The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-23
EMANCIPATION DAY OBSERVED
BY LOCAL CDLORED FOLK

is very important ana deserving special
mention Is race consCientiousness.
Another is the developing Of business
enterprise. The spirit Of real industry
and economy does away with idleneSs
and vagrance and assists a person in
saving, so that whom rainy day comes
he has little OF something 10 help
out. Ability 10 save money for the build
ing of homes and business enterprises
! is one Of the real basic points OF race.
Training q Necessity.
Ono Of the necessities is the train
ing of the young in various trades so
that they can obtain 4 position. Each
youth should be trained 10 do something
and TO do this we'll.
Neither the laws or resolutions made
by the government and other civil
bodies can make men or race equal. The
ono thing which is desired by any or all
people is an equal opportunity in the
great race Of life. Getting homes husi-
ness and hank accounts arc the funda-
m"ntalS of race growth and develop
m"nt and can not he ignored except
by people who neglect them. The Negro
people should moi IN any way try 10 fol-
low in the footsteps of the people who
have lots of money but should take their
earnings and do with them what they
want without having to listen I" the
monryed mon Of this country rs it the
case in some places.
Mans Work.
l'Cpen0A nleneSS AS an fSSentl7l OF
equal rights will help keep tho doors
of industries adjar for those who praC-
. tico It. Three good rules along this line
arc. First. to be- regular on the job: sec
ond, give an honest days work for an
, honest days pay. and third. do your
work so efficient that you will be given
Il promotion which will give you claim
to things higher W.
When you 60 and get a job get it not
as Negro but as man and show them
| that you arc equal TO a man by doing
the work Just the same. This is the
trouble with large number of the pco-
pie Of today. as soon as colorcd man
is hired To TAX" the place OF another
man tho rest of them at once throw down
| their tools and say THAT they will not
work with you. This is one Of the great
things which We want to get away from
and their is only ono way to do II. and
! that is by showing them that II you are
a Negro you can stIll do Mo work Of a
man. Support the standard of servict
Of living and of character.
The Southern Negro OF today who is
coming to tho North is bringing with
: HIM some desirable qualities especially
those qualities of Industry, thrift and
/ quality.
Use tho Ballot.
The ballot is another of the great cs-
scntials in the race development and
through its proper exercise lynching,
|
ever be banishcd. II is worth while to
note that the national Republican plat
form. and speech of acceptance OF
Harding and Coolidge give these matters
attention"
DR.. Bray then read the exact words
which were uttered by Senator Warren
q. Harding in his speech which follows:
! Il believe the federal government should
stamp out lynchlng and remove that
stain from tho fair name of America.
4 I hH he Nit r \
should be guaranteed the enjoyment OF
all their rights. that they have earned
the full measure Of citizenship bcstow-
ed. that their sacrifices IN blood on the
; battleheldS Of the republic have entitled
them To all freedom and opportunity.
all OF sympathy and aid that the Ame-i-
can spirit Of fairness and justice de-
manGs." He then read piece from tho
speech Of Gov. Coolidge, which follows:
There is especially due to the colored
race a more general recognition Of their
constitutional rights Tempted with dis
loyalty they remained loyal. serving
In the military forces with distinction.
ohedicnt to the draft 10 the extent Of
hundreds Of thousands, investing 81
out of every S. they possessed in Lib
erty bonds, surely they hold the double
title Of citizenship. by birth and by con-
quest. to be relieved from all imposi-
ton. to be defended from lynching. and
10 be freely granted equal opportuni-
ties
J, Advocates Repubucanisrn-
DR.. Bray then continued saying. all
that the negro Of today asks for IS 4
fair chance and q square deal and that
lynching be made a national crime. The
neGros should at all times watch and
when they go to the voting places t3
cast their ballots at the coming election
they should think that the Republican
party is the only one that has helped
them. 1t being the first to help them Inv
1868 al which time they were freed from
slavery. When you go to tho polls just
think Of this thing and. YOU will not do
wrong by casting your vote for Hard
ing and Coolidge. nominees for rresi-
dent and vicc-prcSidcnt Of the United
States"
Democrats Ignore Race.
''Op the other hand the Democrats at
their convention at San Francisco "n,
tirely forgot about the 100000 coloreh
men In the United States Of AmcriC [
and didn't mention a thing in their plat
form about what they would do for u.s.
They also made IL clear that they would
assist all nations and the different races
but forget III" negro. Furthermore.
tho Democratic party and nominees havn
deliberately ignored tho colorcd people
and every phase and problem cff"ctlng
the, negro race. especially lynching.
With Every ry'O other question eftcctins
every other group III America.
From the national Republican plat
form those references In lynChinG and
lawleSSncSs and from speech Of accept
ance OF Harding and Coolidge in which
attention was given in III" interest Of
the negro race. In closing | hope that
all voters in tho audience will take this
IN otter to heart and consider II and
they will sec that am right | expect
Q, be with you again in the future Il
which time will explain any other
questions which you do not under
stand"
Following tho closing of DR.. Rray's
address tho selection was played by the
band This selection beng the star
Splngle Banner.
Parade a Feature.
This affair, il is said. was one OF tho
largest ever attempted by tho colorcd