The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
NEGROES ISSUE ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY

dhrdraiiri-r aEzrcv - al ages, and upon
& zs weaai urrf : seisatis.s 1I.aIe, +t.
rart ~ ths kue-tgl1 -rrss "a give pInmi-
He1ce a. dseas x ertue rather than deeds
% virtue s1szee e evu. in thar suea
rf0rE.lFrce rcrds &c sz-r1r ste the venom
IL ranrIsr senrimeut rather than 70
correct the eriE
We Ss5Isrs tie f1uEv belrE the nat.
urAl social lnt = nc uost pet.1ssa. ..
aEenrT in rrouetin- zar,s general welfare.
In rnnar7rrnea - fbssF conviction. we
ere ~ Dnsnlan shat the tendency on ne
psrt 81 TIRE several common weaiths 81 the
cnurtrY % seliaucr n divorce laws -
Inconsistent with the hlxhest moral and
mental feac hirzz. and. Therefore. erroneous
We regard any legislative q POLITICAL a.
tim on tho part ~ auT class ~ eiftzens,
designed 20 cgrtaN the constitutional rights
uraroeHfiTeE or immuuiiies u any ohcf
class. 81 aufriprdig to the latter, both 10
spirit ard 81 fact
We neleve fnany unnecessafT cotnintl
ciai and Industrial Determinations pt0auc-
tive q spirit ~ fvi lu View ~ this
cuuricttCn we wcuii urge. IN mo hope p
rffir1nuz this source - evil, that that
cinss d.srlmiuEted against estaniish; q
iarEfr ar rrsrfirzhfe commercial AMI w
dustrfgi Institutions ~ tAelf own. support
ing end maintaining them by their patron
RESIN ctfu1r submitted. r. q. Broyifs.
X alier rDuUfy. chairman W ~ King l'al.
ias cUgniT, J.. S. Simmcns. Fahs eoNi!iy
ST. q HILL Galve4cn county a J. S.ease.
WHshlngton county; -. " Logan. Harris
cauafv. 81 IS Dorsn. Harrison county:
Tohn De Huhi. Galveston county, Wliiihin
~ Mcdonald knutm1n c1luiy ~ D.
Brfzo-ia rogutv. James G. Frazier. Jasper
county. John Rradicr, Hardin county
Il. Jones' Fort BEND county: : @acss1n.
oounfy starts Waller county. NJ
Jotueon Wilson county. = y. shclhuru'
Brxar county: r. &. Hunt Harris ecgniL
q VI H7rhfrt. Wharton county; r. y.
-F a .HsfU ca q
Rastr1r raunty w. Phlpps Navarro cont
tT. IL. g. Bell, Denton county J. ~. ~
Kinney GrayFnn county; = W cross VIC.
I toria co1nty; i l. Lights. Harris connl.
I r T. Blarkshear. walter county; \. ".
I smith. Burlesou county \. S. Wells. Dalla'
I county. 4. l. Hoffman. Galveston county
| pRor. BLACKsHEAR's RESOLUTION.
! The following resolution, cHefed by Prof
! z L Biackrhear. was unanimously adopt
/ ed:
/ we regret deeply that the crimes u
I few members ~ our race have brougn
about a state II tension Ga the public MIND
[ aud We put ourselves on record as un
| alterably opposed 90 these crimes end az
Z crime bv .vhornsncver committed. and tha
I we stand ready aud pledged 70 lelp y
; every lawful Way 10 enforce COCA btner aIi,
Z helm maintain public 1eceuey-, ana 10 gl'
Be- protecting the eanrttY ~ ali homes ~
( this end the people % our race, ~ thtlr ~
Z eUHFrlEN counties. are NAFlreN 70 OF -Hite'
+ themselves into iaw and order leagues q
rrrder martl aid i'm the enforcement o
the law aud the maintenance Of pubic OF
The election q officers Tor the mex
twelve mouths. under the constitution go
bylaws adopted fer permanent orEahlEa
ton. WAS the next order nj business lh
election resulted as follows.
Prof II. ". Broyles ~ Waller county
president: l.. S. simmons u Falls county
aecretary Rev. A. X, Grlggs Of Dallas
II EIt surcr Hud grand lecturer, Vice pres
dents lone from cach senatorial disrietl
s. T. Spencer Tc1arkaua; r. a. Caldwei
, william Conner. John " Mckinney. Shel
I mau: a. G. Lawson. Greelyille; ". I
. King. Dallas: A. C. Pats. ". II. Ramsey
Foster Nelson, CorNcaua; A. = Jackson
Waco. II l.. Price. Palestine; j. C.. Frsaici
A. l. Wood8rd 7. J Richardson, Houi
= ton. r. H. Harhert, Wharton 4. r. Her
dcgFon, A. J.. Slefge, Chappell ihll; !.
! Anderson. Austin A. l.. Mayard, Loci
hart. A. NJ Johnson, j. Il. =. htllnwei
r Corpus Christi; J X Morris W r. TnYlo
e ri Pnso william Coleman IT. G. Bel
I Denton Vacancies VIII De died later.
q resolution of thanks 20 the cltizer
Il I II Houston for their abundant hospituNt
Is . aud 10 Row. w. IT, Logan and his boar
p Of trustees Tor the Use of the church as
o place 81 meeting. offered By a. s. Jackso
81 81 Waco. was adopted.
: number ~ other resolutions we're II
a ferred 20 the committee on resolutions.
. Adjourned sine die.