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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-03
Turk Defeats Jenkins.
lBv .,.ssociated Press.)

LONDON, October 2,-Ahmed Madrall,
the Turk. defeated "Tom" Jenkins, the
American wrestler, In two straight falls
here this afternoon. Tho Turk, who Is
10th taller and heavier than the Ameri-
csn, had all tho advantage OF the bouts.
1T is understood that 1adral! VII chal-
lenge George Irackenscmidt, tho Russian
champion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-03
-FOUR
FOR'TAE MUR.D|E|:.R|:|.
8Tr,e Bill Against Negroes for
Killing Oncsof Their Race e. in
Isle '. q Wight.
TWO BOYS ARE KIDNAPPED II Y !
+. # --------------
Enticcd From Home BY the
Promise Of Grapcs---Y,oung
Girl Elopes.
TWO BOYS ARE KIDNAPPED
y "A.
Especial to Tho Times. Dispatch.)

= y
SUFFOLK. VA. October At Isle Of
Wight Courthouse to-day four negroes,
John Henry Taylor, George Coleman.
Thomas Eley, and Max Prctlow, were
indicted for the murder OF John Peter
Crqutart, also colored. The States case
colored woman who appeared before the
grand jury, and said she saw Ur1uhart
strangcd by tho accused When his
body was limp from Inconsistencies or
death, It WAS hidden In fonce corner.
Later she said the murderers threw the
body INTO Black Water river, where It
was found Il few days later. The trouble
had Its beginning at q dance. The al
legged murderors after dlsposlng OF the
corpse continued their festivities.
Two Boys Kidnapped.
News from Vhnlcyville tonight gives
ffurtheSs. particulars about he lsidnap-
ping ofSswo small boys from Portsmouth,
Va. It N snid that Sam Taylor cot tho
boys to jVssii him In tile cart under prom
z iso OF grapes. 1t WaU soon dark, ana
tho boys were carried about thirty miles
before Taylor decided TO free them. One
OF the boys Is a son Of w. II. Fleming,
OF the Portsmouth navy ~ aTu. 1Ho
other was an unknown negro.
4 The timely discovery Of burning
bridge on the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road near Ahoskie. n, c.. Sunday after
noon aver,ed another Boone siding dis
uster. A passenger train which was al
most duo was stopped In time by sec
ton rnaster. The blaze was put out
after tho structure had been partially
consumed MI
Eloped-and Married.
Miss Hattie Phelps. Of Norfolk. who
was sixteen years old Friday, to-day
elopcd to Gatcsville N. c., where she
became the bride Of Charles i. Dalby,
Also OF Norfolk. Miss Phelps came to
Suffolk Sunday and spent the night With
Miss William T. Joyner, q cousin. who
to- day accompanied her to Gainesville
q 4. Tho Tidewatcr Railway contractors are
fast replacing negro laborers by Italians,
Germans and Irlshmen. About one hun
dred arrived Sunday and to-day. ana
eight hundred more are expected during
the week. A contractor said that most
OF the negroes would quit work when
they got a few dollars ahend, and would
not return until It was spent The rail-
road building has tlme limit, and the
unreliability of the negro worknlen has
proven handicap.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-03
Shaw in Danyille.

Special to The Tines Uispa tch,)
3 DaISVII.LEl, VA, DC tobsr Secretary
OF the Treasury Leslie ~. Shaw Will SPEAK
here Tomorrow night at tho 8.Acad emy sof
Music Mr.. Shaw Will arrive in pslnYilta
on the noon train from Richmond. an1
twl!l mot leave tina c;tyJlnil Stednessfay.ss
CITY .estnaster c. y, ssS bark dale IN
PROBABLY introduce NY,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-03
SHAW OPENS FOR
The REPUBLICANS.
of work arc the party bosses, and dare
not appeal directly to the people"
Demand Fair Elections.
-(Contihued from First PageD

Demand Fair Elections.
''trho people Of Virginia demand fair
elections, and to this end they demand
that both parties shall be represented on
the Electoral Boards and In tho voting
booths Of this state"
.The whole election machinery should
DO taken out Of tho hands OF pnrtisans
and plnced with men who have no higher
aim than to serve the people faithfully.
.'our party Is pledged to honest cleo
lions, and II we are successful this fall,
md do not keep this pledge. i'll help YOU
10 hurt It from power at tho next cleo
ton"
.,rr. Yost referred To Mr.. Royals meet
lngs OH Capitol Hill, In tho interests or
fair elections, and he took Congressman
Swanson to task for not endorsing tho
move in his opening speech ut Hanover
Courthouse. .
The speaker paid a glowing tribute TO
Mr.. Royal. and he said amid cheering
tina. Richmond had been made better for
his nsht against unclean election nlcth-
DDS, even though he should not proceed
with IT further. f
In speaking OF graft and corruption IN
Missouri, Mr.. Yost declared dramatically
that. mad he been a citizen OF Missouri
last year, he would have cast his vote
and influence OH tho side Of Joseph w.
Folk for Governor because he rose above
party and s1sod with steadfdstness on
tho side OF the people.
After Republicans. e
Hc was drastic in his references to;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-03
Prosperity Predicted,

l made an Informal talk the other day
before the Board of Trade Of Jackson
vile. Fin, OF course made ne reference
to the tariff or any other political sub:
the State was called upon, and before
he closed he expressed the opinion that.
great and wonderful prosprlty would
come to this eountry, Il we I, cSu!d once
called 1T When ho sat down arose
|and said that while | dld not wish 70
san meetlng nevertheless, II tho Bonrd
>Qf Trade OF Jacksonville would ask t.
In the request. I would do my best to set
the ''inlGuitous tariff removed from
citrus fruits, Democrats as we'll ~ Res
publicans cheered to the echo. They
then called upon " man, said to be the
LEADING lawyer OF the State. Democrat,
who declared that practically all the men
present were protcctionlsts, TO this there
was no voice OF dissent. Ho said they
We're ,pratsseslo1ihsts and Z, sound money
cratic tioKet, IIn then told his asso.
ciates that II they demanded protection
on their citrus fruits they must grant
-protectlon 10 other Industries
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-03
Difficult Task.

Thus the schedule is arranged to give
every wool operator. skilled and unskill-
ed. Wooden cloth, for Instance. worth
over seventy cents per. pound. pays q
specific duty OF forty-four cents per.
Tho duty on velvet carpetsis sixty cents
per square yard and forty, per cent. ad-
Yalorem. repeat that Il Is not an easy
task to construct a tariff law. and work
lican party claims Is that 1t constructs
It's tariff laws on principle. What would
you thinA OF q wool manufacturer who
would claim to be q free trader as ap-
piled to WOOL and protectionlst as APP
piled to wooden manufactures?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-03
On Right Principle,

All that the Republican party claims
for e the Dlngley tariff law Is that It Is
tects all Interests and all 'communitles.
It twill be amended In due time, but the
principle will never be amended under
there a rate may he higher than neces-
snrS. Here and there one may be too
low, butsthe principle Is correct, and so
wisely have the. differentials been worked
out that the United States to-day la more
prosperous than ever In lis history.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-03
as applied to barley and protectonist as
applied to maitland beer.
Bring Better Prices.

The wool schedule OF the Dlngley bill
may not be perfect. It may be too high.
or 1t may be too low. or the; d fferen;s
out. It Is constructed on the protection
principle, however and under 1t Virginia
farmers sell their wool and their sheep
at far better prices han during Mr.
the duty was placed so low on both sheep
ard wool that the industry was ruined,
Suppose a Canadian or Mexican farmer
desires to sell his sheepsin the American
Ian. Ho Is now required to pay duty
of s1.50 per head. If he brings hrst-class,
unwashed wool, he must paL the, public
elgn spinner of wool must pay 27 Ia cents
per pound on his product II worth less
than thirty cents per pound, If he has
expended more labor and produced yarn
he must pay a ytof IS 51-25 cents per
pound. i,t .,s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-03

Had Interesting Meeting.
Montrose sunday-school celsorated the
OF n new year sunday ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-03

The regular term OF the Chancerys Court.
Judge Grinnan presiding. was opened yes
terG.ny morning, Very little business was
transacted, none Of public Interest and
the court adjourned to this morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
3sWeisig erl.--Peters.
lspecialItogThc Times-Dispatch.)3

Especial to rhc TiHes-Dispntch.)s488ys "a III
NKEYsvILLE VA. March q. "A roman
Tic marriage occurred Saturday afternoor,y;
when Miss Emma. Peters and Mr.. David lltl
Neisiger. both OF Richmond, were made
man and wife. Rev. M r. WI lialns, of the
Methodist Church. IN Chase City peri olri1t-
ed tho ceremony, " Itch TO ok place. at the.
residence Of Mr.. II. =. Pc ters, the brot Their!
of the bride,
The couple came up on I he local train
from Richmond Friday III ght and Saturi-55
day morning the groom drove 4 Q ' Char
lotto Courthouse and procured the. license.
The bride Is a beautifu and &C compl isll-ss
ed young lad w VIII o In s. freauentl visit
ed sIlcysville and made a. host Of friends
gThe groom is engaged in the mercantile.
business In Richmond. ~ AVS
Ii II appeared to be the intention OF the
parties to- keep tho Fl marriage q pros.
found secret MS NOS one In town knew
that such n thing was cont emplnte d, ex-3
5cept the brother of the bride and his FAM
lily. They returned to their home IN Rich
.nlOnd tod ay. 81 XXX Is 8 55i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
MRS \ Elicit
DIES SUDDENLY ] |: I !. ] |. ] J
Richmond w oman Expiresi While
Visiting Her Daughter
in Atlanta.
& len IS GRIEF [ Z. STRICKEN nc; ( n.

d: The many friends Of Mrs. Fannie 3.
.Fllett wife 81 Councilman 7. Fl. Elicit
OF No. h So75 West III Franklin Street, were
sorrows trirken yesterday to learn OF her.
sudden death Of apoplexy n IA tlanta, Ca,
at the home sof / her diaug liter, on Sunday.
morning. "A Mrs. Elicit had becng i'm excel
lent health up to- the time of her death,
and letters written by hcr to friends hero,
saying she was enjoying her Vi sit, arrivet5
about the time the telegram was ecetyeds
announcing her sudden DEATH $5S;
b The & remains $reac hed here last night
and the funeral will Il take place from the
late residence at 4 clock this aftertlo on.
The pail bearers are as foil MS IA jSs
& SHonorary-G en- AZ: ~. Phillips. Hon. Il.
4. Pollard, Il w. ~ ise, Warner NJ core.
Thomas e. Williams, ~, William Ely
son. S. e. Fairbanks. r. %. Peters, w.
M. HI blston, Il 10 hn r. Branch, Judge s..
u. lit. IL. speiice IL. Nv. u. West, Isaac
biggs,S S. NJ. Boil IA 81 RI, 2. Winston.
Il 4ActIve-R. ~. Montagu "a: d. "a W IL
liamss RI chard W. ones. b. Ast Jacob, w.
y. Ready. James L. Rutherford, j. w.
Shipman. ]. o. Iiller J, 4 Eug gene n Of bison,
"a. r. raglan "a
Born III Hanover.
Ii Mrs. Elicit was native OF Hanover,
and was sixty-one years or a &c. Her
nearest surviving relatives are her shns-
band, man long Prominent In the bust
ness and public affairs of the city and
her daughter, Mrs. Dunbar Ray, Of At
lanta, nt whose home VI she died, and one
brother, Mr.. ] ohm B.sgSss Green, Of Han
over ii ses }.,sSs 3 wv
The circunsta nces OF Mrs. Elicit 81 death
W ere$p peculiarly sad, Ind the news came
tas Ia great shock to her many devoted
friends i,lss this city,. SHE had been for
some slime with herr q anghter. her only
child IN Atlanta, and had written here
only a few days ago, q saying her trip
rad been a dellghtfullys pleasant one, and
that she would shortly return home.
Mrs. Elicit IS life was largely devoted
to charitable and religious work, and
she ministered tend erly to Tho needs OF
tho sick and distressed in all the walks
3ofs life. a Il; us
She was "a deyout Christian, and while
she held her membership at Grove Ave
nue Baptist Church, many OF her rel igious
and charitable institute tons In the city
felt ind ebted to her for her uni form kind-
ness and liberality. t5s 5is ls 5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
Anderson-R obertson.

Especial ito The Times Dlspatch,)
II PROVIDENCE FORGE f., "a, March
announcing the marriage OF Miss Julia.
Robertson and MIR. "A nderson il: llliza-
beth City, North Caroline on Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. j, u 81 obertson, of this
place. and at the time was Visiting her
sister. Mrs. Clarence freeman, In Ports
mouth Va; conseauently#the announce
friends here,55 @3s "a & ~ ris9a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
OBITUARY..
q Rev. Robb White.

q l Rev, Rob White. a. widely known and
beloved clergyman, recently rector Of
Christ Church, Savannah. Ca. died about
$3.50 O. clock last nigh 1.-THE St. Luke's
city from Savannah seriously ILL.,. and
was taken to- st. Luke's for treatment.
His 9malady did not yield to treatment,
and heN died at tho hour stated, & his wife
end came, as they had been during his
entire illness,B "A "a q l55 3Sj s iE Il
e Rev, Robb White was a native OF viz!
ginia$ and q member Of O. family that has
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
DEATHS.

TYLER. pled |. nj his RESI- dence, on High,
4 land Park. Sunday, 4i?o 2: NJ, Wit.
.5s Funeral from Seventh Street Christian
( Church at I, N; TO-DAY, 354;; Us z.
WHITE, pIed. 8 Mt ST. SLuke's Hospital,
iss, RiaV, IN II WIIITH az Christ
Church, Savannah, In! denth being due
remains will be removed to Tie home
OF the Misses sYeddeIl, Mo- s North
Second Street, City, unit ia ken TO Mar
I renton, ya,.8 for lntermcnf On W l2lo-
5NF1SpAY. B
savannah lGa.l papers please copy,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
.nccessibili Of MI Itch rs greater nowhere
than In Richmond. j%sf5ii sS
Ssi 49, ccec crr1e & III


.nccessibnity Of which Is greater nowhere
than in Richmond. sss
Assessments. V
Air. Dabncy submit ted he following
comparative figures as to nsse ssh erts.
tax rat les, 81. ,i
Newark. NJ j.. assessment, A. Of &C;
!tual value: tax ra te, s.. 27:, ner5 81 %.
Philadelphia. Pa, assessment, II full ac-i
5tiial saluc; tax rate, $150 per 500. s3s
Il Providence. RI II, assessment, 20 per
cent OF full value; tax rate,9 sl.G5S per sl0o.
Troy. N. 81, assessment, full value; tax
grat tie. s1.6O per s 100.
KS Syracuse. A. n 4, full value; tax rate
s.. 30 per 100
n schnectady,33 II. ASSESSING mode
rate:@tax rate, $40 per 500 59lss;
AZ Paterson, N 3J., 5nssessmcnt, go per cent.s
Eofffull value; taxErate, 30 per 100.
Worcester, Mass. assc ssnlent, full value
s1.74 per. 81 co. ,ss. II Il
Lowell, Mass, assessment full value.
Sc per 500. Il X
RlchInond, assessment 70 per cent; fax
rate, Sl.40 per slG0. VI sSfF
Manufacturers n all X these city assert:
that they much prefer the city. &. \;
@S5 Mr.. Dabneys said he had iron, real
estate agents in - Richmond y that there
were #S only about twenty-five vacant
StS lil lllc q LIN oliS LIZ
CRYING needs OF the hour was cllea per
homes for i The middle classes. n He be-
8lieved tha t. anne lion would do more
than any other one agency to bring
comfort and prosperity to, these people
and there fore he wa S ca rnestl " favoring
THE proposi ton. ,f ~,
4 Mr.. Dabney was asked some questions
8by Mr.. Blair, and the TWO engaged in
+ some hot cross firing, In which; they,
fatty denied statements made bY each
discussion wa taking such,as Wide range
that the participants Wore$urgedS by The
chair to- conaneS thenlselYc to the cues
Etion at issue. 4 q 4, st
Mr.. Dabney submitted letters from
manufacturers in thirty-fve tiles IN
the United States. and thcySall declared:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
! Mrs. John Franz,

3$FREDERiC BsBURG, VA March 27.--
Mrs John Franz, d we'll known lady OF
Lancaster county. died last week at her
home, near White Stone, after an illness
OF only two weeks, Her husband. two
daughters and three sons survive her, YS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
8Fu]n.,e:lr-al sc MI r. Stack,.3a3i535.

&, The funeral OF Mr.. George Stack took
place from Benefits und ertaking estab-
lishmcnt at II clock yesterd day morn
the grave In Shockoe Cemetery by REV.
e. IA. Marks, Of the lFirst English I.utf-S
5eran Church.. The pail hearers Il were
Messrs. s. 7. Tinsley.s Gus Davis, j amos
Crew, G.. H. Timberlake H.. Q. Butler
n nd H W. Pa irlamb IS IN, tltS5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
Mrs. Sarah Tohnston.5

"a Especial to Tho Times Dlspatoh.) 8
YVARRl1NTON, VA. March 27.--hirs.8
Sarah Johnston, widow OF w lam john Il
ston, died at her home here last night
Anged eighty-two years. She Is survived
ny a son and two daughters, The inter
1ment takes place here Tomorrow after
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
William Minnige.rode.i
c.. B. RothPcb.'

il; s8 Special i to TIE Times. Dlspatch.) y$f
Al LURAY, Al March # q. Charles 3. I
Rothgeb, who reached l1lsi home in this
county, less than forty-e eight hours Q go.s
from Washingt on, IL wile re- he was being
treated & In lospt ! for cancer Of the
stomach, died at his 7. home three miles
vest OF sLuray this evening, aged thirty
five years. He was for seyeral = years q.
clerk in the Wholesal e house Of b. Neyl
and Company. OF Harrisonburg. a wife
and three children survive him. 5'5Sss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28

8 He leaves a wife and nine children, all
Of whom are residents Of Norfolk and
I9rincessi ma f,nll1lt " N agNk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
GREAT VICTORY ]
FOR ANNEXATION.
CONTINUED from First 1age.)

to the street car Companies that It
would pay them to give tic bridges con- N.
Meeting Tie towns o. Baton i,eghts and
Chestnut Hill wifi, the city. I1e DID not no
think 1t would be necessary for the city
10 acquire the bridges, However, as per-
sons. owning property I'll the two towns
on tho Nortnsido hau to pay ITO tolls.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
Loving Remembrance.

v III LOVING remembrance OF my husband.
LEWIS Il, F'RAYSIER, who departed this
life March q, 1901. Y. ~
i cannot say, and will not say,
IThat5he Is dead The Is Just away.
With a CHEEKY smile and a wave OF the
hand. ll5s5 q. f3G n GA
He has wandered Into an unknown land,
It needs must be, since he linger there,
And you--and you who the widest yearn
For the old time step and the glad return,
Think OF him farlng on, as dear
Think of5lim still as the same say;
He Is not dead he is Just away.
RY5HlS WIFE. 3S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
WI .Woodhouse.

,8F,lE, (SpecIaI to The Tlmes-D lspatch)
NORFOLK, Al, March 27.---NV. d.
Woodhouse died at his sresld ence in Prin7Tss
cess Anne county, this morning after u
lingering illness, In the aeyenty-e ighth year
of his a e.S He was one OF the Oldest
residents OF the county, and was highly
honorad. He served in the Confederate
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
Mrs. Beverley w. Briscoe.

b IE..3FI lSpecal 70 IThe. IIleB-Dlsp -
FREDERICKSBURG Al, Mar CHI IT.
Mrs. Berthe X. Briscoe. wife Of Dr. Bev-
erley w. Brlscoe, ana daughter Of Mr..
d. w. Shertzer,S of Westmoreland coun-
ty, died recently. She is survived by her
husband and one child The remains
.wero taken to Baltimore and Inferred In
Green Mount Cemetery. HI ~
The Colorado statesman., 1905-09-02
PerilS Facing the Negro Race.
James Pershing Addresses Largely Attended Meeting On
what He Declares one of the Most Vital
Questions of the Day.

ly. There never will come a time
when political corruption will not
exist until there is an equal distri.
button of the wealth of the land
and this is the solution of the pro-
blem.
"The second peril is economic
freedom. There are certain forms
of servitude that enoble. Labor
is word that, 1 regret to say, has
been brought into disrepute, as if
labor itself were a degradation.
The possession of freedom is based
on certain possessions that go
with it. Out of all this must come
economic freedom, which means
the habit of saving. The lack of
saving is one of the greatest perils
Of the Negro race. They must get
the idea of the dignity of labor.
just so long as any man, white or
black, remains in economic slavery
it will retard him from being po-
litically free. You must strength
en- yourselves along the lines of
economic freedom.
"And third, there must be moral
, freedom. There can be no [great
and general exercise of our right
of franchise unless we be morally
free. The free man loves freedom
as the miser loves his gold: not be-
canse of any good it may do him,
but by the very possession of free
dom. Remember there are three
essentials in order to avoid the per-
ills of Negro citizenship-political
economic and moral freedom.
The doors of opportunity are now
open to you, but the only hope of
salvation to the Negro race is to
strengthen itself. A spirit COM
municated is the greatest possess
ion of the human soul, and pro-
gress means victory for the hui
man soul. Rocky Mountain
News.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-09-02

fire at 704 South Twelfth street,
July 24th last, Clarence Theopolis
Nugent 14-years-old colored boy,
whose home Is at 1915 Fitzwater
street, will soon receive Carnegie
Hero Fund medal from Pittsburg.
The fire was caused by the explo-
sion of a lamp on the third story
back room and the occupant threw
the blazing lamp into the all-way,
where it started a fire, which rap
idly worked its way to the staircase
and then to the front room where
the bady of Andrew Walker lay
sleeping. Nugent climbed the
rain water spout entered the burn
ing house and returned with the
baby.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-09-02

Enthusiasm marked tHe uueeI-
ing of the Peoples Sunday ALI
ance yesterday afternoon at 17l2
Curtis street. The alliance is
made up of the better class OF the
Negro population in Denver and
it has as its object the solving OF
problems which confront the col
ored people as "a race. The ALI
ance has grown from handful OF
people to audiences that more
than fill the hall where the organi-
zation holds meeting every sun
day afternoon.
James H. Pershing spoke to the
members of the alliance yesterday
on ..The Perils of Negro Citizen
ship" Inpart he said:
"What do mean by the perils
of Negro citizenship? Just this
the perils arising from citizenship
to the race itself, in which is the
greatest possibility for good or
evil I do not intend to eulogize
the Negro race today. We are
not here for that purpose, but we
are here TO soberly and honestly
consider the questions which con-
front us.
1.-The underlying motive and
principal in laying the foundation
of our republic was this one
thought alone, the redemption
from within. Men from all parts
of the world gathered to establish
a government by the people, of
the people and for the people,
Your race came out of African
bondage into something infinitely
worse-American slavery For
centuries and centuries back into
the dim past Africa had been pre-
pairing itself for the condition into
which you were thrust in very
short time.
"Martin Luther discovered the
grand principle, justification is
by faith Alone and he opened the
door by which each man became
his own intercessor before God.
"All modern forms of political
institutions have been formed on
the wrinciple of individual identi-
ty. The possession of a human
soul is so trancendent that it raises
eyery man, bound or free. Upon
the rock of inward development
through voluntary association
tests the future of our life and ma
ton.
"The first peril to consider is
the possession of freedom, The
peril comes not only to the black
man, but the white man who
adominates him. Your danger
lies in not being counted at the
ballot box.
q "We hear a great deal nowadays
about political corruption and l
tell you that the actual control OF
the government always has and
always will remain with the wealth