Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-25
MAKING FRIENDS IN EVERY CITY
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iZc .s had never realized by the de-
.scri1,tIons Of it. all that it means, |
viii st. ma for il more than ever.
To the white population as we'll as
10 he black, it is of the utmost i'm
rotlance that the negro be encouraged
H. maze himself n citizen of the high
est type of usefulness. 1t is TO the IL
terest Of the white people that this
policy be- conscientiously pursued, ana
10 the interest of the coiored people
hat they clearly realize that they nave
opportunities for economic deYeloolhe'll
here in the South. not now offered eIar
where. Within the last tWen'! VI
the industrial operations OF me 9"''i
have increased so Tremendously &C.
there is A scarcity of labor aliiioot
everywhere; 20 that it is the part =
wisdom for Ell who wish the prosl'tli'S
or +be sun to help the neSro 10 pe
oo,,a in tbc highest degree usclul l"
Li,,Ca1P aud therefore to the COIL
munitv in wnict he lives. M
boc ALWAYS depended. and now depehus
ariaay ,non her native l'opulittlnii 10!
10, v.orl. Therefore. IL Wow OF INC
ccarcitv not only Of comnh'! ltDor' p''l
80 skiIIo5 labor, ii bee ONES IoJbiE m
.an+ ~ tr,in evrry available udu to
,ho utmost use by developing his
,1,.,ir;oencc. his skill and his capacity
for conscientious effort. Hence the
work uf the TuskeGee Normal and In
dustriaI Institute = matter of the
highest practical Importance TO hotr
the white man and the black man, ana
well worth the support Of bOth races
alike in the South and in the North.
Your fifteen hundred students are not
only being educated IN head ana heart.
but also trained to industrial efficiency.
for from the beginning Tuske@Cr has
placed especial emphasis upon the
training Of men and women in aGricul-
ture. mechanics and household dutics.
Training in these three funI1n"'htal
directions does not embrace MI that tlle
negro or any other race needs. but II
does cover in a very large degree Inc
field in which the negro can a; prtS''lI
do n.oSt for himself and be most n'I9-
full to his white ncighhor@. Every
black man who leaves this institute
better able to do mechanical or lndus-
trial work. adds BY 81 murn to thc
wealth Of the whole community ana
benefits al people in the community.
The professional md mercantile ave-
nues to success are Ovcr-croWl- foV
The present Tn" bc-t chance of success
awaits tho Intelligent worker at some
r2cchallca' trade or On farm: - this
man will almost certainly achieve in
lustritl Independence. l am pleas IL,
but not in the least surprised = learn
that many among the men ana women
60 ~,
rr,ploytncnt IS leaders and workers
among their own people. and that their
services are eagerly sought by whit"
r, onle for various kinds of ind"str;2l
work. the drmand being much rrcat.r
Than the supply. Viewed from any
angle. ignorance is the coStiieet cr"n
thnt can be raised in any part Of this
i-niou Evegy doll"r prjt into the edU-
c,.tiou Of either white man or bl2Cl.
,n.l. IN heal. in hand ana in heart.
yial < rich dividends II the 'Htir" COM
flunHy. Nicely from the ccoHpVtr
Standpoint it il If the utmost cun+"-
cuanre to III or citiZcn- th.t ins'itu-
.iun+ ~, h as this lit Tusl.cgce should
Nv \ suoccs+. BET there are 9TH u "ri
even higher reasons that en;iti" it TO
our support. In tn" I'M. rest of ht-
li hit. IF inSticc aud Of self protvr-
li"p. very whit" u~Hn in Aw"rirH. no
r,tttcr . hcre he liN,+. shDG!i Try to
rcl, the negro to help himself. i is in
tn. int rest ANA Tor th~ protection n
the white MAN To Scr that III" negro \;
,ducutcI. Ii is Hnr only the duty y f.
The white man. but it is to his interest
to sac that the negro is protected in
fIo..cit y. in life ana in all his le%-d
RIGHTS. Ever tin" L law is broken.
.v"ry in ,iviIuut in tn tnir'' unity ill.,
the moral tauc Of mis- If" lowered
I.Hlylnyguc+- iii the United states is not
confined 10 :jnv one ~, ton. lyu'hing il
not confined to amy one section, and
there is perhaps 10 BODY OF American
| citizens who have deserved So well OF
the entire American people as thu
public men, the publristS, the clergy
men. the countless thousands Of high
minded private citizens who have done
such heroic work in tho South in arous-
| ing public opinion against iawles7na-.;
/ in all its forms and especially again Il
(, Iynching. l very earnestly hope that
| their example will count in the North
rs well as in the South. for there are
just as Src3t evils 10 Dc NHiILd aGtlll =
in one rcgion of our country as in an
other, though they are nat in ali places
the same evils. And when any body 81
men in any community stands brlvely
for what is right, these mon Not merely
serve 4 useful purpose III doing the par
tiCular t@sll to which they set them
selves. hut give a lift to the cause OF
good citizenship throughout the Union
| heartily appreciate what you haV.
done at Tuskegec; and ] am sure you
will not grudGe my saying that it could
not possibly have hocn done save foi
tho loyal support YOU have received
from the white people round about: foI
during the twenty-five years Of effort
to educate the black man here in thu
midst of 4 white community ol
intelligence and culture. there has
never been an outbreak between TIN
races or any difficulty Of any kind. II
honor is due to the white men Of Ala
bama. to the white men Of Tuskngca
for what they have done Ana right
here. let me say that If in any com
murity a misunderstanding between
ric IN,