The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-02
THE COMING OF WILLICM, ONCE
AGAIN.

and neither were we after tn
makeup flushed his wurk-witl
what we had to say i'm the coming 0
; Nillyum, its patron saint.
Says the Gazette:
"ThCrr are some busy boGics, (wht
still think they are in politir;), who
arc attempting the old dodge OF in
flaming the Negroes because only
white people were admitted to the
Bryan lecture last Sunday evening
1t has been called Jim Crow meet.
Ing, and both the Mail and the Nd,
vCcatr have attempted to make poll-
teal capital Of ii. The fact is. that
Mr.. Bryan was here as the guest OF
the y. NJ. c. A., and politics had nc
part or place in it. But = becomes
laughablc. when it is recalled that
Governor Dawson presided. and i'll
trOduCrl Mr.. Bryan. Now does any
enc mean to accuse Governor Dawson
CT presiding at a Jim Grow meeting?
The GaZcttN regrets this effort TO
make politics Of y. NJ. {. \. Ice
turr; and while it Is not the defend
or Of Governor Dawson. who has
| been thus attacked from the rear.
it dcprrcaIcS a craftsmanship so blind
|
Ct Il great religious organization and
SO stupid as to fail to comprehend
that the ridicule intended for Dolit-
zeal advantage, stung republican
| governor. if amy one"
The Advocate pleads guilty to the
count Of having made political CAPT
tai Of the meeting, but the Gazette
does us serious injustice when it
intimates that We called it a jim
Crow affair. Oh, no. There was
nothing Jim Crow about that meet
ing. 1t did not bear the label, For
Colored,' nor did the g!aring sign,
| "For Negroes Only invite the
brother in black to enter the sacred
precincts of the Burlew opera house.
| The GaZette'S announcement Of
the coming Of Willyum did not state
that ii was TO be a Lilly White| af-
fair. The RESULT was that several Ne
| Grocs conspicuous among whom were
the few who have affiliated with the
democratic party for revenue only,
applied for Ambulance. They never
[ dreamed that great religious or
| ganization,' such as the Young Men S
| Christian Association, would think
its best interests conserved or pro-
NOTED by debarring, because Of col
or, any human being from a public
meeting, the object Of which was to
| further the cause Of Christ. They
| as we'll as the writer, failed TO I'M
| derStand that brand Of Christianity
| which makes flesh Of one race and
fish Of another. and their amaZement
and Indignation were Increased ten
fold when the order was tt ansmitted
through those With whom they had
" o. Ned. on election day. for the COLI
t,nuation Of the rule Of the party of
| corruption and extravaganza.
The Advocate holds neither Mr.
Dawson nor MI. Bryan responsible
| for this latest public exhibition Of
| race prejudice. We know Mr.. Daw-
son and think Mr.. Bryan are both in
| capable Of aiding or abetting any at
tempt TO draw the color line up to
| final analysis, the situation hinges
upon the source Of instructions to
tile policemen at the doors. We're
tiCy Obeying the orders Of their chief
or the Young Mems Christian Asso-
tiation?
| And Tie Gazette has the nerve to
accuse any one Of intiaming the Ne
gro. Angels and ministers Of grace
defends us. How long, pray, has 1T
un"n since the Gazette ceased to be
the mouth piece Of Fardaman, Till
man, Dixon & Co.? When did it dis
continue thy publication Of editorial
comments upon the God-SiVcn su-
prcmacv Of the white race and the
utter wOrthlcSSnCSs Of the black
The Gazette has been, till now, syn
n0nymous with rabid race hatred. 1t
has never lost an opportunity, in
fact. it has gone out Of its way more
tNan once, to stir up the fires Of race
: prejudice. Now it poses rs friend
OF the race. Why?
\ prominent candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor
is tic candidate Of that faction OF
the rarity which controls the Gazette,
This candidate occupies scat i'll the
state senate because he has succeeded
il pulling the WOOL over the eyes OF
u large number Of Negroes, and he
hopes to ride the same horse to the
Soverno" : mansion. Ergo, the Ga,
zcttc IS called off till, John T. Nc.
Graw and the people Of West Nir-
gina being wiling, he reaches the
= height Of his ambition. Then, yt
poor, dGludrd Negro simpletOns
comes the rcrOk OninR. Your cham
ces Of possessing thereafter the fran