The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
STUBS TO BLACKS
Tells Negroes They Have as
Good Chance as Whites.
Says There Is No Prejudice in
Kansas.
HAS BEEN PROGRESS.
Congratulates Black Men on so
Year Achievement.
HAS BEEN PROGRESS.
Bank Commissioner DOIIey Says
No Jim Crow Cars Here.


chance in Kansas as the white man,
q, clarcd Governor " r. Stubs Der IRE
the colored tcitors assembled at TIC
evening session Of the meeting d thc
Western Negro Iress association, in
the St Johns II. f. church. corner
seventh ct arc Topeka avenue.
There may be prejudice in certain
localities against the negro, but not in
Kansas. and God Almighty was av =
fully kind to give you people the best
good nature, the greatest physical
strength of any people on earth If
you will build your lives upon Chris
tan character, you certainly viii sue
coed.
~Be loyal to your God; be loyal 20
4 yourselves; be loyal to your friends
The people VINO tel the truth; the
people who don't want you to sell your
manhood and your womanhood are
Your friends.
L congratulate the negroes Of Kan
sas upon the tremendous progress
they have made in less than 50 years
/ Ne other race has done SO much in so
short a time. There are fine oppOrtu-
a4ties in this country for the White
and black man. 1t has not been many
years ago that I worked on a farm for
the same wages as that received by a
negro who worked for the same
| farmer.
The negro editors should tell their
/ people to save their money, and to
4 teach the children to save money for
/ the days when they Will be too old to
work.
The black people have had pretty fair
treatment by the Kansas newspapers,
and in the schools where the whites and
blacks go to school together. The gov
ernment in Kansas as it is now admin
istered is Tor both races alike. I be
leve in enforcing the laws for all alike
AS u race We have a sreat deal to
be thankful for said W. T. Vernon.
: formerly registrar of the United States
b = Try an a of no mo
nent negroes in the country. For 800
years the negro has been singing the
sorrow song, but now we are going to
sing the song of triumph The Negro
Press association have a great OppOr
tunity to Place before the American peo-
pie the truth about lynchings, burnings
and other crimes against the race. We
want no war with any people. We want
to make all the friends we can, and
to work in harmony with the white peo-
pie for the uplift of both races. That
is the thing that will win Let US
not forget 20 thank the white men who
stood for us. the white men who died
singing the Battle Hymn of the Re
public
Let us believe in the altruistic spirit
losing our lives in the service of others.
finding il in their unfolding. Men who
have done things have lost sight of
themselves and done those things that
We're right and truthful We nave risen
from the pulse beat Of despair to the
cess and triumph.
No Jim Crow Cars.
kansas Will never have a jim
CROW car was the assertion of J.
H. DOlleN. state bank commissioners
The white men won't stand for it
When [ was in New orleans re
Gently l went into the rear Of a street
car and sat down. The conductor
came in and said I could not sit there
/ asked him for the reason and he said |
that section was for the negroes. and
I would have TO go up In front | pro
tested to the conductor telling him
that part OF the car was good enough
for me, but he ordered me to vacate
my seat. I have been wondering since
whether he thought [ was not good
enough to ride there, or whether /
would be disgraced.
The Invocation was pronounced by
the Rev. ]. R. Ransom, presiding
a. NJ. +. church. Miss Jessie Oden
rendered vocal solo. Principal n
Sawyer of Topeka gave the address of
welcome S D. Russell. president of
responded on behalf Of the assOcia-
ton. President \. J. Smitherman
spoke
Prior to the evening session a ban
Quet was held presided over By John
Wright. city treasurer.
These who responded to toasts We're; |
Lewis Woods editor of the Kansas |
City sun: a J. Smitherman. Musko- !
Douglas Russell. Taft Okla. J. D. |
cook, Milwaukee, Wis; r. H. Graham, |
L. A Bel. Wagner. Okla: Samuel |
Barey. Russell springs, kan; J. W
Ferguson, Topeka. W. r. Vernon, |
Washington, d. G.
Woods Delivers Address
Lewis Woods. editor of the Kansas
City sun. Kansas City. Mo, in the |
course of an address delivered before |
tie association late Thursday after
Ton