New-York tribune., 1903-07-05
DIR. ABBOTT ON LYNCHING.
Much To Be Said an Its FaUOr IN
Rape Cases, He Declares.

BUT TREAT BOTH RACES ALIKE.
Montclair. n. J.. July (SpeciaD.-The public
celebration of Independence Day here took place
in the grove in Park-st. DR.. Lyman Abbott
was the orator of the day.
Previous to the exercises a procession formed
near the high school grounds, and. headed by
a brass band, marched to the grove. The mem
bers of John NJ. Wheeler Post, G. A. R.. were in
the lead. Then followed John ]. H. Love Camp,
Sons of Veterans, various fraternal bodies and
Italian organizations. At 3 o'clock there was
cannon salute. followed by prayer by the Rev.
John Y. Dobbns. pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church. Edgar Judson Ebbels read
the Declaration of Independence. The hymn,
20 God, Beneath Thy Guiding Hand" was sung
by the audience. Assemblyman Robert NJ
Boyd, jr who presided, introduced DR.. Abbott.
The latter's subject was Present Day Prob
lens of Our National Life" He said in part:
republic-free, unhampered self-develOpment equal
ty before the laws mutual 1T 4e Ssa 10 eg
problems: Our colonial problem; our industrial
sona shall Sr seeE Spp
What is the race problem? II Is safe to assume
mentally different from the Anglo-saxon race. 1t
as aaST race s inferior 10 the Angosaxon The race
problem is for the nation. How shall these two
the same government in the same community?
uraeeay deroyed ST ne inferior sometimes
1t has subJugated the inferior race sometimes the
is possible in America do not propose to offer
complete and comprehensive solution to that prob
lem. propose to point out certain. as IL seems to
me almost self-evident. propositions which are to
First-The problem is a national one: It must
be solved in accordance with national principles
and national spirit For its solution the whole
nation is responsible; in its solution the whole
socondEThis solution must be in accordance with
liberty, equality, fraternity T9 deny these Prlni
serNtude which we abolished when It was as called called
9yad zee T not aT e e %ho is say Of
is to be tried. convicted and executed by summary
such summary process-the same expeditions justice
must be employed in the case of the white as Of
ing at the sake-and there is nothing 70 be said in
receive the @ same penalty The Character Of crime
is not determined by the color of the criminal
equality in character or involve identity in function
Suffrage Suffrage Six Southern States have recently amend
ed their constitutions SO as to define afresh the
WRether, black Or white. may vote II he owns $500
Tth GI ySa Saf Gn S o Ia a ana
provision. Il is not a .palpaby unjust provision.
ample az Id @ worthy Of considerstioh IN the North
is said & that while et these es provisions are
enforced. This Is probably true; there are some
wha Is II the shs %
to the 6 20 to aPpea
Congress to enact laws TO enforce equal ballot
the representation of the Southern States IN Con-
gress 1t is by calling the South TO account,
though II were accused and we were its judges.
Fharlsaism is not Christianity; and great deal OF
so-caIled political reform is Pharisaic than
1t is Christian Primarily we are 70 appeal and
the negro is TO appeal. to the free honest ntell-
gent sentiment the South for the just and equal
enforcement OF laws which the South has itself
framed and fashioned. There are brave men and
true South They do not believe that tdleness
IS any better because II beaver hat carries
a cane and can read infammatory newspapers.
They do not believe in domination. because
while 65 per cent OF the negro population cannot
read and write negro domination means govern
ment of society by its ignorance and It's vice But
they believe in giving the negro free chance TO
work out his salvation.
Concerning education two things are 70 ne SAID: !
and when they are said IL will be seen that the |
strife between Industrial education and the higher
education Is a wholly needless strife
The first as that the education for a must 1
begin where the race Is, as the education for an
individual must begin where the Individual Is We
40 not teach comic sections in kindergarten What
is the first need OF the popuation1 INDUSTRIAL
education. The first duty OF every man IS 10 sup |
port himself. The first need OF the AFRICAN race |
IS ability 10 support itself Dr. IS right
in saying words In favor OF industrial education
10 one IN favor OF other.
But 10 is also that " sNu2-r11--n-