The sun., 1908-03-17

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he broad and generous ao0pe 0f NE language
NJ The amendfneni The amendmsnt is me
measure NJ lawfnineaa toaefd which ail good
movements and MI progress In me south musl
necessarily tend What Tho negro and ha
friends demand IA equality NJ enforcement
NJ the law under ihe Constitution and toward
that end ! feel convinced that sll The lnfili.
ence NJ industrial progress In the south and
The closer union between the sections heces.
sarly are making
Nov what power has the industrial sduoa.
lion N Hampton and TuskeRee end the othef
institutions upon this political phase Of the
negro problem1 II has the most direct
rnsct In this. that the true basis Of political
influence IN any community II industrial IN.
dependence This ! understand 10 BE- the
shibboleth Of thOss who hsarken 10 the teach.
inRs of Hampton and TuakeEee. 1.-THE negro
will make himself indispensable 10 the busi.
ness prosperity OF the South ha political
influence Will take care Of Itsslf. BY educa.
lion and acquisition OF property he will be.
come q member Of the community whose
political influence instead Of being unawfully
destroyed will be welcomed and encouraged
A. the colored man becomes eligible under
the laws imposing educational and property
qualifications his standing In the community
will give weight 10 the vote he casts. and II
Ia inevitable that In the end industrial success
will bring him full political rights
All they can ask is equal opportunity and
equal enforcement Of the laws 10 respect
TO them and in respect to tho white race
When they have vioate ed the laws they must
expect the same punishment az the white
race. IL is entirely natural because they
have been subjected 80 often to injustice
and contumely and insult. because OF their
color and their raoe, that they should be
suspicious whenever members Of their race
are brought TO punishment that the presump-
lion In favor Of their innocence Ia not as
strong as II would be 10 favor Of white men
similarly accused II IL also natural that
NUFlI IhNlAl pINluulN0 AlAd hgupNNnitN NAu 10
more easily aroused in behalf Of some one
Of their own number than are the race preju-
dices OF the moro numerous and more fortu-
nate white race But such tendencies are
10 be expected. and should no more turn
aside the deep sympathy Of the we'll wishers
Of the race than any other tendency directly
traceable to the long history Of suffering and
misfortune 10 which they have been In the
past subjected
The statistics which may show large
criminal class among the negroes at the
South ought to frighten no one. This is
10 be expected where there is much ignorance
and illteracy. Among the graduates Of
Hampton and Tuskegee and like institutions
you will hnd clean record Of God fearing
men and women struggling onward and up
ward in the interest Of their race. Industrial
independence, the aim Of Hampton and
TuskeRee is the basis Of all real progress
Of the negro race as II is OF the Filipino people.
Advancement along that path opens up TO
both the possibility, indeed. the certainty. Of
attaining all other ideals. intellectual polti-
cal and moral
Booker r. Washingtons speech dealt
almost entirely with the work which was
being done at Tuskegee and Hampton
Institute and the improving educational
conditions throughout the South.