The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-20
But Few Richmond Colored
Men Will Bolt Republican
Ticket for the Minority
Party.
ADVISES COLORED MEN
TO VOTE FOR BRYAN.
WaIdron's Statements Are
Generally Considered to
Be a Part of a Clever PoIit-
icaI Subterfuge.

With but few exceptions the negro
customed to support the republican
ticket will not bolt this year. Leaders
of the local negroes are not in sympa-
thy with the movement advocated by
the Rev. J. Milton Waldron D. D.,
president of the National Negro Amer
lean Political League. Waldron Is
pastor of the Shiloh Baptist church,
WASHINGTON, D. c. 1t is believed in
this city Waldron is promoting a cam
paign issue and there is some question
of his consistency. The impression
among the coIored men of this city Is
to the effect the republican party has
been the friend of the race and moth
ing can be gained by its reputation
for democracy. Attention is directed
and iron clad sway and the question
asked, what have the democrats done
where they are in control that Is OF
benefit to the negro?
DIR. Waldron claims that all the an
ti-Roosevelt and anti-Taft negro organ.
izations, and their sympathiZers
among the colored race, are being
merged with the National Political
League, Of which he is president. He
says the league has determined to sup
port Bryan for president and that 1t
will conduct a campaign of its own
| among the colored people of every
state with the intention Of defeating
Mr.. Taft.
Have Nothing to Gain.
The men of education and refine.
ment among the local negro citizens
hold that nothing can be gained by
supporting Bryan that will be of bene.
fit to the negro race. 1t is urged that
the democratic party has not, since
It's inception, shown any inclination to
advance the negro race by means OF
| the ballot. Fear is expressed that If
| the colored vote be thrown to the
democratic nominee, there will be
nothing to be expected afterward from
the republican party, which up to the
present has appeared in the light Of q
| friend to the negro.
| One of the most advanced coloret
men of the city is DR.. w. G. Huffman
In discussion of the subject of DR.
Waldron's manifesto and organization
Of anti-Taft and anti-Roosevelt politi
cal associations, DR.. Huffman said
Il do not want to see the negro race
eliminated as a political power anc
practical unit. 1t looks to me as i
that would be our fate if we supported
Bryan. There was some ill feeling
created over the remark of Mr.. Taf
relating to the negroes, but l believe
that since explanations have beer
made and a better understanding o
the real statement brought about
nearly all of this disfavor has passed
I think our people will be found sup
porting the republican ticket, as th'
friend of the race. I look upon th'
alton. do not see where we can gail
by supporting Bryan. From the pres
ent and past we have learned tn
democratic party has not been friendl
to our race where it has been in cor
troll. We can not expect much, there
fore, in the future. Then, if we deser
| the republican party we will be cas-
out in every way and have nothing t
expect in the future. The race ha
} had large experience with democrati
5 control in the South
In his statement prepared for tn
| public Waldron gives as the reason
| Continued on Page Eight.)