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Show plain, common sense, non-political talk, told his bearera that th-tr past history had shown their capacity to develop, that their futures depended not on emotionalism, bvit on Individual Indi-vidual character, which meant hard work and thrift. To make ' t hem-pelves hem-pelves indispensable to the people ot the community in. which they lived, was. he declared with emphasis, the only flual solution of the problem which they pained. In the. dentins with crime, ho said that, if the negro wanted a square deal in that respect, he must be able to give a square deal, and bo as earnest and zealous in the punishment of the crimes of tho negro as any others. Frank' H. Hitchcock and Fred H. UpTiam, national Republican chairman and treasurer, respectively, reached here today for a conference with President-elect Taft. . . . NEGRO Y. M. C. A. WARMLY GREETS MR. TAFT New Orleans, Feb. 12. The reoep-tion reoep-tion of President-elect Taft by tho negroes of the city today was marked by enthusiastic cordiality. Thousands of the members of that race assembled as-sembled in the baseball park, filling tie grandstand, bleachers and a large portion of the grounds. Hundreds Hun-dreds of negro school children were banked on the benches, each bearing an American flag - Songs were given and speeches made by Thomas Jones, president of tho Negro Y. M. t A., under whose au6piceff the celebration celebra-tion waa beld, and Alfred Lawless, a negro preacher, al3o by Chairman Philip Velrlln of the Progressive union, under whose auspices Judge Taft 16 being entertained, and by Mayor Behrman. Mr. Taft declaring his desire to "be the president of all the people," and adding that he wanted to make a |