The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
COLORED VOTERS WORK FOR WILSON  Say Stinging Things of Taft
 and Roosevelt NOT REAL FRIENDS
Claim the Only Time Republican Par ty Pays Any Attention to Them Is During a Political
 Campaign
By c. IF. STEWART


 National Independent Political league Is an organization of colored men, started nve years ago in Washington, by the Rev. Dr. J. Milton Waldron a eolored pastor of a colored Baptist church in this city The National Independent Po- littcal league is for the democratic nomi- nees for President and vice president this year and they are taking a very active part in the campaign among the negro voters all over the country. They are is- suing brand of literature against Roose- welt and Taft that is strong enough to stand alone. and is also some illuminat- ing in character. One would gather the impression from reading this line of ar gument put out by the league, that there must be a coolness between the colored leaders and the President as well as MT. Roosevelt. This coolness really borders onto open hostility
 Waldron says in an interview in a Washington paper: 'fYes, I am a south ern colored man, born In Virginia and brought up in the south. l believe in the white people of the south they are as a class our best friends in everything es- sential except politics; they will do busi- ness with us as no other white men will; they help us build our churches and school houses, bury our dead and take care of our sick and aged ones; they en- ploy us by the millions and aid us in buy Ing our homes and in getting a start in business. The white bankers and mer- chants in the south readily lend us mon ey, cash our checks, sell us their goods on time. defend us when in trouble and sympathize with us when in distress. why shoudl we remain the political enc mics of these people? Common sense teaches us differently
 The National Independent Political league is little peeved over the fact that the republican national platforms in former years is about the only place the negro ever gets any recognition. They declare that the republican platform al- ways makes 1t a point to say that the republican party is a special friend" of the colored race, but they affirm that if It were not for this oft repeated declara- ton that you never could tell It. They in- sist that Roosevelt's policy of batting them on the back during the campaign up north and kicking them out of the kitchen down south doesn't appeal to them so very much. They say that the republcans are long on promises but that tnigger" experiences great diffl- cultles In making through a long hard winter on promises. They offer a reason able reward for any of their race who has ever been able to negotiate any of their republican promises as collateral with any reputable banker in the country. In one or their circulars they say:
 In one respect the republican party is lathrul to its loyal black ally. Every lour years In national convention assem- oled plank is put in the platform espc- cially for the negro. In the olden days [hls plank aspostrophized freedom and spoke or the party of Abraham Lincoln ana ulysses $. Grant-great names to lonJure with. Since the advent of MT Srumpaeker we have been promised that the United States constitution would be shiorced and that the souths representa- lon Tn congress would be cut down in proportion to it's dIsfranchised votes rhe plank always contains a solemn as- servation that the grand old party guar lntees the full protection of the law to ai citizens, irrespective, etc Then the nesor spell binder who hopes to hold of- nce later goes forth upon the stunp After the tumult and the shouting have lied away and the party of Lincoln and Ans By voting for him or his cerator irant once again enters the portals of the White House and takes control of all branches of the government, Representa- tive Crumpacker hibernates for another four years and the negro is forgotten"
 The league admits that 1t does not ex pect 'offices'' for the support of the dem ocrats but they say snat they will At least get justice and that they will no longer be made the mere ''tools'' of SUD- posed political friends.
 Here are some questions that one of Lheir pamphlets asks and answers:
 What states in the north have colored militia regiments? Ans. Only one, Illi- nois.
 Who initiated 1t? Ans Governor Alt geld. n democrat.
 Who amended the civil service rules so that colored eligibles for rural letter 1arriers could be Qegally) shut out? Ans. Taft
 Who referred to colored men as .'po- itical children?' Ans. Taft
 How can we prove that he was right? Ans By voting for him or his creator. Roosevelt.
 Will we do 1t? Ans. No, no, no.
 The league declares that 40 per cent of the colored voters of the north will vote he democratic ticket this year through US work. What is the country coming to?