New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-09-04

70 All other considerations. IL found to NEE
an the requirements, among which is tina
ne will use all his influence to nominate. sun
port, and elect colored men to position, b,
Is admitted. All persons, before receivin,
the support Of the league, are obligated Il
vote and sustain any and all measures pro
posed in the interest Of the colored people
without regard to their effect upon any other
class Of citizens.
THE failure on the part Of any person
appointed or elected to Office through the
influence OF the league to comply with the
obligation imposed will not only be regarded
as sufficient cause for dismissal, but to be
denounced in public meetings, and be branded
in the eyes OF the people as traitor to his
race. The organization has been in exist.
ence about six weeks, and is an offshoot oil
a similar organization in Pennsylvania, with.
out its principles
The Republican further continues
''In the meanwhile our colored citizens
should be careful about what they are doing,
for out Of nearly 81, 900 votes they only mum.
Der about l0,7OO, and II the whites follow
their example, they can blame nobody but
themselves"
Now, that is well enough, if the colored
fcllow-citiZens did not know that at the last
were cast, Of which Chapman received IL, 443
and Hine 5,4Ol. If we deduct from the
2,443 votes for Chapman the 10, 700 colorcd
votes, as stated above by the Republican,
there remain altogether LAB white votes.
We cannot, for that reason, blame the ne
groes if they are discomfort that the ,743
whites shall have the cream Of the offices,
and that the 10, 200 coiored gentlemen shall
he satified, as the NEW NATIONAL ERA
says, with clerkships to use long handled
pen, writing essays on glass, abstracts on
carpets, and evolving scientific theories from
the manipulations Of earth and air in the
shape of dust, FIRE in the shape Of coal, and
water in the shape of aliva." 1t is true that
there are many white men Just as able, and
perhaps more so, who would be very glad to
have an opportunity to perform those dis
agreeable services for even less compensa-
ton than our colored friends are receiving
now. But that is another question. Our
African fellow-citizens have the great ma
iority in the Republican party of the Dis
trct-almost ten to one.
The men who are frightened at the idea
of black mans party, met on Monday
evening, cooked up some resolutions to have
colorcd man president, and the result we
give below. Young lawyer Thomas made
an able speech. Men who were opposed to
him listened attentively to his able speech.
He is the coming man Of the Fifth District.
AL! that is necessary is for the colored men
to stand by the young men, who are deter
mined to have their say and speak their own
thoughts like men. We present below the
report of the Morning Chronicle. which may
be relied upon as correct:
Meeting OF the Finh District Republican
Cuba Festive Crowd and a Eurious De.
bate.
The Fifth District Republican Club met
last evening at Jones' Hall, corner Twenty
first and X streets, John w. Booth in the
chair and Randall Bowie secretary. Prayer
was offered by Robert Gilmore.
The following committees were appointed
by the chairman
Campaign Committed Himber, w.
T. Payne, Thomas Steepc, Annanias Spen-
Ger, Charles Cover, John G. VIM, John
Chapman, Henry Edwards, Benjamin Grant,
Henry Hensly, Randall Bowie, NJ. j. Quig-
ley, William Ward, Thomas Linkins, will
liam Green, A. Hannah, Henry Roy, Thos.
Broderick, William Payne, r. $. Hulse,
Frederick Butler, James Thomas, John II.
Pollard, Samuel Scott, and Slas Chapman.
Executive Committee-Richard W. Brown,
Joseph Anderson, Charles II. Irvine, Thos.
Steepe, Charles Lemas, John c. Wlnn, and
Robert Gilmore.
Finance Committee William Fletcher,
Daniel Williams, A. =. Pardon, Jerome A.
Thomas Lucas, Thomas Martin,
James Cannon, Henry Burch, and Henry d.
Peyton.
Mr.. Himber then moved that the Execu-
tive Committee change the time of meeting
for the primary election from early in the
afternoon to evening. After some discussion
the motion was carried.
Mr.. Gilmore then offered the following
Resolred, That we, the labOring men Of
the Fifth Legislative District, do most earn.
estly denounce the black mans party, and
all those taking part in it, believing it to be
detrimental to us as laboring men; and be-
leving that the party is led by pack of
demagogues, soreheads, and office-seekers,
who have no interest in us as laboring men.
Resolred, That we, the Republicans of the
Fifth Legislative District, are in sympathy
with the present form of improvements now
in operation, and we shall cooperate with
the authorities to maintain such system as
is now instituted until such developments
shall have been made as will demonstrate
the impracticabiity of the same.
Resoired, further, That we do believe in
home contracts and labor.
Mr.. Himber made a rousing speech i'm its
support. Then Babel of voices claimed
the floor, and when order was partially re-
stored, and the speakers stood glazing at
each other, Mr.. Williams, by sort of coup
de grace, got the floor and made some sensi
BILE remarks in favor Of the resolutions.
Mr.. Richard Brown seemed very anxious
to speak, and at last got his oar in, and went
for the resolution and for the newspapers
He said that the Chronicle had spoken of the
futile efforts of the colored men to establish
a black mans party with only ten thousand
seven hundred men, while the white men
number twenty-five thousand.
He denounced the articles in the Republi-
can, abiding to the efforts of the colored
men to draw line of demarcation between
the whites and blacks, and censured the daily
Cricket, as he called it, on the same general
principles. In the heat of the argument he
spoke Of his brethren as handful of poor,
petty negroes. Here some one said call us
negroes, which he would not do, but substi-
tuted colored gentlemen; thAp came cat calls,
yells of "Put him out" &C.; and from dis.
tant corner "Oh, Uncle Dick, you are worse
than corpse" But undaunted, Brown
went on with the words, "'Taint no use;
Pm an old line officer, and you can't beat
me back" while his treble voice sounded