The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01

esult for veal or Wa ~
epted without ,sacrikl aone principle Of
manhood or citizen ritssi. lor that would be
epugnant to our senas absolute Justice,
which We adhere ' . Vol deviation or
AZ fair statement & ,ur convictions we |
Ifirm 1t that there 10 8 b snanhood Or citizen
light ETcs sad de1ial
which by state constitutions against which We
10 not protest. 5a 53, I'll =,
Passing from abstract statement o. senus
- congratulate ourselves that the race mas
everywhere grown stronger and stronger IN
iii the elements OF Christian morality, OF
tantion here Friends and foes alike admit
Il. Those who predicted that we should starye
IA a condition Of freedom have lived to see
US produce more and consume asa more o s1sn
sled that we were incapable Of mastering the
Common rudiments of education have lived
10 see us fill 200 colleges In the South with
tent teachers in the public schools OF the
south. upon whose comp tencY white super
intendents. of education passed oudgment;
formed into one of the strongest and most
Intelligent forces for good In the republic.
and the high professions q law ana meaactne
lives in every considerable community IN the
republic, which command the. respect and
confidence OF their fellows.
We affirm it as q matter OF fact, which
cannot be refuted, that the Afro American
race is stronger and better today than ever
before In its history; that 1t is more hopeful.
more moral, more religious, more Intelligent;
that it has larger bank deposits, owns more
Georgia, recently expressed It in. the New
York SUM- no people t mae sees
it was confidently expected and predicted that
we would become dependent, pauper race
in a condition, OF freedom we have proved
more cotton and corn and other wealth as
freemen to the enrichment of the commerce
q the states Of the South than was Eyer
master. We appeal to the, statistics Of cot
ton and cereal and mineral PRODUCTION before
and since the war to sustain our contention.
We have not produced all the wealth OF the
honest share. produced vastly more as free
man than we produced as slave-and, in
come self-gustaining and ,ss1iant citizens; who
s saase II IN he &Rhe
ara the glory the 5sp p Of which we
Gently affirmed; among thh first families, and
in whose past achievement and present glory:
in war and in peace: we claim by right Of
honests!a bor and sacrifice and devotion, a CO.
equal share and participation.
1t seems to us strange and unnatural that
we should have to turn from the magnificent
in peace and. in war, to specific grievances
which go at the5yery roots Of our citizenship,
and to appeal from the injustice and inhu-
manity Of a portion Of our fellow citizens to
ity inherent in the heart and the soul Of the
great American people. But we lave to do
Ms 3? It ons h years e. eS5n
American law and precedent that we shall
not appeal in vain.s We have lived in darker
hours than those Of today; we have seen
Sppnt3 and foS~ ,1ox1.
s-e aud death and devastation and come out
purified by the faith that abides in the God
OF o. Destiny: and .; we expect to see it do SO
American love Of Justice and fair play. And
aroused, we do not 'heliave that the World
viii give. And we. do. Mt look to one s aas
ton for response but to all sections. and
especially to the South where we know that
sess Of Eno @ tried in the
who will be faithful in the future, as they
6ays been in the past i We shall be to
Of of fre e s Asp. q S,aysrS into the 'udea
But no race has eyetsIEiFisen out of the shad-
ows into the sunlight without fierce oppo-
AND ali q the top 81 the 70 ad
der, where Daniel Webster declared there
was plenty Of room; however long it takes
81 Cod II WORKING out ia ths destins
ct races and nations-we shall encounter
%s aha aa win IN the
In view ofiFhe present cohditioa of affairs
in which we shndsourseaves we beg to direct
attention to the following facts: ~. -
l: Since 1858 there has been steady and
persistent determination to eliminate US from
the politics Of the Southern states. We are
not to be eliminated Suffrage is a federal
guaranty. and not, a privilege to be conferred
Until haV txpt = NkAA~
posed to legitimate restriction Of the suffrage,
but we insist that restrictions shall apply
alike to gil citizens sofi all states. We are
qualification. or both: We insist that neithex
OF these was intended orzis conserved by the
new constitutions Of Mississippi, South Caro-
and did dtsfranchse majority Of their citi-
zenship because Of race, color, and previous
condition." and we therefore call upon the
congress to reduce the representation of
made mandatory by section 2 Of article XIV.
OF the constitution. We call upon Afro-Amer-
leans everywhere to resist by all lawful means
suffrage rights. II it is necessary to accom-
plish this vital purpose to divide their vote
IN given state we advise that they divide it.
The shibboleth OF party must give way to
the shtbboleth Of self-preservation.
!. 2. The increase of mob and lynch law in
the republic must be a source of regret and
grief to every law-abiding citizen. It has
become 9 source Of reproach at home and
abroad We feel that this cancer on the body
which will spread over the whole body Of the
nation nate unless q stop be put to it. The re-
Of
It to- treat with silence this vital matter in
lis second annual message to congress.
,ood offices to settle this matter to the salts
action Of all concerned and the honor and
glory Of the nation. asl'SH. r>.g... 81 !
8. The separate car laws have grown to
uch provoking proportions, and they are so
'perattons. that We deem It urgent to direct
attentions 20 them here. We urge and advise,
n the iIterest q justice and decency, that |
he graduated passenger rate prevailing IN |
North csroana be substituted for the. in
ther etL:es Of tie South. It is principle !
4 common law that man shall pay for |
What he wants and get what he pays for. /
d New York with a railroad or other COM,
non carrier 10 not worth the paper It Is |
,ritten on south OF North Caroline. Is this
air or Just, or In accordance with common I
. contract valid in one state OF the republic
hould be valid in every state-with all othei l
lt!zens than Afro Americans It is WI
- n the interest Of humanity, we request
eformed. The horrors Of them depicted by
gorge w. Cable years ago instead Of growing
etter, have grown worse. The indiscriminate
erding OF males and females and Juveniles
ne OF the most glazing scandals in the adj
Illustration of Justice In the republic Sepa- |,
ates the males from the females; give the
yfnnss asyu%s Of their own and the op
nion do 1t, why can't the South? It has
eelth enough, it needs only dnclnation. We
ppead to its inclination. AZ matter Of