The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-05
0oLoEED MEN ORGANIZING.

The Big Meeting Soon to be Held at savin
 Rock-The Aims and Objects of the Pro-
 posed Perfected organization-Conneet
 cut Colored Men Not to be Behind Those
 of Other States.
 In the Connecticut Banner President Peaker of the State Sumner league pub fishes the call for the annual meeting of the league, as follows
 To Afro-Americans in the State of Con-
 necticut
 The annual meeting of the State Sum- ner league will be called at J. w, Stew arts pavilion, Savin Rock, New Haven, August 22, 1895, at Il o'clock a. mn at which time We shall consider plans to perfect our organization and keep in line with New York, New Jersey and other states with the ultimate purpose of national organization for the better securing of our manhood rights,
 To assist in the predominance of re- publican principles in the state and na- ton by thorough organization to the end that congress may institute searching inquiry into the existing evils and violations of law that now prevail in some of the states, particularly in the south.
 So that each citizen denied his civil and political rights may have proper redress through the federal courts. Denial of civic and political rights has naturally led to abuses of another char acter equally at variance with the letter and spirit of our constitutions-such as
 mob and lynch law in the north and east as we'll as in the south; for of lenders of all the south, from petit lar ceny to homicide, and to the degrada- | tion of labor through class legislation of the most fragrant character, and | through the tyrannical action of trades unions. So that the constitutional right to life. liberty and the pursuit of hap piness, as we'll as the national right to earn living, is seriously menaced. Concentrating our strength In organi- zation will enable us to secure such le- | gal redress as the constitution guaran- | tees. It will at least show that we are not willing to be robbed and hoodwink- ed by politicians at will or to be lynched | by the mob and to be denied the right
 to earn living by organized conspir- ators.
 The fact that 100000 citizens are practically without representation in | the federal congress and in the state | legislatures and are inadequately rep resented in the elective and appointed
 offices of minor degree in all the states
 while serving as a basis of representa- | ip % cta tae regard as more than sufficient reason
 to warrant us in seeking to perfect our organization. While having more than l 5000 votes in this state and having poll ed the decisive vote for the republican party in the past, we have been utterly l ignored, and to allow this condition to remain without protest would be wanton indifference on our part There-
 fore We believe that by proper and thor lough organization we can secure all the rights which it is fair and honorable to expect.
 Regarding the objects of the conven-
 tions recently held under the auspices
 of the colored voters, Mir Peaker thus
 expressed himself:
 l In the first place, I want you to say
 that the impression that we (the colored people of the north) are bringing about I this movement for the purpose of de-
 serting the republican party Is entirely l erroneous. and I may add does us an Injustice. Take, for instance. the state l of New York, which has 45,000 colored lvoters, one-quarter of which are demo- crats. In that state the men who are at | the back of the movement are republi- leans. ts
 The same may be said of each of the other states. Now, the men who are backing the movement are thoroughly imbued with the republican party, but you may also say that should the lead CTS of the party get the ship away from her moorings, a. state of affairs I do not Ianticipate, however, ther ewould be 8 Iconcerted movement in the organization (which they are founded and act upon
 what will be to the advantage of the Trace. socially, morally and politically.
 MT. Peaker says that the convention lof August 22 proposes to perfect ar Organization having for it's object the banding togeth sr of Afro-Americans oi this state for mutual improvement, tc secure as far as possible among mem bers of the race a pure ballot and te | demand for them just and equitable treatment in all industrial, civil and DO litical matters
 The officers of the league are: Presi- dent, Joseph P. Peaker of New Haven vice president, w. B. Edwards of Hart. ford; secretary, F. G. Sandman of East Hampton; recording secretary, D, B Freeman of Hartford; treasurer, Rich. lard H. Hamilton of Hartford, chairman lof the executive committee, Rev A. P Miller of New Haven.