The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-14

and indeed no one individual-can dic- tate to any other; always provided that in each locality men keep in mind the fact that there must be no cOnfus- ing of civil privileges with social inter course. Civil law can not regulate so- cial practices. Society, as such, is &
 law unto itself, and will always regu-
 late it's own practices and habits Full recognition of the fundamental fact that all men should stand on an equal footing, as regards civil privileges, in
 no way interferes with recognition of the further fact that all refiecting men of both races are united in feeling that
 race purity must be maintained. The bishop continues:
 What should the white men of the south do for the negro? They must give him free hand fair field, and
 cordial godspeed, the two races working together for their mutual ben eft and for the development of our common country. He must have lib- erty, equal opportunity to make his living, to earn his bread, to build his home. He must have justice, equal
 rights and protection before the law. He must have the same, political
 privileges; the suffrage should be
 based on character and intelligence for white and black alike. He must have
 the same public advantages educa- | tion; the public schools are for all the
 people, whatever their color or eondi- ton. The white men of the south tst,n racYantfIrI sideration to the exceptional men Of
 the negro race, to those who have the 1 character, the ability and the desire to
 be lawyers, physicians, preachers, lead
 CTS of thought and conduct among their own men and women. We should give them cheer and opportuni- l ty to gratify every laudable ambition,
 and to seek every innocent satisfaction among their own people. Finally, the
 best white men of the south should
 have frequent conferences with the I best colored men, where, in frank, ear l nest and sympathetic discussion they
 might understand each other better, smooth difficulties, and so guide and encourage the weaker race" | Surely we can all of us join in ex- pressing our substantial agreement
 with the principles thus laid down by this North Carolina bishop, this repre- sentative of the Christian thought of Isthe south. ,
 am speaking on the occasion of the l celebration of the birthday of Abra- l ham Lincoln, and to men who count 1t I their peculiar privilege that they have the right to hold Lineoln's memory dear, and the duty to strive to work
 along the lines that he laid down. We
 can pay most fitting homage to his memory by doing the tasks allotted to
 us in the spirit in which he did the Yin l finitely greater and more terrible tasks allotted to him. '~. 1 Let us be steadfast for the right; but l let us err on the side of generosity
 rather than on the side of pindictive, l ness toward those who differ from us
 as to the method of attaining the right.
 Let us never forget our duty to help in uplifting the lowly, to shield from
 wrong the humble; and let us likewise
 act in a spirit of the broadest and 1 frankest generosity toward all our
 brothers, all our fellow countrymen; in
 a spirit proceeding not from weakness
 but from strength, a spirit which takes no more account of locality than il does of class or of creed; a spirit which
 is resolutely bent on seeing that the
 Union which Washington founded and
 which Lincoln saved from destruction
 shall grow nobler and greater through
 out the ages.
 i I believe in this country with all my
 heart and soul. believe that our ,peo pie will In the end rise level to every
 need, will in the end triumph oyer ev- | cry difficulty that rises before them.
 could not have such confident faith ir
 the destiny of this mighty people if
 had it merely as regards one portion
 of that people. Throughout our land |