The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-11-12
Gov. AYCOCx,s eOOD ADVICE TO NEGROES

In his address opening the recent
oolored State Fair in Raleigh, GOV.
Avcock. discussing certain phases
of the race problem, made some g.
marks that should be of interest 30
most of our white people, and may
be srulied with profit by the negroes.
AS one paper said: "The oolored
people will find more to theft ad-
vantage in studying Governor Az
cooks advice than in cogitating and
felicltating upon President Roose-
velt's example," AS to the discuss
ion of 'soolal equality" revived by
this Booker Washington incident,
Gov. Ayoook said:
''It may not be inappropriate for
me so express to you the hope shat
recent vents occurring in the nation
may not unduIy exotic you and hat
you will still remember thn5 your
best friends are those who live in
your State. What you wish, what
you need more than recognition Dy
the President or other people In au-
thOrlty, is the estA Dlishment among
yourselves of a society founded upon
culture, Intelligence and virtue, and
in no wise dependent upon those OF
u different raUe. The law which
separates you from the white people
IN the State socially always has been
anu always will be ~ineXOrable, and
1t need not concern you o me
whether that law is violated else
where it will never be violated In
the South. It's violation would be
to your destruction as we'll as TO the
injury of the whites. No thought
tut, conservAt1ve and upright South
has for your race augnt but
the klndest feeling and we are all
willing and anxious TO ste you grow
into the highest citizenship OF wnlch
you are capable and we are willing
to give our energies anu best Thought
Il aid you IN the great work necos
sary TO make you what you are
capable OF, and to assls6 you IN that
etevatIOn of character and OF VIRTUE
which tends to the strengthening OF
the State. But to do this 1t Is absO
lutoly necessary that each race
should remain distlno6 and have d
society Of It's own. Inside of your
own race you d grow as large and
broad and high as God permits, with
Il aid, the sympathy, anu the en-
couragement of your white neigh
bOrs. If you can equal the white
race in achievement, IL scholarship,
in literature, in art, in industry, and
commerce you will hnd no generous
minued white man VINO will stand Ia
your way. But all of them n th6
South will insist shat you s4AtI ac
oOmplish tuls high end Without
social lntermlngllng and this Is we'll
for you ; it is we'll for US it Is neoes-
sary tor the peace of Our section, is
is Essential to the education of your
chlldren that there should be no
misunderstanding upon this p int.
l am sure that you agree with mo In
what [ have said and in the spirit of
one who is the Governor of the wuole
people without regard to race L bid
you Gods speed In the great work o
upbuildlng our State, of multiplying
her industries, of increasing her
commerce, of educating all her chill
daen. 1 find No little encouragement
in the friendly cooperation of the
men and. women of your race IN the
task which we have undertaken to
do, that of educating all the chtl
dren, and I pray you that in this
great work we shall not DO retarded
by Misunderstanding"