The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-01-31

FEAT UNDER HIS BANNER
RECENT CONVENTION RlDl
cULED - MOVEMENT TO OR
GANIzE NAsHVILLE'S NEGRO
VOTERS.
What shall be the Negro's position
in politics, is the question that is seri-
ously agitating the Negro mind in this
city; and Wednesday night at Payne's
Chapel A. M. e. Church, the second
meeting was held to discuss the condi.
tions as they now exist.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
Foraker of Ohio for President though
1t was the unanimous opinion that he
had no chance for the nomination
Foraker is recognized as the friend of
the Negro, the man of principle, the
candidate who dared to do right, to
stand up for and recognize. his friends.
and the resolution was adopted to say
to him by this action that the Negroes
appreciated his past work and would
go down to defeat with him.
But perhaps the most important re-
suit of the meeting, if the plans are
carried out, will be the effect on local
politics and municipal government.
The real interest of the meeting was
centered in state more than national,
and municipal rather than state gov
ernment. Speakers declared that the
Negro is grossly abused in Nashville.
He is insulted by street car conduc-
tors, villified by policemen and his
rights at all times trampled on.
The recent Republican convention
came in for its share of ridicule. The
speakers emphasized the fact they do
not care anything about the Negro but
ride him to death with whip and spur
The opinion seemed to prevail that it
would be better to vote for a decent
Democrat any time than the kind of
men who make up the Southern Re
publican party. In speaking of the
convention, the way delegates were
selected was ridiculed.
After the passage of the resolution
endorsing Senator Foraker it was de-
c1ded at an early date to appoint COM
mittees to work up the organization
The plan is to work each ward over
and try to get every Negro possible to
register, pay his poll tax and vote AS
an argument for the Negro organizing
attention was called to the fact that
the Irish organize. "When an Irish
man comes over from the old country
the first thing he sees is a blue coat
with brass buttons. He fixes his long.
ing eyes on a policeman's uniform. and
the next thing you know he is in one"
said another speaker.
The only opposition to Senator For
aker in the assembly was from Hon.
]. G. Napier. He spoke in the highest
manner of him, but insisted that he
had no chance, and that the Negro
should fall in line with the Republi-
can party and go for Taft in order
that they might be in position to de-
mand something. But the others cried
him down. Principle was what they
wanted.
Inc I0llOWlng is the resolution as
adopted:
Whereas, This government needs at
its head a wise and safe leader one
who stands for fair play to man as
man; one who pleads the cause OF the
weak as we'll as the strong, and is
ever ready to probe into, ransack and
ventilate abominable crimes such as
the dismissing without honor of the
Negroes in the army at Brownsville.
Tex; one who stands for right and
Justice, and caters to no section of
the country or clique of men.
''Be it Resolved, That we go on rec
ord as preferring Senator J. B. For,
aker, the best posted statesman of the
age as the next President of the
United States.
Resolved, That we do whatever is
legitimate to secure his nomination
and election.
Resolved, That we endorse the
manly stand taken by him in the
Brownsville affair, in which he has