Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-11-04
A Colored Club.

ms been organized in Berlin !;
With Edward Henry President,
md Dean Fassitt. Secretary. a !,
member Of the Club read pa I
Der. as follows
MIR. President and fellow sat- i
izens. the event Of the past two :.
have presented tive
the negro IN politles'
to me in its many phases. The
party my people love and have i
waded through rivers 81 bleoa
to serve. has told them fol their
faithful service you shall ever
remain hewers Of wood ana
drawers Of water Told theml
ln,, .l,, ,yara -..;i.--..'e iVi
me Democrats because they
dare put ticket ia the field AZ
the primary election Told them
that they cannot be as yougen
tlemen here claim TO be lnde-
pendent The original Of that
I,ucob,s head with which they
have been catching rs as crabs
for twenty odd years, ~ the
greatness 81 his soul broke oitr
shackles and proclaimed US
free. but we are today n worse
bondage We are fighting N a.
Wal against our best interest
urged on 81 one of the worse
systems Of espionage, and os-
Hacism eyer known
The leading minds Of therace,
lin every partof the country haNe
been Heard warning against
that course that foists tew
seheming demagognes upon us
as leaders. either white OF
Ihlack Like the Irish soldiers
+ vou fight nobly il every cause
lbut lose your own What has
been tile actiono of these leaders
$ both white and colored. since
the primariessbui to deprive v
Z of a leader and the comm nity
g of tho service of a good teaeliei
i simply n gtatifN their seliisl
ambitions They say Y L, ar
i too preeocious IN innrtN Near
We have no. earned hoN Z
a perform those MINOR thing
Il necessary toearry $50 the gov
) ernment. or political party
I Inf 50 grant us a tree pass 50 th
t Russia
i, NA REslptN1 think th
10 ,.1l w I, neonlA pf this count
aN friends The so-called Repu
ne lican leaders, thinking tht
e have disposed Of our leade
~ have turned their attention
i us, the small flN s1ur ab
&c | teacher Thomas w Coope
"a espoused the cause Of ommi
s. sioner Quillen because
n found him 4 tlue friemd of IL
nj negro working III such i Ma
e that they could see and fs
ldl that with him III the lead the
{ would share III the benefits /,
io rived from victory But Horan
X tognaiegg. Fefbltsl aud the Dem,
nlieratic outcasts. Mere not llt
\ lieN els IN negro partnership an
m Ksst about by underhand moan
io'.acconlpllsh their foul purpoS
n Of worse than disfranchisin
y hmi bs depriving him Of a
V precipitation iii tile affairs )
IS the state.
Il VIZ have only asked for clel'
a service MI Furhlfsh say
y never while he is supervise
shall 4 negro hold an Office 1
an election MIN Beeaus
|. it will drive away ilf5 Demc
cratic Vote af 0utcaSis WILLING
g. saeritice on 70 retain theni
! And the Negro lacking man
Il hood continues to b. then Mil
IL my tnNlS \ few If lbs aS her
Il feeling that Ne are not treate,
s right trs hx all lawful mean
ta gain our desired ends lhel
/, they send their spies among ii
N "a spot and ostraeise any Mhl
! dare Is withstand them
The ones sent are those VIII,
y arr themselves eoercv,i INTO +
9 LOT some of them are good mel
\ aud desire q rise But tho,
! are naoars ami fear a saspen
sion " that they viii not gei
one If They a. anything son,,
: men do not wish done Nhai
] 4 dirty trick What dis son gel
! bs following them is they
employ You. YES about Two
All " Berlin Wy fellow oji
zens they have the M