The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-10-24
Negro, the Initiative
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more difficult for any one class to
prey upon another
THE PRINCIPLE Or THE RECALL.
In the perversion of the true func-
lions Of government from the inter-
, est of the masses to the interest Of q
selected few, the representatives OF
Legislative bodies have not been the
, only officials who have been false to
the people and to resl representative
government as it MAS designed and
handed down BY the builders of tho
American states and nation. The ad-
, ministfative officers of the states
, and nation one after another have
succumbed and fallen victims to the
! unseen enemies of the public goorl
! and their profits have been So
! large that they have been willing to
run the risk of facing public expos
ure, 1t they could only be permitted
/. to administer the government In ac.
cord with the wishes and commands
or their industrial and political over
lords during their term Of OFFICE.
white, to protect themselves againsz
the undermining influence Of officials
holding office for fixed term have
come to the conclusion that they must
take unto Themselves the power del
egated by fixed terms. and make ad-
n illustrative and executive Officers
hold their Offices subject to the will
OF the people, if we ne to have in the
future true repr sentative govern
ment in the interests of the whole
people
WHY THE NEGRO SHOULD WISH
THE JUDGES RECALLED.
On account of aroused public con-
science and an awakened civic moral-
ty the special interests are retiring
from their efforts to control the leg
1slatures and admin strative- offices,
as shown in the progressive states.
and have turned their batteries upon
the selection and til. control Of the
decisions OF the Courts. And the de-
cisions show not only that the judges
arc being dominated by the baleful
influence of the invisible governments,
out they have gone out Of their way
TO violate the letter and the >spiri:
Of The National Constitution to
assist in the un-American program
OF depriving the colored citizens o:
their civic rights as loyal and law
abiding Americans. The Judges have
become SO independent that they feel
at liberty to do and TO decide as they
please under the guIse and form of
the law. And no citizen has suffered
more through the failure Of the
judges to administer the law as 1T is
than the Negro Bot the masses
have felt this independence enough
to reach the just conclusion that 20
complete the, plan Of restoring the
government to the people, that exec
utive and administrative officers, not
ohly should be recalled when they
show that they have proved recreant
to the public trust and interest, but
that the judges under the same con
ditions should be recalled also.
The Supreme Court declared I'M
constitutional the National Civ:.t
''S'''o ''AI, petSSSu lOIO JuC Negro \
protection and at evry opportunity
since then the Courts more and m0rD
are refusing TO give the black cit.
Zens equal rights Under the law.
THE NE<fRO'S LAST OPPORTUNI.
e.. TY. "...
The initiative, Referendum and
the Recall constitute the trinity Of
weapons by mems Of which the Deo3le
propose to adnjnister their own gov
eminent in the futu e, mad there is
no class Of American citizens who
will profit more through the restora-
ton Of the government from the
classes TO the masses, than the col
0red citizens. This is his opportu-
nifty to seize weapons and do for him
self what he has b39n hoping in vain
for more than thirty years that 9th
ers would do for him
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