Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-04-09

any St&e, OH account of race. color
or previous condition OF servitude.
. This by implication equally provides
that the right OF citizens to hold Office
shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States Oh account OF race, color
or previous condition Of servitude. It
rs apparent that the untrammelled
right to citizenship carries with II the
intrammelled right TO hold office. Tho
elevation to power Of the Democratic
Party for eight years brought to Wash
ington a horde Of unreconstructed
white folks, who have not as yet realiz
ed that we are living in one OF the best
republics on the globe where racial dis
examinations should have no place.
President Woodrow Wilson had tho
time of his life in according to colored
men, who supported him that recogntt
ION which he had promised them and
to which they were entitled. He had
cclored troops to guard the White
House He had coIored servants to min
lister to his wants and when his stoop.
Ing figure sought repose in Washing
ton, colored people said the words Of
farewell to him and his family. In
the matter Of race prejudice, we are
forced to contend for our rights and
privileges over and over again. This
contention will go until the end Of
time, unless the Negro.haters see fit
to yield.
A colored man as q Register OF tho
Treasury is not much moro than n
rubber stamp" He docs not exerciso
any actual control over his subordi-
mates IN office. We went there when
Hon. Judson W. Lyons occupied that
position and also when his in,1uonti,,
successor (Vernon) filled that office.
he Is over these white folks only In
name and there IS no good reason why
coiored citizen should not hold tho
Office. This sending of influential color
ed mon out of tho country and recos-
nizing them abroad without accord.
ing similar recognition to them at
nome is ridiculous. We knew that II
would como to this when DR.. Booker
L. Washington had his famous inter.
view with President Theodore Roose
welt.
Then it was that only the ablest
men In tho country would be recognize.
Cd and DR.. w. d. Crum had the tim
OF his line to hold the position, to
which he was appointed IN his home
town. He finally died, but no had
reached the height of his ambition.
The effort on the part Of this Negro
hating clique is to set up nm Africa
III America. to segregate the citizen
OF color as an office holder ana to
relegate him to the region OF "outsr
darkness. when itcones to bold office.
He Ia to DO peFmfated. 10 Ipiuish the
wagon but at no time to ride in II.
They want caste system in this coun
try under Republican administrn.
Il on.
Ihe issue might "a we'll BIO n.nds
now rs Mt any other time. We should
, respectfully and courteoudy insist Nd
, OH all of our rights and privileges In
, this Republic. We have worked for
, this country. We Nave prayed for this
, Republic. We have offered our lives
=, for the United States of America and
we respectfully insist that even and
, exact jartico shall be nee ,rded to III.
along with oil other citizens. America
IL our home and not Africa or Europe
and we stand with tho flag OF this
country wrapped about our PERSON,
while we call for all of the rights amt
privileges that it's protective folds
! Guarantee my and all other citizens.
President Warren G. Harding took
the Bible as his guide. Lot us ttuH:
him to live up to It's precepts with the
old time hymn ringing Ia our eara.
| He'll may rage and vent It's snite
But God will save His hearts do
| light. H.