Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
WHAT THE NEGROES DEMAND.


Editor Every Evening Since writing
NV last letter to Won on the all-lmpoTtant
question of recognition of the services
rendered to the Republican party by The
Negroes, il is amusing ta soc the antics oi
a fcv uf my kent county friends be-
coming enthusiastic over the selection ot
Mr. Strrrett and MIR Ralkcs rs telephone
messengers Jobs that will last about
eight weeks And IN return for this we
arc supposed to vote tho whole Rcpub
ican ticket La llai
How long Will If take the leaders oi the
Republican party to realize i Is not
crumbs that fall from the table we want
From thus time hcueoiorth we must par
take If the loavcs and fishes
Mir Editor. We have shown where the
adoption 1t tho new School bill will do
prlvc us forever of representation on the
Board of Education and as we look Tor
the sponsors of that h,li We again see the
fine Italian hand ul q Republican Lender
HW predict tho legislators south II
Eighth street VIII kill that blll, for the
amc reason We would Il We had chnnce
to vote Oh II namely II would deprive
them of representation. also.
\t au, last meeting was discussed tho
al, i@ahtbtv oi placing q ticket III tho
tcld for our men ~ vote for not for tho
purpose of cle, ting the ticket but us
evidence IT oui strength II there is such
ticket Nc wli see q # that the iemptrr
ia The person al some slick political
worker II utt allowed tn u-a his money
a. purrh3-e some ~ our weaker men o..
Nr la,htnr. I an ashamed tn sav we hive
men tl.r 4an,n as fhc whites who sell
thcr blrthuEht i0r Il tnra~ II putta
III. ln >pltr fl Warnings sald tcmrtcr ap-
{ ff
Editor. tIore wlli hc -un1o nov talnra u
Warden ,fo-o School II lallor4 ~ the
WORK hou.e We have Walfcd long and
patiently to hcar from our lrlnnd the new
mcmbrr IL tho Court House ring hui
thcrc arc stl nn Negroes ~ that ohrc
hut We promise Won there will he another
ncv member IN the sald ring II the next
election The trmc ior PROMISES has
gone. we want action
During a recent "TRIP "a orr National
CAPITOL III Washington SAW many
Negroes of hath scNee IN the Office q
Democratic chicts ~ departments lias
ANYBODY ever scta 3nV ot the elrl CradH-
atos os Howard School employed ~
~tcnoeraphCr I'll auN office III Delaware
t.llcd hv RrpuhbcanS placed there hA aur
votes fhC answer = Me- ami thoy
ncver vIl unless NC show out full voting
strength
Nlr Editor. il onr az ms former letters
! referred q thc preaching u the reSur-
reraon 5v our ministers bad heen we'll
dona Now lct nc call strict attention Of
th. Ih vbltr korublcan p3:tA. therr
Wltl ,o9u takr pltcn ic rrcon~t ructinn If
alj tmug caused lis way rNecpi ~ogfc-
CATION ~ color limos and discrimination
Dcmnerae, take- th, place II tbe~, aud
all vhu vcre recognized ia the world
uclt fought war iag peace salety end
democracy Ihey were aI Americans.
poauns a.t thest llc blood III the relis
If rance tor ihr good oli Amtrlran ilag
Now Tile ns,t is gone over the table Il
peace for breakfast Il heuHc set Viii
thcvc ho dish oi Segregation. prejudice
ANA discrimination or th3t table such a>
Is ;lan 81 our court House Ia Delaware
and IN the proposed new charter OF the
Board Of Edueatiou, in reducing lis
membership to i've and they elected at
i8Tg,
Nj Editor do yoa rcmauher Of read
ING a plaec IN tie lahle whore Bai3tn
rode an as - curse Israel and on his way
tho ass saw ne angel IT the Lord and the
ass said ID Balaam Get down cant
YOU see the angel OF the Lord Likewise
ali at o5Jr ministers are standing with Il
drawn ~warj saving e. thc Republicans
A yau viii uot ppont any Negroes IN
tHct tor. lioeio, or - Other sIyii Jobs ;-nd
vou 5cgDg lu majority. and rode INTO these
tine lobs on tho Negroes hack. get down,
vou viii ride IN o'ice no moro on your Old
mule Away with crumbs Away with
promises Isaac j king,
$40 dH Pont street.
Y !miugtou. Jan - 1919