The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1, Friday, November 30, 1906 Page: 1 of 8
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The Muskogee Cimeter.
Vol 8
jlluskogoo I. T. Friday JVovombop 30 1906.
Vo 11
'.
IV '
THE COLORED
PRESS ASSOCIA-
TION FOR
OKLAHOMA
AND
INDIAN TERRITORY
Hold A Session In Guthrie Okla.
The Negro Press Association
for the new state held their An-
nual session in Guthrie to-
day Editors and staff men
were fm attendance from all
'section of the state among
them were some of the strong-
est and most influential men
of the race.
W. H. Twine of Muskogee
was elected President and Geo.
Robinson of Watonga elected
Secretary.
-The Convention was address-
by E. D. McDaniels of South
McAllister G. W. F. Swaner
of Chandler Prof. W. E.
Glenn of Taffc E. I. Saddler
G. II. Perkins and C. A.
Buchanan of" Guthrie.
In the afternoon Lawyer E.
T. Barbour o Elreno read a
yery able paper on the Negro
in" "the new state. Some very
strong resolutions on almost
every subject wove passed.
Arrangements to organize the
Negroes in every township to
prepare to defend himself with
his ballot against any attact
that may be made his rights
by the coming constitution
was perfected.
The following were adopted:
Resolutions.
It is the duty of the Tress to
keep tho public informed upon
all subjects pertaining to tho
public to condomn crime and
expose criminals and to create
and .guide healthy public sen-
timent. The Negro Press is re
sponsible to the people and to
the whole people for any infor-
m tion affecting the social and
political status of the Negro A-
merican. Tho Negro Press As
sociation of Oklahoma and In
dian Territory realizing that at
the stage of Negro citizenship
there are many things trans
piling which are of great im-
portance to the Negro both na-
tionally and in this contempla
ted new state much as the re-
cent dishonorable discharge of
the three companies of the 25th
U. S. Infantry colored lynch
law and mob violence the fra
mingof the Constitution of the
new state and the part the Ne-
gro is playing in its politics but
believing the said association
does that this is not a white
man's nor a red man's nor a
black man's government but
a government of the people
for the people and by the people
and beleiving further in that
principle of the Declaration of
Independence that all men are
created free and equal and en
with certain inalienable rights
among them life liberty and the
pursuit of happiness; believing
also in humanity and in the
highest developement of all
mankind recognizing only the
superiority as to opportunities
and none as in ate in races and
recognizing and advocating the
"square deal" for all alike the
said Negro Press Association
in Convention assembled have
adopted tho following reso
lutions.
Whereas it appears that the
Constitutional Convention now
in sesion measures hostile to our
interests and to the interest of
all Negro citizens of the pro-
posed new state are being
or have been urged regardless
of the fact the framing of the
Constitution-is but the adoption
of certain basic rules and fun-
damental principles by the body
politic is to bo governed and
not for the enactment of leg-
islative matters partisan in
character
Whereas education is the
main is the chief elevator and
benefactor of the citezinship to
the extent that evory citizen is
reached and benefited more or
less by its influence and ad-
vantages and since it is our de-
sire that the grat state of Ok-
lahoma present a favorable com-
parison educationally with any
other state.
Whereas we denounce and
condemn all crime and partic-
ularly the practice of lynching
human beings in these United
States especially as obtains in
the Southern States as a relic
of barbarism unworthy of any
civilization and as a foul blot
upon the name and honor of
the nation and
Whereas by the recent act of
the President of tho United
States of America in issuing an
order for the discharge with-
out honor of Companies B. C.
and D of the 25th U. S. Infan-
try for their alleged iinplicatton
in riot at Brownsville Texas.
Where as said act as execu-
ted was by reason of tho re-
port as made to the President
by General Gaiiington and in-
Blocksome who in said report
allege that they had made full
investigations of every man in
the Battallion when the facts
are there were only 7 8 and 9
men selected from these com-
panies by tho said General
Gaiiington for investigation and
some of them were not in the
state of Texas at the time of
the riot and
Whereas there was not a
full investigation made by the
said inspector as claimed by
them in their report submitted
to the President charging the
riot up to tho said companies
under the caption of murder.
Be it resolved that tho Ne-
gro American continue to take
a lively interest in American
Politics; that we demand a
share of the responsibilities of
our government and incidental
emoluments thereof; that we
oppose our political enemies and
stand by our friends supporting
those parties men and meas-
ures that best promote our in-
interest as a race; that we or-
ganize solidly the impending
campaign in the to bo state of
Oklahoma; if our constitutional
rights are invaded by the acts of
the present constitutional con-
vention that wo v.oteasa unit
against its ratification adopt-
ing as our motto in politics tho
Rooseveltism doctrine oxprossed
by Gov. Frantz in his innaugu-
ral address "viz; "The game
shall be played according to tho
rule."
Resolved that the constitution
of this new state should declaro
for "equal rights to all men"
should declaro against
class legislation of every kind
and should bo big enough and
broad enough to protect our
cosmopolitan citizenship giving
to labor ample protection and
to capital proper encourage-
ment. Resolved that it is the duty
of our rich and promising state
to place within the reach of all
its people the best educational
advantages: that the Negro
Press Association of the new
state Oklahoma exert every en-
ergy toward securing to Negro
full and equal educational ad-
vantages: that tho said associ-
ation urge of the new state the
appropiation of a fund suffici-
ent for the improvement and
maintenance of Haloochee In-
stitute in tho East half of tho
new state of Oklahoma known
as tho Indian Territoiy and lo-
cated at Taft I. T.
Resolved that we indorse tho
action of President Ininan E.
Page of the Colored Agricultu-
al and Normal Industrial school
of Langston Oklahoma. in
presenting to the Convention
the beautiful desk and gavel
made by the students of said
University for the use of said
Convention and presentation re-
marks made by President Pago
as wise timely and patriotic
and that wo deeply deplore and
regret the prejudice narrow-
ness and lack of statesman-
ship displayed by the presiding
officer in his speech of accept-
ance. Resolve that we urge our peo-
ple to organize and prepare to
defend themselves against mobs
and assassin advising them
that it is more honorable to die
defending home family and
life than to be shot or burned
to deftth by cowards and mur-
derers; that we urge them to
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Twine, W. H. The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1, Friday, November 30, 1906, newspaper, November 30, 1906; Muskogee, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc70047/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.