Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10. l0I0
HOOKER r. WASHINGTON.

In the death Of Hooker T WASH
inrton me negro race lost its best
leader. its best champion. and the
world lost one OF its great men, Born
On slavery, this negro made his place
iu the world by sheer force OF his
own character BE was an example
Of the possibilities Of the black race.
Unlike Tousmnt LOverturo and
Fred Douglass there was no mixture
Of white blood in his veins fle was
wholly Of African negro descent
Booker T. Washington saw clearly
the needs of his race. therefore, he
wasted no time in attempting 10 see
cure political and social rights for
them by The ordinary methods of pol
iucs Instead 81 playing the dcma-
goEuo and attempting 10 boost him-
self into office by arousng race
hatred. his effort was TO show the
negro how 20 earn political ana 500
cial equality through intelligent cdu
Gated industry Ilo knew II the negro
was brought 60 equal the white man
in education and character. he soon
would equal the white man In wealth
and influence In public ana private
life
The only way 10 secure the rights
OF the rncc was through education.
Not merely book learning would do.
There must be- vocational training,
hence great industrial school was
established at Tuskegee Alabama,
and be assisted m The establishment
OF many other institutions Of similar
character throughout The southern
states
When Booker n Washington began
his etugpio for the elevation of his
race he found the negro working all
ways under the direction of the white
mans brain and for the white mans
wages TODAY there are vast areas
of lmd la The south owned by ne
grocs Thcy arc successfully running
more than hundred banks some Of
them with capitals paid ia Of more
chan 100000 and deposits mounting
into the hundreds of thousands Due
to his work there are tens OF thou
sands sc negro skilled luhorers in the
United States and moro of thom are
being trained year hy year IN the col-
ored industrial schools of the south.
The gospel of Hook0 r. Washing
ton WAS thul etcty man. white or
black must earn his way by mtelli-
Gent hard labor hy economy by
loVce of hH own good character
Everywhere. ne Discouraged political
agitation among his people, because
hc recognized that only few of
them were capable of dmcharglur the
duties 90 public office, and hc dep
iccated the prejudice sure to follow
the appearance 0t q negro iu office.
over and over again Hooker r.
Washington declared 20 great audi
ouces OF his own aud of the white
race that "men are equal only when
they are equal and that the negro
could only hope for political and so-
cal equality with the White man by
cquallns tine white man In oduca-
uon aud efficient industry and in
reliability
booker r. Washington saw the
truth aud bad the courage TO ten il
ud the ability to organigc the work
by which he hoped 10 solve the fu-
turc of The negro for the ncgro s
good and Ger thc good OF tho white
man as wen Under his influence
race prejudice u the south has
largely disappeared aud the negro
under his inspiration, IS trying ID
work out the salvation OF the black
race by Che only means God has
ever given To amy race 20 attain sue
cess.