The colored American., 1900-10-13
THE oo1oRED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. 9.

yesterday it was free silver; to-day
is imperialism, and tomorrow it wi
be antagOnism to whatever the Reput
lican party undertakes to do and is il
4 favor of. That is where the Demo
cratic party stands Would you know
where the Republican party stands
Then go out where the flag flies, ant
| there you will find the Republican par
ty. Go out to the places where soldiel
boys in blue are falling, and there you'll
find the Republican party every time
on the firing line, standing for the hon
or and glory of the flag, for the policy
that will bring prosperity and happi
ness into the American home.
What is this Imperialism about
which Bryan raises such hue an6
cry? If Imperialism means that WE
are going to complete the Isthmian can
al and throw that great waterway opeT
to the commerce of the world, then WE
are imperialists; if Imperialism means
that wherever an American soldier is
sleeping underneath the sod, the Amer
lean flag will never be hauled down
with the consent of the people, then We
are imperalists."
Mr. Anderson then reviewed the rec
ords of Mckinley and Roosevelt, and
as he mentioned their names there was
prolonged applause.
mckinley and Roosevelt" he con
tinued. "That is the ticket the Repub
lican party presents; and what do the
L rrr1f iTSt
voice from Nebraska and a reminis
cence from Illinois. The voice hoWlS
about government without the consent
Of the governed'-if you men up here
in the North don't cast your ballots il
a way to show your utter deteStatiOn OF
the party and methods which diSfran
chises millions of cOlored voters in the
South, then you are not worthy of the
privilege of voting and are not worthy
to be called American citizens. Only
a few years ago some Of these very
men who are now asking for your votes
voted against the measures which gave
us the right to vote. Now that you
have got your votes, do you Intend to
give them to these men who did every,
thing in their power to keep you from
voting? (Cries of mo, nor 'Well, |
don't thinkv' "Not if we know our
selves.'O
"The voice talks about the para
mount issue-the paramount issue to
you and me is a secured citizenship in
our country-eXact justice to men of
every color. Go to the polls on elec-
ton day and cast one vote to show your
utter detestation of these principles and
these men who are debarring our broth
ers in the South from the rights of citi-
zenship. The Lord led the children of
Israel up out of Egypt when they were
a lot of sniveling towards, but remem-
ber that He didn't lead them into the
promised land until they were strong
enough and courageous enough to con-
uuer it-and the cOlOred men of Amer
lea will not come into the full enjoy
ment of the rights of citizenship until
they have learned to apply the lash OF
the ballot to the shoulders of those who
Cypress them, until they show that they
are ready and able, aye anxious, to
stand up and fight for their rights
against the party which has tried to
keep them under its heel"
The scene at the conclusion of Mr..
address, which occupied
nearly an hour and was listened to
with rapt attention by the big audience,
was one of the most enthusiastic ever
witnessed at public meeting in Buf-
falo. All over the hall men jumped to
their feet. cheering and waving their
hats in attestatiOn of their Endorsement
If the speakers ideas.
After quiet had been restored IL. ID.
Lewis, of the Buffalo Colored RepuD-