Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-04
TAFT SCORED BY NEGROES
THEY URGE BREAKING UP OF
SOLID RACIAL VOTE.
Booker Washington Referred to as
"Newspaper-Aade Moses"-Many
Cheers for Bryan.


for the presidency of the United States.
was declared to be President Roosevelts
heir apparent and unworthy of receiving
| the votes of the colored race at mass
meeting held last night under the auspices
| Of the National Negro American Politicai
| League in Galbraith A. NJ. E. Church.
William Howard Taft will never be
| elected President" declared Rev. DR.. Cor
rothers, pastor of the church. in a long
address, HE will never be elected the
pastor continued, because the negro vol
| ers have finally got the courage to stand
| up. maintain their manhood and vote for
| the man who will see that the thirteenth
and fourteenth amendments are enforced
| Taft has said a law that cannot De en-
| forced should be repealed. declaring hui-
| self An enemy to the negro race. ne
made this declaration in a book written
several years ago and it stands today IN
| black and white.
Republicans tell us that if Bryan is
elected business interests will suffer, put
| that is the least worry OF the negro To-Day
| his business interests.
Working for Bryan.
Rev. Dr. j. Milton Wsldron. pastor OF
Shiloh Baptist Church and president OF
the league. presided. and delivered
brief address, in which he declared that
the future of the negro in the south lies
| in the defeat of Taft. and that 100000
| colored voters are working with that end
! in view. He said in closing. that the
| league is in favor of the election OF VIII
liam Jennings Bryan. the democratic
| candidate.
DR.. Owen Waller Of New York. secre-
| tary of the Cosmopolitan Club of that
| white and .colored persons OF both sexes
were in attendance. was next introoucen.
Il am proud of my connection with the
| Cosmopolitan Club" said the speaker
misrepresented. It has for its purpose
the breaking down Of the barriers be-
| tween the black and white races and the
| establishment of freemasonry OF charac-
ter and culture. Many of the most emil
| nent men OF New York were present at
| the dinner, which was a credit to every
| black and white man and woman pres
| ent
Croker Dragged In.
He then told of the recognition given
the negro democrats of New York sew
eral years ago by Richard Croker. then
| boss of Tammany Hall. Gentlemen"
said Croker according to DR.. Waller.
when approached by a negro delegation.
Il will give you the same recognition
that I give the Swede. the italian. and
| German, the Dane or any other nation
| ality. and in the distribution of the favors
after the election you will get your
| share.
DR.. Waller then praised this sentiment
| and said: 1.-The trouble with the negro
is that he has blindly followed one party
and the solid negro vote has stopped the
| advance Of the negro race in this coun-
| try" He declared that Booker T. Wash
| ington. whom he described as the capital
list and newspaper-made Moses OF his
| race. was the one man who could nave
1Y1a
| after the Brownsville trouble.
He could have stepped in" said DIR.
| Waller. land said, Mr.. President. il you
| dismiss these brave colored troops. we
part. and l go back to my people But
| he didn't do that. He took to the woods. .
| The last sentence was punctuated with
cheers and many cries came from various
| parts of the audience. Yes he did.
He did That's right
Aided by Capitalists.
DR. Waller said that Booker T. Wash
| ington was supported by the great CAPT
talists of the north. who have S3,OOo,0U,oo0
| invested in the industries of the south
and who want a man at the fore in the
| industrial life to keep down agitation OF
any sort He declared that Dr. Washing
! ton is the personal representative of these
| men, who see that funds for the mainte-
nance Of his institution are forthcoming
| at all times.
| He asserted that he was not afraid to
| tell OF the treatment Of the negroes in
| the south by the democracy.
! Il am not afraid to face the question.
he said. land I declare to you that the
democratic party has been compelled to
do what 1t has done in a spirit of self
defense because the negroes have been
stupidity massed against it. and the first
step toward our salvation will come when
We divide our vote and stop giving II
solidly 10 one party"
The executive committee of the league
| held a session yesterday afternoon, but
no particulars were given to the press
| The organization has a large membership
and apparently is getting ready to wage
an active campaign among the negroes
OF the country in behalf of the democratic
party.
| 1t is understood a Bryan meeting under
the leagues direction is to be held. proba-
| bly, next Monday evening. at True Re