Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-07-13
THOSE N ATTENDANCE

THOSE N ATTENDANCE
The following editors are present,
W. IL. Steward of the Louisville, Ky,
American Baptist; +. + Cooper of the
Washington, ID. G ColOred American
Hon. John &. Dancy of the Salisbury,
n. c., A NJ. +. Zion Quarterly, Rev.
G. II. Phillips. ID D., of the Jackson,
Tenn, Christian Index; Rev. w. Nj
Alexander of the Baltimore. Md, Afro
American. Rev. George +. Bragg, Jr.,
OF the Baltimore, Md, Church Advo-
cate; J. II Murphy Of the Baltimore,
Md Standard 7. Thomas Fortune of
the New York Age Rev. Charles s.
Morris, OF the Boston, Mass, Courant;
Wa Calvin Chase of the Washington,
DtC Bee Chris. J. Perry of the Phil
-Ndelphia Weekly Tribune; Rev. w.
Bishop-J Johnson, ID. ID of the Washing
Mitchell Jr. OF the Richmond, Va,
PLANET; Rev @. b. W. Gordon of
Petersburg, Va Pilot.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
The address of Welcome was made
10y Rev George + Bragg, Jr and Rev.
4 w Nj Alexander extended the hospi
tality of the city.
Il Thomas Fortune, Esq delivered
fine address upon the advisability of
organizing the Afro-American Typo
\ graphical Union The sessions have
# been interesting and the discussion
Aspicy. Mr. Jesse Lawson of the Col
pred American read an excellent paper
n Editorial Style" TO an appreciative
audience.
WEDNESDAY MoRNING,-PreS Dancy
" in the chair. After the reading OF the
minutes of the previous meeting, and
the appointment of committees the
president read an admirable address
Editor Mitchell was introduced The
Committee on Address to the country
! made the following report:
J THE ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY.
Your committee TO whom was re-
ferred the matter of expressing the
opinions of common interest to the AS
sociation and its constituents, beg
leave to make the following report
We regard with satisfaction the in
creased strength displayed in the con-
duct of AfrO-American newspapers,
since the last meeting of the AssOcia-
tion at Richmond.
We believe that all encouragement
should be extended TO the efforts being
-, made TO make creditable display OF
AfrO-American genius and industry
at the forth coming Cotton States and
Atlanta in September.s
SOUTHERN ELECTION LAWS.
We denounce the existing registra
tiOn and election laws certain southern
IA states as being contrary to the lettel
and spirit of the Federal Constitution
and the increasing tendency to disfran
II chise the race by fundamental enact
ment in Conventions in which we ar
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we urge the necessity of such Legislation
by Congress as will ensure US in ou
suffrage rights rights as guaranteed
by the Federal Constitution. We ear
estly believe that the time has com
when Congress should order thor
ough investigation of the electio
abuses which have grown up in tn
Southern states since 1875.
SEPARATE CAR LEGISLATION.
We denounce separate car legisla
tion as being in violation of all law {
contract and as n degradation of OF
manhood, and we urge all OUr editor
to make determined demand for til
adoption of a first and second class tai
iff rate, leaving to the traveller. I'll
right to pay for such passage as
shall determine.
We urge upon fellow editors to d,
mand the repeal of all miscegenatiC
iaws, believing as we do that they a
the most fruitful source of the chars
of criminal assault.
HRINoUs CRIMES
While condemning as among Il
basest of crimes such criminal assaU
we believe that white men Should
compelled to respect our women to t.
same extent that they expect us
respect theirs.
We enter here our adherence of t
crime of criminal assault as mob a
lynch-law.
We view with interest the mark
tendency towards business activi
among the people as evidenced in I
increasing number of building a
loan associations, banking and trl
companies, and trade and barter.
THE DEATH OF DOUGLASS.
The race has lost since the last me-
ing meeting of this Association in I
death of Frederick Douglass, not OF
the greatest editor, but the foreml
man, the race has produced, and
here enter an expression of our d
found sense of loss.
We also record " ith sorrow the
cord with sorrow, the recent death
Rev. Dr. Rufus l.. Perry, the dist
guished preacher and editor of the !
tional Monitor.
wALLER's IMPRISONMENT.
We call upon the government of
United States, in the name of the ci
rights and personal liberty of all of ,
fellow citizens 10 demand from