Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-04
ORGANIZATION Is NEEDED
Rev. DR.. SeatOn breaches Another Sermon
on His Race.
COl0red Men as a Political Factor and
the Use to Which They
Have Been Put.

Rev. DR.. Seaton preached at Ebenezer A.
NJ. E. Church yesterday on The Negro in
Politics. The theme was especially interest
ing because of Dr. Seaton's radicalism, and
because he antagonizes Mr.. Brown on va
rious points. lie took his text from Kings
II, 2, ''Show Thyself a Man" He said that
the text had mighty meaning. 1t COM
pretended human conduct toward God and
his fellow man from birth till death. 1t
taught that the conduct Of man should be-
come rational and immortal beings All
human beings are of the same genus, even
| if they do differ in complexion. Yet not
withstandng this, complexion is made the
basis for unwise and unjust discrimination
! in this land of boasted liberty and enlight-
enment. The colored race is human. They
| have Immortality, morals, courage and re-
ligon. But we are not as closely allied as
we should be in order to keep pace with the
march of progress. Organization and prop
er leadership is what we need, to make our
race prominent in all the pursuits which
make people powerful and independent
The Germans and Irish were not much as
a people of the past, but today they are the
equals of Americas sons. You win find,''
| said DR.. Seaton. that the lowest Italians
and Chinese are more respected here than
| the negro. 1t is because we have not united
| our strength. We are the most divided peo-
pie in the land. I am aware that the con-
dition in which slavery left us is largely the
cause of this. but the time has come for us
| to shake off the lingering effects of the old
| slaviSh yoke, and stand together for our
rights like men. a bureau Of informa ton
should be organized here at the capital that
We may keep posted of all things concerning
our race, and which at present we cannot
do. At this bureau a wide awake business
man should be in charge, and all the lead
| ing papers and magazines should be on file.
| We should open communication with the
representative men OF our race at the south,
especially in those parts where our men
and women are murdered by wild mobs.
The cost of this bureau would be ye~y light
| We could then have the information which
We need, full and unwhitewashed. We
| would be in direct touch with our people al
the scene of trouble
Thousands of black men have been MUIR
dered like brutes by lawless mobs, both at
midnight and MONDAY, yet the officers of
| the law cannot apprehend them, and the
jury Is kind enough to say that the deceased
came to his death by being shot by persons
unknown. Yet they never fail to find
black man guilty of any crime simply on
suspicion.
Political Uses.
1T was supposed by many of us that our
L
| by our alliance with the republican party
am frank to acknowledge that We started
| into some things before we were ready and
| that We were only the tools used by saga
cious politicians in their own enrichment
1t is plain that the political parties only
seek our aid for what there is In it. We are
but the catspaws of men who use us for
| their purposes. When there is low cunning
work to be done, such as is regarded as too
black men are sought ITO Peff0fI s>rspe-
cially SO when there is a prospect of the
| penitentiary in discovery.
Wv hen political parties court US, 1t is mere
lly for the use which they can put us to. |
nave observed on the approach of elections
that men who had an interest in the cleo
ton would become very friendly and even
go SO far as 20 do us small favors. but after
election the same whites would scarcely
Know their brothers in black. l know that
a few lock-jaw appointments have been
given TO few of our people When a great
/ fuss has been made over recognition, some
/ OF our men, who have been looked upon as
/ leaders, have been given good positions
/ This was simply to shut their mouths As
soon as they received their appointment
they became. silent as the tomb and so
laf as advocating our cause was concerned
with rare eNceptions), no one knew that
they lived until they lost their job.
| II the colored people of this country
would spend as much time and money and
energy in elevating the race as they do in
politics the results would be more credit
able. 1t cannot be expected that we shall
always remain hewers of wood and drawers
| or water That did well enough when we
were without schooling, and when every
prospect was Theoretically sealed against
US. But now that God in His wisdom has
broken down the mighty walls of absolute
ostrac1sm and put us in the road to sue
cess, we should bend our energies to put
our young in places where they NAV show
| their manhood.
| Educational Draw backx
Education with opportunity is d blessing,
but education without opportunity is a
curse. Our children today are kept at school
ull they are almost men and women. They
have not been taught to do hard work
When the time comes for them to launch
out tor themselves they are unable to find
such employment as they are fitted for
This is why so many are outcasts and pests
! or society. Who has better right to live
here than We? We have been active in oa
NeloplnS this continent. Have we not borne
The heat and the burden of the day? And
snail We be sent to the rear that position
and prestige may be conferred upon anoth-
er class that has come from a foreign Ia nd ?
After the negro has fought and died that
this country may be the home of the free =?
Or. Seaton said that he had received a let
ter signed Northern Whitewoman," ask
ing why is the negro race not satisfied, and
saying: You have your schools and your
churches and the whites do not interfere
and attempt to intrude upon YOU" Why
was Moses dissatisfied? Why was Queen
| Esther dissatisfied? Why was jeremiah
so grief stricken that he would have liked
to weep day and night for his people? We
VIII be satisfied when We are accorded that
treatment which our manhood merits which
we deserve by reason of our faithfuiness
and loyalty to this country. We will be
satisfied when We can travel from Maine
to Georgia and enjoy the rights which our
national charter grants us. We will be sat
ished when lynchers, fayers and man.
roasters shall be compelled to abandon
their murderous work, and when the Christ
ian Church shall acknowledge that all men
have rights. Until then we will not be sat
tshed. We will talk of our treatment In all
our assemblies, we will denounce it in our
mass meetings and in our social gatherings
We will denounce it in the pews and from
the pulpit. We will ask the help of men
who are able to help us, and Of God, who
will come to us in due time"
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.