The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20

New York, April 14.-Discussing the
negro question. former President Grover
Cleveland said:
Il have come here tonight as a sincere
friend OF the negro and L should be very
sorry to suppose that my good ana reSI-
lar standing i'll such company needed sup
port at TINS lat day, either from cerun-
cate or confession of faith. lnaSmuch.
however, as there may be differences OK
thought aud sentiment among those VINO
profess to be friends OF the negro, Ge-
sire TO declare myself belonging 10
the Booker Washington section
of the organization. / believe that the
days of 'tIncle Toms Cabin" are past;
do not believe that either the decree that
made the slaves free or the enactment
that suddenly invested them with Inc
rights of citizenship any more purSed
them Of their racial and slaVery-bred I'M
projections and deficiencies than ina
they changed the color Of the SKIN.
believe that among the nearly nine NH
lions Of negroes who have been inter
mixed with our citizenship, there Is sun
a grievous amount of ignorance. sad
amount of Viciousness and n tremendous
amount Of laziness and thriftlessness. !
believe that these conditions ineXorabiY
present TO the white people Of the United
States to each in his environment and
under the mandate OF good citizenship.
problem which neither enlightened sell
interest nor the higher motive Of human
sympathy will permit them % put aside
| believe our fellow countrYmen IN the
southern and late slave-holding states.
surrounded by about nine-tenths, or near
" eight millions of this entire negro pop
ulation. and who regard their material
prosperity their peace and even the safe
" OF their civilization interviewer with
the negro problem are entitled to our ut
most consideration ana sympathetic fel-
loWshp. I am thoroughly convinced that
the efforts of Booker Washington ana
the methods Of Tuskegee institute point
the way to safe and bene6ccnt solution
Of the VeXatious negro problem AT the
south: and know that the good people al
the north who have aided these efforts
and methods have Illustrated the HIGHEST
aud best citizenship and the most Chris
tan and enlightened philanthropy
Depends on the South.
Il cannot, however. keep out Of my
mind t night the thought that with all we
81 the north may DO, the realization u
our ID pes FOR the negro must after all
mainly dcpend-eXcept 50 far AS il rests
with the negroes tnemseiVes-upo the
sentiment ana .onuuct ot leading anu
respons.oie white men OF tne sou'n and
>.lo4t t4se nle.siee ii.e.'ee ~ a. n''-"is ''t'A
..-.,,Iul Lvcau, ga ,le.. 4'a4 .-"t4.,.a
muse III InrI4 must "nu - AnuCA httu
incl. ana d.. ,uLJtAI ss5-i4,lt-
II necu vase no .uhe III OBTAINING the
eVr4eIice tina. tiis alu anu encoura p >.iieiit
nas luus lar been generously AoI D4coh-
ms. SCHOOLS lOr luc cuuctuuu vi ucalo
children ana institutions lor tnelf Huua-
lrIal training are sea oercu ,ul over the
soutn ana are uDetaIIy assi9.eu ~ Inc
southern pune dllU pI1Ndtu 1uIlus. % lotr
aS L am informed, the scuumCut ~
favor OF lac digest eNtvusiph auo DfOdu-
est inuuen.e OF usnrSee InS1lute anu
kindred agencies is uni,e rsai, ana / De
IICVe that without exception, The negroes
VINO lit themselves Tor useful OcCupa-
toms and service nud Wiling and cG4ci-