Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-07
LOOK TO HARDING
FOR TRIUMPH OF
NEGRO EQUALITY
Negro Paper Urges His Election
as a Means to Securing
Desired End.
URGES ELECTION OF
ALL NEGRO CANDIDATES S
Toledo Ohio, Pioneer. Negro Paper.

Toledo ono fionctf, negro fapcf.
Al 90 time since the adoption of the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments
60 the Federal Constitution, intended to
guarantee To the Negro people the full
enjoyment of their political and civil
nights, have they been made secure in the
exercise Of those sacred rights, and high
privileges. These provisions of the organic
law of the country have been utterly
ignored and colorcd people in Ohio and
other States have been subjected TO the
greatest humiliation through unfair, UNI
just and unlawful discrimination against
them because of color.
The Constitution recognizes the Colored
man as the equal of the white man. lie has
been denied civil equality during all the
years that have elapsed since the emanci-
patton proclamation was issued by the
Immortal Lincoln. These rights conferred
upon the colorcd man were written into
the organic law of the country by the
blood of 100000 men, brave and true.
They have not only been denied him,
hut he has even been unable to secure
redress IN the courts of this State
Political party orators each recurring
wear recount the progress and achieve
ments ol the colored race They pay
tribute for their surprising advanceme Mt
~ education. finance. business and the
various professions and trades. They like
WIS commend their LOYALTY and service
a. the country IN its hour of need, but they
have tailed ~ right the wrongs done the
calorrd people MS a race bv the enactment
at law, which would enforce these rights.
The rolorcd people have made wonder
tu progress No race has ever cqualled
them But their progress has been r.
tardcd hv the inhuman, lgnominious treat
4 a.. /. II
suit after insult has been hcspcd upon
them MI hecausc the whites have failed
n1d refused ~ Weld obedience to Con
sttutlonal law bv recognizing the fixed
olvil status of the blacks. es. the colorcd
proplc have made wonderful progress
sli &C. their ancestors were liberated from
bondage a little more than half century
ago
Their property accumulations aggre-
gate millions and millions. They have
taken high rank IN art. literature. science,
politics religion. education, finance, busl-
nrs, and the professions and trades.
lnbort G. lngcrsOll once said that he was
glad he had lived long enough to see
colnred man occupying the seat IN the
uitcd States senate formerly held by
hls master lie referred to the late
senator Bruce. who was a credit To his
race
Booker r. Washington reached a high
place IN education and the affections of the
Amorican people Others have achieved
lame and place in history along other
lines. The colorcd people arc asking no
spccal favors. no special dfSpeBsstIons IN
their behalf All they ask is the privilege
ol exercising the rights that belong to
them. The resentment IN their hearts
against the treatment accorded them Is
not oniv natural but Justified, and the day
~ ncckOning j. not far distant.
We have been a patient. long suffering
people, but our Oppot unity Is present IN
the pending election II the colored voters
men and women, stand together IN the
coming November clectlon we may be
ablo to secure IN this State the full fruition
q he rights guaranteed Us Is 3 people
Hn def the Federal Constitution. SlX mem-
ers Il our own race have been nomIna ted
candidates tor membership m the Ohio
General Assemhly three N CuyahOgav
county. two IN Franklin county. one IN
Hamilton county
The colorpd voter. man or woman. who
votes against any one Of these men Will
tot only be dIsloyal TO has own race, but
+ diseredIt 10 a., and why Tor the reason
that f these men arr elected "a the Legs
.aturc one of them can introduce dupli-
tttc ~ the Beatty bill passed IN the
llouse two wears ago and defeated IN the