The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-29
NEGROES SHOULD
! VOTE FOR WILSON
Address Issued by League 70,
Use in Doubtful States
of North.

Further reasons why colored peo-
PIE should vote tho Democratic ticket
in November are given In IN address
issued yesterday by william b Daven-
port, Of this city. interpretations Of the
National Negro Woodrow Wilson
League. for use In States where ne
groes hold the balance OF power.
The address quotes the words OF
President Taft and suggests that had
the President been a statesmen he
would have said instead: Your peo-
pie are told that II they help put the
Democrats in power. they may take
away your rights BY repeating the
fifteenth amendment or declaring II
unconstitutional But you sec tns
President and the Republican Senate
do not believe the Democrats Will do
any such thing. for I have appointed
three Democrats on the Supreme Court
and appointed . Democratic CHIEF
justice. and In doing SO turned down
your lifelong friend and champion
Justice Harlan. All OF these Demo-
Gratis were confirmed by the Hepuo-
iican Senate Had ! thought. OF the
Republican Senate believed. the If
teensh amendment In danger. We would
no. have put Democrats on that
court. II the President can AFFORD to
appoint Democrats to ONCE, you can
certainly afford to vote for them
Turning his attention to Roosevelt.
davenport kayS: "a President who
could carefully calculate four years
in advance ON the probability OF
member OF his Cabinet making . fail
ure as his successes, and thus nave
an excuse for his own nomlnAt1on tof
President again. cannot be DEPENDED
upon to keep faith With the eoaoreo
people
..If I'm be easy to recall the I'm
mense public meeting arranged In New
YORK City by Booker T. Wash ngtou
and other friends, to welcome nome
the Hon hunter from the w1lds OF
Africa. In this meeting the great
negro leader from Alabama pledged
the negro vote to Roosevelt, II ne
would run again for President From
that day and hour Teddy. with re-
aewed vfgor. set his machinery In
motion for the Republican nominauon
for President In 1871
But Booker T. and his friends wett
unable to deliver the goods at Chice-
~ sor thu southern negro delegates
5000 Ike n stone wall for Taft. In
a AZ Of bitter disappointment at Wash
ineton'O caiyur0 90 redeem the pseose
mad in the New York meeting, Roose-
Welt immediately suggested the dis,
3pnnchissmeut OF Southern coiofeo
voters, and while al these th:asS arr
transpirsng. the Alabama EDUCATOR y
a silent q the grave We shall ven
ture to break hts ominous silence os
reouarfne Of him bow he Wousd a.
wise his race % vote. % - 70 reap tne
Greatest beneft fer Tar. Roosevelt Of
Wilson. Il wasl6ngteu were 20 psac.
lice whss he tesd1hso In hss eooEs ene
, public addresses. he would advise ms
peoplc TO vote for Wilson. notwitn'
Standing the fact that Wilson 70 =
De0ocras, tor Wilson'S election - de'
msnasa b. u peculiar cend'ssons u
which the country now anos 20 -
fairaL fo change thsos eendstaons
progressive man must Be elected. whe
n not OBLIGATED 90 the money pcwel
By promises. nor By former or presen'
contributions u funds for campaish
purposes. The man singled out 20 maze
sAss change sos the people b Woodfo~
wilson"