The bystander., 1916-10-20
VOTE THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

laClOH WHICH Cle Negroes sustain &c
the republican party, which gives them
the greatest measure of justice and
renders the greatest service TO the
country. : .,
Pointing to President Wilson's rec.
ord in the matter Of race discrimina-
ton. In his speech at Independence
hall, Philadelphia, July 4, 1914, when
he was a 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. 49,
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 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. e
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, $1,000,
Joseph E. Lee, collector of internal
revenue, Jacksonville, $4,000.
N. w. Alexander, register of the
land office, $4,000.
j. E. Bush, receiver public monies
$4,000. ~
Chas. A. Cotteill, collector of in.
ternal revenue, Honolulu, $4,50O. af',-=
T. v. McAllister, receiver of public
monies, Jackson, Miss, $4,000.
Robert Smalls, collector of port
$1,5OO.
Jas. A. Cobb, special assistant attor'
ney, Washington, $4,000. 49,.
Diplomatic and consular service:
Henry W. Furnise, envoy extraor
dinary and minister plenipotentiary al
Port au Prince, Hayti, $4,000.
Geo. H. jackson, consul, Cognac
France, $4,000.
James w. Johnson, consul, Corinto
Nicaragua, $4,000.
Colored civil service employees:
R. D. Venning, 2107 Fitzwate1
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. Shippen, 1876 Tenth street
New York.
Richard Chiles, Washington, D. C.
! Thos. Short, Washington, D. C.
Henry Wood, dropped from clerk tx
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.
Phillip Thomas, Washington, D. c..
For the above reason the 10000
available Negro voters in the country
excluding the disfranchised south
should vote straight republica
ticket to regain whatever has bee
lost for the good of the country a
large.
We must acknowledge that we ar
in a critical period, perhaps NOR
critical than any period since the civ
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 libers
party shall be the agency of nations
achievement, the organ OF the effectiv
expression of dominant Americanisn
| Awake to obligation, erect in sell
respect, prepared for every eme,
gency, devoted to the ideals Of peac
instinct with the spirit of human in
dividual opportunity and the public il
terest, maintaining a we'll ordered COZ
stitutional system adapted to loc,
self-government without the sacrife
of essential national authority, appr'
ciating the necessity of stability, e,
pert knowledge and thorough organi;
alton as the indispensable condition
of security and progress.
A country loved by it's citizens wit
q patriotic fervor, permitting no diyi'
Il ion In their sallegiancs and no Iiys,ll
q III their Affection u swha WI Gyssnty
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