The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-08-16

'eN, w. a. Lewis, VINO was one o1
the Negro delegates to the National
Progressive Convention, is very op
timistic as to the future of tnat
party, and urges Negroes to ioin
the movement. He said on the sub
ject:
The first convention of the Pro.
gressive party convened in Chicago.
H., August the 5th with about 1.5OO
delegates, There were colored dele
gates from the North for the first
Time in the history of any political
party; this right has been denied
them by the Republican party. The
colored delegates from the South
were there looking as usual after
the rights of his race, therefore:
A delegation of Negroes called on
Col. Roosevelt and asked: what
Will the Progressive party do for the
colored people," He replied: "The
presence of the progressive Negro
delegates to the Chicago convention
answers your question. | say to you
that the time has come that the Ne
gro must have results to show. Give
something for what they receive.
Corporation, individuals and politi-
cal parties are not giving anything
to the Negro on sentiment. Thew
must have value equivalent to what
they give out. No longer are they
wards of the nation, nor parties but
they are, EXPECTED to give value Jor
value. Let them not ask for some
thing out of fund to which they
have not contributed; but in the
future out a. their small earnings
give to assist campaign expenses as
others do. The Negro should not
fly in the face of his best friends.
but weigh the policy of each party
well and then act.
Mr., Roosevelt is a friend to the
colored man in the South. He is the
first man who had the nerve to come
out fairly and squarely for the right
rs it affects the Negro and the
American people, regardless of per-
He declared that all men
regardless of race, color or creed.
who lay claim to the title of an
American citizenship are entitled to
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and must be accorded every right
guaranteed to the people by the con
;titution.
He asks that the Negro of tbe
South cooperate with the white man
II the South and harmonic his en-.
Ilronment. Each should try to un-
lerstand the other; when this has
)een accomplished the rights of each
Will be respected
1t is not true that colored men
rom the South are not wanted i'm
he Progressive party. for colored
delegates were seated as follows:
rom Arkansas, from Tennessee. 1
rom Kentucky from West Vir- |.
'inia, / from Maryland.
When the Negro and the white
nan learn to cooperate one with
he other in politics. the best re.
ults will be obtained for both races
he races ought to frown down that
1sturbance element among them
NAT prevents the existence of good
ceiling between the two races.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that there was
o place in the Progressive party for
he old-time colored politician who
ad disgraced the Republican party
nd his own race ! agree with him.
)r forty years the Southern Negro
has disgraced his people.
ntil they have no political stand
lg, scarcely with any party: not
zen the Old Republican party. The
egroes themselves should call a l
Ut, to these self-styled leaders.
Ihe Progressive party is here 70
ay and Mr.. Roosevelt will be +
ected November next, because he C
the peoples man; with progressive s
cas- ana a working mans platform. 0
said in his Chicago speech: I
The system of trying TO force on q
G Southern states conditions which +
cannot make exist has failed. Z