The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-26
COL. SIMMONS SPEECH IS
FEATURE OF 18TH CELE-
.BRATION.
Urges Owning Of Land And
Continued Patience.
BY N. w. Harllee.

The crowning feature OF the Eman-
cipation day celebration was reached
when the more than 1900 people as
sembled in the Coliseum of the Fair
Park and listened to Col. Roscoe
ConlSln Simmons as he delivered his
Justly famous address entitle Clos. Il
Ranks"
The pl ogiam began with the sing .
ing of "America" by the audience-
after which prayer was offered by
Rev j. Fl smith of Bethel A. NJ. e.
Church.
Prof J. w. Rice then introduced
Judge Il. Il. Muse of the 44th Dis
trict Court who in turn introduced
Col. Roscoe Conklln simmons. Judge
Muse said in his Introduction that
man and that it was indeed a pleas
are to introduce so famous a man
rs Col. simmons.
Col. Roscoe ConlSlin Simmons said
in part: In all sections of our country
where we find frst-class white
people. we find first-class Colored
people. And referring to the in
troductory remarks of Judge Muse.
he reminded the Judge that he was
orcd people of this city. our people
initiate the white people he said,''
but the trouble is in many respects.
they initiate their vices rather than
man because we have passed every
body else, and furth er, because every
burdens arc our burdens.
But I wish to preach the gospel
OF good viii on earth for the white
man and for the black man, and ask
the white man to exercise Patience
for the Colored man, and accord him
Justice. As long as I am down the
not keep me down without staying
down with me.
In speaking of returning to
Africa, the lecturer said that he had
- Id fWtA 1. a..
master had brought him here, and
here he was going to stay That
God had placed the two races here
to live side by side, to work hand
together, let no man put asunder.
This is my country. he said; was
born here, others came here. Let us
make the white man our friend, ana
ican white man do right; possess
your soul with patience and think
of her goal"
In speaking of the relation be-
tween the races he said; There is
no race problem. God made man,
the white man and the black man.
this white man made the problem.
The white man uses the race prob
lem u get office, and the Negro uses
this so-oalled problem to get money,
but the only problem is a question
Of the right. relation between man
end man. Let MS remember That
God made man and man made the
problem Neither is this all, l love
my native land. Here two slaves
taught me one a white man, who
lived in a mansion. the other in a
hut, but both Americans, the one
Lincoln, but the other a Booker r.
Washington. the one taught me ob ID
fence, gave the first lesson of liberty,
manhood. the other taught skill and
economy: both were Americans, tn >
one rose from poverty. from slavery.
but both were Americans. Great
lessons were these"
In speaking of Emancipation day
ing. now l am a man: fifty. years
ago I wore the chains. now ! wear
the robe OF freedom; ifty years ago
Lincoln took the hoe out of my
hand and put a pencil in my hand
took the ploW from my hand and
placed there the spelling book. Tcday
fourteen millions stand with the
white man against the world. This
is not a white mans world nor a
black mans world but it is Gods
world.
MY last advice to you is to buy
homes. for If you have no home.
YOU are Just as well off in Texas as
in Chicago. Close up your ranks and
buy you a home"
Speaking directly to those white
people present he said: The white
man is the force that can keep the
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