The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-28
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COL LoRED VOTERS or
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Dunno or Busse is ON the Lips OF All
'- And the Campaign Wakes .:;s
. Warm for Both. ~ t..

the situation of the colored voters Of
the city Of Chicago reveals a condition.
that the Republican party. looks upon
With alarm. j A problem had confront +;
90 them and It Is giving them any
amount Of trouble to solve it. Variou.
reasons are given for this state of Taf
Iairs, but the most plausible one, aud
the one upon which the colOred voters
lay the most stress is as follows: The
result In 2 recent election II which 8
eolored map.was elected to a judgeship
and then deliberately counted out hat
aroused the colored voters to the fact
= that they have been used as tools to
boost the Republican party into pow.
er, and when they In turn asked: for
representation through one OF the
abiest men Of their race, they were
handed (to use slang phrase), a
lemon, good and sour. >.,# :.
The great love the Republican party
had expressed for them was sham; a
delusion; and snare. It would not
bear the lime light of inspection, and
when the calcium light was turned on
the rankest kind of hypocricy was
shown. This situation of affairs now
confronts the Republican party and
they are fearfuf-t that they will lose a
good share Of the colored vote in the
coming city election. In politics the
colored man has always been taught
not to think for himself, but to slav.
ishly follow his leaders, regardless Of
who they were. To .instiE into his mind
the belief that every man who wa7
not of the same political faith as their
leaders was his enemy and might
some day return him to slavery. These
teachings were at one time very eff;
'Sect1ve, but as the colored man be-.
comes educated he begins to think
and act for himself and as a conse-
-quence he is tool for no one political
party and when he asserts himself
there Is bound to be a. howl from
the G. o. P. The colored man in pol
tiles In the city OF Chicago will not
be dictated to. The harmonizing of
fthe politicians no longer has any, eff
feet. The colored voters Of the city
Of Chicago Will think tor themselves
and lvots ascSsd ittllaE the yata
Is In revolt dknrbtt and als
kind Of trdsie itaas Are being
e stenl the tide ig 9 & 8 ! q!
be cast FOR: the present fncnrn Bent,
Mayor .Dunfta (a denoetat), j.. upon. the
whole, an excellent man to the color.
ed people He lflaB made some good
appointments of iGplored men to posi-
t1ons OF honor and trust.
For the first time in the history Of
lChicago, the fire. department Is to
have Negro captain: The announce
ment was made by Mayor Dunno.
The appointee Is Richard T. Caesar
who will be captain Of Engine co. No.
81. Note thaA difference In the two
parties. One, counts out q colored man
elected honestly and the other gives
voluntarily, colored man a position
Of high honor, a captain Of an engine
company in. the finest fire department
in the UnitedAGtatea Who Is the false
friend and who is the true?
The /colored voters are gratified be-
cause Of this action Of Mayor Dunno
as 1t places before them the best pos
sfble illustration of the Intentions of
the two political parties. We cannot
find words too severe to condemn a
party who would deliberately knife a
race. who had proven loyal and sub
missive friend, ~. ....
1T is to beeregreted that the G.. o. P.
has departed from its traditions We
have not one word to say against the
Republican party and it's principles,
but we do protest against the methods
Of Its leaders. Investigation has
shown they have betrayed the colored
Vote. . -
The fact has occasioned much com
ment among our ablest colored citizens
and the result Of the coming city elec-
tion Will show a decided split in the
colored vote. The dividing forces of
any race are It's brainy men and the
Colored race. Is no exception. 1t has
been practically proven that the pres
ent leaders Of the. Republican party
do not care for the colored race and
1t Is safe to say that day Of reck-
oning will soon be at hand.