The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-08-09
'TONEGROES
Speech OF N. A. SOrreII
at Island Ford
Picnic

4 ". A. soFrsll vas one oi the speak.
eFs a. tie big colored picnic at Island
Ford yesterday Mr. Sosfcll, who Is
one or tho nest educated and NEST
progressive mea uf hls race said 10
part.
The constitution is tle paramount
and important issaa hei0fe tha nsw
state, which tho people ~ Oklahoma
have e ssttle within the ncxt slx
months. The consultation IS 70 ihs
sS4ts what the backbone Is 70 The hu-
man h0iy Thpfv are Two great part
les, the Republican aud the Democrat
lc, which age struKgling Tor The con-
trolling power Ia framing tbs const !.
tuition uudef which we are expecting
to.llye
We cannot tell what either parts
Vii DO Ia the future: wc can only
Judge the future b. the past. ifthefe
have beeu mistakes Of gufernm emf la
the past, there will b mistakes Of
government Ia the future. II there
has been partial enforcement Of the
lAw and equity IN the pAai, flic same
Is possible for the future n tts
Democratic party has made The great.
81 numher of missasts IN the past
is dealing uat eaual justice 20 Ameri
can cltisens IN states where Demo
Gratis have absolute power and con.
troll il IS very certain that tie nemo-
lcntic party Will be most likely 20
make tie greater namher 0f nistAkss
Ia the future. ~ they should happen
70 get ia power
| admit that tbs Republleau party
Is npt absolutely perfect, hut ~ the
rishteops can scarcrly snlet. wtssre
wlll tic uugudly & iouudy
The second plank in tie sefy found,
tlbn q she present Democratic party
mears slavery ana disfnnclslsement
10 the negroes. Here Is the fouuda
tiuu Of both partiss. When the Rs.
publican party was termed hefore the
civil var 4 stood fof lli TIE centfa.
iiaagiou Of poeef 10 tiie federal gov.
eument ~ opposition 4 slaesEgi
lsl expansion of lefflt6fs' ~ liberty
ard union gasthe protective tAna
When the present Democratic party
vas formed II stood TOT lli states
rights q slavery 3 free trade.
Tell yous M friends and islloe
citizens TIE grand Old Republican
party las stool - is pttforn. ln
psace and IN war. 10 power and on u
paNef. ia sunshine and shadoN That
y why ! an a KepahlieaH / an
sorry to "a that tie uemcerats have
i, -.,od b their platform. a. leasl ia
the southern states, whefs tlleY have
ahs0lufe POSER and control They
are still advocating indirect slavery
ard direct dlsi agchlsemeuf of the
poor negro. Nho IS aeltllen under eur
great national constitution flow
can yeu vote the pemofatse ticket
~ American negfo caa he ! Demo.
efaf ffam principle don't eAre
efo be Is Or ~bete hs IS. l.s cannog te
Democrat from principle
Under statehood tie Negro can SO
longer look = Uncle San fnF sppolui
iFe poeer of prkectloa re negro
must guido aud pFotee1 his own %.
lltlcn rights Ele cAnuo. afford 70
escilee politics - must study TIE
cause and egfect uf evefy issue. Re
must participate II seerf election. he
mast ase his halsbs, hesausa hts oniy
weapon ss hss lntelllgsnI tallot
TIE Fiftssnlh amendment removes
ffom 81 ths states their poser e de.
prize prrsan q the elective fran.
eAlfs 81 account uf race. colof ~
pFeflosls eaaitlen oi sertltaae. aad
Yst 3 gfraf many q The southern
states have asorfiden tie amendment
ana have leglslafsd lass to dlaffan-
ellse re negro totef, uol 81 account
e The crimes he las committed 81
IS laek Of education, bit % account
of mere rAee hatred
The highest principles an1 morals
thls country ever had safe pnrsesssd
b tfiAss dear od black save niammles
md daddsss WHO could nof read or
Wri,e. The stats of soFth Carolina
has e sisuss ia lts constitution known
as the grandfather claus. ~ which
illlteFats negroes ,afe dlsfFanohlsed
and illlteafa white men are allowed
. yote. The stase has laaa extended
tho clzase from i.ke = ia.a There
AFs olhsF southern staies nat l.aye
shat Trey call "a educational ulaasa,
by which tiseg dlssfanehlls fhe negro
sossx.
Tie strange thing about re grand.
father claass I'D the educational
clause s that that tllsy viii w0rk OF
lhe neefo bet llsY Vii nof wort On
the shile nan. Whgg Ted forbid
lhat such ~ unfair and aaunafIln.
tlpnaI law should ever dlafnca ne
falr psue e ths great slafe o. 0kls.