The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-03

4, has been successful in unfairly cor
! demning the negro. Let US all rather
learn a lesson from one of the creates
OF Southerners. Wade Hampton. OF South
Carolina. when or his dying bed ne
uttered the words God bless all Of nt~
| people. white and black
Two recent occurrences emphasize -.
truth that the negro has strong a.ll
wise friends here in the very heart 81
the South. l refer first 20 the zeal thar
| some OF the members OF the white race
in my own State OF Alabama hsfc shoEr
in bringing TO proper punishment thoSe
! guilty of establishing peorage. . system
under which members OF my race have
| been the sufferers. l refer. also. 70 I'll,
action OF the Georgia Legislature. now IN
session. IN refusing the unwise and unjust
! division OF the public chool| fund. r."
! people are wise enough TO understand the
economic value OF justice. even when con
sidered from no higher point o. view.
The negro constitutes IN tins coun-
try one OF the most compact, rehab5e.
and peaceful elements OF labor che which
is almost the sole dependence Tor pro-
oucuIon IN certain directions, and / be-
lieve that, If FOR no higher reason than
the economic one, the people viii see that
il i worth while 10 keep 50 large m
element Of labor happy. contented, ano
prosperous, by surrounding and guarding
i, with every protection and encourage
mcnt Of the laws. In the long run. notn-
ing is more costly and unsatisfactory thar
Disconnected, unhappy and restless la
Dor.
Few policies Will prove more injurious
to the prosperity of either race, than
the agitation Of the question Of deprivins
the negro of the benefit OF the school,
fund. Destroy the schools IN the coCu.
try districts, and The negro viii vacatc
your farm lands, and come TO the citNs
where he Is sure OF finding a school III
session eight or nine months IN the year.
There Is no surer way Of reducing the
value of agricultural lapds in the South
than by taking away negro schools. On
the other hand, there IS no surer way Of
enhancing the value OF these lands then
by having Il first class school at evcrr
cross-road center. Encourage the negro
to feel at all times that in his education,
his life. and property, he is to have the
lasting friendship and protection of tic
white man, and there is no class OF people
on earth who Will repay such klncnes>
with a higher degree OF loyalty or with
harder, more patient work. The great
problem with many Of the civilized corr,
II Ioudy, > I iiIQ bDd I
ceptable labor. The South has at It's
very door that which others are sce:-
ing, and Will always have it, If it is wise
in its treatment of this class of its pes
pie.
I'm conclusion, as l have said, whites
and blacks are to reside together in tins
country permanently, and We should lose
no opportunity to cultivate in every manly
way the greatest harmony between the
races. Whoever, North or South, black or
white, stlrs up strife needlessly, by wore
or deed. is an enemy TO both races. and
to his country. While making our appeals
fol- help and sympathy, we should not
forget that In the last analysis the most
effective appeal will consist in laying our
cases before the community and State IL
which we reside; and that usefulness at
cur own homes will constitute our most
potent and lasting protection.
4 appreciate from the bottom OF IT?
heart the tremendous and trying strain
that is now upon us, and how difficult
it is for us to make progress under such
circumstances, but ! believe that tho
momentous period through which we are
now passing Will draw to our support the
good will, the sympathy, and helpful CO.
operation of larger numbers Of white men
in the South, as we'll as in the North,
if we only exercise due patience, self-con-
troll and courage
The Denedlction was pronounced by Rev.
]. E. King, of this city.