The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-10-08
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Of the Crying Needs a sech an
Organization Today
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(BY r. w. WHITE,


Is b noeswcrthy, from careful obser-
vstion and wid ~presd inquiry, that there
y IN cir Of thoughtful and effective seri-
ousnss on the part of those Who are
fathering the movement of The Wear
vindnia State Civic League. A careful
survey Of the personnel of the incorpo-
rstos. the officers and the different
bosrds. must at once incline one TO the
belief thas, m - far - the welfare and
general beeterment of the condition Of
the rec in this state 10 concerned, they
are In the most sober earnestness. IL
w. we'll stated by the State Treasurer
lsss week. that There hss been no
movement in the state % frau9ht witt.
deep concern TO the 5000 colored people
of the stase-" IL 10 slowly but surely
percolasinG through the brains Of persons
inclined in the onset, 10 be Q trifie skep-
tical, that this b nos lone man move
msnt" nor the movement of any lone
- of men" bot . movement ''of the
psopas. Sor the people by the people"
Is , dssignsd 70 and will protect the
righo Il shs man, Who delves in mother
sassh. o. ndes the posrilous rails for his
hvsaihood, - it will him who practices
hs psofss.ion, vislds his pen or teaches
ths younx idea bow 70 shoot. The whole
oOsrafion OF the Civic League of this
stase uni5es and rsmi6es about one fixed
and set principle, and that 10 JUSTICE
-uncompromisine justice to ell men
alike, under the law. We want nothing
more. We will be satisfied with moth
ing Iess. We iioss. regard onrselves -
msnful hedeed men. born with the in
si,snable right - the pursnit of life,
liberty and hsppiness. We read the
Declaration OF lndeoendence with our
bears, and not our lips alone i'm % far
- it says "Ail men are created equal"
The stsndard Of justice does not have to
he ses, 10 was set in the beginning. In
many instances. in ourselves - . race,
it has been modified. distorted, twisted,
changed and at times. literally lifted from
its moorings- lt is toward the re- adjust
ment OF our position in this regard that
the civic league 10 attempting tn point
the way. The League has no disposition
60 shield filth. uncanniness, inefficiency,
dishonesty, or. ignorance. But on the
contrary, it will decry them in no un-
certain eerms- IL will frown upon any
thing lee than that which measures ND
TO the ct standard by the present civil
izst'on. lt will attempt to make out OF
any and sii .uch conditions, better con-
dition, . new condition and acceptable
condition. To weave out of any such .
chaotic congiomerstion, wherever found
in this state . new whole, and present it
- such 10 the world in whstever parsicu-
lar line it may happen to be. for proper
and creditable utilization, when once
this 10 done, ali things slse equal, it will
insist upon that utilization, it will insist
upon fair play. it will insist and yet in
siss and insiss again upon . square deal
70 I'll, regardless OF race, color or pre-
vioos condition OF servitude.
URGENT NEEDS THE LEAGUE CAN
AND WILL MEET NOW.
To designate what number OF urgent
needs the League can and will meet now
and prsssnty would be 70 multiply num-
bers, but among the many. the following
ere lev Of the more important:
Ine recent Frank case, uuesome in
dssail, = before you - food for Thoughts
In this connection. But out OF the whole
un-Godly Transaction, there 10 one feet
thss ssands high and dry and By the
world will be long remembered and nos
sooo forgoteen, and that 10 the eject OF
loyal organization, inselIieentIy and law
fully directed, - manifested by the Jew
ish psopie 10 his bshslf They exhsuss-
ID svssy resource to - that be secured
. tssr trial. The succsedsd. We are noe
disrusuns he guilt or innocence Of Frank
We srs saayine 70 point out the urgent
sssd a bsine prepared 70 successfully
sncousssr sny such similar iificulty.
M appaicasion 70 you = doub<lsn clear.
In ~ cisy of Blus6sid this vssk , b.
ins sxhibissd shss mos infamous of ell
prodocsioes IRON she pen and out Of tbs
ppjndicsd bvsin Of - sutbor "The
Hrsh a . Nation" which - cslc slsssi
-, snd will do noebine. and 10 inssndsd
- q noehiDg 60 oshsr than ssir up rssu
hssssd I'D snosDdsr unssos.sary ssrife.
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