The Denver star., 1918-08-24
TREADING The
WINERIES
IN TIMES LIKE THESE GOD GIVE Us Men

God give men! time like this demands Strong
minds great hearts, faith and ready hands, Men
the lust office does kill Men whom the spois
OF Office buy; Men who possess opinions and will
Men who have honor-men who will not lie; Men who
stand before demago&ue And dam' his treacher-
batteries without wnking! Tai men crowned. who
live above the fog In public duty and thinking
God give men,. j G Holland
Wehave women representatives OF color kng in the
State house why this slight clerk stenographer
have the State Capitol? why that? Even under the
chair whose duties consist of those of head
brakeman and porter paid less for more
work different classes: that while he does
double duty the white brakeman who bears different
only money less work than the Negro
who duties embrace those of head brakeman Why?Do
shopmen and helpers the railroad Yards and at round
houses receive the tor he service? An in
vestgation show rank and disclose discrimination
against
We are group Of American people than whom there
loyal. which is marked for discrimination,
public carriers in Federal service the
accorded huma,ing dehuma anzing and
pehensibe the This persistent and
able but thrust the colored
the object being merely but
the idea Of supposed natural nferoty Such de-
morazing discrimination is only violation of fund
rights Of of the United States but the persis
of element Of country population
and distinct on the sole basis of color
condition under which long
endure.
If anye ne of the Americans has authorized the
ment America and Colorado waging to save
the world democacy instead of trying perpetuate
cement and circulate certain ideas of prejudice dis
like ht we'll awhile and look
the conditions of this and country and ask
that little missionary duty be- done here.
Right under and in full view of certain recent
such the at the cate IN the
Cong building in Washington d. while the Judge
the segregation case the yhching OF
several Negroes the South and rh- protest OF the A
&C. P which Senator John F. Shafroth who did
of I'M to
him Tne Naoral n A. c. P. we'll our local. have
Senator Shafroth not friend and therefore
any Negro who knowingy advocates his Negro
by Yet with standing knowledge
we are told that the Messenge the Governor Uhhk of
lii called the true race loyal Janor who
was singing Phipps praises thai he is and friend
orde ianitor desSt he might suffer. 1t
the has elected to thus inject himself
Senatorial fight then he must he
following. Negroes will stick blythe loyal
who sings praises who help and the
will "a who eeS is his duty
to reg uate who rgheous who cody
YOU ar ours There other follow
you must either stand lay down While in this strain
of thought the supporters ot Waterman wha
have the Negroes tor him Just tell
time and one thing outside Of political times has MIR. Water
man done ever noticed a Negro! Whv then and
where are the Negroes supporting Waterman? What do
thar he something be entitled
your and support Why then should even trouble
yourself him, when troubled himself
about you only election time b he t'ut Gu know men
words fail where actions
No. Negroes by the sacred pledge given our d, aztec
bows hile on their par,ue, The Denver will
See to it far that no false friends who grin,
tatter with words OF the s, lire certain class
of Nepoes their initiate, will
be nominated in the pa.c OF good true matter what