Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-24

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The Atlanta (Georgia) Herald il
much distress Of mind, thus presents
the situation forced upon an important
class of that community:
"The manager of the Herald office,
who from behind the tranquil counter
studies the moods Of the Herald's GUS
toners, has been alarmed for some days
past at unmistakable signs of disap-
proval of either his course, or the
course of the greatpaper whose finances
] he manages.
| These shrewd, hot-headed, young
Arabs have transacted their business of
late in a scornful and forbidding way.
that, to his calm eye, forebodeda storm.
They used to come bursting into the
office in jolly, harum-scarum way,
their faces bright with the fresh air of
dawn, and their eyes kindled in the
mornings first flush, and fling down
their shinplasters with some such cheer
full remark
Skin me out twenty O your best, old
man?'
Or some such affectionate inquiry as
How does the old thing wiggle to-
day, boss?'
Or tender piece of advice like:
Colonel. it Id be good for yer to
make them locals slap in a little more O
the red-hot.'
For the past week, though, it's all
changed. In a stately and sullen way
they march up to the counter. With
the air of ragged princes they slap the
money down, and, with condescension
beamlng from every feature
'Gemme ten !
On Sunday the storm burst.
In the calm and hush of the Sabbath
morning two intrepid little rascals--.a
committee from a back alley commune
walked up to the counter:
MIR. Smith, you've got to quit sell
ing papers to niggers !
The declaration of war was made
an ultimatrm plumply spit out.
Quit selling pap to negroes
Why?'
well, we've all settled that we
won't run with niggers. The Constitu-
ton won't sell to niggers, and their
boys laugh at us when we have to hol-
Ter the Herald 'longside O black fellers
Them niggers don't know nOthin' bout
scare 'em out, and git their papers for
nothin' almost You never see Mig
ger boy hardly ever that kin tell wheth-
er he's made anything OF not when he's
sold out. A heap Of men won't buy
from us ; they wait for niger boys
cause they know they can cheat them
cut and git the news for nothin'. We
won't run with 'em. You must quit
sellin' to EN-.
'Bnt would it be right to refuse the
little darkeys chance to make their
living 2 said the mellow hearted
manager.
ooh yes, sir You see they run the
street-carts. They have this job, and
they won't let a white boy in. You
never see a white fellow pushing a
street-cart, cause the niggers won't let
'em. One OF two white ones has tried
it, and they drive 'em out. They break
his cart, and catch him off, and whip
him, and rock him, and tell lies on him,
till he has to quit. Now, our boy 'es
! had talk about il, and is determined,
as the niggers keep us out Of the street.
cart business, that we will keep them
out Of the paper business. 1t amt no
use to whip 'em. They don't mind it,
less you nearly kill 'em and then the
police will catch you. So we fixed up
to come and tell you, you mustn't let 'em
have any papers when they call for 'em
and you mustn't. We won't run with
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The manager promised to take the
matter under the serious consideration
it merited, and the advocates of the
Arabs retired. AS they passed out of
the door, one of them threw in a parting
shout
Z say, some O these niger fellers
is running the boot-blach business, too.
There amt white boy in it. Remem-
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