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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22
QUEER PLACES.

Editor of the Bystander-Dear Sir;
There are few more peculiar sayings
1 would like to say in this edition, I
have done quite bit of rambling since
you last heard from me. l have been
to Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Niles,
Calvin, Cassopolis and South Bend,
all of them Michigan cities except
South Bend.
Benten Harbor and St. Joe it is call
ed, are two lovely twin cities surrond-
ed by lovely shade trees and on hill
overlooking the great:Lake Michigan,
YOU can stand on the Bluffs at st.
Joseph, and look about you for miles
are broad sheets of water. There are
only two denominations of churches in
these two cities, the Methodist and
baptist, as there are no colored people
in benton Harbor, st. Joe has only
one church and that is Methodist,
hence they are term the stuck up peo-
ple.' On inquiring of well known
sister of the Baptist church about,
some of the people in st. Joseph she
replied, "Well do not no much abont
the colored people in st. Joe because
they are so. stuck up, the people in
Benton Harbor do not go over there.
found them very courteous and re-
fined, but it is to be deplored that in
all of these smaller Michigan towns
you can find but very few young men
that are really fit for any business life
those that have tendency to soar
above the common plains of life, seek
and larger cities, hence you seldom
find any but loafing class; in the
smaller places now and then you will
meet a bright young man.
Niles is a queer little town of about
1000 inhabitants, it is also shaded with
beautiful trees, situated on the st.
Joseph river, but it is ancient accord
ing to its size and age there is nothing
there to show a progressive people at
all it is simply place to sleep in.
stop at an old gentleman's house by
the name of L. J. Jones the only avail
able place could get to stop at for a
day, as Mr.. Jones saw fit to go to an
Odd Fellow entertainment and also
Mrs. Jones. l had to go also regardless
of benig very much tired out and sleepy
as l was stranger to Mr.. Jones he
did not know whether his house would
be there or not when he return, if
was left alone SO tired and worn out
from my maps journey l, sought relief
in the Odd Fellows hall until Mr.:
Jones saw fit to 60 home. Twill not
attempt to tell you of my trip ten miles
in the country from Cassapolis to Cal
vim thinking was going to an Island
Town and found it to De only Town.
ship, bit by bit in my future corres-
pondence shall tell you of my adven-
ture "Ten miles in the woods" South
Bend Ind. is the city of plows and
wagons, this is the place where Studa
| Bakers famous wagons and carriage
factory stands the largest in the world
also the Oliver Plow Companies Plant
it would take two columns to describe
their two tremendous plants where
they employ from two.thousand to
twenty-five hundred men; it is the
most progressive little city that have
had the pleasure of seeing with its
stately public buildings and its lovely
shade trees it is an ideal town of hap
py homes there are only two colored
churches here, methodist and Bap-
tist The co]ored people here are all
very well to do.
Fl. w. RIIEA.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

Mr. Gus Watkins of Albany Mo-, who
recently visited this city with the object Of
locating in this city or state in his trade
that of blacksmith has decided to make
the capital City his home. He returned
last week and purchased u blacksmith
shop owned by j. W. Dawson at number
3l2 w. Grand Avenue and assume con-
troll Monday, the shop to be known as
N. Watkins and Son. Mr.. Watkins's
father and folks may not move up from
Albany Mo-, until fall, we are glad to
have such persons come to our city
and trust that they may be successful! in
their new field.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22
NEWTON NOTES.

The sociable Saturday evening. given
by the Stewardess board was success.
Mrs. A. Hayes has been seriously i'll
but is improving.
Fred Green was Capital City visitor
last Wednesday.
Mrs, w. f. Fine was Monroe visitor
asst Saturday where she met her brother
from Ottumwa who will make an extenI-
ed visit here.
Little Ethel Hudson has been quite i'll
with cholera infantum but st writing is
| much better.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22
COLORED MAN IN POLL
TICS IN IOWA.
What is Our Status and What
Measure is Used to De-
termine it?

In Iowa the political luminaFies are but
few, yet many haye striven to reach a
prominent place in political council Of tho
Democratic and redublican party. after
reaching certain height they fail to 60
higher, there must certainly be some
cause for it. We think there are several
causes one is that we are not united upon
anv ono point in issue; then again our
leaders try to push themselves to rapidly
to suit the conservative element of both
colored and white, then again unfit men
of our race forge themselves on CON-
munlty. then again we are sorry to say
that a majority Of the white men OF Iowa
arc color prejudice and do not wish to
vote for colored man at all, as was re-
Gently demonstrated in Mahaska county.
In this county both parties had chance
to nominate colored man on their ticket
but their convention have come and gone
and the colored man IS left with nothing
except the empty honors of a large COM
plimentary vote in the convention.
Editor Geo. K. Taylor an able editor a
bright man, intellectually and hard
democratic worker, was defeated for
nomination of County Clerk by onlya
few votes. Attorney Geo, H. Woodson
who has been in Mahaska county only
few years yet no one doubted his lergle
ability and qualifications and his repubi-
oanism, yet he felt short twenty votes to
give him the republican nomination for
County Attorney. We must as race de-
fend our own candidates and continually
make those demands from year to year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

John Farley who has three sons in
Captain Brandt company, received a
letter from his son Quincy, stating that
they would soon go to Santiago, and to
tell the members of his class that he
intended to carry Jesus with him to the
front.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

Mrs. Frank Blagburn, who possesses
such a beautiful and sweet as well as
cultured soprano voice, has accepted
the choristership of the A. NJ. f. Sun
day School, Mrs. Blagburn with her
ability will add much to the school,
and all lover of good music should at
tend the school.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

Mr., James +. Todd and Alex. Will
burn resigned good positions to enlist
in the colored company, the latter re-
ceived Second Lieutenant; but as yet
Mr.. Todd has nothing, he is very de-
serving man and should be remembered.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

On last Monday evening, quite a
large number of the members and
friends of Paul Laurance Dunbar Lit
erary soiety. picniced at Union Park.
The afternoon and evening was spent
in social way, the six O'Clock dinner
was served by the committee IN abun-
dance. An eXcellant time was report
n1
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22
Our soldier boys has gone into camp.
yoshiUn Notes.

spring millinery is attracting the at
.ention of women or all classes, and
one can only wonder who designs al;
enc hats as there seem to be no two
alike. A favorite style has a rather
wide hrin rolled up at the back and
is profusely trimmed with ostrict tips
-.iA sanS of chiffon. -..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

Mr. A. l.. Lucas of Chesterfield is one
of our most successful and prosperous
gardener near Des Moines. He is work
ing several hands, and has the best.
incest and finest vegetable that retails
through our city. He is rustler.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

Mrs. L. +, johnson the wife of DR..
Edward johnson who has located in
Indianapolis Ind. left last Saturday to
join her husband. Mrs. johnson will be
greatly missed as she was an actiye work.
er in literary, church and Sunday School,
the latter of which she was choister for
several years; we trust that she will be
as successful ia her new home as she was
in our city.
Mr. E. 7, Banks feels much dissatisfied
in the way that he was turned down
in the election Of bis military company
officers in which he was the prime mover
and organizer. The unfair methods that
Brandt or some of his men took to not
let him know when the election would
occur. 1t was no doubt unjust as they
did not give him as much consideration
that the company did which has colored
ca ptain. the officers elected were f G.
McAfee First Lieutenant, Alex. Wilburn
Second Lieutenant.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

The Stewardess Board will give al
entertainment Thursday evening the
21st. They will serve supper. The
menu will be: Fried Chicken and Peas
Cream Potatoes, Hot Coffee and Biscuit,
all kinds of Said. All are invited.
MRS. GEO. TAYLOR, Pres.
MRS. JENNIE EMAYWEATHER Err, Sec'y
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

Thomas Williams, return from Oma-
ha last Monday, where he has spent
several weeks, he says there is nobetter
town than Des Moines.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

The Chautauqua was financial sue
cess, as we'll as very instructive this
year. We hope that it may continue
better each year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

very pleasant reception was given
the A. M. E. church choir last Friday
evening, by Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass
Miller at their nice home on Park St.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

Prof. Augustus Clark left this week
for short visit in St. Louis, Mo-, and
a tour through the south stopping a
while in Kentucky.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

Chas. }. Roy, one of our young ton
sorial artist, has opened a new shop by
himself on 1909 Sixth avenue.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

Mrs Annie McAfee left Tuesday to
join her husband in St. Louis, who left
with the colord company, as first Lieu
tenant.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

Remember, that the car will leave
the church, at o'clock sharp, for the
picnic ground.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

( On next Thursday the A. M. E. Sun
,i,v School will picnic at Greenwood
tlark.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

Mrs. E. r. Banks, is some better at
this writeing, she rested very Well last
night.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

= The wedding bells will soon ring
again, turn your face toward Crocker
street.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22
CITY NEWS
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Take day off so as to attend the
picnic.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-22

Rumor has another wedding vibrat-
ing the atmosphere again, in our city.
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-08

SO alfred anxious to get us out of
the way?
If the populists of the state has got
any Of their old fighting spirit they
will rise en- masse and re-establish
their old party, come what may. And
I believe they will.
Why, it is the peoples party that
has whipped life into the old demo-
cratic animal. Suppose the peoples
party disband where will the demo-
cratic party be in 1900? In the claws
of Tammany as sure as anything can
be- There is no doubt about it.
Suppose we don't getany offices. Are
we therefor III no use to society and
human progress: guess not. Rather,
indeed, the contrary.
Fright is ever on the scatfold
Wrong is ever on the throne.
But the scatfold swa avs tHe'future
And behind the great unknown
Standeth good within the shadow
keepeth watch above his own.'
CHRISTIAN JOHNSON.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-08

They've been talking nothing but
lower wages ever since. If any
one ever hears me saying a.word
against Bryan again I hope he'll
plug me, that's all!'
Were there many of you fell
lows for Mckinley" he was
asked.
"Many of US? Why, the vote
was the biggest the Republicans
ever got here, and I and other
fools like me went all over this
town wo1 king for him as though
every minute meant d dollar to
US: Many of us? Why, the pro-
cession we had here was two
miles long and WASH t over until
after midnight. Many of us:
Well, you look at the records.
What have we got for it? Well.
you know. We've got II to 1G
per cent of a: cut-down. No
young fellow who isn't married
can get enough out of the mills
at the present time to support
himself, not to say a wife and a
family. It's starvation basis
these mill men are fighting for.
They want US to get down to the
lowest level; that's what McKin
ley prosperity means to US. /
got $11.50 a week under Cleve,
land; now my wages are $50 a
week. I'm supposed to be a
skilled man, and Mckinley pros
perity means lower wages for M e.
And I'm lucky compared with
the other poor fellows here.
Why, there a mill fireman here
who's getting IS cents a day. He
was getting 81 before Mckinley
prosperity struck in. There's
an old fellow getting $1.07 a day
to support a family of six, That S
the prosperity I voted for.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-08
From Major j. NJ. Bowler.

Editor Willmar Tribune:
AS you know I have been friendly
to your paper ever since it started.
1t has done much good work for our
cause, although there have been some
editorial utterances with which many
good populists could not agree: but
recently I have found nothing to take
exception to. DR.. Johnson for some
reason which | cannot divine has upon
several occasions acted in a manner
quite unfriendly to me. In a recent
letter to Mr.. e. II. Lynch he assumes
that our meeting here ON the 10Th inst.
is to be what he terms a illusion meet
ing' and refuses to contribute a cent
to help the meeting out and in his own
language says, I don't know a single
populist in this county who will con-
tribute one red cent to your Lincoln
Birthday celebration SO long as there
is the least faint Of fusion about it"
He also says, "And to now hand us
over again soul, body and breeches
to our ancient enemies as you did in
1856 is more than I can or will stand. ;"
This does not sound much like the
written instructions he gave his alter
nate nor the kilograms be sent to SEN
ators Reishus and S. NJ. Owen, at the
St. Louis convention, to ''vote for
Bryan and Sewall, first. last and all
the time.' | ask you to publish the
above in your next issue and to say
to your readers that our meeting is to
be a strictly populist meeting where
populist speakers will discuss populist
principles and where we will endeavor
to make it manifest that the peoples
party is still a potent factor to be
considered in the great contest which
is now on in behalf Of humanity We
believe our blows should be reserved
for our enemies instead Of being dealt
upon the heads of our friends or vast
cd upon the empty air. This so-called
"fusion'' is largely a pigment Of dis
ordered imaginations. Some popu-
lists believe in making straight popu-
list nominations in all cases. Others
believe in trying to secure honorable
cooperation with our farmer allies
if it can be done without sacrifice of
principle, and thus sweep the repub-
licans out of power in this state But
if we cannot honorably cooperate we
will then all go together as straight
populists. Let our next state conven-
ton decide and settle the questions as
did the last. No other body has the
authority to act. Let us treat one an
other as mel. Yours Truly.
J. NJ. BOWLER
Bird Island, MINI.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-08
KICKING THEMSELVES.

The striking New England cot.
ton mill employees are indulging
in pleasant "reminiscences Of the
late campaign. Here is sam.
pie interview with one Phillips,
a mem Der of the Repu blican city
committee, Of Fall River, Mass:
"Oh, I worked for him all
right. / carried IL broom. l
stayed out of my work to get the
fellows together, and l spent
many a good dollar for the cause.
But it any - ----- - -. gets
me shouting for Mckinley again,
you tell me! Prosperity! Why.
we're worse than ever the slayes
we're. We>all thought he meant
what he said, and we all believed
these manufacturers and we
worked for their cause They
gave it to us in the neck from
the time of the inauguration.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-08
From an Atwater Popu1ist.
Editor Tribulle:

Editor Tribune:
The main question at issue with the
pOpulists is: Shall the alliance of
1895 be continued? It is conceded
fact that as long as Mr.. Bryan is the
democratic candidate for the presi-
dency, fusion populists will CO. operate
with the democrats. The middle-Of-
the road populists will never again
support Il democratic candidate under
conditions like those of 1896. If the
populist party be ever merged into an
other organization it will be into a
new body including the reform ele-
lnents Of other parties and. organiza
tions. Old party names would have
to be dropped and q new name and a
new creed, including the reform prin-
ciples of the components of the new
organization, adopted. Undoubtedly,
such q merging together of the reform
forces can be accomplished if the
popu]ists unite in standing up, as one
man, against a repetition of the un-
wise fusion performance of 1896, by
and through which the then vigorous
and rapidly increasing populist party
was disintegrated and nearly annihil-
ated. II the populists would let the
democratic party understand, that, al
though it "took in'' their party in
1896, it cannot keep it as a part. of it.
self-cannot assimilate it, the demo-
cratic party would be forced to consent
and assist to form new organization
or drive the reform democrats into
the populist ranks. In q state where
the populists are as strong and the
democrats as weak. as in~ Minnesota,
the popu!ists ought to nominate their
own candidates and give the demo
Gratis a chance to indorse them, as the
populis5s done with the democratic
candid ates in 1885,. - - @<a: -s.~D.. =:
-$.:.~ i w. V. OLSON.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-08
POPULIST COMMITTEES.

GIBBS CALLS THE Pop
ULIST STATE CENTRAL, THE
CONGRESSIONAL AND THE COUN-
TY COMMITTEES or MINNESOTA
TOGETHER.
Waterville, MIMI, Jan. "a, 90.
Call is hereby made for meet.
ing Of the Peoples Party State
Central, Congressionaland Coun.
ty Committees of Minnesota to
meet in the city Of Minneapolis
Feb. Is, 2 o'clock p. M, at the
Windsor Hotel, for the purpose
Of considering the more thorough
organization OF the party, the
naturalization Of persons now de,
barred from voting for lack of
second papers. The manner of
raising funds necessary for act.
I've work and the question of
right to a place upon official bal
lot is now passed, or must we
go on by petition, and if so, the
appointment Of committees for
thai purpose will be in order.
E. O.. GIBBS.
Chairman Peoples Party Central
Committee.
A rate OF one and one third
fare has been granted on all rail.
roads entering Minneapolis for
the Peoples Party Committee
and Mass Meetings on the certjti
cate plan. Get your certificate
from the railroad agent Of whom
you buy your ticket.
Special rates have been secured
at the Windsor Hotel for all per
sons attending the meetings
$3.50 per day for one in a room,
and S1.25 each where two occupy
the same room.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-08
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-08
From DR.. Johnson.
Edi tor Tribunc:

Editor Tribunc:
How many populists in the state
know that the peoples party is entire
ly ignored in the Blue Book Of 1897?
Yet such is the fact. The demo-
cratic state platform is given in it as
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS state platform
on page 412. Tt is there stated that
Bryan AID Sewa}l arc the party presi-
Dental candidates, and no mention is
made Of Watson at all. nor is there
any mention made of the fact that the
peoples party had c. stale convention
and a platform.
Where straight popuiists ran for
state representatives, as was the case
with myself, no mention of party af-
iiliation is recorded after their names.
The platform of the prohibition par
ty is given alright, although their
pres dential candidate received only
H. 3S votes in the state.
Of course there has been some
mighty dirty undetermined work to put
the Blue Book up in this manner. I
will bet new hat that the demo-fu-
sionist crowd has exerted their in
huence someway to blot the peoples
party out Of the official record of the
state.
I say, it is a dirty shame, this thing.
It makes my blood boil to think of it.
Some of the TRIBUNE readers may
think that [ am kind of crazy on this
party question. Well, I am one Of
the kind that insists on my rights even
in a political party and I don't care
who knows it. am q populist and
am not ashamed of it either, and there
was nearly 1000 Of them in this county
in 1896: and mau to man the populists
OF this county and all over tie state
for that matter, are just AS good citi-
zens measured by any standard you
may set, as those who belong to other
parties.
Now it is this develish undetermined
triclsery to- kill off the peoples party
in this state that makes me feel like
re-establishing the party at all haz-
yards and in spite OF those inside or
outside Of the party that wants it out
of the way.
II the peoples party in this state is
harmless and good for, nothing why
are the old parties trying to-. assasi-
nate us in the dark? Why are they