The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-10
White Republican LEADER aud Office Seek
ers Doing More to Wre * the Party Than
Anybody Else. Coior,d Men Loyal to
the Party as Well as H.; Country Co..
ored Man Due to be in the Workmen's
Compensation Department.
Compensation Department.

compensation Department.
IL VA" white Republican leaders ever hope to
TIE State OF West Virginia leadership of
II publican Will be when leaders will be
wiling de Their to either rule or
ruin The Negroes of this regular loyal and true
to the principles of Repubicanism. They whole voted
and VIII always the Republican ticket The defeat of
for office when candidate on the Republican
ticket be tracsbe crossing
broken faith party disoyaty part man.
but the disclose the fact and
that in where defeat
ed j. tie ougowtA treachery part disloyalty
white leaders high up i'm the councils
of the West Virginia is Republican largely
ard almost holly because of the loyalty Of
Che black To the principles of Lincoln.
pubicansm. What few colored men whc would or NAV
have helped party hands of our
common infinitely small not just
y thiak estimating n final qua
tur vi ts proposition And while are in no DO
anything loyalty to the party
nevertheless unmndful of uneven handed
of and coored voters
For instance. not coOred is to be found
wormers Compensation Department fact that
least 30 of the claims before it are
colored
Thus is that occasionally iusti6able excuse arises
for dissatisfaction the of men who see
how unfair and unjust it is dealing the spos of
ONCE. Again it is to be regretted white men,
OF them Republic q who when they get in official
autho think the Negro do without
job for race But any,
thing else except firm, conscientious any
such proves cowadice race What ia
the that good trustworthy capable and scbo
ary cDred can't made in that depart
ment: IL be that that of lilly Republicans
and the back tire eating Negro hating are
shut their the respectable
self supporting and unrng among the Negroes
for Republican Republican leaders Repu ocan
ideas and ideals If they ought known Yet
the will still be loyal to the like they loyal
the and ready sacrifice and hight
for the and govern.
ment Lynchngs, burnings, segregaons Jim Crow laws
dsfranchisem with hundre East St Ious
murdeers will drive the away from the support
and defense OF the Stars and Stripes honorable de-
Tense for a free democracy.
Even in the face of the find men who seem
to have forgotten that the principles party bigger
than the and that the bigger than anv
hope that before the Republican party shall
have been totally destroyed and the black
be reduced the oxy level of every inqutous law in
this state that dsgraces the fair
of Southern old Virginia that some
gOoo Republican Moses found who will unsel6shv
this people of liberty freedou ana
fair dealing to all peoples.
The , 900 loyal, true hearted unpurchased and nm
purchasabe Negro in West Virginia are wanting to
know why it that of the old has SEEM and broken
down white Republicans be given a at the
political table Of plenty working black man no
locked the cold We white men are giving
the black chance. And by gods who made u we
will forget overlook the who does not
shut the door in face when asking opportunity to
bread the of what is wrong
and what is in the of man being given
place IN this great department,
TIE good white people s we'll to know now a. ~
be made know later that the Negro something and
Il emitted % at least little consideration Thorn
selves everything We afraid to work INIT e ge,
tired Of broken promises A. we'll anybody else Come
Clear good white folks. We here generally
tented to please and stay We are try
INK % educate children. We willing 70 contir no
eecng GOOD white men to ofhcc land the big
Offices white folks hold have no
along those lines, but do believe entitled 70 few of
the crumbs that fall from white political tables
The Negroes are not divided as much think
We have honest differences other men but We Gao
thing when its We do voting and without
oil all the big fat and responsbIe NJ
sitons with white men, Then give the little some
thing TO do An inspector in the Workmens
Dana hu a colo oaxrh.