The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-21

industrial advancement and that II
Mr.. Washington could have placed his
practical handicraft along with the
thunderous tones of Mr.. Douglas for
the gospel of human rights that the re-
suits would have been different in the
Negroes general uplift and a more sta
Bile civilization would have obtained.
AS 1t was, the champion of human in
dustry and OF thrift and economy
worked alone in a different field,
preaching industrialism while on the
other hand, Mr.. Douglas at an earlier
stage, preached equal political and civ
il rights and privileges. and by this. he
first fired the black mans desire for
equal rights; in other words, Mr.. Mil
Ter is fearful lest the same mistake
should now be made. He pleads In
his New Reconstruction lest we being
over anxious for our political rights
and privileges, we forget the industrial
and economic side of the affairs in this
the New Day. Mr.. Miller continues:
"The desired product says Mr.. Mil
Ter, involves both factors" /" that is the
Negro must be equally anxious about
his industrial and economic rights as
he is anxious about his political and
other rights and priviIeges. II he de.
aires the one, lie must desire the 9th.
ef. Further, Mr. Miller urges that in
this new day that "The Negro must
place equal emphasis upon rights and
duties; he must deserve, continues
Mr.. Miller. "all that he demands, and
demand all that he deserves" Mr..
Miller would have us to look to our
duties as we'll as to our political rights,
and in seeking the political rights we
should not forget cur economic and
thrifts habits which were placed in
the background during the old Recon
Then, it seems, and very
truly, that we wanted political rights
first and economic and industrialism
last, and this was true in almost ev-
cry particular in the early days OF
our freedom.
In no public meeting held since the
close of the world war has the writer
heard one word about industrialism as
compared to the many who urged for
political rights, all our talks and
speeches being said in praise of the
part we took in the war and about the
chivalrous deeds our black boys won
on the battle front, but not a word
about the economic condition, about
how to best organize TO secure train
ed hand, to be able to demand higher
wages, to buy more homes, to pur-
chase more lands, to buy more with a
little and to spend less. On the other
hand, every public meeting has been
of demands for political
rights, stressing the fact that we are
IN the footsteps OF our FORE
fathers of 1865, and, therefore, asking
and demanding our equal rights to the
almost to the new duties
which the new day brings. This is The
construction which Mr.. Miller places
upon our actions, and justly so. We
are organizing great association
for the advancement of the black man;
let us organize equally for his social
and home duty, for his health and eco
nomic conditions Mr. Miller is en-
phatic when he declares, "The gov
ernment can only give the individual
a fair chance The race he mpst run
No trick or contrivance can
ennoble the Negro beyond the level of
his worth and work. When democ-
racy prevails the upward struggle has
just begun" Hhis is what Mr.. Miller
would have us remember Further,
Mr.. Miller contends, "The Negro must
contribute his bit and his best 10 the
general welfare, and derive his best
share from it. He must enter as a
and willing participant in
The new issue of life and must not fail
10 promote the glory of the new free
lom whose beneiciaries he hopes to
BE-" Taking it all in all, Mr.. Miller
would not have us forget that there
ire demands that claim our attention
IS well as the political demands, and
hat we should deserve well Of both
he political and the high duty OF in
lustry and thrift.