Evening journal., 1906-11-03
COLORED VOTERS
At BIG MEETING
Listen to Prominent Orators
Of Their Race at Odd
Fellows Hall
PLEDGE LOYALTY
TO REPUL LlCANISM

A magnificent meeting IN the interests
Of the Republican party was held last
evening by the colored voters OF this city
az odd Fellows Hall on Orange street,
the building being crowded to the doors.
Ringing addresses were made by former
Congressman George II. White. a coiored
legislator from North Carolina. and the
Rev. Dr. Philip A. Hubert. President Of
tho creek-seminolo College Of New
York. and Jefferson Coage. Of washing
ton. formerly Of this city.
J. Harry Weeks called the meeting to
order and introduced Mr.. Coags as tho
Drst speaker. his address being filled with
Interesting facts driven home with OK
raordlnary eloquence and an abundancs
Of apt Illustration. He said In part:
II hope every man IN this meeting will
20 TO the polls and make a cross mark
in the space containing tho eagle ana
star" Holding aloft a sample ballot. he
exclaimed; ION the extreme right Is q
ticket headed by the maltese cross, but
there Is no crown"
colored Men Stand True
Ar Coase was followed by Congress-
man White, who made an impassioned ap-
real TO those present 70 stand true and
firm In the coming battle. In part he said:
Some say We owe te Republican party
no.hing, but remember you owe your
j selves something. The Republican party
i1 this country never has made a failure.
Therefore what right have we 70 doubt
tho competency OF the Republican party.
The quicker the negro race forseis the
personal benefit it gets from any party
the better IL will be for the race We are
citizens to-day and were 1t not for the
Republican party we would not have that
blessed right to-day
"Can we gain any benent by being
Democrats or being fus.onists. No. The
man who bolts his regular party gets no
benefit Tho way Of the transgress1r is
hard and the man who does II regrets IL
ere long. BE mathcmaticlans on Tuesday
Don't subtract ON that day: don't divide
on that day. but just add and the victory
4 VIII be assured There are thousand
colors among as. but only one race.
, "Tho Democratic platform reminds me
N the nlne-spot IN the game OF seven-up.
rt is too high for low TO low for high,
and not worth a darn for the game The
Republican party has donep ractically an
that has been done IN this country since
1861 Perpetuate the principles OF the Re-
publican party until something better ia
ia sight and then be sure It is something
better.
"Bury the Democratic party on Tues
day next Bury Il face downward. 20
that II Il does show signs OF returning
to lfe and tries 10 dig out Il viii dig to
China or some other place."
EN-Congressman white concluded his
speech with a denunclation Of the man
who sells his vote and he urged every
cclcred man to steer clear OF factions ard
vote the straight Republican ticket.
a splendid address was also made by
the Rev Dr. Hubert. who possesses the
scciet OF eioquence and a convincing mar.
ncr. lie drove home the truth with sledgl
b hammer blows, his hearers being hel'
spclibound from start to finish. and a
p the conclusion Of his remarks he vas ac
3 corded a verithbie ovation. In part IA
sad.
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