Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-05-27
Delivers Great Grafton Al Washington
Meeting
INDUSTRIAL PARLIAMENT GATHERS
mously Made Temporary Chairman
Of Gathering at Washington and De-
livcrs the Opening Address.

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Alabama. Arkansas. Georgia. Florida.
Mississippi North Carolina. South Car
DINA. Tennessee. Texas. West Virginia +
and Virginia are represented BY dele
gates 20 the Southern Industrial Par
lament. which began it's sessions here
Tuesday and viii continue throush FRI
day. There are also present represen-
tatives from New York. Philadelphia
and Baltimore. who are interested In
the objects for which the parliament
was called. which includes the exchange
OF ideas regarding matters OF impOr-
lance for the development Of the
South. The feature O. the day was the
address ~ Gov. Robert b. Glenn. az the
morning session.
Addresses were made by w w.
Lumpkin. 81 Columbia. :. c.. VI. Y. \
Richards. OF the Southern railway. who /
discussed mainly immigration 10 the /
South DR.. Charles \. Cary. OF the +
Alabama Agricultural College. who /
urged steps 10 eXterminate tick fever
among the cattle and advocated that
that the Southern people raise more
4 live stock particularly for beef pur-
poses.
an appeal was made by John s. Gun
/ ninEham president or the Tobacco
/ Growers association. OF North Caro-
lima. that Efforts be made for removal
a measure. Under that measure. he
declared. the tobacco industry has paid
into the National treasury nearly 81
coo 600 600. aud it's operation has been
the cause CO breaking up and destroy
Ing tobacco factories in Richmond.
Danville and other Southern cities.
T. 3. Thackston. of South Carolina.
was elected permanent secretary or the
parliament
GO r,,,l.--+ I, Clam ~ No~-h caro-
Ina. was unanimously elected presid-
ine officer and delivered the opening
address. AT the outset of his remarks
he received applause hy stating that
. while he had come 90 Washington with
HIS heart filled with love for the sec
tion in which be lived. there were no
p men living that loved. hOnored and re-
p verel "the great Nation in which we
live more than The delegates who are
. here today from South OF the Mason
and Dixon line"
After drawing pen picture of the
development 90 the country during the
last hundred wears. Governor Glenn
= touched upon the devastation wrought
in the south bv the contest between
the States. and said the people OF tha
section had gone ahead with a VIII q
redeem. reclaim and build mp. III
.e smoke 90 the enormous production %
r. ditics in the south and declared tina
n IL had risen 20 the place where IL ough
.n 20 stand-"eQual 10 not superior. 90 an
D. . other section ~ the universe in Whlc
-v we live" But he said. while the har
M vest or the south was great the labor
is ers were few. Iaborers were neeae
49, anywhere and everywhere. and he de
O. clarel that the south held out op1ol
s- gunities and if they would come theI
q moi hos
We the same returns. the same Weali
* and Do even greater and grander tha
he IN any other section OF the countr
~ put while men OF brains and clcre
he were wanted the south did not wal
The rn-ran OF the countries ot q.
world
Governor Glenn then aroused his 81
dience 90 high pitch ot enthusiaS
20 when ne denounced the methods OF ce
IS. tain immi grafton agents of the Yves
ers ern railroads 10 turn the tide oi INN
ren grafton from the South by sendl
ICES abroad maps showing the marNelo
est prosperity ln the West but picturi
ne the Southern States IN black. in ORD
airs 20 show that the negroes have the
he nerioritv over the whites, that
Of south is a place where very few.
lus- any whites live. where men OF mon
ork oaly can endure. and where the wh
lll- lahOrer cannot endure because lt -
the home OF the negro and where the
him gro is made an equal partner with
his whites That assertion be vehe
entity declared Els false. and her
n here today II is the duty o. ev
honest man IN the United sta
whether ne IS a NOrtherner. Southe
- er or Westerner. 10 remove this CAN
the nitv from the best and purest pee
ssed this country has ever known.
-s,, Ia the South. the Governor said.
80 negro IS given every legal right ~
ii4es entitled 10. Their children are Q
b. OF cates as are the white children;
IRE are given asylums for their deaf. dr
80 and blind and are everywhere 81
the merciful hand: but he s
u IS there is one distinction, one line
5, on draw. and that is the line OF 81
acht equality" That he proclaimed, G.
root never be. The races we're separated
.. the laws OF eternity because, ne
-IaeE the white man never was intende
S'0 be nut on a social equality with
negro. He appealed 10 every one
ent 10 make known the truth and
correct any error aud lie.
20 In vigorously denying the charge
A'V one OF the potent reasons TOT tne
, are rapid development OF the south
the existence OF a feeling OK secu'
"a "a ism and hate for the North. Cove
xican Glenn babe welcome 10 the Peep
= 20 the country from every section So
- they would be given the highest
neN' ia the guest chamber. The day
.etng comes when the names OF Ulyss
s will Grant and Robert +. Lee woul