The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-29
DEMOCRATS AND NEGROES

The Charleston Gazette, the organ
OF the local Democratic party and
generally understood to be partial
ly the property Of former Governor
MacCorkle, Democratic candidate
for State Senator, denies that jim
Crowism and Negro Disfranchise-
ment are issues in the present cam
paign. 1t recalls with evident pride
the stand Of the local Democrats
against the insertion Of those planks
in the platform here two years ago
and is at much pains to state that
equality Of citizenship rights is as
sured to all in the platform adopted
by the congressional convention at
Hinton.
This is the bait to catch the gull
ible Negro vote.
In his paper, The Weekly Courier,
George Byrne, who lead the fight for
Disfranchisement and Jim Crow cars
in the Democratic State convention,
says: the Democratic candidates
for the Legislature will vote for a
DISTINGUISHING amendment, if elect
ed. They are pledged to do this by
the Democratic platform, and i'm
PEELED as we'll, no doubt. by personal
predictions. The Democratic candi-
dates are also in favor of a separate
coach law and will no doubt give
their support to such measure"
This is the plain, unvarnished
truth.
If you doubt the Courier and are
inclined to believe the Gazette, put
yourself in the place Of the Demo-
cratic candidate, If they win in NO.
vember. Would you not adopt any
measure to continue Yourself and
your party in power? Most assured
ly, and so will those who now dis
claim any intention of passing laws
discriminatory to the Negro. Among
the first bills acted upon favorably
will be one providing for separate
coaches on the common carriers. They
will redistrict the state in such a
manner as to gain and retain con-
troll Of the senate. They will propose
for ratification by the people a dis
fTanchising amendment. SussecCful
in all this, and their chances were
never so good as they are now, Mr..
LittleDage, Mr. MacCOrkle and their
friends would so entrench themselves
that the work Of quarter of cen
tury would not dislodge them.
Negro voters, do not be dcluded
by the speCiOus arguments and false
promises Of those who have time and
again plainly expressed their deter
mination. if once given the chance
"to put YOU out Of BUSINESS politi-
cally! DO not think that because
some one Democrat has assisted you
personally in time Of trouble. that
he will be deferred by his friend
ship for YOU from enactng laws
hostile to you and your race.
The Southern Democrat has no
love for the Negro as q race. His
regard is confined to individuals. He
boasts of his love for his old black
nanny. He would imperil his life
10 save or protect q faithful servitOr
but the race as a whole is TO him
an abomination and a curse. TO be
4 educated 1ndustrially but to be de-
.prived of all political rights.
D II you yet believe your civil and
Is political rights are secure in the
hands Of the Democrats who pose as
your friends, ask them to make a
SBasn8d statement that they will not
81 1f elected, vote for any measure hay
ing q ten dency to curtail your pres
D @nE privileses. Mr.. Littlepage vii,
y moi siGpssi,ch a statement Mr.. Mac.
brls1e Nall %not sign such state
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