Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-07
NEW POLITICAL PARTY
PROPOSED ORGANIZATION BASED
ON GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
colored Orator Advises His Race to
Emigrate to Africa as Means
Of Preservation. ~;

The conferences of the three colored or
CARNATIONS which have been holding ses-
sions In this city for several days past re-
suited yesterday in the issuance Of call
for a national convention, to be held In
Cincinnati next May, for the purpose OF
organizing a new political party, to be
known as the civil liberty party. The OBJ
ject Of the new political movement is de-
clared to be 'the second emancipation of
the colored race, and advocacy of the true
principles of republicanism as fostercd by
Lincoln and the principles of democracy
as advocated by Thomas Jefferson
The call is signed by 8. P. Mitchell, chair
man Of the executive committee of the civil
liberty party. and by Richard 'Beasley, sec
rotary. 1t is addressed to the friends or
civil liberty, true freedom Of all the people,
and American citizens who oppose political
partisan slavery" and Is in effect that a
convention will be held the ''24th day OF
May, 1903, at Cincinnati, Ohio to organize
a new political party and shall take up the
true principles Of republicanism as fostered
by Lincoln and the principles of democracy
as advocated by Thomas Jefferson.
''This party shall know no color, creed or
previous condition other than good citizen
ship. There shall be a representation IN
state. Until the convention the committee
in charge shall be addressed as the execu-
tive committee Of the civil liberty party. ="
Consolidation Fails.
Committees representing the National In
dustrial Council and ex-Slave Congress and
the Mutual Relief, Bounty and Pension AS
ISOLATION held meeting at the head
quarters Of the latter organization, 1903
18th street. late yesterday afternoon. The
object Of the meeting was to discuss the
matter Of consolidation between the two
bodies. No satisfactory agreement as 10
aff1liatiOn was reached and the matter was
laid over until future meeting.
I. L. Walton, a prominent celored man OF
Arkansas, made a plea for emigration OF
the colored people Of the United States as
the only way to preserve the race. Among
other things, the speaker said:
1.-The colored people should never have
been allowed to vote until as race they
were able to assume the duties and respon-
sbilities Of franchise. The cofored people
Of the south are divided. 1t IS true that
they have been treated roughly, and In
many instances their homes have been
taken away from them. l am Just from
Arkansas and know what talk about when
describe the condition there
1.-The white people of the south have been
very good to US. and We have no cause for
complaint against them. but the colored
people have not been good to themselves,
and that is where the trouble lies We were
emancipated and turned loose, ignorant.
poor without homes without penny in
the world. without anything, and the
whites let us work. ga4esasi homes, took care
of US and allowed us to- vote My conten-
ton Is that we should never have been al
lowed to vote until Weswefe able to know
what we were doing. 81 p
A White Ma1nss Country.
''This is a white man country. and the
two races can never live together here side
by side. I have studied the negro in the
big cities. south as we'll as north. and
found-well educated syeuug people OF the
race, graduates Of our high schools. turnsd
loose in the slums witt their training. but
with nothing to do. No fields for their abil-
tiles are opened, and this sort of education
has not been a success. They are taught
to do things that they can't make living
at
COLONIZATION. therefore, Is the only
/ believe 1t would be advantageous IL We
could all leave. but IL some emigrated and
some remained In this country. colonization
would be a failure. 1 am not In favor OF
the emigration Of the old and aged negroes.
Let them stay until they die. They are
too old to be removed. to make homes In a
strange land at this late date, but the
young ones should go. They ought to emf
crate to the west coast OF Africa. i have
never considered the question OF emigration
to the Philippines. and am not prepared 70
say how such movement would work.
Young People Only.
Smith Frampton. vice president of the
council. spoke In favor OF emigration OF
the colored people to Liberia. The young
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