The Denver star., 1915-04-24


will win respect the end of the trying ordeal than
the scyophant. Let be and stand You
know Disseminated against and segregated. You
know discrimination and segregation wrong in
principle and fact Why then speak out for and
principles who will do the square thng2 To the
mssiones who have petty prudices and who anxious
handle and draw the money the STAR that
Negro nrudng when he walks into public place
and something and the required price.
Mr. Commissioner of improvement when the Negro
the City Washington park he by you
and hear the music swim in the lake by but like
other he there enjoy the strains of music
echong the dancing be refreshed by the
hiarating of the park bathing oarng breathing
deeply the cool bamy breezes He is like only
taking advantage of the public privileges which his hard
taxes have created Mr. of Finance
when you appoint of this did him
Ito particular place, particular kind of work
characteristic particular people, with partic
uar persons rather did you employ him the countys
give his best efforts work. efficiency and brain
power3 Then public why drag
small private petty whims and about public office? Why
individual according his moral and intellect
ual standing and publicly fence around him
him off himself if he happens to be capable worthy and
efficiently discharge public though his color
be darker than Mr. Commissioners and especially
Otto Thum don't know that the Union labor law passed
in the Council by of all the people,
giving classes of the working advantages priv
eges and benefits the rest of the working was
unfair law passed by especially unfair Negro la
Dor? While in Office you have given Union labor and all
the Negro better and advantages
education practical handling the citys electrical san
tary plumbing facilities and have given them unfair
share of the public the almost utter exclusion OF
1.-THE Negro.
shame upon your christianity and civilization
the struggling Negro acquire property be good
honest awabdng citizen and his when you de-
stroy very whereby such things made
the white man? To offer and give prominent ed
Negro politician janitorship messenger job
expense the Race lieu of the just representa-
the Race for its $500 intelligent strength
only putsa premium nferority and the accepting of
the jobs lends nducement maintain that nferori
gets just portion of jobs and positions keeping with
occupation personal refinement intellectual culture
moral character To ask beg would be ingrates
and accept less makes towards of men.
During your term in Office, Mr. Otto Thum. you have
preudces attempted make beggars and criminals
of Negroes because refused them public work
You have forgotten only elected that Office and
that you held for all the people, and that your per-
onal prejudices should have been kept Friends
good ctzens will help The STAR to mend nes1
Cover hole of racial weakness whether made
internal division betrayal of the Negro by members
his Race
newspaper what public has dared defy the
and their kind when they have directly
Indirectly robbed you and slured your Every
who sin gle handed has attempted this growing
opposition has been crushed POWDER and only
hope effective result the rousng of the actual
whose interests permanently opposed that of
sycophant CRATER thieves and political beggars
pie tremendous force Mr. Voter what
with the Coloed Protective League and let them
assist you
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