The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17
SOUTH and The NEGRO
All Address Delivered at the Seventh Annual
Conference for Education IN the South, 4s
BirmingE1 am, Ala, April 10th, 1904.
ByThe rev. Bishop Galloway Methodist
Episcopal Church, South
Seconcluded From Yesterday.)

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ID close the thirty thousand negro
III schools Of the South. what would be
d the result Let DIR. Curry tell us: zig
norance more dense, pauperism more
general and severe, crime, supersti-
ton and Simmorality rampant" We
would not survive such a policy. The
y boosted strength of our governmental
insti tuttons could not endure the
strain We cannot have Democracy
y for one class Of our population, and a
81 despotism The other. We cannot
elevate and subjugate at the sane
time And above everything, let rs
be Just am Jealous for my people.
that they be not amenable TO the
sscharse Of injustice. We must keep
our covenants. The utterance of
& ia ished political leader CT my
i state q make my own:
;s II here is nothing so Improbable
as njustice. There is nothing which
Will react with such deadly effect up
on the character of any people as the
practice Of wrong and oppression
upon the weak and helpless The de-
nial of opportunities for education TO
the negro can be justified upon no
good grounds It ignores the teach
ings of Jesus. 1t is contrary to the
Il genius and spirit of Christianity. l.
proposes solution of the problem
which is at5variance with the funda-
mentalss of our religion. Nothing
could ever Justify it, even to our CON
sciences.
And thatSView is held by the great
lest leaders off3tlle South. No man
who ever represented my native
State of Mississippi in the highest
s councfls#of the Nation more correctly
interpreted her truests thought on all
4 great issues than did l.. Q. c. Lamar.
And no man among US ever had
more enthusiastic following. His
great deliyerances became the accept
ed doctrines of his people. a pro-
4 found political philosopher who new
contented himself with a surface
view Of any subject, and who had I'M
1 concealed contempt for mere parti-
san harangue, gave to every ques-
the State and Nation the sinceresI
and most patriotic consideration.
hen a measure was pending IN
the Senate proposing National aid to
education, aIississippi's distinguished
Senator gave expression to matured
views that commanded the applause
of the entire State. A few sentences
from that great speech may be repro
sduced with profit. Northern Sena-
tors had intimated lack of confidence
in hesState's educational authori-
ties to distribute the fund equitably,
and suggested amendments to the bill.
Senator Lamar said:
55S 81 say with entire confidence that
distrust is not deserved; that
Senators are mistaken as to the
reference to the education of the ne
gro. The people of the South find
that he most precious interests of
their society and civilization are
bound up in the question OF his edn-
8cationof his elevation out of his
present state of barbarism. shall
enter into no argument upon that
subj ect. intended to read some AT
thoritIes on it, but my friend from
South Carolina CHR. Hampton) has
ANTICIPATED me-
After quoting from DR.. Mayo. Pro
lessor Smart and other Northern edu-
Gators, who had been South and had
appiauded the heroic efforts of the
Southern people to educate both races
alike. Senator Lamar further said:
IT he problem of race, in a large
pa rt.sis problem of illiteracy Most |
of tn e evils, most of the difficulties, |
which have grown up out of that
problem have arisen from condition
of &ignorance, prejudice and supersti-
ton. Remove these, and the simpler
elements of the question will come
into play with a more enlightened I'M
derstanding and more tolerant dis
position. / will go with those who
viii go furthest in this matter"
a In educational Craftsmanship, 10
voice has. been more potential in
America during the past quarter of
century than that peerless Southern
leader, the late DR. j. L. NJ Curry.
The echoes of his marvelously must {
cal voice will continue to thrill the
hearts of American patriotism like {
the inspiring notes of bugle. Alas.
that he is not conspicuous figure ,
in this convention tonight. In a mas !