Evening journal., 1913-03-07
DIR. PRICE SCORES
Jim CROW" BILL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SMYRNA. Del. March THE Rev.
Albert Price delivered an interesting
address to the young people Of the
A. NJ E. church here ON the "Uplift
OF the Delaware Negro In the
course Of his remarks DR.. Price scor-
ed the Jim Grow" measure which Is
now before the Legislature and took
fling at politicians who were doing
all i'm their power to push the negro
down instead OF tryi z to help the
race become better. lie gave many
facts that tend 10 show why the negro
should not be mistreated He spoke
of the great work that THE EVENING
JOURNAL OF Wilmington, and the
daily press Of the country was doing
TO help the negro race. The meeting
was largely attended
DR. Price said I'm part.
"This is a wonderful age. only fifty
years ago the nero race vas in the
bona of slavery. We, you and !,
have all had ancestors that were
slaves, owned by men as dogs and
cattle ere owned by them today, and
there was no cruelty to animals law
in those day. The first slaves ever
brought to this country numbered
about six hundred At the beginning
OF the Civil War there was over $4,000,
600 human beings owned I'm this great
country of ours. Today there are H.
0O0. 900 rec negroes in America. The
/ increase in 90 years is over q IL
per cent. The value of slave 100
years ago was about $500, and when
the Civil War broke out slave was
worth $1,000 In 1912 negroes owned
S6.O0O.C00 worth OF property in this
country. We have paid S5,0O0,OO0 IN
school taxes in the last 40 years and
have over 3,5O0,OOO children in school.
Books have been written on every
subject Of interest to the American
people. We own $4,000 churches to
which contribute about SS,5O0,OO0
annually The total membership is
about 100000 We support many
societies. hospitals homes, etcy and
have about $4,000 men working for
the United States Government The
negro soldiers comprise four regi-
ments and are as brave and loyal men
as ever marched under the stars and
stripes.
There are about $4,000 preachers
aud 25.000 physicians among our peo-
pie and over 100000 business men.
The race owns over 2O,000,000 acres
Of hand and 81 banl So
Or. Price said tina. the negroes OF
this country were employed as fol-
lows: Farmers 100000 miners, S6,-
00O saw mill employees. $4,000, car
penters, 2i0O0; nurses, 10000; dress
makers. $4,000; blacksmiths, 10000;
Railroads hands, $4,000: toamsters,
10000; portors, 2S,000 BARRIERS, 2O,-
000 masons. 10000 engineers and
hremen 10000; housewives nd mis-
tresses of Independent homes, 2,OOO,-
600
He referred to the address Of
Booker r. Washington entitled us
the Negro Having Chance ana
read certain parts Of it,
lone thing that many negroes feel
/ kcenly, although they can not say
much about il to either black or white
people Is the condition OF travel in
the South Now and then the negro
is compelled to travel. The negro
pays The Same as the white man bur
does not get the same accOmmoda-
ton. The failure OF most OF the roads
10 40 JuHlte 20 tue ht6iV Wh'h h'
travels is the source of more bitter
mess than any other matter of which
II have knowledge And as people
we are directly opposed to the Jim
Grow" bill In this State
In conclusion Dr. Price said there
can be no legitimate reason for tn,
. passage Of such bill 1--WE find dis
orderly people Of all nationalities.
said DR.. Price land much to my sur
prise ! have seen several that doauo
belong to the negro race. And hop'
and trust and pray that the grea
state OF Delaware viii not lend han'
to crush out the light of manhooi
: and womanhood. Look and behol'
what has come In 30 years. Is Z no
a good reason whv we should no
receive encouragement