Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-03-05
GOLDsBORO. n. C., THURSDAY, NAPCH & 1903
HOAR ON THE SOUTH.
An Extract of His Chicago Speech
That Touches Race
Conditions.

70 WIN pl0tSuf0 GudC we S1'
space to the following words of II
7 distinguished Senior Senator
Massachusetts, in his speech befol
the Union League Club. of Chicao,
taken from the Washington Pos
These utterances, coming from Sci
ator Hoar, who has given more tha
a quarter of century of his life t
Public Matters, with his ripe expel
1ence as a Statesman added to hi
great learning makes it the create
compliment, and the ARGUS can as
sure him that it is thoroughly appre
clated by all the Southern people
Not only does he apply his own Ian.
! guage in the praise of the Southern
people, but he very appropriately
calls to his aid the beautiful words
OF Ruth to Naomi. May great bless
ings attend the venerable Senator.
GA portion ofSenator Hoar's speech
the other day before the Union Lea
que Club of Chicago, that was over
looked in the telegraphic report East,
touches in interesting fashion on race
conditions in the South. COMING
from a Massachusetts man, highly
honored by the country, the follow
ing words have unusual signifcance:
'"I know how sensitive our South
ern friends are on this matter of So
cial equality and companionship. and
[ think I might say fairly and prop |
that it is not wise for the
people of North to undertake to deal
rashly or even to judge hastily of a
feeling SO deeply implanted in their
oosoms.
sTIme, the greatreconciliator, will
reconcile them to that if in the ma
ure of things and in the nature of
nan they ought to be reconciIed to
t. And if in the nature of THINGS
nd in the nature of man time doos
lot reconcile them, it will be a SIGN
hat they ought not to be reconciIed
0 1t; and that some other mode of
lie for them must be devised.
: Now, my friends, having said
What [ thought to say on this ques-
ion, perhaps [ may be INDUCED in
dding that, although my life politi-
ally and personally has been a life
t almost constant strife with the
7aders Of the Southern people, vet
grow older I have learned not
My to respect and esteem, but to
we the great qualities which beIono 8
) nay felloW-citizens Of the Southern !
tates. They are a noble race. We
lay We'll take pattern from them in :
'me of the great virtues which |
lake up the strength as they make {
le glories of the free state. Their !
we OF home; their chivalrous re- q
'ect TOR women; their courage: their +
ellcate sense of honor; their con- $
ancy; which can abide by an opin- t
n or purpose or an interest for +
lelr States through adversity and @
trough prosperity, through the g
ears and through the generations. r
e things by which the people Of q
e more mercurial North NAV take 81
lesson. And there is another thing n
covetousness, corruption, the low Fl
mptation of money has not vet a
und any place in our Southern pol- a
cs.
s"Now, my friends, we cannot af- i,
rd to live, we don't wish to live
I'd we do not live, in state of es- ~
angement from people who DOS II
IS these qualities. They are friends ii
ours, bone of our bone; flesh of our Sc
sh; blood Of our blood. and what =,
er may be the temporary error of fo
y Southern State, I for one. if o.,
We right to speak for Massachu- le
It's, say to her, "Entreat me not to II
i've thee nor to return from follow =,
after thee. For wnere thou goest re
will go and where thou stayest. I 70
Il stay also. And thy people shall is
my people, and thy God nv it
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