Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-26

blood in defence of our country on nearly every battlefield in all the wars this country has witnessed-at Antie- tam, at Fort Wagner Fort Pillow, Santiago and lastly in Mexico? MT. Wilson will bear witness to this an- Swer for he sent into Mexico some of the bravest boys within the U. S. army to be massacred in order that the in- satiable greed for blood of his pets in Mexico might be satisfied; and there were no braver men who ever faced the enemy's fire than the members of the Tenth Cavalry of the U. $. who were sacrificed at Carrazal. We ask has Mir. Wilson said one wQSd in con- demnation of the peonage iH Alabama, Georgia and in Florida has he raised his voice against the burning and lynching of our women and children in Texas in Georgia and in Floridai We ask without any prejudice at all has heedone anything during his three and a half years to alleviate the con- dition of negroes in this country? We answer No, not one act" But he has not been satisfied with the pun rshment which the negroes of this country have had to endure during his administration. He now feels called a little, inoffensive, black republic for no other reason than that they are small and weak. Instead of MT. Will son concentrating the power of the forces of the United States against y, he jumps with both feet upon little, wee, tiny negro republic like Haiti and San Domingo and says: That which you have, I shall take away"
 Only Capable of Small Things?
 But why should we be surprised :? Is it not fact that MT. Wilson and his party are only capable of doing small things He has studiously avoided even attempting any real big
 
 Of MT. Wilson and his party.
 As race we are against the demo- cratic party because it is now and has ever been the negro's avowed enemy and the bran of Cain is just as visible on the democratic brow today as 1t drenched the soil with their blood in order to keep the negro in chattled slavery.
 We are for the republican party be- cause it stands today as it has con- stantly and consistently stood Tor six ty years: Equality before the law; humanity and justice to all mankind, regardless of race. color or national tty."
 Pastor Riddle Speaks Out. r Rev. F. George Riddle, pastor of the church, spoke and he said:
 l love and revere the flag of our country, I rejoice that l defended it when it was assailed by slave holders and rebels against the government. I would greatly prefer to think and speak only as one of the 100 million or more of the citizens of the Ameri- can Union.
 But the present administration will not allow thinkirbg members of the African race to think only of AIneri- can citizenship; for unjust discrimi- nation, ostracism, segregation and in famous wrongs compel us to look at GOypvTvn1H 1HntnI icSJGS from ,J racial standpoint.
 Mir Wilson when first candidate for president made definite promises of fair and just treatment to all. re- gardless of race, creed or color but characteristic of his wavering ard vasallating character, he has been un- fair and infamously unjust to US as a race: hence we meet to sreak out against him and his wobbling admin istration. While loudly talking of hu- man rights, he goes on day after day violating the civil and political rights of twelve million of the most loyal citizens of the country; he is sway and controlled by those who always have denied square deal" to the negro.
 The most sicllening and shocking sight of recent events was when a few days ago MT. and Mrs. Wilson placed wreath on the monument of Aibra- ham Lincoln; when his every act is Tn utter opposition 10 the life, charaC- ter and public acts Of MT. Lincoln.
 There is nothing for LIS to do but to use out utmost eXertion to drive Will son and the whole democratic admin istration from the seat of government: : and put in their places a man, and an administration pledged to equality before the law for all. regardless of creed, color. race or nationality.
 Northern Democrats Are Fair.
 In municipal politics there is no req son whatever for the negro to be par tisan, or to vote as a race against the democratic party; for in our northern cities the democrats are as fair and just to us as to others: but there is absolutely no hope for us as a race in the national democratic par ty; it is dominated and controlled by our political enemies; it has scarcely changed from what it was forty years ago.
 Concluding the addresses refresh ments of ice cream and cake were served by the Ladies' Sewing Circle.