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The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-07
Ask wIGHT'S REMOVAL.
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+ ,bufehes, Dol ia ,u
sD' Sbi,e man to find out the capabii-
~. 1,. a, the Negro? By giving the col.
nI' '' ~ q colorod superintendentand
" ''a.vI.ing principals it advertlses the
' %sst the Negro can do. If they don't
W.. =. our rights, we will send word
ps N.groes in the States and fight
:" The polls for our r'ghts'"
w." p,o, WetberIess, of the High School,
.t. mon the school question. He
I 'i,d be was opposed - the removal OF
~. ,ss orJorsd superintendent of scho ols,
IN sny change in the public school
-,em, O her speakers also protested
s,,ip,t the proposed action.
,rDTENCE WAS WITH HIM.
Duripg the speeches W. Calvin Chase
sntered the church and took seat up
M the platform At this juneture there
we're cries of " CAaae!" and that gentle
man arose to spaak.
Although ths PRESIDENT OF this
meeting" began MI, Chase, bas said
tbjs meeting lie lot for the purpose OF
d.Douncing any one, l am here TO con-
dema .oms one. The people in the
community have been slandsred, libel
cd and condemned. The 90, 600 color
ed people have besn cklled worse than
safe. crackers" Loud applause and
cries OF Right greeted this state
ment.
Prof. Jesse Lawson jumped to his
feet and declared Mr.. Chase's remarks
out Of order, as 1t was the rule OF the
Lyceum to discuss but one question at
q time, and Mr.. Chase must conform
to the rule He said that Mr.. Chase
must talk upon the school subject.
Then, continued Mr.. Chase, "the
reason why our public schools are in
the condition they are today is because
we have been called safe. crackers. It
Is because one Commissioner does not
regard Us IS respectable or decent.
Ninety thousand colored people have
been classed by this one Commissioner
with prostitutes. We are not cowsrds,
and we are not afraid to express our
opinion"
Another question was raised that
Mr. Chase was out of order. The audi
snce sppIauaed loudly, however, and
demanded thst he continue.
ssepeopIe," continued Mr.. Chase,
"hEVe Rot como here to hear about
schools. They have come because they
have been attacked, and want to hear
what Is to be said. President Mckinley
will not, l think, feel he can afford to
NappoiRt Commissioner Wight. l de-
nOnuCs John B, Wight as coward for
ibsltnE the Negro" (Great applause
greeted the speakers remarks }
RESOLUTIONS OF DOUBLE PURPORT.
1t WAS moved that resolutions should
be adopted, to be presented TO Con-
gFesH, asking that the proposed meas
ure be amended. The following reso-
4utions were read by Sir. Chase:
"WheCess the population of the col
Died people IN the District of Coluul-
Oa Is from eigh'y to ninety thousand a.
snd the said population pays taxes on
liOm twelve to fourteen million dollars
Worth Of real estate, we, the coioreu
ec!tizens, request the Congress OF the
united States to so amend The pend
ing bill creating two superintendent
OF the public schools and five members
OF q BOARD OF education. so that bOlh OF
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-07
Capt. Leatherwood in Georgia.

Ndpl, i~SdtiiSi WIN III oSOA
Capt. Thomas l.. Lsatberwood is IN
our city, introducing creditsble publ
cation of his own, which he has seen
fit to call the Military d Historical
Souvenir Portrait Group of the COM
missioned officers of the Srd North Car
DINA U. 8. V. Infantry in the war with
spain. The regiment referred to was
the first that was ever formed in the
United States and entirely differed by
colored men, fact, which makes the
Souvenir national portrait. 1t being
the first publication of the kind ever
gotten out entities it to a place in all
the homes OF the people in Georgia ana
all the other states. 1t is beautiful
group showing thirty six of the officers
in Military uniform, accompanied BY
small biographical sketches OF each OIL
Ger. We heartily commend it to the
people of Geo. gia. See advertisement
for agents in another column.-Ihe
Georgia Baptist. .
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-07

the police department, one John B.
Wight, Commissioner of the District
of Columb a, did oulrs geously Islander,
libel, aud condemn the entire coIored
population Of The District of Coiu II hIa
In the following language. Therefore
be 1t resolved, That a committee of
five from this meeting be appointed to
wait upon the President of the United
States and request of hin in the mama
OF the 80, 600 Of his fellow citizens, two
thirds Of whom are Taxpayers, the I'M
mediate removal Of said John B. Wight.
If this request cannot be complied with,
we, in the name of 80 600 people OF the
district, and in the name Of ten mil
lions of colored people Ct the United
States, protest against bis reappoint
ment at the expiration Of his term az
Commits sioDer.
Resolved further, That similar COM
mittee be appointed by the chairman
for the purpose of presenting to Con
gress the request Of the people on the
school question, and said committee is
hereby intructed to use all honorable
means with any Senator or party to
carry out the wishes Of the people.
Mr.. Law son declared that it was out
OF order to adopt resolutions outside the
subject presented for discussion. 1t
was moved that the rules governing
this be suspended. This was done and
the resolutions were aim ost unanimous
ly adopted,
The committee named to present the
first resolution to Congress was as fol
lows: E. F. g. Merit, chairman; n. E.
Wetherlsss, Lucy E. Motep, John G
Simms and W. 81. b. Hart.
SHARP LETTER FROM PASTOR.
A letter was read from Rev. W. B.
Johnson, the pastor Of the Second
Baptist church, in which he spoke OF
the statement made by Mr.. Wight.
ST write from my sick room," the
letter stated, "to urge that you do your
utmost to fasten the peoples disap'
provsl upon the wild, senseless, and
lying statement of Commissioner Wight
concerning the criminal status OF the
oolored race. Let there be no minclng
of words nor apologetic utterances.
The time has come for Washington
Negroes to act. With the public
schools torn from our control, and the
Republican Commissioner pouring
from his high place streams OF vituper
alton and SANDER upon US, 1t seems to
me the race must act Immediately,
unitedly, inteIligentiy and with detsr-
mination."
The reading of the letter was enthu-
siastically ,applauded.
Rev, 8. Geriah Lamkins, pastor CT
the Tenth Street Baptist church,
preached to large congrsgaslon Sum
day morning and in the course of his
discourse referred In strong teras to
the remarks of Commissioner Wight.
He said the American people were far
from the old landmarks in righteous
ness. He spoke Of lynch law and the
henious crimes leading to mob violence
in the land.
cit would be good" said he, sit
some men were muzzled; they would
not talk 80 much, Commissioner John
B. Wight for example. Had he been
muzzled he would never have referred
to the 10000 colored people in the Dis
trict as being worse than safe crackers.
While the staten ent ls lie upon its
face, am willing to accept his explana
tian of bis remarks and grant him the
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-07

The new buildings of the Virginia
Union University will be dedicated
May 18th and 18th. You are invited W
be present at these dedicatofis eAei
cises.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22
Fiawy Facts, Faulty Figures.

The Essex Record last week appear
ed with an elaborate article urging the
advisability of creating a separate
insurance department on the ground
of public economy. II presented a
wierd array of figures supporting its
assertions that the present system
whereby the states insurance revenues,
realized from fees imposed on COM
panies without the state doing business
within the state, are controlled by the
secretary Of state and state treasurer
this system, it claimed, was a source
Of needless expense TO Vermont, and
incidentally, of excessive personal adj
vantage to these two officials. In fact.
there seemed to be more concern lest
these public servants should unduly
prosper than lest the state should sui.
fer, There was a well-defned effort
to hold up Messrs. Rowland and Bacon
as leeches fattening OFF the body poll
tic, who should be shorn of the portion
Of their income derived from the per.
centage of the insurance fees that they
receive tor performing the duties OF
insurance commissioners. As is well
known, the law gives them 40 per cent
Of the insurance fees collected. They
turn the remaining 60 per cent into the
state treasury. The Records conten,
ton was that a new Office should BE-
created, with proper salary. which
might be less. even, than the aggre
gate amounts realized from the insur
ance fees by both these officials. They
would still have left the salaries allow.
ed them for performing the usua
duties pertaining to their offices
There would result a saving to tn,
state, as the contemporary reasoned
il out.
This question OF creating a separat,
insurance department is no new thing
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22
Washington Granite.

Mr.. EDIToR:-As the prosperity OF
the state depends upon that OF ITS
towns. we wish the public to know OF
the promising future which the town
of Washington has in its stone deposit
and it cannot be long before the
ouarries here will be developed TO such
an extent that not only this but
adjoining towns viii derive great
benefit.
Through the efforts of DIR. F. A.
Warner of the Warner Granite Co., a
lecture was given here November 3,
1900. by Rev. George l.. Story OF
Milton 10 an appreciatiye audience,
and the following facts were en-
phasized in regard to the stone indus
try of Washington.
The fine-grained compact lecture of
the granite renders it so nearly
impervious to moisture that its polish
ed surface VIII retain its lustre better
than a coarser-grained one, and
rough or polished it will never moss
and it contains no iron.
II has been demonstrated that its
sustaining qualities tor bridges or
building stone is greater than is that
OF coarser grained GRANTEES, this stone
sustaining a pressure OF twenty-seyen
thousand pounds to the cubic inch.
Mr.. Story stated that the contrast
between the hammered and polished
surface was greater than that OF any
other stone he had ever seen. He had
polished sample of the stone which
he had seen heated to white heat in
blacksmith's forge and then instantly
cooled and which was in no wise
injured, even the polished surface
retaining its lustre. That test alone
makes this stone valuable without any
of the other splendid qualities which
it has, as ii shows that it is certainly a
fire proof granite, and as its quantity
is unlimited and easily accessible it
cannot be long before it win be ranked
as one of the valuable stone deposits
of this country.
As it is only four miles to the nearest
railway station and by actual survey
there is only nine feet Of grade in the
whole distance, this makes the
construction Of a railway to this place
very easy.
There are now two firms here.
Lawlor 4 Coffin and Thomas ferguson,
who are manufacturing monumental
work from this stone and they have a
large number OF contracts. c. III.
Moore a Co. of Montpelier recently
made a standing offer of 81 per cubic
foot for unlimited quantities of the
stone and all there is now lacking for
the development of the quarries is the
necessary capital to carry on the work.
Mr.. Story's knowledge of geology
and mineralogy, his acquaintance with
Vermont's towns and industry, made
his lecture very instructive as well as
Yours truly,
CITIZEN OF WASHINGTON.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22
A Notable Gathering.

The union twentieth century con-
vention Of young peoples societies,
which is planned to be held at Bur-
lington, Dec. 81 and Jan. l and ?
next, promises TO be a notable gather
ing. Epworth Leaguers, Christian
Endeavorers and members of Baptist
unions are to combine in emphasizing
the advent of the twentieth century
and giving new impetus to Christian
activity among the young people OF
the state.
The committee in charge Of the
convention consists of four represen-
tatives Of each of the three societies
named, and they are bending all
their energies to secure such meet
ing as will make its influence felt TO
the farthermost bounds of Vermont
religious circles. A fine programme
has been arranged, which will soon
be published in fun in the state papers.
Burlington's local committee Of IS
are full Of enthusiasm and will spare
no pains to make the convention what
it ought to be.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22
Williamstown,


Patsy Elliott is in very poor health.
Hiram Drury recently had good horse
die.
Melvin Church is working for Albert
Norris.
H. L. Cheney visited last week In PhiIa.
delphia.
George Clark and family move to Barre
this week.
Mrs. NJ. L. kiser of Barre was in town
last week.
Mrs. Arthur simons has two sisters Wis
iting her.
Mrs. Tom Msttison is Ill and threatened
with fever.
George seaver OF Washington was in
town last week.
NJ. 9. Gates and son, Frank, were in
town last Sunday.
Mrs. John Duffus and children are Wis
Ting in Waterbury.
Mrs. o. A. Blanchard was quite III with
rheumatism last week.
John Ance, on the Byrues place, will
have an auction the 26th.
Carl Seaver is out again after being laid
up with sprained ankle.
Mrs. ID. ]. Carlin and Miss Katie are
Mrs. Burt Hawley has returned from
her visit in New York state.
The Ladies' Reading club met last Sat-
urday with Mrs. W. j. Tyndal.
Mrs. Ann Gale has returned from
Waterbury improved in health.
Mrs. Caroline Bancroft visited her
mother, Mrs. Fisher, in Bethel last week.
Mr.. johnson OF Mortified was here last
week making repairs on the engine house.
Walter Church has gone to Rochester
to spend the winter with his grandmoth-
er.
Mrs. Lewis seaver died last week and
etery.
Frank Phillips ana wife of East Barre
visited at w. Hunters Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mrs. Flora Colby of Burlington is in
town caring for her mother, Mrs. Charles
Mrs. Florence Clark and Hazel Durkee
OF North Randolph visited at w. W. Kib.
bees last week.
Elgin Gale of the Gulf House is build.
Ing new barn to take the place OF the
one recently burned. VIZ
Mrs. Maynard Spencer is the organist
at the Cong,l church as Miss lula Rnrns
ham has gone to Barre.
James kanally was away a few DAYS
last week attending the funeral OF Ma
brothers wife in shoreham.
kimbsll blanchard, who drove an ex-
press team between here and Barre. dron-
PED DEAD last Friday while getting ready
70 return here. The funeral was held
sunosy az ms late home and the remains
s.a, 49, ss.en 10 barre and laid beside his
nrst Vile In Elmwood cemetery. The
deceased was 81 years old and leaves t1o
sons and one daughter by his frst MAJ.
rlsge and widow and one dauphtsr -,
his second marriage. 'ei "
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22

The readers Of this paper will he nlessad
20 learn that there is at least one $500
disease that science has been sbIe ~ e,,.l
10. al us stages and that Is Catarrb gsIIps
Sa1arrh Cure Is the only positive cnrs
~" SHOWN 70 the medical fraterni.
~. Oatarrh being a constitutIonsi a.
ease, requires a constitutional tras.. us
hsifs Catarrh Cure is taken intssnni,. L
sctlng directly upon the blood 80
mucous surfaces Of the system. th.rah.,
destroying the foundation OF the SIsasssy
ana giving the patient strength bv hTSIs
ing up the constitution and sssjstin.
nave a. e n,o aosng its work. The proprietors
That they offer One Hundred Do,ss.NN sar =
any case that it fails to cure So 20, ,or
list OF testimonials. 0eno Tor
Address, F-J.CHENEY & co ro,.s.o
sold by Druggists, 75c. ~ A"ieoo'O.
mars Family Pulls are the best.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22


Editor Frank L. Greene Of the St
Adams Messenger has moved the
emotions of Bro French of the Brattle.
boro Phoenix. The latter pats Col,
Greene on the head patronizingly,
remarks that he is a promising young
ster and then sagely informs him that
he will know more 25 years hence, il
he lives. No doubt But we may be
pardoned for remarking that Frank L.
Greene is not a precocious infant now,
and Editor French moves ridicule at
his own expense in posing as the wise
patriarch. Col Greene has few peers
in Vermont, among either old or young,
in those qualities Of head and heart
that make men prominent, respected
and beloved. He has seen more of
the world, we will wager, than his
critic has in much longer lifetime,
and though liable to err, as all are, his
opinions are not to be shifted out Of
sight because he is not yet a grand
father.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22

and the arguments in its favor have
frequently been urged before. When
studied in all its phases, 1t has been
considered an unwise step to take.
While plausible on its face. it won't
stand the X-ray of careful investiga-
ton. The state has never failed to in
crease its expenditures whenever it
has created any new offices. What
ever the initial salaries or fees, they
have been added to from time to time
on the plea of necessity, to insure the
proper handling of the growing bust
ness, or for equally pressing reasons.
Vermont ought not to hatch out any
more offices than she now has-like
chickens, they will come home to he
fed. Then, again, as we shall present
" show, the minute that the insurance
fees are taken away from the secretary
OF state and state treasurer it will be
absolutely necessary TO increase their
salaries. What would be left out of
their present returns-after making
this reduction-would not secure even
second-rate men for these most impor-
tant departments of the states service.
The insurance fees are very neces-
sary part of the emoluments of these
offices and would have to be made up
in direct way at once, so that the
actual result would be the addition to
the states payroll OF the compensation
allowed the new officials, and no extra
benefit or services received by the
state than it now enjoys.
The alleged facts and figures given
by the Record in support ofits position
are grotesque in their inaccuracy.
Errors are apparent from the start, and
when investigation is made it is found
that they abound in misstatements and
falsehoods-so palpable that
the authors sincerity is much to be
questioned. His purpose to misrepre-
sent and abuse our present efficient
officers is perfectly plain. His study |
Of the question must have led to diff |
ferent conclusions than he reached, i'll
be had not been biased at the outset.
The Record states as a fact that the
of state realizes between |
$4,000 and $4,000 per year for his
services and the state treasurer nearly
II quite $4,000 per year. 1t gives
what purports to be a table showing
he amounts drawn by each of these
officials as shown in the auditors re-
ports for the last two years. Accord
NO to them, Mr.. Rowland drew from
he state treasury from July 20, 1898,
o June |, 1900, the total of S7,073.02
md Treasurer Bacon from Dec. /,
1898, to June 80, 1900, (the heading of
his latter table enormously states
April IL, 1900, as the last date) the
sum of S7,717.S2. These tables are
absolutely valueless. They abound in
'ank errors. For instance, in Mr..
1owland's account is included $1,000
,aid him while states attorney OF
county before he assumed
he office of secretary OF state and two
TENS OF $40 and $50, respectively, for
egal services wholly outside his regu-
ar duties and one item of 1925 pro-
'ided for by joint resolution of special
ession of '9s that should not be includ-
ID therein, leaving his gross income
rom the state for the 20 months from
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22

Oct. l, 1898, to June l, 1900, S5,9l1.O,
according to the Records own table.
The Record estimates $500 annually
which the secretary receives as fees
for making certified copies, ETC., at re-
quest of individuals. As a matter OF
fact, this amount does not exceed $500
annually. 1t may be set down with
entire accuracy that the total receipts
of the secretary OF state from all
sources do not exceed s., 800 per year.
And from this amount must be taken
all that the secretary has to expend
for clerk hire, stenography, sergeant-at-
arms account, travelling expenses, etc,
which foot up,we are informed, not less
than 81 POO annually. The secretary OF
state does not receive for his services
more than $1,000 net per year, ors200 less
than the salary of the superintendent
of education and 800 less than it is
proposed to pay the director of the
new state laboratory. Is he overpaid I?
Take away the 81, 500 about that comes
to him through insurance fees and it
can be seen that large increase of
salary would be required at once.
Now as to the state treasurer. Bro.
Hays says that he received s7,717.S2
within the time specified. Included in
this are two items aggregating Sl,960
expended in building the state house
annex, which do not belong there at
all, being drawn to Mr.. Bacon to cover
sums already drawn on the treasury
under the appropriation. Deducting
these and Mr.. Bacon received, accord
ing to the Records table S5,757 .S2 for
81 months. We have figures from the
auditors report showing the sums
drawn from the treasury by the treas
ury department, for the two fiscal years
ending 1899 and 1900 as follows -
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22

Gov. Stickney has named Thursday,
November 10Th, as Thanksgiving. If
the legislature finishes up its work by
then there will be plenty to be thank
ful for
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22

Mckinley receives a larger majority
than any other candidate in the history
of the country in both the electoral
college and the popular vote. His
popular majority is about 500, 900.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22

Brer Bigelow Of the double taxation
committee has great deal Of sympa-
thy in the brave fight he has made,
single-handed and alone, against all
the able lawyers that the big corpora
tions have pitted against him. Few
men could have made a better stand
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22

The economy OF The present system
is thus clearly established. Its
efficiency is not questioned. The
secretary of state and state treasurer
are not overpaid. A new office would
certainly mean additional expense.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22

We have no hesitation whatever in
pronouncing as an error or worse the
statement that appeared in leading
Vermont newspaper to the effect that
the brewers are represented in the
lobby at Montpelier by paid agents,
urging the passage of the referendum
bill. The paid agents, the organiza-
ton and the lobby are all on the other
side.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22

W H.Gilmore, three times a general,
is the same modest, unassuming,
efficient public servant as ever.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Burlington still has a Gen. Peck, but
not the Gen. Peck