The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-25
An Address To
The Colored Voters

The following address to the Color.
ed Voters was adopted in New
York on October by the Colored
Advisory Committee Of the Republi-
can committee.
The Committee Of Colored Citizens
selected from the country at large
as Advisory to the Republican, Nat
ional Comittee having met this day
in New York City and desiring to ex-
press to the colored voters of the
country the necessity for supporting
tho Republican Party candidates for
President. Vice-President, Senate and
House Of Representatives addresses
this letter to the colored voters OF the
country whose duty It is to register
in order that they may perform their
duty to the country In this National
crisis.
This is the Presidential year. The
time has come to hold the Wilson
Administration and the Democratic
party to 'strict accountability"
Are you ready for the fight? Or do
you disire four years more Of what
the New York World calls the Jim
Crow Government at Washington" :?
No campaign since that for the second
election Of Abraham Lincoln has been
more vital to the liberty and hap.
piness Of the 100000 of colored citi.
zens than is the present campaign for
the election of Charles Evans Hughes
for President, and a Republican Con-
gress.
Four years ago a considerable mum.
her OF the race helped to elect Dem.
ocratic pesident. This was done un.
der fair promises OF Just treatment,
mot grudgingly given but In generous
fashion" The result has shown the
experiment to have been the utmost
political folly and racesuicide, and
has shown that the Democratic party
cannot be trusted to deal fairly with
our race in this country. The votes
OF the men OF color for the Demo-
cratic candidates for President were
obtained by fine phrases and false
pretenses. No sooner had the Demo
cratic Administration come into DOW.
er than Mr.. Wilson and his advisors
entered upon a policy to eliminate all
colored citizens from representation
In the Federal Government. The off.
ces OF the u. S. Treasury. Auditor for
the Navy. Minister to Hayti, Collector
ships of Internal Revenue in New
York. Florida, and Hawaii. were va.
Gated and filled by white Democrats.
There were no deserving Colo-ed
Democratic to be found in the coun.
| try. Not only did the Administration
proceed to denote and eliminate the
Negro from the Civil Service of the
United States by scores. and to segre.
gate those remaining In the service,
but also to make impossible further
appointments by requiring the race
OF the applicant to be shown by his
photograph.
The Administration was "too proud
to fight" Mexico but did not hesitate
to conquer the Black Republic OF Hay.
Il and Santo Domingo. There was
one policy OF International justice for
Mexico and another one for the Neg.
70 Republics to tho south Of us. The
President has expressed himself as in
sympathy with the enslaved men and
women OF Mexico" but has found no
words Of sympathy for the Colored
citizens OF America. 1.-THE New Free.
DOM does not include ths Negro.
Humanity" for which the President
has expressed such great love, does
not include the Colored Race. The
President said in notable address that
the man who seeks to divide man
from man. group from group,
and interest from interest Is striking
at the very heart Of America" No
man has done so much since Enamel.
patton to separate and divide the Nat.
ion into groups, and to eliminate the
Colored Race as representative
group Of Americans, Us has the Presi.
dent himself.
Colored men, we must arise! Those
who vote and those entitled to vote
must strike for their liberties. THIS
Is campaign for the restoration of
the rights. privileges and immunities
that we have heretofore enjoyed un.
der Republican Administration of