Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-21
PRACTICAL POLITICS.
Colored Political .:Protectionists De-
clare Themselves.
BREAD Or PRINCIPLE, WHICH ?
Republicanism Put Into One Scale and
Democracy in the Other.
THE G. o. P. RATHER TIPPED THE BEAM

Political Protective Association in the
franklin schoolhouse last night was lively
enough to satisfy the most exacting. 1t
had been decided that certain people should
address the association. Edward Bailey
presided and Mr.. Phillips was secretary.
The appeal of the Executive Board to
colored people in the county generally to
organize for the benefit of the race politi-
cally, socially and benefcially, was read.
1t has already been published.
The Chair called on Mr.. Charles Jones
(Ajax) to deliver himself, and Mr.. Jones
addressed the organization, the "oficers
thereof, the visitors and well-wishers. He
said the association was for the elevation
and we'll being of the colored people. For
ten years past instead of being united, they
had been "devided," "but now it is ample
time that we throw down the gauntlet and
organize and have black faces sprinkled
among Office holders. Support men of in
tellectual faculties. for the time
has come when the black peo-
pie should stand together. To-day
the Collector has appointed his list, and
not one black man has been crowned lord
of all in that list. The question echoes in
this fountain that we will unite in solid
phalanx. Cesar was stabbed in the back
by seven of his friends. We must stoop as
an organization and bathe our swords in our
enemies blood in the market house, throw
down the gauntlet, enter the arena and
march in in solid phalanx.
ovn1oinad that hia fip,o too
short to allow him to exercise his full
strength, but he succeeded in arousing his
auditors all the same.
Mr. Richard Keys differed little from
his honorable friend, Mr.. Jones, as every
man belonging to the organization was de-
voted to its interest. He proposed to digress.
Fifteen rebel officers had asked what was to
become of the negro. The Judge in Edge
field, S. c., had answered the question for
Northern Democrats. This organization
pledges itself to see that question answered.
Mr. Keys defed any man to show that ne
groes had done any harm to property, while
foreigners had
DESTROYED PROPERTY IN NPENNsYLvANIA
and had never paid id cent for it. It is
time to ''repudate" all enemies of the black
man.
Mr.. Thomas R. Roach called attention
to the necessity of the colored people lifting
itself up from the flesh pots of Egypt. In
several districts of the county the colored
men held the balance of power. They had
held to the Republican party, but now it is
necessary that they work for their own in
terests. When a man is indorsed by this
organization let him be supported. Let us
place ourselves in the market, and the man
that gives us the most bread let US support
Our experience of % years ought to have
taught US to support the man that supports
us, whether he be Republican, Democrat or
Prohibitionist. Applause.
Mr.. j. M. Foster said it was generally
the custom when a man delivered funeral
Grafton to give his history. He belonged to
Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Mr..
Foster didn't care for social equality, but he
did hold to political equality and represen-
tation according to taxation. The colored
people are laborers, and Iaborers pay the
taxes. Colored voters in the South should
elect 80 Representatives to Congress. The
colored people of Pennsylvania are entitled
to three Congressional Representatives and
| four or five members of the Legislature.
| Have we got 'em? There is no effect with
out a cause. What is the cause here? Why
we have been voting the Republican ticket
| without question. We are told that no mat
ter how the colored voters may howl they are
straight enough when it comes to vote. For
one I'm in favor of going crooked now.
[Applause.1
Mr.. Foster began to name some poll
ticians, and there were cries of "No
names"
Mr. Foster-No, no names except such as
name. Men are hiring Italians and we
stand by and look on. You help this boss
and you get nothing for it. You get no
more show than
THE DEVIL IN A wHIRLwIND.
TApplause.l Talk of the blacks in the
South being disfranchised! I'm Repub-
lican. but of the Charles Sumner type, but
1 will not agree to follow the party every
where. Mr.. Foster said he would not allow
either a Greenbacker, whitebacker, red
backer, Democratic or Republican party to
put a mortgage on his back, nor yet be
ruled by anything religious or secular that
did not command his appreciation and sense
of independence and right
Mr.. james Delphy said he wasn't DEM
ocrat, but at the same time was not obli-
gated to hold to any organization. He said
there were 100000 colored people voters
in the United States, and 5000 in Pennsyl-
vania and asked why they should not
dictate.
Broadax Smith shook his name and
u
going back on the Republican party. He
admired independence and was independent
himself so far as his capital would allow.
! Broadax referred to the time when he ran
| for Jury Commissioner and was denounced
| as an Internal black Democrat therefor. He
was branded as a bad niger who had killed
| seven men in Virginia, three in Ohio and
| five in Pennsylvania. He sued the paper
that published these charges for libel
and hadn't been able to get the case on the
trial list yet. For all this Broadax is op-
posed to swapping horses in the middle of
| the stream.
.sWhen black man runs for Office you
refuse to support him, the niger drinks,
| you are sorry to say. I've taken white
men you voted for to their hotels when they
we're staving- g-blooming-blind drunk. When
| 1 ran for Jury Commissioner 1 got three
votes; q niger at Jacks run and Dutch
man and an Irishman. Don't pitch into
"Chris" Magee or BILLY" Finn, but
BLAME IT ON AFRICA.
| You haven't had the courage to ask for it.
You've never asked for anything but to be
made policemen and some applicants were
men SO old that they couldn't eat water
melons in August. Vociferous applause.
Mr.. Turhey wasn't altogether convinced
by Broadax's argument and was in favor OF
standing by any man who stood by him, re-
gardless of party.
Rev. j. j. Jones held that unity and
honor were the keynotes of the contest and
both have been scarce. In South Carolina,
the speaker was told by Deputy Sheriff
| Strom, that in his section but one man had
.yoted the Republlcan ticket since