The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-02
THE o-AMER1cAN FAIR.

| A Protest Against Counter Attractions
Said to Re Under Way.
The Post IL In receipt of tho following
rather vigorous protest from tho officers
and managers of tho Afro-Amerioan Fair
association:
To tho Editor Of Tho Post.
Now that loyal and Intelligent leaders
sec success browning their efforts to hold
state Far at Houston, few mcrcenary
individuals have conspired TO drag in the
dust tho lofty sentiments actuating the
great undertaking by creating q eide show
opposition In order to make n few dollars
Circulars have been Distributed stating
that In order to entertain vlBitora to the
Afro American State Falr IL nigh handed
carnival Of pleasure would be held night
and dGy at Houston Heights free Of
c"rts. dancing. drilling. rnces. contests
etc, would he held without cost. This
miroit and misleading circular is worded
to impress the stranger that II is n part
OF and under tho management Of the
Afro American Fair. whoae entertain
mrnts arc to he held ercun'vely Mt the
Wilson Driving Park. In an extreme por-
ton OF tn" city. and upon which the good
reorle Of our ruce, Including churchcs.
schools and lodg"s have spent their tlmr(
labor and money to mako succcss. MD
| IN doing 50 to crown an honornble Mnd
| LOFTY ifnd"hvor with credit to oiH race.
| our fhir was conceived and puH on foot
| that Of showing the progressfund advance.
mcnt ot our race Hince fr>cdom. 1t was
not lnnnguratod for they,!urposo Of monty
MAJ 'ns. as me hoayy' expense of the mi.
any such CIdcllptton. hit It was the nope
'ami ny me- concentrated and combined
r r,..,,, 1r f:ery Negro Of amy honor and
f'hpN'thlTi ty IN Texas. to lsivn an rR
| pnsiNgp''of true worth that would reflect
'hVpiHhly upon The race, In THIS tho bcHt
una /mpgt Influential white people OF lious-
4 l.r,s gHl4 49, y aud d
/ cpcourHHomcnt In Kind words and noble
deeds Many or the most prominent c'ti,
sens OF both races fav" been consulted
| about this side show trnp and money
| makng d,svice and arc very emphatic IN
drnnunciug II ms unworthy OF manhood.
| Ia every way dinboll al ana Dishonest. ana
| HnVora OF Il deaortion and trhtorSh.p INA,
| should I've speedily dealt with and sum
MARTY frowncd down and amothcred IN
the cradle OF tts own conception. ms op-
position. if allowed 10 he fostcred and OK
ccutHd. VIII work nisRrace 10 our rncs
that can never he hlotted out, md vii
subject uR to tho tccrs mud dcrHlon OF lh'
world. IN being q race incapable OF con
Quoting such nm undertaking and vii
tend to destroy the very aims aud pnr
poseA OF orr exalted and lofty undertake
Whilc this counter movement exists Of
oun hand mother equally age hAmhrln'
looms ur In the shnr" az y, proposed OK
Itur9lpn over tho southern Pntl0c 10 New
orleans. that the vnst crowds may h'
hnulcd ont NJ our city. and tho n"rohrnil
aud Eood citizens who have louai"'
money to- our enterprise may hc deprive,
LOT the houcnts tlht would otherwise ac
rrur to them by virtue OF the vast n,
tuldanco that will he here FROM all owe
TuNlN.
Wo hope these projectors with dcsia' II
"A work. THAT win bring such humiliation
uuou VIZ, aud We appeal to our cwn rae.
Ia ho loyal aud ask an who have p arnrl
at honor or the interest of our n"orle n
heart tp trent this move uH they would
serpsnt whose h.tc mCdus poison hn'
eternal suffering. We appeal To @ur goo'
hitc friends to aid us In dcnouncing tn
thing and demanding a atop To tho pro
ccodlnRs,
with painful regret that this ugly dis
closure had to he made public. we rtst Oh
good work In the hands OF every homes
person and enion the Interpolation of W.
!, who rules the deNiinlcs Of Ms all.