The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-21
KEEP THE NEGRO ON THE FARM
SAYS SENATOR SIMMONS Ar THE
NORTH C.tROLINI DINNER.
Protests Against tho NOISY Propaganda
for Negro Industrial EdncatlOp'
Asks What the white Labor Unions
Think OF H--Dfpe" Answers Him.


signing Of the Meek lenherg Declaration of
Independence with their third annual
dinner at the Waldorf Astoria last even
ing B. y Duke ,f the American Tobacco
Company, presided A. his right sat Sena-
tor Summons, who succeeded Marion Butler
in the upper house Of the National LegisIa-
ture, and at his left sat pr George T. Win
ston, president Of the North Carolina College
Of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
Others at the spea kers table we're Senator
Depew. j. hewitt Steele, Robert C. Ogden.
". E. Grayhiil. president of the Georgia
Society. and John NJ. harrington, secretary
Of the Southern Society.
Senator Simmons, in responding TO the
toast THE Race Problem dealt with the
negro question from the Southerner's
point Of view In part he said
The question which con'roni- lis Is MOI.
problem, but series o! problems Inc
evhanoipation, en:rahrhi,cmen 80 NE per,
present three problem, -Eaulel' d, s2cial
prolem. political problem and an lhdustr'al
The social problem thus presented Is one
which the South can settle for ITSELF indie
pendent Of the rsst OF u" country. and u has
se'fTa IT, 81 I2r ION &c aa 'T' asre
Is not now, and there has ua' uc-n AZ any
tune any division am,'1g valt pH9fp Pie, OF
they refuse, as raey have always refused
70 even SO much as consider the su:Restlon
ing,-absolptely no'hi, ,gn CHAR 70 It
,s nay nG f ,5 be- s and pro- S f IT + .1t ~
question o! political equality between tao
RACES, but it has attempted 10 .'c'rie that cues
self, and in a way which, il undi>tnrt,cd,
We peliele vii! prove re4 soma 5 'Istact'ry
to the North also. By ore device or tnol -.
have AIKEN the yli1i from the lIl1'"t#Ira
bbs hes mot for ge or 1 Gr r"SS ft c
our own .ss Hgq nh' RTE nnner Gf ais dr. t..
franeh b, ig some 'ns',aces ~ least =
hna-may seem hnrSh ,Gad iinequitanle. but
asa matter .! fact j. i,nelther ~
The e9nstitut,onanty Of ths-+ acts has been
and we are content to leave Il TO the decision
Of the courts But TIE question OF reduction
acts sn IS isrsey est@n a p1oe nocy
appropriate for discussion n the forum OF
public opn9n "hy should 2gF eose
be reduced on account .. the dsiran chise-
ment OF the ,snorant negro, -
II the ri-ht OF man in the Nortn 10 twice
can be- defended upon the round that some
of the, negroes ,haNe poep dtsiraEct.ised,
OF lafnor il TIE he North to twice the repre-
senatntion Of woi G or noT IN The south s
States be he result OF reduction upon the
basis OF votes or upon the basis provided in
the. tsurtesnth Amendment TO the Consti-
iRS negro industrial situation does not
pTef5sss mt r6 out has e Bis Ave
tivities chiefly TO dom; domestic and mental
service in the North and farm WORK in the
For these occupations lie is fitted both by
nature and long iraninsi and n Their pUr.
hha sS eff lis wh teen coa5e s nsw @
tiny Is now projected Tor him. His energies
are no: only to be stimulated in these lines,
negro is 70 become he subject Of eXpioita- |
tons. and, as Il result. we are in the midst ,
Sny rRGaaf ia Few Res 4ssa be
ne gros are to be taught tho technique and prac.
tice of the mechanic al aud industrial ars and |
the use and manipulation Of tools and ma
chinery.
Of sed oI@o rsaa nay nd
especially in the south Buy when ,hii AK
have had its full fr,ition; when the negro {
idea tina, he car best work out his destiny /
and tens Of THOUSANDS q ne roes shall hayss
they find work 10 toF
That is the practically important question
throw open the doors q their reat establish
ments to him in COLLABORATION with their ,
, Hs s%pCse in 2s 6sv tho 10
great employers. Of labor in the North to. make
70 these aHsrs,t,ii,nss VIA, hays Presidents
atiyes In the coal mine! aud sme!tins furnaces I
and factories OF Pennsyvana, and Ohio and Ill;
Fail Fs R Re SAY SAY s s6oas ' Oh i0"e ana
White men of the West will not work in
collaboration, With the Chipaman. VII! ,ne
trial erssp oOs WIN il h Wn VI hen
tunities, aireadv reasonably amrle and laTor- ,
able. by eSploitin others certainv OF doubt |
full ADVANTAGE and, 20 saaT the least, probably J
WITH. more or eSS Intimate acquaintance
bilities Of tie negro an profoundly cor, con-
WINGED that he can test work out his destiny; ,
,hs, s9s IN IS ,b S %3 the T na
and environmcn-s 50 favorable to his de-
yelopment along correct, lines a., upon the
Southern farm Don't ill lis mind with I'm
attainabe ideals and de!usive h opes
Dr.. Winston talked of The New North
State. as North Carolina is lovingly re-
ferred TO by her sons. He drew most
attractive picture Of the spirit Of the new
South and what it has done in North Caro-
lima. Among The things he said was
It requires NOR virtue 70 stay. in North
who has lived in North Carolina twenty-five
year has attained qualiacat ions which would
nj MIN I" govern any Slale IN the mon.
Senator pepew. the next speaker. said
in reply to Senator Simmons.
While ] do not, PURPOSE egEasins in any
debate with the distin suished senator from
North Carolina, ] feel constrained to say.
that while have the pride OF all Americans
IN the achievements Of the great white sons
Of the greatest men The South has ever pro-
duoed i that one OF dark skin who rose from
slavery 10 found that great school at Tus-
kcCee
.And want 10 say that believe that the
work which Booker Washington is doing
WI! 10 more - SOW" the race problem IN
The. South. and solve II correctly, than any
SenEtor simmons splain- spoken words
ON the negro question were received with
crest enthusis srn hv his fellow North Caro-
lnians. Senator Depew's words werc re-
ceived in absolute silence for second or
two and then about half the diners broke
into loud and continued applause Later
] have noticed that within few years,
s;;nce, the Spanish -Americap War, since
Nc North marched behind the Generals
who won their spur, IN fighting for a. lost
tina, was born amid the smoke-riit. and
swan.ps OF Cuba. which developed and grew
rtronEer IL the mountains and among the
fGee-felds NJ Manila, snd, which ripened into
an ,,Amerioenisr Ia spread al over this
lsnd. from, tie Battery wall to the Golden
Gate; which rudA 81 new lneaning IN tie conn
Try that i ours and which although II makes
thusiasn The songs o. France or OF Germany
or of Ireland or Oh DIV. vet when the ban