Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-15
THE NEGRO'S FRIEND
Mr, Cleveland Speaks For
 Tuskegee Institute.
BOOKER WASHlNCTON'S WORK PRAISED
Future of Blacks Largely Rests In ! the Hands of Southern Whltes-A 5,4. Plea For Tolerance Regarding
 Southern Racial Instincts.

ing mrIne interest or IuSKeS6e 1nSC- tute was held in Madison Square Gar den last evening. Many men of promi- hence were present. Mayor Low called the meeting to order.
 Ex-President Cleveland presided. Ad- dresses were made by Booker T. Wash ington, president of the institute; Ed gar G. Murphy, executive secretary of the southern education board, and oth- CTS. In taking the chair, MT. Cleve- land spoke as follows:
 I have come here tonight as sincere sorry to suppose that my good and regu- lar standing in such company needed Rsae9e or at of however as there may be differences of snS of ns aese e ths s Booker aetSEs yse Tuskeges m seetien days of Unole Toms cabin are past. I believe that neither the decree that made the slsves fres nor the & snactment .t, s,, that a racial and slavery bred imperfectiong and defioiencies than 1t changed the color or
 I believe that among the nearly s.oOo,-
 i er nags her s stiff aey @ ous amount of ignorance, @ sad amount of f that these conditions inexorably present to the. white people of the United States mandate of good citiEenship-a problem which neither enlightened self interest nor the, higher motive of human sympa- thy will permit them to put aside. be- ern and late slave holding states. sur tha ansut entrs nssro a and who regard their material prosperity, sheir peace and even the af saffety of their sideration and sympathetic ,fellowship. forts n of ffAoBes Booker Sthnst Washington S and the methods of Tuskegee institute point the nsy Tay to sase and a fhe sot6 6f north who have aided these efforts and nd and enlightened philanthropy. tost e ssP %4 a we of che north may do, the realization of our hopes for the negro must after all mainly depend-except so far as 1t rests with the and conduct of ths leading and responsi- rnaintensncs Of a kindly and helpful feel Ing on their part toward those in their midst who so much need their aid and en-
 need waste no time in detailing the evidence that this. aid and encourage
 
 coming. Schools for the education of ne- gro children and institutions for, their ipdustrial training are scattered d, all oyer a. the s sth soathsrh 1 public and Srtvste funds, So far as am informed the sentiment in ssf est fasaence 1t a % of fuskegee institute and kindred agencies is universal. and be- S Ms M M Msesdges ASs fof faePfG Psafa sae oeedpaeas And service ind willing and cheerful patronage and employment among their
 do not know how # may be with oth-- CT northern friends of the negro, but l the respectable white people of the south in thetT relations with the negro and his Sseye n ana fhe We seeal lDens eaasaty tae race, and they make no false pretense in rsgard te it. That this does not grow out
 It sssms ' to m me Una that there is abundant sentiment and abundant behavior among ss ua euSt tss usscs of this denial of s2ciai equality to to preiul- deeper and more imperious than preju- aGe s to t amount ssSas i1Itanof tbaa t has .eondoned the nsgro's share in the o Of s sph asgs syss ssnd h has the time when the south was deluged by telfigent and biighting negro suffrage.
 Whatever 1t is let us try to be tolerant the. prejudice or racial instinct of our who in the solution of the negro problem the the weight Of the White mans Burden.
 tions nsfe feated esd to tsis feature of the gro question which may. be regarded as m o bas wsa the a1d o the negro, fully believing in the possi- Porng aes that fn og fer ignore the importance of the ungrudging pe of ths South oa 'fa a s we will, those who do the lifting of the weight must be those who stand next
 This cooperation cannot be forced, nor can 1t be gained by grstuitously running held southern ideas or even prejudices. We are not brought to the point of doing or overlooking evil that g9od may pe directly and practically confronted with ment of civic advantages or even of all his political privileges there are imme- lions depanding our immediate care and that in dealing effectively with these we can confidently rely upon the encourage, and patriotic citizen of the land wher- ever he may live and whatever may be more remote phases of the negro problem.
 These questions that are so immediate ly pressing have to do with the practical education of the negro and especially with fitting him to compete with his white naighbors in gaining a decent; respecta- ble and renunerative livelihood. Booker Washington, in speaking of the condi- tions and needs of his race, has wisely said:
 Tt is at the bottom of life we must be- gin and not at the top, nor should we permit our grievances to oyershadow our opportunities"
 In summing up the whole matter there is one thing of which we can be absolute ly and unreservedly certain. When we aid Tuskegee institute and agencies like 1t, striving for the mental and manual education of the negro at the south, we are in every point of view rendering him the best possible service. Whatever may be his ultimate destiny, we are thus help ing to fit him for filling his place and bearing it's responsibilities. We are sow ing well in the soil at "the bottom of life" the seeds of the black mans -deveI- not die, but will sprout and grow. and if 1t be within the wise purpose of God the hardened surface of no Gntoward senti- ment or prejudice can prevent the burst ing forth of the blade and plant of the negro'S appointed opportunity into the bright sunlight of cloudless day.
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 BALTIMORE, April 15.-President Roosevelt has sent to Cardinal Gibbons and his eminence has forwarded by al +1 oo a