I said that I made the same plea that I had made in my address at Atlanta, for the blotting out of race prejudice in "commercial and civil relations." I said that what is termed social recognition was a question which I never discussed, and then I quoted from my Atlanta address what I had said there in regard to that subject.
In meeting crowds of people at public gatherings, there is one type of individual that I dread.

I mean the crank.

I have become so accustomed to these people now that I can pick them out at a distance when I see them elbowing their way up to me.

The average crank has a long beard, poorly cared for, a lean, narrow face, and wears a black coat.

The front of his vest and coat are slick with grease, and his trousers bag at the knees.
In Chicago, after I had spoken at a meeting, I met one of these fellows.
They usually have some process for curing all of the ills of the world at once.