The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-13
TURNER'S LETTER.
Head OF C0lored Methodist
Church Issues DecIara-
ton For Bryan.

Chicago, Sept 13--Bfshop Turner's de-
claration for Bryan was presented to the
nauonaI Democratic committee today.
since the announcement was made that
the head of the African Methodist Episco-
pal church intended to go. over to the
Democratic party, the leaders have been
waiting for the announcement from the
bishop He sent the following letter from
Louisville yesterday by special messenger:
1 am declaring my preference for WILL
liam Jennings Bryan for president be-
cause he represents the same broad prin-
ciples that Abraham Lincoln espoused and
I believe 1t will be for the benefit of my
people to vote for him As Abraham
Lincoln was friend to the coIored race,
SO is William Jennings Bryan
LINCOLRS MANTLE FITS BRYAN
All of this silly sentiment of adhering to
the Republican party because of Lincoln's
piled The Republican party of LINCOLN
and the Republican party of Hanna are
but his principles Of personal liberty still
live, and verify the mantle of Elijah never
fitted the shoulders of Elisha as perfectly
as Lincoln's mantle fits the broad should
erS of Bryan.
Lincoln never harbored a trust He
never believed in governing without the
consent of the governed He never believed
In grinding down the rights and privileges
OF the common people He never failed to
accord honor where honor was due Now
now can any one reconcile the party prin-
of Hanna and Roosevelt
I'm its treatment of the colored man the
AIDED as a wolf in sheep's cIothtn a Since
the time that party claims to have freed
the slaves its managers have constantly
died, Republican honesty to the colored
race was inferred with his bones, and an
gan we are told that we we're enamel
pated for humanftys sake Yes, and
pines n Islands we're freed from 1H the same
incentive Oh, Humanity. what crimes are
DECEIVED ABOUT FREEDOM.
THE Republicans have lied to US about
our freedom and our citizenship Our free
bought with coIored arms 20O.0 600 strong.
and cur citizenship is q replica of serfdoM-
to retain themselves in power, inaugurated
the 5ourneynan government system in the
national escutcheon. but the secret Of all
Of the American colored mans social
troubles today They thrust the unsus-
snatch out their chestnuts-
Republican party has unlimited mort
gage on the su1rages of the colored man,
I say that that organization should be
The Republican party is the child Of that
race Through Ldncolu's honest champion
born Through the colOred mans graft
tude it was bred The black man behind
thus Insuring the power OF the party. The
black MANI was used as political tool
IN the south curing the c4rpet-Dag
regime and temporarily sacrificed his So
ciaI safety. For thirty-three years he has
delivered his vote to the Republican party
like a poor man gives his pound Of flesh
to a ShyIock-
CALLS ROOSEVELT TIN SOLDIER.
Now we have the spectacle of tin SOL
der. a hashlight hero whose pen Is
mightier than his sword, who conceived
the idea OF a rough rider regiment because
he had seen Buffalo BiIPs Wild West cir
Gus He Is saved from death in Cuba by
the colored soldiers, who rush to the res
cue Of his 'three-sheer troopers He re-
turns to the states and poses for euolu-
ment and the camera and writes for the
magazines OF how he forced the black sol
d1ers to keep to the front at the point of
his pistol
SLACK men on the battlefield have al
ways been brave In every war our nation