The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-30
CRoKER's GoOD ADVICE.
" hat He Told the Vcders of the
United CoIered Democracy.

AOAu the tcnSFS OF the
United CoIered Democracy.
The colored voters of New York have come
10 know and trust the Democratic party
through long and bitter years of experience
With the Republican machine The United
Colored Democracy is big west side organ
ization, which recently decided to ratify the
Democratic ticket from top to bottom. It
asked Richard Croker, for whom the eolored
people generally OF New York are beginning
to have the highest regard. to be present
and make speech Mr.. Croker said he was
not speechmaker, but he would attend.
And he did, giving them a short talk such
as he gives the leaders of Tammany hall
when they ask his counsel and aid
Here is what he said:
Mr.. Chairman, Members of the United
Coiered Democracy OF Greater New York: 1
am glad to be abe to come here tonight ana
talk with you. l not going to make any
extended remarks, because your leader MIR
Lee, has left nothing for me 10 say to you.
| merely came over here tonight TO ask you
to see to 1t that your names are placed on
the registration lists next Friday or Saturday,
want to impress on your minds this main
/ question, the necessity of every one of you
becoming good citizens of this community
I'VE make no distinction in race l want
TO say to you now that whatever l can do to
advance the principles and interests of you
all am going to do. All l ask of you is
that when you are called upon, you perform
your duty as good citizens If you do not
you VIII nave to suHer the cOnseGuen
That is all l ask of the organization that I
have the honor to belong to-
Mr.. Lee Is your leader, and whatever I
do for your organization l do through him
II one OF you ge,s a place and you do not
do your duty fairly and honestly you will
have to leave it. But you have the privilege
OF filing it with one of your own race
Now see quite a lot of young men, and
l want to give them this advice. You must
In order to become good citizens first treat
! your neghbor as you would like to be treat
| ed, and if you follow this advice you will
! get along all right. Now the first principles
| are gratitude and honesty and if you fol-
| low these two you need have no fear for your
! success in life. l am glad to see Mr.. Lee
! has started in the right direction by organ
! izlng this body of coIored men. You have
I started in the right direction and YOU have
/ the power to make this organization felt in
| the community. Be honest and true to your
! selves and do not allow any one to swerve
| you from that duty you owe to yourselves.
You must not work for money on cleo
! ton day. You want to establish principle
for yourselves. Whatever work there is to
be done must be done faithfully and honest
! ly to bring about the object for which we
! are all striving. We want honest voting and
! we want no votes unless they are cast hon
| estly If you hear of any man registering
| or voting contrary to law you must report
! hlm We want the elective franchise carried
| out to every letter of the law. If you go to
| work, register, and work like good citizens
Will stand by you as l would by the or
! ganizatlon to which 1 have the honor to ba-
! long"