The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-20
CoLoRED PEOPLE HAVE BIG MASS
MEETING HERE
Object to "Jim Crow Legislation in
Congress or Elsewhere.
Boston Globe.l


About 1000 Colored people from all
over Greater Boston, with a few hun
dred White people, attended a mass
meeting in fremont Temple Sun
day afternoon, called to protest
against "Jim Crow" legislation Of any
kind, or under any pretext, in Con-
gress or Legislatures, or any act that
would minimize or contradict the
spirit of justice and equality promul,
gated in the Declaration of Indepen-
dence.
The meeting was held under the
auspices of the Boston Branch of the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People. Moorfeld
Storey, president of the association,
presided. The chief speaker was
Congressman Martin B. Madden of
Illinois, one of the champions of the
Colored race in Congress. Mrs. Mary
E. Wilson of this city and DR.. J. E.
Spingarn Of New York also made ad-
dresses.
On the platform was seated Fran
els Garrison and a number of White
men and women identified with re-
form and with the "Negro problem"
An organ recital was given by Amos
J. Fairbanks and Mrs. Matte A. Nc
Adoo sang. Prayer was offered by
Rev. Walter D. McLane. Resolutions
affirming the protest were adopted.
Mr.. Storey urged the necessity of
complete organization of the Colored
people to resist efforts at diseriminat-
ing legislation.
Congressman Madden said the great
trouble with this country today was
"Southern blight" caused largely
through the power and influence Of
lbs Southern members of Congress,
who were so powerful that they prac-
tieally controlled National legislation,
although they only represented one
fourth the population of the country.
These men have power because
they are continued term after term,
and there is continual rotation in the
North and West. In this way the
Southern delegation has the chairman
ship Of nearly all committees in Con-
gress. He cited one Of the most i'm
portant committees the three mem
bers of which were from small South
ern towns, yet whose recommends
tions and power affected the business
interests Of the entire country. he
said: .
I'm the son Of q mother who sent
six Of her boys to the battlehelds of
the Civil war for the preservation of
the Union. I'm the last one left, and
my life has been dedicated to the
principles for which my brothers
fought and to the eause of justice and
liberty. For believe it is proper that
every man and woman who lives under
the American flag should be treated
justly.
''Men Of the Colored race fought In
all our wars, from the Revolution
down to the Spanish war. Gen. Jack
SON commended them because Of their
bravery at tine battle Of New Orleans
and when things looked gloomy in the
Civil war $4,000 black men offered
to fight for liberty, and Of those $4,000
were left On The battlsaslda.
''I feel that We eve vast debt Of
gratitude 70 the eolOred race in this
country. Yet an that the black man
and the black woman want IL an
equal chance, and men Of my race
win Be untrue to thsiz eitizenship u
they fail to give them an eqnal
eAanaA0
He eondsunsa the Segregation BIN
intEOdussf in he La Congress, and
tbs rJhm CrOW's law, which, he sid.
hsd ben 'siutzoanssd b. Tom HsaIn
Of Alabama, who had threatened b