The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-25
NEGROES HOLD
GREAT MEETING
i.oY.AIsry DEMONSTRATION WAS
HELD AT THE COURTHOUSE
TUESDAY NIGHT.
STANDING BY THE FLAG.
nnfhursts OF Enthusiasm showed
That the Hacks Are in Hearty
Accord With the Administration
AMI VIII answer tomatry's Call.

The loyalty meeting held last
night by the NaSahachie colored
population was ample demonstra-
ton Of the fact that the blacks Of
this section sill stand with the
whites In common purpose OF up
holding the flag. The district court
room would not accommodate the
vast thrnng that assembled in re-
snonse to announcements made car
lier In the week To the effect that the
caIored folks wouiu hold patriotic
demonstration on Tuesday night. IT
there has ever been any doubt in
the minds OF some that the negroes
would not bear their part OF the bur
Egsns az var. 1t WAS fully silspeiied
Vast night
Headed by d hand and riders
mounted on horse hack. carrying
flags. long profession marched from
Pre- sdman 10 the public square and
partdaa once around the square be-
fore assembling in the district court
room. where Pref r. f. GoldthH ate,
as master OF ceremonies. explained
that the purpose Of the meeting was
70 show the loyalty oil the blacks to
the United States III this trying cri-
sis. The exercises opened with the
whole audience standing and singing
America. 1t was real music.
Invocation was given by Rev.
Moore
IN Introducing Rev L. Fl Hop
kins. pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist
church tie first speaker OF the eve
sa!.ss.. Pref. Galthwaite said
Wa have COME here this evening
So Show our loyalty to the United
States. Better than that we have
come 10 show our Legality to the coun-
.try We do not come because OF
some pressure being bronbht 10
bear on us. hut we come with a mo-
tive pure. believing 1t TO be oui
duty We come as American citi-
zens
ReY Hopkins began his speech by
declaring that the demonstration
was gigen To express the thought and
opinion Of the 1900 members Of his
race in Waxahaebie ana vicinity and
the III 100000 In America in this
greatest trial thar Il facing the AM
erican nation
lie said that for two and a hall
years the black cloud OF war had
been hanging ever America, and that
the country is finally drawn into the
conflict to yindicate the rights o;
humanity He declared thai no one
wanted war and that President viii
son did an within his power TO aver,
the calsmity that pow angulfs US.
Germaugs mad war dog and
prassian miIitarisn must be dc.
stroyed he declared not for the
good Of the world. but for the good
of Germany Itself for the good of
the German peple. The life OF de-
meraey is at stake z
He said that "Red Rocks" and
'i5iue Books had been issued to
explain the cause OF the war. but
ii was his opinion that the cause OF
tlle war was 70 determine whether
Prussian nilitarism shall survive
or whether democracy shall reign
throughout the world
Ef Tire entente joined by the
United States shall triumph over
the kaiser il means that militar!sm
viii he ground into dust aud pow
der, aud means that democracy shall
raise IT'S flag throughout the land, "
BE declared IT Is fight 10 deter
mine whether Nc shall be free men
Of BE- slaves No man who IL not
accorded the right 10 think and act
for himself is free. This IL not
a time Tor the discussion OF racial
Or party differences Our racial life
Is separate and distinct but our ma
tioual life r. inaeparabls linked to-
Eefher We are Americans and what
ever affects America affects Us. No
man doubts the fidelity OF the black
man except those who are unin-
formed AK 70 our past history. II WAS
negro blood that was first shed for
tbs freedom OF The country aud ne
doubt he shah shed the last"
The speaker then spoke Of The de-
goiion of the negro as Was ilustrat-
ed during the civil war when they
remained at home 70 protect "old
Missns" while old and young master
were in the war fighting 70 Keep
Us IN slavery III we did chat as
slaves, he said, what would we
not do as free men
In answer TO reports that German
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