The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
NEGRO REPUBLICANS
ROAST LILY WHITES
Move Endorsed byCiark-
son and Roosevelt.
lHt BLACKS STRIKE BACK
Alter They had Been Kicked out of the Con-
yentlons Only -Four White Ma contents
J,ined the Revenue Doodle
Assembly.

Assembly.
A convention of colored Republicans
was held in Raleigh yesterday. 1t issued
the following address:
10 The Colored Republicans Of North
Carolina:
As uelegates and representatives duly
appointed TO issue an address to the
coiored voters of North Carolina, we
deem 1t but fair TO state that not more
than ten counties were represented AS
to the cause
FIRST. We had to combat the Revenue
doodles in all sections of the State
Second. The Congressional convention
of the Second district was to meet in
Weldon today.
Third. So many of our leading men
BENG on both sides of this matter, not
having the manhood and courage to
rise up and crush out a plan, having for
us OBJECT the ultimate retirement Of the
negro from politics, except to vote for
the white Bosses which no self-re-
speeding negro could do without first
burning his manhood into obscurity for
the sake of being called regular.
But in justice 10 ourselves and our
people, we deemed the representation IN
sufficient in number to choose q ticket
for all the colored voters of the State,
together With the assurance given US in
a letter from General JOS. S. Clarkson
to Hon. w Lee Person, giving the at
titude of the President toward our peo-
pie.
A resolution of thanks was voted
General Clarkson for his timely visit to
the President in our behalf. The letter
is herewith given the press for the bene-
fit of the colored people in all the outh-
ern States:
New York Oct. Is, 1902.
My Dear Mr.. Person: l an glad to
have your letter. l need no thanks for
what l did in opposing the Jim Crow
party in Alabama and other Southern
States. No s~elf-respecting Republican
can tolerate any such attempted depart
ure from the cardinal doctrines of the
Republican party. The President has no
sympathy with it, and you may assure
all your friends and your whole race
that he is as sound on the doctrines Of
human rights and manhood suffrage as
/ am.
shall be glad to hear from you when
ever you have anything to communicate,
Sincerely yours,
JAS. GARRISON. 8.
After the reading of the above letter
W as dispensed with, the following reso-
buttons were unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That in view Of the fact OF
the meagre registration of our people, the
demands in some places being unjust
and unreasonable, SO much SO that only
IS of our people in the city Of Raleigh
rave been able to register and pass the
eaacting scrutiny Of the registrars.
w hopo fhnrn iS n N0tino nOnn11tjCH1 nr
500 voters;
and with the report that in the in
terror counties the demands are more
stringent, we deem it imprudent to name
q ticket to be voted for.
sResolved further. That this conven-
ton advise each colored voter TO vote
as he pleases at the approaching cleo
ton. not forgetting that Atwater, of
Chatham, and Meekins, of Elizabeth
City, were the first to advocate negro
F. disfranchisement and deserve to be re-
buked.
we especially ask our people to look
we'll before they again attempt to put
into power in this State a set Of malcCn-
tents.
Resolved further, That We deplore
having to oppose the party management,
. put we punt Will y " ehS AoSe
after the throw-down of the negro at
Greensboro, only four malcontents from
the Democratic party came to the Lilly
Whites
Resolved further, That we view with
adherence the repeated assertion OF
Democratic speakers to limit the source
of the negroes education to his taxes
alone. We hope the lofty sentiments
uttered by the Hon. James H. Pou dur
ing the Legislature Of 1899, will stlil
nreyail. That all Christendom would
look down on our people when we at
tempt to reduce the negro to saNaseTy-
We point with pride that not within the
confines of this State has one negro OF
ordinary intelligence been guilty OF com
hitting the nameless crime, thereby
proving that the White man should help
to lift up the negro for his own protec-
ton as we'll as that of humanity.
'Resolved further, That we deplore
the fact tina in order to return to the
Senate or to build up a Lily White Re
publican party. Senator Pritchard has
seen fit to remove from office every ca
pable negro postmaster in the State eX-
cert S. II. Wick, of Wilson, and we call
upcn the President to stay the hand that
would further despoil our chance or
proving our capabilities and worth ana
retain this worthy son Of our race.
"Resolved further, That we realize the
tendency Of a better feeling among the
races in this State and call upon our
people in all walks of life to contribute
their share to the upbuilding and We'll
being of their respective communities 70
the end that the better class OF Whlte
people in all sections of the State may
, continue to befriend us and guard Our
rights in the courts of the State.
Resolved further, That we appreciate
and feel grateful that no strike has been
+ made at our normal schools, neither our
n charitable institutions, thereby proving
( that our best white friends of the South
are willing to help our unfortunate SUP
| jects.