The broad ax., 1906-12-15
BY L. w. Washington.

they stood for justice. There never
was a race who cut off its own chains
and bounded to freedom against odds
but one and they the Hatians."
Walter NJ. Farmer followed Mr.
. Pearson as follows: The inheritance
that comes to us from the life and char
acter, through the life and character OF
John Brown, was the embodiment OF
human liberty. He felt that God had set
him apart to bring liberty to four million
slaves and he went about it without any
hesitation. What We have left from a
sacredness and devotion is the spirit OF
a logged determination in the face OF
the most trying obstacles. In Missouri
in Springdale and Tabor. o., he was I'M
movable for liberty. The four mil
lion for whom he died caught the spirit
like the mighty number in the South
land, too numerous to be overthrown
too generous to be destroyed, notwith-
standing he went about as If God had
provided the seed which knows no cring-
ing to obstacles. / can see il in these
mems faces here assembled what a dog
ged spirit like that of John Brown can
do for people. How John Brown has
mastered the condition to free the Negro
will show in proportion as we with right
and justice as a race make the sacrifice
with our lives, we will not share the
true spirit of John Brown. want us to
know that there is no right ever so
small that should not be defended. There
is no right however small, that is not
worthy to live and die for. His star
is now pointing US onward, onward, un-
It'll We reach his goal When he struck
that blow he did not fail He did not
fail"
E E. Wilson was the next speaker and
he said: "Mr. POSTMASTER and Gen
tlemen, / never look around and see an
audience like this that do not conclude
that the average southerner is akin to
the devil l say that there has never
come about condition so anomalous, a
condition which has put such men down
as Tillman, Vardaman, German, Bailey
and Davis. The history of these United
States IS too well known. Yea, the Bos-
ton massacre is too well known to be
repeated. Think of the citizenship of
the Negro annulled by the men of South
Carolina because he voted to consistent
ly one way. What is citizenship?
A right that gives a man all the priv
ileges that it gives to every other man
1t gives him the right of franchise. The
U. 5. Court some time ago, declared
that no man could defend his property
his wife, his life without the right TO
vote. But the south will never cease 70
disfranchise us, until our leaders quit
selling us out. We must do as they are
doing all over this country. Pole
Swede, Jews, Irish, 100000 strong
care for justice to put its hands upon
the throat of Vardaman and TiIlman and
get them to understand that one law for
all must prevail.
MIR. w. H. A. Moore was the last
speaker, and he said: What next. Gen
tlemen. We pirate about dying. but do not
want to die. Whether we have as high
appreciation of the duties evolved uoou
us, recent occurrences show that we do
by thinking together we have buried
any number of hatchets. This ten wears
ago would have seemed impossible. /
put my shoulder to your shoulder. nv
heart to your heart, my soul to your
soul, my thoughts to your thoughts for
this grand race of ours. The story of
"Urgander' who directed the adventure
seeker for the truth of the birth of civ
ilization, pointed with her finger down
the Nile and said from there did she
arse and from me she is passing on in
to eternity. 1t passed from us to be
returned. We next
The following were persons occupvinp
seats around the banquet tables:
J. Gray Lucas, BENZ. F. Simpson. D. A
MCGOWAN, c. E. boswell, Rev. H. E
Stewart Morris Lewis, A. Burton. Wal
ter NJ. Farmer, A. P. Flynn, las
Brown, Thomas Pearson. H. A. Rbea
Marion F. Hussie, w. H. Riley, Mai
J. c. Buckner, A. H. Roberts, R. NJ
Mitchell, Edw D. Green, J. E White
w. H. A. Moore, Jas. MarseII, J. B
Hart Edward E Wilson, J. S. Madden
o. DePriest L. Perriber, w. H. Curd.
Geo. F. Ecton, P. NJ. Wolridge. James
E. French, NJ. A. Majors, NJ. d., las
w. Woodlee, F. L. Barnett, D. I R
Robinson, L. w. Washington, Louis B
Anderson, E H. Wright, Rufus Estes
John N. Roberts, ]. T. H. Woods. W.
H. Davis, Chas. H. Upton.