The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-10-27
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cation for the negro, and SAID lus-
keegee had done a great work. He
told his audience they owed debt to
the southern white man who was after
all sheir best friend He spoke in part
as follows:
II is no only the duty Of the white
man, but it is to his interest to see
that the negro is protected in prop
erty, in life and in his legal rights.
Every time law is broken every in
dividual in the community has the
moral tone of his life lowered Law
lessness in the United States is not
confined to any section; lynching is
not confined to any section; and there
is perhaps no body of American citi-
zens who have deserved SO well of
the entire American people as the
public man, the publicists, the clergy
men, the countless thousands of high
minded private citizens who have
done such heroic work in the south
in arousing public opinion against
lawlessness in all its forms, and es-
pecially against lynching.
Il very earnestly hope that the ex-
ample will count in the north as we'll
as in the south, for there are just as
great evils to be warned against in
one region of our country as in an
otber,, though they are not in all
places the same evils. And when any
body of men in any community stands
brave1y for what is right, these men
not merely serve a useful purpose in
doing the particular task to which
they set themselves, but give lift to
the cause of good citizenship through
out the union.
"And right here, let me say that if
in any community misunderstanding
between the races arises, over any
matter, infinitely the best way out is
to have a prompt, frank and full con-
ference and consultation between rep
resentatives of the wise, decent, cool
headed men among the whites and the
wise, decent, coollheaded colored men.
Such conference will always tend to
bring about a better understanding,
and will be great help all around.
@Hitherto I have spoken chiefly of
the obligations existing On the part of
the white men. Now let you remen-
Der on the other hand that no help can
permanently avail you save as you
yourselves develop capacity for self
help. You young colored men and
women educated at Tuskeegee must
by precept and example lead your fell
lows toward sober, Industrious, law
abiding lives.
"You are in honor bound to join
hands in favor of law and order and
to argue against all crime, especially
against all 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 scrupu1ous-
ly observe any contract into which
they in good faith enter, no matter
whether it is hard to keep or not. If
you save money, secure homes, be-
come taxpayers and lead clean decent
modest lives, you will win the respect
of your neighbors of both races.
Remember also that the white man
who can be of most use to the colored
man is that colored mans neighbor.
1t is the southern people themselves
who must and can solve the difficult
sies that exist in the south; Of course
What. help the people Of the rest Of
the Union can give them, must and
will be gladly and cheerfully given.
The hope of advancement for the col
ored man in the south lies in his
steady, common sense effort to i'm
proye his moral and material condi-
ton and to work in harmony with the
white man in the upbuilding the COM
monwealth. The future of the south
lies in both races living up to the
spirit and letter of the laws of their
several states and working out the