The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-09
1HE PLATFORM
adopted ny tho Afro American Conven
ttor--A Natl nal Council to llc fmmedl

Adopted ny tho AFRO American Conven
tIor--A Natl nal Council to llc fmmedl
atciy Organized.
CINCINNATI, Dec. AIT Fridays SEQ
sion of the Afro-Amcriean National m
sociation the discussion was continued
upon the report of the committee or
emig ration and finally the whole cues.
tionswas submitted to the executive
board of the National council.
Prof A. j. DE Hart, of Cincinnati
and Rev. w. II. III. Butler, of Philadel
phia, were appointed n committee to ga
to Milford TO investigate into the re.
ported assault upon white woman by
colored man named John Caldwell.
Titus N. Alexander, Of Arkansas, de.
livered an address on 1.-THE Equality OF
the Races"
The committee on lecture bureau ad-
vocated the establishment of lecture
bureau in every large city, and gen.
eral bureau ut some place to be here
after decided upon. They also de.
nounced the Associated Press, stating
that the latter association, whenever
opportunity occurred, made special
parade of the assaults of Negroes upon
the whites and almost totally ignored
any assaults made by white brutcs.
When this clause was read dozens
jumped to their feet and demanded
that it be stricken out of the report
DR.. 9. s. Smith, secretary of the Afro.
American M. E. Sunday-School union,
of Nashville, said that in his official ca
pacity he had endeavored to get the
Associated Press to modify its reports
from his section, but had been
snubbed.
w. II. Parham, of Ohio, insisted that
that part of the report remain as writ
ten. After considerable wrangling the
convention left out the words "Asso.
ciated Press" and inserted instead
''press reports"
j. j. Jones, of Pennsylvania, chair
man Of the committee on permanent
organization, presented its report
1t recommends the organization of a
national equal rights council, to con-
sist of one national chief counselor and
two national counselors from each
state to cooperate with the Nationa!
Citizens Rights association, of which
Judge Albion w. Tourgee is chair
man.
The headquarters of this council is to
be at Atlanta, Ga. Bishop H. M. Tur-
ncr, of Atlanta, is to be chief counselor
for the year 1894.
The committee on resolutions next
presented its reports as follows:
Resolved, That we express our in
tense adherence of any and every as
sault upon feminine virtue, by whom
socver perpetrated, and against whom.
soever directed, and we hereby pledge
both our combined and individual eff
fort to the prompt arrest and convic-
ton of the foul fiend who sacrifices his
manhood to the coercive lust of his pas
sions.
Resolved, That we ask the prompt
execution upon the guilty of the several
penalties known to the law, barring
capital punishment.
Resolved, That we dcnounce the
equally criminal, inhuman, degrading,
cowardly resort to lynch lawlessness
that has descended so low in the depth
of its barbarity as to offer to the gaze
of the American people, more even to
the people of the civilized world, the
awful spectacle Of the burning alive,
under hellish tortures, u human being.
Resolved, That we hopefully recog.
nize the fact that the lynch mob in any
locality represents but small per cent
Of the inhabitants of the community,
and that the course of lawless murder
is always regretted by the better think
ing classes.
Resolved, In that the separate coach
law has been enacted in a number o1
the southern states; and that Ken
tucky has instituted suit against the
enforcement of the law, through an
action brought against the L. & N. II.
r. in suit entered at Owensboro 10y
w. FL. Anderson, d. D., of Evansville,
Ind
.'Resolved, That this convention
heartily indorse the action and recon-
mend that this convention give to the
movement its moral support.
"Resolved, That it is the sense OF thit
national council that each branch o.
our government be appealed to to ar
rest the commission Of these wrongs
against us
Resolved, That the gravity of the
situation is such that we deem it wis
dom and sound policy to preserve in
tact, this national council, having th'
same accredited delegates that it nov
has and such others as the severa
states may select.
Resolved, That when this council
adjourns it shall meet at the call of I
council designated as the senatorial
council, consisting of two member
from each state and the chairman ant
secretary of this council.
"Resolved, That we appeal to tn
x,raea that poWerf,ll factor in the manu-
featuring of public opinion, and tn
pulpit, that dissemination of the doc
trine of "Peace on Earth and Goo
VIII to Mankind" to use their respec
tive influence in preventing tn
wrongs of which we complain"
The platform was unanimousl
adopted.
Nh Mnuu,,n Tn IBlaiue.