The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-31

q than ever before-not even ex
Venting the memorable struggle OF
A&E8y y when the defeat Of Grover
practically put an enc 10
Negro democracy in national
Aisics.
On the side Of the ''stalwarts'
there 10 general rejoicing over the
ESEACt that while there is some dissat-
stnHaStion over the Brownsville affair,
The masses are not willing to trust
afhs party OF Tillman, Hefiin, Varda-
imam and Dixon and other open def
seTB OF the war amendments with the
Srains Of power in the nation. TIE
ii htorm center" of the trouble has
been located without difficulty and
Wherever there is unrest among the
efAAk and file, because Of lack of
knowledge of the true situation, a
sacampaign of education is to be inau-
Elrated. and the disaffection will be
$aIlayed. There will be no Jim
craving" no cajolery, no bribery, no
coercion, nor specious pleading in
bringing the cOlored voters into line
for Taft and Sherman. When the
plans. are ready for adoption, it is un-'
5derstood that the issues will be fully
act forth, the fitness of the candidates
ssf3r the high trust Of government will
he Impressed, and the necessity for a
continuance Of the prosperity produc-
ing policies Of the past, with such
new reforms as may be necessary to
bring them in harmony with the pres
ent, will be duly brought forward, by
/ means of literature, speakers on the
stump and through experienced
q workers in the states and counties.
d The arguments will be applicable
1 alike to all classes of voters to whom
the party expects to appeal, and the
{ guarantee of equal rights to the in
dnstriOus black citizens Of the coun-
! try, will give our people splendid
y opportunity to take note of the aw-
full gap on this question in the crazy
Quilt document patched up at Den
syeH Chairman Hitchcock can be de-
pended upon to deal literally with
the Negro workers, and after consul
station with the steering commit
tee" Of trusted Negro leaders, nam
ed at Chicago, with Ralph w. Tyler
3 rs, chairman, he will arrange to have
representatives of the race placed
where they can perform the most eff
fective service. Men of undoubted
ISOLATED with him on the advisory
committees; the colored newspapers
of influence will be duly recognized;
speakers and writer's will be asked
to take their pens in hand and in ev-
cry section of the land, the local for
ces Will be expected to give their wis
est counsel to the end that every
wing OF the grand old party will
! HAP In unison with every other wing
I'm short, the managers make no Sc
cret OF their conviction that it will
require work to make Taft and Sher-
mans calling and election sure; but,
they are determined to do it, and will
give everybody a chance to do their
share of the hustling.
: Bishop j. w. Hood, the senior
bishop Of the A. M. f. Zion church,
who has just written to Recorder J.
e. Dancy such an eloquent letter in
support of the candidacy Of Judge
Taft, is the most striking figure in
the church Of Varick, and unques-
tionably one Of the races most con-
struct've statesmen. 1t was Bishop
Hood who gave Zion it's standing as
a. national church, broadening its
scope from the states of North Caro-
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81 the Atlantic seaboard to the Missis-
sippi valley and finally to the Golden
3 Gate, with an eye toward the Philip
+ pine Islands. He was a member of
$the constitutional convention Of
+ North Carolina in 1858, and has been
. q bishop in his church for SO years,
originating most of it's laws and GUS
toms. He has served as assistant SUI
Of education in North
y Carolina, and has always enjoyed the
!, confidence Of the leaders of both po-
u htical parties and the love of both ra-
s$,ees from the earliest days OF that his
5f,toric commonwealth. His episcopal
district, embraces New York. as well
81 az North Carolina, and his earnest
words to his people, advising them to
4 stand by Judge Taft and the party
y%of freedom, wall make the Zion con-
necttnon; numberig 100000 souls,
4 solid for the republican national tick
,set. A presidential nominee could ask
for no stronger certificate Of charac-
ter than the hearty endorse ment of
such clean-minded, clear headed
and essentially independent thinker
9Sa$ Bishop John Wesley Hood He has
s. the courage to do right, under all
circumstances, and his people will
3sS0lloY him unhesitatingly wherever
he leads.