Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-01
LYNCHINGS MUST STOP.

| Colored People to mako . Bold Stand
Against the Strengthening of Their Breth.
ron in the South-A Mass Meeting Held
Last Night and Resolutions Adopted.
In accordance with the suggestion made
in an appeal recently issued by prominent
colored men. yesterday was the day set
apart by the colored people as a day Of
fasting and prayer because of the outrages
inflicted upon their race in the Southern
States Services were held in
the colored churches and q
mass meeting was held in the wylie avenue
A. NJ. L. Church last night under the aus
pices OF Washington Camp No SIS. P. o. S. OF
A., S. j. Wilkison presiding. The meeting
was called to order at o'clock and opened
with the singing of the Battle Hymn Of the
Republic, (which was followed with q prayer
and the following committee on resolutions
was appointed: j. W. Anderson, L. L. Allen,
Anderson and w. T. Barks
The committee retired to the ante-room
to consult. During their absence W. NJ.
Randolph, the popular young colored ut
speech. During his remarks he said: "The
time has come when something must be
done to alleviate the sufferings of the
colored colo i, people Of the South. The fact
done to the perpetrators of the outrages is
appalling, to say the least When an
adopted citizen was killed in a foreign land,
paration, and yet the President says he can
do nothing unless called on by the Governor
of the State" The speaker said that special
legislation was not needed as the present
laws were sufficient if they were only en-
forced. All that the colored race asked is
that II any colored man commits a crime he
shall have the right of a trial by jury
Broadax Smith was the next speaker He
seconded the remarks OF Mr.. Randolph. but
thought thew ought to act first and pray
afterward. Rev; R. s. Laws made an
rison for ignoring the colored race. and
claimed that ex-President Cleveland while
in Office did more for the colored race than
any President since Lincoln.
The Committee ON Resolutions reported
series OF resolutions In which they commits
Grated with the colored people of the South
from causes which had their rise in ante-re-
Dell1on times. Attention was called to the
TACT that neither the local or State authori-
ties manifest a desire to correct these
abuses, and that the Federal authorities
ored people as helpless victims in the hands
OF their enemies. This lamentable condition
In a country whose proud boast was Lib
ey ersy, equality and justice to all men be
lore the law" was deplored. The attention
was directed to section 5, article Il, of the
Constitution, which gives them the power tos
enact such legislation as shall make it pos
sible for the President to protect the col
ored people in all their rights rs citizens.
All law-abiding and liberty-loving citizens
were appealed to join with them in their
efforts to dissipate the prejudice and pro-
scriptions which hamper the negro in his
endeavors to rise to q complete citizen
ship.
These resolutions were amended provid-
ing for special committee of nine to be
appointed from different parts of the State
for the formation of an organization for the
purpose of carrying out the spirit OF the
also that the President submit
! message to Congress suggesting a remedy
for the suppression of crime in the South.