The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-30

mdJOflCy OF negroes i've IN those
| states which would deny and have
denied Negroes all civil and political
rights. The attitude of the Democratic
party towards the Negro is well ex-
emplified by Mr.. Wilson's administra-
ton which has tried to polute with the
| foul touch of race prejudice every
| thing national. The thirteenth and
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
to the federal constitution which confer
citizenship upon the Negro, were re-
peatedly attacked and it was only the
restraining hand of our Republican
majority which prevented their re-
peal. This administration for which
| some Negroes voted made haste to
jim-crow and seggregate Negro en-
ployees of the Federal government.
Again, President Roosevelt appointed
to the office of police Judge the Hon.
! Robt. H. Terrell, man of unquestion-
able ability and character. President
Taft's administration saw no reason
| for a change in this office but the
Democratic Congress deemed him un-
| lit and withheld confirmation for
months. For many years the Offices
of Register of the Treasury and
Recorder of Deeds have been filled
by Negroes. Wilson's administration
refused to appoint Negro to either
howard University one of our lead
ing Negro institutions for training the
Negro boys and girls is maintained bv
federal appropriations. These appro-
prlatiOns have been made promptly
and ungrudgingly. Wilson's admins
tration held them up at exceeding in
convenience and embarrassment to the
schools work. No subject, national or
international in nature, has been of
more interest to the present admins
| tration than that of suppression and
oppression of the Negro. Indeed while
| the dark clouds of war with both
Germany and Mexico gathered thick
and fast, until they hung in black
mass over the very dome of our CAP
itol, inside Congress sat absorbed in
the gigantic, perplexing and vital
question as to whether the nations
white citizens and it's black citizens
should ride in the same street cars in
| the District of Columbia These are a
few concrete examples of the admins
tration's attitude towards one-eighth
| OF it's population. What is your atti-
tude colored voter, toward the admin
| lstration? Reserve your answer until
Nov 7th
In conclusion, young man, be not
deceived. Do not throw away your
badge of citizenship. If you do not
vote at all, you vote for your enemy
and you vote to turn the government
over to your enemy. Your claim that
the Republican Party has not done all
it could have done for you is not a
logical reason for supporting the
Democrats who have done all they
could against you. You are. not
ignorant of the relations of the Re.
publican party and your past. Stand
up for men and things that are honest
and of good report. A few months
ago you answered the call in the de.
tense of the nation and the first blood
of the Mexican struggle was shed by
Negro youths. This was noble and
patriotic, but Patriotism begins at
home. There is urgent need of young
Negroes who have high ideals who
will take an active part in things
political. Our privileges are the first
fruits of those who suffered The per-
Torrance of our duty should make it
clear that they have not died in vain.
The argument is often advanced
that the Negro should not commit
himself to the Republican party un-
conditionally, that an attitude of non
commital would insure more recogni-
ton and better treatment from both
parties. What a perversion of the
idea of party! A partYs is a body of
men united for promoting by their
joint endeavors the national interest
upon some principle on. which they
are all agreed. It is not an organiZa-
ton for the purpose Of paying divi-
dends to its members. It's constant
and fundamental purpose is to stand
for principles and to commit itself to
policies in harmony with these prin-
ciples The Republican party is the
party of our fathers. It is the party
OF our benefactors, it's principles
vouchsafe to the Negro a fuller en-
joyment of civic and political rights.
1t has served us and our interest in
the past. We should support it that
its strength may be conserved for
the sake of greater service to our
posterity in the future. The Repub-
lican party offers for the presidency a
man whose record in public life should
commend him to every Negro voter.
AS governor of New York and as
Justice of the Supreme Court, Mr..
Hughes has shown himself above race
prejudice, fair and unrelenting in the
right. The Republican party took up
your battles when the South fired on
Fort Sumter. It freed you from the
letters of cruel slavery. Conferred
upon you the rights of a citizen, and
ever since has labored to elevate you
by establishing schools for your bene-
fit Thus giving you chance to pre-
pare yourself to exercise intelligently
the privilege of voting. This in brief
is the record Of the Republican party
In your behalf. What have the Demo
Gratis done? Don't bite the hand that