Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-21
COLORED MEMS RIGHTS.

The State Convention to Select Delegates
to the Louisville NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AdOped Elucidating the Rights of the
Colored Race.
The state convention of colored men to
elect a delegate to the national convention
of colored men to be held at Louisville.
KY, Sept, "a, convened in the Pilgrim
Baptist church at 2:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, there being large attendance.
Among the visiting delegates were A. F.
Heliger, j L. Neal, j. G. Sterrett, Geo.
Williams, J. G. Todd, Pane Brown, E.Ham-
ilton, W. Maxely, George Belden, Samuel
Carr, R. T. Gray, A. Devine, of Minneapo-
lis; ID. A. Holmes, Rice county, and Mr..
Batter, Freeborn county.
E. P. Wade, of st. Paul, called the con-
vention to order and Rev. Mr.. Hickman
offered prayer, after which the hymn, GAIL
Hail the Power of Jesus Name" was sung.
The delegates favorably mentioned were
Thomas H. Lyle and E. P. Wade.sof this
city, and John G. Sterrett, of Minneapolis.
Mr.. Wade was made temporary chair
man and Thos. II. Lyle and R. T. Gray
were appointed a committee on credentials.
After some delay the committee reported
and Mr.. Gray was elected permanent
chairman, and Mr.. II. S. Green, secretary.
A long and spirited discussion took
place on matters of technical interest only
and on motion of delegate to proceed to
ballot, the convention finally got down
to business. The ballot resulted in the
election of John G. Sterrett, of Minneap-
oils, and Mr.. E. P. Wade, of st. Paul was
elected as alternate. Two sets of resolu-
tions were introduced and after
warm discussions, they were tabled.
The committee on resolutions reported
| the following, which was unanimously
adopted:
The colored men of the state of Mime
sofa would most respectfully offer the fol-
lowing for the consideration of the nation
| al convention called to meet at Louisville.
| KY, Sept. "a, 1888.
ReSOLUed, First, That we are unalterably
opposed to the perversion of the proposed
national convention into a s'boom" for
any faction or set of political schemers or
| office holders, which we think would de-
grade it from its higher aims and purposes
and have tendency to set US up before
| the world as a people whose sole ambition
| and desire is to be Office holders, wards
| and pensioners upon the government.
Second-That while there have been
| numerous instances where the negro
has not been accorded justice at the hands
of protesting Republicans whom chance
| has elevated to conspicuous places, yet
we believe that the great body of the
Republican voters of the country are Just
as much our friends as when they voted to
| sustain our martyred president in his
emancipation measures.
Th1rd-That we endorse the protection
| policy of the Republican party.
Fourth-That we endorse the stand
taken by the colored people OF Virginia in
supporting Senator Malone and the Read
| juster party who has demonstrated their
| ability to do more for them than any other
| partysince he has opened avenues of remu-
nerative employment never known to them
before, dotted the old Dominion with
school houses for our children and filed
them with competent teachers, we'll and
regularly paid. Their rallying cry being
Give the negro chance
| Fifth-That we think that it is the
| Christian duty of the national government
to aid IN blotting out that huge black spot
of illiteracy in the south, since it was
| caused by slavery, an institution which was
fostered and nurtured in the very bosom
of the constitution itself for eighty years.
Slxth-That we ask the national con-
vention to give due proportion of its
| deliberations to the industrial, educational,
economical and financial condition of the
colored people.
Seventh-That the national convention
consider the advisability of devising some
plan whereby the colored youth of the
country can gain reader access into the
trades and factories of the country, which
they are now debarred by the action of
trades unions and senseless prejudice
| Eighth-Since 'that education is of the
most worth which best fits man to make
living" we would most respectfully call
the attention of those institutions for the
| education of colored youths to our growing
need of more skilled workmen in the in
dustrial and mechanical pursuits of life.
Ninth-We most respectfully ask the
national convention to consider the i'm
portance of settling the date when slavery
| and its wrongs were abolished in the
United States, and of setting apart day
we can all celebrate, in Maine as we'll as
Texas, in Minnesota as well as Florida.
Tenth-That we yield unquestioned &C.
| knowledgement to the hardships of our
church organizations. But we believe that
the church should use its organization to
effect the material as well as the
| spiritual welfare of our race. We believe
that it is in splendid position to aid its
members to more independent position
in life by assisting them to settle up the
public lands and get good homes before
they are all taken up by the more venture
some pioneer. We have a CONSPICUOUS ex-
| ample of what may be done in this
| direction in the eminent services of Bishop
Ireland in the temperance cause, the for
nation of building societies, and his plans
for colonizing large bodies of his people
upon the public domain. Our church
fathers would be profted by a care
full study of his plans and methods, and
by acting on them would deserve the
thanks of the present generation and the
gratitude of posterity.
Eleventh-That we extend to the indus
trious colonial people of the country a
hearty invitation to come to Minnesota
and settle upon home in her virgin soil
and breathe the free air that we breathe,
where man is respected for his industry,
his honor, and in proportion as he re-
spects himself.
After disposing of routine matters the
convention adjourned.
No 47thMr i1l HIS.
From To-day's Pioneer Press.