The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-12
inviolate Of the constitution and la VS.
OF the limited States :.

OF the United States. -
The matter Is Of national imnort-
ance inasmuch as 1t is leveled at the
authority OF the chief executive over
the army and navy Of the United
States, which being mixed multi
tnde' it cannot truthfully be said,
therefore, that it Is racial. The sit
nation affords a golden opportunity
10 make. hard-the fight while he has
In his ranks the most powerful force
public sentiment moving with him
on one side aud great number OF
strong men treading the same direc-
ton In the other.
Ifeswe go up. 1t must be by the as
sistance OF, public sentiment on the
ONE hand and the support of great
men On the other. With these two
powerful agencies, with their eoutsea
directed for the right and their indn-
ences and energies opposing the
wrong, 1t Is our duty, regAr dless OF
any political or personal affiliations
or choice to join without stint or
limit. l.-, j.,
No action could he more In turn
ing the tide in favor Of the Metro
than his united effort, In, support of
Mr.. FORAKER and his nomination and
election. His nomination and cleo.
ton might be due to other causes,
but the, black man's support In that
direction |etild win for him ever
| lastingly the credit Of them.
1t Is the opportunity Of our life,
politically speaking, to win for our
selves and our posterity the conf
dence and esteem Of great men,
| which by our duplicity and political
shiftlessness we have long since lost
This vacillating tendency, this
| want OF stability has cost the race
| the thoughtiessness and inconsidera-
| ton Of the best men Of the coun-
| try.
We have fallen behind for the
| want Of great men to champion our
cause--for the want Of great white
men to join In our behalf with great
black men. We have fallen behind
| because our great men In the main
have been the tools and sycophants OF
those who had not our cause at heart,
| but who by the machinery OF politics
turned to his own use and advance
| ment the Negro power and influence
without any Valuable consideration
passing therefor.
| The success Of Mr.. Foraker would
he to the Negro as John crying In
! the wilderness and as @ Moses smit-
ing the water.
| 1t IS our first and last opportunity.
\ Nv P0T + III
cur to this generation. Within this
generation there will not be cause
| common to the white and black man
alike, and which when won, the
i spoils would be gathered by the Me-
/ gro.
| My word for 1t, never again IL Sem
| ator Foraker Is defeated without our
support, will a United "States senator
raise his voice and make q fight
against the odds In behalf Of the Ne
gro> -,
It has been. said that the active
| support on the part Of the Negro
would retard rather than advance his
chances for the nomination, as he
would be dubbed the candidates OF
the colored people, but this could not
be true for the reasons have al
ready given. The cause is not the
cause OF the Negro alone, but 1t Is
the cause Of the people.
It has been said that action OF the
senator In the Brownsville matter
has for it's hypothesis the obtaining
Of the Negro vote; that he is a rail-
road king and for sundry other rea-
sons he could not be elected to the
presidency and that Therefore orr
support in useless.
4 In my Judgment none OF these as
SHIPMENTS can be used successfully as
an intervention to the Negro support
OF the senator, e. = - - ~ -; .,
/ What ds it to. us IT, he balonks to