The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-06
CoIorcd Mems Address To the People

TIE Co!orei Nen's GO nuon. recently
~ session at Lon sville, KY, adopted IL,
ollowirg address 4" the teople:
Tho nat onal convention OF colored men assem-
b ed iesp,c fully present III foilowlH., pmhr.c-
ny and representing their views ma sen lmeuts:
First-iha; We are grateful for aud rel nee III tn,
marvellous INA 1Cipa'ipH That came 20 oar race
twenty years ago III shoes Of emtal'iri armies
Was The lullaby OF nation born in daI. We
not, we can no. forget IN" great sacrifice Of WON
aud heroic men who made possible iuc s'rusgly
IN which tr~a~on aud slavery " r. consigned 10 a
,omWoa sep1lcner, uOr won q wo be uumlndiul al
the measure II yuiiun a9d patriotism tnat The
white and color "a soldiers rrudeCrd tae II 4tion.
Sccoud-Wr ate not in>eu ib,e % the fact hat tie
congress OF 10 U,Ued a'cs has spread np1u he
statute books MANY laws calculated 10 maze W. Sc
cur" in our tgp,- as q zen nor wnnld we be- for
20 tlI Il the maghltceE; am -pim n'S 10 tie cot-
.iitutiuu ia euaed to Teudlr forever Impossible hu-
ugN slavery
1hird--We do no. ak any m re class L {, station.
We have enough OF tIs: but We do h,iicye that
many ot the Avs in'edied 20 secure rs our ri ght
ssc,uz-ns are 80 hHr "a te than d-si let ers. Ia
tue Southern states am 1st without tXc"rtlun
ord people are dAnie Jus ice ia the courts. denied
lie frdt of their honest labor, 4efrauded OF
hrit poitca rights ~ the bailo, nuS II ut out from
learning trades Cdcatrl OGt IL te!r civil rlLht b.
mn- keepers sn! mmpu carrier compAn rs. an 4,
EFT 10y the States to au lnLt quate opportunity tur
education aud general tmpruy, meat.
u.ih-"e rc?ird the labor question. educ.-
'ion aud mntai 'TanLg paramount 10 all other
n" Sou h, needs rccastIug and that thN plIn'afipu
credits and mnreaUc system Should be abolished.
Honest dhOr :h,ul be rcmGnerdted Tho land
10 ie,s OF the South should recognize that : H.
"a on is 10 be- solved by cucuur,ru The IT, gracs
to Industry, ffuga ~ and nu>nesS hsbits: hy iurt-
ing hem 10 habits ut lhrlt: b. ass sting them 20
ga re an Interest IN the soil: by pay
nS theIa honest wages for honest wurs,
and by mtSiug ibnD con;eai AID hap.
py in iL, land II their ulIigiy WAto men o.
tHe soil N the SOutn cIu sCt." the question 4 la.
b.r and Cipital heiaecn wtitc and black W" b, =
hrYr Ia broEi, c1mareh 'r>iTs cs,tern shJul
he inau- urd'"d looking toSatd the edncat, OF
young COIOrrd gr :, 80 that they may become IN
ic,hgept and ta,tElul women. ami hy lh~ aid oi
which young cologed bows mag iearu ira1es The
re- .iouS ana moral triiuag of onr race shOu Il hot
bc ncs ct-d
siyin-The failure Of the Frcedmen's Saving.
iud Trust cumuIny Is lie marvel ot our times. D.
vas es' au,.shcd TO receive the earn rCs II rsop-
heretofore he'd in bondage, aud the Descendants ut
such urrs"ns. The government should rcimAu-.e
the cteji' uTs Of the buk
Srvpnth-Di,tLctiou be wccu whit, and Co'orrd
troops IA the regular aTlny - ur-AmcrcaG NJ ius-
and uugra;ciu. Wnlje iu-n can enter any btarci
o; the setyirp. but lu,e nea sie confined 10 tae
cavalry aud inf ,n,ry service.
Elguih-li Is 10; our province 20 dictate ! policy
20 b government ut action ot our fellow citizen,
10 ID" several Sta cs l. IS mater thdt their clr-
rumsauc :, uatrotisln, a" needs h ,uid shaue.
Niu.l-As 4 race struggling aud conterdIug f.,
cur poi'icai and Cyl ri%n's, W. az" Egt unm nd; "a
Ot The ,ftlt's Of l'e.iuJ To gain aeT freedom, ana
W. give a. our lrsh friends our profound sympathy
aud best " shes.
Ielth--We earnestly desire the abolition q chsir
gangs, he ann rance TO Trades union, o' men u
our r,cc aud employment in commercial pursuits.
TT ven h--lu neatly every > a;c II the Union
no.u rh and Sou h. the people Il our race ar,
aicw'd q inter freely ia tfa,s or gain EMPLOY.
m.ut =" The higher wa,Ss OF lite his is uuxurih,
our institutions aud nur,ful 10 the reputation q
our CuuLtr; It home auI broad.