The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-10-06
SITUATION AS|T
C0NFRON1S THE NEGRO
Can There Still be Negro Democrats?"- "--From
An Address by James L. Hill, Supt. Of the
W. Va. Colored Orphans Home.

The evolution Of events which M mrn
could control has brought problems upon
us- IL 10 our ilty "a meet them with
clear con~rience and unseltsh purI.o~e.
and with good heart resolve " undertake
their SOLUTION. IL In sometimes hard To
determine what is bs~t To 90. and tie
t'e~t thing IA DO is often the hardest.
The prophet OF evil would do nothing
becsuse he fiinches at sacrifice and effort.
and to do nothing 10 easiest and involves
the least coss. TN those who have thir,--
to 10 there rests . responsibility which
- not on those who have no obligations
II the doubters were i'm the MAJORITY.
there woald h. no labor. no sacrifice. no
anxiety and no burden raised or carried
no contribution from our ease, purse anil
comfort n the welfare Of other- Grave
problems come in the life of nation.
tate. race and individual. They come
without being sought AMI their solution
10 q responsibility which cannot t,e avoid
Il.
-Four years ago Negroes Will national
reputstio~s sugge~ts-.i that the votes OF
the race is' divided t~twc~n the Demo
cratic and R~publican parties AMI thru
such means secure more political re~og
milton. The Democratic candidate for
he presidency bidding for this vote
promised specifically :-''Ju.tice, not
mere srudging justice hut Justice exesut-
al with liberaity and cordial good f--l-
rng( This knight 81 broken promises
had hardly been inducted into Office IT,.
lore there Was . species of insults ia Ill.
form Of segregation in departments where
for 80 years there had bcen none Po-
liticai discrimination bssei SOLELY on rae.
and color II this he his idea of justic.
msy tie proud Eagle, the emblem Of
I'l'~rty. droop his pinion- and the God
ds~~ Of Liberty veil her face at this in
trrpretstion on the part 81 the nation :
chief executive
Excepting the position given Judge
Terrell "f Washington. which ~ not pur..
ly political not one position of import
snce has is~nfil's~i with a Negro 10y al.
present administration even Though tl,n-.
p'-it'"n- were filled formerly 10y Negr~--
and that previous Drnsratic asimini-
trstion had extended such r,-rognitlon.
In III executive AMI lrg -lativr branch
80 81 goyernn ent the prr--nt aimini.
trstion has shown itself the uncompro-
rnislnF Toe Of Colored Americans and All
unrelenting enemy to their l,s-st Interests
In portion oi tins country Il ~ doubt
ful whether there has been for nearly
hall a century AL election that ex pressed
the deliberate and intelligent Judgment
of tile whole bo.iy II citizens in tho-s
sections.
The immortal Burke 81 England IN n
-psech made this expression That when
the laws Of Great Britain were not strong
enough " protest tie humhle-t uin,in
upon the shores 81 tine Gsnge- the noble
man wss not safe IN las castle ny,on the
banks 81 the Thames. This exprs--ion
~ pregnant with adnonItion. There can
he no repo~e-tlI-re can ~ 10 permanent
peace IN this country until IL IL ju-t A.
safe for the BLACK KEITBLICAN o.
vote IN South Carolina ~ Il 10 for the
, white Democrat IN Penn-ylvanis or Kan
sss. That Federal court-. grand and
g'etit Jnries will Ie A. energetic IN puni- u,
Ing tho-e or bringing them before the
bar 81 Justice who conspire u prevent
citizens from exercising the franchise. tl,,.
casting and counting 81 ballots A. east IN
~ne section Oi the country - in another
rhst u primary election officials are gull
~ Of conspiracy and that tire Federal
court has jurisdiction surely state ofi, iaI-
and Qus-i Federal officers can l,r brought
into court since whole stats have con-
spired n prevent q certain class Of 70
ters from exercising the franchise
even u q we're necessary " -tnf ballot
'oxe- n 10 - and when this faile,i u-..
force. That u should ~ easy to ~-cnre
: the violstors tor rnite.I states senators
have made -ucb confessions within the
halls Of congre--
That the cry ~ irsnd doe-n't susosr,,
% Duch becsnse -ectiOn- inhabited bv q
rsre group, vote contrary - their former
! neighior and consistent political enemie-
( for tie past half century Thm IL in
consistent to expect this cis-s o. change
their vote and party since they 49, NJ u
cast their iortune- with the party Of their
> fathers and grsnd-fsther- for . terio,l
: nearing one hundred years. That in the,-e
r -tstes and counties not single eIe~tor
r goe~ Tor president and often not sin
gle Office is filed by Republican IN the
state or locally. Democratic campaign
committees figure their msjoritie- - tlse
pears come md 20. No howl Of frsnd
IN ho-e COUNTIES and stste-. several
COUNTIES in this state give Democratic
msjcrit's> IN each election. Take JefTer-
son county with . population in 1910 Of
i5.sss and estimated sane in 1915. DEM
osFsn :. .;k5 vosrs fo~ prs~sA-ns. Repab-