The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-30

Denver was served one of the rich
est treats she has had in several years
when Col. Roscoe Conkling Simmons,
j noted orator and lecturer, addressed
an audience of over one thousand or
our leading colored and white citizens,
. in the Auditorium last Friday evening.
On the stage beside the Colonel, We're
DIR. J. H. p. Westbrook, who intro
duced the chairman, Attorney S. E.
Carey, who inturn prepared the audi
,ence by his forceful and touching re-
marks upon the sufferings of his peo-
pie in spite of their loyalty and sup
port to this government in peace or in
+ war. for the lecturer who was
thoroughly equipped with an array of
facts to create that heart-searching ef-
feet upon his auditors The Rev. j.
A. Thomas HAZEL offered the opening
and closing prayer. Ministers or the
gospel, Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries, lawyers,
doctors, and leading business men and
women of Denver were also seated on
the stage. Quite a number of out-of-
town folks were present. Judges OF
the court, legislators and educatonal
leaders were to be seen in the audi
ence, all giving expression at the close
of the wonderful powers of Col. Sim
mons and how he very greatly I'M
pressed them.
After the singing of the national
song, My Country 'Tis of Thee" pray
er and introduction, the speaker pc
gan, and for two hours he treated his
audience to the most rhetorical ana
logical arguments of the treatment OF
the Negro by the American white man,
proving that the Negroes achieve
ments in the comparatively short pc
riod of little over fifty years merit
ed better advantages for him. VIII ana
humor, humor and wit, 1nterspersed
his lecture, helping, as it were, TO
forcibly bring out the truth of his
statements in the sudden return to the
deep reasoning and sober thoughts
which were borne home to the con
science of the white man and which
fell with a relief when he emphasized
the doctrine of patience. "Ihe Negro
will not be satisfied until democracy
is given him as the white man., 1ol-
lowed in quick succession his emphatic
remark 81 am proud / am coioreo
man. 1 am proud of my race.
. After celebrating on the PAIlbNCh
OF THE NEGRO, the lecturer IN
formed his hearers that this patience
is mistaken for satisfaction by ms
American white brother, and reminded
his audience that while patience Is
yjrtue. Mt times it ceased to be. III
\ arriving at conclusions OF the Drotner.
hood of man and the fraternity that
should especially exist between lhe
, American Negro and the American
white man, the colonel, after review
ing the kind actions bestowed on ms
. people In some instances and the pro
lection afforded his white neighDor ps
him, the following expressions Were
offered to express clearly his view ol
the condition that exists: "The Amerl-
can white man belongs to us; we pc
long to him." 1.-THE American whlte
, man is the Negroes best friend; tie
American Negro is the white man >
only friend" 1.-THE white man III
+, America is my benefactor, he IS my
teacher-I am his leader. After
enumerating the privileges and ad-
vantages to be gotten from ms Delhs
proud of American citizenship, the
speaker compared the extension oa
Americas Democracy to other people
and nations against the deprivation OIL
Negro liberty and civil right, ana III
proving the Negroes right to the same
, kind treatment reminded his hearers Oh
historical deeds in which compliments
of the highest were paid to Washlns-
|. ton, Lincoln, Grant, Roosevelt, on the