The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-03
HAYES IS
NOT UP Held.
Resolutions Are Adopted by
Richmond Negroes.
TO HOLD MAss-MEETING
Ask Their White Friends not to Be In
fluenced by the Uterances of One
Man Whose Sentiments They
Do Not Endorse.
Resolutions Are Adopted by
o. HOLD MASS-MEETING
Ask Their White Friends not to Be In
fluenced by the Uterances of One

The action OF James III. Hayes. the
negro lawyer. whose Washington speech,
created 50 much comment among the
negroes. was repudIated at meeting OF
representative colored men yesterday aLf-
ternoon. The meeting was held in the
office Of Giles B. Jackson. and a set OF
resolutions was adopted These resolu-
tons will be presented for ratification
at q mass-meeting to be held In the near
future. A committee was appointed to
secure the largest hall possible fors the
meeting, at which time a number of
conservative negroes will make speeches
condemnatory OF the course being pur-
sued by Hayes.
''He does not represent tho masses Of
negroes here said one Of those pres
emit. and we are going to do all We can
to let the public know it,
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions prepared at the meeting
yesterday are supposed to voice the SEN
timent Of a large number Of the negroes
here. who do not see the occasion for
combating the letter OF the Constitution
or fighting against the inevitable. The
resolution reads:
Whereas. the press dispatches have
published throughout the country an i'd
dress delivered by our townsman, James
H. Hayes. in the city Of Washington,
y. c.. before the Afro-American Counsel,
wherein he Is quoted as having said that
tho time for peaceful measures had pass
ed, and that the Southern negroes should
Inspire respect for themselves by the
use of the sword and torch: II this
declaration IS such as attributed. we
view with great deal of concern and
alarm, and enter our protest, and we
believe in doing SO, we voice the SEN
timents OF all Of the lnw-aIb!ding colored
people Of Virginia as against such utter.
ances as being Injurious to the peace
able and quiet relations that are now
existing between tho two races in Vir-
ginla. and destructive to the policies
adopted by the conservative element Of
both white and cclored OF Virginia. All
such utterances should be and are hereby
repudiated as not in any way represent
Ing the voice or sentiments Of any por-
ton OF the colored race of this State:
and we hope that the white people who
have all along shown their friendship to
us will not falter In that friendship on
account of the remarks alleged to have
been made by this single negro, unless
he represented some one other than him
self. especially since the record of the
colored people of Virginia was proven
from 1861 to 1865, when he had tho OPP
pOTluIllly lltll W oSc Lily SO1S1 dilO
sword against the defenseless White wo-
men and children, while the male mem
bers Of the family were at the front
fighting for the cause which they be-
lieved was right, but which cause the
negro thought was intended to tighten
tho shackles of slavery upon him; but
the negro remained loyal to his master
and cultivated the soil for the maln-s
tainance Of tho white women and
children We are sure Il the negro
found no use for the torch and sword
In those dark days he will find no use
In this enlightened day Of peace and
happiness and prosperity Of both races.
and we ask continued confidence
of the best white people Of Vir-
ginia, and we beseech them to
make no laws under which both
races cannot live in peace and harmony.
and we feel that we can live under any
law that the white man can live under,
ONLY IN TILB NORTH.
I've view with great satisfaction that
nowhere in the history of this State to
our recollection, that the soldiers huve
been called out to quiet OF put down q
negro insuTection Or uprising agninst
Its laws or riotous conduct on the part OF
the colored people as has been repeated
ly done on the part of tho white people
In tho States of Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Illinois, New York end other Northern
and Western States. We vouoh for 1t
that the negro will never cause such trou-
bios either for maintaining strike or
for resisting the constituted authorities
of the Stnte.'
committee was appointed. consisting
Of Charles f. Whttle. Giles B. Jackson.
and benjamin Scott. to secure a
large hall for a mass-meeting to be
held in tho interest Of the Progressive
League. and to express their disapproval
OF tho action of Hayes.
This committee will report as soon ms
possible, It will "a the desire to se-
cure Old Market Hall, If possible.