The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-08

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'SSeatpy Department financially Solid
Presiding Officer Johnson then
presented Mr.. r. J, Galloway, chair,
man Of the Executive committee
who. coming forward amid hearty
applause, spoke in optimistic view
@ the financial status of the Negro
EenaRrtmeRt and appropriately in
PRODUCED the orator of the day. Mr.
Galloway spoke as follows:
The Negro Department at the
jamestown Exposition IS the first To-
Sal. exposition in which the United
States Congress has extended help
ing hand to the Negro to enable him
to show the progress that he has
made as an American citizen. Upon
the application of the Negro Devel-
opment and Exposition Company,
Cangress appropriated 100000 to
enable their company to make an
exhihit here Of the colored people
One year remained, after the appro-
priatioR was made, in which to work
up an exhibit Of these ten million
people scattered in the four corners
of The American Republic. Ow'%g
to the manner in which the aEpropri-
alton was made, it was considerable
time, after June so, 1906, before
the work Of collecting, the exhibit
was gotten under way, so that eX-
cept for. the manner Of advertising
and exploitation which had been
done very admirably by Mr.. Giles B.
jackson as Director General of the
Company, the real work Of collecting
the exhibit began in January Of this
year. 1t will be of interest to you
to know that we have erected this
beautiful building, PA feet long by
1870 feet wide, two stories high, have
of $4,000, have placed electric lights
inside and outside, at cost of 81
600, have collected the exhibits and
installed them, all at a total cost of
$4,000, and that we still have of
the small appropriation of 100000,
$4,000 yet, SO that whatever may
pc true Of the general financial stat
us of the Exposition as a whole, we
beg to assure you that the Negro
end Of it is all right financially, and
Will not go into the hands Of a re-
cetver. ----~-----..-.-.. ---.-
Referring to the Negro part in
this Exposition, I think that it would
be observed by all students of his
tory that whatever victory the Negro
has made has been a peace victory
and not victory Aof violence or war,
hence, 1T is such an opportunity as
an Exposition that furnishes the
Negro a chance to prove his merit as
citizen. 1t presents the work of
more than 5000 individual exhibit
tors. We are glad, therefore. that we
have the opportunity of entering the
contest on these historical grounds,
and we therefore welcome you to
carefully inspect this building and
these grounds and grant us such
criticism as you think we justly de-
serve,
at was at one time remarked in
the United States senate that if the
Negro could be found who could
thoroughly understand a Greek verb
human slavery in the United States
would become unjustifiable We
have WITH us today Negro who can
more than understand Greek verb;
Negro who can understand the
American verb, the Negro problem.
[ have the honor to introduce to you
this gentleman in the person Of DR..
Booker r. Washington"
Washington the Man of the Hour.
Prolonged applause, the waving of
flags and handkerchiefs, and a spon-
taneous rising Of every man and .wo-
man greeted DR.. Washington as he
approached the front Of the plat
form. 1t was several minutes be-
tore he could begin his address. He
was In excellent voice, and his ring
ing sentences were distinctly audible
at the outermOst limits of the enclos-
ure. He spoke with great energy
and earnestness, and it was the con-
census Of opinion that he had never
appeared to better advantage. Every
utterance bespoke deep sincerity and
carried conviction to every heart. He
was easily the master Of the most
significant situation Of the decade
and he made the most of it. As usu-
AL, the eminent Tuskegean made
tine speech Of his life" 1t will live
as the typical voice Of the Negro
people long after the occasion which
brought 1t forth shall have passed
from public mind.
Taking Advantage of Opportunities.
=. Dr. Washington spoke in part, as
follows;
II wish to express the gratitude
of my race to the MANAGEMENT Of