The Denver star., 1916-08-12
BREAKING HER
SHACKLES
Face Women Organize, Prepare. Some
thing Must Bend or Break.

t01nQ MUST 00uU OI break.
The Colored Women of this State particularly of Den
have organized to look after their own interests in poll
Saturday the County primaries that they gave
such good of themselves doing that which has never
been done before that eecng ve women delegates and
five aternates including two men,
Mesdames Cora Jackson; Isabelle Stewart Jessie Carter
Fred Ratey Lucy Anderson delegates with Mesdames
Mary Gray Lizzie Richardson Alice lravers Jennie Dish
man and Eugene Carter alternates
To give the the situation a touch of ironcal the
women elected delegate and one alternate giving
them of the medicine often given the after
the politician had managed to get himself on dele
gate.
Not Negro sent delegate to the State convent
ion by the Nicholson Forces who controlled everything
When before have the Colored of Denver
alone but of this State been really considered by either
the political bosses their henchmen? Whose fault and
neglect and who should be made cay for these
grevous errorso The garng fact remains even
until this day that the of this State and their po
interests have been shameully treated and neglected
Not any kind of position representative
in this whole State Is that stand
answer. Mr.. Politician. =----szs
Gov. Carlson has shown you what he thinks of manly
and womanly Negroes You have but consider his Jim
Crowism and the Jim Crowed to find to what
he will do if e-e!ected.
Women, since you have been neglected, defeated, and
refused you assistance and since the Star
your only friend forward and stand for you
your will you consider views for best
lwefare2
Let your organzed club tell the 1000 voters
and again and again that they have and elect
ing office, who only discriminate against hen
but who their utmost endeavor permanently deprive
them of fair and the State Capitol
them that only in this last State campaign they elected
State officials who have acitly directly and indirectly
ignored and humiliaed them Let them understand that
the citizens regardless religion creed who pay
and bear the burdens OF this State equally entitled
to share in the benefits Of office receiV
ling jobs and representative positions according to their
strength just the others recognized Let
them fully know for be denied of these things
only opportunities lost for chance honest
living by doing clerical work in the Museum Library Board
of Health Live Stock Commission Insurance Land Board
Animal Inspection. Labor Commissioner, State Highway
Charity Board OF Corrections Historical and many other
unnamed departments such positions which intelligent
fill. Matronships and maids good tor
those who have brains and ability fill such positions only
but impress their minds aspire TO be more than
maids if messengerships all the have influence to
Stamp deeply their hearts that women
Of intelligence and voting power will not be satisfied with
maids job during the legislature and possible
clekship afterwards when their valuable chances to live
and lite being stolen and bartered by men
politicians. That they know and keeny realize that they
have been wronged and that the themselves
asleep lazy claim what rghtuly belongs to them
Seven thousand women and recognition in
office in the State Capitol think of it, Is this the truth
these facts3 Race what going do
about t1
If the Star paiates covers up, shields and makes
where those guilty doing refuse make them
for themselves if the Star deceves lies then
the Star would be popular and and the lead
ing Negro journal But the Star well knows that have
and constantly double deceived and
ed will continually be treated by those who seek
ing and begging avors for themselves and who ask