Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-02
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Then tell him about Ayers Cherry PICTORIAL Tell him how
cured YOUR hard cough Tell him why always keep
in the house. Tell him ask his doctor about it, Doctors
have known the formula for sixty

We are attempting To do at the Tuskee-
| gee Institute for Il whole race His
! lecture was intersperSed with hunOr-
Gus stories and he hardly ever launched
upon Il humorous theme without first
picking up the thread by a humorous
| illusion.
II once stopped" said he, zone night
with a friend in a Southern hotel AZ
ter sitting doWA to supper, the land
lady, an oil Colored woman asked
whether We wanted our coffee sweet
encd the long" way or the short
V'ay. Ny friend thinking that he might
hit the nail properly said the long way.
| The lady there proceeded to dip her
fnrcfinger its whole length in molass"s
and then in the cup of coffee. When
my turn came ! said without any hest
tatiOn, the short way. She then bit 4
lCmp IF sugar in two parts and dropped
the remainder into my cup. from her
mouth. | shall take The liberty to give
you NY thoughts in the shortest posi-
bic manner that | may be able to cover
| the grounds which belongs to this lee
| ture in a way Lefitting its Importance.
| al There has been no question which
| had been so constantly before the
American people since the close OF the
| Civil war as the race problem Of the
| South. | remember a number of years
| ago about 500 of our people left this
country in the hope that they might
return TO their former happy condition
| in their native land. Many thought
| that. in this beginning. the race prob
| lem would solve itself; but within -
hours after that steamer left its land
|
! their places.
| | had a friend who claimed that if
! the black men We're given d section of
4 territory for his own use that he would
thrive after his own fashion and thus
1 live an independent and happy life
There are lust two objections to this
| plan; in the first place there would
have To be wall built to keep him in
where he belongs and five walls to keep
I the white man out.
Others claim the race problem will be
determined by the gradual ABSORPTION
Of the stronger race 1t takes 100 per
cent. Of white blood in an Anglo Saxon
to make him a white man, while l per
cent of black blood Will make him a
| negro.
We must find a solution that is more
practical. while the race has many dis
advantages it has likewise, one over
Whelmingly great advantage.
The negro if you remember, came
4 over here under a Very pressing invita-
ton. Your race came her by fighting
its way. We not only came here I'M
| willingly. but we We're actually sent
off. Now my friends, while You have
been SO kind as to compel our presence
among YOU. il seems no more than rea-
! sonable to ask that We put our heads
together and work out the problem of
our staying here TO the best mutual adj
vantage. I do not pretend. here my
friends, to give YOU instruction. but |
want to cite briefly some things which
have been accomplished by few intel
lgent white and black people for the
enlightenment of the race
He then told in many numerous
variation of his start in life and his
| struggles. early ana late which haln
eliminated in tile W,il-kr"wn TuShr--
| g"" Institute q: Alabama. Being born
{, slave il thu Year So or IS. Che could
! rot tell which, IN small log cabin Of
fine room. ne vas 10 enough at the
time Of the emancipation Of the slaves
&c work for his CWn support. He began
his independent career by working in
a coal mine. Wh'le AT work one day in
the bowels VI The earth EC over heard
some one talking Of a school where a
negro would be given advantages of an
education pro. ding that he worked for
il. He made III his mind that he would
save up his earnings until he accumu
lated enough To enable him to get there.
This resulted in his becoming a student
in Hampton Institute.
AftcI completing his education he re-
solved 10 go into the black belt Of Ala
hama where. h said. only negroes ana
mul,s uld live. He hogan his first en-
dcav"r to lift his race 10y teaching 50 pu-
pills in a log cabin. For further accom-
modations his pupils We're moved into a
murc spacious room which had been i'm
proved from Il hen-hOuSe.
Al jhc present time he Is president Of an
Institution which employs l56 teachers
and which contains on its premises to-