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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-19

It is reported on seemingly good
authority that when a delegation of
coiored people called to see him soon
after he wasi nducted into the Office
o. Governor to request MIN to retain
Colored man who had been messen-
ger in the Governors Office for
number of years, Mr.. Wilson told the
committee of colored people that he
would retain the colored mall not be-
cause of their political influence but
becaU,e the mar was 'gocd darby"
We do not believe that even Bishop
Walters can find a single thread upon
which TO lang an excuse for support
ing a man ike Woodrow Wilson.
Certainly, no Negro, let us hope, can
support such a man unless that Ne
gre has lest all scnSs Of manhood and
is out for the dollar pure and simple.
Further than this, it is known that
an active and strong group of colored
people hung around the Democratic
convention in Baltimore seeking to
get the Democrats to put line or
two in thier platform regarding the
/ llSulS VI Inc NSSIO. 1u6 COuN6uJlOu
absolutely refused to recognize this
committee or to put a single word
in the platform regarding our race.
Under all the circumstances, it seems
to us that it is perfectly hlear that
the Negro in the United States nan
not support Woodrow Wilson without
proving at raitor to himself and to
his race
Even if Mr.. Wilson were, as an in.
dividual, inclined to recognize the
Negro, he could not do so for the rea.
son that the people who are RESPONSE
bic for Mr.. Wilson's nomination are
against the Negro. Mr.. Wilson is
dependent for his nomination upon
such men as Vardaman, Tillman and
host of other mean men of this
character. Besides all this, Mr.. Will
sons chief manager, Mr.. McComb, /:
an Arkansas white man who, oil
course, has no use for the Negro.
In spite of all these facts, we dare
In spite of all these facts, we dar,
say that even few weak, a few boot
licking Negroes will be going around
the country at so much per month
trying to inveigle the colored people
into voting the Democratic ticket
The New York Age.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-19
Or. Crawford S Reelection.

The Negro Pythians of Tennessee
in their recent session at Memphis
reelected our fellow-townsman, Dr. j.
P. Crawford, Grand Chancellor, which
speaks more than can be said here,
when it is known that for fourteen
consecutive times this honor has been
conferred upon him. Dr. Crawford
is a thorough-going man. He is a
believer in the possibilities of the
race, and he has conducted the az
fairs of the Pythian Grand Lodge in
such way as to put it among the
foremost organizations of the state.
We congratulate DR.. Crawford and
commend the Grand Lodge for the
wisdom shown.
Springs, Ark.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-19
WILSON AND THE NEGRO.

The New York Age does not see
how it will be possible for single
self-respecting Negro in the United
States to vote for Woodrow Wilson.
He was born in Virginia and lived a
good part of his life in Georgia and
Alabama. Both by inheritance and
absorption, he has most of the preju-
dices of the narrowest type of South
ern white people against the Negro.
This is a bold assertion, but we can
prove it.
While Mr.. Wilson was president OF
Princeton University he stated that
it was the policy of Princeton to
keep Negroes out of that institution.
AS a result of his policy and infiu.
ence, Princeton is the one large in.
stitution in a Northern State that
closes its doors against Negroes.
This is not all. Everyone knows
that without the vote of the Negro
people in the State Of New Jersey
Mr.. Wilson could have never been
elected governor. In spite of the
fact that his election as governor
was due to the Negro vote, he has
not by turn of the finger recognized
a single Negro in New Jersey. since
he has been governor.
he has been Governor. He has treat
ed the race in New Jersey as if they
were foreigners and outcasts.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-19
WITH THE PARTY OF PROGRESS.

If the Thou shalt not steal" of the
progressives who will meet in Chica-
go. August 5, no name candidates
for President and Vice-President in
cludes the rights of colored citizens,
too-and we are sure it does-then
the colored citizen, North, East,
South and West, must cast his for
tunes with this new party. If the
Progressive party intends in striking
at the root of privilege in the world
of industry, no less than in politics
comprehends the industrial segrega-
ton and the political subsection OF
race of ten millions in this coun-
| try-then as a matter of necessity
the masses of colored men must en-
roll themselves under its banner OF
equal opportunity.
The country had come to the part
ing of the ways in 1856. The politi-
clans of the day held not only John
Brown, but Abraham Lincoln as
preachers of the doctrine of discord
and distroyers of the public peace.
The prevailing sentiment OF the time
was that things are pretty well as
they are" While this was Repub-
lie of citizens, free and equal, the
black race were not held as citizens
in the eyes of the Constitution and
slavery was a necessary evil. The
Democratic and Wing and Know
Nothing parties by their silence
acquiesced in the fancy doctrine that
"a Negro had no right which white
man is bound to respect" President
Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, though a
Free Soldier. was in coalition and
sympathy with the South and heI
slave system, and openly, but through
his vacillating, compromising policy
To the inhuman wrong Of slavery the
public conscience had become cal
loused This was the state Of affairs
when Abraham Lincoln, under Tho
oaks at Jackson, Mich, in 1856
4 helped to found the anti-slavery Re
. publican party which was elected t
S power in 1Sn0 History repeats II
D self The Democratic party is tn
i avowed enemy of the equal citizen
e ship of the black man. The Republi
L can party has left his citizenship L
t the tender mercies of his enemies
o The Republican sits supinely by an
sees millions of its citizens disfrar
J. chised. President Taft has promo
p ed. through his Indifference and hi
silence, the almost complete politica
. elimination of the colored either
a There must be a new birth of fret
II dom. There will be a new birth
= freedom in this nation-but not d
- rectly because of the black man, bt
Is primarily, as in 1856, because Of tn
it oppression Of the masses of Will
ie men. The slave system had degra'
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-19

idea that the Democrats are the arch
enemies of the Negroes of this coun-
try must be put down, Some of them
are our enemies and low and behold
some of the Republicans are our
enemies, great host of them are.
Every man who deceives US is our
enemy, and they are not all Demo
Gratis. not by far 1t would take a
state bigger than Texas to hold all
of the Republicans who have deceiv-
ed us. Let the truth be known, and
abide by the consequences.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-19
SHALL coLoRED MEN SUPPORT
WILSON?

The question which is presenting
itself to the co'ored men of the
country is. "Shall We Support Will
sem" In answering this question,
colored citizens should, first of all
ascertain his asst relationship in
dealing with the public. 1t should
be the aim of every one interested
TO find out if Gov. Wilson has an
antipathy to citizens of color and
whether he accepts in good faith the
Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments to the Constitution of
the United States and Willingly lives
up to their drastic provisions.
There can be no question as to
Gov. Wilson's pleasing personality
and his attitude toward white men,
the question is How does be stand
in his relationship to colored men?
True. he was born at Staunton
Va. which produces some Of the best
stock in the United States if we may
so designate it. White men from the
Piedmont Valley are known for their
liberal views, their liberality and
their disposition to accord equal and
exact Justice to all men, regardless
of racOo, color or previous condition
of servitude Has Hon. Woodrow
Wilson changed during his travels
over the Southern and Northern par
of this country or is he a broad
minded economist upon this as wei
as upon other questions?
When these queries are answered
then it will be in order to take u
the platform of the Democratic part
in which Senator Newlands of Neva
da endeavored to have engrafted
nank calling for the repeal of tn
Fifteenth Amendment to the Const
tuition of the United States.
II may be we'll to state that TIN
proposition seemed to have met wit
but little consideration at the hand
of the convention, although 1t !
known that many Southerners Il
> vored the proposition. The Nortl
ern colored vote however made sue
: proposition out OF the questio
. WIN July IL
q when it is known that colored me
|. are actively affiliated with the Dem
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-19
EDITORIAL CLIPPINGS.
BUSINESS AWAKENING.

BUSINESS AWAKENING.
The tendency among the colored
people of the North and East to in
vest their funds in their own enter
prises is rapidly increasing. Hereto
fore, the greatest development shown
be Negroes in the way of investments
and business has been in the South
ern States, where conditions made it
necessary for them to do business
with their own people. But in recent
years. due in a measure to the ra-
pidly increasing numbers of colored
people who come from the South, as
we'll as the lumber of whites, who
come with their southern prejudices.
Negroes of the Northern and Eastern
cities are rapidly realizing the ad-
vantage to be gained by developing
and increasing business within their
own ranks. Many large indus rial
and financial institutions are now
formed, or are in process of form l.
ton; and it is to be hoped, as well
as expected that many more will be
developed. as something must be done
in the near future to make employ
ment, as a means of livelihood, for
the many colored people coming
North. Whether we wish to be or
not we are our "Brother's Keeper,
and the generation of the present
must prejare for the generation OF
the future; and with the rapidly de
creasing positions which Negro men
and women can obtain, it is becom
ing more and more necessary that
they make positions for themselves
II is gratifying to note that the
more thoughtful are realizing this
fact. Too much cannot be done mol
said, by all interested in the welfare
of the Negro people, in favor of in
, creased numbers and volumes Of
, Negro business enterprises.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-19

ed the millions Of poor whites before
the Civil War. The coalition Of
crooked business and crooked politics
has brought about their grinding OPP
preston through trust domination,
high prices for the necessaries of
life and unequal opportunities for the
poor boyan d the rich boy. In re-
Spouse to the nation wide oppression
and discomfort the Progressive party
has come and will rise to power. The
odore Roosevelt is the Abraham Lin
coin of our times. He is by proven
right the new emancipation of the
black man as we'll as of the white
man. AS in 1861 the party of prog
ress will find the colored man brave
and true, carrying it's standards over
the ramparts of unequal opportunity,
Acknowledgement and Jim Crowism
to the victory of square deal for
every man beneath the Stars and
Stripes.-The Amsterdam News.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-19
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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-19
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1912.
Negroes in Politics.

The year 1912 presents to the Ne
groes of this country a very complex
situation from a political point of
view. The old Republican party
that has held out the olive leaf to
the Negroes forty odd years is split
in twain, and seems doomed to utter
defeat. Mr.. VIM, Howard Taft is OBJ
iectionaJle to large majority of Ne
groes; but he has been chosen by
the party that has been looked upon
by the black man for many years as
his only hope.
The Democratic party that was
until recent years looked upon by
Negroes in every section of our land
as the greatest enemy in the world
to the black man, met in Baltimore
and nominated Gov. Woodrow Viii
son to lead their ticket; and while
it is true there were a few Negroes
participating in that convention as
alternate delegates, and also that the
platform of the convention did not
contain certain aim not many gateta
contain a single plank bearing d.
rectly on the race question, Negroes
are bordering in their minds whether
or not they can support Mr.. Viii
son for president
The Third Party, headed by Col,
Theodore Roosevelt, has called a con-
vention to meet in Chicago on the
fifth day of August to nominate a
candidate for president, to run on a
Progressive platform. Mr.. Roose-
welt is very popular with the masses
of Negroes despite the Brownsville
episode; but he is the leader of an
Mr.. Wilson became the standard
bearer of the Democratic party just
at the time when large number OF
Negroes had made up their minds tC
support the Democratic ticket, bul
they are afraid of Mr. Wilson. They
remember too well some of his writ
ings and utterances in the past or
the great race question, and the!
are watching the turn of things t
see if he has changed any in his at
titude toward the Negro. Some CLAIM
that he has and that the Democratic
party is anxious for the black man
support.
1t is a situation that requires sobe
thought This is not time 70
hasty conclusions. 1t is not day TO
Negroes to decry the Democratic pal
ty because it is so named 1t
foolish to continue as mass to han
on to the Republican party simpl
because it is the party of Lincoh
1t will also be unwise for the whol
bunch of Negroes to jump into tn
new party without first considerin
wisely, and inquiring thoroughly int
the attitude of the leaders of tht
Iarty. 1t develops that Mr.. Roos
welt is not the whole party And {
the case should be looked into Ever
party should be studied, and evel
doctrine that is preached should
probed to the bottom; and the n
groes would act wisely to assun
an absolute Independent attitud
and to vote for the party or the mi
of the party that they believe will
the fairest and squarest to all I
citizens of our great country
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-19

The Democratic platform was
made without a hostile statement to
the colored man. That the work of
the committee of colored men from
the N. l. P. L. and the National Ne
gro Democratic League in presenting
blanks in favor of their race to the
convention had much to do with this
there is no doubt.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-19

find it convenient to champion the
cause of the Taft-Penrose combina.
ton, or who may cast in their lot
with the followers of Woodrow Will
son. What we do welcome, most
sincerely, is freedom and indepen-
dent of thought.
1t is not our province to depict.
the glories of Steamroller methods,
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
PREDICTS CHRISTIAN CHINA
DR.. Cortland Myers Says Testament
Broupht About Republic.

China Will be a Christian nation. In the
opinion of the Rev. DR. Cortland Myers
pastor Of the fremont Temple Boston,
who preached yesterday morning In Cal
vary Baptist Church. in West 5dh street,
Dr. Myers quoted n scholar and publisher
of Peking, with whom he has discussed
Chinese affairs. as asserting that the re-
publican form Of government In that couh-
fry is the direct result Of placing a Testa-
rent I'm the hands Of the old Empress DOW
ager. from whom it passed to the young
prince. who was influenced by its teach
irgs TO issue the famous Twenty-eight
Edfcts. which legislated literally for edu-
cation, constitutional government rail
roads. mines, electricity and other indus
tries and led the way to pcpualr awak-
enlng
OF present social conditions In this couh-
try DR.. Myers said, in part:
Now. IN Chicago there are one hundred
thousand men miserable for lack of work
and countless thousands In New YORK. IN
Lawrence twenty-five thousand are lighting
to keep their s. and 81 week; There :
something wrong, and radically wrong
Yo1 NAV say you needn't talk about Chri +,
tiaI civilization until remedy Is louhu
for these evils; but ! say you'll never re-
generate society unul you regenerate men.
You'll have TO 10 back TO the teaching
of Lsus Christ, who. while He was more
arxious than any other In the world 10
help the world, yet His mission was To
save the individual man.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
PANAMA ENGINEER HERE
Colonel Gocthals Says Canal Will
Be Finished by 1915.

Colonel George ". Goethals. chief cngi-
reer OF the Panama Canal and chairman Of
the lsthmlan Canal Commission, arrived
here yesterday from Cristobal on the Pan
anna liner Cristobal on his way to Wash
inGton TO see President Taft.
Colonel Goethals surprised the reporters
yesterday by saying that the Panama
Canal would never be completed He made
this statement paradoxically in practically
the same breath with the observation that
ships would surely be steaming from ocean
to ocean through the canal In January, 1915.
II have come here on business connected
with the canal" he said. and ! am going
to washington right away. When the
business is over I'm going back TO the
Isthmus as soon as can. DO you know
iuo this fine cold weather? II was about
On doo,ees above zero on the Isthmus when
/ sailed north.
.orhe work on the canal is getting on
snIand,d,v and the waterway will he open
for business by January l. lsi5 OF course.
we will have some experimental work with
shins much before that time. What per
eon, ~ tho canal is now finished? No
.,,orao. can he given because IL varies at
the different places. Al Culebra IS per cent
~ tho work is done and at Gstun IL Is 81
rer cent The canal will never be actu-
ally completed
II was inferred from thls remark that
there would always be dredging and other
work 20 do incident TO the upkeep Of the
great waterway.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
TAMMANY TO BOOM GAYNOR
Will Enter Him as Dark Horse
in the Presidential Race.

Tammany Hall will enter Mayor Gaynor
az their dark horse" for the Presidential
nomination wncn. on Thursday. he Will speak
at a dinner OF the National Democratic
Club on The Tariff and High Prices" II
was stated by member OF Tammany Hall
Yesterday that he was chosen to speak on
that topic because the members felt that
the Mayor knows more about the tarifr
question and it's bearing o. the high cost
OF living than many prominent Democrats
referred 10 now and then as Presidential
possibilities"
Although the New York. delegation at
Baltimore probably will be FOR Governor
Harmon. the leaders realize fully that there
may be a serious deadlock i'm the conven-
ton In such situation they would he
glad TO have some candidate already
eroomcd with whom they might step I'm and
win the nomination for the Empire state
In addition to Mayor Gaynor. Judge Alton
b. Parker who ran in 1894. is being spoken
I Of in some quarters.
one OF the most prominent Democrats IN
the state organization said a few days ago
that Judge Parker had set himself right be-
| fore the people both on the tariff and the
income tax. and seemed to him TO he an
available candidate this year If things
| shaped up properly
Among the other speakers at the dinner
OF the National Democratic club, which Is
! TO be held at the clubhouse, No. 6l7 Fifth
avenue, will be Congressman Claude Ktch-
I'm, Of North Carolina, and Senator Charles
A. Culberson. Justice Thomas f. Donnelly,
president Of the club, Will preside
Seated at the guests table will he all the
Justices Of the Appellate Division, Supreme
Court. I'd Department, Of which the Mayor
was formerly a member.
The other guests will include United
States Senator James A. O'Gorman. Herman
Ridder Norman T.. Mack Charles +. Muir
ply. St Clair McKelway, Samuel Inter
mycr Herman a. Metz and John H. Nc
Cooey. Covers will he laid for three hum
dred
New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
BRANDT MATTER CLOSED
Continued from arsi page.

lCng term for serious offences To ba
freely interviewed by reporters. and thus
circulate lying and soandalous stories For
this ] have unfortunately no redress. ana
can only deplore that there snould he
public officials and other agencies which.
for purposes of their own, are ready 10
lend encouragement TO the circulation OF
such lying stories, emanating from such
and other equally Gisreputaole sources.
1t is understood that in one para graph
OF his report the District Attorney gives
il as his opinion that had Brandt gone
to trial on a charge of burglary, for
which he was sentenced to thirty years,
enough evidence could have been pro-
duced by the defendant to create rea-
sonable doubt in the minds Of the jury
as to whether or not the former valet
had entered Mr.. Schiff's house with in
tent TO rob.
Mr.. Whitman. it is said, also declared
in his report that Brandt, in his opinion,
pleaded guilty to the charge with a mis-
apprehension of what he was doing or
because of Misrepresentation as TO what
plea Of guilty involved
Answering this last, Judge Rosalsky
said that the minutes in the case would
show that Brandt was fully cognizant Of
what he was doing when he pleaded
guilty,