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great Lincoln, upon more than 200 battlefields iu this land, poured out their
iifeblood upon the shrine of liberty.
"This question rises above the sphere
of politics. It transcends the bounds
-of mere race question. It Is a national
question: it is a religious questiou. In
short, it is the people's question, for it
Is a question In which the rights of
American citizens are affected. Standing, as I am. therefore, upon this sacred platform, hallowed by the memory of great men—apostles of freedom
nnd liberty—and you, my companions
in tribulation, with all the horrible
memories of the past, I ask in the name
ot God and In the Interest of a suffering race, can any man with the knowledge of these facts contribute either
by word or by act any aid to a party
that is pledged not only to rapine and
Injustice, to disfranchisement and mob
law. but to the degradation and humiliation of the whole negro race?"
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DEFEND YOUR  RIGHTS!
Colored   Voters   Should   Understand
What Their Paramount Issue Is.
Rev. Dr. Ernest Lyon, pastor of John
Wesley Methodist Episcopal church.
New"York city, preached recently to a
large congregation on "The Paramount
Issue as Far as Afro-Americans Are
Concerned." This, he asserted, was the
disfranchisement of negroes. The sermon was full of political references,
and the voters In his congregation were
urged to register and vote for McKinley and for Roosevelt, "the soldier and
patriot" The sermon in part was as
follows:
"The nation today is In the throes of j
a great crisis—a crisis tbat will be more j
disastrous i Its results than the civil j
war. We ere threatened with a reign I
of terror, cf Injustice, of disfranchise- |
ment and of anarchism.
"A mild illustration of this form of
government  was  furnished  us by  tbe j
lawless mob in Colorado a few days j
ngo,  when,  inflamed  by the spirit of ;
Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina. !
they    attempted   to   murder   Colonel j
Roosevelt, the governor of New York, |
the soldier and patriot   This spirit appeals to the baser passion of tbe masses, arrays the poor against the rich, the
weak against the strong and the violent and lawless against the law abiding and orderly.
"It is this same spirit that has disfranchised nine-tent lis of American
citizens of color in this beautiful land
of ours, that has robbed them of the
right of suffrage and that has made
race wars probable under a free govern meut
"The republic will fall if this sDlrit
prevails, ine paramount issue, therefore, ns it relates to Afro-Americans
lu this impending struggle is not so
much the question of the free coinage
of silver; neither is It the question of
expansion nor that of Imperialism, but
tbe question is whether or not the remaining tenth of our people living In
the states of West Virginia, Maryland,
Delaware and New Jersey shall be disfranchised like those in the south and
whether they shall be robbed of the
right of suffrage—a right guaranteed
them by tbe amendments to the constitution, for which amendments our
fathers   willingly,   at  the  rail   of   tbe
POUIICm REVIEW OF IHE WEEK.
Signs and omens: When the Democratic party Is reduced to the necessity
of hiring plug uglies and thugs to rotten egg, stone and otherwise Insult the
most distinguished men in the Republican party who make speeches in behalf of their party, it portends that the
D&mocratic party is in the highway to
defeat and that decomposition and
disintegration will shortly eventuate.
When Governor Roosevelt was assaulted and insulted in Colorado recently, it was a sign that all the Democrats in that particular section of Colorado would soon be afflicted with
oral incoherence and that there wasn't
anybody in that village who could
measure up to Colonel Roosevelt In
brains*, ability or physical courage—
that is. nobody of the Democratic
faith.
When a Democratic bummer and
rowdy threw a cake of ice at Senator
Hanna. who was speaking in a western city recently, it was an omen of
evil to tlie New York ice trust.
There are other signs too numerous
to mention, among which Is the loquacity of the "emperor of New York,"
Richard the First. When Richard
ejaculates overmuch at this stage of
a campaign, state or national, lt is an
unfailing sign that ho doesn't know
"where he Is at" or, if he knows, Is
not willing to tell.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff was
the orator of the day at the
emancipation celebration at Bingham ton. * Sept 27. and delivered
an oration which Is still being
applauded. The lieutenant governor's familiarity with the history of
the negro as "soldier, citizen, public
official, professional man and industrial' opened the eyes of his auditors,
and the Binghamton Republican says
that during the delivery of his oration "he was frequently interrupted by
thunders of applause." He made a
great hit and he will be In greater demand hereafter by colored organizations. The lieutenant governor Is one
of tbe most graceful, eloquent and
pleasing platform speakers In the Empire State.
One of the tricks of the white men
of the south who are desirous of giving a black eye to negro suffrage in
that section is to induce alleged "well
known business and professional men"
in that section to write to the New
York Sun and other northern Republican papers to say that they are quite
willing to support and vote for McKinley provided they can be assured that
the negro will be eliminated as a
factor in the politics of the south, etc.,
ad nauseam.
When these men—these traitors-
were conspiring to shake the foundations of the republic and to trail the
stars and stripes iu the dust of humiliation and defeat, to blot out the
constitution aud to make human slavery the corner stone of liberty, the negroes were the only real patriots and
honest defenders and protectors of the
nation's honor and integrity in tbe
south. They gave aid and comfort to
the Yankee soldiers in camp and field;
they fed the half starved Federal
prisoners lu rebel prisons and helped
thousands to escape the horrors of
these earthly hells; they acted as spies
and guides to the Union troops In tbe
"enemy's country," and there never
was found among them a traitor in a
black skin. In the still hours of the
night and the early hours of the morning they were faithful and true friends
to the hated Yankee soldiers, and when
white winged peace o'erspread her
wiugs upon the ruins of the Southern
Confederacy the faithful and loyal
negro stood by the Yankee until he had
made this a nation and the union perpetual. And now the conquered white
men of the south are seeking to obtain
by strategy and diplomacy, by hypocrisy and half hearted protestations of
loyalty to a magnanimous foe, what
they could not obtain by treachery and
force of arms. What monumental audacity, what cold blooded effrontery,
to ask and expect the Republican party
to eliminate the negro from politics
when the negro was the bulwark of
the party in the halcyon day? of Its
power in the south. Perish the
thought! John  E.  BntTCB.
Senator   Pritchard   Discusses   the
Democratic Scheme of Disfranchisement in the South.
DAMNABLE    DEMOCRATIC    DESI6NS.
Tbe Democrats nave Not Only Deprived the Afro-American of the
ItlKht to Have ill- Vwte Counted a*
Cast* But Have I'sed HU Vote to
Nullify tbe Vote of tbe White Man
Who Favor. Free Institutions.
The adoption of the amendment to
onr state constitution which has for
its object the restriction of the right
of suffrage marks another step on the
part of the democracy of the south
in its efforts to nullify the fourteenth
and fifteenth aineminn nts to the constitution of tiie I'nited States.
When the southern states were readmitted into the union after the late
civil war it was expressly provided as
a fundamental condition precedent to
their  ritrht   to representation in qpm-
"All the political rights whieh have
been acquired throngrh our late
bloody convulsion must and shall be
guaranteed, maintained, enjoyed, re-
snectcd forevermore."
Since   1876   there  has been a growing tendency on the part of the democratic  leaders of the south, with the
1 acquiescence   of   their   party    in     the
north,  to disregard   the  provisions of
the fourteenth  and  fifteenth    amendments.    By one means or another, they
have deprived thousands of white and
' colored  republicans of the rights that
i are guaranteed them by the constitu-
! tion of the United States.   The process
has been gradual, but at the same time
it  has been certain and effectual.    At.
i first   their  efforts   were   confined    to
| states  like South Carolina and Louisi-
' ana, but when they rea'.ized that they
i could  with   impunity deprive the peo-
j pie of their  rights  they  became   em-
I boldened. and  now the    hydra-headed
j monster of violence and fraud is projecting itself into states wherein, heretofore,   we   have   had   reasonably  fair
election laws.    The last election, in so
far as eastern   North  Carolina is concerned, was a "roaring farce," and no
democrat  can  be  found  who has the
hardihood   to   say  that.  it. was a fair
expression   of   the  will of a majority
of the voters of North Carolina.
Fiftv counties, containing eonsider-
Boonran   f.   .\*_.shi:;oto:<t.
Some paper* are claiming that Booker T. Washington is a
Democrat. This is not true Mr. Washintrtcn. in a speech in
Washington, D. C, said: "I am not a politician, but I am a
Republican." President McKinley and Mr. Washington are
c!o=?e friends.
gress and in the electoral college, mat
neither of the said states should ever
amend its constitution so as to abridge
the right of any voter residing therein.
The act in question was passed on the
2Sth day of July, 1868, and reads as
follows:
"That each of the States of North
Carolina. South Carolina, Louisiana,
(■eorifla, Alabama and Florida, shall
be entitled and admitted to representation in eong-reas as a State of the
union when the legislature of such
State sball have duly ratified tbe
amendment to the constitution of the
I nited States proposed by the 3«th
congress, known as article 14, upon
the following fundamental conditions: That the constitution of
neither of said States shall be so
amended or changed as to deprive
any cltlsen or class of dtlsens
of the United States Of the
right to vote In said State, who
are entitled to v«»te by the constitution thereof, herein recognised, except as a punishment for sucb crimes
tin are now felonies at common lav*-,
whereof they shall have been convicted nnder laws equally applicable
to the Inhabitants of all the States."
The foregoing leaves no doubt as to
the condition upon which the southern states were re-admitted to the
union. While it is a contract that is
not binding in a strictly legal sense,
in so far as the states are concerned,
at the same time it is an agreement
on the part of the citizens of those
states that they will observe in good,
faith the principles enunciated in the
fifteenth amendment. It is an obligation which those of us who live south
of Mason and Dixon's line cannot afford to ignore.
The democratic party of the nation,
in 1872, after the amendment in question had been ratified, declared in
their party platform that they would
oppose all efforts to reopen the questions growing out,of the adoption of
the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth -amendments. They declared
as follows:
"1. We recognise the eqa§llty of all
men before the law, and hold that •*
is the duty of the government In Its
dealings with the people to mete out
equal and exact Justice to all, of
whatever nativity, race, color, persuasion,   religious  or political.
"2. We pledge ourselves to maintain the union of these States, emancipation and enfranchisement, and
to oppose any reopening of the questions settled by the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to
the constitution."
In addition- to making the foregoing
declaration, they named Mr. Greeley
as their standard bearer, and, in his
letter of acceptance, among other
thin_r». he said;
ably less than half the white population of the state, and four-fifths of
the negroes, gave a majority of 54.140
for the amendment; while 48 counties,
containing more than half of the white
population and only one-fifth of the
negroes, gave 3,186 majority against
the amendment.
Thus it will be seen that the democratic party of North Carolina has not
only deprived the colored man of the
right to have his vote counted as cast,
but they have used the vote of the
colored man to nullify the vote of the
white man who is in favor of free institutions. These figures show that
the cry of negro domination is a snare
and a delusion, and that it is resorted
to for the express purpose of enabling
the democratic party in the south tO-
prevent anything like a fair consideration of the great economic and financial questions that are now being discussed by the American people.
It la one of the many Instances In
which they have raised a false cry to
becloud the situation, and thereby
obscure the real questions at Issue.
As an evidence of their inconsistency,
I call attention to the fact that the
democratic party obtained exclusive
control of affairs in North Carolina, in*
1576, and continued in power until
1893, during which time there was no
effort made by them to deprive any
of our citizens of the rights.guaranteed
them by the constitution of the United
States, but after the campaign of 1896
it became evident to the leaders of the
democratic party that thousands of
business men, asi well as farmers and
laborers, were beginning to realize
that the principles of republicanism-
were best calculated to promote the
real welfare of the country, and then
it was that the leaders of the democratic party raised the cry of negro
domination. By use of force and fraudulent methods they succeeded in obtaining control of our affairs, and securing the adoption of an amendment
! to our constitution which is in flagrant
1 violation of the fifteenth, amendment
to the constitution of the United States.
The situation is one that demands the
j earnest attention of everyone who is in
favor of a republican form of govern-
. ment,
L The American people are confronted
with the proposition aa to whether or
not it is our duty as a nation toenforce
the fifteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States. If we
are not to. enforce the amendment in
question it should be abrogated at
once.    It would be unwise and uniust
to abrogate the fifteenth amendment,
and while the democrat* favor its repeal they are afraid to. say so in their
platform. The issue is raised, and cannot be repressed or evaded, but demands an immediate settlement at the
hands of the American people. The
welfare of the people of the south is
involved in its consideration and there
can be no settled condition of affairs
in that section of the country until the
question has been settled one way or
tiie other.
The democratic party of the, south
wields a wonderful influence in the
electoral college as well as in the house
of representatives, by virtue Of the fact
that our numerical strength is augmented by counting the negro as a citizen in the federal enumeration. It is
unfair to count the negro in the federal enumeration, and thereb3' increase our representation in congress
and in the electoral college, and then
refuse to count hi.* ballot. The proposition is illogical, and is in conflict with
the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, and should not be tolerated for
a moment.
It is amusing to hear our democratic
friends talk about the "consent of the
governed," in view of their conduct in
North Carolina, South Carolina and
other southern states, wherein, by resorting to unlawful methods, they have
denied thousands of white and colored
voters of the rights guaranteed them
by the constitution.
In that section we are confronted
with the rankest kind of imperialism,
and the wonder is that Mr. Bryan does
not take time to condemn those within
our borders who deny the citizens of
the United States the privileges and
immunities to which they are entitled
under the constitution which he has
taken an oath time and again to maintain.
It is now In order for Mr. Bryan to
inform the people of the United States
mm to whether he is In favor of the enforcement of the fonrteentb and
fifteenth amendments to the constitution of the United States.
When the republican party was organized its mission was to free the
slave, uplift the-down-trodden and preserve the union, and to-day it stands
for the enforcement of the rights of
every American citizen in accordance
with the provisions of the organic law
of our land.
In its treatment of those who have
become our wards as a result of the
war with Spain it has been actuated
by the same spirit which inspired its
conduct at the time when it struck
from the limbs of four and a half million human beings the shackles of
slavery. It stands for human liberty,
and where'er the stars and stripes are
unfurled I believe it ha* the courage
to secare the enforcement of all the
rights that are guaranteed to an American citizen.
_.      _ J. C. PRITCHARD.
Marshall, N. C.
Afro-American Soldiers and Their
Valor Lauded by Governor
Roosevelt.
BELIEVES   UE   SAVED   THE   UNION.
"The Afro-American Soldier Has tha
Faculty   of   Coming  to   the   Front
When He Ia Needed Most—He la
a First-Class Fighting Haa."
Gov. Theodore Roosevelttoasexplained
to a reporter his reported antipathy
to the'Afro-«Americansoldier. In Scrib-
's Magazine for April. 1899, there
peared  an  article by Mr. Roosevelt,
ner
apn
Negro in Business.
From the liulnan.ijjolis Daily Press.
The Indianapolis Recorder, a newspaper published by Negro is in the interest of their race, has an editorial on the
recent meeting of the Afro-American
Council in this city, in which it warmly commends the stated objects of the
council, particularly that of forwarding the business opportunities of Negroes, but sharply calls attention to
t_e fact that the members of the council, for the nDstpart, failed to carry
their theories into pra tice by patro"
uizing Negro business men while here.
There is all the difference in the
world between practicing and preaching. Whether or not it bs true, as the
Recorder declares, tbat such wants as
were sunnlicd for  the  members of the
c uncil were almost entirely supplied
bv white firms, it is a fact known oi
ail men that tbe Negro race lo«e*
much of the helpfulness that lies
within itself by an utter lack of that,
solidarity of feeling that causes men
of almost any other rac • to cling'O-
gcther in every-day affairs of life.
Che Italian will hunt up an Italian to
do bu inecs with, tl e German prefers
another German when he seeks »o
make a purchase, at d thus it gees;
but the Negro with iwoney to spend
>i«=ually spends it with a white concern
u iless it is to be spent in such away
.■tat he is foicid to ir"> to his owo-peo-
p'e to obtain the required service.
In th-? accumulation of wealth lies
th* hooe of the Negro race—not only
the hope obtaining the respect of other
races with which it comes in contact,
but in obtaining *he respect of its own
member*. We often laugh at the exaggerated respect that is paid to
we-ilth. and it is ridiculous enough in
certain instance?; but, as a general
thing in America, tlie possession of
wenlt'i means that there has been force
of character and intelligence exercised
it its accumulation. It is rare tbat
the man that has made his fortune has
not put into the making of it qualities
that properly command our respect.
And so it is with the Negro, no If ss
than with the wnite man. Where you
find a Negro that has accumulated
substantial means, you find oietU"
commands the respect of everybody.
'Put money in thy purse" is an excellent admonition for the whole race,
and one thing that will help each
other as much a possible in individual
business patronage.
| upon the bravery of the Afro-American
j soldier.   This article has been used as
I a  campaign document, and  has been
: widely  circulated    among    th©   Afro-
j American people of the country.    "The
democrats have attempted to make    a
mountain out of a mole hill," said Gov.
Roosevelt.    "In the article referred to
T made mention of an incident that happened at San Juan hill.
Case  of a Captain's   Order.
"I had orders to hold a certain position, and was supported by the Tenth
cavalry (Afro-American). The position waa uncertain, and we needed
every man available to make the stand.
Two or three of the AtroJAmerican soldiers started to the rear in search of
water, as ordered, by their captain. I
rebuked the captain for lessening our
force, and commanded the men to remain. The statement I made after
that, so near as I can remember, was 'I
have orders to hold this hill, and I intend to do it. I will shoot any man.
that gives up this position.'
"This is the whole story in a nutshell, and the effort of the democrats to
make political capital out of the simple incident shows what small campaign methods they are caps bis of
using.
Pralaes  Black  Men's  Bra—ery.
''My position, with the Afro-American
people is too well known for these political   tricksters   to  undermine it.    I
would be the last man in the world to
say anything Against the Afro-American soldier, because I know of his bravery and his-- character.    He saved my
life at Santiago, and I have   had   occasion to say so in many    articles   and
speeches.    The rough riders were in a
bad  position    when    the    Ninth   and
Tenth cavarly came rushing up the hill
carrying everything before them.
|      "The Afro-American soldier has the
; faeult}- of coming to the front when he
! is needed  most.    In  the civil war he
i came 400,000 strong, and I believe   he
! saved the-union.   He has done excellent
| work  in all  of  the Indian campaigns,
| and  while   I  was in  the west, I had a
j  number of opportunities of witnessing
[ his wonderful work.    He saved a mas-
'  sacre of the Seventh in 1890.
Their Help at San Juan Hill.
"At San Juan hill the Afro-American
j soldiers rendered an object lesson to all
j of the soldiers assembled there. They
j sung and fought and pushed the lag-
j gard troopers up the hill and the great
! victory at that point was theirs a."
j much if not more than any • of the
soldiers there.
"The Afro-American man can vote
for whom he pleases. He can follow
the dictates of his own conscience.
That is why he has the franchise, to
exercise it, and use it for his best advantage and the advantage of the country, which he has served so honorably
with his sword, but I take great pleasure in saying tbat he is a first-class
fighting man/'
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