The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
TO COLORED VOTERS.
An Address by Negroes on the Mayor
Question.

The following address to the co10red
people of the city has been prepared by
some of the colOred workers of the city
who were supporting Col Hughes but
who now have swung into line for Ber-
gundthal
To the Colored Citizens of the City of
Topeka:
A municipal campaign of great i'm
portance and far reaching in its results
is upon US. On Wednesday. March Il,
we are to select standard bearer for
the Republican party. to be elected to
the very honora Bile and responsible Of
only two candidates asking our suffrage
w. S. Bergundthal councilman from
the First ward, and F. A Lewis of the
Fourth ward.
The issues are clearly drawn. The
forces are in battle array. Lined up
with Mr.. Bergundthal and working for
his success are the Christian people, the
church people. the best element of our
city. All the worst element-the joint
lists, the gamblers. the law viOlators are
lined up against Mr.. Bergundthal
The contest is between the Christian
home and the bawdy house; Gods
church and dramshop-the saloon. There
is no lodging the issue; there is no get
ting around these facts,
On which side are we. the cOlored peO-
pie. going to stand2 Shall We VIII we.
stand as we ought. with the home and
the church? A very large number of US
We're honestly and enthusiastically for
Col J W. Il. Hughes. Col. Hughes, car
ing more for the triumph of the princi-
Ole and the success of the Republican
party than his own interest, agreed to
arbitrate the matter The arbitration
committee. acting perfectly fair. decid-
cd ia favoring Mr.. Bergundthal Col.
Hughes has accepted the result and
asks all his friends 70 work for and
support Mr.. BersundthaL All honor to
the gallant colonel
Good friends, we appeal to you to
rally to the support of and vote for Mr..
/ w S. Bsrgundthal for the following
reasons.
1st. lie is fearless. honest. con
scienuous, upright, clean man and a
good citizen. He is a Roosevelt type of
/ a man. q thorough believer in the strict
/ enforcement of all laws and has the
I courage of his convictions He is not
ashamed of but is proud of Topeka.
md He is now and always has been
a Republican
Bird. His nomination and election viii
/ harmonic unite and strengthen the
/ Republican party in our city and
county a thing very much desired.
4th. Mr. Bergundthal is a large prop
2 erty owner and heavy tax payer and
hence would guard our interests as tex
than man who pays only S195 taxes
/ per year
5th. He is the friend of all struggling
I people. He is as friendly and fair to
7 colored people as any one could rea-
/ sonably ask. He makes no difference
in the employment of coIored and white
men He gives all the same fair and
equal show
6th. He has a large number of houses
to rent and he rents them to colored
and white alike. He now has nearly
fifty colored families renting from him
As proof OF this see 1he Daily Capita
I of March D.
7tl. we. as eolored people. are max
irg q record brea king history. And
just at this time when so much is be
ing said p-o and con on the race ques-
ton and the eyes of the entire natior
are closely fixed on us it especially