The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-02-28
THE CoLoRED MAN DEMOCRACY

Under this head yesterday issue of the Tulsa World published
lengthy editorial narvcng Democratic Colored Cub under
patronage Coored newspaper should dispense
"absomon to Democratic administration The editorial was
occaonci by article that appeared last week issue of the
Star relative TO the meeting last week of the Coorcd Democratic
Club Of this city The writer of the editorial cunnng sought to
make capital of the fact that the Mayor of Tulsa and his secretary
the World stated express his appreciation for its endorse
which had already been given But spectacle SAID the
World 90" neither surprising amusing than to Demo
official who seeking reeection appearing both by proxy and
person before black tribunal of sovereign and from such
authority soliciting the favor Of political approval and aLsouton
1--WE such spectacle strange indeed to those of us who
came through the first campaigns in imperial commonwealth
Oklahoma which were won by triumphant democracy led by states
who yocy and uuderous applause enuhcated the doe
trim that the Niger has rights except to black boots
the who aspire the United
and their platforms the solemn pledge redeemed let
be said all cndor scgregate dance and pno"e ther
slaves and their descendants
eve appear in this matter not TO ctcse not to point moral
but marvel And paud the cunning of the Coored politicians
WHO the certainty Of not only gaining the franchise and voice
the direction OF affairs but more than modcum of subservency
from ter enemy by the mere and easy Soge OF changing their
party WEgt @Snef @ mean 70 So, , we can follow the DDosorbv Of tb
consistency of Democratic candidates
for Oklahoma clientele that will condone it.
"Potics indeed make strange bedfeows But who ask in
all sincerity imagined the day when representatives of the
Hca bed with their Coored compatriots?
"veriy world do move a rapt admiration for the
established fact that Oklahoma with pause pay be-
lated tribute the growing democracy of both the Democratic party
and the american voter of Oklahoma The Of Has
kel has been happily concluded by armistice,"
The editor of the Tulsa World the only who recall
We also recall those days and the antics of of beloved
republican friends We have forgotten how Lilly White
pubcans joined hands with the radical minded
swad the Negro solar pexus blow from which he
has fully recovered We have forgotten and doubtless
editor of the Tulsa World may recall the backhand double
deal this class of republicans and democrats pulled off the
Statehood Convention deal in order side track their black brother
Nor have forgotten that when the late Grandfather Clause
initiated the largest republican county in the state, uskogee
turned number of than other county in the state
in favor of this law.
We remember when faithful Coored republicans of
MuSogee the Legislature the republican ticket when
the Republican Central Committee had printed large posters and had
them tackled every that advising the voters
Votc for White Men, and referring these COOred
"Nggers
All Of this more remember about early campaigns il
should such strange thing after all that black
capable thinking and acting for themselves and tha
they beginning play the of politics according TO oyc
The black has learned that he has good sincere friend
democratic party and he altogether unmndu of his
tenous deccfu friends in the republican party The
white think that the natural place for his black brothe
the republican party There time when all Coored mel
republicans those days have and henceo the bac
will be found all the political parties fighting like Trojan
principles of public proby and human justice
by these parties and when to the von
will forget remember friends and scratch h
out of the believe giving square deal
gardcss of their political compleXion
PATTING Us ON THE BACK and giving HI when
around the of practice that has taken hold of many of