Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-27

The Constitution and the Negro.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
After reading an article in your eve
ming paper of January %, headed "l5O
Negroes Quit Town." my thoughts ran
back to about six months ago when
the whole country was at war over he
showing of fight pictures of the heavy
weight championship of h world. Es-
p~ecially numerous were the objections
OF ministers OF all denominations. and
all kinds Of religious and social or
ganizations. some Of whom went so far
as to denounce the negro as being
shiftless. making no preparations for
the future, looking only at today.
Ever since the emancipation of the
negro he has been the source of much
talk and comment, the greater portion
of which has beer unjust. 1 may say
unfair in the extreme.
These negroes In Homing, Okla, were,
first, citizens of the United States of
America; second, they were law-abid-
ing citizens; third. they were citizens
whose endeavor II was to promote the
general welfare of the people; fourth,
they were thrifty, industrious citizens.
the latter causing them all the incon-
v~enience and humiliation to which they
were subjected.
] Does not the Constitution of the Uni
ted States protect such citizens? 1t
finds time to protect its citizens in
South America, Cannon and Grace"
who had Joined forces with other
armies, but had not severed their
rights or demands upon our Constitu-
ton.
It found time several years ago to
protect the Cubans in q most cruel and
barbarous warfare.
At home 1t Ia blind. and when such
| outrages as that in Homing, Okla,
occur no one among the officers of our
government. elected by the people and
for the people, finds time to raise a
word of objection.
Where are the senators and repre-
s~entatives of Oklahoma that would al
low the citizens of their State, one of
the youngest In the Union. to be de-
moralized by such outrages, without
a word of protest? The immigrant is
welcomed to our country, but when the
negro shows signs OF ability and thrift
mess he is subjected to such treatment
as go on daily in many of u Southern
! States, and such as t~ranspired in lie
homa a few days ago.
What has become Of the ministers
and religious and social organizations
who about six months g were sc
much interested in the morality OF theii
children? Is It not more degrading &c
allow our children to read of one class
of citizens threatening another class
of harmless, unprotected, lawabidine
citizens with death II they do not move
and move In such haste that 1t Is com
~pulsory that they leave all their rea'
estate holdings, crops, ETC.? Why dc
they not take note of this and put III
some objection and invoke the protec'
ton of law?
Why should we send our children Il
school to be taught the Constitution o.
the United States? Why should w
have impressed upon them the four
teenth article of amendments. simply II
have brought before them such out
RACES upon our Constitution and citi
zenship as occurred in Homing?
Our Constitution says; The citizens
In each state shall be entitled to al
privileges and immunities of citizen
of the several States" Let us try ant
bring about such protection for al
citizens as is provided for by u con
stitution. H. =. D.
Too Many "ConceaIed weapons" Carrie
To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Knowing that all justihable com
plants receive consideration from you
1 wish to draw your attention to tn
number of concealed weapons" case
that have appeared recently In our 20
lice courts and the fact tina no de
cided action on the part OF the polio
has followed. We all know that tn
arrests in every precinct are recorde
at headquarters as we'll AZ the charg