The Denver star., 1915-03-20
WAKING THE
SLEEPING LION.
Negro Voters in Denver Aroused Over their
Strength. Ignored aa@ Mistreated in the
Past. Will Right Wrongs.

I ast VIII TN8nt wrongs.
If should assemble the $500 of color this city
and tell them that they constantly electng office
who, only discriminate against them but who their
utmost endeavor to permanently deprive them of
the city Jobs, what do you think hearers
would do? If should continue and tell them that only
this last municipal election they elected
have tacy directly and indirectly ignored humilated and
ldsgraced them if should haveeach the $500 hon
est hardworSng paying voters stand and produce
their showing what they dollars and
for the upbuiding of this city what do think they
would do for better and arer treatment? If should make
them understand that all who pays bears
the burdens of this citys equally entitled to
share in the benefits of citizenship Office receiving
jobs and being accorded just and respectful
according his strength could you keep them still? If
should show him. deny him these things only that
opportunities for chance honest living by dig
gng the Streets driving sprinkler sittiag clerks
desk running and delivering tendery caring for
administering the sick hospitals, these
chances live enjoy life being stolen bartered
away that he lazy chose his Now $500
of color The Star is telling fair proportion of
all these things belong Go after them
get and land them Think of t $500 and Neg
city shops city attorneys Office city garage city
yrrds public bath house, where Pitcher when you
your family shall bathe) commission city auditorium city
market coroners office. Sand Creek hospital poor farm
Steele hospital detention home Juvenile Court County hos
pita city park city park houses city park barn. c
park pavilion Cheesman park. Berkeley park, Highland
Rocky Mountain Lake Curtis street, East 2Sth Ave-. and
Washington parks where Otto Thum said Negroes could
not bathe) License dept. Board of Health, Police Court
Plumbing Electricity Highway department. city engineers
surveyors sanitary inspections cleaning digging and
excavating for city, driving the wagons cutting
and sprnkng in forestry service driving and hiring
teams to the city and other jobs in the Offices the
city hall and NO NEGRO employed. The Negro scanty
represented the jail in fire and police departments
he has full pledged city detecve has antor
city hall and driver of dead animals and possible
taker OF the city toilets 10Th street. Compare the kind
and the number of jobs held the Negroes The Star safe
y that of the $500 IS Negroes
ployed by the city Did and consider this
fairness? The Negro has produced lawyers doctors,
spector laborers artisans electricians engineers
remen who only work in parks but guard the
parks policemen who become juvenile officers
and do clerical work WE'LL Is it definitely settled that the
Negro and hope to have of the above
named positions? This is the plight of nearly 5000
ambitious Negroes rapidly progressing intelligence wealth
and in responsible elements of power Yet in Denver the
shrewd politicians have hwarted every efforts with the
ssance of organized labor him Men Of the
highest public positions whose positions have been
by Negro constituency denounce their black
tuents increasing prejudice and hatred against
Negro by doing little insignificant against
race No where has there been voice back in
the behalf Of the Negro Rules and regulations degrade
humae the Negro have been made by the commission
ers, the likes Of which feia wcuedare whisper
lcerning any other racial element Of this city.
Yet losing constantly the Negroes tongue has been tied
and hushed into silent cowardce Mr. Negro did you
that through and
the West Cofax viaduct NO NEGRO labor be hired
in any capacity? In other words Mr. Taxpayer and good
watchfu waiting citizens Of color tramp foreigner
who can't speak English preferable you and
labor although help the
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