The southern argus., 1891-06-25
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE,
NEGRO JOURNALISM NOT A FAILURE
four Afro American Newspapers in the
Garden of the West-Irrigation
Companies.


TOPEKA, KAN, June %.
IhOse who were so fortunate as tC
receive a copy of the initial number O
HE SOUTHERN ARGUS are loud in il,
praise. The idea that a paper in The
interest of our race will forever prove
failure is erroneous. The negroes
VIII support a paper properly conduct.
ed and In the interest of our people. II
is foolish to ask a person to support
your paper simply because it is owned
by colored men. A paper devoted to
the interests of the colored man, that
stands aloof from the cliques and petty
quarrels, and honestly and conscienci-
ously advocates the race will challenge
the attention and patronage of every
Atro-American in the west.
Kansas now has four papers that
VIII 90 battle for the equal civil rights
OF the race. The Advocate at LeaVen-
worth, the American Citizen at Kan
sas City, the Topeka Call at Topeka
ana IHE SOUTHERN ARGUS. In them
one hnds all shades of political opin-
ION from the stalWart republican to
the dyed-in-wool democrat. The Ad-
Vocate at Leavenworth, under the
management of 3. X. Bruce and w.
b. Townsend, ranks among leading
republican papers of the west. The
editors are two of our brightest young
men. The American Citizen at Kan.
sas City, in the hands of that audaci- |
Gus and nervy Charles II. j. Taylor,
IS rapidly coming to the front and
stands today at the top among reform
negro papers. The Call and the AR
GUS are but beginners. But as infants
they give great promise of future use
fulness.
For the past year the tremendous
rush OF immigration to the west has
considerably lessened. Also, the pour
ing OF eastern money into Kansas.
This has been brought by a condition
OF affairs that requires the energy and
pluck of every true Kansan to meet
and change, if possible. The droughts
that have prevailed in the western and
southern section of our state has COM
PEELED many who have settled there to
abandon their lands and seek homes in
other places. This leaves much land
vacant and suitable for cultivation.
The great rainfall that has favored
our state this year will bring this sec
hon into prominence again as homes
Ior the pluCky western rustlers. If {
would be we'll for the many Afro
Americans who are desirOus Of seek 1
ng homes away from the benumbino 1
Influences of the southern states to |
give some attention to our western c
ands. True, the liability of dry sea-
on has deferred many from settling e
here III the past, but this matter Of t
Try seasons will soon become a thing i
t the past. During the past six h
months large number of irrigation 0
ompanles have been chartered under h
he laws of this state, to build and op- 0
rate main and lateral bitches for the r
l, of irrisatins this section. il
nat they will ultimately be sue
essful IN retaining what has been O.
esert is not to be questioned. For
um0er of years eastern Colorado. "
ing In this same latitude, has been l.
lccessfully cultivated and tremen. -
Gus crop yields obtained from this
Dnrce. take pleasure in calling the !,
ltention of our people to this Since =.
present prices are low and the verv ~
loicest lands can be bought. Kan !; -
IS is ever ready to'Welcome and pro- =, ~
ct the energetic rustler. The negro u'
ust lay hands on all the lands that it
possible for him to obtain.
Mrs. Francis f. Harper one of the
ightest cOlored women of our race NJ
spending the week Iecturing in the ar
terest of temperance under the au- is
Of he VI ~ nv
80 ~ M? nI: " - L y gr
l.. q. Mitchell. Esq, of the Min IT
,apolls, Mimi, Tribune, is in the city "A
Is week in the interest of pensions teI
our ex-slaves. FEARLFss ~
be