The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-03
AN ADDRESS TO
COLORED PEOPLE
By Men Whose Names They Know
Colonel HigginSOn, William
Lloyd Garrison and EN.
Governor Boutwell,.

The following address to the colored
people oi the United States has been
ISSUED.
To the Colofed People al the Unit
ed States 81 America. We. the under.
signed. address you At one Of the most
important points IN your history. II
ever there was war ot races IN this
world. the war now going on ~ the
Philippine Islands Is precisely that
Yet. u there is anything which the
colofcd race IN this country has To
dread. aud the white race also. 1t is Just
such war, Every day IN the Phihp
pines is already training ouf young
American soldiers 10 the habit ol think
ing that the white man, as such. IS the
r'ghiiul ruler of all other men.
This is seen for instance. IN the fact
that these very soldiers, ~ writing home
letters from the seat ol war. describe
the inhabitants al the Philippines more
and more constantly as "niRRcrs.' thus
giving ncw lease OF hie to a word
which was previously dying out among
US
Every defender OF the war IN Con
gross sustains the contest on the as
snmcd ground that the Filipinos are un
III iof freedom although Admiral Dew
cy 1T first described them a. more ht
icr It than the Cubans, and Senator
lIoar declares them 10 be probably
better fitted than any race on the two
American continents south of ourselves,
In other words, freedom IL t1 be.
come. for the new Republican party,
matter oi complexion II this doctrine
is to prevail what hope - there Tor
the col0red race IN the United Statcsf
The answer is easy. there "a ~ that
case no hope at all In the name oi
the old anti slavery sentiment. We call
on you 10 resist this great danger. even
II you have iof thai purpose 10 turn
your backs on the party you once had
reason 10 love.
This danger can evidently not be fc
sisted by any further voting Tor the Re
publican parry In other days that paf
~ freed he slaves and passed amend
mente "a the United States conttituiIon
for the protection ol those who hid
been slaves These amendments are nov
being steadily set aside. aud the kepnb-
lican party shows no Signs ol raising q
finger 10 Their defense There have been
far more Uutfages on The American ne
gro during one term Oi Mckinney than
under tao terms Of Cleveland On the
other hand the southern Democrats
asc At least doing the colorcd race this
service, that they. - q rule Oppose the
national police 81 imperialism
This may seem an inconsistency. but
il ~ reality very SIMPLE The very TACT
oi their unA.iliinpRess 90 givf equal po-
iilieal rights 10 The American negro
4IFeH eH4tsg the
government oi loDlg,ODO more belong
ing 10 the colofed fsrs hus much,
a. least. experience has taught them
Thus far at any rate they arc on youf
side
The undersigned. trained from youth
in the stfictesi school Oi anti slavery
conviction. are following 0Dt tlas same
early opinions when they now Wfite 20
you We wish 70 warn You that the
lapsflalistie Rfpubliean party oi to.
day is not the liberty loving party oi
thar name which set the American 6s
gro free forty yeafs ago
The time = past when yon can salfly
give 20 H. - heretofore. your implicit
support We szfB yon that the Aflef
tean nsgfo must beheeloftb think Tor
hfuseIi ard Bast cut adrttf from every
organization Nhirb Nass on darker
races. - such. and begins 10 talk again
~ "iat naiBfal supremacy u the Anglo
Sakgn We fought through i0af
years nar 20 get nd u that doctrine
ard enlisted nearly zGoaoo black sol
diefs Eof the purpose II is too soOn 10
ssg surh ihs0fy brought up again
II rests Nifi yoa 70 make i impossible
Thomas WsniNosih fliegiuson.
William Lloyd Garrison.
George r Boutwell,
Boston. Ma8s. Octobef \. sus0
Head. October II.