Evening journal., 1890-03-18

Nv hereas, said charges were not /
proven at the hearing given said usacher
before the Committee on Teachers, held
at the Custom House on Friday after.
noon, the 2lst day Of February, 1890
and
whereas. Said Committee on Teach
ers did fail to confirm the suspension and
in lieu thereof did offer for Miss f. +.
Lewis's acceptance No. %, primary
school, and
Whereas, The salary Of said teacher
as ifrst assistant In No. 10 was SGe5 and
by said transfer was reduced to 1886 per
annum, and
Whereas. A petition for the reinstAte-
ment Of said teacher to her forr9er po-
siti0n in No l6 school was cirsnlated
among the colored citizens Of Whining.
ton. and nearly 1000 names signed
thereto, and
Whereas, Upon said petition. being
| forwarded to the Board OF Public Educa.
tion IL was referred to Committee on
Teachers, and
Whereas, Said Committee on Teach
ers did ignore the voice of 2,00O people
in not giving the citizens a hearing at
such investigation, therefore be 10
Resolved, That we do respectfully,
easnestly and publicly protest against
the manner in which said board consid-
cred said petition.
Resolved, Believing as we dothat the
conduct OF the principal of No. Gschool.
Miss Edwina B. Kruse, is detrimental to
the advancement of our children, that
we unite all our efforts to cause the re.
moval Of said teacher from the principal.
ship of said school, and be II farther
Resolved That as the members of
said board did sustain said principal in
her action, and in the face OF a petition
voicing the sentiment Of thrae. fourths
the colored citizens of Wilmington.
Resolved, That should any member Of
said board-consisting of the following
named gentlemen viz. Charles Baird
president Jessie K. Baylis. John Pyle
Meyers Hayes, Peyton G. West, William
Turner, John H. Dandy, S. Redmond
Smith, Samuel II. Baynard, Samuel F.
Belts, Abner P. Bailey, James H. Morgan,
M. D., d. r. Smith, E. G. Shortlidge.
Thomas O'Donnell, Samuel W. Trump.
Patrick Magarity, Samuel Harris, Joseph
Pyle-ever come before the public for
political preferment that we. the colored
citizens of Wilmington, will not only
deny them our support but do ali in our
power to defeat them in any and all their
political aspirations, believing that II
will be detrimental TO the progress Of our
3 race in Wilmington, should any Of said
e men be selected TO fill any public office
Resolved, That had the negro the
right of franchise at school elections the
9 present trouble might never have
occurred and. having occurred, could
have been amieably adjusted; that we Dc
all in our power to secure for ourselves
and our posterity the rights, privileges
g and immunities belonging to us al
2 citizens of the United States.
e Resolved, That we demand at tn,
hands or instance of the Board Of Edu-
3 cation the removal Of James H. Morgan
e NJ. D., and Abner p. Bailey rs committel
on said school. as they have become al
u incumbranee and offensive to the mass O
le colored people in general, and
ie "Resolved, That il is the sense of thii
o. meeting that Miss r f. Lewis should b
u reinstated TO the position that she wa
a suspended from.
+ Resolved, That we cease not ou
+ efforts until said rights, privileges an
10 immunities have become establishe
le facts, and we stand upon platform
as civilly and politically the equal of an
~ citizens in these United States.
w Resolved, We owe first our allegians
to God, second to the negro race, third
~ to the Republican party so long as the
- deal justly and honorably to the race
ei general; and be it furthermore
re Resolved, That copy Of these res,
~. lations be embossed and forwarded
. Miss Frances E. Lewis, and COPY |
~ published in each of the folio wing paper
~ The Morning News, the Every Evenin
the EVENING JOURNAL the New Yoi
!" Age and the Philadelphia Sentinel
90 (Signed) "AsBUBY G. STERLING,
CHARLES H. VIEW,
4 IN. B. WATERS,
~ "W H. f. WRIGHT,
"H. G. ROBINSON"
q M. B. Anderson discussed the secre
~ of the investigation and said 1T W
:, for the purpose of concealing the Grim
Of the committee from the public, tn
~, did not want to get at the root of t
- matter. DR.. Morgan said that Miss Kru
iss could not be replaced, such an expressi
- would not come from a sensible perso
80 Intelligently we may be the interiors
o. ~, the Board of Education. but political
"a we are their equal. The president b
~ said that when politics enters the boa
- ~ he wanted to leave it: he meant wht
~, the colored mans politics enters t
IS board. DR.. Morgan said Shut 20
~ - mouth or wen put you under {
! : - actuary;' President Baird said that
.ai Legislature and not Dr. Morgan has {
charge of that. Let us stand together
los the right, even If at times it may be dai
re ,,-s for justice viii surely prevail.
,ad H. G. Robinson was the next speak,
lad He said that the matter had been fuI
,xt covered, so he would discuss the aceum
re- lated wrongs upon the people.oithe Gil
MS state and country "The Republics
nth party has been put down as our friend
I a but it has caused US rs much wrong
,65 the Democratic party. In this state
NO colored people are denied the right
Nh vote for education. We are ia
mid to wait, but we have be
the waiting for years. have be
ave told to wait for a Constitutional Convs
tion, but If the Republican party gets
ned charge of the convention, have no IA
hns in it. We win be just the same as no
ned A few days before the election
ave- am as good as any VIII
els man in town, but after
Had election the same party leadt
T;ss turn their backs on me. The Democrs
ion party is more honorable. II says we
will not want you, and we know what to
ard do not mean to say that we should les
is one and go with the other. but sho
~ stay at home. The solution is in poll
bav cal action. The Boards is founded
politics for one party or the other.
,si. man cannot be elected to the board wi
bite out a political pull. We have lost
gbt faith in one party; we have no faitl
- tba oAhar oud tbara is no third Marty