Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-11

the British Isles, and said utteranc-s
were in the main favorable and lauda-
tory and by them he is regarded as the
leading apostle of vital and applied
morality in domestic, business and po-
litical life.
Honored sir, we have welcomed you in
our midst because you are an embodi-
ment of all the sane and sound princi-
pies for which our government STANDS,
that safeguards our institutions and
guarantees equity, peace and happiness
among our Heterogeneous citizenship. And
in brief. II may not be out of place to
tell you who we are, what we repre-
sent and what we are struggling for.
You are in the midst of the inhabitants
of, a peaceful and progressive commu-
nifty. Our numerical status in this COM
munity at present is unknown. Before
the recent census we formed AZ per cent
Of the municipality.
RACES GET ALONG TOGETHER.
Since the last count we have had no
time to split hairs as to our respective
numbers, divide the spoils of our mar
velous advancement and greatness, nor
have we thus far had any inclination
to color our census. Go where you will
and look where you please, you will find
us together here. Our race and political
differences here do not and cannot pre-
vent US from getting on happily to-
gether. Together we run the stores and
operate the factories; together we con-
duct the hotels and keep up the clubs;
together we run the homes and often
live on the same street and at the same
number, but our house happens to be In
the rear; together wes ride in automo-
biles, only we are In front and they be-
hind. We may be waiting on them, but
we are there Just the same. Together
we ride on street cars, only they are
In front and we are behind. 1t may be
that two Of their number, one motorman
and the other conductor are waiting on
us, but we are there any how. I don't
pretend that everything about them suits
us any more than they pretend that
everything about suits them There
are some things they are dissatisfied
with about us and some things we are
dissatisfied with about them. Some
things we would change If we could
and some things they could change If they
would. But we agree to disagree and keep
sweet.
AN INDUSTRIOUS PEOPLE.
You are in the midst of people that
are Industrious, 80 per cent of whom
work every day for an honest living; a
schools ranking from free kindergartens
to colleges and universities, in all of
which some of the industries are taught
as we'll as the higher and highest
branches of study. This is the Athens
of the south for education among my
people. Aside from the splendid public
schools we have the Atlanta Baptist col
lege, Spelman seminary, Morris Brown
college, Atlanta university, Clark univer-
sity, Cannon Theological seminary. and
Bryant's Preparatory and Industrial
Night school for laboring classes. All of
these institutions stand for the thor
ough and symmetrical development Of
the entire being, head, heart and hand
or body, mind and soul. Two Of these
colleges have negro presidents who have
made good and are making better The
teachers In our schools are conscientious
and rank high in their profession.
we are buying, enlarging and beauti-
flying our homes, saving money, operat-
Ing a bank, six insurance companies,
shoe and drug stores, three undertaking !
esta blishments, many contracting firms,
four newspapers and 200 other businesses
on a small scale. We have 55 churches in
which we train for the life that now is
as well as that beyond this vale of
tears.
You are surrounded by a law-abiding
people who are contented with their
country and its government, and we SIM
ply, earnestly and prayerfully ask for
and are honestly seeking after square
DEAL" an open door and fair play for
every man without regard to race, color
or previous condition; an honorable and !
righteous construction of the stipulations
Of the constitution, and an equitable and
impartial application of the law. We ask
no more, we are entitled to no less. This
country, its government and institutions
belong to all OF US. Side by side we
fought and conquered the British, be-
cause we believed that all men were
created free and equal and that the
power to govern must be of and by the
consent Of the governed. The same prin-
ciples actuated us to shoulder arms and
march side by side TO the music of
manhood liberty and independence in
1872 the Mexican war, the civil war
and the Spanish-American war. In the
late civil war we lined up on both !
sides and creditably discharged our du-
ties We fed southern soldiers, ran |
their farms and business generally and |
protected their families with a valor
and fidelity of which historians have |
written and poets dreamed.
SOME OF RACES ACHIEVEMENTS |
1t was our fellow-race man and fellow |
townsman, Jim Parker, who felled the |
brute whose bullet assassinated the |
amiable William ]. Mckinley, your pre- !
decessor in office. It was a company |