Newark post., 1910-07-06

and co,ored population of Newark as
setnbled at the Opera House. last Sun
day afternoon to hear the leader OF
the colored race. Booker +. Washing
ton. In spite of the excessive heat.
the Opera House was filled. and no
one regretted being there 1t was as
orderly crowd as Newark has ever
seem and the whole meeting went off
with ease and refinement.
DR.. Washington and his party ar
rived from New Castle in automobiles
shortly after O'Clock.
The orchestra playing The Della
ware College Cadet March, composed
by the leader. the party was escorted
to the stage.
Prominent among those in the party
were DIR. Ebert. OF Wilmington,
President of the State Business
League, DR.. Parker and Emmett
Scott, Secretaries to DR.. Washington,
Ralph Tyler. of the Treasury Depart
ment; Judge Terrell, OF the Municipal
Court OF Washington, Hon Harry
Cummings, member OF Baltimore City
Council, Major Motion, of Hampton
Institute. Hon. w. II. Lewis. Assist
ant U. s. District Attorney OF Bos-
ton, DIR. Howard. OF Philadelphia,
Thomas Fortune. Of New York Tri-
bune and Iron Age, A. P. Caldwell Of
the Courant, J. H. Murphy, OF the
Ledger, Harry Pratt. OF the Times,
DR.. Thomas Jones, of the Census De-
partment.
Rev. Anderson, Rev. DIR. Phelps and
Rev. DIR. Gilfillan occupied seats on
the stage.
After being introduced by +. c.
Johnson. DR.. Washington held the aud
fence tor an hour in q ghtiorward,
practical talk IT, members OF his race.
DIR. Washington told his people to
select one community as their home
and then stick to it. Too often they
are rightly accused OF rowing habits.
He knew OF the head Of one family in
the Southland who seemed to think
freedom meant the privilege OF NOV
ing The first January after the war
they moved and the first OF every Jan
uary following came to be moving day
just as certainly as that day arrived.
1t was SAID that after a few years ex-
perience of this kind the old rooster
actually came and lay down in front
OF the door, with .egs crossed. all ready
to be tied.
Although he appreciated what must
DC done by the minister's physicians.
lawyers. etc, ii was with the rank and
file he was most concerned. # it were
not for the women who wash. the
men who work with pick and shovel
the first named would fail His inves,
legations had convinced him that the
negro was better off on the farm than
in the midst OF city temptations. The
soil is his best friend The soil Yields
i'll answer to the hand that tl.s--whe.
ther that hand be black or white; the
rain falls on the back mans ground
as on that owned bv the white; the
sun shines on both alike-although no.
body can stand as much OF that as the
black man. The white man seems to
have a hankering for the shade tree
long before the negro.
The representative from the Census
Department informed him that 10 per
cent. oi the colored farmers OF Dea
ware owned their own farms. He
considered that pretty good in view
OF the time they had been out OF slav-
cry.
He emphasized the dignity OF labor,
repeating the idea that no work is
dlsgracciul but poor work. He plead
for reliability. If one promised to
work for man at seven he should
make a point OF being there at seven,
though the heavens fall. Do not al
low IA, amp posts to be held up by a
crowd OF loafers which some may take
rs representative OF the race Make
these idle and shiftiess in your com
munity get into the working class
They are making your reputation
let it be OF the right kind.
The negro must learn To look ahead
Who knows Of anyone who takes more
delight in parting with a five dollar
bill than the negro On Saturday II ght
Just watch him as he starts down the
street, He says to the Irish store
keeper Here, help me get rid OF
this; goes on to the German, says
the same To him: comes to the Jew:
Here. help me get rid OF most OF it,
and SO all the way down the street
Why not start a bank account? Start
with fifty cents ard increase to dol
lar the second week, and SO on. Then
when Saturday night somes round,
walk into the grocery store, feel in
your pocket for your check book
write out YOU check. Notice how
your Sell-respect increases-how the
stnrckeeptr wonders who is this |
am waiting on
The white man has two servants
working for him; his muscle and his
brain Sometimes he makes his money
work too, Nothing works so tireless-
" IS mortgage Man works six
days a week and spends the night in
sleeping; a mortgage works twelve
hours dav twelve hours at night,
and no one has ever yet been found
SO conscientious as to deduct Sunday 5
interest Get your money Ill the bank
and let it work Tor you
II men want to get negro inter
ested they talk OF coffin. How
many societies there are to take care