Evening journal., 1906-11-17
Peoples Column
Ianoranee IS RIIss. Ete.
Editor Evening Journal.

Editor Evening Journal
In last Sundays issue OF a Wilmington
paper under heiding Democratic
Glasses" / see that SOME one is charg .ng
the overwhelming Republican victory up
TO the ignorant because the eight or nine
thousand coiored voters supported the Re-
publican ticket. The statement is also
made that these men are ignorant and
decide what group OF white men shall be
deemed right"
Permit me to say .hat in oGr fern Of
government where great political parties
are arrayed against each other for the
pies interest, there arc always arising the
extremist. the anarchlstic and other ele-
ments arrsying the poor against the rich.
the ignorant against the intelligent This
is spirit and relic or barbarism whlch
comes from the class who has been sur
prised In the great competition and whhi
of busy age. The spirit that claims
eight thousand men ignorant because they
use their suffrage for the advancement
Of their individual gain is antiquated 20
say the least The ballot was placed IN
the possession Of the negro in order that
he might better his condition and learn
how TO vote by voting. The ballot was
not given the negro tco soon. as many
think. The only way to learn how to do
any one thing well Is by constantly at
tempting to do that thing. The negro In
Delaware has been forced to support the
Republican party because Of the avowed
intention OF his enemies TO thwart his
progress IN an the honorable walks Of life
and separate him from the body polite.
II Is impossible to make human bs.ng
support your idoa when ,hat Policy IS ia n
Gus 20 his welfare. The foreigners who
come to this county and remain in
greater New York fer a time become
"wooi-dyed" Democrats. May I ask the
cause OF thlsg Nay, the most cbiuse mind
can guess the corollary knowing the exist
ing conditions II the negro should wake
upsome morning and md himself in me
same favor and immediate environment
as his naturalized brother he wculd at
once consider the advislbillty OF transfer
ring his allegiance 10 another party But,
under present conditions, the negro. not
only IN Delaware, but IN The whole coun-
try. must continue 10 SUPPORT tho party
that treats him best, The Democratic
party In Delaware can never hope 20 So
cure the political support OF the negro.
The results ~ the recent oie-t'on 81 far TO
show that Democratic logic ard persua-
slve argument strongly supplemented
with hoodc have fail-d 10 win the negro
on their side.
-.,..,..., tt,.s ,,o,,,. ccio~ed gentlemen
who formed a Democratic club just be
fore election 70 cspouse the cause q the
Democratic party in wilm'n7t'n wNe
considered the elite ana intellect cf iha
colored race in Delaware. But on e'ect'en
day, when the Democratic party found
10 its sorrow that these gentlemen
had forgot the prinolrits OF Democracy
and were out to the nj chest bidder. I am
sure that the apostles q the Democratic
marty have done forever with black
Democrats
You show me a black man in the state
Of Delaware who can stand up and ad-
vocate a Democratic policy in view OF oas
present condition of his race in this eoun-
try. and will show you so much h'nf
and hssh that can be bought and sold
by his own voiition every day In the year
such a Character II a menace 10 scciety
and n verltahle nuisance in the eommun-
ity where no exists.
When the Democratic parry ceos "a
oppress the less favored n human KIND
and hold up the encyclopedia Of educa'
ton for an the children of the republic,
and maintains a policy of equality Of op-
portunity. with a guarantee cf fair pas
In the courts Of the land, then VIII the
time be at hand yhen The sons Of Ham
can vote for our Democratic friends.
II the 5000 negroes who voted for gooc
government IN Delaware are 70 be mi
mated as ignorant for this act. phcr
here IN Delaware Ignorance is bliss and
It's folly to be wise"
Forty years has reduced the iiliteracy o
the negro race 70 A per cent What IN
future viii do we only know by the ras
az the best evidence Of any prophecy 4
| its fulhliment. But we hope that The mex
| nifty years will find .iliteracy ccmri' tel,
wiped out and every coiorsd man a maj
70 principle. Respectfully.
Jefferson s. coage.
Washington. ID. c., Nov II.
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