The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-25
SESSION PAR EXCELLENCE
Splendid Climax Reached Last Night,
Or. Abbott and Manhood Suffrage.

Splendid Climax Reached Last Night.
Or. Abbott and Manhood Suffrage.
The night session began with the Acad-
envy of Music packed and damned with
brilliant and handsomely costumed au-
dience. The exercises. much to the delight
OF President Ogden, began only fifteen
minutes late. Mr.. r. Fulton Cutting was
the first speaker. The theme assigned
him. and which was handled in master
manner, was '1rhe Responsibilities Of
Government for Public Instruction." He
spoke very briefly. not more than fifteen
minutes, but this was sufficient to win
him the repeated applause. He commended
that the government was responsible for
education " the people. He referred to
the fact at many of the States had
adopted C,::lstitutions which had the ef-
feet to eliminate the negro from the priv
ileges OF suffrage and that this action was
arbitrary. If the action had the result
OF hardening the hearts of the white peo-
pie of the South against the negro. 1t was
bad for the South, bad for the negro, bad
for the nation. But he was glad that this
was not true. as this great meeting proved.
He would be glad to have the Southern
States come to New York and plead for
their sister States. This statement
aroused much applause.
NEGRO EDUCATION.
Mr.. Cutting was followed by DR.. Walter
B., Hill. chancellor Of the University OF
GEORGIA. Athens. He discussed NEGRO
Education at the South" and MS ADDRESS
was a gem. 1t follows In part
Recently heard group of Confederate
veterans recounting stories OF their cam
raigns On OF them. Virginan. told OF
faithful body servant who accompanied
him TO the field. The negro was captured
by Federal scouts. and was given the
position OF cook for the Federal Colonel.
with salary attached He ran away from
this cosy berth and returned to his Con-
Tolerate master, bringing with him. by
the way, for his owner a sack OF supplies
and a box of the Colonel's fine Havana
cigars. on the plea that since he had been
working for the Colonel and his owner
had received no wages something was
due. The answer to this question, accord
ing. Mt least to our local Interpretation,
is that the negro Is in the South by his
own choice. because he Is treated better
here than elsewhere. and because his most
important rlght-the right to make Nv
Ing is more completely secured, II It
was not So It seems to us there would
be northern or western educatlonal con-
ferences discussing at Ph1!adelplha or
Chicago the problem OF negro education
in the North or West.
In this city an allusion to war story
Will not be out OF order.
The speaker related a story told by q
Colonel Of a Virginia regiment. The old
veteran said II he lived to get to New
Orleans next month he was going to pro-
pose monument which was to BIO OF
black maj ble. and to be erected In honor
of the Confederate Niger, In -Justifcauon
of his proposed motion. the Colonel told
of his faithful slave, who had gone with
him to the war as body servant The
negro was captured by the Federals was
treated by them with patronizing kind
ness, being made cook of the Federal
Colonel, with high wages attached; but
he ran away and returned to his master.
Afterwards. when the latter was wound
ed in battle, the negro had risked his life
to carry him of the field. This story
was introduced In order to say that the
duty of the South in respect to the edu-
cation of the negro. whatever that duty