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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26
A SOUTHERN MISTAKE.

From Hts Springfield, (iHdss.,) Republican,.
Southerners are laying too much
stress on that silly exhibition of race
prejudice which some Brooklyn, n, Y,
people are making. These Brooklyn
ties have gone into Mysteries because a
Negro who is eminently respectable,
educated and wealthy has bought
house in semi-fashionable
neighborhood, in whi h he and his
family intend to live. Race prejudice
and nothing else is at the bottom of
these Mysteries; and so far as this is true
these negrophobists in Brooklyn de-
serve all the jeers and mock sympathy
which the negroprobists of the south
choose to bestow upon them Negro
phobia and race prejudice is pr, per
subject for jeers and soothing, always
aud everywhere, and so is the hypocrisy
which condemns the exhibitions OF this
prejudice in one section of the country
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26
ST. PETER CLAyER UNION.

The above is the title of national
organization Of Colored Catholics.
They met in the city of Baltimore Tues
day of last week and were addressed by
Cardinal Gibbons and Very Rev. j. R.
Slattery, President of ST Joseph's sem
mary. Mass was celebrated by Rev.
Charles R. Uncles, the first colored
Catholic priest ordained in the state of
Maryland. The union is composed of
colored Catholics from all parts of the
United States. Baltimore has three
colored Catholic churches with large
and growing memberships. The col
leges, seminaries, homes for children
and the sisters form a very important
adjunct to the. work of this organiza-
ton. The first congress of colored
Catholics was held in the city of Wash
ington in 1889, and this union is the
outcome of work and plans formulated
at The worlds fair in 1893 The pre-
lates, as a rule, said that colored Cath
olics were not Disseminated against by
any law of the diocese, although they
said there was slight discrimination by
some individual churches which was
deprecated. Education of colored peo-
pie was discussed at length and plans
put ON foot for the founding of a uni
versity. Father Stephan has $50 acres
of land near Washington, d. c., at his
disposal, which may be used for school
purposes. For years the Catholic
churches all over the country have
day set apart for the purpose of collect
money for the building of school
houses and educating the colored people
of the United States.
Miss Ida B. Wells crusade against
lynch law and discrimination against
Negroes was endorsed and a committee
appointed to wait upon President
Cleveland and lay before him certain
matters relating to the lynching of
Negroes, with the accompany resolu-
tions of the union.
Officers of the union for the next two
years were cleo ed as follows: w. S.
Lotion, of Washington, president; G. R.
Wade, of Baltimore, vice president;
Frederick l. McGhee, ST Paul, Mimi,
secretary; S A. Spencer, of South Car
DINA; Rev. Jos. A. M. Shorter of
Leavenworth, spiritual director, and
Charles Fl. Butler of Washington,
John T. Carter, of Baltimore, r. n.
Wood, of New York and A. j. Bell, of
Kentucky, board of directors.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26

while yielding to it in another. When
southerners catch the northerners imi-
tating their bad example in the treat
ment of the Negro, it is their privilege
to throw back the northerners' con-
demnation of themselves with as much
sarcastic force as they can muster.
Really the northerner who yields to
that prejudice SO as to exclude or con-
sent to the exclusion of Negro from
any right or privilege to which he as a
law abiding citizen is entitled. is
greater offender against the spirit of
our institutions, common justice and
the dictates of Christianity than is the
southerner, for the latter has the ira
ditions Of slavery and certain unpleas-
ant conditions and experiences to ac-
count for and, to some extent, excuse
his course.
Let the southerner condemn northern
hypocrisy in this respect as much as he
will, therefore, but let him not commit
the serious blunder of thinking that
these sporadic outbreaks of race pref
udice at the North justify the chronic
state of injustice toward the Negro in
his own section. A rumpus over the
coming of Negro TO live in white
neighborhood of the North, or the
occasional difficulty of Negroes in find
ing such homes as they would like in
northern towns, or any familiar exhi-
bition of this prejudice IN the North,
does not excuse the separate car law. or
the exclusion Of Negroes from white
churches, schools and theatres, or the
general ostracism to which the black
citizens of southern states are subjected.
Southerners may find defenses Tor this
ostracism which satisfy them-that is
not a matter of present concern-bHt
Northern lapses from virtue cannot
fairly be used as such defenses, any
more than an occasional exhibition Of
mob brutality at the North can be
fairly used to defend southern lynch
ings. If it is hypocrisy for such people
as these Brooklynites to condemn
southern treatment of t he Negro. it is
exactly as much hypocrisy to justify
southern extremes of ostracism of the
Negro by citing the occasional mild
lapses at the North
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26
Truck FARMERS and Free Trade.

The truck farmers own 1886 horses
and mules, besides implements worth
SIS, ,9T1 ,207 The less the demand for
truck the lower the value of the live
stock and implements, because the farm
ers will have less use for them. The
shipment of the truck to market is also
quite factor. There are farmers who
haul their own stuff and sell it, There
are more who ship by railroad or
steamer. There are the men who
handle it. Ire are the commission
merchants who sell it and their men
who handle it again. These form
quite an army in addition to the a40.-
1913 men, women and children who find
work on the farms. All would suffer
from free trade, when people are idle
and unable to buy vegetables.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26
men and see if they adhere to the prin-
ciples of the Republican party and
their eloquent utterances on the stump.
7
BUSINESS IS BUSINESS.

The Iowa STATE BYsTANDER en-
the purpose, as it then declared, OF
doing business according to approved
and legitimate business methods. 1t
has strictly adhered to that principle.
There was not colored Republican
paper in the state of Iowa founded and
operated on that basis. 1t does not
expect any member of the party to bow
down and pay homage to it, but it just
ly expects courteous treatment from
members of the party. We do not
want something for nothing. The
editor has not even smoked a candi-
dates cigar and as long as we are in
good health and sound mind, do not
expect to. The paper reasonably ex-
poets respectable treatment and busi-
ness that comes through regular and
proper channels. It has been sent
notices by public men for which there
was no recompense. They were publish
ed Now there is business of this kind
for which there is recompense 1t has
not been received. At other times our
solicitor has asked for advertising
which has been directed to an erratie
mugwump paper for several years.
He was informed that it was matter
beyond the control of the men who
gave them to the aforesaid mugwump
paper. This is a good story to tell an
Esquimau. but it don't go in this
neck O. the woods A good politician
should also be good logician. This
state has 49, 900 colored people and they
are coming in daily as members OF
THE Iowa STATE BYsTANDER family.
It occupies field that no other paper
in Iowa has or can occupy. 1t believes
in Republican principles and while so
believing it proposes to maintain it's
manhood to the last. 1t is not our
business to go about asking candidates
for 25 cents up to $50. That is not our
business on earth this time, at least.
But what we do want is the same
chance that other Republican papers
have. No matter in what language
they are published they are looked
after by being given business of this
kind.
The streets of Jerusalem were kept
clean by every man sweeping before
his own door. II would be better and
more appropriate for the Republicans
to say less about Democracy and sweep
before their own door in this respect.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26

latter Instances are rare. All Ameri-
can manufacturers are reduced to the
lowest prices in their home market by
the sharp competition which now rules,
and they can not make lower prices OF
foreign trade unless they are philan-
thropic enough to manufacture at
loss.
This is a threadbare old charge and
has been SO often and fully denied that
no party can reiterate it except when
driven to extremities. Yours truly,
G. II. DEERE.
STUDEBAKER Bros. MANUFACTURE
ING COMPANY,
SoUTH BEND, Ind, July 13, 1894,
Perhaps some manufacturers sell
goods for export at lower prices than
they charge to the export trade; we
know of none such Our prices for
goods that go abroad are essentially
the same as those we charge for goods
for our home trade, the same figures
for like goods {. o. b. South Bend.
say they are essentially the same, the
only difference being that our goods
for foreign trade are priced little
sitter than for domestic goods, for the
reason that in sending goods SO far
from home we are obliged to take q
little extra pains in their production.
GLEN STUDEBAKER.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26
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THE PAPER.

We have received a letter this week
in regard to some omission or lack of
duty on the part of some of our cor
respondents We wish to say that we
have instructed all of them to give the
news without fear or favor-to treat
everyone impartially. There is not a
correspondent or editor on earth who
can give all Of the news all of the time.
The trouble many times lies in the fact
that our readers will not inform the
correspondent or editor Of facts and
news, but leave him to guess or find
out fer himself. We want the news,
but hope that the citizens of the various
towns will realize the fact that it cost
us money to procure agents and cor
responder S, and that each and every
one should subscribe and pay for the
paper in order to improve it and make
it nearer what it should be- If you
can not take The Iowa STATE BY
sTANDER for one year, take it for six
months or three. Our terms are pub
lished at the head of the column on the
first page. Where it is shown that any
persons have been injured we are will
ing to make all proper amends.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26
INDIAN TERRITORY.
.'Five Nation Made More Prosperous by
the Addition of the Negroes.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The Creek Nation is an alert and
active one, which is largely due to the
Negro element which fairly controls it,
In the Choctaw Nation it is death for an
Indian to intermarry with Negro. In
any of the fve tribes where the Negroes
have a fair chance there is perceptible
progress due to them The Negroes
are among the earnest workers in the
five tribes The Creek Nation affords
the best example of Negro progress
The principal chief. virtually a Negro,
comes of a family in Creek annals.
His name is Lequest Choteau Perry
man. He was born in the Creek
Nation, Indian Territory, March /,
1888; educated at Tallahassee Mission
of the same nation; enlis ed in the
Union array in Kansas November, 1862,
and was mustered out as Sergeant
Major OF the First Regiment Indian
Home Guards, 1865. He served as Dis
trict Judge of the Coweta Dis
trict, Muskogee Nation, six years;
was elected to the council
dAu oOANCo uhlI GcSu years. ne was
elected principal chief and inaugurated
Dec. S, 1887, for the term of four years.
The Negroes, once slaves of the five
tribes, are of much interest in connec-
tion with the final settlement of the
land question. The five tribes, except
the Seminoles, all owned slaves prior
to and during the war These were
freed by the proclamation of emancipa-
tion, and this was enforced and con
firmed, after much protest, by the
treaty of 1866. In 1860 the total num-
Der of slaves held by the five tribes was
1869. The Seminoles held no slaves in
Indian Territory, butthey intermarrled
with Negroes. Since thewar there has
been very large increase in the Negro
population of the five tribes by ilnni-
grafton from the old slave states ad-
jacent. The Negro question in the
Cherokee, Chickasaw. and Choctaw
Nations, the equities and rights of
these people in the lands of the FIVE
tricbs, and as to citizenship, have yet
to be properly settled.
The population of Negro descent in
the five tribes, which includes former
slaves, in 1890 was as follows: With the
Cherokees, 5,127; Chicka avs, 1876;
Choctaws, 4,406; Creeks, 4,621; Semi
noles, SOC; total 1886.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26

1t is a matter of regret to see any
paper meet an dntimely death, where
it has added to the enlightenment and
harmony of any community or state,
for colored journalism is yet in it's in
fancy. But where the editor of any
paper bears an unsavory reputation
and attempts to prostitute the senti-
ment and support of patrons to his own
selfish ends and has no respect for the
women in the community in which he
lives it is better to have no editor or
paper. A. S, Barnett met with every
encouragement when he came into this
city an entire stranger, but by delving
into family matters and carrying him
self in a manner unbecoming ''re-
spectacle" scoundrel. He made enemies
of those who showed every desire to be
his friend. He is now indulging in the
pastime of parading the falsehood that
the people of this city would not pay
him. We desire to assure our ex-
changes that we have as good class
Of people in this community as are to
be found anywhere in the country and
they have the ability and will pay
every dollar which they agree co pay.
If A. S. Barnett would pay his own
debts and support those whom the law
says he should support he would raise
himself in the estimation of the people
of the state 100 per cent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26
IOWA CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.

First Districts. M. Clark, Keokuk
Second District-G. NJ. Curtis, Clin-
ton.
Third-David B. Henderson. Du-
buqne.
Fourth District-Thomas Updegraff,
McGregor.
Fifth District-Robert G. Cousins,
Upton.
Sixth District-John f. Lacey, Osk-
1oosa
Moines.
Eighth District-W. P. Hepburn,
Clarinda.
Ninth District-A L. Hager, Green
field.
Tenth District. P. Dolliver, Fort
Dodge.
Eleventh District-Geo D. Perkins,
Sioux CITY.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26
Is YOUR NAME THEREe

1t is the duty of all good Republicans
to be properly registered this fall be-
fore election The last General As
sembly made some changes in the law
and the only way to do now is to see
that ''your name is written there If
you have changed your ward or pre-
cinct it will be necessary to register
again or procure certificate of dis
missal from your former ward or pre-
cinct, and unon presentation to the
board in your new ward or precinct
your name will be enrolled there. The
best way to avoid all disputes and
trouble will be to register. The regis
tration boards began their work on
Thursday.
There is hard fight in the First and
Second districts and the Afro American
vote is absolutely necessary to the sue
cess of the Republican cause. This vote
is needed as badly as the German vote
in the Second, which the Republican
managers have made such strenuous
efforts to regain, to the neglect, in
many instances, of the AFRO American
vote. The Afro-Americans of Iowa are
battling for he upbuilding of Repub-
lican principles. The men on the
ticket are merely the exponents and
after the election their careers wi be
watched closely. We hope the many
readers of THE Iowa STATE BysTANDER
will regis er, work hard and earn, silly
for success and after election watch the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26
NEWTON NOTES.


Special Correspondence to Iowa State Bystander.
Rev. M. /. Gordon is now comfortably
domiciled in his new home He spoke
very fattering Of the stewardess who
worked so faithful. The ceiling of the
parsonage was beautifully freseoed.
The reverend spoke encourrgingly of
The work before us. We feel much en-
couraged and look forward to a good
report at the end of the year. A pound
party was given Wedne day, the 27th.
for the reverend. A large number of
useful articles were donated
Fines is completing the new addition
to his residence.
Jason Green after several days visit
with his aged mother in Omaha re-
turned home Friday night,
Georgia Carter is on the sick list.
Mrs Pillow had company from Des,
McipnS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26
The way the Money Goes.

We had S13.s5 per capita in circula-
tion in 1860, over half of which was
state bank currency of uncertain value.
The per capita circulation in 1898 was
sa5.57, every dollar of which was
worth 100 cents in every county in the
United States. While our population
was only double in 1890 what it was in
1860, the volume of currency was four
times as great. A year later, irs 1894,
the circulation of money had decreased
y. so cents per capita, and this nth
only the threat of free trade han.s iAg
over us. How little will our money
circulation be should we ever reach
unadulterated free trade as desired by
democracy?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26

The campaign in Iowa is founded
upon national issues because eleven
Republican congressman are to be
elected. While this is true and the
The Iowa STATE BYsTANDER wants
every cne of its readers to do use all
legitimate means to elect the entire
delegation, yet it does not want them
to forget the township and county
tickets. Let it be clean sweep. We
present the state and county tickets at
the head of our column and can assure
every voter that they are worthy per-
sons and are entitled to the vote of all
good citizens.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26
FARMERS LOT A HARD ONE.
Prices Have Fallen so Per Cent Since
Growers Crowd Ruled the Roost

uTOVerfS SFOWO huleu tHe 1tOoSts
The lot of the American farmer has
not been entirely a happy one of late
Even in Maryland, so close to the seat
of government and with the near by
Washington market for farm products,
the farmer has not been prosperous
A sturdy democrat writes that 'sthe
provinces of the demagogue free traders
are not panning out worth a cent, but
tribulation on every hand abounds and
the farmer finds Jordan hard road to
travel"
This is from good democrat, who
likens the campaign promises of his
party in 1892 to 'spie crust made to be
broken" He makes this bold asser-
tion because he finds that ''the farmer
gets from 3s to 45 cents for his wheat
and not that $1.a5 promised when
Cleveland was made President. The
NIT the farmers the balance due them.
unless he is able to give satisfactory
explanation why .!the deadly blight of
treason has blasted" the prices of farm
products.
DUR farmer friend in Maryland II ..ises
the following interesting comparisons:
1892 1894
Eggs, per dozen. Is 020 cents So cents.
Butter, per pound 25a3o cents u cents
Fine horses, each. $3.50 $50
Plugs. S40a50 Sl0@25
That Tariff Reform has not en-
riched him is evident. Farmers else
where have had similar experiences.
They begin to appreciate that, when
men are woSga1ing in the mines, factor
les, lumber yards or elsewhere, they
have money to spend and there is de-
mand for farm products. The farmer
keeps on producing all the time, but
when mines, factories and lumber
yards are closed, the people have no
money to spend, and the demand falls
off while the supply is the same. A
glut of farm products depreeiates their
value. The farmer knows this now.
He understands that protection means
prosperity, and that prosperity is what
the farmer is after.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26

The vacancy in the Office of state oil
inspector has caused several papers to
press the name Of German citizen for
the place because the German vote has
returned to the Republican party. The
question naturally arises, what is the
Republican party going to do with a
class of voters who have stood firm
through all the party's trials and
defeats? Are they to be rewarded?
The Negro vote is necessary to success
in the First and Second districts
What are they to be rewarded with
an Office with a mop and broom
attachment?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26

B. B. Johnson who has written such
interesting correspondence to this
paper has severed his connection, for
the reason that he has been employed
to represent the Burlington Post on
the road. He is young man, well
trained in the newspaper business,
having arose from the position of
devil in the printing office. He is
energetic and ambitious and thoroughly
honest in his dealings and filled with a
laudable ambition We appreciated
his valuable service for this paper, but
are glad chat he has been called up
higher and wish him success, Mr.
Wm. Shackelford will act in the same
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26
INFORMATION WANTED.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 22, 1s94.-
EDITOR BYsTANDER: want to enquire
for my father, Allen Bradford. The
last time heard of him was in 1868.
He was barber on boat running
from Montgomery, Ala, to Mobi e. He
had four daughters who belonged to a
family named Bib The names of his
daughters were: Kate, McDora, Jessie
and Orlean. Any information OF his
whereabouts will be thankfully re-
ceivad. The last time | hears from
him he was in Bloomfield, Georgia.
Direct any such information, to
Mrs. MCDoRA DUNGEE,
Sl2 w. Eleventh Street,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Other papers please copy.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26

Intelligence from various foreign
countries shows that they are well
pleased with our new tariff But some-
how this doesn't seem to help the re-
election booms of democratic congress-
men.--Kansas City journal
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26

From Mahaska County Negro Paper.
What do you think? The '.grate
journal, Des Moines Register Annex"
published in Clarkson's garret, came
out last week without single line of
calumny for the Negro solicitor.
Strange, isn't it? They rest from
their la bors AS result the boys got
4 columns of advertising matter in their
paper. 1t will pay them better.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26

f. L. Barnett, late candidate for
nomination in Nebras ka on the
Republican ticket at Omaha, threatens
grievances he has are not removed. Mr..
Barnett should remember that DR..
Ricketts,, Barnett's successful compet-
itor, is colored man and candidate
for the legislature. State or county
committees should not be able to make
him leave good principle and a good
cause.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26

One of the strongest cases Of preju-
dice on record is found in the case
where three men who were chamber
maids in a livery stable struck because
a colored man was given a shovel and
told to go and do like his white fellow
citizens
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26

.
Young colored men who have grad
uated from the good schools of Iowa
are to-day addressing audiences in
neighboring states on the political
issues. In Iowa the men at the helm
have not seen fit, in their wisdom, to
send out colored man to expound
Republican doctrines. We are proud
to say that the schools of Iowa have
fitted many Of them with the capability.
These needless determinations are
noted by every man, woman and child
in the state. We speak of these things
not because we love Republicans less,
but because we love Republican prin-
ciples more.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-26

capacity for THE Iowa STATE By
sTANDER. He came to us with the
highest possible recommend and all
favors shown him by the citizens Of
Burlington will be appreciated by US.