Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-10-30
COLORED VOTERS TO SUPPORT
COX AND PEACE LEAGUE
Is Sign Statement That They In
tend to Stamp Right Under
Rooster Next Tuesday

A decided sensation was created in
local political circles Saturday when
Democratic headquarters receive a
statement signed by 25 prominent col
ored voters of the city and county an
nouncing that they intend to vote for
the League of Peace, right under the
rooster and for Cox.
The paper was brought to head
quarters by a prominent colored man
who said that he believed that many
other colored voters felt as he did
about the matter, but that he had
talked to only few and their names
were found on the paper he brought
to CoX's headquarters here. Judge j.
c. Chenault, County Campaign Chair
man, has the paper. He said that
the colored people do not want to risk
another war, and as the republican
party's position cannot be understood
on the question, while the democratic
party has taken a clear-uct positive
stand, he and many others of his race
feel that they are doing the right
Ny NOIAhleS LOt WA anu SiC NNAAi
ocratic ticket in this election. He
said that many colored voters feel
that they have been mislead long
enough by the republican bosses who
seem to want nothing but offices; and
that a great many of his race realize
that their best friends are the demo-
Gratis after all, and they are going to
vote with them this time.
Much streets is being laid by the
colored voters who think for them
selves upon the strong reasons given
by President Frost, of Berea, life
long republican and friend of the col
orcd man, why the colored voter
should support Cox this year. Pres
ident Frost said:
"Our colored friends must not
think we forget them. Their
help must finally come through
southern people and southern
people are democrats. The long
line of republican Presidents
could not do for them as much as
Woodrow Wilson did in his letter
! to southern Governors. Never be-
fore did democratic Southern
Governors call out state troops to
defend colored people as they are
now doing. Every negro should
vote for Cox because of Article
% of the League Of Nations,
which gives the first recognition
and protection Africa has ever
had"
Questions For COlOred Voters
In connection with the above a col
ored voter wrote a card in the Lex
ington Leader the other day. asking
the colored people some pertinent
questions. The list of questions, which
are bound to appeal to the thinking
colored voters, is as follows:
When will the colored rave begin
to think for itself?
When it was freed from slavery it |
Immediately became the political
slave" of the republican party.
"The Republican Slave Drivers"
give their "orders" to the colored vot-
ers and they, hike flock of sheep fall
in line, march into the fold, never
stopping to ask themselves whether
they will be benefited by this act of
obedience.
Ask yourself whether you received
higher wages eight years ago when
the republican were in power or now
under democratic rule.
Ask yourself if the colored race
isn't more prosperous to-day" than it
was eight years ago.
Ask yourself if your schools have
improved.
Ask yourself if your children are
better fed.
Ask yourself if there are more and
better jobs for the working mar and
woman.
Ask yourselves these questions and
many others then decide whether you
wish to benefit yourself by breaking
away from the republican party pen
by voting the democratic ticket, cor"
ego back" to the rule of eight years
ago.
Are YOU willing to be sheep? Or,
are you going to think independent
ly?.
Vote for the good of your country
and yourself.