Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-09-28
NEGRO BISHOP SUPPORTS BRYAN.

Bishop Turner the head Of the Az
rican NJ. Il. church. and one of the
most scholarly and influential men OF
his race in America. has forwarded
to the Democratic national commit
tee by special messenger his reason
for leaving the Republican party and
supporting Mr.. Bryan. In his letter
hc says:
Lincoln never harbored trust +.
lie never believed in governing with
out the consent OF the governed. He
never believed III grinding down the
righrs aud privileges Of the common
people. lie never failed To accord
honor where honor was due. Now
how can nnyuu" reconcile the party
principles Of Lincoln with the party
principles OF Hanna and Roosevelt?
-ln its treatment OF the cnlorrd
man the Republican party has always
mnsqucraded ~ wvif in shccp's
clothing. Since the time that party
claims To have freed the slaves it's
managers have constantly lied To the
coiored man. When Lincoln died.
Republican honesty tn the culored
race Wis inferred with his bones. and
an era OF Republican moral degen.
eracy began. We were told TINT we
were cmancipatcd for humanity =
sake. Yes. and | believe Cuba.
Porto Rico and the Philippine islands
were freed from the same incentive.
Oh. humanity, what crimes are com.
mitted i'll thy nane!
"I'he Republicans hav" lied to us
about our freedom and our citizen
ship. Our freedom was war nccrs.
sity and WIS dearly bonght with col.
ored arms 300. 900 strong. and our cit
izenship IL a replica Of scrfdom.
"After the war. the Republicans,
seeking to retain themselves III pow
or, nIaugnrated the journcyman gov.
ernment system in the south. which
III not only blot on our national ~.
cutcheOn. bat the secret Of all OF tie
American colOrcd man z social trou.
blcs today. They thrust the unsus-
pecting negroes hands into the fro
To snatch out their chcstnuts.
Contrary to the emotional idea
that the republican party has nm I'M
limited mortgage On the sulTrages
of the colored man, ! say that that or
ganiZation should bc eyerin,tingly
grateful to the colorcd race. Tho re-
publican party is the child OF TINT
rnce. Through Lincoln's honest cham
pionshIp OF the cnsiaved people that
party was born. Through the colorcd
mans gratitude it was breG. Tho
black man behind the gun turned the
tide OF the rebellion, thu insurIng
the power Of the party. The black
man was used IN Il pOliticaI tool in
tho south during the carpet bag re.
CRIME, and temporarily sacrificed ms
social safety. for thiriy.thrcc. years
no has delivered his vote To tho re.
publican purity like poor man gives
his pound Of ilceh To u Shylock.
"NUw we have the spectacle OF u
tin soldier, flash light hero, whose
pen in mighticr than the sword, who
'conceivod' the idea Of rough rider
regiment because he had seen Buf-
falo Billie Wild Wcst circus. He in
saved from death in Cuba 10y the
colOrcd soldiers who rush to the rc.
scuc oi hia 'thrrc.shCct troopers. llc
returns to the states and poses Tor
cmOlumcBt and the camera and writes
for the magazines of how no forced
the black soldiers to keep to the front
Mt tho point Of his pistol.
"Blnck men on the battlefield have
always been brave. In every war our
nation has wngcd the cOlorcd mnn
hns ahod his blood willingly.
ain the war Of the revolution Girls.
pus Attucks, colorcd man. waa tho
iirst Ia dIc On Boston common. Dur.
ing the war Of 1879 General Andrew
Jackson praised tho valor Of tho men
Of color at the battle of New Or.
leans. Fifty thousand c0lorcd men
made way for liberty nnd dicd' ii
the civil war. Tho gallant Ninll
cavalry rode 100 miles through III,
binding SNOW, Christmas eve. 1891
and rcscucd the bclcagurcd Seventh
from nn Indian massacre. The,
fought aud died in Cuba. and nurse,
tho icvcr strickcn soldiers nt tho rial
of their livos. And they aro nus
forced Ia fight thcir own cUlorc,
people in tho Philippines. Al thi
they have done for their country.
sake. aud IL in LETT for thia vitascop,
character. this modern Don Quixntc
Roosevelt. to accuse my people Oi 10
ing towards.
sif Governor Roosevelt forced tn,
colorcd soldier at the point of hi
pistol 10 save his lifo at San Juai
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