The Washington bee., 1908-08-15
NEGROES REVOLT
DENOUNCE. CANDIDATE AT A
MASS MEETING.

i'm Crow support.
Orators in Tirade Against G. 0. P.
Treatment of Black Race Applaud
ed Vociferously - Rev Corrothers
Denounces the Nominee and the
Party in Power as Being in League
to Keep the Race Down,
From the Herald.
William Howard Taft. who wants
to be President of the United States,
was branded as not being Chris
tan last night.
The brand was placed upon the
Republican candidate by orators at
4 BRYAN ratification meeting conduct
ed under the auspices of the Nation
al Negro American Independence
Political League. Applause greeted
the speakers as they launched forth
in their TRADES against the nominee.
And when the Republican party
was assailed for its alleged indorse-
ment of the "Jim Crow laws of the
Southern States, the applause was
repeated. In fact, it was mem
orable night in the annals of Negro
dom in the National Capital.
The Brownsville affair.
Mr. Taft was also held up for con-
demnation for the reputed part he
PLAYED in the discharge of the Negro
troops at Brownsville, Tex. And
Again dust was raised by the stamp
ing of feet as part of the vocit-
erous applause.
While the meeting was primarily a
ratification of the nomination OF W.
7 BRYAN for President, the greater
oart of the addresses were devoted
to attacks on Mr.. Taft and the Re
publican party, and charging the Ne
groes of the country with voting
with their eyes shut.
In the opening address by Rev. )
[. Corrothers. Mr.. Taft was declar'
ed to be in league with Satan.
DR.. Corrothers said Mr.. Taft nei
their believed in Jesus Christ nor th'
salvation of infants, and that ne wa:
worse than the heathen.
Rev. ]. Milton Waldron, presiden
Of the League, said the Republicans
had practiced duplicity upon the Ne
groes of voting age long enough
and that it was time for them to op
en- their eyes and see for themselves
He told of incidents in Florida, an(
how the Negro votes there.
In opening the meeting DR., Cor
rCthers said;
Vofing Strength of League.
"This League represents voting
strength of more than 10000, 90 p4'
cent of which is opposed to Mr.. Tai
being elected President of the Unite
States.
1--WE who are assembled here Mum
Der more than 900, and the meetin
is for the purpose of publicly ratify
ing the nomination of William
BRYAN as the choice of the indePend
ent Negroes of this country for Pres
ident"
At this point DR.. CorrotherS wa
interrupted with shouts of Amen
and words of approval from nearl
the entire audience. After severs
minutes Of applause, the Negro pas
tor was able to continue his addres:
I'm entering upon this reform
which indicates a departure from tn
habits of the past, it might be we
for us to remind you that for fort
years there has been a growing di:
satisfaction among the thoughtfl
Negroes of this country at the trea
lnent received from the hands of tt
Republican party said Corrother
Mr.. Taft, the choice of the R,
pubncans to carry the standard {
that party this coming election, h;
declared time and again he was pra,
tically a Lily White Republican, an
YOU know what that means. He h;
put himself on record as in favor {
lin Crowism,' and the 'disfranchis
ment of the Negro
"The Republican party, which yc
and I have been blindly foliowir
for the last forty years, is now hea'
ed by dictator, man who dictat
to the Senate and the House of Re
resentatives and the country at larg
This is contrary to the Constitutio
and I. for one am going TO vote
down this tool, William H. Taft,
.t..,,,-a % c,,~h diCtafior,