Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-09
NO LONGER LOYAL
To REPUBLICANS
PASADENA NEGRO TELLS WHY
HE BALKS
Asks Brothers in Black to Stop Voting
Awhile and Think In the Mean-
time-No More Hood
Winklng

He gives MS reasons Ill THESE WOIuS.
During the trying times in American
history, when all looked dark and lost,
the Africans from their sunny shore
were forced to take a part in the de-
velopment of this country.
For over 200 years the Africans
felled the forests, titled the fields, har-
vested the grain and gathered in the
crops. The red men were kept at bay
until the country grew into thirteen
beautiful colonies. These Africans sut-
fered the pangs of death, and for what?
To be ostracised by the offspring of
those who our fathers and mothers
cherished and honored with their very
lives.
"These same Africans were not al
lowed salary, not taught to read and
write. nor allowed to CLEAN the crumbs
of knowledge which fell from the ta-
bles of their masters; but the reverse.
These same slaves were sold and
bought as animals. This oppression
became so severe that they cried with
a loud voice unto God.
-Four million African slaves. through
amalgamation with their masters and
in answer to their cries to God, are
now 100000 American freemen, citt-
kens Of these United States, having
right to all civil and political laws
governing the same.
NOW Are worthy NltiESHS
"A majority of these people who have
been turned loose without names or
homes and without clothing sufficient
for the decent covering of their bodies.
in forty years have proven men and
women of America and are worthy
citizens.
ST want to present few things ac-
complished by these people, which give
TO any man or nation the privilege of
enjoying the rights guaranteed to 9TH
er people of the earth. and if this be
true, have they proven themselves
worthy? Let us see.
"From the COS to the 70s the leaders
of a political party of which any ma
tion should have been proud believed
in governing all the people by the laws
laid down by their ancestors in the
constitution.
Abused by Government
"Why is it that ten millions of peo-
ple a nation born and reared here,
should be so abused with a Republican
government and the constitution daily
before them?
"The rise and fall of all nations
were steady and sure
"From General Grants administra-
ton the negroes, as a race, have made
great improvement in all lines of busi-
ness Their success has been in
great measure obedience to law At
the call bf this government for loyal
men, citizens to defend her flag and
country. there were none more willing.
nor more true than the descendants
of the slaves These two nations, rep
resenting one government upon the
same altar, made the sacrifice, black
and white alike.
eve as a race have won the high
honor by loyalty to both country and
flag upon many battlefields.
"I am particularly speaking to the
honest speaking men and women of
these United States.
Rights Taken Away
els il fair for a great country, ruled
by a great, proud party, to which the
colored men have been loyal since
lis inception. to allow the rights of
these men taken and even abused?
Is it fair to oppress the weak? Is 1t
far for the dispensers of law. elected
by the people, black and white, to in
innate that because these oppressed
are black, regardless of their attain
ments or possessions. they have no
right that can be expected? God for
bid that this should be the case in
this enlightened America!
"Is it fair, because we are black,
to be shut out from all the decent
places of entertainment?
low a little two by four barber shop
to take in MeXicans Chinese and all
the low nations of earth and ostracize
his colored brother for no other reason
than his color, when the constitution
emphatcally declares that no state nor
town shall make a law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities
of any citizen?
SIS it fair for a municipal govern
ment to grant license to a man for
the dispensing of good to the public,
then let the same licensed man bar
a certain class of citizens simply be-
cause they are black?
GAS this is a positive fact, I think
the colored men of the United States
had better begin thinking seriously of
their condition.
Is This Justice?
"Is it right or justice for states
within the immediate presence of this
great government to disfranchise and
ostricise a portion Of its citizens on
account of previous conditions of serVi-
tude in strict obedience to the greatest
civil document ever written or printed
by man?
1.-THE cause of so much trouble abroad
with your missionaries now is that the
foreigner should teach herself the
moral of DO unto others as you would
have them do unto you
II have been a Republican. even be-
fore I could vote, and cast my last
vote for that party. But we have
baked and 1t is left to be seen if we
start under the load.
From cruelties received under the
Republican administrations by the
whole race we cannot see the sense of
the whole race remaining loyal to this
party in preference to any other, when
we receive nothing politically from It's
hands in accord with our vote. We are
not asking our brothers in black to
support any particular party other than
ours. But we do ask our brothers in
black to stop While and think in the
meantime.
Votes Counted in Advance
The Republican party counts our
votes before they are cast. Are we
willing to he kept servants slaves
for a certain party to rise into office
on our votes and hold the reins.
TT is simply because the negroes dc
not interpret the English Language
rightly that the present conditions exist
II will venture the statements tha,
there are negroes in the south who
cannot read and yet their intelligence