The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-01
National Republican Ticket.
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FOR presidents;
WILLIArI MCKINLEY,
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENTi
THEO. ROOSEVELT,
OF NEW YORK.
OUR STATE TICKET.
EDITORIAL.
NATIONAL AFRO-AMERICAN
COUNCIL.

The National Afro. American Coun-
Gil, an organization founded ioT the
purpose OF promoting the best interests
ni the Afro Americans ui shis country,
is IN convention assembled at Indian
apols. Ind. this week. The urganka-
ton Is essentially a non bipartisan race
auxiliary comprising the majority OF
the learned AlrO.Amercans OF all
creeds aud political beliefs. hence. as
preventive iof dscofd and rupture. all
partisan politics are. under their consti-
tuition, excluded from It's councils, On
Wednesday ot this week the question OF
endorsing the national administration
came up before the committee on public
address where 1t was decided to let the
administration severely alone, that is,
20 neither applaud or condemn It's acts
and policies, thercupon II Is stated that
former State Senator John +. Green,
Of Ohio, and at present u. $ stamp
agent in Washington, ID. G., gained the
floor for the purpose at showing the
delegates the wisdom ot abfogating the
constitution and setting aside all pre-
csdents by endorsing the Mckinley adj.
ministratlon. Bishop Alexander Wal
tiers, president oi the council, suggested
10 the senator that he was out OF order
The senator. whose ire was thoroughly
aroused by this time. nothing dauntcd
by the ruling oi the chair, proceeded 60
beshower the convention with pro
administration platitudcs After fc-
pcatcd attempts to bring the dis
unRuished Ohloan TO order. President
Walters deputlsed Col. James Lewis. OF
Louisiana. 20 eject tho offender from
the hall, which duty the doughty colonel
performed with neatness and dispatch
u Is to be regretted that a gentleman ct
Senator Green's learning aud station
IN lllc should 80 lar forget the pro-
pEietics oi the occasion as to let partisan
enthusiasm get the better ot his usually
good Judgment The senator must be
convinced that the cause oi the admin
istration needs bolstering up among its
hitherto unialtering vasSals To- resort To
such extreme measures 20 chant its
praises. Leaving out oi the discussion
the question as to whether the admin
: isttatlon Is worthy or unworthy OF being
endorsed by a representative gathering
oi Afro Americans. Il must be admitted
BY all that the time was IA chosen ior
the reason that such discussion right
fully had no place IN the deliberations
ot the National Airn-Amcrlcan Coun.
eli There will be ample opportunity
accorded to Senator Green 90 ycntlatr
his pro administration views ere the
campaign draws TO a close without at
tempting io disrupt our strongrs, race
organization lis atfieiai position evi.
dentiy demands unstinted praise inr his
benelactofs.. but on the stump. aud no,
IN the National Council Is the place to
prove the lahofer worthy al his hire IS
Senator Green might get sweet &c.
yeagc by challenging bishop Alexander
Walters. Who sat down ON him 80 hard
for a joint debate ON the issues ot the
present campaign II Is TO be hoped
that the episode hcreinbeiorc referred
90 wili have the effect oi dctetfing
others from sueeumhing Go che tempta
tion OF seeking iavor with their political
heneiactors and gaining a ht,lc CHEAP
notoFiety at the expense ol making this
National AiFo-Ameriean Council the
mest practical and effective race organ,
ration since the dawn oi freedom. ap,
pear ridiculous in the eyes oi the coun.
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