The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-10-12

tue ATTENTION or the students, those
from Texas claiming the larger por-
ton of their acclaim,
=! The venerable Bishop |. b. Scott,
the only Negro bishop in the Meth
odlst Episcopal Church, received Il
remarkable tribute, as did also II.
l.. Smith, the Negro farmers
friend in Texas. Emmett J. Scott,
DR.. Washington's secretary, here as
at Houston received Il remarkable
ovation and was repeatedly called
upon for speech.
AS soon as the party could break
away from the frenzird young peo-
pie, they were taken to the home OIL
the members of the fa,ulty. and later
to luncheon at the mess hall.
Inc entire party led by Principal
Blackshear and DR.. Booker r. Wash
lngton went On a rounu OF inSpec-
ton Of the industrial divisions. Hero
both races.
The address at Temple was made
at Midday Saturday, when hundreds
or country folks, white and black,
were intown for their week end shop
ping and other business errands. The
audience was composed of moro
white than Colored, the spea king
took place in the open air Oh the
public square.
That night at Austin, the follow
Ing night, Dr.. WASHINGTON spoke in
oolorldSe Park in a natural AM
tph1theatre formed by the rise of the
nils on each side Of the speakers
stand. Fully five thousand peopl,
heard his address here. He was well
coined to the city by Mayor Wool
bridge, in whose honor the park has
Deen named, and who said in the
:, course Of his remarks:
Il have very great pleasure in Dre-
Sentlng to you a really great colored
man, distinguished in learning and
and ability, distinguished in the
great service which he has rendered
our common country, and the great
services which he has rendered both
races in the South in making them
known to each other
TO the white people here, | wish
10 say That | do not bestow too much
praise IN saying that his life is conse-
'laied 10 making his race better un-
aerstood by the white people and to
bringing about more harmonious re-
latons between the races. TO nv
colofed friends, / simply sneak If
him as your great leader, worthy OF
respect worthy Of your love, and
worthy OF your admiration.
DIT, Washington, I would saw to
you, as speaking from Texas. the
greatest democratic state in the
United States, that our people are a
noeral minded people, they want to
see your race prosper, they want to
see them become more content and
happy.
AS to the colored peoples I have
NAo"n them ever since my early
manhood, and Lam glad to bear tcs-
uhony to their good character and
eHelr worth. ! am glad to say that
| LOT Ihe most part, the coIoIed Deople
around here are lava bfdinc and
sel1-respcctihg class of citizens. They
are not by any means a burden uDon
'helr white friends and neighbors
| II was pleasure to welcome DR.
washington here, largely because of
MS personal worth, and by reason ot
the great race which he represents
nave heard about him, | have talked
ABOUT and | have read from him in
many OF the magazines. He is not
only man of learning and ability. hut
d man VINO is peculiarly devoted to fbe
| welfare Of his iase And to brinoino
"oou' harmony and peace between the
races IN their contact here in the
ooulh. mat is the one supreme pas
sion or his life. He believes in teacn-
ing MS people the simple truths and
virtues or honesty, industry and de-
pendableness, and l. am glad to saw
that | know they are beginning tn no
'e'S prevalent. He stands for the
pest interest of his race, and we are
6lao 70 nave him here because no
STANDS Tor those principles that make
MN worthy of the respect and admi-
ra'loh or white and black alike.
He represents constituency con
siderable in numbers, considerable in
wealth.. There are about $4,000 600
Negroes IN the United States, 1l1,y onr
TENN OF the entire population. In our
own community fully onc-third of the
population is cOlored. This number
OF colored people have properv Of
"h1ch the assessed value will equal
$1,000 900
I i welcome him here because Of his
personal worth, his service to his race
ana also welcome him here because
u mat IaSt constituency, Of which he
IS pre-eminently representative"
'Here at Austin the whole partv won,
through round Of festivities, having
oreafaSt at the ST. John Orphanage,
olhher at Sam Houston COLLEGE and
iuhcheon Tillotson College. At all
places where there were institutions
i OF lGalnlng DE- MaShi u pt1sl ,,..n r,.la4.