Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-24
FRIEND OK THE NEGRO.
ADDED TITLE OF THE ACCIDENTAL
SENATOR FROM DELAWARE.

The Co1ored Residents of Wilmington
Hold Their Biennial Political Festival
and Listt n to Eulogies OF the Republican
Party-A Symphony In Black and White.
Another laurel was added to the crown
which has been placed on the head Of
the accidental senator from this state by
his ad mirlng lientenants. At a recent
meeting of that party, he was introduced
as "the most hated, most detested and
most lied about man in the State Of
Delaware Last evening at the biennial
rally of the colored race of Wilmington,
held In the Auditorium, Rev. O. N.
Grandson, who is the pastor of Ezlon A
NJ e Church. dubbed him the best
friend the negro ever had in Delaware
The spacious building was crowded to
oveIAowlng It was a holiday event
rivaling big quarterly, and the colored
400 Joined with the Hoodle in the cele-
bration Three-fourths of the audience
was colored, the balances made up of
white people, many of wh@n were drawn
by curiosity, while many were there at
the command of the leaders, who recog.
nzed the fact that in order to keep the
colored voters in line some recognition
must be made Of them.
The stage presented the appearance of
one Of mixed schools, so vividly
pictured by the photographer, as
existing at Kennett Square
William IT, Winston, president of the
Higgins club, was chosen chairman OF
the meeting aud made brief sp ech, in
which he referred to the speasers as
Demosthenes and Cicero He introduced
one OF them as DR.. w. B Derrick, of
New York, a ministerial looking, portly
mar Of verv light color, and who looked
like an old time Methodist bi hop H'
started off by drawing a picture of tht
race as it existed thirty FIVE years ago
and added ito night we are all here a
| frsemen" in v voice so loud tina
the tax recsipts belonging Il
the majority of his hearers actually
turned over in the ssafe in the offic
of Manager Bach He said the issue to
day was whether thes Democratic party
which, from the very foundation of tn
government, from the days of Washing
ton, jefferson AID Adams down TO th'
present date, had fostered disloyslty t
the flag and the government, should
continued In power, or the Republicai
party which had freed the slave ant
was the best friend of the race should b
given the reins Of government. Said he
I'VE don't want the offices. We woul
Just as lief not take them. but the peopl
call on us to take them and we mus
II we do not there will soon be no gov
ernment at all, and even His Homo
smiled.
Referring to the subject of mike
schools the speaker SAID no one wante
, them. "There is time enough to wori
about this question when it Gomez, ar
when it does there will be no stopping
In fact 1t is here already" The speak
was frequently spplhuded.
Rev. Q N Grandson was then intr
3 duced. bespoke of the hand bill offeriI
, q reward for the conviction of any neg
: for Illegal registration as an insult to Il
I. race. he said the negroes of Wilmin
:. ton were going to register and vot
2 and see that their votes were counted,
q they had to die for it. "
Referring to mixed schools be So
that the colored race didn't want mix
: schools, but did want to have the o.
! man power in Delaware abolished. ~
y superintendent OF schools in this state
9 now q bigger man than the governC
: "The old bugaboo when the negro ra
9 was spoken of was How would you Ii
Niger to associate with your wife,
marry your siste or or daughter2 We dol
. want to associate with your wife, 4
9 marry your daughter or sister and
!. wish to God you had always let OF
u alone
Continuing be said that it was Of t
g greatest Importance that the entire ticl
= | should be elected as I'VE want to nave
:, big hand In revising the Constitution
q He urged the sending of Anthony
Il Higgins" back to the Senate and predict
y that this year would see tidal wave a
Is the negro wanted to be on the top ere
IS Robert Allen was the next speaker |
n he succeeded in emptying the ball, a
Frank Wood "and others" we're not
le corded a chance TO air their views.