The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-11-02
nesday with about 400 students. DR..

R. w. Nance, the new president,
seemed to know his business, as
though he we're there whole term.
We, as trustees, were Hospitality en-
tertained with what the appetite
.ould bear. Bishop w. D. Chappelle,
the new bishop, knows his business,
and performs his duty like a hero.
He is his own dictator. Ex-Governor
Blease was present, and was intro
duced to speak by the bishop, who
prefaced as follows:
MIR. President, and board of trus-
tees: | feel that We are compli-
mented to have one of the strongest
white men in South Carolina, in the
person of Ex-Governor Cole l.. Blease,
to speak to this people. In asking
the protection for our people.
watched carefully the record of all
of the governors, and decided on eX-
Governor Blease. We want the
friendship of our white people.
want money. l am going to ask him
for it to help lift up our people.
don't believe that COL Blease will
insult my wife, or no other colored
lady, any more than he would like
for any one to insult his wife, or any
of their white ladies'.
The bishop now introduced Colonel
Blease, who rose and said in part:
"Mr. President and members o.
the faculty and my friends: l want
to congratulate you for having such
an able Christian gentleman as your
president, if his face is black, | have
never known anything but good in
your president. I have known him
from his boyhood, and always
thought he would make great man.
| would trust my daughter in his
hands as we'll as you are trusting
yours. They said that L am against
the negro. Nay, 1 am a friend to the
negro. You are robbed out of your
rights by the unjust laws of this
State. How will the judges and jur-
ors stand before God who will take
advantage of a powerless race? What
kind of law has this State that will
not allow a negro representation on
the jury, or prohibit him of his rights
in any way? If this State would give
YOU all of the moneys from the tax
paid by your people, you would have
better schools and longer terms. /
am not against educating the negro,
but only wanted the taxes of each
race set aside for it's intermediate
purpose. Yes, this State is rotten.
They're robbing you out of your
rights, but there's God above that
! will bring them into judgment. l
have never insulted a colored woman.
The man that would insult woman
is worse than the darkest cloud that
ever held over the armament. Girls
and boys, your character is what God
gave you, and can never be taken
away. But your reputation is what
you make it, and what the world says
of you. If justice was given me, I
would have been your governor to-
day. But it is white people that is
stealing from
cline dropped out)
some years ago, and political thieves,
| but the negro is now out of it, and
who is it now doing the stealing? |
am a Methodist, and will never leave
my church, but 1 do not attend be-
cause thieves and robbers are at the
communion table, and I am not going
to associate with them. What is the
use for jails, penitentiaries, chain
gangs and the church too? If all OF
the leaders of the people were right
eous, there would not be any use for
prisons, for the leaders of the people
have caused them to err. .''-Samari-
tan Herald (Negro).
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