The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-08
FOURTH EDITION
INDEPENDENT ooLoRED VOTERS.
A Number of Colored Voters Meet and
Make Known What They Want.

MAKE Known what IheS want.
Quite number OF colored men MOI
in the Odd Fellows Hall last evening
to confer together in regard to their
political condition and what course
was the proper one to pursue under
the circumstances.
N. Worthington Brlnkley editor Of
tine Delaware Twilight was called to
the chair and the secretary read let
ter OF regret from Henry d. KUHN of
Maryland who found it impossible for
him to attend tho meeting.
Mr.. Brinkley then read the follow
Ing declaration OF the Independent
Colored Republican party as follows:
Whereas, The Constitution of the
United States guarantees to all her
citizens certain inalienable rights such
MS life, liberty and tho pursuit OF
happiness, and
Whereas. We the colored people OF
tho State OF Delaware, to Insure to
ourselves and to our posterity tho
aforesaid rights, do In accordance with
the legal requirements of the Laws OF
Delaware, to wilt. volume 10, chapter
81, organize and constitute the Color
ell Independent Republican party.
Resolved, That we pledge our sup
port to such principles as may have q
cational and political interests OF our
people.
Resolved, That in order to better
develop our interests In this common
wealth In the future We aim to secure
representation by supporting Il ticket
composed of colored men for the
several elective positions within the
borders OF our state.
''Resolved. That tho course pursued
4 by us as enfranchised citizens has
been poworless In developing equal
citizenship. and that by pursuing the
4 course heretofore stated We can exer-
| else an Influence which will cause to
be enacted laws which shall better our
condition, granting us all the rights,
| privileges and immunlties OF any and
all other citizens OF this common
wealth.
Resolved, That we demanl tho
Legislature of 1928 to SO change,
amend or enact laws that we shall
have the right to vote ut school cleo,
tons in Wilmington and cali upon all
men who desire such contemplated
discrimination abolished TO give tho
candidates Of the Independent Colored
Republican party their unitod support
ut the ballot box OH Nov. Sth, 1892"
Taking the resolutions as basis,
.
some length. Ho said tho cotored men
were getting tired OF tho way they
were getting thumped around by both
parties at the polls. lie tho1ght the
condition Of the negro in Delaware
was worse than III any State OF the
Union. Referring to the resolutions
he snid they proposed that colorcd
people should have their rights, and
any co!Ored man who was recreant to
tho principles of the organization was
not worthy OF his race Speaking oi
negroes being bought, he said that was
not strange when even white people
could he bought,
1t Is supposed that there are about
10000 Democrats in the State, AM
about the same number of ltcpubli
cans, but OF tho latter n very lurg,
proportion were CnlOrcd people. !
great many things had to he correctot
before CoiOred men had their rights
Ono OF the principal grievances OF thu
colUrcd men was that they weru moi
allowed To voteut tine school elections
He wanted the cOiored mon TO puy Til,
same taxes and to have the same right.
as white people.
William ii. Clayton thought white
education was great factor. Com
mon sense gets ahead every time. liz
grafton of foreigners with which col
ored mon hal to compete for II liVeli.
hood. lie thought that by common
sense and manhood the colored PEG
PIE would secure their proper place ii
tile near future.
Rev. DIR. w. H. Heard of Bethel A
u. NJ. Il. Church. represented no par
ty only the welfare OF his people,
II co.ored men were moro economi
cal with their money they would DO ii
a better position to dictate to others
hi regard to the name "Independen
Republican lie said 1t was hard for
colOrcd nan to 10 anything else but
teDublioln. ilhe colored men meet
money with which to educate them
selves. As Tor paying different ta,
from white man, il was uuconstitu
llUnal, and he would never submit Il
IT Il am negro, every inch OF me
but am a man II they sent n Re
publican TO the Legislature he shoult
be Pledged to repeal Theses I'll criminal
ing laws. out as lie had no vote no la
nothing more to say as to what thi
! organization should do.