The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-03

ble~sing comes a responsibility. - We
are responsible Ia the world. 70 show
that We are worthy Of the privileges which
has been granted us. We are here t.
csaehrste our tenth anniversary as am or
ganizstiOn. rejoice over what We have
accomplished for our race and humanity.
and get inspiration Ia continue the good
work whi.h We have 80 well beyun. I
want 10 SPEAK a. you today on Some -
sentials % our Progress a. Race. In
speaking Of the essentials I shall not at
tempt u name or speak of them all for
there are 80 many things essential 10 our
PROCESS ~ n race. it would h. impossible
10 speak OF tl4em all i'm one address. And
| am ss>.ss:.. .-sd that mo- one man has
ever named them all Again knowing
that the questions a. to how "a solve the
Race Problem and what is essential to the
progress Of the race have been agitating
the minds OF the American people for
more than fifty years. do not come
before you claiming u bring anything,
absolutely new ON these important que--
tons, but ] shall earnestly endeavor To
say what Is true. for the truth will b.ar
repeating. Now to my mind one of the
most essential things 20 our progress a-
race Is CONFIDENCE.
Confidence is the one necessary thing
TO race cooperation. One cannot con-
ceive the active forces Of real cooperation
at work where there is no confidence
Confidence to be Of any value must L..
entire absolute. One cannot 10 his best
Tor an individual nor a people i'm whom
he has no confidence. We are living in
an ERA Of combination, concentration and
cooperation; IN the commercial. pOlit-
ical and religious world. And ii We arr
% play our part in tine great plan 30 racs.
building and race progress, We must in
nuence. first. ourselves, then others Ia
have confidence m the race that W. may
he able Ia combine onr efforts. coI G ~
trate our forces and co operate with each
other politically, commercially and ~
ligiously; To secure men aud measures i'm
the interest OF our common cause. An
equal chance in the race of life with all
other citizens Of this country This con-
fidence must he won i'm the race and for
the rare by honesty. This believe to he
the next essential.
HONESTY.
Honesty Is not only the best policy hut
It Is right. And the bsst preven tive
against loss and failure. II we, who are
trying IN lead or people politically, pro-
fessionaily, religiously or otherwise, ex-
pect % be real helpers in the struggle oi
our raos N nuxks pvogrso, ~ muse firua
Of Ill be rigidIy honsst ourssfvss. Then
do our part in helping 70 stamp indelibly
upon the heart Of every member Of the
rare the true principles Of rigid honesty,
IN such way that they cannot fail To SEE
il, As valuable essential 70 race progress.
Honesty Of purpose must characterize all
that We do, in attempting 10 lead our
people. An honest ignorant man H. Of
more value To tine race than an edncatesi
dishonest man. Some seem tothink that
you cannot succeed I'm business if You ARE
strictly honest. But io not believe that
you can have any permanent success in
business II you are dishonest
UNITY.
Another essential u our progress D.
Unity. There can be no racial progress
IN business or otherwise without racial
unity. There is money enough made and
hsddled by tine Negro race u do great
deal more business than IL being done by
them, but they allow ambition. suIersti.
ton and iealonsy u keep them apart,
hence they are unable To 10 much i'm ths
business world. There -eerns to H.. mor,.
unity in all other Tare-s in this country
than in the Negro race. And Why IL ),
shall have found Why the Negro does moi
unit, why they arr not willing o. follow
leaders, why they are not willing for 0ns
b ~ any hetter on than another in thi,
NDIiN = ktSSlrf allN TtIutFly IDT TIE
same, ] believe that ~ will have the key
n all other essentials to the progress al
tle rsce. We ne-d more cO-Operatior
and ies- competition among ourselves. Tls,
competition between the Negro and the
opposite rare- along all lines j. shary
enongh without competing with eacI
other. Line 81 employment that u-e u
be left exclusively " the Negro. we 49,
nov the American white man. the Jew
the Italian and Asyrian all int.ring tlr-.
lines in competition with the Negro. Tn
barrier busine--, hou-e -ervant-. restau
rant ete. u-e o. ie exclusively Onn bu
nov ~ hsve a. eomp~te with o.'sss race
in al of tllese line n endeavOr. Wha
do~s this mean II means two things
First, that II we are " bold what we hav
along the ines mentioned, We mu-t iur
nish q letter ciass II -ervice than on
competitors. The want tie test am
the man vho can put the lsest in a.
-srvioe be renders will grt the hsst ont q
IL and bold his job Again u means ths
re should cooperate and thereby hel