The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-04-01

NtnIlOH III W HCO Oll lll' 'liI VI H. Oltt
II is TACT neyerti eles-. We extract
enough from the call to give fair under
standing OF the purposes Tor which it is
10 be held:
CoLoRED MEN TO THE FRONT.
"Wnerras. we have viewed with di-may
thp MANY entertainments that have been,
and are vet being made.up"n the co'ored
cit zens OF TcXas by the dread d IA" rs. er
vice and crime. Ignorance ant INN nraIity
aud the many hiadrcd evils that they are
the parents Of, and.
Whereas, we recognize the fact that
something must be done, ant that quite
speedily, 10 ameiiorute the condition OF
those OF whom we are the chosen instru-
ments of social, moral, civil and spiritual
instruction.
"Whatcver is done must be done quickly
ere it is everluslingly too late. If we
would retrieve our lost fortunes: il we
would prove ourselves men capable OF in
teiigcnt selt-.Overnment; il would dem
onstI'lte to tie world that We are worthy
of the trust rcpoSed in us, We must act at
once, and i'll SO intelligent Il manner as
will reflect honor and credit, not only
upon ourselves. but upon the race which
we are proud TO represent. The time is
coming-nay has come, when the hegrn
lace must prove themselves mcn-mcn in
the tue literal sense OF the wOrd-Or be
forever slaves; 81 ives in Il political. men
tai. moral and educational point OF view.
Ethiopia shall stretch forth her hands Ia
Cod by rising in all her glorious mHlrs-
" and demanding her due quota OF the
state revenues for educational purposes.
The time has come, we say when we
must demand our rights in the courts of
Justice throughout the land. The umr
has come when we must free ourselves
from the political scrtdOm i'll which We
have lived tor twenty years. The time has
come when we must vote for measures
and not tor mcn vote for the party that
giVes US the best aSSurance-and carries
them Out-Ot an efficient school system.
The time has com" when We must request
and demand that TcXas-yea. even demo
cratic Texas. shall open her eyes To the
necessities of the case, and PUT men real,
live. practical. common sense men in OF
fi"e-nOt irsSils-whO will inIuguratc
public schools suitable for the enli4 hten-
ed age in which We live, and pay our
teachers colOred teachers for c,lor'd
schoOlS-sHlarics npOn which they may
maintain themselves with some decency
becoming the high calling they have i'll
hand.
With these objects in view, we call on
all cOlored persons. OF whatsoever creed,
sect or political tenet to meet us in con
vcntiOn at Waco, McLcnnan county,
TeXas,on the 9th dl.y.ot April 1882. The
basis of representation will be- one minis
ter from each congregation or one teacher
from each school, or other representative
person from each community. irrcsPec-
tive of religious or political affiliations.
ReSpecttully.A. Grant chairmIin, Rt. Rev
K. II. Cain. -. d., II. Willie, W. Il Car
son, j. II. Armstrong j X. Bryant, {. W.
Porter, G.. +. TaylOr.Ind j. Harvey ) ones,
secretary
Commenting cditorially on the objects
of this convention. the Austin Citizen. a
paper published by cOl0red man. say:
THE convention which meets at Waco
on the 9Th OF April, should be we'll attend
cd by the representative men from all
parts OF the state. rs matters of much i'm
portance to the colured race are expected
10 come before il. Many OF the habits
which 90 TO make up the better class OF
society OF our people are utterly neg
lcctei. Honesty and truthtulncss must he
rncuur ged. The matter OF Incidence.
gambling, quarrcling, paying fines and
many other vices frequently practiced
which are degrading To any race should
be carefully considered. Draw the Inc
and let every minister, school teacher and
representative man return home pledged
TO carry it out
The white people of Waco will Sympa-
thize with and aid the negroes in carrying
oft the suggestions OF the signers OF the
above call, 50 tar rs they tend to the c'eya-
ton Of the race. 1t is 10 our interest L.
aid th"m in every way in then
struggle to represS the tendency
toward retrogreSsion which some assert
cXis's among the negroes, and they can
come along to Waco feeling sure of all
tn" encouragement We can give item.
They Will widely miss the mark, however,
il thrir meeting i perm ttrdto assume u
purely and exclusively political character.
Politics j, not Tie field for the negro race
Just Yet. but there is an Immediate and
pressing need tor united action on the
part OF their intelligent leaders n an en-
deayor 10 elevate the race morally and i'll
tcllCctUaily.