The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
READY TO KNIFE TAFT
Negroes to Give "Death Rat
tie" on Election Day.
ROOSEVELTISM IS DENOUNCED
African Bishops Join I'm Criticism OF
AdmtRistrHtion-Ra Suspicious of
Republican Party, Says Williams.
Not Here to Deliver Races Vote to
Big Sdck-Fiery Speeches.

There is a great deal Of unrest among
our people throughout the country They
are really growing suspicious of the Re
publlcan party, since they feel that Mr..
Roosevelt has completely changed his at
titude toward the race.
"The negro is grateful to the party for
what IL has done in the past and will fol-
low those whom they regard as being
loyal to their interest"
Bishop r. S. Williams. Of Augusta. Ga.
who presides over the conferences OF his
Carolina. expressed this political senti-
ment for his race at the session Of the
Joint meeting Of the negro bishops Of the
Methodist churches.
Criticisms of Republican Party.
Every bishop Of the "A. n. z. Zion Church
gave expressions favorable 10 Senator
Foraker, and deplorlng the unfortunate
Brownsville incident Characteristic OF
the expressions given by all OF them Is one
from Bishop ]. ". Smith, who resides in
this city. He said.
Since the coloTed voters hold the bal
ance Of power In the doubtful States the
nomination Of Mr. Taft if the colored
soldiers do rot get a square deal. viii be
equivalent 70 his defeat
They have not forgotten his speech
at Greensboro, \. c., nor how he. vita
refinement Of cruelty and injustice. swung
the sword Of Damociss over the heads
OF the coIored troops a. Brownsville. II
is Enthusiastically evident that he bears the
Rooseveltiau label.
tsr--- ,o1cra1 vr,fn~- rauvrf F7raz-nuf Mr.
Taft's nomination. but they viii give him
the death rattle on election day. The
whole race is deeply grateful TO Senator
Foraker, and mean 10 show 1t at the
polls
Not Here 10 Deliver Vote.
one prominent bishop said that it was
opportune that the public mind should
be relieved of the opinion that the meet
ing Of the bishops al this time was called
for the purpose Of delivering the votes OF
the. negroes 10 the administration.
Jim crow laws in Southern States came
UP for bitter attack.
7 have more respect for the devil than
1 have for some American people. There
/ is no Jim Crowlsm fin hell IN this respect
the devil shows himself 10 be vastly su
/ peri0r 10 many Of our American citizens
Thus declared Bishop II. II. Turner
senior bishop Of the African Methodist
/ Episcopal Church.
Urges Strenuous objection.
'T am able TO pay as much fare as any
body" he continued. 1T is a trayesty
/ upon decency and common justice that
should be forced in a dirty unclean
poorly ventilated car and at the same
time pay as much fare as the man who
rides in a clean, comfortable, and decent
/ car.
1--WE must speak out against these
/ things The world viii think We are sat
isfed with anything forced upon Us. un-
/ less we strenuously object 10 all kind Oi
/ discrimination.
/ Bishop Isaac Lane, perhaps the Oldest
negro churchman in the south, and s
| former slave answering this, said;
Z am not particular about the separate
| car. Being separated from the other peO'
pie alone works no hardship on me II
/ does seem the railroads could be made tC
I give US equal accommodations as pro
vided in every one of the State laws.
Separation in the Southern States
seems to be an assured thing. II appears
/ to me to be most essential for US to center
our efforts upon the question Of absolute
equality in the accommodations giyer
white and colored passengers