The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-31
New 'Culled' Political Party
Is Welcomed In John Street
Upters See Ray of Hope For the Reuval of Profitable
Election Day Business in Organization of the Ad.
Oancement Party by Galaxy of Hlustrous Dinges =
President Johnsing Gets Busy.


gentlemen are to have political pahty
of Duh own," said President Erastrs
Johnsing of the John Street Improve
ment Welfare, Uplift and General-Do-
lour-Neighbor Good Association at its
regular weekly meeting Friday night.
An | am suttenly pleased to heah it..
| knows of nothing we niggahs needs
moh than pahty of Duh own-espec-
tally at this time. | was among those
present. sort of midwife, when the
new Advancement pahty was bohn and
helped to select the roster of illustrious
names of those eminent culled gentle
men who is to lead us into offices and
away from the hod an the garbage
wagon.
I'VE has two well defined objects in
view. The first is to shake down the
Democrats and the second is to shake
down the Republicans. We may be able
to make it work both ways, an if we
can Duh efforts will not be in vain
Expects Some Fun.
we all may not get elected, but see
the fun we can have outen this new
pahty. | always have wanted to be in
pahty where | could get on the reso-
lutions committee and point with PRIDE
to something, and now is NAH chanct
Jes watch foh Duh platfohm. We is
goin' to roast the Dutch, the Irish, the
Dagoes an the Hunks. We is goin' to
inquire why they holds all the offices
while we do moh than Duh share of the
votin'.
I'VE shall point out that you can go
into the city hall or the cote house and
the only black face you will see is be-
hind a broom, not behind brass railin'
keepin' books or doin' othah lady-like
work.
why should the Dutch be elected to
all the offices and then appoint all the
Irish as their deputies? We all is real
Americans We amt no Afro Ameri-
cans like the German-Americans and the
lrish-Americans. None O that hyphen-
ated business goes with us. We is jes
plain American niggahs, an if Duh foh-
tathahs didn't come ovah in the May
flower, or the steerage of an emigrant
boat, they did come ovah in a slave
ship. Duh ancestors didn't ask to come ::
they Wern't even invited but was fo'ced.
an you all don't heah us always talkn'
about African kultur and African pa
triotism like the German-American and
the lrish-Americans
No Pride of Race.
1--WE amt got very much pride of
race an we amt nevah stood togethah
as we should. But now we are goin'
to try it. This new Advancement palty
amt no combination in restraint of
trade. We is willin to trade with the
two old pahties on the same old basis
votes foh money-but we wants the
money in advance
we has been out of office so long that
we are hungry enough to eat horse
and chase the driver, an we believes
that the Democrats and Republicans will
be ideal hosts and we can qualify as the
hostee.
Il thinks the name we has chosen is
winner. 1t is Advancement we wants
and we wants it in advance. | has been
promised job by every candidate fob
mayor, both Republican and Democrat
since | have been old enough to vote,
but did you evah see me hodin down a
city job? You did not Not even a
hyphenated job like janitor- messenger
Need the Money.
All we wants is a fair deal and some
spendin money an if we CANT get both
we will take the money.
You all nevah hearn no niggah stand
in on the street corners roastin' Presi-
dent Wilson foh not jumpn' in an
helpin' the Dutch kick in the stats OF
the Allies. We don't have no Afro
American Alliance like the German
Americans an pass resolutions denounc-
in everything American. Yet some