Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-24

| support In the interest Of humanity
| ana Of self protection every white man
| In America, no matter where he lives
| should try to help the negro to help
| himself II Is In the interest and Tor
| the protection Of the white man - gee
that the negro Is educated.
LYNCHINGS.
IT Is not only the duty Of the white
man but II is 10 his interest to see that
the negro is protected in property, I'm
life aud ia all his ngal rights. Ever
time a law is broken every individual
IN the community has the moral tone
of his life lowered, lawlessncss in the
United states is not confined
10 any one section; lynchlng is not con-
fined 20 any one section and there Is
perhaps no body Of American citizens
who have deserved 50 we'll of the en-
tire American people as the public men,
the publlcists, the clergymen the count
less thousands of high minded private
citizens who have done such heroic
work In the south In arousing public
opinion against lawlessness In all It's
forms and especially against lynching
! Very earnestly hope that their eX-
0mple VIII count In the north az we'll
as I'm the south. for there are just as
great evils TO be warred against In one
region OF our country as In another,
though they sre not 81 all places the
same evils, these men not merely serve
a useful purpose IN doing the partiCu-
lar TASK to which they set themselves,
but deserve lift TO the cause of good
citizenship throughout the Union
heartily appreciate what you have done
AT Tuskegee and am sure YOU will not
gTudgc my saying that II could not
Doe possible TO have been done save for
the loyal support you nave received
from the white people round about; for
during the % years Of effort To educate
the black man here I'm the midst Of
white community Of intelligence and
culture, there has never been an out
break between the races, or any diff
Guilty Of any kind. All honor Is due to
the white men OF Alabama, 10 the white
men TO Tuskegee for what they have
done And right here let me say that
II In any community miSunderstand-
ing between the race arises over any
matter Infinitely the best way out rs
20 have a prompt, frank and full con-
ference and consultation between repre-
sentatlves of the wise, coolheaded men
among the whites and the wise, decent
coolhcaded Coored men, Such a con-
ference win always tend to bring abou.
better understanding and viii be a
great help all around.
TUSKEGEE STUDENTS DUTY.
Hitherto | have spoken chiefly OF
the obligations existing ON the present
white man Now let you remember on
the other hand that no help can per-
manently avail you save as you your
selves develop for self-help, You young
colored men and women, educated az
frnaEegaa G. hxs a a
lead your fellows toward sober, indus
trious, law-abding lives. You are
I'm honor bound 10 join
hands In enforcing the laws
and TO war against all crime, and es-
pcclaly against crime by 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
your race that they must scrupulously
observe any contract into which they
in good faith enter, no matter whether
It Ia hard TO keep or not If you save
money, secure homes and lead clean
decent modest lives, you will win the
respect of your neighbors OF both races
Let each man strive TO excel his fell
lows only by rendering substantial SER
vice to the community In which h
lives. The people have many dlhcui-
ties 10 pass through but these difficult
ties win be gurmounted II only the poll
cy of reason and common sense is pur-
sued.
GREAT PROGRESS MADE,
you have made real and great pro.
gress According to the census the
colored people Of this country own and
pay taxes ON something Ike $500, 900 600
worth OF property ana have botted out
over 80 per cent Of the illiteracy, What
YOU have done iu the past is an indi-
cation OF what you viii be able 70 ac-
complish in the future under wise lead
orshp. Moral and Industrial education
Is what Is most needed IN order that
this progres smay continue, The race
cannot expect to do everything at once
II must learn 10 wait and bide It's time;
20 prove itself worthy by showing It's
possession OF perseverance, Of thrift, of
gelf-contrOl. The destiny Of the race
is chiefly IN It's own hands aud must be
worked out patiently and persistently
along these lines. Remember also that
the white man who can be Of most use
10 the colored man II that colored mans
neighbour II Is the southern people
themselves who must and can solve the
difficulty that exist In the south. or
course what help the people of the rest
OF the Union can give them, must ana
will be gladly and checrfully given
The hope Of advancement for the coll
ored man In the south lies IN his steady
common sense effort to Improve his
moral and material condition and to
work In harmony with the white man
In upbuilding the commonwealth. The
future OF the south now depends upor
the people OF both races living up to
this principle and letter OF the laws Of
their several states and working out the
destinles OF both races, not as races.
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