The Appeal., 1905-09-02
National Afro-American Press Associa
ton.
Dotroit Mich Ano %

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 29.
AT the meeting of the National Afro
American Press Association the tWen'
ty-fifth session, held to day, the follow
| ing officers were eleced:
Pre:ident-Cyrus Field Adams, THE
APPEAL. Chicago, Ill.
| First Vice President-F. H. Warren.
The Informer. Detroit Mich.
Second Vice President-W. H. Stew
ard, The Baptist, Louisville, KY.
Third Vice President-E. J. Scott,
The Student, Tuskegee. Ala.
Fourth Vice President-Nick Chiles
| Plaindealer, Topeka. Kan.
Fifth Vice President-W. H. Noble
Jr.. The Times, Galveston, Tex.
! Treasurer-Horace D. Slaughter
Jackson, Miss.
Secretary-Ralph W. Tyler. The
Journal, Columbus, Ohio.
Executive Committee-John O.
Adams. St. Paul. Minn.; T. Thomas
Fortune, New York Citv; M. M. LeWey
Pensacola, Fla; John R. Clifford, Mar
tinsburg, w. Va; H. T. Johnson, Phil
adelphia. Pa: Charles Stewart. Balti
| more Md; W. D. Johnson, Louisville
KY: Chris. J. Perry, Philadelphia. Pa;
John Mitchell, Jr., Richmond. Va. A.
D.. Manning. indianapolis, Ind; George
c. Clement. Charlotte. N. c.: H. I
KealinS, Philadelphia, Pa; John u
Dancy, Washington. D. c.; J. L.
Thompson, Des Moines, Iowa; H. Pur
dee Marianna, Fla; H. Sallie. Spring
field Ill.,: J. M. Carter: Shreveport
La: N. N. McEwen. Mobile, Ala.
Address to the People Of the Un'tec
States.
The National Afro-American Press
Association at it's twenty-fifth session
feels that in the present crisis IN the
history of the Afro-American people
when thoroughly organized movement
is working with malignant energy t(
utterly DESTROY the civil and polltlca
rights of those for whom we stand II
part as spokesmen, it is necessary tt
reaffirm and emphasize the following
principles fundamental In cltlzenshlI
and generally championed by all Afro
American newspapers.
We resent the reiterated statemen
! that this is white mans country
for the Federala Constitution specitical
" places all of it's citizens on equal
ity before the law.
The persistent efforts which have
been made and are being made to null
ity the suffrage guarantees OF the -Four
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments tt
the Constitution are fraught with grea
danger to the peace and security o
the Union. We claim nothing more
than what is guaranteed to all citizens
| tI1ti
will be satisfied with nothing less.
We believe firmly in thorough edu
cation of the head. heart and hand
The claim made by certain Southern
| Caucasians that they ray the take
necessary to educate the Southern AfrC
Americans is an economic absurdlt,
and is only advanced by persons VIII
seek to befog the public intelligence
We again direct attention to the Ii
cense of the mob. Mob law is fea
ture of crime more dangerous to tn
well being and perpetuity Of society
than the infractions of law by individ
uals.
We heartily commend the brave an
| patriotic position taken by Preslden
Roosevelt in the enforcement OF tn
Federal Constitution and the laws bas
ed upon it. His words and deeds 'stan'
out in bold relief, in these times whei
so many men in high places are falls
to right principles and the best inter
ests of the whole people. :. -. .
We reaffirm our unalterable deter
mination to contend in all lawful way
for every civil and political right whic]
lis ours under the Federal Constitution
and which is enjoyed without disput
by all other ethnic elements of the ns
tiOnal citizenship. Isl - -s