New-York tribune., 1901-12-21
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
APPEALS FOR HIS PEOPLE.
ROOKER r. WASHINGTON SPEAKS BE-
FORE THE OUTLOOK CLUB AT
MONTCLAIR.

! Montciair n. J., Dec. 20-Before the outlook
Club tonight of the largest auoehces Ina
has attended a regular session OF tiie ~ oluo
heard Booker T. Washington. Mr. Washington $
subject was THE Citizenship Of the American
Negro" He said in part:
1t should always borne in mind that as race race
the negro did force himself into TINS COUNT ny
earnest protest. This fact alone gives the negro a
bearance and Generosity Of the white man that nc
other can have. In the next place 1T II IS % ol
precate m the rare opportuny which is afforded it
to lift itself up by lifting @ t Gthe5s effects of he s9
preme Ruler in placing what the "or:d edtls d d
ana una ote m one is to give the
the opportunity to continually grow IN preautn
Of pGr5e by - assisting the other here surer
reach down and help up the unfortunate OF
race But for the presence of the impoteht anu anu
constant call and reminder that 70 do and to I'VE
for others is greater than life centred upon sell
t@mntation Of crushing and Withholding oppor-
tunities f-om a weak race-to be deceived by the
false doctrine that it lifts itself up in pToporo0h ds
It is with race as with an individual The cen
tra idea that l wish to impress this evening, Is Is
just In proportion in its growth it lifts up the
nearly ten millions of black people 1t VIII grow
neglecting or degrading these people of African
tending it, oppression degrades the individual
guilty OF it. If lift others we climb-the future
certain. If We let love Of money, colnmerciaiism
luxury and selfshness tempt TO neglect duty
less fortunate brother. then ii will prove
now as often IN the past that pride comfIh f 9s
country the African a means for his
elevation or he can use the African as means TOR
his own degradation.
But the white man not only has a part and a re
sponsibity in the making of an American Citlzen
out of the but the most important part is TO
be played by the negro himself However powerful
may be the outside influences brought to bear upon
a race. the itself be permanently lifted
unless it has within itself the elements OF progress
sist race, but unless it has within Itself the in,
heTent power to respond TO outside influences all
outside effort will count for little. What lesson has
the past and present for US regarding the aoity OF
the to develop itself? In part answer, it is
hardly possible for those in this generation to ap
preciate the fact that less than one hundred ana
market place of more than one town in Nev-ttng-
land. Less than fifty years ago. because torblCden
by law or custom, there was practically no Schoo
in al our Southland into Whlch a negro ChiIu Couid
enter. Now there is not single county in single
State where school cannot be planted Tor the
benefit Of the biackest child in that county IN orde
toward him tho part OF the white race be changed
for the better rapidly possible, there are one
or two simple but fundamental essentials OF growth
that we cannot disregard. We must ever keep IN
mind that future recognition Is largely Wlthln
our own hands. III all history no race that has
mentally or spiritually TO welfare of the world
has been permanently left without reward ana en-
coGragement
selves. what others may say az evil regarding
us in the long run that IL going hinder or help
Us It Is going to be what We actually accomplish
by fruits VIII judge US. AS a race We must
learn not n be deceived discouraged by the
superficial the temporary. The real question
with us as a race is whether each year We are
ana in the confidence and respect of orr neighbors
black and white.