The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-01
III NEGRO VOTE.
II Should Go to Bryan. Declares q Ceotlis'
Negro Republican.

Negro Republican.
\ To THE EpIroR OF THR SUN-Sir' be
hprineheld riot and lite Significance shoud
o very carefully considered by the votera
4 the negro race, II has beer urged BY
ID leading papers that II was brought
aAut by the Increasing i%nsolence Of The
nero, to whom political rivalry has giver,
the balance OF power. I predicted Just
sue an occurrence In the speeches / deliv@'
ereAin Chicago last june. / had no idear
thstthe prediction would be verified 90
soonn the State where made and iamone;
the popls I was addressing. My export
sncs That the white Republicans of the
North,r West ara no moro friendly 10 the
negro han are the white Democrats OF the
South. BE It said In Justice to the Demo-
cratic hate Of Georgia that the Atlanta
riot wastot as brutal and hellish In charac-
ter nor 9 far reaching In consequences
as the on In Springfield: that It was Sup
pressed "a quickly. 10 lynchings occurred
and no inhman torture such as that prao-
tised upon Id mhn Donegan was inflicted.
That race riot have reached the home
OF the Grea Emancipator 10 no surprise
when we viet the action OF Mr.. ROOSEVELT
In discharginithe BLACK battalion without
trial; when W, take into consideration the
large and enthusiastic audiences Of the
most reputable intelligent and law abld-
Ing citizens OF the negro race. assembled
In monster mas meetings In Chicago last
June to protest intones of thunder the nomi-
nation Of Mr.. TAN the heir apparent to the
throne. the Acknowledged father Of lin
functions. the "metoo- Of tho Republican
party. the chosen dsciple to perpetuate
my policies" tho engineer of the steam
roller" recognizing -Hb whit eism. " the ad-
vocate OF Southern diSfanchlsement' by
constitutional a~mendnen. For forty years
party and by. 80 doing hasSon It's eontempt:
a SGE ! men shs 5ne vo ossffS os III re preset Gn sn vat ion OF OF
personal liberty. for. the, full enjoyment,
Of NE, for The pursuit. or SaPpiness. they
into the ranks Of the Republican party.
not see that the decree h1 gone forth
sSs issp i fesy party party L u e G"p ) s Z eSsssioa
Sali X o p iSsEs sb y sss ssisnsI S \ ~ s5,sS
n mspS West 4 w 1osid T srsss Shssar wItSf iss NSssn
would treat them honestly. they would tell
her q th stl, th bs s srsss isspe uh Il saN theS. f HEs
the. Germans. Irish and Scanunav VANS
divide their vote among tho various PARTIES
snd thereby secure for shemseivs Justice
: | tSsrefore. as a loyal Republican. who
has never been untrue. to hfs CONNECTIONS.
S Sno never ess n f"iied if n %erisisa II m mo- aesS K times Mss
when the souls Of men were tried. WHEN life
was at stake. to manifest courege to carry
ipto,ssecStion the great p%rtipG aIkd dos ~ yh ns1n
ored voter 10 cast his ballot for William J.
Bryeu al the most effective way Of rebuting
to it's original principles and securing Iior
liberty and the great blessing Of human
Every Soiored man who casts his ballot
for Bryan casts a ballot for the manhood
and political rights e n. nesro raSc sSd
Roosevclt's. policies. Every colored man
a GHs cast cssts but one vote against wiiIism IL
asas..i and %ot S ! SSasr s RS,''iI ssast & mi ~
sSsar the %0s sreat ,nass. the rant and ffIlssssfs
and By concerted action rebnks Mr.. Roose-
black BATTALION tho refusal Of the Al
e%nforcs tie Fourteenth and FfftssniR
tG nd.s,raeiiSis the Classification rsshIHSfi '" u sSis es Sss
/. The large mass meetings held in ch,oeso
last june were instrumental In creatine,a
strong sentiment for Bryan among the bfst
Hounds. and il Is already a possibility. that
g ,arse maiori,y Of the negro raGe Tilk BE-
Tho negroes Of the North and Yves. In, my
opinion can never cast their ballots foS'Mr.
Ten. who publicly approved the disiran-
who o', was closely allied and In symsstSy;
with Roosevelt in the discharge OF the black
bsttslloA, . and who when the great hsues
Ism arc presented will favor them al .wise
and beuefcient LEGISLATION. We netd no
moro Roosevelt. We desire the defeat. OF
Taft. the destruction 81 n~oossyelt's policies.
Chairman Republican State League Of
Gesrsia.
ATLANTA, Ga. August IS.