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combustion, thea he In the man whom
the colored citizens should insist that he
should always Be placed IN . position
whereby he can battle for their rights.
Il ID without merit and contrary to
common sense and reason TO presume
for one moment that tins man cocld
get near enough when he was In ofice
to any amount Of Illegal gain thst
would be necessary to mention. Mr..
Hoyne cannot convince any well-think.
ing citizen that he Is 30 deeply inter
ested in the welfare Of the Colorsd Citi-
zens that he must make . desperate
effort to prosecute q single man for any
crime who may be charged with de-
bauehing the morals Of the citizens
where Colored people live In majoritiss.
IF he thinks he has purified whatever
conditions may have existed prior TO
his prosecution Of Mr.. DePriest Il WIN
not take the use Of . fine tooth comb to
convince him that he II mistaken. We
could 60 ON to point out conditions that
exist In various parts Of the city today
which only compare with the conditions
a. exists In the Second Ward and dwin-
die into insignifeanee. But We find no
one being prosecuted for the ssms
offense O. was Mr.. DePriest.
I merely call the attention Of you fell
low delegates and citizens to these facts
50 that you may intslligently determine
for yourselves who Il the most capable
candidate for you to support for alder
man In the coming election
Hon James A Scott, ex-sssistant
states attorney, spoke in part as fol-
lows, boldly proclaiming his firm adher-
enee to Mr.. DePriest: He contended
that Mr.. DePriest's fearlesmess as o
man was Of inestimable value to every
Colored man and woman Of the Second
Ward. As the first Colored alderman
in the Second Ward he was honest, up
right and vigorous-always interested
In every movement which tended to the
welfare and advancement Of his race.
No night was too dark and the cold was
never too severe for Mr.. DePriest to
leave his home and to come to the rescue
Of his friends and neighbors. He always
had the courage to come forward and
contend for the rights Of all the Colored
people. Such . man Is worthy Of the
confidence and respect Of the people,
and should receive the united support
Of an the people in the present contest.
The following platform was adopted
with o standing vote:
Whereas, The Republicans Of the Sec
ond Ward In convention assembled,
realizing the fact that we have the same
right under the primary law to select
and endorse the candidacy Of any man
of our choice for the Republican nomi-
nation for alderman Of the Second
Ward, and
Whereas, We have been advised that
the so-called Regular Republican or
ganization Of the Second Ward has
adopted o resolution purporting to
unanimously endorse . candidate Of its
choice for alderman Of the Second
Ward, and
Whereas, The Honorable Oscar De-
Priest, having served term In the City
Council with eminent satisfaction to the
people Of the Second Ward and having
made O most enviabls record a. Q MEM
Der Of that body, and
Whereas, As the object Of IN unjust,
unfair and unealled for persecution, he
was brought before the bar Of justice Of
Cook County, and there, by the verdict
Of Q jury fully acquitted exonerated
and restored TO fun standing a. an hon
orable citizen Of the community, and
Whereas, We believe that he Il and
win continue to be the fearless cham
pion Of the things that make for the
best interests Of the constituency he rep
resents, we present the following dec
larstion Of principles:
/. That the majority Of the Repub-
Iean voters Of the Second Ward should
receive political consideration according
to their numerical strength, giving to
all elements Of our local body polite
that to which they are Justly entitled.
z That neither the present so-eaIlec
Republican Organization Of the Second