The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-10
COOLIDGE NAMED
AS FAvORITE At
G. 0. P. CAUCUS
Suspicious Raised as to Validity
of Election Promises by
Boss Politicians.
(By the Associated Negro Press, ,

4 (By the Associated Negro Press)
Waycross, Ca, Oct, 19.-This pro-
gressive Georgia city was very much
perturbed during the past few days
over the report that a former mayor
Of the city had addressed the Negro
Committee of One Hundred on the
proposed One Hundred and Twenty
five Thousand Dollar ($125,00O)
School Bond issue.
The Business league, another local
organization. had committed itself in
favor of the bond issue without any
assurance that the Negro would be
considered beyond vague promises
such as have again and again fallen
fiat after the election was over and
the bond money was in hand to put
up school buildings or to pave streets.
The colored people are sick of mean
ingless promises and are somewhat
inclined to rebuke those few leaders
among them who are ever ready to
Fall to the Bosses" and to counsel
the race to acquiesce, give in, surren-
der and look pleased. What the Ne
groes have gotten out of former bond
issues can literally be carried off on
a teaspoon. Fine school houses have
been built in both city and county
for white children from bonds which
Negroes largely helped to carry. and
in the early stages of which the Ne
groes were made astounding promises
of fair consideration.
Former Mayor Scott T. Beaton, al
though Democrat, has consistently
stood for a square deal as between
whites and blacks in all civic matters.
1t was upon the strength of this rep
utation that he was invited to ad-
dress the Negro Committee of One
Hundred, an organization consisting
of one hundred bona fide members,
the best representatives of the race
in this city.
This morning was stopped on
the street and told that I was COM
ing over here to discourage you from
voting for bonds," said Mr.. Beaton.
This is not my purpose at all. I am
here simply to tell you how things
appear to me and to give you my
idea of the best method of handling
the matter. The city collects $1,000
on a thousand on all property. II
the schools got all that was collected
from the raise this year there would
not be much shortage, but the city
gets $14.00 for collecting $500 for
the schools. If the raise was intend
ed just for the schools, the city got
well paid for collecting it." In this
vein, the speaker disclosed much Of
the inner workings of the city fathers
in handling school funds. He urged
his hearers to qualify to vote and to
vote their convictions. After quot
ing figures to show how little of the
amount the colored taxpayers receiv-
ed from the amount they paid in, Mr..
Beaton said with emphasis, THAT of
your money that you do not receive
goes to educate white children. That
ought not to be. This present bond
issue gives you an opportunity to ex-
press your will in the matter. I am
not telling you how to vote. Study
the matter for yourself"
DIR. G. p. Washington, pioneer
physician and business man in Way
cross, introduced the former mayor;
and the response was made by Rev.
Chas. B. Pritchett of the Episcopal
church. John Henry Adams, chair
man of the Committee of One Hun
dred. presided.
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