The broad ax., 1912-07-27


and educa tior foI ais regardless OF color
with a geaGsn- mixing Of teachers and
members OF school boards as OF pupilh
We reiterate our appreciation OF ths
worth and work OF ex-senator Joseph
Benson Foraker as expressed In eur 6rSi
declaration Of Independence We thanh
and commend such men a. ex-senator
Foraker and Buckley. who went % their
political deaths al the hand OF President
Roosevelt battling for q square deal for
the colored soldiers In the Brownsville
discharge without trial. the blacklist crime
IN the annals Of our army. and here de-
clare we win not forget their destroyer.
We readirm our position that these sol
diers have not yet had justice at the hands
Of Theodore Roosevelt, President Taft or
congress. We demand that congress pass
the Foraker soldier bin and pledge our
opposition 70 every one involved IN this
lynching OF soldiers until he revsrSes his
position
We declare IN consistency with our first
declaration our opposition 20 those con-
demned therein and that until they re-
verse their positions they are not entitled
20 the votes Of self respecting colored
men We commend the pative people Of
the Philippines for their stand for the In
dependence OF their country and IN con-
formity with our great Declaration Of In
dependence urge congress to grant them
that Independence which our republic en-
JoyA
We commend the colored Cuban patriots
for their manly resistance against q de-
NAL Of fun rights. Color prejudice has
grown there by the invasion OF people Of
the United States. We call upon congress
to prevent the sending Of United States
warships TO Cuba TO interfere against
these Cubans fighting for their rights and
Public school education n fun
dRmental 70 our republic. Inasmuch as
the failure Of certain states to provide
adequate school facilities II well known.
We demand that congress pass q law for
federal aid 10 education along the lines
Of the bill Of that great patriot Hon Hen
~ W. Blair.
We advise the colored men OF this coun-
Try TO agitate against all injustices and TO
use their ballots a. q weapon OF self de-
tense. as q means TO secure Justice, lib
erty and equality, by voting not for the
benefit OF any party, but for the beneht
Of their race, Furnishing the recipients and
benehciaries Of their votes who when
elected are recreant to their interests by
voting them out and ever seeking by ALI
ances 70 weaken or diminish the hostility
Of their avowed enemies
We desire 20 ally ourselves with all those
who are laboring for equal rights and op-
portunities for all the oppressed people OF
this world We realize that We have con-
demned many IN these declarations. but
we have not done so from malice, but OF
necessity In the desperate resistance to
the loss Of our rightA We are glad 70
thank Senator W. N Crane for his stand
for justice for the black battalion and IA
vorable reception Of the Moody Pfllsbury
bill and constant loyalty a.
senator to the colored people
We thank the Methodist Episcopal gen
sral conference for petitioning the Rspub-
lean platform committee for this anti
lynching bill and commend the president
Tor his appointment OF Judge Pitney and
OF Judge Hook on request
~ colored citizens. We commend also
Afr. Chaplin. the last presidential candi-
late Of the National Prohibition party,
'orshis rescue Of q colored man out Of the
lands OF lynching mob and appeal TO all
friends Of freedom to bring about liberty |
md equality for all In this land Of our
athers.