Richmond planet., 1897-10-30
PRICE, 5 CENTS

relieved from duty for II months (and
longer il necessary on full psy) at
tempting to answer The PLANET and
its editor, which did the organization
great injury furnished more ammuni-
tion for the PLANET. which was plainly
demonstrated last week, and made bad
things, worse. How long will such
continue $50
And now they tell us that the boys
who are working in the Printing De-
partment, receiving starvation wages.
will not enjoy the pleasure of getting
out this years minutes. We thought
they did all the printing for the Grand
Fountain, but We are reliably inform
ed that outside of printing the paper,
Marster charles, (Mr. White man)
comes in for his part of the job print
ing. We fail to hear anything about
the PLANET or Virginia Baptist, (two
Negro hrms) doing any printing for
them.
oTHEs OFFICIALS sHAKY.
Still we colored folks, and not a sim
gle white man, are putting our money
in the concern to run it. By the way,
we learn that the copy for the minutes
is being held up now because there is
some "bucking" on the part of one or
two of the chiefs about signing to
swollen" figures Brother Browne bad
in the Reformer the other week, be-
cause they are not the right figures.
We must say honestly that the
Grand Fountain. L nited Order OF True
Reformers, is a grand organization,
under no circumstances, (f 1t can be
prevented) should it be smashed up.
The leader, Rev. w. w. Browne has
done good work, being ably assisted by
nf nf u
has outlived his day, and is about to be
weighed in the balance and found
wanting"
WHO WILL SAVE THE oRDER2
Some one should come to the 10000
peoples rescue. and we pray God that
you will hammer with the hammer OF
jeremiah" until q radical change shall
take place for the better: as we see
it now, black clouds hangs over the
organization, all on account of one
man, and unless quick change takes
place the rains will descend, and what
was once a grand and noble institu-
| tion will pass into Oblivion.
We fail to see where your fight is on
the institution, but in our weak judge
ment, IL is warning TO the members,
showing up the reckless way in which
one man is running the business, and
the way he raises figures to higher de-
| nomination to suit his taste
| Shall this state of affairs always con-
tinue ? No There is a just God who
| in his own time will bring all things
right. Brother browne may exclaim,
That he is monarch over all he sur
| veys" but there is one greater than he,
who in the twinkling OF the eye, can
charge him to a worse condition than
ne was seventeen years ago with none
TO pity him (Browne) bu Mr.. w. p.
n Burrell.
SHOULD AROUSE THE BROTHERHOOD,
We must in our weak way compli-
= ment you OF your last weeks article,
! and we trust that it will arouse all the
} True Reformers to their post of duty
and see to it shat in the future ev-
} erything is properly conducted and
that $50 900 act be obliterated, as it is
! illegal.
! Brother Browne may play "Goliah." /"
l but you play David. the Shepherd boy,
I and he will soon be your meat.
: We read Manly Taylor's article in
? The Reformer last week, and we could
but say to ourselves that he is surely 9
3 fit subject for the Reformatory which
2 Hon. John II. Smyth is advocating
S He needs to be reformed.
t MIR. Editor, as you have bearded
n your lion in his den," we will simply
9 say ''Seal up John and write no more
4 IAN OBSERVER"