The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-03-23
RACE ADVISED
To SPLIT VOTE
Review Of Political Life Among
AfrO-AmeriCans IN 1911.
TAFT STOPPED TO CONQUER,

TAFT STOPPED TO CONQUER,
Book Dealing With Many Phases Of
Racial Interest Compiled by Monroe
NJ. Work Devotss Much Space to the
Arguments Advanced by the Differ.
snt Political Organizations.
The review of the political activities
among the colored citizens Of the coun-
try during the past year as prepared
by Mr.. Monroe N. Work Of the depart.
ment Of records and research at the
Tuskegee (Ala.) institute is a timely
document. 1t is especially interesting
in view of the present national political
situation. The matter is now in press
and will be issued in book form.
The situation is pretty well covered
by the following facts: s.....
May II the national Negro Demo-
cratic convention was held at Indian
apolis, Ind. The following appeal was
sent out:
We. the Negroes in the national Demo-
cratic convention assembled this 18th day
Of May. 1911, desire to appeal to the coll
ored voters Of the United States to open
their eyes to the condition surrounding US
as q race and suggest that 1t Is VISIONS
way that the Negro should no longer fol-
low blindly one party to its own harm
and detriment. as he has heretofore fol-
lowed the Republican party. We believe
that the American Negro should divide
his vote the same as the white man and
be found in all political parties for pre-
cisely the same reason that the white men
are found in all parties.
Therefore as we Negro Democrats reaf-
firm our allegiance to the Democratic par
ty. believing that its principles for reci-
procity and for tariff for revenue only are
the most conducive for an economical adj
ministration of the affairs of the American
government and comes nearer to meeting
the approval Of the masses OF the COM
mon people, we earnestly appeal to the
intelligent, honest, law abiding colored cit
liens Of the United States of America to
organize and bind themselves together in
Democratic clubs preparatory for the war
Of tho ballot in 1912. Remember the an
cient adage THE wise man foreseeth the
evil and hideth himself, but the fool goes
out and Is overtaken in the error of his
ways"
The National Independent Political
Rights league met in Boston In Sep
TENDER. In its address to the country
It demanded Q the enforcement of the
constitution to stop disfranchisement
and peonage: ~ the passage Of an
anti jimcrow law for interstate pas
sengers; (3) federal aid to education.
with the same schooling for all: az res
toration Of the discharged Brownsville
soldiers; ~ legislation making lynch
ing a capital offense under federal
Jurisdiction. President Taft. on the
matter Of officeholding by Negroes,
said in an interview published in the
Outlook: "What ] have done in this
line tof recognition Of the Democracy
Of the south) has been without sacri-
fee of any interest Of my own party. l
have appointed many Negroes to Office
and have given some Of them. like
Lewis. johnson and Mckinley, Offices
Of essential dignity at Washington,
What have not done is to force them
upon unwilling communities In the
south itself. have appointed none
where knew that the race feeling was
strong and have preferred giving large
Offices to well equipped Negroes of the
higher class to scattering lot of petty
ones among the mass Of their race
This is not because l lack sympathy
with the Negroes. but because l want
to see them advance"
In California the woman suffrage
advocates appointed special workers
among the colored people, and 1t is re-
ported that the Negroes generally sup
ported the suffrage movement. In ILL.,
nois 150 delegates Of the Coalition
league met in Springfield and adopted
resolutions in which they declared
themselves opposed to all present polit-
zeal parties. The Negro voters Of the
state were urged to vote independently.
In Louisiana there has been a bitter
fight against the black and tan faction
and the lily white faction Of the Re-
publican party for supremacy. The
fight was carried before the recent
meeting Of the national Republican
committee in Washington. and the old
line Republicans charged the lily
whites with not dealing fairly with
them. In Maryland the colored voters
played a part in the recent state cleo
ton which was out Of the ordinary.
They did not ask the white political
leaders for money, but organized and
contributed funds to carry on the cam
paign. They placed $500 in the hands
Of the leaders Of the campaign. with
the request that the money be used for
the election of the Republican governor
and to defeat the Diggs disfranchise-
ment bill.
Early in December the Taft Colored
Republican Association of New Jersey
met in Trenton and adopted resolutions
ENDORSING the administration of Presi-