Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-03-20
THE COL0RED VOTERS,
MEETING LAST EVEN.
INCA ID II ESS TO
THE PUBLIC.

a. Another meeting OF COlored vO
+. ters was held In the National Hall
+ Ninth and Walnut streets, last evening
. with William Mills presiding.
The following ward committees hat
been reported to Secretary Henry up t.
last evening Second, William II
Barrett, Lewis II. Bantum, Georg.
Walker; Fourth, Theodore Purnell,
the Rev. G. Tillman, Samuel Stanley,
James Rollins; Sixth, James A. An.
derson, William II. Lewis, Simeon
Hood, Samuel Glasco Seventh, DO
seph PoulsOn, Kennard l.. Byard, vii.
liam T. Lewis, DR.. William +. Butler !;
Eighth, William Gumby, Dr. Daniel j
Russell, Isaac r. Sutphay, William
johnson.
Several speeches were made and DR..
Henderson said that he would like II
fully known why these meetings were
held, 80 that people could understand
why the cOlored voters are meeting here
night after night. He had heard It was
runored that the object Of these meet
ings was 10 organize the cOlored voters
and then sell them out to the Democratic
party, or for the purpose of gratifying
the ambition Of certain colorel men by
sending them to City Council, or by
sIecting them to some other office.
All such rumors are false, and the
only object the colored voters have In
organizing was to advance the inter-
ests of the entire racs. He did not think
It would be- possible to elect colored
man to Council, or any other office in
this city, for the next twenty years at
least, but he did think that some
of the appointed offices should be filled
by men Of of his own race.
There are 400 colOred voters in this
city, ant II they refuse to 20 to the
polls and vote the Republican ticket,
that party will be defeated. His advice
to the colored voters was, that just az
long as the party which now hold power
through their ballots, refused to recog-
nize them because they are colored
men, to remain passive, and not 60 10
the POLLS or vote at all, and it would
not be long before their claims would be
recognized.
James A. Anderson then read the
following add ress, which was unani-
mously indorsed and 1000 copies order
ed to be printed
Since we, the cOlored voters of the
State OF Delaware, in common with
the colored voters of the United States
generally, are a part Of the body polite,
and have certain rights (not prlvileges)
az n consequence of our alleged citizen
ship, therefore, in justice to ourselves,
and AZ "a grateful legacy TO our posterity,
we are bound to protest against the
existing state Of things, especially as
they appear In the politics of Delaware.
We know that this continually ring
ing the changes on "our rights" may
sound exceedingly monotonous and
disagreeable TO some ears, but we also
know that if we supinely permit events
to shape themselves in the future as
they have in the past, these very same
"rights" will be more Of dead letter
than ever.
Every school boy knows that without
revolution there would have been no
out constant agitation we can hope to
accomplish nothing. We, therefore,
submit the following propositions for
the consideration Of the colored voters of
Delaware, feeling sure that if they are
carefully pondered they will bear their
legitimate fruit.
First. That since the colored voters
form about one sixth Of the voting pop
ulation of the State, they feel the time
has come " hen they will no longer SUBJ
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tIo heeroes nav" s'son ~ ote! s;hoe
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coloren men W ga.o 'ne;' Ho'es n anu .llell
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imhnenl'.e oen' ~ 10 'ao,rse'yes ,h" es, t ne
charRe OF S'anh'nE iiE on .ne oiock iol
the hiehes' o'uue! "n,icita,eo ny
assuring our "h''e ,t'ehus "ua1 we
nave learned from 'nolil W ueulahu
recognition III prop'r''oi ~ SERVICES
rendered. ,
fourth' lhat whenever jug Hetun-
nan party Is III power ,hrongh 'he heip
OF the colored 'o'ers, 'hey |'he coIoreo
u po 'h.,,,I ;,s tr;r,,nh. os
wall ~ ;,s d;s,.r.rs and anv faiiure to
do this,s IN effect. a notice served on