The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-24
NEGRO IHIRONGS
HONOR PRESIDENT
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who have done such heroic work in the
gouth in arousing public opinion against
lawlessness in all it's forms, and espe-
saE against Eaae thy nehin veIg sar
count in the north as well as in the
south, for there are Just as great evils
| to be warred against in one region Of
our country as in another, tho they are
not In all places the same evils And
when anybody in community stands
bravely for what is right. these men
doing the particular task to which they
set themselves, but give a lift to the
cause OF good citizenship turnout the
union.
Loyal Support of Whites.
IT heartily appreciate what you have
done at Tuskegee, and I am sure you
Will not grudge my saying that it could
not possibly have been done save for
from the white people round about, for
during the twenty-five years of effort to
edncate the black man here in the
midst OF white community of inteHi-
| gence and culture, there has never been
an outbreak between the races or any
difficulty Of any kind, All honor is
| due to the white men of Alabama, to
the white men Of ,Tuskegee, for what
| they have DONE. -
ssAnd right here let me say that if
| in any community misunderstood ding
between the races arises, over any mat
| ter, Infinitely the best way out is to
have prompt, frank and full confer
ence and consultations between repre-
sentatives of the wise and cool-headed
men among the whites, and the wise,
decent, cool-headed colored men. Such
a conference will always tend to bring
| about better understanding and wiz
be great help all around
i Obligations of the Negro. .zs5 4
"Hitherto have spoken chiefly 5of
the obligations existing on the part Of
the white man. Now let you renlem-
Der on the other hand that no help can
permanently avail you, save as you
yourselves develop capacity for self,
help: -. Il :
"You young co1ored men and women
educated at Tuskegee, must by precept
and example lead your fellows toward
sober,I Industrious law abiding lives
You are in honor bound to Join hands
in favor Of law and order and to wal
against all crime, and especially against
all crime by men of your. own race, fol
the heaviest wrong done by the crimi
nal is the wrong to his own race. You
must teach the people Of your race that
they must scrupulously observe any
contract into which they in good faitf
enter, no matter whether it is hard tt
keep or not. If you save money, Sc
cure homes and lear clean, decent, mod
est lives, and you will win the respect
of your neighbors of both races. Lee
I each man. strive to excel his fellow.
only by rendering substantial service tt
the community in which he lives.
a Policy to Be Pursued. j.
"The colored people have many diff
culties to pass thru, but these Difficult
!. ties will be surmounted if only the pol
} icy of reason and commonsense is pur
sued. You have made real and grea
progress. According to the census til,
; colored people of this country own ant
pay taxes upon something like three
hundred million dollars worth of proper
| ty and have blotted out over 80 be
, cent Of the illiteracy. What you hav,
done in the past is an indication O.
what you will ablesto accomplish il
ths f %era g and eatstion
/ what is most needed in order that thi
!, progress may continue. The race canno
! must learn to wait and bide its time
to prove itself worthy by showing it
possession OF perseverance, of thrift
Of self control: ( The destiny of the rae
! is chiefly in it's own hands and mus
: be worked out patiently and persistent
ly along these lines. ~
/ White Neighbor Of Most Use. v
: Remember also that the white ma
J.. who can be Of most use to the colore
8 man is that colored man IS neighbor. I
; IS the southern people themselves VIII
! must and can solve the difficulties tina
' exist in the south. Of course, what hel
: the people of the rest Of the union ca
give them, must and will be gladly an
D cheerfully given. ( =. =
n s'The hope of advancement for tn
!, colored man in the south lies in hi
i steady, commonsense effort to improv
: his moral and material condition and t
4 I work in harmony with the white man i
q upbuilding the commonwealth. The fl
n ture of the south now depends upon tn
4 people Of both races living up to tn
e spirit and letter of the laws of thei
e several states and working out the de.
TIMES of both raoas not 40 b,,G =,