The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-15

to give up. (2) They can not rule for
themselves-some race must guide them
CD Their surroundings in the South are
more favorable to their development than
could be secured anywhere else. 1t is not
desired by the white people % Because
we need them as laborers; (2) They keep
the foreign immigrants from the South,
who would inevitably bring contamna-
ton to the Anglo Saxon blood, strife in
our industry, disorder in the government
and Atheism to religion. CD 1t would
cause an economic crisis in the South
and retard the development of the en-
tire country. Besides, deportation is not
feasible: Cd Because We have no place
or way to carry them; 90 The negroes do
not wish to go, and infinite power cannot
break the will of free person. 90 Be
cause of the great number, wide distri-
button and rapid increase.
Mr.. VIM. H. Whitehead (Eu), came to
the support of Mr.. Allen on the affirma-
tive. He made a strong presentation of
j his view
Mr.. Isaac N. Lotion Phi). followed
for the negative. He maintained that the
negro has some latent powers which is
our duty TO cultivate. 1t is not desirable
to deport the negro as shown by his
sense for poetry and pathos, not desirable
not feasible from a financial viewpoint.
We must pay for their property $l5S,-
000,000) pay their transportation, ($405,
GOO, 600 at $45 per capital The neces-
sary time which deportation Will involve
makes it not feasible Two months is to
10000 Santiago soldiers as is to
100000 negroes going to wherever the
affirmative may decide to send them in
which equation equals 1880 months
or $50 years. Besides the rate of in
crease is IS per cent; allowing proper
/ tional decrease for those deported, we
can with safety calculate Q per cent
increase for the next 80 years, which
gives II, 1850 600 for whom we have counted
not time nor cost of transportation, and
these will be on our hands at the ex-
piration of the $50 years. From industrial
considerations deportation is not desir-
able and feasible. We need him in our
turpentne woods. lumber plants. brick
kilns, cotton fields. The negro is better
suited to the temper of the Southern
white man than any other laborer we
can get, and will take tho position Of
the servile class among us with most
advantage to us and least disadvantage
to him.
JUDGES DECISION
After spirited five-minute rejoinders. in
which the audience took manifest delight
the judges withdrew. They reported
through Governor Aycock whose felici-
tous remarks met warm response.
IL
heard many debates, but never a better
| one on any subject anywhere by college
students. These young men had evident
ly learned to think and one could look
more hopefully into the future which
would solve existing problems, when one
reflected that the generation of men now
coming among us were SO splenddly
equipped for that grave responsibility.
The decision Preached not without
hung jury resolved only by the peril
of missing supper was awarded the
negative and he was personally glad
the negro was still to remain with us.
The thing to do for the negro was to be
humane and liberal both for his sake as
we'll as our own, for the highest moral
worth possible to a people could only be
reached by doing the noble and generous
thing by those beneath them.
THE CREATIONS.
A brilliant audience filled the hall to
overlooking in the evening. The six
O'Clock special from Raleigh brought a
large crowd, including a most interesting
contingent from the Baptist Female
University. and some forty members of
the General Assembly. The orators re-
ccived the high compliment of interested
attention from perhaps the finest audi.
ence which has a11m0led at such an oe-
Mr.. Earle B. Fowler, of Wake, the
orator of the Philomathesian Society was
introduced by Mr.. Parham. of Granville
and delivered a clear and thoughtful adj
dress on America, The New Born
World Power"
He said in substance that the rapid
commercial and industrial development
of the United States within the past de-
cade had aroused the serious concern of
the European nations, for we had boldly
invaded these countries with cur capital
and our manufactured products. From
a political standpoint the battle of Ma
Mia, the rescue Of the foreign Ministers
DeSleSeu III 1ekln, the 0lplOrnatlc VIC
tories of our government during the
peace negotiations with China and the
birth of our new navy had demonstrated
our eligibility TO a seat at the council
board of the great powers. Holding the
destiny of the Anglo-Saxon race in its
grasp, the United States had fought its
way to a position from which it could
rot escape, but from which it might
reach down and succor the weak and op-
pressed For this work the South must
supply the leaders, because neither in
the West nor in the North. but only in
the South were we to find the purest
type of the AnglcSaxon American
Therefore, We should rise above the po-
litical provincialism, which had become
the bane of our civic life, and prepare for
the South's return TO national leader
ship.
Once this result was accomplished,
America favor will be courted by the
nations; her commerce would take the
wings of morning. her literature and
life would be saturated with the beauty
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