The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

certainly he awake IN night and think Of
you.
Young man. want to say something in
your other ear. Take yolr very bestest
xsri far. far from the madding crowd Far
from the snap Of the torpedo and the pop
OF the cracker. Away from city smells
and crowds Of the great unwashed; seek
the eeclusion OF some green dell. and be
happy. big green tree. sandwich box
and she and you can realise day OF
independence. Offering all delights. with
no sore fest to anticipate or stomach ache
to dread.
The colored population OF these United
States rejoice always throughout the South
drumstick Of the fried chicken. During
the heat of the summer months there are
NO elections, therefore no startling news
OF rape or arson to influence the minds
of the restless white men and become the
prophecy Of murder or iynching Of the
black men.
To the colored citizen OF our country
the Fourth Of July b fine sunny day. on
which he. after serving the white mans
table, can 1T awhile and think about his
country and what IL has done for him.
Memories Of promises made, but never
kept can dance In the sunlight before him.
Thoughts of the greatest American. how
he died to set men free" can hit as spec
ters over the grave OF forlorn hope Hor-
rible conceptions Of the Ku-Klux and the
many murders OF his race can fly like
buxsards over dead hopes. Yes. the black
man can sit in the July sun ard think OF
the years from Is to 80. thirty-foar years.
In which he has been used by the poll
ticianA murdered by the unsuccessful. de-
MED the ratification Of the promise OF
Abraham Lincoln. which he gave the coll
ored race when he signed the fifteenth
amendment.
The black man can cit In the July sun
and think about our country. the land Of
the free. Free to all nationA Free to
the second-crop Irishman to come into and
for the ward politician to become ruler
of Tammany or governor OF state. Free
to the acclimated Sweed. who. from q
.'heeler." can be given voice to plead
the cause OF American needs at the cap
ital Of our country. Free to the natural
lied Canadian or Englishman to represent
the people of the United States In state
or national senate and free to the native
born American black man. to earn
living as a mental and I'LL grave among
his own color.
There are no elections during July-only
fences to erect. Therefore the colored
man need fear no outbursts OF purity from
the whites
All 10 quiet. The colored citizen who has
q vote but dares not use 1t according to
his own convictions. who receives his
wages sparingly. whose children accom-
pilsh a meager education grudgingly, who
Is apologized for by the weak. insulted by
the strong. used by the unscrupulous and
tolerated by the ignorant can unfurl the
hag-and wait.
Away up North in Alaska the frozen
river has begun to break and the sttff Ice
to thaw Those plucky and courageous
men who have been all winter ehut in
trap OF Ice boxes are now almost ready to
take the first boat out and come once
more into civilized life.
The July sun Is beating on their wet
faces as only a northern sun can beat,
turned loose as 1t Is for a few weeks
In midsummer and expected to do its
duty for q whole year In those few days
The mixers are all busy Cleaning up"
as they call It. 1t takes months to dig
gold out of the frozen ground. and as
many days to clean up the result of the
winters digging.
Now the men know whether they viii