The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-01
Governor Speaks to the
CoIored Race.
EMPHASIZE INDUSTRY
The Black Man Must Bear His Share
of The Burden, Before He will be
Further Assisted by the State.
Industry, Honesty, Virtue
and Truth.

Governor Glenn addressed a large
congregation of negroes at the Davie
Street Presbyterian church Snhday
night. The Governor received an ova-
ton, and after his speech scores
crowded around him to express their
appreciation of his remarks by sha6-
ing him by the hand.
Governor Glenn spoke in part as
follows:
II will try, God being my helper, to
be the Governor of all North Carolina.
1t will give me great pleasure to do
you any good that l may. The basis
of my remarks will be these words:
BE not deceived: God is not mock
ed; for whatsoever a man SoWeth, that
shall he also reap.
For he that soweth to his flesh
shall of the flesh reap corruption; out
he that soweth to the spirit shall OF
the spirit reap life everlasting.
1--WE are all sowing Either wheat
or tares. for good, or evil, for eternity
or the temporal life. What are you
sowing? Seeds of industry or idleness.
honesty or dishonesty, virtue or vice,
truth or falSehood, for L stand mere
and proclaim that there is not a col
ored person in North Carolina if he
will do his duty, according to the laws
of the State and word of God, that
can not make for himself a name ana
standing. and command admiration
and respect. But, no matter how
bright or intelligent, following in the
path Of vice and shame. caring not for
character, he never Will have a good
name. Sow four crops, thoroughly
and WELL SO that the future of the
colored race will be an abundant har-
vest of industry instead of thrift
lessness, honesty instead of dishonesty,
truth instead of falsehood. virtue in
stead of vice. An idle brain is the
DEVILS workhouse. Show me a
man doing nothing for his community,
and / will show you man who Will
end in the jail The colored father
mother, teacher and preacher must
teach that honesty is the greatest pre-
cept of life, and they will never have
cause for shame. There is work for
every man in the State, and no excuse
for idleness.
Some of you get a little education.
Then you sit around doing nothing,
and say you want to be a doctor,
lawyer or preacher, but like fools
some of you loaf around without a
purpose, worthless TO society. Some of
you are ashamed of work. / honor the
boy who polishes shoes, and polishes
man who does nothing for himself
for his community and his Grod. l
want this stopped for it is the birth of
vice and crime.
1.-The colored people must rely upon
themselves SO that they can bear their
part of their burden. You should not
work a few days then waste
it's recompence on watermel-
on feasts, excursions and cake
walks, like most of the young
colored people of today do. l want
to see the colored people have little
farms where they can bring up their
children in honesty; to have their
store, and become a part of the State.
A great may of you say you want
to go to the North where you can get
social equality. You get worse treat
ment there than you get here. The
white people here treat you better
than they do there. You do not get
higher pay than here. While in this
State you cook for SO or SIS; there
you may get $40. but you do all the
work and walk a narrow and hard
way, and are mistreated. If the col
ored people are not treated right here
it is their own fault.
Another thing is honesty. When
one of your people goes wrong you
do not come down on him with CEN
sure and lay your strong hand upon Il.
One will steal some jewelry. and he
is returned to society an accepted
member Of it. l remember the case of
q negro who served several years in
the penitentiary, and when his SEN
tence was out he was received back
home, and met at the depot by COM