The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-10-12
Tit DISGRACE
OF DEMOCRACY
An Open Letter to
President VIII
son.
h, kKiLs MuIr>. A. ".
Continuest from lAst week.

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evsr with persistent potrntlality. Doc
trine rules the world or throws it into
confusion. The power of words 10 far
greater than the meaning oi the author.
iQmskes no difference what lay in the
minds or practice of the statesmen OF
Gresse. They planted the ssre,is Of dem-
ocrsey. and sil mankind will become shs
beneficiary Of the sowing. The intsnd-
ment of the signers Of the Ds~larasion Of
Independence boots but little That doc
ument will stand for oil time ~ the eos-
pei of IA imam liberty. When you syssak
oi the characterization of the world and
the liberation Of mankind. you ar~ sst-
ting up . standard 70 which the whole
world must rise i'm the ages 70 come, de-
SPITE il attitude at the present tune. Is
may he Tar irorn the purpose oi our prvs-
ent lay statesmen 20 admit the N-gro iu-
With tlie rest. Hut In spit. "f tho pur-
po-s al tins statesmAn-l,sp. ihi. nl,lst To
the ultimate goal oi human d~inrrsrY
| \ denrras'y oi race or sla-s no dem
ocracy Al sii. Ia 10 With I,roJerL-i mag
tnAtiOn that the Nrrr" will ~udure until
thr-~ high sounding I.lra-~- have borns
their iull iruition. Any "thr- class of the
Amrricsn psopl-. under tll- strain oi die
trss- To- ~hirh the \~sro has been
.uhl-ct~si. would .nlitas- lob. distrart.d
~iir. and curse thr white tsod and die
The Nrgt" Will neither curse nor siie, tut
A Ill
10 srosning OF spirit tr, deep Tor utssr-
ance. The Negro says G" hl. county,
Though yon may siay me. yet will 1
serve you.'
The Neyro'- patriotlsm ~ vicarou. AMI
altrui-tic. IL seetn- o. i~ All anomaly oi
ist@ that tll- Negro. the man of all men
~ho Is held in despite, should stand out
IN conspicou- relief .: every crisis of our
national history His blood Offering 10
not ior himself or for his race, bus for
u country. Tn. blood flows like .
stream through our national history.
from boston Commons to CarrizaI. Oris-
pus Attucks - ss the hr-t American 70
give his bloo.i A. All ~arn~st Of American
i.'t 'i'.t nc- The Negro ~ss with
a Ling pn in tisr dsrk days of Valley
foTs-. Wien iise lamp oi national liberty
hickerrd almost To- -Htinguishmont The
'ark tr ,oi Taught val.antly with Jack
son iHilind tii- ii~sey bre.stworks at New
Orleans Two hundred thousand black
boys IN blue rel, nsied To the call oi the
''''u" rth Line In Cor the rr,-s-rvation of
he nsnn 1h~ Negro 49, tl.e I,..s<livs
caii~r "I tiI- Owl Mar. ami tho negative
ca'i-r "i ti,- nnitd Bsti"n with which
~ lace th~ world to.iay
The rrckisss daring OF Negro troops on
IAN Juau iiili market ule turning point
In that struggle which drove the last yes-
ts.' 81 Spanish power from ths wesssrn
world. IL ~ss but yesterday that we
iur ei with honor at Arlington Cemessry
tlsr Negro soldier. who fell face forward
While carrying the flag tO the farthast
loInt in the heart Of Mexico. in quest of
fiIs bandit ~fo dared plssae all lmpiour
harmony with tins rn.ryslon- patriotic.
cord. u 80 bsppenei that q was an
Ain-ncsn Negro who proved 70 10 the
hr-t victim oi ruthis-~ sni,nsrin- var
fare. after you hsd distinctly announced
snnouncsd 10 Germany that such out
rage would ~ considered tsntamouns 70
var. Ia all these Ways b<- the Negro
shown. purpo-ely or uncon.riously, his
underwriting DEVOTION - The honor and
CORY of tise nation. Greater love hath
90 man than thi-. that he Icy down his
r. lor his opuntry
la tie Did-t oi the world war Tor ths
irmocr rstizstipn of msnkind the Negro
ALL 80 his foil share have person-
ally oiways -trven ~ urgr the Negro %
10 pstriotic and loyal IN every emergency.
At the Reserve Ofbcers' Training Camp
IA Fort Des Noines there are over one
hundred young colored men Who have
come under my instruction. The devil
try 81 his fellow msn csnnot deviss in
iquIti-s horrible enough o. drive him
from MS pstriotIc devotion. The Negro.
Mr.. President. in this emergency, will
stand by you aud the nation. Will you
and the nation stand by the Negro.
! believe. Mr.. President. that 10 the
victor belong a = spoils. Especially IL thsss
spoiIs be human liberty. Alter this war
Cor the liberation Of mankind has bs,n
son through the Sexros pstriosicjpsrsici-
psticipstion. he will repest the IiDes Of
the old familiar hymn some~hst louder
than ever
Behold . stranger at the door,
lie gently knocks. hss knocked t-esorr.
Has waiteo iong, 10 waiting ssiIl,
You treat no other Trend 30 ill q"
Az student OF pubic questions have
carefully watched your stntude On ths
rsce problem. You have preserved q
luke warm aloofness IRON the tan~l~d -