Wisconsin Afro-American., 1892-11-19
row Friendly Words to the WiscOn-
' sin -American.
.rr. ]. T. IEN1FER, D. D., CHICAGO.

1ENIFER, D. D., CHICAGO.
,p BRoTHERs.-I should have
- .;nce acknowledged the reception
oDo s,nies of your paper, the VISION
" ',r no AMERICAN, also complied with
~ snnr request for an article, but numer-
OU ..ors of business and pastoral
,rties @ have prevented.
1r Tho tone of the WISCONSIN AFRO
,rprc,y is healthy, pure and pro-
~ .,ro We hail it as another effort
M 40 line of Afro American journalism
- LIN the race to tell its own story
fairly. ,oos,,ro &c
,.rr.t and indignation, the days
re we're entirely dependent upon
.s.,s to tell the story of our griev-
49,. our efforts and our progress,
-5 a tov terribly bad they told it.
Thn had among us was magnitied, the
ras caricatured and distorted, or
messed. but it is now encouraging
r,v that at the hands of the brainy,
,,,.caons. and ndvigilantyoungmenw who
n ..drct the more than one hundred
ind fifty papers of the Afro-American
rras, the true status of the race, its
r,;avances its rights, and its progress
Elm receive such fair treatment as
viii command the respectful considera-
sor Of the enlightened Judgment of
the world.
7 have said above that the tone OF
your paper is healthy and pure.
The tone Of many OF the Journals OF
today is injurious to the moral health
of society. For mercenary considera-
lions vitiated public appetite for the
viIe and the sensational is catered to,
\ 90 that the crime and filth of the world
/ i skinned daily, and brought each
morning to the bosom of your family
| 6r IFS mental breakfast, but we may
n hone that with a view of the weighty
RESPONSIBILITY devolving upon the AFRO
AMERICAN, and the lofty ends aimed at
|bv those who conduct it, that the tinan-
cid support and encouragement OF our
< people may be such as to supersede
sucb evil necessities for success, and
That the demand of our society shall be
e- pure, truthful. bigb-toned and
progressive journalism.
Caricature is a powerful educator.
\ The horrible caricature of the race
such as is extravagantly INDUCED in by
4 The Freeman is, to say the least, far
Fetched and degrading to the Negro.
\ l my judgment, among the duties
\ which faithful journal has before it,
j the collection and dissemination of
heEs for general information; the ex-
position of wrong and falsehood in
|he interest of truth and morality,
|EAd the criticism of the conduct and
policy Of men and organizations in the
\ interest Of the public welfare.
think the WISCONSIN AFRO -AMERI-
|CS should receive the cordial support
|Of the people of the Northwest. We
1aye the territory sufficiently extensive
|l breadth, rich in productions, and
Enmisingi monumental intereststo to sus-
E4nthe population of the United States,
Eetshe fails tOreceive her due cOnsidera-
Ilol But the Worlds Fair will help us.
HPeaking, more especially as church
\ ll. hope that among other considera-
EOlSthe African MethOdistsin theNorth-
IeSt, may receive benefit from the influ-
|ace Of your journal. Their apparent
lSlaction at the eneglect received at the
Aads Of the general conference from
1e tOtime, leaves room for the suppo-
Inon that we out this way are willing
E4at the East. South and Southwest
Vail have everything. One of the gen
III departments of the A. M. E.
lafch should have been given to and
@ated in the Northwest.
1t who makes no demands, may
~a8e along forever but gets nothing.
-'-ate and claim. Claim and agitate.
''Ns ior truth, fair play and progress,
J. T. JENIFER,
Chicago, Ill.
NOV, l4th, 1892.