Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
i'i-A'A : - AND EDUCATION

Editor Every Evening. We IS cIti7sIs
IL ,nc Stctc 81 Delaware and sussex
.aI,utv 40 hereby extend our thanks 70
Nr i : du Pont for MS great git iof
improved educational facilities II JAere
4 INV race IA tic [ nited states thaf rcecs
,v6-.c.tlon il Is the colored race. MI:
.l Von; Is putting the Negro on equal
flntIrc trust that the colorevi people
,r,U ..,saL..n - ta, nccd u o1ucatloL;4i
; far- c..r.ful study Of the social and
....~r,,t status of ths Nes-ToSs hh"Ws
cauc...-lYelv tlat ID many oi inc Sla'fs'
cC,lr.{l0,i i neglected. In several 9ttises
vhc-t III oulorcd population Is very laISe
~ ~.-0tu 4*tfrap. IS rEad5 70 ProElqe
:tdsrlatr C4i1rstioral faFhiu7s ioI -
r-.. In the iorde- states Maryland
Wrer Ni-guia kennckv ana missouri;
:, ..rrar. nave not been dlfrAncnised anu
.of.,f.e,, oi ,literacv Is not nea. as
t,ri IL ~ he southern stabes. AZ LOT
,.r.,T-. lr south aro,Ina the percentage
Negro ll-erarv Is 3 = n Missouri,
t,aorr,s. 3D.. West Virginia, ~.
J..... f.ct- .how clearly that n the
south deprived OF the right - vote arc
,..ytirlpate In his government. the Ne-
rroee are not given lar chance 70 Dc
1urr,c.., a.tlLens. Nr P S. du Ponf p
d.trr something for the Delaware Ne
erc that no other American cltIz'.n Las
eyer qDuo. Iat is accept TINS great ana
acr,ptal T. gift and deal with u y an edu-
..,tia-.,l Ie.,.iactiOl Let J9 a. q separate
-. so;- Ernd~ with each other ard con
,,u,. a. improve educational laciiIes
,nnI J .,1i IT, safe u a.iLg TINS IS tle
-.utiiueat IT -ir Negro as q Whole, u
~.-cs e.llt- orc Susse% county man
bas ~~ltlc,--d Mr du Pont and has SAID,
III Il trie nat We must b'uld ne" schooi
hct.r- fcr niggers ls It right tor them 70
.at, ti.. country u.0AeE 3hn stehH q i.
,nar ,y4v? BIt Mr. ~ Po't answered
81. s..vl.r that he worilG himself pay for
tir 1..dina Cf al thc ncN Negro schools
N j citizens Of Sussex county do ex-
t.r,i yr.tr thanks ~ llr. p S du Pont.
II 8.p ~ tic Negro TO wori. out hLs own
salvation. Ma ara asking fer equal rights
Tsa American Negro numbers one-tenth
of tLs population 81 the United States anc
.A7, .pDtoMmaceiy billion dollars
Wortl 81 prol,orty Illlteracy, poverty,
r3cf sutapgai-.n industrial restrictions,
l,.e ~ prejudice and greed bad housing
conditions. The Northern exodus, and lack
of ..bic leadership, are al factors III Tie
rreecnt status uf the Negro The Negro
Il ii fhe midst o{ q democracy that makes
b.gher and higher demands upon hlm. bur
ialis to provide Inn with the opportunity
ID lulnII hi- responsibilities. Since he il ID
n. educated we arc still looking and fi1ht III
foy reorganization. Tie solidarity 81
humanity such as Negro juuer and Negro
! .-torneys and other places that the Ne
groe. ability will allow him We arc look
/ nv for .onlething that will be Of great
f..r.. tit to tic Nemo race, 10 this State as
well IL other State But you will only
crt thls hy standing by such men rs Mr..
i d. Cole. recorder Of deeds, ia Whining
TIN DeaWare. New Castle county, who
M. 4 Negro a. his assistant Charles P.
Ninu.. of Wilmington. trust that the
Nero Nil ind just and able men IS Mr..
Z. d Cole aud nlll line up and cast his
h.,f3t ..s atcligC nj yotere because the
ballot is hi- only weapon If We consider
man ln TIE special forms Of his acting, hc
~ bat social and pohlca! being; hence
| brotherhood lnaniiests itself ia two diff
! f..,nt spheres In social life we may call it
/ fraternitv, III political life equality; these
are TWO separate cmbodiInenfs Of cur
I su.flt brotherhood They are twins. IN
o.r Dam country we have been accustomed
NJ jLmb % political equality as based
I upou constitutional Law or civil rights.
LII Us REID and taze notice and hew 0uG