The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-04-25
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY!

ai'ataaesa, And TO give ua the new
slnesira nth 4 better appreciation of
uAr lasal dependence and of the
wosasa of character, regardless of race,
IA eoaefs of sex, oa fortune. /"
Inspect Tor ard love of country, and
II Il ls=lssa u ns...aasarg I'd give ND ONES
sifefor II, arises out of the protection
aifslsded the citizen by its constitution
and Tag Can we consistently exact
Eof The Negro these elements OF true
Americanisn and continue to withhold
ixoTn him his civil and political rights Z
The Wisconsin Bar Association, lii
ataklna artson upon thr address OF Hon.
asssaatfisld Stoays before that aiatin-
sssasslsed body says Isut We have ID.
, hssan Gaia II things assnW III eua
own midst To ons fellow coIorssi citi-
!zens that are no less barbarie than
the heart-rending treatment of the lit
lie people of the world by their OPP
|pressors. We shall reap the whirl-
wind II we continue to SOW the wind.
| The South had great opportunity
Ia few years ago to lift its people Of
lafl classes cut of ignorance This was
Through the provisions Of the Blair
educational bill, but it proved TO be
the same old case OF cutting Off che
nose to spite the face On account
| Of the large Negro population in many
Estates, the South feared" ultimate
Negro domination, and rather than
suffer this condition the bill was de-
Ifeated. The South now realizes it's
mistake. II sees the faithful, loyal
Negro labor, which has proven the
bone and sipew of the South, drifting
Iaway, until the economic conditions
l.arc matters Of great concern.
South Carolina and Mississippi have
more Negroes than whites, And sev-
Ierai other states an equal number, yet
The Negroes are wholly disfranchised
las result Of grandfather" clauses
land educational tests iii which many
Il the local boards cannot quality
The chairman OF foreign affairs Of
Franees IN speaking before the recent
Pan-A African congress- emphasized the
fact thai the sentiment of France On
EQUALITY and liberty. irrespective Of
color, was shown by the fact that she
had six colorea representatives in the
French chamber. In our own country,
with 1905, 900, we have not single
Representative III our congress. This
lis certainly taxation without repre-
sentatloH and amounts to d gross vic.
Ilation oi the constitution and not In
keeping with the spirit and intent ot
1.-THE Declaration Of Independence. Il
Can we longer endure without q
Iinost vigorous protest such conditions
Iii the face of the fact that this largt
proportioI, Of our population have
|proved themselves BIZ their loyalty
Thrift, industry, educational economic
advancement, en,inently worthylof ev,
Iery consideration III the way oil polit
|iral and civil rights, and the fulIes
opportunity to rise III keeping Will
the true spirit Of our constitution.
/ Dunbar, with prophetic vision iii hi
Iposm Oh the Afro-American, closes II
THESE words:
aWlth faiths long seeing eye / looI
1 afar,
Beyond this little space of gloom ana
Doubt tn ~lsera
Hopes resplendent atar puts all III.
fsssrky clouds III night To rous
i Our unknown future holds no fee
Il for ane,
| For all the good we hope shall sons'
day be. \ 4
GEORGE n R GsasAa,