The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-30

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Iitsllcan public arose to deliver an address.
man ~ from the first utterance. this young
a,sa Taught the attention OF his audience
nm ere long their entire assent and sym
ma ~ AZ the close, the audience arose
anu cneered en- masse whites and blacks
expressed A"V'e
Immediately the address was telesrAphed
"ner tne country aud Il was taken as the
kponnsnts OF new epoch In the life OF the
f n.,s, negro and was accepted as a plat
sorm ior the solution " the race question
~ when both races could stand In mutual
Iughiu ana With no sacrifice OF self.respcct
on eitnef side-a platform to which North
NAL, Soutn with equal unanlmity gave i'm
nedlate and cordial assent. To The negroes
y salo' The wisest among my race under
ssanu tnAt the agitation OF dtrtstious or
SOFA equality is the EXTREMIST folly and
Iii urut progress In the enjoyment OF all the
privileges that will come TO us must be
the result OF severe nnd constant struggle
Ialher IMAM Of artificial forcing II Ia at
tne bottom Of life you must begin, not at
u,ne top To both races it said, "ln ait
lungs tnat are purely social we can be
Us separate as the fingers, yet one as the
ress" f9
The South and the nation breathed freer
as they saw In this address of Booker H..
Washington a reasonable and probable sou-
non 70 the most vexlng question in Amer.
lean life. The threatening specters might
now vanish and the lowering clouds pass
from the social and political horizon.
Inc influence Of the school Mt Tuskeegee
dedicated to craft of hand as the surest
means to clearness OF head and cleanness
or hearti OF the speech at Atlanta, and OF
tne autobiography, up from Slavery"
translated Into all modern tongues and read
~ every CLINE, represent but in part the
WORK or Mr.. Washington for his race ana
Tor the nation. By precept, and by exam
~ NJ 10
qut the quagmlres OF mistaken partisanship
ana mlsdirected ambition into which the
ill'o'-the-wisps Of demagogy had led and
come out and up TO the solid ground OF
lhulvldual Industry, personal integrity ana
useful citizenship. And from this vantage
ground he points to the enduring uplands
OF sane and peaceful racial development,
10 DC reached indeed only by slow, toilsome
ana painful effort, but which, the while,
holu In certain store righteous and substan-
tal rewards for ourselves, with naught OF
threat or danger from our white neighbors.
And the good work so begun will not stop
I'll heath the influence OF a resistlcss In.
dGstaal renaissance, vagranCg, ideness ana
poN'r'y suall be driven from the Southland
w uudc. O., hsai!ng efficacy OF a rising
Nde OF moral santa ton, the plague spots OF
wee winch nave Infested the older civilisa.
tlols VIII become impossible in the new ana
particularly N the Land Of. the Palmetto,
the Magnolia and the Pine shall have no
means OF sustenance and no place of abid.
ing; but in all our borders OF the Southland,
innocence Purity, Peace, Progress, and
Order, shall walk abroad in beautiful gar
ments and in the complete assurance OF an
unmenaced security.
With sectionalsm forgotten, the race
| question adjusted, the American Republic
can move forward with accelerated impetus
70 It's mission meath the tri-colored ensign,
whose red symholizes every crimson drop
spilled on the holy ground of freedom;
whose white is emblematic Of the spotless
ermlne OF an incorruptlble and omnipotent
Justice, whose blue Is prophetic Of the uni.
versatility OF American principles of order,
enlightenment and progress.
Dr. Washington, | welcome you to a State
which provides for the free, equal and i'm
partial education OF every black boy and
girl, and which. since 1851, has npportioned
10 It's scholastic population S13, ST., 727-a
! record unsurpassed and probably unequaled
by any other of the United States / vel
come you to state where hope shines yet
undlmmed for the honest black man and
his child; where opportunity stands, still
undenied keeping open the doors Of indus
/ trial, educational and business effort where
! the average attainment OF material com
| fort, general Intelligence and civic decency
| Is not exceeded by colored people IN any
| other section. | welcome you in the nam,
Of nigh 100000 freedmen--men, women
and chlldren--a black phalanx that is slow
| ly IT may be, yet surely. contending for {
| higher life and a more honorable status
| and IN their contendiug they are not with
out encouragement from the good white
! people Of Texas,
| yet mastery In execution, unselhsh In aim
universal In sympathy, gentle and modes
| in spirit, unspoiled by honors, unmoved by
social and political allurements, poised, per
sistent, persevering In the single purpose o
| your lifethe elevation of your race by tn,
gradual and peaceful but certain means o
education-in honorlng you we honor our
| selves and in following you we move OF
Z fCT gH ha al of m al
This great Republic which so highly es
! teens You In all It's sections as one OF It
most helpful citizens will he too strong L
feel the need ,, and too magnanimSus +
final justice to the humblest member o
the race you represent and lead.
And when aided greatly by your life an
! teachings, the mists Of the morning OF con
fusion and misunderstanding shall fade be
fore the whittier monday OF readjusted ra
| cial Citations, universal culture aud al
embracing Christianity, 1t will be seen tina
there Is no necessary antagonism 'twiS
and reasonable opportunity for the black.
Emmett J. Scott, In introducing Washing
ton, said, In part
My part In the proceedings Is a simpl
and agreeable one. This cordial WELDON
ittngly crowns the plcasureahle stay {
fifteen hours 1t has been the happy goo
fortune Of my distinguished chief and M
self 10 spend In yonr midst.
The hours have been a little crowded
function has rapidly succeeded function
/ but I think your reception committee wi
agree TINT we have proved ourselves prett
good stay ers" We have allowed nothin
to pass.
For my part, Wish to prove my SINGER
appreciation OF all OF the klndnesses Of tn
day. by needing the propreties of the occi
sion, and by not keeping you from tn
feast you have gathered to enjoy.
Five and half years ago, II, was M
pleasure Ia meet for the hrst time, her
in this hall. and to introduce from tn
same platform to his first Texas audienC
the distinguished gentleman who Is no
your guest
Long before had met him, 7 had halle
him as the successor Of the mighty Dou
lass. and had sworn allegiance 10 him Z
| safe counselor and wise leader. During II
years since ! met him here. ! have bee
IN closest touch with him IN all Of h
work. and l declare to you that the admir-
tion then cherished has not waned, ~
wavered. His courage, his foresight, b
deep interest In all that concerns his pc
pie, his anxleties hts hopes, his fears -
hns been said that man can be real
great To all shve bis vnlct and his seer
taryin this case, at least, refutation az
denial are offered
The hoy. starting ragged and unkemr
from West Virginia coal mine. cou
ngeous full Of hope and the spirit III
conquers all. has come now into his ow
and Ia be, as former President Cieyelal
declared few days ago, zone OF the hr
citizens NJ America" He has given TO II
world Tuskegee. an instrument for goo
dents and other well directed agencies,
a nermeatiug influence throughout N