Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18
STICK TO TAFT CAUSE
CoIored Methodists Indorse
Him for President.
PREACHERS VIEWS OBTAIN
Rev. C. G. Alleyne Counsels Ad-
herence to Republican Party.
CONFERENCE ENDORSES REPORT
Wants to Know if Democratic Party
Has Made Pledges or Changed
It's Policy.
PREACHERS VIEWS OBTAIN
CONFERENCE ENDORSES REPORT

Taft and Sherman is the presidential
ticket Endorsed by the Washington dig
trict of the Philadelphia Baltimore con-
ference of the African Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
The conference went on record last
night. when the quarterly conference
held at John Wesley Zion NJ. E. Church.
18th street between L and NJ streets
northwest. was presided over for the first
time by Rev. NJ. L. Blalock, DID,, OF
Harrisburg, Pa. the presiding elder.
National platforms and party candi-
dates for President of the United States
were discussed in the report of Rev. c. c.
Alleyne. pastor Of the John Wesley Zion
Church. His opinions received applause
and were unanimously Endorsed as the
sentiment of the conference.
Counsels Adherence to Taft.
The report said, in part:
Many questions are agitating the
watchmen on the walls, questions affect
ing our civic, moral, political and re-
dgious life. The conventions Of the two
leading parties of the country have met,
farmed their platforms and chosen their
candidates. Taft and Sherman are the
republican standard bearers, while Bryan
and Kern are the custodians of democ-
racy's interests.
Many Of our leading men, fired with
resentment over what they characterize
as the unjust and cruel treatment Of our
soldier boys at Brownsville. are coun-
selling the race to vote against it's former
friends and help its present foes into
power. position more untenable and
illogical was never yet taken up by
sober. intelligent men.
Sometimes men forget that discre-
ton is the better part Of valor. and
often noble retreat is better than a
triumphant advance. l believe in wise
agitation. but 1t Is self-evident fact
that sometimes violent agitation is as
effective as the frantic efforts Of the
Gagged bird to get free from its erstwhile
prison.
Democratic Attitude.
II protest against unwise agitation
aimed at the overthrow of the party Of
our salvation. do not counsel servfle.
cringing compromise Of our manhood
rights But 1 want to know what is the
party of Tillman, Dixon. vardaman. JEFF
Davis, Hoke Smith ct al. ready to con-
cede to us?
HAS it experienced change of heart?
Has 1t undergone q transformation OF
policy? Has 1t receded from its former
position on the race question? search
it's platform in vain for reply.
Then why Jump out of the frying pan
into the fire?' If on the horns of dilem-
ma why choose to be gored to death by a
furious bull rather than be carried on the
horns Of a more gentle animal?
Between parties the negro invariably
finds himself between the upper and
neither millstones. But let us trust IN God.
vote the republican ticket and do the
right If Gods in His heaven alls right
with the world. / am optimistic enough
to believe that"
Elder Blalock commended Pastor Al
leyne's position and said he was fully IN
accord with the sentiments of the pastor.
Rev. ]. J. Robinson also commended the
report.