The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-13
.C|lORED MEMS PLEA
For Recognition by the Repub-
licanS of Oklahoma.
THEY ASK ONE DELEGATE
To the National Convention
Captain Admire Endorses.

Kingfishe-. o. T. March 12-As ne tns
! FOR the holding OF the territorial Rspuss-
lican convention approaches. the 60 o-ed
+ people throughout thu territory have be-
gun 20 agitate the question OF trying 10
induce uhe next Republican convention
/ 10 select a coIored man as one Of the six
delegates TO the national convention,
which meets in Philadelphia on june -
+ There are IN Oklahoma a great many
! colored people with 4 voting population
/ of nearly 10o0o. al o. whom are almost
10 the man Republicans. aud vote that
+ ticket. Captain Admire OF the Kinsfsher
( Free Press. under the caption. And Il
not, why not9" has the following 70 say
1 respecting yhe coloTed people OF this ter
! ritory;
There are in OSlahoua some SIX or
( eight thousand negro voters. Ninety Tc-
I cent OF these voters uniformly vote the
Republican tIokeet. Take the negroes as
/ body and they do not come up 70 the
4 standard of the white citizens in educa-
/ ton or wealth. IL would DC a very poor
j compliment 10 the white citizens IL they
/ did. In patriotic devotion 70 the coua-
/ try. however. they are stea6fsst and un-
yielding. and IN the matter OF party loy-
atty and fajthfulness they stand az thi
head OF the procession. Occaslo. ti
threats OF INSTRUMENTATION are made -
! their leaders. but when the critical .f-
! comes. they march 20 the polls with NE
/ faltering step. and cast a practically 81 a
Republican vote Among their represFu-
tative men there are many Of high char
acter-educated. able honorable e,o-
quent and influential II must De a5-
mitted that the negroes Of Oklahoma
have had Indifferent political recognition.
{ Occasionally members Of their race have
been accorded places upon the Repub.-
can ticket Tor subordinate offices, but.
+ in most cases this has been done with
+ the fun knowiedgee that they would %
defeated at the polls by adverse aud
prejudiced Republican voters. They have
had scant recognition either by the ma
tional or territorial administration The
negro leaders do not always use the be-,
judgment They too often attempt
/ compel recognition by threats against t.-
party They can gain nothing by o.
/ course. They might IN mis- spirit
/ feat the Republican party right strais
F along. one year after another indefinitely.
out that would result only In the sue
/ cess OF their ancient and implaca5le enc
mics. and. at the same time. instead 81
mitigating the prejudices that now exist
against their social and political recogni-
/ ton. e would only add 20 it's lniensltt
Z and bitterness. gsepu5Iican leaders who
/ do not share nj the common prejudice
against the negro race. might be willing
TO make concessions. but Republican
( leaders can no more drive the RepubH-
can rank and ale into voting for negroes
for public offices. than the negro leaders
+ can force the negro rank and iiie t. vote
against the Republican ticket. Malice =
often powerful enough 20 secure defeat.
bat never strong enough 90 win VIC
tory. The only thing that can overcome
( the prejudice OF white voters against ne
/ gro candidates Cor public Offices Is tho
healing Influences OF time and the ma
I tUral and orderly Improvement IN tho
condition OF the negfo race.
The prejudice against the negro race
/ is Jess pronounced IN the Republican
I party than # s. among the other poIiti-
7 cal parties Incorporating sOcial and
political hostility % the negro f. car
: dinal principle Of the Democratic party.
T and even the Populist party. which makes
special professions % love for the poor.
( down-trOdden and oppressed. despises the
. negro with und'sEuised cordially a
I large ma ,orfty OF the Republican party
are ready u treat the negro with Eener-
osity. but the balance q power. even
among Republicans. s. held BY a min
ority which is usually strong and deter
mined erouRh % have its 0wn way II
IS futile and would De dishonest 20 at
tempt 20 cover rrp these plain. every day
facts.
"It IS natural and prope- for the ne
groes e. desire representation n pUbiic
affairs They are citizens and taxpayer.
ard must bear their share az public 5Br-
dens Taxation and citizenahip. without
representa- nave been the cauea q
rnuch serious trof5ie Meu H1j submit
Flo .t only 30 fouz 40 successful resist
ancs Is plsiuly AID unulisfaka5iy out 70:
the question.
''Ths Replsaican party % OklsbotnA
VII shortly aave an opportunity % show
THAI 70 Cos not share In ths uHt-st pre-
5udlees THAT exist among go nssso allies.
The convention waloa WI som - called
together p send reperesentaffvss % ths
party 20 PnatfelDhia wiH ts corngoasf
er repfesertatlve fsegEssrera from al
over ere territory. TIE rae preIlGics -
vhl1s we have spoken 49, NJ; have
rnnch Hr8Hf1T in fh.8 convention. ThsE
<acti1n ~ che party seldom gets taT froa
horne WAY egs rat hse taefsfore hs
most ftsnF oc ssi8E ~ 1nat re-erHl-
rieu ~ fa- fa7alsY ~ ou- nezro aIiss. %
eelac- ~ ieert ore ~ -tsl~ number as g
r1ensher - ere sefevHIon - TIE national
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