| Show A No o man InAn In III the country Is l doing so BO much for the tho advancement of ot the colored race ns as Hooker Bouker T Washington He Ut Is not only an nn honor to It II but he ho heIs hela hoI Is la I also abe an un honor to his lila country lie He bases Ms hla faith III In his race upon the tho power of ot education and his lila faith Is being bring Justified JUHt mcd by I the results ho lie Is achieving l And the South In Is l beginning to appreciate Ills his hi labors He ne was In Richmond Va Yn tho the other day In at It attendance upon the Negro Business MenH Mens league An Invitation was ex ox extended tended to the tho city council antI the state te legislature to attend one of or the leagues meetings In the tho Academy of ot Music and both joth bodies voted unanimously to at attend attend tend Mr Mv Ir Washington Wn was as the speak peak speaker er of the tho evening The correspondent of the New ew York Evening says that significance of ot this meeting this time lies In the fact tact that an effort has hus as been made InalIe to have hao this legislature 1 w s a 1 measure which shall cripple the ihie negro legro schools by b giving these schools only the portion of ot the tho tax the tho negroes themselves pay Mr 11 Wash Walh Washington ington pleaded my very er strongly against this lils plan At t tho the close cloFe of ot the address add res many mAn mail of at the white men In the this audience vent ent up lip on the uhe stand tand to shake hands with him That was vas a n great triumph for tor or him and louder lour r than words for tor the th progress he ht Is la making milking In renio remo lag ng prejudice |
