The times., 1899-08-25
SERVANTS OF THE Nation 1fIan
w. Calvin Chase Thus DenOminates
the Negro Race.

In an Emancipation Day Speech He
Tells His Audience Tint This Is a
White Mans Government and VIII
Forever Remain So - Recognition
According to Merit Only is Asked.
The emancipation of the colored race
was celebrated yesterday at Frederick,
Nd. The occasion attracted many visitors
from other parts of the State, Virginia,
and the District of Columbia. The princi-
pal event on the programme, which fol-
lowed parade through the prominent
streets, and athletic contests in Agricul-
tural Park was the address OF W. Calvin
Chase, of this city. Mr.. Chase urged upon
the colored race the necessity of standing
together for protection, and claimed that
in the Spanish war, when the
colored troops had shown the greatest
bravery and ability, their patriotism had
been ignored and the right to be led by
officers of their own race denied.
by the War Department" he added
we are told that we are not competent to
command our own soldiers" He could no;
understand, he said why the patriotism
OF the colored men had been disregarded.
He spoke of the future of the negro race
in the United States and maintained that
only in the Republican party could the ne
gro hope to find his salvation. The disre-
gard of the race for industrial pursuits,
he thought, tended to destroy the useful
ness of the race. What he termed the tall
ents of the colored race were being mis-
directed. The colored people he consid-
cred to have failed in the organization of
societies for their protection and advance
ment He characterized the Afro-Ameri-
can Council as a farce, with no legitimate
reason for existence, and said it could only
exist for a short time. The crimes COM
mitted by the colored race he deplored, as
well as the punishment which usually ac-
companies them. He said in part:
Lynching is a crime. 1t is the act OF barbar-
ism. Remedies have been suggested whereby
stop slould be put TO it. Laws-have been passed,
Governors have issued proclamations, troops have
been sent to the scene of action, but all IS with
out avail. Let every self-respecting colored citi
zen put the seal OF disapproval upon the acts OF
brutes; then will the evil be checked. We can
only become good citizens by doing good deeds.
Our citizenship is abridged by the bad acts Of
Others or those who have no respect for them
selves.
The negro owes debt Of everlasting gratitude
to those who were instrumental in liberating him
from the bonds OF human slavery. the bachest
blot on the American escufchcon and his liberia
tion was the greatest boon 10 American cviiza-
tion.
We don't ask for social equality; we ask for
equal civil and political rights far as qualif-
cations entitle us. We ask only for that political
recognition TO the extent of our voting siren gth
and educational qualifications; or, In short recog
milton according to merit. II you cannot permit
this much, let the negro carve out his own des-
tiny without being slot down like dog or
ynehed like brute | make no appeal for the
guilty | have no sympathy for the brute who
attempts TO outrage or take from woman her
honor. He should be dealt with in a manner th,t
viii teach others object lesson.
The salvation of The negro in this country will
depend chiefly upon his adherence 10 the pTinci-
pies of the Republican party and those liberal
minded men in the party Of our oppressors who
believe in law and order, Notwithstanding the
principles taught by their party.
We are the servants Of the nation. We are he-e
Iy sufferanee. And when the negro realizes the
act that this is a white mans government the
-ooner he viii recognize his political inferiority.
The white man win control this Republic as long
Is he lives