Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-13
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son, William Lloyd Garrison and ex-
Governor George s. Boutwell,, all Of
Boston, have united in an address to
the colored people OF the United States.
This address was given out few days
ago by the national Democratic COM
mittee. The three men whose names
are subscribed to the address are we'll
known to the Negroes Of the country.
They urge the cofored voters to turn
their backs on the Republican party,
because, they say, the national policy
of imperialism is full Of danger to the
colored race. Following is the address:
Boston, Mass. Oct. ITO the Color
ed People of the United States: We, the
undersigned, address you at one OF the
most important points in your history,
If ever there was war Of races in
this world the war now going on In the
Philippines islands is precisely that.
Yet, if there is anything which the
colored race In this country has to
dread, and the white race also, 1t is
just such. war.
Every day in the Philippines is al
ready training our young American
soldiers to the habit of. thinking that
the white man, as such, Is the rightful
owner Of all other men. This Is seen,
for instance, tn the fact that these
very soldiers, in writing home letters
from the seat Of war, describe the In
habitants of the Philippines more and
more constantly as 'nigsers, thus giy-
ing a new lease Of life to the word
which was previously dying out among
US. Every defender Of the war in con-
gress, sustains the contest on the as
sumed ground that the F1lipinos are
unfit for freedom, although Admiral
Dewey at first described them as more
fit for it than the Cubans; and Senator
Hoar describes them to be probably
better fitted than any race on the two
American continents south Of us.
I'm other words. freedom Is to be-
come for the new Republican party a
matter of complexion. If this doctrine
is to prevail, what hope Is there for the
colored race in the United States? The
answer is easy; there is In that case
no hope at all. In the name Of the old
anti-slavery sentiment, we call on you
to resist this great danger. even If for
that purpose you have to turn your
backs on the party you once had rea-
son to love.
"This danger can evidently not be re-
sisted by any further voting for the
Republican party. In other days that
party freed the slaves and passed
amendments to the United States con-
stitution for the protection Of those
who had been slaves. These amend
ments are now being steadily set aside
and the Republican party shows no
sign Of raising a finger in their defense.
There have been far more outrages on
the American Negro during one term
of Mckinley than under two terms Of
Cleveland. On the other hand, the
Southern Democrats are at least doing
the colored race this service; that they
as a rule oppose the national policy or
imperialism. This may seem an 1ncon-
sistency; but it is really very simple.
The very fact Of their unwillingness to
give equal political rights to the Amer.
lean Negro makes them unwilling to
undertake the government Of ten mil
lions more belonging to the colored