The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-18
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AWAY r FROM BoTE 3 81 rIoAb
FOR NEGRO 8 81 ~
Test for Cand z s.
Is proposed and only those who
pledge themselves to, suppsosr,tss na- M !
tional legislation against mob law 4
and other evils should get Negro
suffrage ( = & f,s.3-S5
hG,it
Especial Correspondence i

with the appointment of a cam.
palgn committee of nine members In. !
meet september % in Washingtons
Dy the first meeting OF the new ex-
ecutlve committee the third amman
meeting of the National Independent
League with 60 delegates from many
o'a'es present ended August 9Th at
noon, and the league had started on
the hrst part of it's years work. the I
conSressl onal elections Of 1910.
Inc convention was successful and
strenuous one with entire absence
OF the cutand-dried. There was fulI
freedom of speech and some wordy
contests, especially when Prof. Du
Bols, head Of the Niagara Move.
ment, became a candidate for the
presidency. But harmony a1wava !.
eventually prevailed The two prib,E
TIC evening sessions at the Price Me-
mortal A. M. E. Zion church, where
all the sessions were held, drew and
fences which packed the large -auGf-@
forum and applauded the speakers
until midnight. The Speakers on :
Thursday night were Pres. A. WAL
ters, who in his annual address de-.
clared FOR political party emancfpa-,
tlon' saying the republican party. Was
as bad as the democratic in that n
acquiesced in what the southern
democrats did and that unless one +
Oh these parties changed colored
men would join with other mef, for
new party; Prof, w. E. B. Du Bois.i
on voting; Rev. J. M. Waldron ON
why Colored Men Should Be Inde-i
pendent in Voting;" Rev. S. l.: Cor
rothers, who eloquent2y denounced
president Taft's policies ana urged
defeating republican congsessnse1s.. !. "
and N. +. MARSHALL, Esd, ii,4nStspi !
counsel for the soldiers, who reYia WI,
eel all the Brownsville Inquiries alidF
MADE amazing revelations Of at 7
tempted intimidation, unfairness,
partiality, improper proposals.. pro- :
lection of perjured government Wit
nesses etc. by Recorder of the
Court Howland and said this would
De exposed in the next congress-.
Many Ohioans are clamoring for
FOraker's return to the senate next
March. On Friday night the speak,
crs were w. F. S. Cook, son OF Cant.
Cook, who was hung with John
Brown; DR.. J. L. Johnson, of Ohio:
VINO commended Governor Harmon:
FRANCIS r. Warren, Esq, editor OF
Detroit lnformer, on "History or
Political Independence" William b..
Walling, Of New York, executive
chairman Of the National Association
lor the Welfare of the -Colored
People, who said his organizations
simply wanted to help colored ors~
ganlzations, and that the labor
classes were moving for political In
dependence; and J. M. Summers. ,
/ ESQ, Of Ohio.
The address to the country, w.
M. Irotter, chairman Of committed,
drafted from the committees recon-
mendations by Prof. Du Bois was
read by Committee Secretary ]. T.,
Neill, and was as follows: =,
The Resolutions. - .
National Independent -Pe1it--
zeal League is an organization oe
colored people who believe the sal-,
walton of their race and the nation
depends upon an Intelligent use OF
the ballot :,rr .y..a..i.
eve call attention to the fact that
today no civilized country on eartfs
can parallel the United States in
the wholesale murder Of innocent
men, In the social prosecution Of the
weak, In religious discrimination ana
prescription and in. the help1essness
and netticiency Of the judiciary. IT,
'"lexas has outrun Kishinefr, co1-
or prejudice Is worse than caste. Jim
Crow cars are indefensib1e and re.
cent decisions Of the supreme court
are repugnant to the fundamental
principles Of Justice and democracy.
'What shall we do. Vote, vote
right and vote independently. We
Negro Americans have at least half
Ia million effective votes. Hitherto
we have given these votes btindly to
one party and received in return a
few paltry Offices. That party was
repeatedly broken It's pledges to us.
while Theodore Roosevelt has given
US Brownsville and William Taft In
! weak surrender to prejudice haa
dismissed worthy officials simply for
being black. Il.
"Our uncrtcal and unquestioning
support Of enc party has proven dis
a&trous. Like the mass Of Iaborers
OF tho land wo have sold our high
privilege too cheaply. In return for
support at the polls Negro Ameri-
cans must hereafter demand prokec-
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