The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-23
FAIRNESS TO NEGRO DEMOCRATS

The Negro Democrats are being
severely condemned for the recent at
tempts of the white Democratic lead
ers to Jim Crow the Negro in every
branch of the government, also for
their failure to receive any Of the Big
Jobs (not justice) given to Negroes
heretofore known as the Black Cab
met (obsolete) dispensed by the Re-
publicans.
We were for Roosevelt during the
last campaign, and are proud to say
that since those States Rights devel-
opments in California we can refer
proudly to his platform. But why
should Negro Democrats be con-
demned- Could we demand anything
from the fair minded men of that
party, had the Negro failed to sup
port them2 Did we censure Douglass,
Bruce and Langston for the acts of
President Hayes, Blaine and the car
pet-baggers? The average Negro OF
today does not know Of the political
history of his country, SO far as him
self Is concerned. He never knew of
the many instances, where Repub-
licans have assisted the Southern
Democrats to defeat the passage Of
laws protecting Negroes, and he is
rarely reminded of the administration
of Grover Cleveland, who made one
of our best presidents. Are Negro
Democrats to be more censured for
the defeat of the Republicans than the
Negroes who broke the old party
lines, and supported Roosevelt? Say
what we may, but present conditions
were inevitable, the true spirit of the
Negro haters has burst it's bonds. 1t
is means to an end. The Negro Is
in the dawn of his second emancipa-
patton. The civilized world will yet
demand that America treat her cit
liens and aliens of every race with
justice and fairness, and the potent
factors in all parties will bring enough
pressure to bear, that will relegate
the Tillmans, Bleases and Vardamans
of all parties, and spare theircountry
this humiliation. The true Negro
Democrat is entitled to much con-
sideration. 1t Is unWise to say that
is but fair to state that they repud-
lated the Republicans, who had long
held them as party slaves, lastly ad-
hitting that they had no rights a
white man was bound by law to re-
spect and failing to protect them
against Southern legislators. We
should study the methods of our su-
periors in these political parties.
The white Republicans are not openly
condemning Pres. Wilson because he
has broken their tariff idols, estab-
lished numerous presidents, but the
black Democrats are target for every
Negro demagogue who seeks the lime
light, because of the attempts of some
national agitators to enact legisla-
ton unfavorable to the Negro race.
Such has not passed, and we hope
that those loyal friends who may op-
pose it, whether they be Of either par:
ty, be remembered by the Negroes of
all parties. Let us withhold our
prophesies, and suspend judgment for
while, remembering that firstly we
are our brothers keeper, and lastly
his accusers. When the time shall
come when Negro Democrats are re-
cognized we are certain that the vet
Grams of Negro Democracy will be
given recognition, and not the post
election additions which have recent
ly appeared in the patronage bread
line, some demanding a Vienna loaf,
and others begging for dog biscuit.