Evening journal., 1892-10-20
HOUNDED BY A MOB.
Howell and Syphax Under
Police Protection.
DOVER EPISODE ALMOST REPEATED.


mates In Disorder-John II. syphax and
DIR. S. 5. Howell Arraign the RepubiI-
can Party They are Then Escorted
Home Under Police Protection.
The disgraceful scene which attended
the visits of A. Worthington Brinckley.
the founder OF the Independent Colored
party, 20 Harrington and Dover came
within an ace of being repeated here last
night. But for the protection Of two
policemen Hon. John b. Syphax, of
Washington, ID. G. and DIR. s. s. Howell.
Of New York, the two colOred orators
who are here in the interest
of this Independent movement would
have been mobbed and stoned to
death upon the streets OF VIII
mington, and that too, within stones
throw Of its principal thoroughfare
As was the case in Kent county. the
outrage was the underhanded work of
white Republican politicians, who will
do anything in their power to prevent
these men from prosecuting work
which will split the colored vote Of the
county and state.
Meeting in Institute Hail.
The occasion which led to the outrage
was a meeting held in Institute Hall last
evening under the auspices of Syphax.
Howell and the Independent Colored
party. Prior TO the meeting a band
paraded the streets and marched TO the
hall drawing almost 100 colored men TO
hear the speakers A number Of white
men also availed themselves of the op-
portunity of hearing them
Among these white men were Clerk Of
Council Solomon Hersey, of tax office
riot fame, and Fireman Spring. Of the
Court House, who lives on the money of
the taxpayers but who works i'm the
interest of the Republican party. aud
would If he could blow hot and cold
with the same heaterin the Court House.
Before the meeting Spring mingled with
the negroes around the door and dropped
many remarks, seemingly for the purpose
Of melting them 20 disorder Whether
Clerk Hersey was there for the same
purpose OF In a reportorial capacity was
not apparent. He played hidden hand
and did not jump upon a table and shout
for order as he did in the tax Office at the
time of the riot.
The meeting was called to order at
$50 Rev. B. +. Moore Of Shiloh Bap-
tist church. was announced as chairman.
]
orators Later In the evening A. Worth
ington Brinckley took seat upon the
stage Mr. Moore opened the meeting
with prayer and accepted the chairman
ship with few predatory remarks in
which he said that the two men had been
miarepresented by the printing press, and
they wished TO set themselves Alright be.
fore the community. For his part, he
wanted to hear them and judge for him
self.
A scathing Arraignmcnt.
He then introduced John b. Syphax as
an ex-member of the Virginia legislature
Syphax is a tall, slight man, well pro-
portioned and possessing face stamped
with both shrewdness and intelligence He
Is a ready and eloquent speaker He ad-
vanced TO the front of the stage, and
said, in part:
II esteem this a great privilege and
pleasure. We are TO have an orderly
meeting, opened with prayer In all Of
my varied experience there is no city in
which / have received such cowardly
treatment from a leading newspaper,
} We came here as peaceable men and
found ourselves bounded and watched.
The Morning News made the charge that
we were here buying up the black mans
tax receipts. We were approached by a
leading negro worker of the Republican
party who told us that if we did not
leave the city we would be driven out.
Somebody is Frightened.
1--WE were assailed by the paper which
puts its banner Free Speech Free
ballot and fair COUNT When / saw
these attacks made in that paper l saw
that somebody was frightened. They
thought we might do something TO in
terfere with their plans. The thief doth
fear each bush, is an old and trite say
ing
81 intend to tell the purpose of this
meeting IL is called for the purpose Of
promoting the general interest of the
colored people of the city Of Whining
ton In the United States colored men
are all cassed alike. If a white man
does a covert act it reflects upon him
alone. II colored man commits "A SINH
ar act IL reflects upon his entire race.
The Republican party as now constituted
in the Southern states is composed of
colored men with a small minority Of
white men. How the Democratic party is
composed we all know. We all know that
in the Republican party is much dissat-
isfaction occasiOned by the manner and
conduct of the white men of the Repub-
lican party I'm those states and for their
sins the negro has TO suffer. The mo-
ment that the negro begins to become
intelligent enough to see the worth of
his ballot, and demands TO be voted for
as well as TO vote, he is bounded
by the Republican party as a
Democrat. AS long as you vote
as the Republicans want you to.
you are all right. The Democrats frankly
tell you that you must be educated and
, trained to make proper citizens. They
tell you this, fairly and squarely to your
face. When the negro comes under the
Republican party where there are 10, 600
colored votes and q 600 white Republi-
can votes he needs and should demand
colored representatives. men in caucuses
2 and the legislature. When you come TO
nominate men for office, the colored men
) are told to their teeth by action and by
words, that they mu { step to the rear
and let white Republicans come to the
I front. You must do all the voting and
get none of the offices. If you protest
4 you are Democrats and branded as such
even in your church societies. Some
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