The broad ax., 1908-08-08
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COUNTY,
@Since the Republican Party-Ithe
Party with which most Negroes have
affiliated in the past-has deserted the
principles Of Lincoln, Grant, and Sum-
ner and become the tool of corpora
tons, designing politicians. and preda-
tory wealth; and since its representa-
tives in Congress refused to pass the
Foraker bin for the restoration of the
discharged innocent Negro soldiers 10
the army; and since the Chicago Re
publican Convention placed the seal of
approval upon lily whiteism' in the
South; and since Mr. Taft, the Pres
idential candidate of the Republican
party, approves Southern difranchise-
ment constitutional amendments; and
since the Republican party has failed
to make an honest effort during the
past II years to enforce the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to the Consti-
tuition; and since it has under the lead
of President Roosevelt determined to
eliminate the Negro from politics, the |
National League advises its members, |
and ali other Colored voters, to vote
for Mr.. VIM. J. Bryan next November |
as the most effective way of rebuking |
the Republican party and bringing it
back to its original principles and Sc
curing for the race justice and proper
recognition at the hands of said party. |
"T5ro VOfes against Taft"
Every vote cast by a Colored man
for William ]. Bryan is one vote cast
for the manhood and political rights of
the race and two votes cast against
William II. Taft and the Roosevelt
policies.
Every vote cast by a Colored man
foF the Socialist, the Indenpence or
Prohibition Party is one vote cast for
the manhood and political rights of the
race and half vote cast against Viii
liam H. Taft and the Roosevelt poll
cies.
by being an independent in politics
and voting only for the best men and
measures the Negro will win for him
self the recognition of every political
party and the respect of all right
thinking men in every section of the
country, and will materially help in
solving the race problem by breaking
up the solid Democratic South and the
solid Republican North.
Says Race Is 1t Crisis,
THE Colored people in this country
are at a crisis in their history. They (
are disfranchised in twelve States in |
the Union The party that saved the ,
Union and liberated the slaves has I
practically abandoned its black allies
and its leaders have given public ap-
proval to the disfranchisement of the 4
race by the Southern States. and have
expressed determination to eliminate q
The black man from politics. For forty .
years the Colored man has voted solid
y for one and the same party. and by
70 doing he has won the contempt of
that party and the hatred of the second
strongest political party in the country;
and, having been deserted by the Re-
oublicans, he cannot reasonably expect
he Democrats to receive him with open
lrms until large majority of the race
It least let It be understood that they
will not always vote the Republican
icket.
"The Jews and the Irishmen divide
heir votes between the various political
'arties of the country, and in this way
ave secured justice and proper recog-
lition at the hands of these parties.
Why should not the Negro do the same
hing9 Many years ago Mr.. George
w. Cable, one of the truest white
friends the race has ever had, in ad-
lressing an audience of Colored peo-
pie, said, Db not let any political
'arty feel that they are always sure of
Tour vote nor let any political party
feel that they can never get your
Tote.'"
Advises THdePeHdeHee In Politics.
DIR. waldron then continued:
Il always have and always shall adj
'ise that the Colored people Of Amer
ca be independent in politics. and that
hey vote for the measures candidates
md party which VIII best serve their
interests and those Of their country. y
We have been crying to God Almighty B
or forty years for deliyerance FROM
oppression in this land Of our freedom.
Ie says to Us, as he said to Moses, what Y
5 that in thy hand9 God has givenI 8
he race the ballot: now he says to ;
IS. Use It for your own defense and !
dYapcement' And until We heed the !
eaehing Of the text we. may expect to- e
e ignored, ill-treated. and exploited byI 8
'Olitcal parties and their leaders. b