Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-09-28
NORTH CAROLINA SPEAKS.
salisbury, N. G.. Star of Zion

The action OF Rev. w. w. Browne,
the founder and head of the True Re-
formers, at the recent annual meeting
is not calculated TO strengthen that
great and successful organization
Rev. w w. Browne said once in our
presence that the steady drops of I've
from an old-fashioned ash hopper sug-
gested TO him the plan by which he
originated and put in operation the
order of True Reformers. Under his
leadership it has grown TO be a power
full organization with several thousand
members, who operate bank and own
several buildings and other property
valued at more than 500, 600. Rev.
Brow ne's salary as president is $500
with perquisites. AT the recent meet
ing he offered for sale the patent and
plans by which he originated and op-
.erated the order. The convention
agreed TO give him the extravagant
sum of $50 600. in annual payments of
5000 That Rev. Browne would ac-
cept such sum OF money from this
order out of which he has already ac-
CURED both fame and fortune, includ-
ing gift of a 81 900 carriage and a
pair of black horses is sufficient evil
dence that he is no longer fit to gov
ern this institution into which cur
people have put their hard earnings
for the past several years 1t seems
that much power and a life time lease
of office has made Rev. Browne mad
Unfortunately for the people such men
as Editor Mitchell of the PLANRr left
the ship as soon as they saw that pilot
Browne was directing it TO the rocks
of destruction. 1t may not seem in
place for us to condemn such action,
4 H. Il. :
| men who have been elected by the
| people to look after their interests in
| any institution should never give up
I the ship and allow any one man in il
to wreck it. regardless of what he has
1 done for it. The n. Y. AGE predicted
| the dissolution of the True -RefOrmers
! when pilot Browne made his rash at
tack on Editor Mitchell and other.
last Spring during the OFerrall and
| Teamoh episode. When we remem
Der the Rev. Browne of six or sever
years ago pleading with the people t,
! economic and save their earnings t,
build up a race institution out o
which they could obtain an incom,
while living and leave legacy to thei
heirs when dead, it is hard to recon
Gle him with Rev. Browne, the tyran
and would be Croesus of to-day. lie
/ the Objects OF JQe lIuc hclOfuGfS WI
have not yetlost their heads call a hal
TO this folly and save the rapidly sink
, ing ship of this great order. We re
greet to see that hon. j. H. Smyth, Ell
minister to Liberia and one of OF
ablest lawyers allow himself to be
| party and an alder and abettor co tn
+ | wicked thing. How can we encouraf
our people to put confidence In the
+ | leaders and put their money togeth,
+ for the establishment and maintenan,
> | of race enterprises when the men
? the head of affairs prove so reckle
and Enthusiastically. Let Edit.
: Mitchell, who mas fought and won
o many brave battles against the en-
: mics of the race without, turn his gu
o upon the enemy within and fire up
4 him and all his misguided followe
until he capitulates or is vanquishe
We must stand by the people regar
less of the feeling or avarice Of impr
n | dent and unwise leaders. If the Tr
2 Reformers go down, as now seel
Il likely, it will be another severe bl,
It to race enterprises. By all means 50
it the order.