The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-28

l called doom of hope Under the picture is the following note: "The pres ent republican administration has used every opportunity to degrade and humili- | ate our race"
 The First Gall.
 l The call is as follows:
 Tn view of the fact that the present republican administration of the United States has shown itself unfriendly to the colored race in America, and that this unfriendliness is to the extent that it now borders on oppression; and in view of the further fact that this adminis- tration is seeking to perpetuate it's rule | in American affairs by the nomination and election of Secretary Taft, and whereas there is a movement on foot in Alabama and in this county to make it appear that the intelligent colored men of the state indorse the present admin istration in it's oppressive and unjust dealings with the race; we, the under signed committee issue this call to the colored republicans in Montgomery and throughout the county to meet in mass convention at the county court house In the city of Montgomery at D. m., Friday. March 27 1908, to calmly con slider the move to misrepresent the atu- tude of the eolored race in these matters and to express to the public our unmis- takable opposition to the nomination and election of MT. Secretary Taft.
 (Signed)
 "Rishop j. w. Alstork, N. N Neally, D. D., F. P. Mayo, D. D., A. J. Stokes D. D., Rev. J. B. Branam, R. C. Juo- kins. Dr. S. s. H. Washington, James Alexander. P. Colfax Rameau, E. VI. Jones, D. D., B. c. Colson, C. T. Thorn ion, W. H. Ward, W. c. Banton, D. D.
 Objectionable Matter.
 The editorials that resuetd in the action of Sheriff Hood are taken to b . rntimely, result of political agitation against certain republicans and in the interest of others, and calculated to do great harm. Reference in anything hut agreeable way is made to an ut- terance of J. c. Tyson, in his race for n1ayor printed in the Montgomery Journal of last Saturday, the state ment being warped to look as if it is 2 dig at the negro.
 Among the most objectionable of the statements in the paper are the follow ing: Two thousand. nine hundred and ninev-one (2991) votes were cast in the recent city election of Montgomery With a population of more than o0,000 it is easily seen how thoroughly this city is dominated by a few men, and what great failure the idea of popular government is in this community.
 One of Worst
 Here is another: Tn Montgomery county there are 52000 negroes and only 19.OOO whites; nearly three times as many negroes as whites, and yer these 19,000 whites have driven the 3D. 900 negroes from the polls; robbed them of every right guaranteed to them under the Federal constitution and contrary to every principle of the American government imposed upon them taxation without representations Such a condition is little less than slavery and it is time for the negroes to wake up to their real condition These restrictions placed upon the ba,- lot are only temporary, and it should be the aim of the negroes to rise up and throw them off as quickly as pos- sible."
 Reference To Tyson.
 This is the reference to MT. Tyson 5 interview: We notice in MT. Tyson's statement in the Journal last Satur- day that one of the reasons why le thought the voters of Montgomery should elect him was that he was 'op- posed to granting negroes licnse to sell whisky in opposition to white men. Now we are not in favor of granting license to anybody to sell whisky; but we are not in favor of granting license to white men and refusing to grant them to negroes simply because they are negroes This was evidently a sop handed out to the whisky element, but the old bait had becoma sour and did not work so well. Out of 2991 yot es | cast MT. Tyson was defeated by ma 1 iority of 800 in favor of his opponent. l It is healthy sign in southern com munities when white voters will not vote for men who seek power and posi- 1 ton simply because they promise 10 l crush negroes and make them stay in | their places.
 Stirring-up Call.
 In the issue of yesterday the Colored | Alabaman makes this last appeal to att | terd the meeting tonight: Shall the colored men of Montgomery county be l jess insistent for the rights of the race 1 than members of our race in other sec 1 tions? will the intelligent men of this 1 community sit still and see the true, l honest expression and septiment of great people suppressed, misguided and Inisrepresented? Robbed of every right, | rolitical and civil, that justly belongs | to you as citizens of a free country; our 1