The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
COMPLAINT Is MADE
BY Col. John M. Brown Of the
Treatment
That THB BLACK HAN GETS

In Kansas-His Address to TndeDend-
emit Cosored League-BItcer Attack
on Ingalls,.
What was to have been an executive
meeting of the Colored Independent
league last evening was changed at the
last moment to an open session.
The meeting was held at 420 Kansas
avenue and fifty voters were present also
several women.
Colonel John N. Brown had been in
vited 10 come in from his farm and talk
and he came.
William Eagleson announced that there
would have been a big crowd If the
JOURNAL had said that Brown was going
to be there.
w. D. Kelley, who ran for auditor on
the same ticket with Tom Moonlight in
1885 was called for and said:
sit is apparent TO me that the colored
men must get together In unity there
is strength. We propose to have state
organization and this is the first step.
81 have received anxious inquiries
from the southern portions OF the state
as to the work and how it was prosper
ing. And 1 answered all, splendidly."
Here John NJ. Brown entered and the
speaker gave way. Mr.. Brown said:
"In coming before your club I want
to apolog ze-fOr am no longer poll
tician. u farmers are busy now. l am
not a member of your club but you have
organized it for the best interests of our
people aud / am with you.
"If there ever was a time for our peo-
pie to want independent action it is now.
We are just where we were when we
began. Then the colored man struck
the blow and won the prize. The color
ed man now has all to gain and nothing
to lose Thousands of us have been
faithful in a political way, but what
good has it done us.
Never make politics the principle of
your league, make it 81 bordinats.
"YOu must stand together until all OBJ
noxious laws are obliterated- You will
fail if you are only after petty offices.
ain the past, colored men have been
divided, but we must unite. If we do
not we shall perish.
bitter articles are being hurled toward
rs by newspapers and politicians, but
we must not fslter.
"A strong and powerful people are
made so by union. We must become
great Do not be discouraged Stand
by your colors. If you know you are
right, persevere. You are too cowardly
"Fhe man who is now running for sem
ator once declared that the man who had
drop of colored blood in his veins
shouldn't live on the American cont.
nent
"Don't be a coward. Don't truckle to
such politicians. You amt getting any
thing now but husks, but try again
You have been political begg&rs. Fight
for your living and fight hard.
81 thought / would go out of politics
but can't unless 1 go out of the coun'
try. / will be censured for speaking to
the Indepeudentle league, but don't care.
There is no halter around my neck
s'Hold up your heads and be men. I'd
rather be exiled to Old Mexico and be an
outcast all my life than crawl a block
after some politicians When nv party
does right l am with them, when they dc
wrong am at their throats
SIT is the quesrest thing on earth how
men can stand such things. Vote for q
party year in and year out and receive
no more recognition than dog.
"The time has come when the black
man must look out for himself.
"When the colorsd man lost his vote
in the south it was a sad day for him.
He has been going down ever since.
Prejudice in Kansas against the coIorsd