The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-08-04
MCDOWELL
REPUBLICAN
ORGANIZATION
sA0UlD Be SOCIAL Is WELL
As POLITICAL
Members Should Be As
sessed Instead of Re-
ceiving Contributions
From Candidates


There L. som.thh peculiar about
this o'gsniz alton. White Il Is a Negro
organization and supposedly Mas organ
lied Tor the PREDICTION at our political m
t~rest, yet the very idea itself of the or
ganizatlon wss strangely enough not
conceived toy the Negroes thems. Ives hut
by q shre~d white politician. This g,n-
tieman who had been Thoroughly trained
in the political game i'm old Virginia.
realized thot n he could control the
large Negro vote Of the county that he
could dictate the politics OF the southern
section OF the state and b~ y. tent fa.-
tor IN both state and atiOnai politics
One thing that greatly Facilitated hs
scheme ~s- the cupi.iity oi the Negro
and the great scarcity of white men of
sufhcirnt ability u tiil public offices &C.
ceptstly.
This crafty p.'litlrian. thar whom West
Virginia las pr"siuce,i few equals, knew
iUll we'll that ~ ". uld not t- expe.iient
for HIM Ia be too con-plcious ia All or
gaDIzati"n OF tins kind, - he st about
finding the peculiar kind of men needed.
HIS search Was signslIy sncce--ful. In
training. trmI~rament and drility. the
men found measured up To the most san
sCIs-r Expectations of their master.
THE WOOL PULLED OVER
OUR EYES
" 1s.l Ill. al.
wonderful organization and that il Was
doing great things for U.s. In order 10
give color to this belief, We were given
lew petty otiiees--ju-t enough to fool us
Certain would he leaders were controlled
by few dollars, and sd complete was the
organization that it even took cognizance
OF the strong religious proclivities of the
Negro and subsidized his preachers
This explains Why We with our large
majority Of Republican, votes We could ne
YER get II elective county office: why our
white friends have the most beautiful
modern school buildings in ever CON-
munIty, while our uncomfortable dilapi
dated shanlbles are eye sores u the com
nunity
We must not bl anne white friends for
this deplorable situation. Many of them
realize that We are not getting a square
deal and are willing to help Us but a.
long AS We are apparently satisfied, they
could not take the initiative.
HIGH-HANDED AND ARBITRARY
METHODS
In recent years, the officers Of this or
ganization have acted A. If il belonged
to them personally by divine ,ight The
wishes OF the memlers have I'm ignored
entirely. Though repeated, requested
they have positively refused to call
meeting and there has been absolutely
no .nee ting for the last threee years
Al the last meeting, a new secretary
wss electei. but ~ are informed that
the hooks we're not turned over To him
End that he has not been permitted 70
discharge the duties OF his office. Al
this meeting certain rules and regula-
tons were adopted. None of them have
been carried ont The Negro l. the
most iorgiNing and patient being Oh
earth. hut these tyrannir and despotic
methods have at last aroused even hi-
resentment and all over tie county the
demand Is being made for a comple re-
organization.
In the reorganization care should 10
taken that the organization liz placed in
hands only those whose past lives arr
such a. TO entitle them to the confidence
OF the Pnbl'c, and the obje~t -hou 10 10
70 promote the interest of all the I,.-ople
and that the organization shouId not ~
made . sinecure Tor two or three i,l,liv-
idusls.
SOCIAL A. WELL A. POLITICAL
The Negro must solve hls own pro-