Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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- 1 r1 ? rW 8UMTEH WATCIUaAN. Estssti i onwlidated Aug. 2.188 Cbt Whi(bm;m ruib Southron. Publl*IW \Vednc*day mid Saturday ?BY? 08TCEN PUBLISHING COMPANY Sl'MTKR. 8. a Terms: 11.10 |*r annum?In advance. Advertisements: Oae Squate STst Insertion.$1 00 ?vsry subsequent Insertion.10 Contracts for three months, or loafer will be mads at rsduosd rates. All communications which sub? serve prlvnte tntereats will be charged for aa advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. looKEi mmm day. NKGRO EDUCATOR CORDIALLY GREETED BY LARGE CROWD. Us Was EntertmhMMi by Leading Ne? gro CUtseas Dartag Iba Morning aas) st S SO O'clock Spoke la the Opera I loose to a Large Aadlence Couipnwd of Both Whites and Ne Ths cm do red people for miles around gathered her- Thursdsy to grast, sss snd hser the Moses of ths asgro rsc? In this country. Dr. Book? er T. Washington, the w I sard of Tus asgee Instituts. Ala. Bugglea farm wagons, ox-carts, in fact all kind of vehicles were used. Some traveled on horse-back, mule-beck, while a big crowd walked. It wss perhaps the largest crowd of people ever aasembl sd In Sumter to near and see a color? ed man Dr. Washington reached the city at 19 o'clock thla morning accompa nisd by his prlvats secretary, Emmet J Scott, ivho is one of the most ag grssstve young men of his race. He wee for sometime employed as re? porter on ths Houston post a id re Signed to take a place with Dr. Wash? ington; Nathan Hunt, stenographer ?O Dr. Washington; J. H. Wsshlng b*n? Superintendent of Industries, m m ^?yTssstii^iT^i stltste; Bishop George W Clifton DD.] A. at. E. Zinn Church, Charlotte. N. C; John Me* rick and C C. 8paold tag. of Du rham. N. C.; R. W. Thomp? son, newspaper correspondent, Chi? cago; Major R. R. Melon, Hampton Institute. Vs.; W. T. B. Williams. Hampton. Va. In addition to Dr. Washington's personal party hs Is accompanied by aa escorting party, com posed of some of ths is tiling negroes of the State, who hav? formed themselves Into a regular Organisation which has charge of Dr. Wtshlngton und his friends. Ths following men compose the or ) gantaattofi. Rev. K D. White. D. D.. Cyrus CainpOeld. RdHor C. F. Holmes. Bditor C. P. White, T. A. Williams, l>r. J. H Goodwin. Rev. K. W. Bow ens. Rev R. W. Baylor. D. D.. Rev. J. J Durham. D. I> . Rsv. W. B. Flem mlng. D. D.. Rev. I. K. Dowry, Rev. * C. R Brown. Rev. J. L. Dart, D. D.. Rev H. W. B. Bsunett. D. D.. J. H. Garusr. I>r (\ U Walton. Dr. J. R. f a**?. Z. C. Walker. Treasurer; W. T. Andrews, Secretary; Rsv. RVchard Carroll. I Tos Went. Dr. Washington spoke last night in ' ths opem house at Camden where standing room was at a premium. of ths roost noted* white men and worasn of the country were pres? ent and heard his sddrsss. It was full of s< od advice to the people. Upon irrtvlng In ths city the party which was under ths direct manage? ment of Rsv. Riebard Carroll and W. T. Andrsws wsrs assigned to ths homss of ths colored people, where brsakfast eras served and a drive through ths city followed to look at the home* owned by ths colored peo? ple. At Morris College the party stop? ped. Dr. K M. Brawlsy, Introduced Dr. Wsshlngton. who spoks words of good cheer to the students snd con? gratulated ths negro Baptists on their progress. Rsv. A. J. Johnson, psstor of Zton Baptist church mads a few re mark a At S o'clock this sfternoon a recep? tion was given to party at Kendall Academy at which time refreshments were served by the negro Business res of Sumter. Ths local commutes consisted of following: A. J. Andrews, W. J. Andrews. M J Frsdsrlck. I. D. Davis. 7. E. Walk? er, F. K. Ksrshaw, C. W. Blrnle. C. W. Maxweil. W. O. Valentine. E. O. Jone?. E. B. Jones. J A. Plnson. W V. Moore. J. L. Ssnders. A. U. Frier son. J. D. Dlggs. W. M. Hsnna. R H. Richardson. S. F. Flsgler. H. D MeJCnlght. A. J Johnson, J. C. Prlo lsau. T. E. Oallard. Hum Franklin, E. B. DeLorme, E Weltnrs, W. T. An draws. 8. J. McDonald. (itch mem and Lib shed April, 1S&0. ?De Jost and Fear not-?Let all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." 8UMTER. S. 0.? SATURDAY. MARCH 20. 1909. y THE New -* Our Premiums Oy another page will be found our Premium List for agents who solicit subscrip? tions for the Twice-a-Week Watchman & Southron Every article in the list is useful and the best of the kind and price to be had. In the matter of premiums we are practicing what we have been preaching for years?patronizing home industry by purchasing the premiums from Sumter mer? chants. By pursuing this policy we are keeping our money in circulation at home and at the same time guaranteeing that our premiums are first-class articles. By sending out of town to some mail order house we might get these articles cheaper, but we do not believe in that way of doing business. We want to know what we are getting and who we are getting it | . from, but the principle is the most important consideration after all. We believe in preaching and practicing th3 doctrine of patronizing home enterprises, and thereby helping those who help us. If every man, woman and child will do the sane thing, South Carolina will be a better State, Sumter will be a bigger and better town, with better and more pros? perous merchants, better and more prosperous workshops and factories and bigger and better newspaper* and printing offices, in the latter of which we are most directly interested. This is the point of the whole sermon. Take the hint and get to work as an agent for the Twice-a. Week Watchman & Fouthron. By so doing you will help yourself while helping us. You will also be helping your neighbors by inducing them to subscribe to the best county paper in the State. Osteen Publishing Company W. V. Moore. Vice President Local Hu?Itiens League; M. J. Frederick, Secretary Local Business League; A. j J. Andrews, Z. E. Walker. T. B. Qll llard. S. J. McDonald. Sub Committee, The opera house could not accom? modate the large crowd this after? noon, and many were turned away. While moat of the people were ne? groes, yet there was a largo number of white people present filling up the *pace reserved for them. Many stood back', because It was their desire to let the colored, people see their lead el? and hear his words of advice. The party accompanying Dr. Washington has been supplemented by a number, of prominent colored men of South Carolina, and occupied seats ou the stage. Dr. R. R. Moton, of Hampton cap? tured the audience with bis musical voice. He led the audience In sing? ing "We Are Climbing Jacob's Lad? der," and It was wonderful to see how the negroes took up the song, and in a few minutes the entire audience was singing. Dr. E. M. Brawley -made the opening prayer. The speaker was introduced by Dr. C. C. Brown, pas? tor of the Fhrst Baptist churdh of Sumter. His address while short was appropriate. Dr. Washington in his opening re? marks, said thai he was delighted on his trip through South Carolina with the progress being made by his peo? ple and to see the friendly relation existing between the races, which he said meant much to the progress of the State. He deplored the fact that the vices had been magnified and the virtues kept In the background. For "said he, "if a negro burns a house the papers are full of it, and it is sent all over the country, but if a negro builds a dosen houses It is never known outside of the Immediate com? munity. When white men take part In a lynching the news Is sent to the world, but the white men, who be? lieve In peace and harmony, who help the negro to rise In this world, are never mentioned." When Dr. Washington said that the negro had more friends In the South than he had enemies, he was given an ovation which lasted fully five minutes. In this connection he told the members of the race that they should have permanent abiding pla? ces, that a people who were constant? ly moving from place to place never accomplished anything. He declared that the white people really wanted the negro to remain here in the South and It was out of the question to talk w about them going away. "The white men who own the land, do not want the negro to leave," he said, "but H is only the people who do not own anything who talk about the negro leaving here. The negro must satfke himself indispensable in the commu? nities where they live and he will be protected." Dr. Washington In strong language condemned loafing among negroes, idlers, and urged that steps be taken to get rid of them. In this he told the white people how they ami Id be of service to the race. His address was though/ful and full of good ad? vice. He said in part -"This is not my first visit to South Carolina. Some ten or eleven years ago I visited a number of your cities and spoke to -our people. I have kept In pretty close touch with you and know something of the progress you are making in Industrial., intellectual and moral directions. "In accepting the invitation of Rev. Richard Carroll, of Columbia. W. T. Andrews, of Sumter, and others of yeur important colored citizens, I have but one 'Object In coming Into your State, and that is to see for my self some of the progress of which I have heard so much which has been made during Che time that I have been absent. Let me say right here that from what I have already been able to see, I feel that the peo\ple of South Carolina, of both races, have good reason to congratulate Uhem selves upon the success which the ne? groes of the State are making. The negro has done well in South ?Caroli? na. I repeat he has done well, but he can make himself still more use? ful In the future t>*n he has in the past, and my object la coming here, as I have stated, Is to aay something and as far as I am able to suggest something to make the negro more useful to himself, more useful to the State and to tho nation than he has been Ln the past. "As I have said, I have sought to keep in close touch with the progress of your State, but one who lives out? side of South Carolina is af a certain disadvantage In learning about what that actual progress has been. "Both races In the South suffer At the hands of public opinion in one respect, and that Is by reason of the fact thot the outside world hears of our difficulties, hears of crime, hears of mobs and lynchlngs, but the out- i side world does not hear of, neither I does it know about the evidences of racial friendship and goodwill which ( exist in the majorities of the com? munities of South Carolina and other Southern States where "black and white live together. I de not believe I that one can find another section of the globe where two races which are dissimilar in many respects dwell to? gether In so large numbers where they get on better in all the affairs of life than they do in our Southern State?. When we consider all that has taken place during the past for? ty years, I believe that we have every reason to congratulate ourselves that things have gone on as well as they have, that they are no worse than they are. fl am perfectly sure of the fact that there is an element of our white friends who are timid and often re? frain from helping the negro to the extent that they otherwise would, on account of the bugbear of what is sometimes referred to as social equal? ity. I am constantly mingling among members of my own race, No?*h and South, and of all subjects dis cuused that is very rarely reUerred tCL "Let me say a? emphatically as I cm, that judging by my obaervution anil experience with my race, no? where in this country is it seeksng to obtrude itself <on the white race, and especially here in the South. I thln'K you will ftnd that the moye aensfible the negro is and the mome he ts educated, the more he finds sat? isfaction in the company of htto owa race. 1 *Te a very large extent the prob-| lern of the negro in the Southern States 1e a labor problem. In order to secure effective aad satisfactory la? bor from any race, two things have got to be borne in mind. First peo? ple must be taught a love for labor, must be taught the dignity of labor and at the same time given proper methods in the direction of skill. I Secondly, they must have their minds and their ambitions awakened so that their wants will be increased. No individual labors except as he has a motive for doing so. The ignorant, untrained negro in South Africa works for only one or two days in each week. He quits and returns to his little hut at the end of that time. The white man in South Africa wond? ers why this is true, grows impatient and angry with the African for this kind of conduct. "The white man In South Africa forgets that he ought to do the same thing with the negro that has been done with the negro in the Southern States?that he ought to educate the negro so that he will want more. The knowledge of the South African is so limited, his ambitions are so low, that he can satisfy all the wants that he "knows anything about by * working !only one or two days In each week. When he has sailsfled those he quits. Human nature is much the same way all over the world. In the case, how? ever, of the Southern negro, he works four or five days in each week be? cause he has been educated by con? tact with the unite man, educated through the church, the Sunday school, the day school, so that his wants are increased, are multiplied in many directions. The Southern negro wants land, wants a home with two or three rocms in it, wants some furniture, books, newspapers, educa? tion for his children, wants to sup? port the minister and the Sunday school, and in proportion as these wants are increased he is led to work an increasing number of days in each week In orcrer to satisfy them. If we would rmVke the negro still more I useful as a laborer, we must arouse i his ambition, we must give him something to Ttvo for, to hope for, and just in proportion as his wants are multiplied, are increased in many directions so that he Will want bet? ter homes, better furniture, better churches, better schools, more hooka, more newspapers, in the same de? gree will he be Isd to work with more regularity and a longer number of( days in order that the increased wants may be satisfied. The mere matter of pay in* a high wage to an Individual, unless his wants have been increased along sensible and ra? tional lines, does not solve the prob? lem, because if the man is still igno? rant he can satisfy his few wants quicker when he receives a high wage than when he receives a lower wage. We cannot get away from the princi? ple which applies to all human be? ings everywhere, that in order to secure satisfactory labor we must make the Individual In a degree in? telligent, must arouse his ambitions and his hopes. "In all that concerns the welfare of the negro in the South, there is no person in the world who can be so helpful to him as his white neighbor. | For instance, our white friends will , agree with us, I am sure, that they ; can help the people of my race In preventing migration In so large a I number of the cities. Our white 1 friends can help us in this respect in < several ways. First by seeing to it ) Univ. 26-Scp.OO ri? SOUTHRON, Established June, 18*? ?ries?Vol. XXIX. 1? 8 I that life in the country is made just as attractive and safe as life in the City. Thi negro wants education for his children. He has an ambition to improve the life of his family. If he finds in the city, as he usually does, a school well equipped with good teachers either by missionary effort or by public school fu>nds that is in session eight or nine months in th* year, and if he finds in his own community the public school taught in a broken down log cabin with a poor teacher and the school term not longer than four or five months in the year, the negro is tempted to move to the city where he can edu? cate his children. This is natural, and any other race would yield to the same temptation under the same circumstances. Our white friends can help the negro, and help them? selves at the same time, by seeing to it that the negro family is provided with just as good school accommoda? tions in the country as in the city. In my opinion it would pay in the matter of dollars and cents for every white man who owns a large planta? tion in this State to see to it that on that plantation or near that planta? tion there is a good school provided and a good church, with a good teacher and upright minister, who are encouraged to remain in that community. This will mean that la? bor will come to that plantation, will be satisfied there, that the individual who own such a plantation and! makes these provisions for school and church will not have so seek labor but labor will seek him. "There are some things in the Iffe^ of every race that must be settled* an' speedily as possible before they will4 be able to make any real permanent' progress. One of them is the matter' of permanent abode, a definite place to live. A race cannot make the high? est progress, become in the highest' degree useful, until it makes up its* mind to settle down ?omewhere on* the soil Und become a useful part of the community in which it lives. We must get rid of the habit, which in a very large degree still clings to the race, of- being an unsettled peopJev Some* portion of our race moves every year. People live on one plantation this year, on another neat year, and? on still another the following year. Some portion of our race lives in 8 I kind of haphazzard manner in one I town one year, and moves to a new I town another year. Some have been* I doing this for a period of twenty I years, We cannot make progress, we I cannot make ourselves respected as I we should be, until this habit ia* j changed. j "While I am speaking upon the1 I subject of a permanent abode for the I negro race, I wish to repeat here the I advice which I have given privately I and publicly in every part of the I country in which I have been, and I that is in my opinion, there is no place** I in this country where the negro is 1 I better off, or in any other country, all I things considered than our Southern ' I States, and particularly in the coun I try districts. 1 have ha I the privH I ege of traveling pretty extensively I throughout this country as well as I in foreign countries, and I bhve net I hesitation in stating that taking the j matter on the whole, there is no place j where the masses of the negro people J are doing as well, are eo healthy in/ j mind and body as they are in the J country districts of the South. I may j say, also, in my opinion, the mass cl I my people have definitely- determined** I to stay where they are in wltartr' it** I "known as the Black Pelt of tfie J Southern States." - ,1 j Prepare for the Fed< ration. f j The Civic League executive board j desires most earnestly to call the at I tention of the Sumter ladies?wheth I er members of the League or net?to ? I the State Federation of Women's I Clubs which convenes here the last week in April. We are eoactantly receiving letters now, in which refer? ence is made to the fact that the Fed? eration is looking forward with unu? sual interest to the Sumter conven? tion, and expect it to be the most' profitable and enjoyable o:ie they 9 have yet had. We take it for grant? ed that every resident is most anxious*J that our little city "put her best foot* foremost" at this particular rmo and show to the State at large som*' practical results of that "Sumter spirit" in which we glory. Now is the time to get your lawns in order, to cover unsightly places with paint or vines or both. The League officer* are most gratified to see that in many parts of the town a great deal of work a*ong this line has been already begun. To get the whole town in gootl condition, however, of course means that each individual must do her part, and make her own premise* clean and attractive. Will you do fours?