Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-31
WHAT THE NEGRO GETS.

Editor Every Evening: Since writing
letter OF recent date IN regard to Negroes
and the police force, ! have been held up
on the streets by Republicans large and
small. They want to know II am trying
10 make trouble for our reunited party.
My answer is: am speaking for the bone
and sinew of the Republican party-~the
Negro voters. ] am simply giving notice
to the leaders, old and new, that the time
has come when We must be recognized
or we, upon whom the party depends,
will leave it on the rocks, stranded, as 1t
should be
| have waited patiently to hear from
Nh. A ]. du Pont or his man, + NJ Davis.
as to what they intend To do Tor the
Negro voters As you know. Mr.. Editor,
if it were not for the Negro voters the
army they lead would not cut much figure.
Would Senator Ball like To appoint
Negro rs his secretary know tins
proposition would take his breath, but
without the Negro vote he would have no
secretary to appoint.
At meeting of representatives ot
colorcd men held December p, the ques-
tion was considered why the Negro was
Jim Crowcd III both the municipal and
| county courts, when they are both under
the complete control OF the Republican
partv Ofttlmcs we ask about dieerlmi-
nation Jim Crowism' and disitanrhise-
mcnt. And they tell us. .Oh, the Demo
Gratis are responsible for all OF those.
Then comes another promise II you
| colored voters will put us IN and &c are
| in the majority. such things would not
| exist, if they did, We would TAX ihctn
| down | hope they know hat Nc ennH
| that the Republican party Is in the ma
/ r
/ luteIv under their control, md III both
courts the Jim crow lives Jun Crow
| ing" the very ones that pnt him there.
! VIII they blame the Democrats for that,
| too
And they think the Negro cannot eofn-
prchcnd2 Just ! few facts for yon to con
| sider The Legislature Is about 10 meet
| Rcadlnp clerks. $50. bill clerks, $50.
| sergeant mt arms. 500 And the Senate
has he Same eight oil Gers, drawing
| 81 $50 for three months SESSION II It
was not for the Negro vote Ill these jobs
would bc filed BY Democrats
Negro woman appeared before City
Council not long ago for a place ae
stenographer and il was SAID by a we'll
known honorable Democrat bat she was
| real woman. suitable for any position
held by any woman anywhere. \ woman
we'll equipped on all points. even 70 .
wcll-traincd voice
The SUNDAY Star of December :!
0uotcs the Negro as not having made AM
progress, though he has owned one-fonrtl
of the globe for 1000 years Mr. Editor
| have heard I'll preachers preach that tn
dav of resurrection Will come Then
according 10 the saying Of the Star
which is n Republican party organ, th
/ &.r,~,oe b.,~,4 fy1a ~, t,rpfrraEg 3pfatlg
il was the Negro vote that elected nIne
tcnths of he candidates on the Republi
can ticket, and feel safe 10 shy that |
was the Negro vote that elected all Of tn
Presidents of Our country on the Rcpub
lican ticket
Now. si nee he put MI Republicans i
: office and asked for q few for himself, the
say the Negro Is not progressive II som
OF he appointments that are TO be mad
soon are not given to Negroes, the re
publican party Will find out 1t the mex
election that the Negroes have mad
some progress in casting ballots for them
selves
Now. since the Negro vote is the powe
uf he Republican party. vii the Sunda
Star show what progress the Republlcal
party ever made without the Negro vote
mean the lily white party, since the Sta
! SAYS thcTe II IOf room enough oil tliiS con
tincnt for the white man and the Ncgr7
wonder if the Star ever read the Constr
tuition of the United States, which pro
vidcs for equal rights to all Let the St.
editor 90 10 Washington ID. &. and So
in the government departments hundred
Of ofIlcnholders Of the colorcd race nal,
and female and under Democratic nd
rninlstration The Negro was first ap
pointed on the police force IN Phlladet
phla by Democratic mayor. New ! ork
City is also Democratic but there are
| Negro police there
The great re4son why the Negro can
not progress Is because the Republican
party kecos him on the downward road
| with pronise-, and we will not 60 farther
without something being done We must
| be recognized. / }. hent.
Wilmington, Dec 80. 1918.