The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-01

| all the way through breathe vengeance
upon all who had part in discharg-
ing the negro soldiers stationed at
Brownsville, while lauding to the skies
| the patriotism of Senator Foraker in
the stand he has taken in the matter
They also laud the action of several
| negro conventions that threatened re-
| volt against the G. o. P. on account
| of the Brownsville affair They wind
| up by threatening the Kansas congress-
| men If they do not support the Foraker
bill, and call for a grand mass meet
| ing of Kansas negroes to make war on
Taft and Roosevelt A part of these
resolutions follow.
| After detailing the injustice of the
| Brownsville affair and outlining the
part taken therein by President Roose-
welt and Secretary of War Taft, they
Resolve. That the nomination and
| election of VIM H. Taft as president
| of the United States is a menace and
fraught with great danger to the flu
ture welfare of the colored people, and
| for said reason We urge every possible
effort be put forth to defeat his nomi-
| nation at Chicago and, if failing there,
bend every force to relegate him to OBJ
livion at the polls in November; and be
it further leash. 5tee
| Resolved, Thatawe condemn the
| statement sent OUT from Washington,
! as published in Sundays Capital, to
I the effect that the Kansas colored peo-
pie have been lined up by w. T. YER
falsehood woven out of whole cloth;
| and be it further
| Resolved, That we do not propose
| to be dictated to or directed politically
by any federal officeholder who is
! under the direction and control of a
| certain United States senator, and
! who seems willing to do the bidding
| of such senator without regard to the
| effect upon the race to which, we are
| sorry to say, he belongs. Nor do we
-
| any man posing as an editor whose
| sheet is run for revenue only and
| who, we believe, can be purchased at
| any time for a mere pittance, and
| who we believe is political servant
| for certain national committeeman
whose bidding he does regardless of
what effect it may have upon race
to which he unfortunately belongs;
| and be it further
| Resolved, That we condemn the
practice of some white newspapers in
| proclaiming Nick Chiles. to whom
| they once delighted to term ''jointist,'
| as leader of the colored people of
Kansas; and be it further
Resolved, That we sanction the
| deliberations of the recent council of
| colored men at Philadelphia who had
| the moral courage to proclaim to the
world their intention to defeat, if
possible, either at the Chicago con-
| vention or at the polls, any man for
president of the United States who
represents the policy of Theodore
| Roosevelt, and further do we sanction
| the actions of the colored men at
| Cherokee, Kan, who proclaimed their
| disapproval and condemnation of the
| Roosevelt-Taft policy as regards the
| colored people; and be it further
Resolved, That we congratulate
| those co1ored men of Oklahoma who
have met in state convention and
| selected fourteen colored delegates to
| the Chicago convention to contest
| the Lily White Taft delegates; and be
| it further
| Resolved That we extend to Sena-
| tor Foraker our hearty appreciation
| of his magnificent defense of justice
and fair play as displayed in his re-
| cent able speech before the senate of
| the United States, recognizing in him
! a man among men, who believes in
| the brotherhood of mankind, and we
| commend him to the American peo-
| pie, both white and black. to the most
| executive of this great nation; and
| be it further
Resolved, That we urge upon the
Kansas congressional delegation to
| support Senator Foraker's bill for
| the relief of the soldiers of the 25th
! infantry unless they desire to court
| our displeasure; and be it further
! Resolved. That we urge upon the
| colored people all over the state of
Kansas to assemble in mass meeting
and take some action along the lines
as portrayed in these resolutions