The elevator., 1888-09-08
OAKLAND NEWS.

OAKLAND, September p. 1863. +
Fr,r~oR F1EvAToR-DE4E GIR: Tile cam- /
Nam On tie Republican side Is duly
ii.n.5,,aa THE primary held on the lst inst !
oia.+a7 7.lerates to the County Conven- /
t;on which convened on the 3d inst ne
,.ho;caz of TIE ELEVATOR have been noml-
mated almost 10 man. which SHOWS tue
wisdom of The ELEVATOR. We have re
naot4lIy advised q thorough organization
aa,,o,gr the coIored citizens Of the State IN
General ana Oakland in particular. We
IoIJ the balance OF power, ana with
rnita1 effort We can command that recog-
nition that is justly our due. No" IS the
time to make ourselves felt. Our support
i needed in this election, and we sh0uld
receive fair consideration.
! Mrs. Il. Watkins returned home from
Ithe mountains last week, much improved
nr 4 D Cole. who ha5 been visiting
IN. northern country for the last twy
months. arrived home on the 81 inst. AMI
Is looking the pictus Of health. 4 visited
a great many citiaA along the me from
h4rs 10 Montana, - WHICH he spenks rs
The place tn make money. lie met j ".
Smith and ID. ID. jacobs lie SAYS Ar
Jacobs is better adapted to the bar that is'
tine l-.nl b1r) than TO the t0nsorAt pro
rassion. His trip was both pleasant and
profitable. He viii leaEe again In le"
laws for Washington Territory
Mrs. William Prertiss and daughter "nU
: have been visiting in the last tof the Plst
i've months, came nome Oh the 3th INST.
INV visited many towns in Ohio ana
Z Kentucky ana enjoyed the VISIT very h0cn'
bat are gad to be athome az an.
ha
! Rnsinoss Agency would advise all persons
Of color. both men and wcmen' VINO "'e
willing to work for good fair wages, to
come to 900 Seventh street, Oakland, oI
f22 CLAY street, San Francisco We car
. alwovs snnplv good help with situations.
In vour issue of August % is a communi
cation from Good Hope, ". Va. | wish Il
b reproduca the latter part OF 1t, ana RAoV
s how nearly it applies to us
:. sOnr most dangerous enemies are anon
IS ourselves. There are, much to onr SORROW
e ,4rsors among us who will reyilr their o"
t. brothers, and at a midnight hour viii p'ai
a ana execute the destruction Of their @"
brothers. to the infinite delight and !
accordance perhaps with premedltatoT
Of our brother in white.
uGol speed the day when onr shor
T., sighted brothers may be awakened by ed
g caiion to q sense OF their dnty to aid IL
g race IN fully meriting the honor which the
af now merit only ip part,
IN I wish to show the truth OF the above
~. stating what happened here at home r.
ad n time there wls a white barber who shave
Ii the co .ed boys. as none of the coioft
IN BARRIERS had backbone enough to do It; b.
les for some reason this barber stopped SEa
,p- ING the boys, and told them 50 Ill pla
ed language. Then they had to 90 70 -
III Francisco to get haircut or shave. j"
ed ~ tins time, William Towne, Jr., yoai
A man who was raised here in Oakland, thr>
he omen his doors to the public and need I
es noor fellows from the necessity OF Ro'hS
San Francisco. The white barber, hndl
tlat he had lost good thing, reopen
his place, anl the ungratetul fellows l.
the man who did them the favor ana
me turned 10 the man who insultad and turn
,u- them from his door. | hold that the
4pt ored men OK Olklanl are under as great
nd ob;ration to William Gowne, ~. as u
will are to the Republican party, ana tEey o."
ich 10 he under a lifelong Obligation TO
the When q black man wanted To get his
en- cnt ne would nave tU lose halt day "a
md spend seyenty-hse cents, and no" tH
its same men will 80 past the man S door "
tie made it possible TOR them to ne nen
hn,no ". Z d