Norris Wright Cuney ; a tribune of the Black people
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Norris Wright Cuney ; a tribune of the Black people

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LIBRARY TORRIS WRIGHT COTEY H tribune of tbe Biacfe people BY HIS DAUGHTER MAUD CUNEY HARE WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JAMES S. CLARKSON Customs the Port New YorkFormerly Surveyor of of of THE CRISIS PUBLISHING COMPANY 26 VESEY XEWYORKSTREET, CITY 1913 LOAN STACK 1913,Copyright, BY HAREMAUD CUNEY ROBERT N. WOOD, PRINTER, New YorkEast Street,202 Ninety-ninth H INTRODUCTION MR. CUNEY S as it is here solife, faithfully his devoted deserves toportrayed by daughter, be told as much for the of theinspiration many other and souls in the futuregallant intrepid who will have to achieve success against many difficulties and as he asdiscouragements did, in and deserved honor and tribute to himjust wonfor the that he so to himselfgood nobly and the he sogreater good soughtconstantly and found for his fellow men. His work was more for than for himself.always humanity His his boundless hiskindly nature, heart, desire to be of service to the hisalways weak, sense of and of hisjustice spirit sacrifice, loy to and his ideals as toalty highfriendship man s to his fellow menevery duty impressed who everknew and mosteveryone him, impressed those who knew him best and thereforedeeply knew of the full and measuresomething quality of his constant and service to mangenerous kind.

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LIBRARYTORRIS WRIGHT COTEY
H tribune of tbe Biacfe people
BY
HIS DAUGHTER
MAUD CUNEY HARE
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
JAMES S. CLARKSON
Customs the Port New YorkFormerly Surveyor of of of
THE CRISIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
26 VESEY XEWYORKSTREET, CITY
1913LOAN STACK
1913,Copyright,
BY
HAREMAUD CUNEY
ROBERT N. WOOD,
PRINTER,
New YorkEast Street,202 Ninety-ninthH
INTRODUCTION
MR. CUNEY S as it is here solife, faithfully
his devoted deserves toportrayed by daughter,
be told as much for the of theinspiration many
other and souls in the futuregallant intrepid
who will have to achieve success against many
difficulties and as he asdiscouragements did,
in and deserved honor and tribute to himjust
wonfor the that he so to himselfgood nobly
and the he sogreater good soughtconstantly
and found for his fellow men. His work was
more for than for himself.always humanity
His his boundless hiskindly nature, heart,
desire to be of service to the hisalways weak,
sense of and of hisjustice spirit sacrifice, loy
to and his ideals as toalty highfriendship
man s to his fellow menevery duty impressed
who everknew and mosteveryone him, impressed
those who knew him best and thereforedeeply
knew of the full and measuresomething quality
of his constant and service to mangenerous
kind. Those who knew him from his childhood
that in his his heart was asay younger days,
shelter for the weak and of andneedy any every
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race and all who ever came to know him at
; all,
knew that this increased withspirit constantly
his years.
I knew him from when I became1876,
with him at the Nationalacquainted Republican
Convention at Cincinnati the inConvention
which occurred the famous contest between
Elaine and a which dividedConkling, rivalry
the into factions for the wholeparty nearly
that followed. It was in the stormsgeneration
and contests of that noted and inConvention,
those of the for the eleccompaign preceding
of closesttion that were formed thedelegates,
and most ofprecious friendships my political
and indeed of whole life. For nowlife, my I,
the of allotted to manon reaching year grace
Bible have the one totheby testimony give
world of instead ofthat the so-called politics,
and is the oneallbeing self-seeking selfishness,
action where more true andfield of human gen
and wherein more trueerous men are found,
are and moreand friendships formed,lasting
than inand actual sacrifices made, anywilling
men.field of and amongother rivalry competition
andselfishThere many graspingare, indeed,
But therefound in that world.to bespirits
andmore men who areare in it far good
who form the lifeand guardgenerous patriotic,
of the andand decide the who,destiny Nation,
effort to estab-the of thefrom greatbeginning

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