The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
A GOLORED VOTERS VIEWS
ON REPUBLICAN PROMISES

yinita, Okla. Jan. 1s.-Dally Chief.
tain It ought to be the duty OF
every eolored voter-yes. every color.
ed man and woman In the state Of
Oklahoma TO study the welfare Of the
colored people at large. We know be-
yond the shadow Of doubt that We
shall become worthy Of recognition
and an honorable place IN our state
according as we develop good citizen
ship We must own property be-
come morally responsible. and become
good citizens We must earn the re-
spect Of the entire people Of the
state
Nov all these things are obtained
through education. Then we must
educate our children. and give as good
an education as other children have
Now my people, are you willing to
bend every energy to do this? We
send our children 70 school. but what
Is Il? We have no house, and moth
ing in the house 10 explain the lesson.
No seats, no maps-in fact. nothing
that makes good school.
We must have a good school house
and have Il equipped with all neces.
sary apparatus at once. How shall
We get it7 We have made demands
from the republican party ana got
nothing Just the same thing we shall
get in the future The republican
party has been our friend, so il SAYS.
but what DO We get from *. They
say We are entitled to equal civil
right which means education among
other things. but never gives It to as.
or tries We say the democrats viii
nor help us, but fights US all the time
Well why not look at 1t In SEN
sible way We fought the democratic
parry ali the time If man does all
he can to lnjure me. do you think
shall go out Of my way to favor him?
You know ! will not-neither win any
other man Now the democratic party
Is just like that We colored people
have fought it all our lives and we
are not IN position 70 ask fayors OF It.
That IS our situation, we cannot ask
fayors Of the democratic party. and
the republican wiz not grant a favor
when Il can.
What is the eolored voter going to
do about it2 We make a business Of
fighting the only party that is able to
help as, and give our aid 70 the party
that fills as up with promises. but
gives Us nothing more substantial
than wind
We want education for our children.
We want a tine school house just as
fine as the one made for the whites,
such as the law contemplates we shall
have. II We had given the support 70
the democratic party We have given
the republican party. We should have
had that house long ago.
Now why not do the sensible thing
help the democratic party and see
if they VIII not help Us. For myself
am sure We will get our school house
II we only do the square thing by the
party IN power As for voting the
ticket white men do not vote to.
gether A thinking man must dis.
agree with another man some time or
other Il is not natural for men to
think according to color When We
al vote the republican ticket just be.
cause we are ali Of one color we
show that We lack the thing that
makes the white man suocessful--the
power to think for oneself We viii
never be worthy OF recognition aud
trust until we show that we have IN.
dividuai integrity. and we cannot do
that By continually showing that We
do not have sense enough tp think for
ourselves. Let's split cur vote and
be thinking men. and let Us work Tor
the good Of our people. Let's think
little.
Sincerely yours for the good or our
people, ]. A. DAVIS