Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-01-16
WoMAN's DEPARTMENT..
MABEL H, PoMERoY, EDITOR.

sees much to congratulate himself on,
in the attitude Of the great political
parties. The ideal of politics is that
measures not men should govern the
choice Of the people. When we look
back upon the bitter personalities and
heartless abuse that have marked our
politician campaigns, the present meth
DDS show the great advance between
the now and then. We have had one
great campaign with the tariff as the
bone of contention. If the parties
can only determine what each be-
lieves on the silver question we shall
see another campaign that will make
the millions of voters think and add
to the great sum of intelligence by
that thinking.
The pessimist who alludes so re-
gretfully to the stern integrity Of our
ancestors, may find a CLEAN of hope
in comparing our November elections
with those Of the much Wanted Puri-
tans, they had no laws against the
sale of election beer" and the brew.
ing and selling of this delectable
fluid was feature of the week Var
ian Cakes, one Of the godly ministers
states mournfully that election Gay
had grown to be a time, ''to meet to
smoke, carouse and swagger and dis
honor God with the greatest bravery"
We seem to have inherited more from
our ancestors than we have given them
discredit for. If they could rise from
their lonely graves and Tin the flesh"
view a modern election Of today, they
might discover that while we had mod
flied their virtues we yet were quite in
touch with them on their vices, espec-
tally those peculiar to election day.
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, we'll known
as the founder and chief promoter OF
San Francisco kindergartene, and
prominent in work for the advance
ment of women, was the first woman
delegate elected on the Pacific Coast
to the National Trlennial council of
the Congregational church, she is an
advocate of the broadcast religious toll
ersnce, and a good platform skeaker.
Miss Helen Gould has presented to
the Christian Endeavor Society $4,000
copies of the Rev. DR.. Smiths hymn,
America.
Ole clever woman Of Buffalo, N. Y.
earns good living by hunting houses
for people, and also good boarding
places.
Miss Caroline O. Lovel was the ar
fist aud originator Of the Souvenirs
calendars sold at the Atlanta Ex-
position
Professor Booker T. Washington,
the new negro leader, is the long need
ed leader Of the colored race, he is q
man that they can trust, a wise and
able guide. Prof. Washington was an
obscure principal of the Tuskegee In
stitute, an industrial school for ne
groes, he was comparatively unknown
until he delivered an Grafton at the
opening Of the Atlanta Exposition,
the Grafton was so full of wisdom, so
eloquent and it contained so obvious
ly the true solution of the negro prob.
lem, that has vexed the thinkers of
both races since the civil war, that all
other orations, addresses, we're dwarf
ed into insigni6cance IN comparison.
"The great and vital point he made in
the address was that the negro, If he
is to progress, must give up his vain
strlvings for social equality with the
white people; he must devote himself
to industrial pursuity and work till he
gets rich and his race becomes an i'm
portant commercial factor; then the
much desired social equality will come
without the asking, earnest work, not
primarily that of the manual laborer,
but the putting of BRAINS and skill
into the every day occupations of life,
will raise the colored man up, and
nothing else will do it. No race that
has anything to offer to the markets
of the world is long in any degree os-
TRACKED. Nobody can fail in respect
for negro who has half million
dollars to lend.
Mr.. Walter Damrosch has organic
ed peoples singing class, among
the people Of the east side in New
York; the class is attended by all
sexes and of all ages, from the old to