The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-09-17

waged, which seeks to arouse spirit
OF race hatred in all sections of this
land. Whatever may be the. motive
actuating those engaged in this unholy
work, we wish to show our country
men that we are the innocent victims
OF an unjust and an unmerited attack.
AS a race, we have striven earnestly
and patiently to enter into harmonious
relations with the life and activities of
the nation; to prove our loyalty and
devotion to the country we love, and
to impress this nation with our sincere
desire to be identified with it's PROSPER
ity and to even share it's failures, if
failures must come. 1t should not,
therefore, be a matter of surprise
when we raise our voices against
treatment that is so unwarranted 1t
is as essentially true of nation as of
an individual that true greatness and
enduring success rest upon righteous
ness. No one can wrong his brother
without injuring himself, and COM
munity in which the moral sentiment
of the people is not strong enough to
restrain organized lawlessness is in
danger of being engulfed. 1t is safer
to teach patriotism than to encourage
anarchy.
1t is better to inspire a people with
hope and an ambition to become all
God has created them capable of be-
coming than to fill them with despair.
Here in this great city are assembled
the nations Of the earth. The various
RACES of men are coming in contact
with each other. They are broadening
al i,,it
will is shown by. the kindly attention
bestowed upon the Filipinos and max
ed Igorrotes and other dark races at
the Worlds Fair. The only people
that are not brought within the bond
Of human sympathy and good will are
the Afro-Americans; refinement and
culture count for naught when the in
dividual has African blood in his
veins. Many of the Afro-Americans
are stockholders in the great Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition, yet they are
refused at many of the public places
Of accommodation.
We wish to declare that the cry of
social equality made by those who
seek our humiliation is without the
least foundation, and those who make
this argument know that it is mere
subterfuge. These injustices should
be checked. This can be ACCOMPLISHED
only by quickened public sentiment
Appeal to Ministry.
We therefore call upon the Chris
tian ministry everywhere to lift up
their voices against this growing evil;
we ask the friends of humanity to give
their assistance to this great work.
We implore the press of the country to
stop magnifying our vices and"say
something of our virtues. We call up
on every AfrO-American man and Wo-
man in this broad land to teach their
children moral rectitude and the prac-
tice of thrift and economy. Let us in
spire respect for the law and condemn
those of our race whose lawless con-
duct and vicious tendencies bring
shame and humiliation to the Afro
American people. We now place the
case of the Afro-American in equity
before the American people and ask
only for a fair and impartial verdict.
VIM. II. Steward, Kentucky, Presi-
dent.
Cyrus Field Adams, Illinois, secre-
tary.
j. Madison Vance, Louisiana.
J. H. Guy, Kansas.
J. T. Settle, Tennessee.
Walter M. Farmer, Missouri.
j. @. Adams, Minnesota.
.. p. Roberts, Missouri.
w. A. Gaines, Kentucky.
r. T. Pollard, Alabama.
. j. e. Bush, Arkansas.
Geo. L. Knox, Indiana.
J. NJ. Caldwell, Pennsylvania.