The Washington bee., 1909-04-03

his speeches a great deal during the
week, the main thread of his argu-
ment was revealed at Rock Hill, with
the emphasis cleverly changed to 81
the peculiar needs of the different
localities and types of Negroes. He
covered much ground, dwelling ex-
haustively upon the dignity of labor,
the necessity for correct education
education for Service-the Importance
of maintaining friendly attitude to-
ward the best white people of the
community in which one lives, the
power that comes from footing in
the soil and the possession of prop
erty, the boon of good citizenship and
the reward of dependableness in the
discharge of obligations. He effect
lively laid the ghost of social equal
ity"-held up as a bugaboo by tricky
politicians and showed that while the
races might live and have their being
separately in matters social, there are
many relations and interests which
all may have in common and which
concern everybody, regardless of the
color line; namely, agricultural de-
velopment, the manufacture of use
full articles, sanitation and health and
intelligent service in the home or on
he farm. He advised that we COM
plain less of Our disadvantages and
think more of our advantages in the
Southland, advertise our enemies less
and our friends more, and to look
upon the bright side of the darkest
picture. We can realize our ambi-
ton for civil equality sooner bySloing
our full duty, by being patient, law
abiding. and industrious helpers. than
by idle complaint. unreasonable agi-
tation and a fruitless quest of the
few things that are withheld because
of sentiment and tradition, Make the
best of your opportunities and be
worthy of the best" was the keynote
of all of Dr. Washington's addresses,
and mixed as they were with rare
humor, plain illustrations and timely
thrustS at the weaknesses and follieS
OF both races, everybody found salts
faction and voted the Wizard" the
sanest reasoner that the state had
ever heard or seen. The thrifty
progressive Negro was highly COM
mended, and the idle, vicious Negro
was condemned in unsparing terms,
as was also the travelling Negro"
who is eternally moving from place
to place, producing nothing, accumu-
Iating nothing. He showed that the
white man of the South is learning
that he cannot keep the Negro down
in the ditch without remaining there
with him. His shibboleth was All
men up!' and the effect upon both
races was electrical
1t can not be doubted that new
EZRA of good feeling is dawning in
of this wholesome visi-
tation of the worlds greatest Negro
and princeIy evangel of peace.
MAJOR MOTION INTRODUCES
"FOLK-LORE SONGS
An evening meeting was scheduled
for Winnsboro on Sunday, and when
the party reached the ST. Paul Baptist
church in that thriving little town
they found it filled to its utmost capa- |
city. despite the inclement weather
and an accident to the electric light |
service which left the town in pitch |
darkness. About 600 persons were !
present The balcony was occupied
by white citizens of the neighborhOOd,
and they gave vigorous endorsement |
Of Or. Washington'S remarks. Rev,
". B. Fleming, pastor of the church, |
presided and Bishop Clinton offered !
PRAYER. The music by the choir was
well-rendered and for the first time |
on the trip, Major Motion, of Hamp-
ton Institute, who has a. wonderfully !
sweet tenor voice and can beat The |
worlo singing .Iegro songs, led in the
singing of a number of the charming
folksongs" which DR.. Dvorak has
described as the typical American
melodies. Swing Low, Sweet Char
lot. We are Climbing Jacobs Lad
der" Steal Away and If You
Love God Serve Him, were some Of
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