Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-23

nOM Occupying sEepreSentAtlye Omce6,
TO which they wore elected by consti-
tuenciea. niue.tenth Of whom were
white, il various states north Of Mason
and Dixon's line
: But how inscrutible e that fraility
sOf human nature which imposes volun-
stary blindness whenever tho cause Of
the max snd brother 10 under discus
laion. Somebody has said that : certain
class q people Of this country can re-
membsr bnt one colored man at the
time. If M u good man he is prais-
"a 70 the skies q An individual and is
thought % concentrate in himself al
tho yirtures which should be possessed
~ others Of the race, whereas as :
MISTER Of faot. he il but . sample Of
Thousands scattered AL over the count
u. To- whom fortune has not been so
good . 70 bring before tho footlights.
Aud 4 fear, II he is had man, he is
looked upon . the representative Of
The other 9, o0s. 600 OF his kith ard kin
IN this goodly land Of ours.
.s Tho President 81 the UEited States
is!sworn 70 defend the Constitution
x6d Skacnte the laws Of the land Go
they no "a, q ~ the statue books.
I He do a sssSeaaything 10 those
lews which A. ,e1z9s tho colored msn any
Va citizen u "a any ether man. On
the contrary, TIE law says THAT he is :
citizen, and the history OF the great
party 70 which he belongs and the
q dearest traditions Of it with which he
4 Ii wholly familiar are inseparably en-
twined about the man and brother
90 that in ths fuifllment Of his oath
he could not ignore him If he would.
and ID jnstice TO him, don't believe
7 he would II he could. In addition to
his oath Of offics he has the striking
example Of the great state OF the North
whyce have from time to .time called
colored mon TO representative places
by the suffrages Of their fellow citizens
il communities frenquentiy where the
sace did not have. s per cent Of the vot-
Y ing strength.
What colored men have been elect
Cd = office in the North"
IN An of hand way Ireeall the fol
lowing:
4. Mr.. Harden was mnay years ago
elected 10 the Legislature of Colorado,
ana numerous colored smen since his
day. II Is we'll to remember that the
colored population Of that state amount
70 but / " per cent Of the whole.
II. r. MoCabe was elected state
auditor OF Kansas and WAS appointed
! to ! similar post ~ President arthur
] II the Territory Of Oklahoms and
I other coloped mon have been elected TO
soficss IA that stats lsinca. Twelve or
hfteen years ago the Democratic party
nominsted w. b. Kelly. Negro who re-
ceived large vote, bns failed Of cleo
tion because his parts was the minority
1 psrty at the time. The colored people
81 Kansas constitute only about az
Der cent Of the total population.
HamiltonSC County Ohio has had .
colored man On IL delegatirn 70 the
general assembly Of that state right
salorR Tor perhapssmore than twenay-
\ ve years. ]! recall the following
naaaes; Geo. w. Williams, the histo-
rian; Colonel Robt harlan, Geo. Il.
Jaolson, Professor W. d. Parham w:
II. Copeland and Mr.. Hill. There ARE
many others, whose namesI do not
nov reeall. B. W. Arnett now bishop.
X presented Xsnia II the legislature at
ons time. Harry @ Smith, Jerry
Brown. N. Il. Clifford and John r.
Green Who waa both Representative
and senator, have represented Cleve-
sland n tha general assembly.
rom Youngstown they sent M.
Stewart The colored population re-
prsasnts Just : fraction mors tnan :
% cent 81 tbs whole State 81 Ohio.
(confinssd Nest Msek.)