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The Afro-American., 1893-04-29
THE MONUMENTAL LITERARY.

Lawyer George NJ. Lane read at the
Monumental last Tuesday night as previ-
ously announced in the AFRo-AMERICAN.
The subject was "Spice" and the trend Of
the paper was in harmony with the subject.
The spicy suggestions invoked lively dis
cussion which was participated in by s.
editor Of the AFRo-AMERICAN, Rev. -.
Brown, P. E. of the Washington Con-or-
ence; Mr.. Sol. DeCorsey, Rev Mr.. Ridout,
Rev.E T. Eggleston, Mr.. Chambers
and Lawyer W. Ashbie Hawkins. LAWYER
Lane closed the discussion with sharp
reply to his critics. The attendance was
very good and there was strong sentiment
expressed to the effect that the literary
should not only be revived but that its
future history should be made more
brilliant than its part. Elder Brown said
the institution is one of too much value
to be permitted to Wither and assured the
officers he would give them his support.
Hon. H. S. Cummings will read next
Tuesday night.
The Afro-American., 1893-04-29

bis pen more freely against the lynching
and burning of ''colored men" in the
South. According to the press reports
mob law is now accepted as the H1higher
law Of an uncomfortable element in the
South. With this existing state Of things
and considering that the "colored man."
like all other men is liable to imbibe his
environments, there is evidently cause for
alarm.
We believe with the editor Of the
"Advocate" that the liquor traffic is. the
root Of all evil and yet we cannot repel
the idea that the best way to root out the
Liquor curse i for the moral eleatfRts ot - -,
races to unite and create a senti6
Will put an end to burning and lyncbing
human beings. Now, Brother Eichelber-
ger, the case is with you and we shall
anxiouSly await your reply.
The Afro-American., 1893-04-29
I'M THE COLORED MAN LIKE HIS
WHITE BROTHER"

One Of the marvellous things is the
rapid Development Of fAfro-American news
paper literature 'The AERO AMERIoAN.''
Of this city, while not devoted to general
news, has a keen eye for everything of real
interest to the colored man We expect
to see still greater things on this line il
the near future, when the infant Of days
shall become full grown man. Pity the
colored man should be so much like his
white brother in eyincing large capacity
for the follies and vices Of so-called
"society." Hold stiff rein, Brother
Alexander. Prohibition Advocate.
Thank you, Brother Echelberger. 1t
always inspires US to read acknowledge
ments from you and other members Of
your race as to our development in litera-
ture and other civil attainment8. AS to
general news we think we have done very
we'll even in that direction. IF we have
seemed to be bias in matters Of interest to
the colored man it has been because editors
Of the white press have as a rule only re-
fiected our sins and hid our virtues
The editor Of the "Advocate" also
seemed to be very much alarmed at the
prospects Of the colored man initiating the
white brother sin vices Of 50 called society''
and admonishes Us to ''hold a stiff rein"
We highly appreciate the admonition,
knowing as we do that Editor Eichelberger
is anxious for the moral development Of
all men, regardless Of race or color; and
we assure him we will do our best to guide
our people and to constrain them to meas
TIRE their steps Of progress by the "golden
rule" At the same time we take this
opportunity to suggest to Brother Eichel-
berger that the security of the nation and
Fjustice to al men, demand that he use
The Afro-American., 1893-04-29

Wy few Afro-Americans II this city are
fighting hard to open business avenues to
the race. They are making great sacrifices
ana are giving substantial evidences Of
push and merit. Stand by them
The Afro-American., 1893-04-29
OFFICE, 525 MCMECHEN STREET.
BALTIMORE, MD.
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1898

The interests Of the Afro-American
population of Baltimore are identical and
any faction of the race who fosters strife
to crafty their own selfish ambition should
be classed with the enemy.
The Afro-American., 1893-04-29

Mr. Murray has also displayed some
capacity as an inventor and has applied
for caveat on a Combined Agricultural
machine, in which he has combined about
twelve different machines by system of
attachments in sewing machines The
machine itself is tricycle., and can be
operated as we'll when walking. Any
number of plows from one to twenty seven
can be operated by this machine, which
also has the power to guage rows and beds,
knots or stalks, distribute fertilizers, plant
any kind of grain in hills, broadcast small
grain, plant and chop cotton, and cultivate
any kind of crop. 1t cuts, drops, piles and
bundles small grain Mr.. Murray hopes to
secure q patent on his Invention when he
shall have completed his experiments with
it.
In physique M@. Murray is 8 striking
figure About six feet in height, he is well
proportioned and straight as a South Caro-
lima palmetto. In complexion he is black
and has an open, frank countenance,
deep voice of great volume and an energy
and power of speech in debate that has
earned for him the sobriquet, THE Bold
Black Eagle Of Sumter"
Mr.. Murray is very active already in the
Congressional harness, and one day last
week he walked up to the White House
ard made speech to President Cleveland,
in which he said:
''The inauguration OF President. Of
your political faith has always been re-
garded by the great mass of colored people
throughout the South with alarming APP
prehension and you now have an oppor-
tunity TO perform an act Of patriotism
whose far-reaching influence and effect
would stand next the great emancipation
proclamation, should you utilize the oc-
casion to forge upon as the conviction that
the change Of administration from Repub-
ican TO Democratic rule dPes not mean "
special harm to US. Such conviction would
,rush forever the present formation Of
political parties in the South, wipe out in
great measure political fraud and murder
md cause the reorganization Of parties in
he wake of principle and not race. AS
political office is the highest insignia Of
intelligent black men seek it
more as shiold OF protection than for the
:reed Of emolument, for very many tier
,ret the denial Of Office to them to mean
hat they are less than other asses Of citi-
ems and may be maltreated and outraged
With impunity just as lust might crave,
,rejpdice dictate or selfish greed demand.
The Afro-American., 1893-04-29

The Southern Governors in their social
council at Richmond Va, recently refused
to receive delegation of representative
Afro-Americans who had reasonable
petition to present in behalf Of their people
Next to lynch law this action OF the Chief
Magistrates Of the South is possibly the
hest reason that can be given why foreign
ers who are weekly coming to this country
by the thousands do not go South.
We need not go far to seek the reason for
this avoidance Of the South by the best
quality of immigrants. The poor whites
of the South are a progressive, intoler-
ant, and semi-barbarous people; they have
some rude virtues, but they are so clannish
that they make life burden to the
stranger that settles within their gates.
lively scarce; Judge Lynch is the highest
court of appeals; there is no toleration for
differences of political opinion. The shot
guns and the pistols are resorted to on
slight proyocation. The contrast between
the non-progressive and lawless civilization
of the South and the progressive and pros
porous States of the North is SO great that
Northern capital and foreign immigration
do not seek an abiding place at the South.
The Post-Intelligencer, Seattle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-30

The Australian election law, as
amended at the last session, brings
within the provisions Of the law
the election of municipal officers
in each city in the state in which
the1e are at least three hundred
voters, as appear from the last city
assessment roll. As there is an
emergency clause, the amended
law took effect on the day Of ap-
proval, March 18th.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-30

After July first it will be unlaw-
full to employ anyone as deputy,
clerk or subordinate to any state,
county or municipal Office, or as
member, officer or subordinate up
on any official board Of the state,
or of any county, or municipality
of the state, who shall not be a
bona-fde resident of the state, or
who shall not be citizen Of the
United States, either native or
naturalized. This is a law Of the
last legislature.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-30

And now it is said that Grand
Forks is to have another newspa-
per-a weekly Saturday OF Sun
day paper, with Geo. H. league,
formerly of the Bismarck edition
of the Plaindealer, as manager:
league is a good rustler. We
wish it success.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-30

Rev. Sam Jones and Rev. Mr..
Dobbs, of Georgia, each kneels in
his closet daily and asks the Lord
to give him strength enough to
whip the other. And the first
time they meet on the streets they
propose to see whose prayers have
been answered
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-30

There is well grounded anxiety
this spring about securing seed
wheat free from smut It is
known that a very little smut in
seed may ruin an otherwise fine
crop. The elevator companies and
our State Commissioner of Agri-
culture are sending out circulars
on the subject to those who will
write for them. Whether any
smut balls can be detected or not
it will be best this year to clean
seed with a mill, giving astrong
blast. The balls are light and
and many can be blown out.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-30

Jud LaMoure favors reorgani-
zation of the party and thinks
that all members Of the cold gang"
should be turned down. If such a
thing should happen we wonder
where Jud will be Sat
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-30

Congressman johnson has re-
turned from Washington and will
reside on his Petersberg farm
the coming summer. It is said
that he will devote considerable
time to repairing his fences pre-
paratory to his candidacy for a
denomination to congress.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-30

A famous New York orchestra
leader, Mr.. Anton-Seidl, was re-
Gently given view Of the model
of '|The MacKaye' Spectatorium''
at Chicago. A few days later in
commenting upon that model to a
New York, newspaper man, he
said:-"At The MacKaye Specta
torium will be realized more than
Wagner ever dreamed of. Clouds,
sunsets and other phenomena OF
nature, which at Dayreuth were a
failure, will here be scenic won.
der.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-30
Demorest Medal Contest.

Another Demorest medal contest
will take place in the School house on
Saturday evening, at which declama-
tions good music and laughable
farce entitled 1.-THE Two Roses" will
be given None should miss this treat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-30

The new commissioner Of the
general land Office will not have to
stagger through his official term
under the name of LaMoure. His
name is given as Cyrus w. Lam
erauX.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-30

The st. Patrick's edition OF the
of the Irish Standard, published
at St. Paul appeared last week
enclosed III cover of brilliant
green.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-30
Female suffrage has passed the
senate of the Minnesota legislature

Over sixteen thousand women
have registered in Kansas, and
propose to vote at the approach
ing municipal election.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-21
NECEssARIEs OF LIFE
Should Be Cheapened for the
Masses.

Should Be Cheapened for the
Masses.
Nearly allied to the policy of free raw
materials is that of cheapening the
necessaries of life for the masses of the
people. Legislation which unnecessarily
increases the cost of living is wholly
without justification or excuse, and in
the revision of our revenue laws this
Objectionable policy should be wholly
discarded in the interest of both labor
and capital. So long as the government
maintains system of taxation which
affects the prices of commodities in the
markets, 1t should be so applied as to
exempt, or bear as lightly as possible,
upon those articles which are essential
to the health and comfort of the
people, such as food, clothing
and shelter, and upon the tools
and implements of trade EN-.
ployed by labor in earning the means
Of subsistence. LuXuries and articles
of taste and fashion. the use of which is
entirely voluntary, are proper subjects
of taxation under any system of raising
revenue, and upon these the rates NAV
very properly be placed at the very
highest revenue point. Such taxes do
not ordinarily impose much hardship
upon those who pay them, but taxes
which diminish the purchasing power
of the laborers' wages in procuring the
necessaries of life strike at tho founda-
tons of the social system, because the
material welfare of all our commune
tiles depends Oh, IN large measure.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-21
TARIFF A TAX
And the Consumer Must Event
ually Pay 1t.

ually Pay 1t.
A tariff is tax upon consumption.
and the condition of those who are CON-
PEELED by poverty of means to purchase
and use the coarser and cheaper grades
of goods should certainly protect them
against unjust determinations, even If
it does not entitle them to some measure
of exemption from the eXactions of the
government. Taxation according to
value does injustice to no one unless the
rates are too high or are unequally ad-
justed upon articles of the same general
character and utility. 1t is distinctly
the American system of taxation, and is
recognized as just and equitable
by the people in all the states
In their laws for the assessment
and the collection of local re.
venues upon the ad yalorem basis. 1t
is not probable that any other method
would be tolerated in any state of the
Union where the tax Is imposed solely
for the purpose of raising revenue, with
no incidental or Interior object in view
affecting the public health or morals;
and it would never have been tolerated
in our federal legislation except in rare
instances if the use of the taxing power
bad been limited to the purpose for
which it was delegated. AS means of
concealing from the taxpayer the usual
proportion which the charge upon his
earnings bears to the value of the taxed
article, specific and compound rates
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-21
LARGEST ON RECORD.
Receipts and Expenditures for
EjsCnl Year


Fiscal Year.
Reviewing the receipts and eXpendi-
lures for the fiscal year 1898, the secre-
tary says that the governments reye-
nues from all sources for the year were
s461, TIC. 561.94, of which S2O3, 800, O16.7 70
was from customs. and S161 ,027, 623. 90
from internal revenue. The total ex-
penditures were 1853, 374, SSZ65, leaving
a surplus Of 81, 341, 674.29. AS compared
with 1892, this shows an increase in re-
ceipts of s35, S4S. 3O1.72. and in expendi-
lures of S3S, 454.6239l. On the basis
of existing laws the revenues of
the government for the present
fiscal year are estimated at
$3.50, 121, 1866. 80, and the total expendi-
lures at S46S, 121 5000, or a deficit of
$4,000, 600. The principal items IN these
estimated revenues are: From customs,
Sl75, 900, 900. and from internal revenue,
S15O.OOO,OOO, while 1852, 100000 for pen
pensions constitutes the largest item in
the estimated expenditures, 1t is esti-
mated that on the basis of existing laws
the government revenues for the fiscal
year 1925 will be 1854, 427. 74S.44. q The
estimates of appropriations heretofore
submitted for the year aggregate S44S,-
SOC. 7S9.9 SO. or an estimated surplus of
Sc, 120, 95S.56.
Discussing our foreign commerce. the
secretary says that our total imports
were:
For 92-MerchandIse. 1897. 4O2. 1852;
gold, s49. 699. 454; silver, SIG. 955. 0S6. Ex-
ports. merchandise. 81, 1850, 27S. las; gold,
$50, 1875, 1877; silver, SS2. 81O.559.
For 1S9S-1mpOrtS, merchandise, $780,
400.922; gold, sal. 174,3Sl; silver, $685.
l9S,25A Exports, merchandise sSA7,-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-21

and responsibilities of bank of issue,
and to certain extent the functions of
bank of deposit. they have not con-
ferred upon the secretary any part of
the discretionary powers usually pos
seSsed by the executive heads of insti-
tutions engaged in conducting this
character of financial business. He
is bound by mandatory or pro-
hib.tory provisions in the statutes
to do or not to do Ger
tain things, without regard to
the circumstances which may exist at
the time he is required to act, and thus
he Is allowed no opportunity to take adj
vantage of changes in the situation
favorable to the interests of the govern
ment to protect its interests from injury
when threatened by adverse events Of
influences. He can neither negotiate
temporary loans to meet casual def
clencleS nor retire and cancel the notes
OF the government without substituting
other currency for them when the rev.
enueS are redundant or the circulation
eXcessive; nor can he resort. except to
very limited extent, to any of the eX-
pedients which, in his Judgment, may
be absolutely necessary TO prevent ill.,
FURIOUS disturbances OF Tile 0nalclal
situation. These considerations en-
phasize the necessity for such legiSia
ton as will make the department indie
pendent of speculative Interests and
operations, and enable it to maintain
the credit of the government upona
SOUND AND SECURE BASIS.
Whatever objections may be urged
against the maintenance of large coin
reserve. procured by the sale of inter-
est-bearing bonds, it must be evident
that this course cannot be safely avoid
ed unless the government abandons the
policy OF Issuing its own notes for cir
culation. and limits the functions of the
treasury department to the collection
and disbursement of the public reve-
nues for purely public purposes, and to
the performance of such other admins
trative duties as may be appropriate to
the character of its organization as a
branch of the executive authority. To
the extent that it is required by law to
receive money on deposit, and repay it,
or to issue notes and redeem them on
demand, it is engaged in a business
which cannot be conducted without
having at all times the ability to COM
ply promptly with its obligations. Its
operations necessarily affect, beneficial
ly or otherwise, the private financial
affairs of all the people. and they have
right to be assured by appropriate Leg
lslatiOu that their confidence in the ill.,
tegrity and power of the government
has not been misplaced.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-21

the prosperity and contentment of
those who labor in some form for their
own support. 1t Is estimated that the
REVENUES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
1893 Will amount. upon tile basis of eX-
listing laws, to S454, 437. 47S, and that the
expenditures, including the sinking
fund, will amount to S44S,303 ,7S9. The
estimated revenues from customs is
Sl90,O00,O00, and the total estimated re-
celpts from all sources will exceed the
estimate of expenditures Sc, 120.95S. AS
Stunning these amounts to be approx
mately correct, 1t will be necessary in
any changes that may be made in our
revenue laws to provide for raising
about S1S4, 100000 from customs alone,
or partly from customs and partly from
such other subjects of taxation as COLI
greSs may see proper to include in our
Internal revenue system. If the amount
and value of the impOrtationS of the
same character of duIiable merchandise
should not, during the fiscal year of
1895, exceed the amount and value of
such importatlons during the fiscal year
OF 1888, the receipts under the measure
now pending would be about 1922, 000,-
0OO. but there are strong reasons for the
opinion that the proposed reductions in
the rates of duty will encourage i'm
pOrtationS to a very considerable eX-
tent, and that, consequently. the rev.
enue will not be diminished in the same
proportion as the rates are reduced.
Moreover, experience has shown that
under all our tariff legislation there has
been an almost constant tendency to-
wards annual increases in the amounts
and values of dutiable imports, even
though the rates of duty remained the
same.
THE TOTAL VALUE
OF dutlable Imports in 1868 was $780,
G6l,302, and the receipts were 1854. 464,-
$50, and although tea, coffee and hides,
important revenue articles, were all
subsequently placed upon the free list
and some other changes made in the
law, the value of dutiable imports had
increased to 1893. 9l6. 3S4 in 1888 and the
receipts amounted to S2l4, FOG, 1876. In
the year 1854, the first after the passage
of the tariff act of March 3, 1888, the
value of dutlable imports was S456, 1885,
124, and the receipts S195, CO.., 4S9, but III
1890, the last full year made under that
act. the value was S507, ST., 764. and the
receipts 1929, 66S, 5S4. There have
been but two entire fiscal years
since the act of Oct. 6, 1890, and during
the first one. 1892, the value of dutiabe
imports was 1856, $40, 741, and the re-
ceipts SIT. 452, 964, while in 1898 the
value was $500, 1872, SIG, and the receipts
$2U2, $50, DIG, OF an increase of nearly Is
per cent. TO what extent the importa-
tons will be increased solely on account
OF reductions in the rate of duty it is of
course impossible to foreSee, but it is
reasonable to conclude that this cause,
together with the natural increase of
our purchases from other countries, will
result in a much larger revenue from
customs i'll 1895 than is indicated by
mere comparison of proposed reduced
rates with those under which the co!lec-
tons were made in 1893.