Newark post., 1910-07-06
LfADERIOF COLORED RACE ADDRESSES LARGE
AUDIENCE--t1IS SPEECH MUCH APPRECIATED

me cOioreu race must progress.
Years ago everywhere III the South
land was found the colorcd barber
| he white man would rather not have
another white man with razor SO
close to his throat A few years ago
white man came along, rented a
front room. furnished it nicely. called
himself e tonsorial artist and the ne
gro lost his job. Look at the progress
made in the cooking business. The
white man comes i'll, studies his prob
lem and calls himself a chef. II YOU
went to Wilmington to buy pair Of
shoes you would be waited on BY an
intelligent girl possessing certain
amount OF culture. If it is necessary
Tor person who puts shoe leather
on the outside OF your foot three times
year t" possess intelligence and cul-
ture, how much more necessary is it
Tor the person who puts food on the
inside OF your stomach three times
day to possess these things. The
white .ok want us to work for them.
They would rather have Aunt Jenny
or Aunt Jenny's daughter than any
one else. but she must do the work as
well as the white man or woman whom
they can get
AS soou as the American people
fnd the money they spend for coIored
schools IS turning out more intelli-
gent labor. they will spend their money
nnbegrudgingly. They do not want
the graduate OF the schools to stand
on street corner wearing gloves,
high hat and carrying cane.
There IS sometimes telk OF sending
our race to vacant tc .ritory e-
lleve II that were. done it would take
mighty big wall to keep us in and
five thick walls to keep the white peo-
pie out. There is no people on earth
with which the American white man
has SO much in common as the Alneri-
can negro The most educated, man
IN the community enjoys taking for
an hour with his black man-uhle the
ladies-that is where they get heir
choicest gossip. Do you ever see
white person talking with a Ch.nanian
five minutes
The white man has experimental
First he tried the American Indian:
he failed. Then he tried the bonds
man. he failed. Finally the black man
camc--camc, with his passage already
paid-and here he has stayed We
have served him pretty well. We have
gained place in his history. We fol-
lowed him to Bunker Hill, again in the
oivil 7Eaf, OF both sit5vs. the negro
was there; we went with him to the
Washington country i'll the northwest.
and when PcGry reached the North
Pole great big black man was right
there by his side.
ppnrn b,J ., J-,,.,
might've re a great people YOU know
tor having dreams. This fellow
thought he was in that place. hard
ly know what modern theology calls
t-but its where the bad people go.
When later talking about his dream
he wss asked; Were there any black
folks there?" He replied ''yes. lots of
them. Another more curious said
Were there any white people there?"
"Yts. lots of them" What were the
white folks doing?" to which came
the reply: Every white fellow was
holding black one between him and
the fire
a strong point brought out was the
difference in the negro's opportunity,
but the samencss in his punishment
How many judges in the land when
about to pass judgment on some col
orcd boy put their hands on their
hearts and remember the three months
OF schooling, the unfavorable environ.
ment and temper the verdict accv,d-
ingly'
In conclusion he said the spirit he
wanted to leave with his hearers was
illustrated by member of his own
party when passing through a South
Carolira town short time ago. This
good friend hld stayed in the town
longer than he ought and found he
had to rush to get his train He went
up to hack driver, a white man, and
was met with the reply mo. sir. no
black man is a passenger in my hack"
to which the negro replied. "All right,
boss; YOU just step inside and ride
while ! drive The white man got his
quarter the back man got his train.
Let the object ever be to get to the
railway station.
DR.. Washington is very easy and
pleasing speaker. his every motion
and manncrism emphasizing the point
which he wishes to make. His speech
closed with God bless you all"
The President Of Hampton Univer-
Sity followed the address with a song.
He spoke Of the power OF the Ameri-
can negro tn sing his own melodies
and led the ones present in the sing
ing OF II Am Climbing Jacobs Lad
der
Music was furnished BY Smith
Studio Orchestra The tenor solo
with trio on the chorus was appre-
ciated Mr. Smith is wcl-known
around this town as musician All
the music played was his own com
position.