The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1902-12-13

10 IeCIIe IHe numerous acts of Sena-
tor Pritchard by which the Negroes
OF North Carolina and the whole coun-
| try have prOtted. The local Office Of
highest dignity held by a Negro was
hlled by the personal influence alone
OF Senator Pritchard. Throughout
the state of North Carolina Offices Of
rank are held by Negroes who owe
their preferment to the same gracious
source CoIored employees in the de
partments in this city from that
State have ever found in the Senator
Watchful and jealous friend untir
ing in his efforts to secure for them
justice and deserved promotions. His
securing the superb equipment of the
3rd North Carolina Regiment during
the recent Spanish American war and
the appointment of men as its com
mlssioned omcers from the rank Of
colonel down, was sufficient to chaI-
lenge the gratitude and loyalty of
every right-thinking Negro.
NO member Of the race with char
acter and just cause has ever failed
70 receive the Senator's sympathy and
actlVe and hearty assistance when the
Iacts were presented to him. And
aside from the purely political or
rather office-hClding factor. perhaps
100 often interchangeable terms among
our subjects, criticize every measure
looking TO the amelioration of the sad
economic condition of too many of
our people, has had his ready support
and the benefit of his brilliant mind
ana eloquent tongue. Senator Prit-
chard has not then been recreant to
ms eXaulted trust On the contrary
ms political career has been of ad
InlraDle consistency. His early strue-
Sles VIII adversely and poverty. his
lndomltable will and infiexibiiitv of
purpose have prOducd1 in his case as
they almost invariably do in all SINH
lar ones, magnificent physical and
mental equipment He is student
and thinker. He soon came to Der
celye that there was something wrong
with our accepted political philosophy
We have had it dinned into our ears
time out of mind that in this glorious
country, the land of the free. and tn
nome or the brave, majorities ruIe and
that this is the very palladium of our
liberties. Jul
Well, we had the majorities ALRIGHT
ana for brief space we were an or
ganlZed factor. These maiorities ex-
listed but though we have the maiori-
ties yet in the same localities alas
we are recognized no more What was
wrong? Now there is a well settled
principle in political economy that if |
OF the three great factors in any or
gained socIety-wealth culture and
mum ers-any two combined. they will
most surely overcome the third. We
were simply the numbers. the other
Two Factors combined against us and /
10: where were We? We were sbut 2 /
lale that is told, a song that is sung
Slowly but remOrselessly we have been
relleVoI from any opportunity IN ev-
press our preference in the choice Of /
our rulers IN the only constitutional /
The methods do not need to |
be characterized. Let it suffice that
-hey have been effective.
is Senator Pritchard responsible for
me new constitution? Is il NOT
Iact that he waged bitter war against
its proposed disfranchisement of the
Negro? But is that instrument nor
today the supreme law of the state
and has 1t not therefore passed ont
II the domain of current politics come
INTO that of the judiciary, first of the
United States and then of the nation
rake the last republican state con-
Ienuon held in North Carolina. aboJt |
which such elaborate INSTRUMENTATION |
las been sent broadcast throughout
he country, was not its prime-its
essential requirements that the dele
,ates should be qualified voters. and |