The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-11-22

to the, rulers and the ruled; that it is
better fol all concerned that real
worth should accompany great respon-
slbility; that exceptional ability
should go hand in hand with the use
OF great power; that a constituency
must be strong enough to sustain and
support its representatives, strong
enough in every essential feature.
Thus the conditions established in the
reconstruction period could not con-
tinue, when Negro judges, legislators,
state officials, etc., were prevalent.
There was nothing to sustain it In the
race itself, the condition was anomal-
Gus, it was a chain of SAND, It was a
foundation. 1t represented a revers-
al of every sound principle of
superstructure without a government.
In my judgment the only possible So
luton to the problem then existing
was the n found, there was much
that was good came out of the policy
OF reconstruction, anly Negroes re-
NAMED loyal to the government, and
a new government could not be made
out Of disloyal element, but a perma-
nent condition of government made Of
freemen and Yankees was impossible.
1t could be only temporary; there was
not ~cohesiveness, o consistency in
the race itself, not general intelligence,
not strength of influence nor ~affuence.
We have learned the causes of former
failure, we are profiting by our earlier
mistakes and when we come again to
be a governing class we shall have
made the preparations necessary to
success.
I am thankful for all the material
prosperity Of my people.
For every home they own and every
acre they till, for every bank they
have established and every dollar they
have deposited and all the capital they
have paid in; I am thankful for every
sheep, horse, COW, mule, OK, that we
possess, for every business enterprise.
drug store, shoe store, grocery store,
we own and operate, for every mill
and every factory. 7 am thankful
for every town we have established,
for every Mayor and Councilman,
every policeman and Sheriff, every
market master and clerk. I am thank
full for every real estate man, every
milliner, every dressmaker, black.
smith. wheelwright, electrician. every
engineer and fireman and conductor,
for every colonel and major and cap
tain and lieutenant, every quartermas-
ter, and inspector of rife practice, for
the bakers and ~candlestlck makers.
Tor moulders and polishers and pat
tern makers; may their tribe like that
of Ben Adhem, continually increase.
And am thankful for the Increased
power and influence when this pros,
perity brings us.
A colored man was employed as a
ticket agent by the railroad company
whose road enters Mound Bayou. For
some offense imaginary or real, the
agent vas discharged and a white
agent substituted. The patronage of
the road at Mound BAYOU was colored
and they demanded that a colored
agent be employed. and their demand
was met bv the assignment of a colored
agent to duty.
! am thankful for the Negroes part
in every moral and evangelical move
ment.
For his part in the Temperance
movement which has swept the South
and is destined to sween the North.
For his efforts and contributions in
raising $975,000 in Washington. Los
Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta and Phila-
delnhia, to be increased by S125,0 900
more from a white philanthronist for
the Y. NJ. c., A. movement. That In
d'ananolis is now raising the last SIS.
ono for the same purpose. That Co
Iumbus. Ga. and Columbus, o., Louis
vile, XIV, have raised less sums for
the same purpose.
For his part in the missionary move
ment at home and abroad, supporting
orr W missionaries in America.
North and South. in the Sea Islonds.
in Africa. and for his aid Of others
who are doing so.
n his tand everywhere AGAINST
extremists of every kind and in be-
half Of FOOD morols, the Christion re,
ltpton and all their various agencies.
For his orowing influence and mower
in movements of worldwide move
ment, Fcumenical Conferences.
Worlds Christian F%ndeavor, Worlds
Sunday School Convention. Worlds
Peace Congress, Worlds Missionary
Convention, Worlds Race Congress.
etc. etc.
am thankful for our buovancy of
spirit, our r%esilencv of dIsposItion. our
powers Of snirituaI recuperation.
We are oork-not lead. Our troubles
do not strike in so deeply: we turn
them as the ducks back turns water.
Slavery would have crushed him had
he been otherwise.
IF there's a BRIGHT side TO anything
well find Vt: If there's q Joke IN anv-
thing, we1l SEQ It. We can whistle
better than ANYBODY. and louder. We
can laugh more heartily than ANYBODY.
and o merrilv. We can sing more
sweet1v than others.
Rv the law Of comnensation. nature
pavs in n nlace for her deficiency
in another, When vOu've deprived a
rose ruthlesslv. YOU pet the sweeter
nerfume. When vou've given one
bird of freedom he SINGS a sweeter
canacitv for deem sorrow, you've SUD-
pl'ed the capacity for great iov. Lin.
colin was q gAret wit, but he was one
Of the saddest men.