The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-10-25
ALL We ASK FAIR CHANCE We Will Be SATISFIED With NOTHING IFSS"
presented the AfroAmercan People Perry Centennial
Heroes Who Fought in the Battle of Lake Erie
Government Employees Unnecessary, Unjust Unfair,

wonder Mr.. Blair thought the order
inopportune, and Mr.. Bates insisted
that the slaves should be taken out
OF the country before such cruel
slaughter as he evidently apprehended,
should begin.
The proclamation, however, was is
sued; the civilized world listened in
strained and painful silence for
slaughter and butchery the like OF
which history had never yet recorded
Horror hung upon the face of human.
lty. And yet not an assault was made,
not child was slain, nor a residence
burned. Every Negro slave of the
South stood true to the trust com.
mltted him. Our homes, our mothers,
our wives, and our sisters were saved
in the midst of dangers that never
before were made possible in civilized
warfare" Such is the tribute which
Ex-Governor Northen paid to the race
to which Perry's immortal 100 be.
longed. And who would for a moment
believe that such a race has so deter
lorated as to be guilty of the horrible
crimes now charged against it?
Does the Bigger Brother'' in this
American Nation, big in wealth and
resources, big in culture and intel
lectual attainment, big in all that goes
to make people great; does the big
Brother,'' of this Nation feel between
himself and the Little Brother" who
has always proven his loyalty, his
courage and devotion, that the spoils
of war have been equally divided?
What has the big Brother" taken ?
What mas the little Brother' been
allowed?
We ask for an equal deal; nothing
more; nothing less.
Today we speak of peace, of univer.
sal peace! HOW CAN THERE BE
UNIVERSAL PEACE WITHOUT
UNIVERSAL JUSTICE? The i'm.
mortal Perry, one hundred years ago,
sent from this very spot the thrilling
message, "We've met the enemy and
they are ours" Today the American
people are engaged in mortal conflict
with enemies far more potent, far
more dreadful than British fleet or
armed cruisers; enemies which either
must themselves be conquered or they
will conquer us. Is the big Broth
err really big enough for the task,
for the responsibility, for the oppor-
tunity that is his? And, as a true
American, one who loves this country
and believes in this country's great
ness and future goodness, the Little
Brother" stands here today to plead
for fair chance-we ask for nothing
more, and we will be satisfied with
nothing less.
And what does this fair chance
mean?
YOUR son, Mr.. Chairman, sets out
upon his career with hundred voices
to hail and urge him on. His race is
with him, bearing him up in it's SYM
pathies and in it's achievements as
the ocean lifts the ship upon it's bosom.
The colored boy begins his ascent with
his race drag upon him; aye, the
weight of the whole mass must he
lift If he finds one voice to encour-
age him, there are thousand to sheer
and bid him keep his place. All the
way up there are those who contest
his right to rise and he knows that
if at last he shall succeed in standing
upon the higher ranges of attainment
he will be in an atmosphere that is
chill indeed.
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