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The colored American., 1900-06-16

which are to devolve upon him when
the crash comes.
The biggest men in America today
are the nine hundred and odd dele
gates and alteraates who will name ths
first oi!issn Of the Republic at PhiIadel-
phia this menth. After that act they
won't be quite SO Important ia the eyes
OF the managers, nor Of the country.
AL the opposition which now con-
fronts US will soon pass away and If we
will just keep cool aad not get. frac tious
our eyes will behold the glory OF the
coming ef the Lord, and witness the
establishme at of the government of
righteousness and the era of peace AID
coed will to men.
New York state is getting danger
ously near the doubtful column, and
Ohio and Indiana will stand o good
deal of missionary work, fer the g o
P. has ne mortgage on those states.
Phe party had better swap its load of
over confidence, for good solid work
and get dswa TO business.
There Is a whole ran of people
among US who are continually kick
Ing, beeause saee journals discuss race
questions aad they seem to be ashamed
Of their race. Well, race journals exist
foE thss very purpose. Some people
would kick If they were In Heaven aad
wfiGgle If they Were in Haaes.
Fhe virus of race prsjudiee has
reached Milwaukee, and affected the
white womea folks assemhled In con-
Ventisn in that city. Tha southern
white folks are doing great deal OF
missionary work ia the EoFth these
days, snd II thsp don't succeed in Civ.
ag the Negro black eye, ii will act
be their fault,
Mr. FArtune's recent d5livssance in
Brooklyn wherein he urged the appli-
cation Of the eye for eye and tooth or
tooth doctrine as solvent Of the "prob
lem" doasn'f appsar 30 meet With favoE
among the leaders in the Empire
state We believe it was St. Paul who
said: GAN things lawful are not ex
pedisut," things unla gful are not aise
or prudent.
China, Russia and EnglsEd will
eventually become invslved ia a con-
f;ot which may change the map of the
world, and the last but not least of the
great world powers-America =. will
probably be In the mix up. The Negro
will find his opportunity iR this mix
mp when it oceurs, and may yet
prove himself the uigaEk of the Re-
public. Who knows?
TIE f.iends Of Lit. GyverRsg Wood
raff OF New York age making hard
fight to compass his nomination and II
he passes under the wiEe the campsign
wall be about as lively fEem an orator.
cal standpoint as any one would wIsh
10 see. rs. Governor Woodruff Is On
orator Of no mean ability and deep
thinker aod a logical Eeaao oaer. His
personal magnetism and popularity
with the rank and fi!e will be Very
helpful to ham in the canvass.
RIE MlS0NS MRET
The colored American., 1900-06-16

Jokes, or smoking foul clay pipes or
worse cigars, no political discussion, no
profanity ever the relative merits OF
those gsntlemaaly bull dogs Oorbett or
Fitzssmmons or Waicoss aad not even
a picture of any one of thsss worthless
dis1gures the wall Any lady could
ait there while her husband is beir g
shav.d without hearing or seeing sny
thing unseemly. The Judge has now
been shaved and the shop boy, quick
as fash, bas his coat, hat and UNI
b1ell all ready for him. He psys his
score tips the barber and the shop boy,
says "goed morning" pleasantly and
eff ne goes.
This Is not an impossible picture.
Neither is this: of colored barbe,
shop, duplicate of which may be
found in almost any city. The propri
etor is prof" he is fac or lean &C
cording to trade coaditions. He does
Mt wear either ooat on vest la his shop
in summer and his top shirt is net al.
ways as clean as 1t was when is fiat
came from the laundry. Same times IL
locks as though 1t had been worn By q
soap gEeaEe man to break it in, the
sleeves are rolled up about half way ex
! posing the sleeves of an undeTshigt ia
want Of fumigation or q bath. His
hair seeds trimming and he wo aid lesk
trifie aoge attractive Il he would
shave, but be hasn't time. AS We
enter bis shop he IL ssandlng et the
fssnt door With two fer" Ia his
mouth and copy of the Police Gazette
in his hand, or a policy slip; we ass
addressed about In this fern; "Goed
morning Prot. OF Dso,or gep'n, sunh'n
dene9" or couEee that Is the object Of
our visit we would hardly 60 to q "stone
yare 30 buy coal or 30 barber ahsp fos
G squaEs mea, barber cub hair and
shave people.
Of course that is the ebksct of sui
Wait. We would hardly go to ssoas
yard to buy ceai sY TO barber shop fo,
square masI. Barbers cut hair ant
shave people.
There are number of "gents" oe
cupylng all the spare seats and the cnlJ
two baeber chairs are filed, so We stand
Ny friend Il a stranger in town, 6
gentleman of yefnemen and he detests
hearing Profsnity. One OF the 'gents'
who is professional chairsweater and
policy shark or race track tout is en-.
gagged in an asguR1ent with anothel
'gsntn ard d 30 en- mphasize his poiats lets
| out rumbes OF large saod piesuFssqus
eaths thas would almost maze tie
devil lock asbsmeG In sush q company,
but all the osasE "gents" laagh, and
the professor who has been busy Try
tag to find out yhether his gig came In
yesterdays drawings Calls the PRofane
gems aside and gives him the result Of
another pipe aTesm-,n taree figures
Bxit "rssfes ser and gent" The fzsi
chair is SOW empty and my friend WAC
is in hurry to catch train occupies
ID, tells ahs artist what he wants, and
urges him to be qaick. While the
| bas bsF Ia dya wing hot water to clean
eat his shaving mug, a religious dis.
eussion breaks out Tas point st issue
bsing that John she Baptist was not
the founder Of the Baptist OhuTch. This
particular bsr Is baptist and he
gets in the mix up and forgets sll
about the customer During the debate
The colored American., 1900-06-16

vet has ro1 appointed SINCE Negro TO
responsible eff e in the state service,
and he knows the worth of the Negro
to-, il any man does. For he owes his
life and hts military fame to the hero
ism of tAe black race. Why doh'b the
c0lored leaders In New York gst to-
gether like men and demand some stste
pstronage2 Negro votes count fer as
much a. white votes and ought to be
rewarded. We are rekebly informed
that there Is not single Negro voter
heldIng a position in New YoEk's state
capital above that of lahorer and mes
senger. And yet Col. Roosevelt would
have been defeated Of election il asF
considerable proportion OF the Negro
voters of the Empire State had not
voted, or IL they had voted !oT his dem
ocratic rival as many OF shem threaten
to do this fall If he is nominated. There
are only two Negro messengers, one Of
whom is 3 per diem mas, and works
only during the session of the legisla.
ture; the other is the messenger to the
Speaker Of the Assembly, gentlemas
of culture and edueatien who has
trained several white employees for the
civiI-servioe humbRg-which no Negro
seems to be able to successfully pass in
that part Of New York. C3l Roosevelt
owes the black brethren some sort Of
explanation for this condition Of affairs!
PIatltudas won's explain, they simply
mystify.
Are New York Negroes all ignosam
uses or are they afraid to aspire to hold
state ot1i 3es, whlch?
Cool heads are mighty useful in great
crises.
Hon. Mr.. Muddi is a republican from
way back, aud if he gets votes enough
he will surely be elected.
The cable brings the intelligence thas
European crisis is at hand, We seem
to be living in the period Of wars and
rumOrs Of ware.
It's now definitely settled that Nc
Kinley snd will be the republican
nominee for President a2d Vice Presi-
dent respectjvely.
Does ans rational being believe all
the nonsense and twaGdle that emil
mates from certain quarters concerning
the RegTo? we hope not.
The iinpetuosity which breeds rash
ness Of uBterance and action is not to
be desired in race leadership. The
cooler the head, the calmer the judg
meGt
Governor Roosevelt will, it is said,
succeed himself as Governor Of New
York il he is not nominated against
his will for the vice presi teacy. This is
a tolerably safe statement to make.
We are too prone TO forget tsat we
have not yet passed beyond the pro-
b'tionary period that we are still in
the wilderness and that the great tine
keeper has not called us yet.
The Negro in America is the coming
man. The Caucasian h: reached the
limit Ct civilization, the zenith OF bis
power. Let the Negro take beart and
prepare to meet the responsibilities
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12

young men of the United States
has been fired by visions of en-
pire in the Far East, that they are
tired of the platitudcs of the Dec
laratiOn of Independence and the
prOvincialism of the Monroe doe
tline, and that they will enthusi-
astically support IA policy of con
quest and adventure. So every
Republican orator dwells enchaut-
ingly on the glittering, mysteri-
ous, easily-gotten wealth of Asia.
He points to the possessions of
Great Britain and other nations in
the East as an evidence of their
wealth and progress. But he says
nothing about the wholesale butch
cries of half-armed ASiatic peoples,
of the burning of cities, the lay
ing waste of prosperous agricultu-
raj countries, the plundering and
extOrtion, the violation of inno-
cent women, and hundred other
crimes which have attended the cX-
tention of European power in Asia
Talk to n Republican leader to-
day about the necessity for re-
straining the trusts and restoring
to the young men Of the country
the chance to compete in life which
their fathers had, and he will tell
you about the great future of the
American in China and the Phil
ippines-two Ovcrcrowded coun-
tries.
The idea of empire is, and al
ways must be, associated with the
idea of force. Empire can only
rest on force, and the Republican
party appeals to the young voters
to follow Theodore Roosevelt, the
dashing Rough Rider, the man who
believes in war for the sake of war
1t hopes to arouse in America the
corrupt and corrupting spirit OF
militarism which has sustained the
young men Of Europe and made
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12

Government to preserve that equal
chance. 1t is poor mans only
inheritance in America. And when
trusts or any other forms of con-
centrated wealth or power begin to
press against the poor mans or
even the comparatively rich man $
equal start in the race, when com
petition becomes impossible and
monopoly stretches out its hands
for the enslavement of all or of the
greater part of the community,
then it is that law must exert it.
self to widen again the doors of
opportunity.
1t needs but vigorous and
united effort to smash the trust
system, TO make the United States
once more the land of the young
man, the land of opportunity and
hope.
When young American officers
90 to Jerusalem they frequently
lay their swords upon the tomb of
Christ and pray that they may
never draw their blades without
just cause, or shcathc them with
out honor. So the young Amcri-
can Of today should pray over the
civic sword which the constitution
has put into his hand,
a vote this year means more to
the young man than it does to the
old man.
The nation has come to the cross
roads of its history, Which path
shall it be,
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12
OF r.
r. THE YOUNG MAN.

Now here something, and don {
you overlook it. 1t will not hurt
you and maybe your thoughts will
be awakened to "better things" "
1t is from the pen of that great
newspaper correspondent, James
Creelman. He writes, as far as
possible, from a disinterested and
non-partisan standpoint. Four
years ago he predicted the defeat
of Bryan. Hear him on the pres
ent issues:
The young men of the United
States will decide the approaching
struggle for control of the nation
nj Government, and it is interest
ing to observe the attitude of the
two great parties toward the youth
of the nation.
What the young man seeks to-
day is opportunity-a fair chance
to compete.
The Republican party says, in
effect, to the young men of the
country that the natural and inev-
table development of the trust
system is narrowing opportunity
at home; that to attempt to cramp
or prevent the growth of trusts
would be unscientific and hopeless,
but that there is boundless oppor-
tunity for young men in the Phil
ippines and in China, and that an
American colonial system will fur
nish an outlet for the energy and
ambition which seek in vain for u
field on the American Continent.
The Democratic party says TO
the young men of America that
there is room enough for them on
their own soil, and that when in
dustrial, financial or commercial
developments tends TO lessen or
destroy opportunity it is the duty
of the Government to intervene
and reopen the channels of compc-
tition which human greed is clos
ing.
One is II policy stained with
crimes and damned with the gal
luses of European civilization. The
other is an American policy.
Mr.. Hanna seems To be con
WINGED that the Imagination Of the
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12
COlOred Boy Drowned.

William French, colored, aged
about l3, was drowned last Satur-
day while in bathing in the "Sul-
livan Hole" near the new Military
Academy building. Several other
colored boys witnessed the drown
ing. 1t seems that French was IA
poor swimmer and in attempting
to swim from one bank to the 9TH
er several times he finally gave out
and sank in water beyond his
depth. Coroner Bridgefoid viewed
the remains after they We're recov-
cred and examined the witnesses
to the mishap.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12
Sues For $4,000.

Harry Atchison, Deputy Sheriff
of Audrain, is suing the Chicago
& Alton railroad for $4,000.
In his petition plaintiff states
that in attempting to board a train
at Vandalia on the night of the
25th of last March he was care
lessly and negligently struck in
the face with a heavy lantern by n
brakeman of the road. Plaintiff $
teeth were knocked loose, he says,
his nose badly bruised and broken,
and he sustained other injuries.
Says he has suffered much mental
and physical anguish and that his
hearing and eyesight have been
permanently impaired. He there
fore asks for 5000 actual dam
ages and 5000 punitive damages.
Cullen and Cant are attorneys
for plaintiff.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12
THE CRIME y
r. OF GREED.

The following is by the late w.
C. Bann. Some fine word-pictur-
ing for you, and his picture is too
near "the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth" Read:
can understand every crime in
the calendar but the crime of greed;
every lust of the flesh but the lust
of gain; every sin that ever dam
ned soul but the sin of selfish
ness. BY all the sacred bugs and
beasts of Egypt, I'd rather be n
witch's cat-or even a politician
and howl in sympathy with my
tribe; I'd rather be tramp and
divide my handout with someone
more hungry; I'd rather be man
gy dog and keep company with my
kind, than be a multimilliOnaire
with the blood of a snake and the
heart of beast, and carry my soul,
like Pedro Garcia, in my purse.
When | think of three thousand
children in Chicago without rags
to shield their nakedness from the
north wind; of ten thousand inno-
cents such as Christ blessed, who
die every year in the world for
lack of food; of the millions whose
cry goes up night and day to Gods
great thrOne-not for salvation
but for soup; not for the robe of
righte business, but for a second
hand pair of pants-and then con-
template those beside whose
bearded wealth the riches of Lyd-
las ancient Kings were but Il par
simony, praying to Him who re-
versed the law of nature to feed
the poor, | long for II mystic pow
er to coin sentences that sere like
sulphur flames from hot hell and
weave of words IA whip of scOrpi-
ons to lash the rascals naked thru
the world.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12
The Drink Monster.

The Johns Branch correspond
ent of the LaddOnia Herald says:
While in Mexico last week in
company with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Beal and others we visited the Jail.
There were l3 prisoners, among
them Ed Spencer. the Eddleman
murderer. He was looking badly.
Said Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson are very
kind keepers. AS we looked at
him,in the prime of youth, an open
countenance tho sad, incarcerated
in that awful dungeon on account
of strong drink, this thought
arose: In this Christian land we
praise so much men are allowed to
make and sell a thing that deals
death and destruction to the hu-
man soul and misery to the living
that is worse-ten thousand times
worse-than death. Will the day
ever come when this great monster
will be slain!
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12

CnINA isn't the only country in
which foreigners are sometimes
wrongfully treated, as may be seen
by the following experience in
Washington, told by himself, of
Mr.. +. V. PoStcls, an architect
from st. Petersburg, Russia: "I
have been travelling in this country
quite extensively, studying the ar
chltccturc of American cities and
observing American methods of
constructing big buildings. not
iced IL building in course of con
struction, in Washington, where II
steam elevator was being used to
hoist the brick. | was much inter
cstcd, as in Russia the builders
have the bricks carried aloft by
manual labor entirely, and having
IL camera with me, accostcd
workman and explained that
would like to take some pictures of
the building, especially the elcvat-
or. Hardly had | adjusted the
camera when II big chunk of dirt
was thrown at me by one of the
lahorcrS. ! was somewhat surpris.
ed, but brushed my clothes and n
gain adjusted my camera. Then
there flew at me II great bunch of
mortar, which ruined my hat and
came near spelling my Clothes"
1t is fortunate for the good name
of our country that such ill-mau-
ncrly treatment of strangers is cx.
ccptional with rs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12
Many FiIipinOs Killed.

Manila, july 3.-Thc last week. :
scouting in l.uzon resulted in g.
lcvcn Americans being killed and
sixteen wounded. One hundred
and sixty Filipinos were killed Cu-
ring the week, and eight Amcri-
cans, who had been prisoners in
the hands of the rebels, were sur
rendered. and 100 rifles were turn.
ed over to the United States oilici-
ais.
The enemy ambushcd wagon
train, between Indang and Naic.
The Third Infantry lost nine men
while on an expedition to punish
the ladrones in the Delta of the
Rio Grande. In the Province of
Panay running fight of three
hours duration resulted in the
killing or wOunding of seventy of
the enemy. There We're no casu-
alties among the Americans.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12

them the unconscious enemies of
their own liberties.
There is nothing of this in the
Democratic appeal to young men
this year-no gleam of war, no fas-
cinating national cover of advent
ure, no colonies to be ruled and
plundercd. The Democratic party
asks the young men of America to
have confidence in their own insti-
tutions, to shun bloody example of
European nations, and to believe
that Americans are better employ
ed in the fields and factories of
America than in subjugating dis
tant colonies.
The question which confronts
the young man in America today
is this: Is the American Cont
nent exhausted and must Ameri-
cans look elsewhere for opportuni-
ties! If not, how aie opportunities
to be found at home! Is it true
that the Government has no right
to interfere with the trustss The
Government interferes with man
who drives his horses too fast on
the streets. Why! 1t is his own
horse. The Government inter-
feres with a man who discharges
his gun in the streets. Why! 1t
is his own gun. The Government
interfcres with a man who sets fire
to his house. Why! 1t is his own
house. The interference of the
Government is justified by the old
fashioned idea that one man $
rights end where another mans
rights begin, the one mans prop
crty must not mean everybody 5
else property. This is the basis of
the appeal of the Democracy TO
the young men.
This is the policy of jefferson
and of Lincoln. The highest duty
which the Government owes to its
citizens is To see that their chances
in life are not decreased. All must
start equal in the race. The man
of brains will rise and the stupid
man will fall. That is not the
fault of the Government. No sys-
tenn of laws will put virtue or en-
crgy into vicious or lazy man.
But the chance of each must be
the same. II is the duty OF the
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12
Wiser Than He Thought.

Here is late item from Wash
ington City:
If there are any Democrats in
Washington who are not pleased
with the ticket and platform made
by the Kansas City convention
they are not showing themselves
or doing any public talking. 1t
cannot be said that any part of the
work of the convention was sur
prise. The only thing that could
be considered open when the con-
vention assembled was the nomin-
alton for Vice-president. The head
OF the ticket had been fully settled
by the instruction of more than
the necessary two-thirds of the del
cgatcs for Col. Bryan, and the
important planks of the platform
were practically settled i'm advance
by those same instructions, rs there
had not at any time been any
doubt of the position of Col. Bry-
an, whose consistency is one of
his strongest holds on the rank
and file of the Democratic party.
upon any question that would be
handled in the platform. A can
did Republican, prominently con-
nectcd with the administration
who made no pretense to conceal
his disappointment at the failure
of the attempt to modify the sill
YER plank, said: "That convention
was wiser than thought it would
be. The platform will lose votes
for the ticket in states where they
could nOt have affected the result.
but am afraid it will gain enough
votes To give the Democrats sever
I'll states they could not possibly
have carried had they straddled
silver" The confidence shown by
Democrats argues well for a Dem
orratic victory this year. Rcpnbli-
cans are, of course, keeping up
bold front in public, but it is no
secret that privately many of them
are expressing fear of defeat.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12
What the People Own.

The people own and operate the
Judiciary system.
The people own and operate the
postal system.
The people own and operate the
police system.
The people own and operate the
fire system.
The people own and operate the
army and navy.
The people own and operate the
streets, highways and bridges.
The people own and operate the
school systems.
The people own and operate the
tax systems.
The people own and operate the
prison systems.
The people own and operate the
insane systems.
The people own and operate the
election systems.
But the fool who suggests that
the railroad, telegraph, coal and
oil should be added is too crazy to
run at large. Funny, isn't it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12

Mr.. II. II. Spencer, of Utah, D.,
now in Washington, said few
days ago of the political outlook in
his State: "The electoral vote of
our State will be foundin the Dem
ocratic column again this year.
Neither party will attempt this
year to send "A polygamist to Con-
gress. The Democrats will un-
doubtedly elect the Congressman,
and the indications are that Will
liam II. King will be the Demo-
cratic nominee. Mr.. King is "A
Mormon, but not polygamist."
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12
|. o. o. r. Installation.

Mexico Lodge |. o. o. +. No.
80 installed the following officers
last Thursday night:
A. j. Winscott, n. Il.
d. A. Mcmillan, V. &.
ID. G.. Owen, Rec. See.
Gus Steinman, Per. Sec.
J. w. Pratt, Conductor.
r. $. Mckinney, Warden.
J. b. Quisenberry, !. q.
p. w. Treloar, o. q.
Y. $. Riley, X. 5. n. q.
W. n. Boatman, Il. $. n. G.
w. II. Dawson, r. 5. V. q.
l.. j. Brown, l.. 5. V. G.
Il. M. Saunders, r. s. :.
M. c. Martin, l.. $. $.
j. =. Gibbs, Chaplain.
w. S. Ragsdale, o. r. Messing
s. j. Sanford, Finance Committee
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12
We were Timely.

This is from that able paper, the
Centralia Courier:
The Mexico MESSAGE said some
timely things last week about the
practice of the Audrain Circuit
court in continuing criminal eases.
It's no, the severity, but the cer-
tainty of punishment that prevents
crime. Justice, swift and certain,
should be meted out to every Of
fender of the law without delay or
continuance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-12
George p. Moore.

Our Youngs Creek correspond
ent says: "GeO. =. Moore. re-
quests us to say that he rejoices
in the wonderful progress New
Zealand is making, and that who
ever wants to know why he re-
ferred to them as he did let them
read page 152, paragraph 3, and
page 156, paragraph II, in the
Rand McNally Grammar School
Geography, issued not quite three
years ago"