The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-15
SHALL THE NEGRO
Be DEPORT{b?.
Negative Wins at Wake Forest
Anniversary.
TWO SPLENDID ORAJIONS
Gov. Ayccck, Auditor Dixon and Archibald
Johnson Judged the Debate---A Bril-
liant Audience, Including Many
Legislators.
Especial to News and Observer


clerk of the weather is in his finest hui
NOR. His smile was never brighter, his
temper never blander than today. Ac-
cordingly, youth and beauty are all
abroad, taking the sunlight and balmy
air with a fancy which might be forgiven
if it lightly turned to thoughts of love
Visitors began to arrive yesterday,
some doubtless attracted 50 early by
the announcement that the inimitablc Dr.
William e. Hatcher, of Richmond, would
lecture before the special Pastors class
last night. The subject of the lecture
was The Sovereignty of the Pastor DR..
Hatcher made a special plea for long pas
torates and dwelt upon the sacredness
and intimacy of the pastoral relation and
upon the steps by which the pastor rises
into the sovereignty of leadership of
his people in all right activities. This
morning at chapel DR.. Hatcher made an
inspiring address and appeal to the stu
dents.
The Euzelian and Philomathesian Lit
erary Societies were organized February
IA, 1885, and from that good day have
of the thousands of young men who have
sought the facilities of Wake Forest
College. Indeed, some famous Wake
Forest alumni hold that the training re-
ceived in these societies is hardly second
to that of the lecture-room. The trus-
tees of the college recognize their i'm
portaEce in the regulation against Greek
letter fraternities in the student body to
Il
tivities and to invade the democratic
ideal of college life. 1t is not surpris-
ing, therefore that the celebration of the
organization of the societies attracts
large number of old students and friends
of the college. Today the gay throng
which fills Wingate Memorial Hall re-
minds one of commencement times. The
public exercises of this interesting oc-
casion embrace a debate upon some live
question in the afternoon, and orations
in the evening.
In one respect the debate of, today
struck cut a new policy. Instead of sub
hitting the question to the audience as
heretofore, the debaters asked special
committee to decide it. They secured the
distinguished service of His Excelency
Governor Charles B. Aycock, State Audi
tor Dixon and Mr.. Archibald Johnson,
editor Of Charity and Children. The
thoroughly up-to-date question of the
disposition of the negro was presented.
Query: Resolved, That, barring consti-
tutional objections, the deportation of the
negro is desirable and feasible" The
discussion was one of the most animated
and interesting which your correspondent
has heard in recent years
THE DEBATE.
At p. m. Mr.. w II. Stephenson,
President of the debate. called the house
TO order, and Mr. s. A. Scagraves, Sec
rotary, read the query and announced as
the first debater on the affirmative Mr.
Il. A. Allen, of the Phi. Society
The leading points of Mr. Aliens ar
gument are here presented:
The population of the South is 10000
600; 10000 900 whites and 5000, 900 colored
We have nation within nation. No
two races can keep separate and distinct
while dwelling together and subject to
the same conditions. Amalgamation in
the South is impossible determination
is out of the question. The only solution
is deportation.
Is ledSlDie FedSlDle
means capable of being accomplished,
practicable. Then is deportation prac-
ticable, and can it be accomplished?
Great things have been accomplished
which seemed impracticable, as the Re-
formation and American Revolution.
1t will require time, for all changes
must come by degrees. Give us twenty
years and we can deport the entire negro
race There is a place to which he can
be deported. where the conditions are
favorable to the prosperity of the negro.
Liberia is the place. The climate is
suitable soil fertile, and they are making
progress in Liberia. 1t is conveniently
situated for deportation.
We possess the means by which we
can deport them. Our navy and the
ocean steamers. The cost would be
covered by expense of negro education in
case the race remain with us.
They will not increase fast enough to
prevent deportation. This is not the
home of the negro He is in condition
to lead his race in other parts of the
world
Recent public events have revived the
race problem. The race has been in
NhS way VI southern PROGRESS Iol ueNouVo'
Mr.. r.. NJ. Harris (Eu) introduced the
following line of argument:
Race prejudice is friction between diff
ferent groups of people It is the differ
ence IN aim, in feeling, and in ideals of
different races If the difference exists
touching territory, laws. language or re-
ligIon' 1T is manifest that these people
cannot live in the same country without
collision; but if, on the other hand. there
is substantial agreement in laws lam |
Guase, and religion, then there is no |
reason why two races cannot live in the |
same country, especially when each race |
as dependent upon the other
Two races can live in the same count |
ry; the proper place of the negro is being !
recognized both North and South and
the period of violent sentiment is pass
ing away. This is a national question and |
must be so regarded. He said: s'Depor- |
tation is not desired by the negro. III BE- |
cause hundreds of thousands of them
own their homes that they do not wish