The Washington times., 1905-10-22
PRESIDENT IRGES
COLOR[DC|THEN
TO BE MECHANIC
Speaks to College of
Race inthe State
of florida.
JACKSONVILLE EXCITED
JACKSONVILLE EXCITED

in STREET Around Car
rige of Guest.
JACKSOfVILLE, Fla, Oct. 2I-"AiTn
20 be a god mechanic"
This Is IN epitoTae of the advice given
by Presyent Roosevelt to the colored
man. in an address TO the pupils of the
ColoredBaptist College here today
In his speech the President said:
Evey good American must be inter-
ested n seeing every other good Ameri-
can citizen help himself upward, so as
TO beDetter able to do his duty by him.
self and those dependent upon him, and
by ihe State at large,
Duty Comes First.
1T seems to me that it is true of all
Of US. that our duties are even more i'm
portant than our rights. II We do our
duties faithfully. in spite OF the Difficult
ties that come. then soonor or later the
rights viii take care OF themselves.
What j say to this body of my col
Ord feliow-citizens is just exactly what
i would say TO any body of my white
fellow-citizens. What we need in this
country. is typified by what has been
shown today as having been done by
people OF your race.
I'VE need education. morality. indus
try: we need intelligence, clean Twins,
and the power 10 work hard and effec-
lively. No man interested, as every
President must be in the welfare of all
his fellow-Americans. could be otherwise
than deeply pleased not only at the EVIL
dences OF thrift and prosperity among
what must be evidently many hundreds
OF your number in this city. as shown
by the homes that / have seen, but in
terested also In seeing an educational
institute like this carried on as this
institute evidently is.
Ignorance Costly.
THE costliest crop for any community
IL the crop of ignorance.
1T Is perfectly true that education in
mind alone won't make a good citizen,
but ii Is equally true that you cannot
get the best citizen without education.
We need 20 have our people OF every
race educated. as the principal said in
his words of Introduction. in heart.
mind. and hand; educated SO that head
and hand can do their several tasks and
have behind head and hand also the
heart. the conscience. the sense Of
clean and just living, which makes the
foundation of all good citizens.
That Is just as true of the white
man as of the colored man 1t Is true
OF every man.
II want to say a special word OF
Acknowledgement to the school teach
ers. men and women alike. who are
doing the work OF education; and in
saying that word. / also want to point
out this. 1t is absolutely essential that
we should have the people do well in
the professions. but there is only a
limited amount of room in the profess
sions, and there is almost an unlimited
amount of room for men in agricul-
ture and In the mechanical trades.
do your very best to develop good
tsechers. to develop good preachers
preachers who shall preach to the col
ored man as sermons should be preach
ed TO the white man. that by your
fruits you shall know them. The truly
religious man Is the man who IL de-
cert and clean In his private life;
who is orderly and law-abiding; the
man who hunts down the criminal and
does all he can 10 stop crime and wrong
doing: the man who treats his neigh
Dor we'll: who Is a good man In his own
family, and therefore a good man in
the State. That Is what we have a
right TO expect from the Christian lead
ership which we see in the churches.
''All honor 10 the teacher. all honor
TO the preacher, but remember IL Is per-
fectly impossible that the bulk Of any
people shall be teachers or preachers.
The baik have got TO be men engaged In
the trades as mechanics. as wage-worx-
ere. as farmers. Every man who is d
good farmer, a thrifty. progressive. saw
ing mechanic. who owns his own house,
who Is free from debt. and able TO bring
up his children well and TO keep his wife
as she should be kept. is not only first
class citizen. but Is doing n mighty
work I'm helping TO uplift his race"
The quaintest function or the day was
at the colored school. where he listened
to a couple of hundred colored boys and
girls sing IN chorus. The principaI song
rendered was one written especially In
his honor. called. You're All Right.
Teddy
During the singing of this song the
President bubbled over with merriment.
He referred TO that song later I'm his
speech to the students and thAi- friAnas
outside OF the academy.
Cannons doomed. bands
thousands OF citizens shout, .-
welcome to the President ra s
rived in the city at 1870 o-a
morning on his special ira
the Presidents first time on tias
and every citizen In Jack
bound TO show the nations .lI.
OF true Southern hospitalit
The whole city was gay Gs-
tional colors. and everywhe