Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-27
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our democracy liz u lie you must
stand for that equality" which gives
tho black man Il just economic OPP
~portunity.
The Presidents Speech.
Men of both races" declared the
President, may we'll stand uncom-
promisingly against every suggestion
of social equality. 1t would be help
ful TO have that word equality
eliminated from this consideration: to
have 1t accepted on both sides that
this ia not a question Of social equal
lily. but IL question of recognizing a
fundamental. eternal and unacceptable
difference.
POLITICALLY and economically there
need be no occasion for great and
permanent differentiation. Cor limi-
tations Of the individuals oppor-
tunlty. provided that on both sides
there shal be recognition of the alb
Solutc divergence In things social and
racial.
II would say let the black man
vote when he Is 1T to vote: prohibit
the white man voting when he Is un.
tit TO vote.
So $3.50 hPNA' NssS - . ~ Il
solidly Democratic South and IKE ira
dii!on OF a soildiy Republican black
rae. might be broken UP.
II want to sec the time come when
black men viii vote for Democratic
candidates. II they prefer the Demo
cratic policy on tariR or taxation. or
foreign relations. OF what not; and
when they will vote the Republican
ticket for Ike reasons.
We cannot go on. as we have gone
for more than half u century. with
one great section OF our population.
numbering as many people az the en-
tire population OF some Significant
countries Of Europe. set on from real
contribution TO solving GU. national
issues. bccaus OF Il division on race
Iincs."
The President warned his audience
that the South must do something
.dCcationaily for the negro. and not,
make its black population IA vast
reservoir Of ignorance to be raine
away by the processes OF immigration
10 other sections" Tho In
dustralism OF the South. he said. will
not permit this II the south is TO con-
i!nue TO prosper.
In speaking Of education. the presi-
dent said he had no sympathy with
'haif-bakcd altruism" that would
"Ncrstock the country with doctors
ana lawyers and leave no laborcrs.
We are under necessity to rails.
honest. hard. manual work to a new
dignity IL we are 10 get il done" NJ
aaId' pointing to the fact that re-
Strlc'ed immigration has cut OF the
apply OF common labor"
The President paid high tribute 10
me growth and Of tn
south indus,rially. His speech. In
ait follows.
"M". Mayor, Citizens OF Dirmins.
hirh and People OF tn, south: haze
peeH w"ni.r.np, az we have seen the
birmingham district ana the mary.ls
.. iHIS regions Industrial dcvcIop.
in"nt. whether any OF Us have yo,
quite realized the signiacanc, OF IN.
Ihtt mat birmingham has been called
IN" magic city The basic. charac-
trr!stic industry on witch modern
civilization rests il Iron ana steel:
ANA birmingham is the world, Lac,
word IN DEVELOPMENT OF the iron and
steer Industries.
We nave come here To pav yrIbu,c
~ '"c marvellous achievement of "a
"fiei nal? century 10 which this eli,
ana IT'S Industries stand as a NOM.
'lcnt. They testify to US how FAR
'he south has progressed in "A single
generations tho generation sim.
slavery was abolished ana The rul. q,
rec labor AMI unfct,cred industrial
'pi"rtunity became the rule OF all OF
our great republic.
nave many times is .cl thar
mere might De = wider apprccIa;ion
90 the energy. resourccfulncss and
schiuS for industrial dcve!opm.n,
which the people Of the South dem.
ohstrated during tho, war.
We are gathered today TO ccIc.
oratc the scmi-centenary Of the
founding of Birmingham. That this
wonder could be wrought in so brie,
a time tells us how fast our modern
world moves; SO fast that we are
wont TO forget our yesterdays before
our today are fairly begun; so ab.