The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-18
THE NEGROES FUTURE
HENRY wATTERsON, GOV. HUGHES
 AND OTHERS SPEAK.
Sympathetic Expressions Were Given to the Needs, Aims amd Hopes of HiacRf Raee--Funds
 fer Tuszxegee.

New York. Jan. 17---A Northern Governor. . Southern editor and an in- tellectual leader whose activities are confined to no section. gave sympa- thetic expressions to the needs. aims and hopes of the negro race before noteworthy audience at Carnegie Hall tonight.
 To these personally deliverei ad- dresses were ad led similar sentiv1ents in the form of messages from Cardi- nal Gibbons and British Amhassad0r James Bryce. With unanimity. thske men advocated turthsr opp ovtunity for this less fortunate people. through in the interests of which the .neeting was held.
 'we can never afford ta lose eight of the fundamental objects Elike of enlightened self interest, of philanthro- py and of patriotism" said Governor Hughes. These are first. to give op- portunity and stimulus. so that each man may make the most of himself A few centuries ago the ancestors of most of us were living a savage life in the forests of Northern Europa The black man Is entitled to his chance.s
 The other formal addresses were by Editor Henry Wattersons who spoke on sThe NeGro's Future" and Booker Washington. who told of the work
 
 he is the head.
 The meeting was arranged by the Armstrong Association, It's purpose be- ing to launch a campaign of money raising for Tuskegee. The associa tion was founded by General Armstrong. it's avowed object being the support of Tuskegee and similar educational in- atitutions. Seth Low. who presided to- night, said that Tuskegee was serious ly in need of funds in order to con- tinue it's work and that 1t was im- perative that S70,o0o be given to the institution before May | next. Mr. Low, who is trustee of the institute. said that owing to the financial strfn- gency. the receipts of Tuskegee had fallen of S35,00O during the past seven months.
 Governor Hughes began by declaring that ~from a proper point of view" the work done for "our fellow citizens or the black race" is for our benent as we'll, "and essential to the interests of the people as a whole" Conttnu- ing. he said in part:
 we can never afford to lose sight of the fundamental objects alike of en- lightsned self-intersst of philanthropy and of patriotism. These are qrst, 70 give opportupity and stimulus SO that each man may make the most of htm- self: further, to stimulate that Whote" sale interest in the Wellaro or our Aut- lows who will make usefulness ana ser : vice the standards of our activities. ana without which talent and trained sklh are prostItuted to ignoble and cor 1runt purposes; and still further to see that our laws and our administrator of laws shall secure equality Of civl rights, shall protect the gains or non est effort and shall make the heid oI our labors a fair one in which talent ana industry shall have chance on their merits. free from all preVentaole oppression" ,. q, hs not
 These aims, he declared 70 pS ,,.as,, sectional. nor Nconcsfning exeluslVSly sss any race or section, They are |Ae aims of a free people" .s.
 eve want neither slaves nor seL,s, nor any body of citizens permanentls below the standards which must ns maintained for the preservation or tne repubiic. We cannot maintain our Democratic ideals as to one set or our neople and ignore them as to others.
 The Governor pointed to the lhcLee1 l., ing interest in training Tor asEl ture as well as for technical oceupa- tion and said, '4That in the provision for necessary instructions to enaple men to make the most Of tnernseIEes in every field of activity she hesl" must have a generous share
 Governor Hughes paid tribute to tne work of Tuskegee and to Booker T. Washington and wished God speed 70 fine work of this and all similar insu- tutions.