The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-09-25
REVOLT OF CoLoRED VOTERS.
Sermons by Colored Preachers on
the Treatment Of the Colored
Race

Two colored preachers in Baltimore last
Sunday preached upon the treatment Of the
colored Republicans by the white Repubi-
cans, and both had large congregations.
Rev. Ernest Lyon, in John Wesley NJ. f..
Church, spoke rather strongly of the way the
colored people had been treated and how they
had been deceived In conclusion, however,
he advised his hearers to stay with the Re-
publican party and deal with those who had
deceived them within the party lines.
The San gave the sermon rather full, but
did not have line on the sermon Of Rev
John H. Hurst, pastor Of Waters NJ. Z.
Church. His sermon did not suit the sam,
but the fair 1meyicdH gave both sermons.
Here is the AmericdRS report Of Hurst 5
discourse.
Rev. John H. Hurst preached to a large congre-
CATION upon the political situation and the colored
mans relation to it, and denounced the pseudo
his race, as the preacher claims. He declared that
the only course open TO self-respecing negroes IS
eternal war on the men who have heaped insult
and humiliation upon the race during the past TIVE
years, and at the conclusion OF his remarks, amid
cries of I've VIII " from all parts of the audience,
urged his hearers to go to the polls on election
day and east vote, like men, to wipe out the in
suit TO their manhood. offered by party oi m0u-
grels who are Il dlshOnor to Repub.icdnism and
burning disgrace TO the memory of Lincoln.
The preachers remarks aroused great enthusl-
asm and his causte criticisms of Republican treat
ment OF the cOlOreQ man were endorsed heartily
and audibly by the entire congregation, the women
as well joining in the cries of That's so, etc.
Mr. Hursts remarks in part were as follows:
sThe events that have TRANSFERRED this week III the
political world need not be rehearsed from this
pulpit How far they have affected that large
body of citizens of our race in matter which must
have been gagged by every thoughtful and self
respecting negro. From the date of the Republic
can triumph, some two years ago, more insult has
been heapcd upon the negro and greater humilla-
ton has been piled upon him than perhaps he ever
the recipient of since the passage of the Four
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the series
of deceiving deals and lnslncere promises has cul-
minated in act of standing outrage 10 those who
suffer il, and a towering shame to the men who,
under the garb Of Republicanisn formed it.
I'VE deem that the defeat of the ticket, from the
first to the last, would rebound to the good of the
people in general, and Of our people III particular,
for if before the end is reached, perdy, deception
and dishonesty are resorted to in their dealings
with the negro then he must expect political os-
tracsm when they have grasped the helm OF affairs.
The Republican party Is not III Etllt; we are Aos
fighting il. There are grave doubts in my mind Ii
there is Republican party in Baltimore outside OF
the 10000 negro voters. We are fighting the mon
erels who are a dishonor to Republicanism. Re
publcanism is political system built upon lofty
moral lucas. II is religion with creed, ana that
creed is the equality of man. This party has Il
record wherever it has preached its principles, but
who can review the record of the psuedo-Republl-
cans in the state for the past two years without
blushing2 During that campaign 1t was set iorth
in almost every speech delivered and ensconccd
III written documents of public and private CHAR
ac;er that the school system of this city should be
gradually reyolutOnzed, so that the c0lored citi-
zens might teach their own children,
After two years with Republican board IN
control not one school has changed personnel ana,
what is more humliating, when efforts, in form OF
memorial. petition, etc, are made by colored eli-
zens to promote the change, Republican members
have invariably voted III large majority 10 conslgn
the matter to the waste basket. Tell me- brethren,
Nor '.Neverr' Not much y etc.)
eve must teach the Republicans of Baltimore
that they are no better than the Republicans OF
Brooklyn, Chicago Pittsburg, Cleveland Phlia-
delphia and other great cities, who do not deny to
men of color the opportunity at least OF applying
for positions which they help to maintain by taxa
ton Iii what city of this size in the Union do
citizens of our blood remain so compaeent IN the
face of such villainy?
at seems to me that these men believe that the
ne@ros sensibiIiy is either too blunt to feel in
suit or that his moral sense is too obtuse to know
when he is insulted, or that he has no manhood To
meet an insult when he sees II. From what have
seen during the past week. you both see ana ieei
the insult and know we are agreed that these
foul Republicans must be disciplined. | believe
that the most effective discipline is to defeat them
until theyShOw repentanee-that repentance moi
to be less than the recognition of the coOred man
as part and parcel of the party-not only 10 fur-
nsh votes for it, but to sit in its councils
THE Republican party must be made TO feel It's
impotency without the cOlored man, and Danish
ment from power, with biennial renewals OF sent
ence must be its fate until the sin of this week IS
atoned for. This is most solemn hour. We are
battling for political liberty and the path u llb-
erty lies through blood and sacrifices. The negro
must be willing to suffer in order to reign. Our
friends as we thought them, have proven them
selves unreliable untrue. They are perjurers, and
have no standing at the bar of public opinion.
Don't believe them on their oaths. They viii en-
dcavor to carry this campaign through on the
wings Of polieness and aifablity. aud VIII smile
on YOU from the street and grasp your hand,
and you viii be mister and your wife madam
but beneath the veneer of politeness there lies Il
heart full of malice and prejudice, while under
meath that oily tongue is catalogue Of vile appel
lations for the negro that the devil himself would
not wear
''Taik little enter into argument with no man.
keep your own secret, and when the times comes,
vote like man, and then feel that so far as you
are concerned the STAIN the insult has been wash
ed off.