The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-27

Editor Evening Herald;
Under our system Of government
the exercise of civil and political
rights by all classes and groups OF
American citizens should be guaran-
teed at all times, and all sections OF
the country. and this should not be
contingent upon the result OF the ma
tiunal election, In otker words, condi-
tlors should be such that no n
class, race or group of American citi-
zens should find II necessary to act
as a solid body with political
party. This was the contemplation
Of the trainers of the constitution,
but the Just and honorable fore
fathers could not f0resee the con-
tingcncy where II political party
would depend for its very existence
upon racial and sectional hatred.
The inherent disposition OF the
| democratic party to either practice
or condono %peonage, di~sfranchise-
ment, segregation II other dis
elimination and reprisal against the
constitution, liberty and live OF
colored people (who have always
been loyal to the flag and havs died
on every battle field to defend IL;
from Boston against the British to
Europe against Germany, have letl
our people no alternative, but to ally
llltIlAntANth MAAlA Wv ANBAbAANNAA -"
that has ever stood for liberty, free
dom OF thought and equal oppor-
tunity to all American citizens with
out regard to race, creed, or condl-
ton. The democrats themselves oc-
cupying representation in congress-,
electlng presidents, d~eclaring and
| conducting wars, shedding rivers OF
needless blood and mountains OF
wealth, while they are in a minority
~. a.. tho urout A raaNirnn nannla. urn
themselves responsible for the fact
that the negro can not be anything
else than u r republican.
Tho negro found his freedom In the
hands of a republican president;
every right and privilege of citizen
ship that we now enjoy cmanated
from the republican party. and every
right and privilege of citizenship h n
has been taken from him has been
taken away from us; has been taken
by the democratic party (what hon
est race-lovlng negro can then sup
port it?) These facts are known,
even to n little child ana are not de-
MED by tho most jealous partisan;
hut l do charge that the extreme
narrowness OF the democratic party,
depending as II IL upon racial hatred
for Its national tenure, has made the
negro himself narrow In self defense.
All Of the big questions at issue IN
this campaign are made secondary IN
the mind Of the negro: the question
Of the league OF nations, of recon
struction, of currency OF industrial
relation. Vital as they are to the life
and prosperity and progress of the
nation the consideration of which
would broaden the oolored Ameri-
cans point of view and raise the
standard Of his value TO the body OF
politics are forced TO the background,
because he has been bitterly taught
that the election of. the democratic
party "a power means the abridgc-
ment of his rights: the CONSUMPTION
OF his labor; the humiliation of hif
hope of advancement; self-preserva-
ton Is the first law OF nature and
the negro,like all human beings, is O
child OF nature: he enters this cam
paign handicapped for h considera,
ton OF the great issue; knowing full
well hat he and all the race must
hang together, not bolt, against tho
lifelong enemy.
The democratic party, unchallenged
for half u century OF reprisal against
the STRUGGLING negro race (wht
worked two hundred and sevent,
years to make this great country
only for his bread and n few clothes(
will see to IL that all rights of ci;i'
zenship ahaii DO denied them.
President Wilson, Governor Cos
and his party are sniffling and sob
bling about making this world safe fol
democracy. The negro s0rely beseI
by this same old story (anything Il
get in) must confine interest. his votl
and his endeavols to make n coun'
Try that he bled e preserve, safe fo'
himself. While Governor Cox, upof
J whose shoulders the dreamer'e man.
lie has fallen, IL such a nightmare Of