
poor white. And yet, DR.. BARRNe RR.
no doubt claims to be q professor in
elhics and grad uste In logic.
But has the Negro made the best OF
his opportunities or does he stand
where he did forty years ago1
At that time, he owned nothing. he
was q nonentity in finance and politics
in fact, in everything save lsbor and
religion. Siucs that time, ne has Ac-
cumulsted $500 900 OOo worth of prop
erty, owning in Virgins over $l2 600,
OOo worth. He has bought colleges
aud equipped and eff ,ered them. His
cattle dot thousand hills. Even in
sight OF Monticello, and the Un,versi
~ OF Virginia, as far as the eye can
reach, evidences of the Negroes pro-
gress is every where manifest.
Where Ssmbo drove for Mars"
Bob he now drives for himself. Where
he waited around the table as q SER
'ant, he BOW bosses as its master.
Negro physicians with their fine
equipments write prescriptions which
are flied IS readily for him as they are
for white physician. The latter CON.
suits with his colored brother and the
rules OF the profession are rigidiy OBJ
served by both. Are you blind, DR.
BARRINGER, or is it q case OF will not
see2'
No where in the Southland are there
more friendly white people, so far as
the Negro is concerned, than in abe
town of Charlottesville.
tlThey will aid Negro in distr ess.
They will patroaizs his enterprises
They will encourage him in business,
and they will ''thSow cold water on
the extremists OF either race OF the
BARRISeER stripe. How then can you
say that the Negro has not made the
best OF his opportunities, DR.. BARRIN-
CARP
We have our own real estate agents,
eur own men OF business, our own
banks aAd bank presidents, our own
insurance clmpAnies. eur own ne VS.
papers, our own editors, our own
churches, our own concert halls, and
theatres, our own fairgrounds, our
own authors, our own statesmen, our
own lawyers, theologlsns, inventors
skilled mechanics, professors, mu sical
Instructors, eff ,e-holders and finan
ciers.
Blinded by your prejudices, you
have failed TO note these things. Open
your eyes, wider, DIR BAKRNOEs, open
your eyes wider.
He made even q more remar ksble
and absurd statement:
DIR. Barringer denied that education
has raised up for the rae its own leao-
ers. An education that makes leader.
at the expense of the led is a failure.
Every Negro doctor, Negro lawyer.
gro teacher or 9th r leader in excess
OF the Immediate needs OF his people /"
proceeded the speaker lis al ansi
social Drodu ct, a s ,ciAl menace. Meth
er IN he North, the South, the East,
or the West, can auch a professional
man make living at his calling
through white patronage"
II this argument be true, then ALEX
AMBER, the Great, who was leader at
the expense of the led was failure.
Then FREDERIcK OF Prussia, who WAS A
leader at the expense of the led, was
failure. Then NAPOLEON 1, who be
came leader at the expense OF The
led was a failure. Then CROMWELL,
Who became a leader at the expense OF
the led was failure, Then DIAz of
Mexico, who became leader at the
expense OF the led is failure Then
GEORGE WAsaINaroN, who became q
leader at the expense of the led, was q
failure. Then JEFFERSON DAVIS and
RoBERr E. LEE, who became leaders at
the expense of the led, were failures.
Then q 6. GIANT, who became q lead
er at the expense of the led, was fail
ure. Then GROVER CLEvELAND, who
became q leader at the expense of the
led, was q failure.
But why continue discussion of such
an absurd declaration. All leaders
continue their leadership to a greater
or lesser degree at the expense of their
followers The compromising bene-
Fl g which accrue as the result OF skill
full and able leadership ..counterbal-
ances the expenses.entailed.
But why continue the discussion