The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03
URGES NEGRO TO BE CALM.
BOOKER r. WASHINGTON AD- DRESSES GREAT AUDIENCE.
Declares Recent Lynchings Tend to simpiify tho Race Problem by Making It Nationai-LynehI Law Apparently Not Confined to One Section of the country-Lessonst to Both Races.

Louisville, Ky, July 2.-Before ali immense audience Booker T. Washing ton, head of the Tuskegee Normal school, tonight delivered an address. He said that recent regrettable events in connection with the race question went to show that lynch law is not con- fined to any one section of the country. These events, he said, tend to simplify the race problem by making it national He appealed to the negro to be calm and to exercise self-control,
 Among the other speakers was Will liam H. Lewis. assistant district attor- ney of Massachusetts, who was ap- pointed several months ago by Presi- dent Roosevelt. Principal Washington said in part:
 In the present season of anxiety and almost of despair, which possesses an element of the race. there are two things I wish to say as strongly as I may:
 "Fsirst-Let no man of the race be- come discouraged or hopeless There are in this country, north and south. meted out to the race. Such man is Judge Jones, of Alabama, to whom more credit should be given for plotting out the infamous system of peonage than to any other man.
 "Second-Let us keep before us the fact that, almost without exception, every race or nation that has ever got upon it's feet has done so through strug- gle and trial and persecution.
 No one should seek to close his eyes to the fact that the race is passing through a very serious and trying period of it's development period that calls for the use of our ripest thought and sober judgment.
 'Let nothing lead us into extremes of utterance or action. It is, in the long run. the race or individual that exer- cises the most patienR, forbearance and self control In the midst of trying conditions that wins it's cause. Let nothing induce us to descend to the level of the mob. Tn advocating this policy am not asking that the negro act the coward; we are not towards. The part we have played in defending the flag of our country is sufficient evil denee of our courage.
 Sl llt IcISab SQulDi tdhS pLs EllG lllDb GtIl- phasize two lessons, one for our race and one for the other citizens Of our country, south and north; for it is to be noted that the work of the lyncher is not confined to one section of the country. The lesson for us is that we should see to 1t that so far as the in tiuence of parent, school or pulpit is concerned, no effort be spared to irn- press on our own people that idleness and crime should cease. We should let the world know on all proper occasions that we consider no legal punishment { too severe for the wretch of any race who attempts to outrage woman.
 'sThe lesson for the other portion of the nation to learn is that both in the making and the execution, the same law should be made to apply to the negro as to the white man. There should be meted out equal justice to the black man and the white man. When ever the nation forgets or is tempted to forget, it's basic principle, the whole fabric of government for both the white and the black man is threatened with destruction. This is true whether it re- 1ates to conditions if. Texas, Indiana or { Delaware It is with a nation as with an individual; whatever we SOW. that shall we also reap. If we SOW crime Z we shall reap lawlessness."