The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-11-02

doie such heroic work In the South
in srousing public opinion against law
lcssncss i'll NIL it's forms, and especial
| ~ against their cxan.p,s ~. mt in
| he North as we'll as In the South. for
there are just as great evils to be
walred against In ono region Of onr
country as II another, though they are
not IN all places the same evils. And
when any body of men in any COM
munity stands brayelv for what is
right, those ,ucn not merely serve n
useful purpose in doing the pa,tic-
iar task 10 Which they set themselves
tut give 4 lift L. the rausc Of good
citizenship throughout the Union. /
| ncartliy appreciate what YOU have
| dolie at fuskeegee and ] am sure Won
Will not grndee my saying that it
could not possibly have been done
save for The loyal support you have
| received from the white people round
about; for during the % years of eff
fort TO. educate the black man here in
the midst Of a white community of in
| telilgencc and culture, there has never
been al outbreak between the races or
any difficulty OF any kind. All honor
IS due to the white men Of Alabama,
to tho white men Of Tuskcegee for
| what they nave done. And right here.
lei me say that if in any community
misunderstanding between the races
arises, over any matter, infinitely the
best way but Is to have a prompt,
| frank and full conference and con-
sultatlon between representatives of
the wise, decent, cool-headed men
among the whites and the wise, decent,
| cooi-headed colored men. Such a con-
ference will always tend to bring
about better understanding, and will
b2 a great help all around.
Hitherto | have spoken chiefly of
the obligation existing on the part of
the white man. Now let you remem-
her on the other hand that no help
can permanently avail YOU save rs you
yourselves develop capacity for self
help. You young colored men and
women educated at TuSkeegee must
by precept and example lead your fell
lows toward sober, Industrious, law
abiding lives.
You are in honor bound 10 Join
llands In favor Of law and order and
to war against all crime. especially
against all crime of men of Your own
race: for the heaviest wrong done by
the criminal is the wrong to his own
race. You must teach the people OF
vour race that they must scrupulously
observe any contract into which they
IN good faith enter, no matter waeth-
er it is hard TO keep or not. If you
save money, secure homes, become tax
payers and lead clean decent modest
lives, You will vi ntke respect Of your
nci"hbors of both races. Let each man
strive to excel his fellows only BY
rendering substantial service to the
community i'll which he lives. The col
ored people have many difficulties to
pass through, but these difficulties vii,
be surmounted if only the policy Of
reason and common sense Is pursued.
You have made real and great pro-
SlSSS. @ACcoldlnS to thS CtiiSuS tlV
colored people of this country own
and pay taxes upon something like
.hree hundred million dollars worth
of property, and have blotted out over
fifty per cent of their illiteracy. When
You have done in the past is an iildica-
ton Of what you will be able to do
in the future under wise leadership
Moral and industrial education is
what is most needed, in order that
this progress many continue. The
race cannot expect to get everything
at once. 1t must learn to wait and
bide its time; to prove itself worthy
by showing its possession ct perse-
veranee, of thrift. of self control. The
destiny of the race is chiefly IN its
own hands, and must be worked Out
patiently and persistently along thest
lines. Remember also that the white
man who can be of most use to the
colored man is that eolored mans
neishbor. 1t is the Southern people
themselves who must and can solve
the difficulties that exist in the South;
of course what man IN the South lies
in his steady hope Of advancement
for the colored eommonsense effort
to improve his moral and material
condition and to work in harmon!
with the white man in upb,nlding th'
commonwealth. The future Of the
South now depends upon the peopl'
of both races living up to the spirit
and letter Of the laws Of their sew,
eral States and working out the des,
TIMES of both races, not as races, bnt
as law abiding, American citizens,