The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-09-16
LEAGUE HOLDS
BIG MEETING.
National Independent 'Organlza-
tiOn to Continue Work.
THE CITIZENS RIGHT TO VOTE.
Great Equal Suffrage Convention at
. Annual Session In Boston Declares
War on Race Discrimination by
State and National Governments.
Remedy For Lynohlns Suggested.

StaSo anu NatioUaI SUN0rHUu0Vsss
Remedy For Lynohlns Suggested.
Boston.-No meeting held In the in
terest Of the civil and political well be-
ing Of the colored race In the United
States has equaled in attendance, en-
thusiasm and earnestness that OF the
National Independent Political league
recently held for three successive days
in Boston. Men of influence in busi-
ness, church, state and In the profess
sions took part in the program Of ex-
ercises throughout the session and ex-
pressed their determination to continue
the battle for the civil and political
Acknowledgement Of the race.
President John r. Clifford, editor Of
the Martinsburg CIV. va) Pioneer
Press in his annual address covered
almost every phase Of the situation
which confronts the colored people in
regard to their rights as citizens and
Of the lack of interest in right, justice
and the enforcement Of the war amend
ments to the federal constitution as
manifested by the state and national
governments.
He spoke in part as follows:
There is no Negro problem in this coun-
try. The only problem Is the white mans
problem, and the problem IL, Has the
white man enough of the religion Of Jesus
Christ In him so that he will treat the
black man as a fellow man and as
brother?
Tho p.n,,h,to.~ ...+, .~S tha oo,,o<rv
owe the colored man greater debt or
gratitude than he owes either the party
or the country.
1t is the duty Of the colored man at this
crisis In his development to study condi-
lions carefully and to vote according to
his best conscience and judgment, to be
independent in his political activities.
We denounce the attempts to limit the
suffrage so that those who have q speci-
fed amount Of property or q white face
may vote. We denounce all laws, ordi-
nances, regulations and decisions Of courts
which separate between man and man on
the basis Of race or color.
Who pardoned the peonage murders of
our peoples lives and liberty but Presi-
dent Taft? Who put every Negro office
holder In the south out Of Office to please
the Negro hating south7 President VIII
liam Howard Taft. Who was 1t that told
the president Of Fisk university that the
colored people are a distinct class and
must be so treated7 Your Republican
president, dubbed by that section "Billy
Postum" Who was 1t that ordered dis
charges Of our soldiers at Brownsville?
Mr.. Taft.
When sixty odd innocent Negroes were
butchered like hogs In Texas In July, 1870
show me a word Of condemnation from
your Republican president. I am frank to
say l ain too distinct" to own him.
Mr.. Taft's advice to us how to be friend
iy with the south recalls to me Theodore
Roosevelts advice to the English people
how to treat their colored subjects in
Egypt. Did he not dine and wine south
ern lynchers at the White House? 1t was
he who discharged and disgraced the very
soldiers who saved his life in Cuba, in
Guiding Sergeant Mingo Sanders, who d.
vided his bareback with him. All that the
Negro is in rascality, lasciviousness and
everything mean and low Mr.. ROOSEVELT
color taught him. Many white men will
be begging Negroes to plead their cause
before a just God. and Theodore Roose-
welt will be one Of them and Mingo San.
ders his mediator.
The votes of colored men have kept the
Republican party In power and made It
possible for 1t to protect tho Interests
and produce multimillionaires, while It re-
duced the Negro to the position Of a po-
ltical slave. Race solidarity in politics
has not proved a blessing to the colored
citizen. 1t gained for us the contempt
and opposition Of the Democratic party
in most places, while 1t failed to hold the
Republican party true to its black allies.