The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-09-01
NATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION,
Holds an Interesting Convention Indoors
Mckinley ana ElecES ntti.ors

holds an interesting Convention Endorses
Mckinley ana Elects Officers
The National Afro-American Press Asso.
clatlon convened at Bethel Church, Indi.
annapolis, Ind, Monday, August 27, Presi
gent i44t,. C e,!s Field Adams IN the chair
Bal list Church the Association proceeded
with a discussion of the The Atro-Ameri-
can Ihn:+, III Journalism" LED by I. Thomas
t toitune OF the New York age, and par
w. II. A. Moore,
At the afternoon session, "A Solution of
the thesa Face Problem in jamaica was dis
Steward, R. B. Bagly, Register OF the
Treasury Lyon, Rev. X. f. Hurley, Rev.
T. w: Newton, Geo. L. Knox, A. l.. Man
ley, Jesse Lawson.
=. The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
:, PiIIe4sideant-Cyrqs Field Adams, THE APP
m0 Vice IEesiaentIGeo; L. Knox, the Free
Baptist, Eouisville, ii Ky: Steward American
w ssSiiatagyEA J. L & Aaney The Record
The hight session was opened by prayer
by Rev. Z. w. Newton, ID. D. Then the
freeman Quartette sang several beautiful
Mrs. Thomas Fox read paper on 'Wo-
men in Journalism Cyrus Field Adams
told of ''Some Pioneers of Afro-American
journalism, I. Thomas Fortune deliv.
Service, Our Greatest Need
The following resolutions were adopted
The press that faithfully champions the
cause of the people should always have
the full sympathy and loyal support of the
peol ie. This support must be measured
by the ability of the people to do, but
when the press is faithful, in season and
out of season, in defending the race against
assaults. in commencing what is good and
giving timely warning against harmful anJ
Injurious words and acts, it should find
favor with the people.
We believe the tendency to discriminate
against our race in the fields of employ.
ment, in public accommodations, and our
recognition in the shaping of the policy
we sha the country ho Of which
and, believing public sentiment to be
the main weapon upon which we must
depend for 9. reversal of existing condi-
TONS. we believe the Afro American press
was instituted for no other purpose and
serves no other aim than the eleva ton
morally and infuentally, of the Afro
American people.
We view with grave apprehension the
apathy and Indifference manifest to a
lamentable degree upon the part of many
whom the press labors to serve, and see in
the plans and aims Of our papers which
are the best champions Of the rights of
the people.
The papers owe due allegiance to the
interests of the People, and the people
owe more generous support and patronage
to such papers.
One of the greatest needs of the press
is an improvement in the business manage
ment of our papers, so that there will be
substantial returns for the labor expert
enced and the capital invested. There can
be no improvement in this respect as long
as the SUBSCRIPTION lists and advertising
contracts are neglected and collections
made secondary consideration. We urge
that more care be given to this part OF
newspaper mana cement with. the view OF
making the business management equal to
the editorial management.
The undersigned members of the Ma
tional Afro-American Press Association
citation Monday night, that the Associa-
ton is .unfriendly to the administration
of President Mckinley This is not true.
ISOLATION not to commit itself to any par
tisan endorsement as an organization.
The undersigned members Of the Asso.
citation, who constitute more than FIVE
servedly endorse the foreign and domestic
policy of the National Republican Admin
istration, and believe that the best inter.
American people in particular, will be
served by a consistent support of McKin-
ley and Roosevelt in the coming election.
Cyrus Field Adams, The Appeal, Chi
cago, III. Il Il
7. Thomas Fortune, The Age, New York
City.
y. H: Steward, American Baptist, Louis
George L. Knox, The Freeman, Indian
apOlis Ind +. "..-.- .-... 81
John c. Daneey, A. M. E.. z. Review,
D. r. wilkins, The Conservation, Chi
J. W. Wheeler, The Palladium, ST. Louis,
I. B. Scott, S. W. Christian Advocate,
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