The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-24
negro stumble, help him u; but ii he
liz doom lot him lie -

negro stumble, help hlm u; OUT II q
lie down let him lie"
That Is all we need and Ill ",
should expect from the Scuth, from
the laws Of the land, or from North
ern philanthropy. Yes, il the negro
s:unble while ascending the heights
OF American civilization; if he sum
BILE while be is Ginning the rugged
c! ifs Of advanced American citizaE
ship he should ask, and does ask, OF
the white man, who has assisted In
making bis burden heavy by two hun
dred years OF slavery, not to push tiD,
Gown and trample upon him, but t.
step oae side and lend him the hand
II help: help him to stand and walk
is the path Of rsctitude, the path OF
thrift and Industry, the path OF noo
rality, the path OF frugalits; ali Of
which lead to the high plain Of Amer
ican citizenship.
Let US upon this, our day OF jubilee
return thanks to Gou for having Civ
en the American people this greatest
OF Americans, Theodore Roosevelt.
What have to say, you ask, about
the future?
Fellow cit z,ns, If we negroes have
future it is in the South. She is
undeVeloped, teening with millions Of
wealth OF the fields, forests and mines
waiting for enlightened skill to light
the furnace fires that will start the
buzz OF manufacturing industry upon
every hill top and amid the valleys.
There Is standing roon here for US,
and fighting chance for the accunu
lation OF wealth and the possession cf
refinement.
The Industrial development OF our
great Southland has just begun, and
every avenue Of honest toll and
achievement is opened to Us, her black
sons and daughters.
All we have ID do is to remain here,
join hands with the white man, and
put our shoulder to the wheel OF ma
terial progress and prosperity, ard
wait the result: for the white man Of
the South has been doing and is doing
his part toward US in very many more
ways than we have given hin credit
for. he is ready and willing to help
US; aud II We remain as ne have been.
faithful to every trust, he will 1ip'
f. m the statute books every law tina
In any way frightens Us, runs US CT:
OF oppresses US.
He will give to US all needed prctec
tior; he will tax himself and Us fer
our education and improvement; he
will help US to make the Scu5h tbs
hcms Of US all with no prescription
by the law, OF under the Law.
Any negro who does not believe
this doctrine that I am laying down
and cannot be cccverted thereto
should not live in the South. For. the
history OF nations teaches that all
great reforms, lasting reforms, comes
from within.
Then let Us be jubilant on this our
freedoms jubilee; .leG:us praise God in
songs and prayers for having given US
the apostles OF freedom who assisted
in making it possible for Lincoln to
free US aud seal cur commission With
bis life blood.
Let Us praise God for the new ma
tion that was founded g fer Appomat
tox, and let US praise Bin above a..
for the N5W South that is educating
itself to it's full duty to US negroes.
Let US stand here prepared to answer
every call; to do every service; to love
the white man, and to stand by him
in a spirit Of forgiveness and fo1bsars:
ance and thankfu:ness, with a heart
free from rancor, strife. OF: bitterness,
laboring for the good Of cur country,
the upllft Of all Americans, white aud
black, and the glory OF God.
Let US always remember that the
South is full to overflow with good,
we'll meaning ,, white men, o; whom
Wade Hampton was the ripest type. :.
Let US not forget his dying bene
diction Of the blessing Of peacs,
peace, peace.