The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-27
Especial Dispatch to Baltimore sun. }

Bo>roN, MASS. July 16.-An up
rising of the negro race against the
administration at Washington is be-
ing organized in Boston. This is the
seat of movement which it is pro-
posed to carry wherever negroes are
numerous in this country.
The instigators of the movement
say it will mean the downfall of Me
kinley. imperialism and the Repub-
lican party. They maintain that it
will divert the colored vote, which
has been the upholder of the Rerub
lican party since the negro was given
the right of franchise.
The object Of the organization is Il
revolt at the ballot box, but there are
those among its supporters, it is said
here, who would willingly take part
in an armed movement. and who,
were it possible, would offer their
strength to aid the Filipinos in their
struggle for independence.
sEDITIoUs LETTERS WRITTEN.
Clifford ii. Plummer. lawyer OF
this city, and one of the leading Bos-
ton negroes, was secretary of the
National Colored Protective League
He knew the undertonc, and his daily
correspondence told him of the tenn
perance of his people over the coun-
try. Several of the writers of these
letters suggested the advisability Of
making a revolt. Some of the letters
were OF such a reasonable character
that Plummcr at times feared for him
self receiving such matter through
the mails, and he destroyed them.
AT some of the meetings of colored
people in this city he heard and saw
the same discomfort, and realized
that the situation was becoming
alarmingly dangerous. SO he, with
others, set about to counteract the
rising tide, and used his best argu-
ments against an uprising, pointing
out the evil results to the race itself.
1t will be remembered that shortly
after war had been declared and after
some of the Massachusetts regiments
had left for the front Plummer offer
| ed to raise regiment OF negroes. As
4 matter of fact he did SO. He had
the pledges of 1,50o negroes of New
England and other States to Join his
regiment, but its services were not
needed.
SOUTHERN LYNCHINGS \ CAUSE.
In an interview to-day Plummcr
said: Il raised this regiment cf NY
race simply to counteract the in
| fluence of revolt that was in the air
.,,,I Il ,f
groes to the need of the country.
That critical time is past, for it was
| pointed out to my men that the
Cubans would probably be no worse
under the control of America than
that Of Spain. The negro loves
America, but he does not like the
treatment that has been given the
blacks of the South. and there was no
| guarantee that the Cubans would
fare better. OF course, there were in
some cases the spirit of revenge"
| Tomorrow the first meeting OF
the Boston Colored Auxiliary Of the
National Anti-Imperialist League will
be held in St. Paul's Baptist church,
corner of fremont and Camden
streets. DR.. Jerome X. Riley, o
Washington, ID. c., a writer on ne
gro suffrage and president of the aux
iliary movement. came from the seat
of government last week and hat
several conferences with Edward
Atkinson and Erving Winslow, of Tho
League, preparatory to the work o
organization. 1t has been determined
to establish branches all over ths
land, and it is said that the supper
of almost the entire colored popu
lation will be given to the move
ment