Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-27


colored race, came off, as promised yes
terday evening week, at Institute Hall
A little before 8 o'clock brass band
had gathered large crowd Of colored
people in front of the hall. About 100
had taken seats in the auditorium, but
about half had disposed themselves on
seats near the door. On the platform
were the speakers of the evening, Dir.
S. S. Howell Of New York and John Is.
Syphax of Virginia, both x-assemDly
men of the Virginia legislature.
With them was the Rev. b. I. Moore.
pastor Of the Shiloh Baptist Church Of
this city. Later in the evening, A.
WorthingtDn Brinckey, editor OF the
DeIdGdro itriiiqht joined the party on
the stage. The Rev. Mr.. Moore was
invited to the chair. He offered prayer
asking "a blessing on our friends and
brothers, the visiting speakers" lie
hoped that when the audience loft the
hail all would be better fitted for their
places in the world, and that they would
learn to speak and act for themselves.
He gave his heartfelt thanks that we
are in free country where flies the
stars and stripes, and in such y city rs
Wilmington. He asked divine power
and help that each may be able to
choose his own ballot and select his own
man.
Following the prayer, Chairman
Moore said that he had learned that the
visitors had been uniustly spoken of in
the press. As citizen | say they ought
not to he misreprcsCntcd. When they
are right they have streets, n house and
free city. But if they are wrong
there is room outside Of the town. lie
hoped that everything would be con
Quoted in accordance with the dignity
and order betting the OCCASION lie
then introduced ex-mclnbcr Of the Nir.
giuia legislature, John B. Syphax
Mr.. Syphax considered it good omen
that the meeting had been opened in
prayer He was glad for the oppor-
tunity Of addressing the men of his race.
lie then continued 10 state how that, in
all his varied experience in various
cities of the Union, he had never been
treated with such unrairncss as by u
prominent newspaper OF the city of
Wilmington. We are wholly ignorant
of the fact, as charged against US, that
we conducted ourselves in any improper
manner. We have been bounded on
The streets, watched on the corners, and
accused of strange things. A morning
paper made the serious charge that we
We're securing tax receipts for corrupt
purposes. Furthermore, we We're met
on the street and threatened if we did
not Immediately leave the city. A paper
that would say that would oppose free
ballot, free speech, and free count.
saw that some one was frightened, some.
thing was the matter.
This is meeting for the general good
of the colored people Of Wilmington
You know how it is, that ii colored
man commits fault il affects all of us
"A the United States. We are coorod
i brethren all over the country, You will
'cmember the Republican party, as nov
constituted, is composed very largely Of
n 3ulored mon. ] have never known it IL
be otherwise, but that us soon as 4
VI colored man gets to know the worth o.
his ballot and tries TO use it as free
citizen he is iecred at and told he is {
n Democrat In the Virginia Legislature
no matter whether the colored man is
graduate of Harvard, Male or Oxford
\, no matter how well informed, he is tolt
lie must step to the rear and let the Re
" publicans have all the cmoluments ans
4 offices. But our colored men in Nir
n ginia took the right position, The Re
IA and said "they are Democrats" If an,
" bright young followed bowed the kne
he was allowed to wash the spittoon
in Washington. Whenever you attemp
to assist yourselves they call you Demo
Gratis.
HOW IT rs IN WILMINGTON.
Now in Wilmington it is Just the SAME
There arc men in prominent position
here who receive thousands yea
salary. Do they treat the colored hretli
rem aright2 1t is tile old answer, il yo
say word, they point the finger, an
say you are Democrat" And j
church they say you arc traitor to you
race.
THE DEEr is TO GoD.
owe my liberty to Almighty God
and to no man. The colored man
under no obligations now to the Rcpul
lican party. The colored man by lii
blood of 100000 colored soldiers in til
war established his right to freedom
Only when they were losing they too
the colorcd regiments. In Congress
was the political necessity alone tn,
gave the cnlurcd man the right 10 vot
For years they have tempered with IL
negro's ignorance in the south. The
knew this well in Washington whc
they made Bruce tile recorder an
Douglass something else. For 40 yea
/ have looked ut the sickening, disgrac
full scene Of Republican debauchcry
negroes in Washington.
DO ask you to vote any ticket? Do
say vote here, or vote there? No, sil
Let the guilty party give up TO the III
fortunate race. Let them giyeup to the
their tax receipts. Teach them how to
patriotic. You can / teach them in TIL
way. You tell them in Mississippi
hurry and put IN their ballots for the
very life, and you tell him the bayonc
4 IA are for him if lie does not. When ii
Mississippi constitution was amended
cut off 10000 votes, did the Republics
party interfere? Did lilo Supreme Con
interfere? Did the press of the Unit,
States do anything?
M When IL delegation OF our people we
fH to the President OF the untcd Stat
and cried out They're killing people
WI the south" what did he reply? Il a
here only to execute the laws Of 4
country-nO more, no less" Could NJ
A3 Cleveland say less? Could anyone?
@ Was not the President Of the Unit
#& States elected by the negro voter Nou
the Republican, party in this state la
~ Nany claim to existence at ali but for t
4 negro vote2
M That morning paper clearly show
its guilt. II thought something "
coming. You cannot stop the wheels
S3tEuth. Virginia produces no cowar
@ None Of us are afraid to speak I
truth. In the teeth of thnt name