The Washington bee., 1908-02-29

Attorney Scott, after having spoken
three quarters of an hour, concluded
amidst the greatest applause and en-
thusiasm.
Mr.. J. T. Newsom, of the Thirteenth
District, was the next speaker, and said
iii part as follows:
We are now entering upon one of the
most exciting and interesting political
! campaigns that this country has ever
known
l his Is a mOmentOuS period in our
history: momentous for the vested in
terests of our country; momentous for
our public institutions; momentous for
the rights, the liberties and the protec-
ton of the Negrol
1t, therefore, becomes us as men, it
becomes US as citizens of a great and
good country, to be awtchful and unit
ed
To my mind, this marks the crucial
point in the political history of the Ne
gro in America. Open toleration, if not
secret conniYance withe the enemies of
the Negro, has been formed by those
in authority. Discrimination, oppressio
and wrong have been the order OF the
day Ordinarily our battle cry should
be "Measures,not men," with us hence
forth it must be reversed: it must be
Men, not measures; principles, not
parties" OR, have we not seen meas
ures; have we not seen platforms; yea,
have We not seen the very Constitution
itself rmhlessly trampled under foot in
an effort to placate the negotiating |
element of the South?
When Diogenes, the Grecian philo.-
opher, in broad daylight, with Ian
tern in his hand, was questioned as to |
what he was looking for, he replied |
that he vas looking for a man, an non
est man. It is the man, the true, man.
.hc man OF conviction and courage, for |
whom We ere looking today, in order 10 |
SECURE justice for the whole peopls
Such man, we believe, is found IL
the person of United States Senator J. |
b. Foraker. This name to the Ne |
gro. is an enchantment What Negro |
is there III all this broad land OF Am
erica, Is so devoid of conscience and
.''a4s. e ose soul g lead. .htt
he does not love and rever til name of
Senator Foraker? If any mere be, let
him rise and stand forth, as sanpie |
OF The basest of ingrates!
We ray not be able to nominate Sen
atos Foraker at the Chicago 'Conven-
ton; We can, at least, give him The
loyal support which his unhaggng f.
deity to the cause of justice deserves,
and as a last resort support the can
didate of his choice Friends. I rad
rather go down in glorious defeat than
achieve inglorious success. As race
We must learn to stick to our friends.
Gratitude Is the fairest flower that
blooms IN the human breast while III
gratitude Is stronger than traitors arms |
The Negro has been accused of lack |
ing in gratitude to his friends. 1t is |
said that the late John Sherman went |
down to his death with a feeling Of |
distrust against the Negro, caused by the
desertion of certain Southern delegates
at Chicago in 70, after they had re-
ceiyed his money and he their promise
Of support.
But cur friends are not all dead.
There are others, besides Senator For
aker. This was shown by the debate
in the House of Representatives few
days ago, when the Hehin amendment
10 the trackage bill was before the
House Read the page capdoned'View
If People on Many Topics" in the Her
Id of this morning. Let so so deport {