Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-12-14
PROSPECTUS
The Iowa State Bystander


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This offer will be discontinued on Jan
nary L. lS95.
The Past Has It's Lesson.
The idea of National Unity" was dis
cussed long years ago by our forefathers
and their words of wisdom can berepeated
with as much application and force now MS
then. Washington warned his countrymen
to defend and preserve the country which
made them ONE PEOPLE. Adams, Hamil-
ton and Webster pleaded for the same
cause, To preserve American institutions
our patriotism must know no county, no
state, no north, no south, but instead let us
have patriotism that shall protect the
flag, and all who are beneath the flag, in
the peaceful and honorable pursuits of life
In NATIONAL. U.;ITY will be found great
factor in the success of our people and
their institutions.
The Present Has Its Duty.
One of the duties of the government is
that of affording it's subjects means OF
gaining an EDUCATION. The perpetuity of
our common country rests upon its intel.
ligence Let this be republic governed
by right reason and free will. Ignorance
impels to bad action, inspires to crimes,
creates mobs, gives courage to lynchers,
overturns order tears away the bul"ark of
liberty and right and converts civilization
into waste. We must look to the educa-
tion of the American, Afro American and
the Immigrant or retrograde
We must recognize the freedom of right
to differ. We must recognize the impor-
tance of ToLERATIoN. The lack of ToLERA-
TIoN has plackened the pages of ancient
history and the pages of the history OF our
own country. The rack, the stake, the
g1bbet, the thumb screw, the sword and the
pillory are all monuments to the spirit OF
intolerance. 1t remains for the United
States to build highway broad
and free into every field of lib
eral inquiry, and to make the
poorest of men who walk therein more Sc
cure in life and reputation than the soldier
who sleeps behind the rampant We must
cultivate free speech, free inquiry and free
thought in order that we may add to the
glory of this common country
Let us not forget that we have no divi
sion of the citizens of this country into thu
mobility" and the people. Away
bear in mind that the laborer is the nobil
ity, and the grend development of thu
United States of America is due to th'
laborer Let every American recog
nize the value of industry as the best mean
of throwing off oppression and assertin;
his manhood and intelligence There is M
room for the sluggard in the world of in
dustry Idleness is the devils work shop
Industry is moral agency, and is con
ducive to happiness and comfort
The Future Has Its Hope.
The future holds out many inducement
to Afro Americans. 1t is only by constan
and relentless work that the best result
can be obtained. The young must be looke'
after, cared for and educated to NEE
coming events Tue stain of slavery AM
its disgrace must be wiped out. Mora
honesty and unselfish devotion to the uI
building of the country and the peopl
must be kept constantly in view. Let u
adopt that which is good, come from what
ever source it may, and reject all that
bad religion as practiced and dis
torted by Americans. The Afro, America
must throw aside many of the customs an
practices of the superior race if he has
firm desire and belief in times to come. S
long as man is anxious about the futur
the future is secure. "The path of the jus
is shining light which shineth more an
more into the perfect day
Summary.
TIE Iowa STATE BYsTANDER will advt
cate equal justice before the law to a
American citizens; the protection of til
home, society and all churches from til
free lance of charlatans; it will work fc
moral, mental, material and true religion
prosperity of the people: it will do all
can to unity the Afro Americans of low
and the United Statesmen, however, b
compromising with wrong, but by comba
ing it; it will not attempt to soil the hone
and trail In the dust the characters
men nor women who have advocated tt
cause of the Afro american at the peril (
their lives: nor will it be found questlonin
the sincerity of a man who has spent a lif
time advocating the same cause-it ma
differ with him as to method. "See tht
justice be done, though the heavens fall.
What Our Friends Can Do.
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have attempted to give you briefly til
plans upon which The Iowa STATE b
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newspaper in their midst.
We ask your support in this great caus
and can assure every subscriber that tn
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be put into first.class printing Office an
the money expended for labor will help
support some worthy women or men.
One of the best evidences we CAP give
our desire for more light and better co
ditlon in life is by our giving a strong al
healthy support to all honorable enterpris
started, owned and operated by Afr
Americans. The newspaper has dol
more for this country in the way of raisr
the standards of morality, trpth, justice,
Christian love for kind and Just Great
than all other factors combined.
There are papers published In dlnere
languages in this country which ha'
been we'll supported for years by the Sc
eral nationalities. Such papers are true
the people and cause which they fepresen
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