The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-20
VOTE THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

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the republican party, which gives them
the greatest measure Of justice and
renders the greatest service TO the
country. g. -,
Pointing to President Wilson's rec
ord in the matter Of race discrimina.
tion. In his speech at Independence
hall, Philadelphia, July 4, 1914, when
he was candidate for the presidency,
he gave assurances that he would not
discriminate against Negro citizens of
the United States.
Notwithstanding these assurances
of support of the principle Of equality
before the law and in governmental
affairs, great discrimination has been
practiced, not only in the departments
over which the president has indirect
control, but also in appointments that
are made by himself.
Under republican administrations
the policy was pursued of appointing
a colored man to fill thevaacncy Great
ed by the resignation, death or expir.
alton Of term of a man of that race.
This policy was reversed by the demo,
cratic administration and the follow
ing colored persons have been succeed
ed by white men:
VIM. H. Lewis, assistant attorney
general, $4,000. =
j. c. Napier, register of the treas
ury, $4,000.
Chas. w. Anderson, collector inter-
nal revenue, New York, $4,000.
Henry w. Tyler, auditor for N. de.
partment, $4,000.
C. F. Adams, assistant register of
treasury, $4,000,
Joseph E. Lee, collector Of internal
revenue, Jacksonville, $4,000.
N. w. Alexander, register Of the
land Office, $2,5O0.
j. E. Bush, receiver public monies,
$4,000.
Chas. A. Cotteill, collector of in
ternal revenue, Honolulu, $4,5OO. ~ =
T. v. McAllister, receiver of public
monies, Jackson, Miss, $4,000.
Robert Smalls, collector of port
$500.
Jas. A. Cobb, special assistant attor-
ney, Washington, $4,000. -,
Diplomatic and consular service:
Henry W. Furnise, envoy extraor-
dinary and minister plenipotentiary at
Port au Prince, Hayti, $4,000.
Geo. H. Jackson, consul, Cognac
France, $1,000. "A.
James w. Johnson, consul, Corinto
Nicaragua, $4,000.
Colored civil service employees:
R. D. Venning, 21O7, Fitzwater
street, Philadelphia, Pa.
W. A. Robinson, now practicing law
in Chicago.
W. H. Connor, practicing medicine
at Ft. Wayne, Ind.
John Ratley, 18th and Zoo streets,
N w. Washington, D. C.
Washington city postoffice:
w. L. Wilkinson, 1716 P street
New York.
P. W. Shipper, 1876 Tenth street
New York.
Richard Chiles, Washington, D. C.
/ Thos. Short, Washington, D. C,rslSE
Henry Wood, dropped from clerh,
common labor.
Government printing office:
Geo. H. Proctor, 531 T street, N. W
Washington, D. C.
johnson J. Lester, Washington, D.
Annie Silence with Arnold), Fit,
teenth between R and S N. W.
Sadie Henson, 473 Florida avenue
| N. w.
Mary L. Pettiford, Washington, D
Bureau of engraving and printing:
Rosebud Murray, Washington, D. C
Phillip Thomas, Washington, D. c.,
For the above reason the 100000
| available Negro voters in the country
| excluding the disfranchised south
should vote straight republican
ticket to regain whatever has beer
lost for the good of the country a
large.
We must acknowledge that we arr
in a critical period, perhaps more
critical than any period since the civi
| war.
We need a dominant sense of ma
tional unity; the exercise of our bes
constructive powers. We desire tina
the republican party as great libera
party shall be the agency Of nationa
achievement, the organ OF the effectiv,
expression of dominant Americanism
Awake to obligation, erect in self
respect, prepared for every emer
gency, devoted to the ideals Of peac,
instinct with the spirit of human in
dividual opportunity and the public in
terest, maintaining we'll ordered con
stitutiona1 system adapted to loca
self-government without the sacrifc
of essential national authority, appre
ciating the necessity of stability, ex
pert knowledge and thorough organic
alton as the indispensable condition
of security and progress. 4
"A country loved by it's citizens wit
patriotic fervor, permitting no diyis
i ion iii their allegiance md ~ xiyal
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