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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

As to laws per Sc concerning the
Negroes as citizens Of the state of
Oregon we know nothing, but there
is one thing that we do know, and
that is, the Negroes of Oregon own
about as much property, cast as
many votes, and their votes just as
eagerly sought after in Oregon as in
Washington, California or any other
Pacific Coast state. When the Demo-
Gratis were in power some years ago
some damn fool laws were put on
the statute books with the view of
forever DISTINGUISHING the Negro,
but since that time the state has, for
the most part, been under the con-
troll Of the Republicans, and the laws
are as dead as the devil, and the
Negro enjoys all of the rights and
privileges as does any other citizen
without regard to color or national
ity. To tell a Negro from Oregon
that he does not enjoy all of the
civil rights Of any other kind Of citi-
zen of Oregon would be inviting a
fight that you would not appreciate,
unless you be better man or bet
ter sprinter than such Oregon col
ored man. for you would stand a
show of getting smacked in the face
for your insult. No state in the
Northwest boasts of more colored
men in proportion to the colored
population better fixed financially
than does Oregon, and that school
boy play made by Bryan, comparing
the condition Of the Negro in Ore
CON with that of the Negro in North
Carolina, South Carolina, the home
of the notorious Ben Tillman, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, and all other
Southern states, shows to what des-
perate straits the men who have dis
franchised over two million Negro
voters, and who have lynched some
four thousand Of them, in perfectine
their plans to completely disfran-
chise them are resorting to carry the
present election.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

Tomorrow, Saturday, promises to
be field day for the Republican
county campaigners, as enthusiastic
meetings are to be held at Renton,
addressed by Powell and Schively;
at Black Diamond, addressed by Milo
A. Root; at Cherry Valley, addressed
by Josiah Collins; at Mount View,
addressed by Bronson and Griffin;
at Meridian, addressed by George E.
Morris and c. S. Gleason; at Boise,
addressed by Gowan and Wilhelm.
The following Saturday evening, Oc-
tober 20, Chairman Morris is arrang-
ing for a still greater number of
meetings to be held throughout
the county, hoping to be able
to have a good speaker in
every voting precinct in the
county, and this to be followed
up with a monster meeting at Ar
mory Hall in Seattle Monday even
ing. This Monday evening rally
promises to be the greatest thing Of
political kind that was ever held
in the city.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

1t is a mockery to talk about pro-
lection, in a government like ours,
to any class in it, denied the elective
franchise. The very denial Of that
right strips them of protection, and
leaves them at the mercy Of all that 5
low, vulgar, cruel and base in the
community. The ballot box and the
jury both stand closed against the
man Of color, and open to every
other man. These are the acknowl-
edged safeguards of the peoples lib
erty. The white people Of this coun-
try would wade knee deep in blood
before they would be deprived Of
either of these means Of protection
against power and oppression. How
immeasurbaly hateful and mean to
mock us with talk of protection
while endeavoring to continue our
exclusion, and denying us equal adj
mission to the ballot box! Once for
all, we only ask fair play, and equal
and exact justice in the matter of
suffrage and all others. May the
people of all political parties yet see
that this policy of justice towards US
is the only wise and proper one to
adopt toward the colored citizens of
this great nation-Frederick Doug
lass.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

Much is being said just now as to
what attitude the great mass of col
ored voters of this country will as
sumo on the day Of the coming ma
tional election There is no doubt
but that the Republican party could
have done more for them in the past
in the way Of recognition, when it
came to the distribution of the pub
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

Democracy has completely killed
the Seattle Bee, the colored mans
paper that switched over to Democ-
racy some three weeks ago, and it
will likewise kill the Exponotic
spasm, another colored mans paper
published in this city in the inter
est of the Democratic party, before
a month more. Democracy is load
that will kill any Negro enterprise
that tries TO carry it.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19
UNCLE JoE,s LOAN OFFICE.

and all kinds of collateral at low rates
SIT Second avenue, between Yester and
James
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

lie patronage; it is also true that the
Republican party doubtless would
have done more for them had the
vote been divided up in politics and
not been so intellectually partisan;
in fact, it is true that the Repub-
lican party, so far as the Negro po-
litically is concerned, is guilty of a
great many sins Of omission, which
is always dangerous grounds for any
political party, but when the colored
man leaves the Republican party to-
day, pray, what other party is he 60
ing to for refuge?
There are quite a few other parties
in this country at present clamOring
for existence and to which the Negro
might ally himself with the hope Of
lettering his racial condition, but
among that number certainly the
Democratic party, Of which W. j.
Bryan, the windy Moses from the
Platte, is now the head and shout
ders, cannot be considered as an
elixir for the "bIack man." There
NAV be some excuse for a cOlOred
man leaving the Republican party
and afilating with any old party in
the country, but just what excuse
colored man can offer for leaving
the Republican party and affiliating
with the Democratic party is quite
beyond the panels of explanation
even by those Negroes who do So A
Negro might consistently be any
kind of a partisan but a Democratic
partisan. How could a man consist
emily help that party into national
power that is moving heaven and
earth in those states where it is al
ready in power to stamp such man
into utter oblivion, not even granting
to him the rights of common dog.
Those Negroes who give their voice
and vote Tor the success OF the Dem
ocratic party in this nation are either
fools or knaves, and more the lat
ter than the former Could anyone
but a knave vote for a party that
places Been Tillman, the notorious
blackguard from South Carolina,
chief among the party leaders, and
who declares in the halls Of congress
that the Negro is more brute than
human, that they shot them, lynch
ed them, burned them and did ev-
erything else to put them out Of poll
ties, and in his state had quite sue
ceeded." Is Bryan any greater than
the men that make him? Can he
do other than carry out their policies
should he be elected? Negroes vote
for such party? Bosh!
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

A number Of the leading colored
men of the city met last Tuesday
evening and organized a Colored Re-
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

Nice desk room for rent at this
office. Steam heat.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

very vote that he declared should be
wiped out of existence all over the
United States, to land his tinhorn
candidate into the presidential chair.
If the colored voters of this state
desire to chastise the Republican
party for sins of omission, why do
they not support some of the reform
parties that are begging for their
vote and offer them a fair deal if
they will only come and follow
them? The Social Democratic or
ganization, the Social Labor party,
the Prohibition party and a hundred
and one lesser parties, all would be
glad to get their vote, but, no, they
prefer to go to the Democratic party,
the party that has never done any
thing but kick them down the hill
since the mind of man runneth not
to the contrary Imperialism .
'trustism" and expansion" count
for nothing so far as the Negro of
this country is concerned, in COM
parison to his life, liberty and
pursuits of happiness, those very
things which the Negroes in every
section where the Democratic party
has any official power to abrogate,
are most fatty denied. The Demo-
cratic party disfranchised a hundred
thousand colored voters in North
Carolina in one breath, and in the
next it said the Filipino Negroes
should not be molested in their
course of life, liberty and the pur-
suits of the American soldiers, who
went there to protect them from fur
Their cruel Spanish oppression
Such a public inconsistency has
never before been heard of. When
Mr. Bryan will rise up and denounce
the traitors Of the South as he has
the mine employers in Pennsylvania,
then, and not until then, can the
people Of the North believe that he
is honest in his declaration that he
stands for the toiling masses. Mr..
Bryan may be for the toiling masses
Of this country, but he takes good
pains to let the world know that it
is for the toiling white masses and
by no means for the toiling black
masses that he stands for, though
he does not object to their votes to
aid him into power, whereby he can
the more completely convince them
that he has no sympathy for them,
by aiding and abetting his Southern
supporters to. DISTINGUISHING the
Negro voters not only in the South,
but all over the United States. If
elected, Mr.. Bryan will work in per-
feet accord with the Southern Dem
ocrats because it will be they alone
who would be responsible for such
an awful catastrophe. Now for col
ored men in the North to rally to
the support of such a well known
party Of murderers, so far as the col
ored folk themselves are concerned,
would simply show that they prefer
to be mistreated rather than be prop
erly treated,
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

Lies of the most laughable styles
and disgustable texture are still be-
ing turned out at the office of the
Daily Liar Of this city. The Pie
maker has been through a good
many campaigns, but he never be-
fore went through one in which the
principal organ Of the opposition
was more conspicuous for as mean
and as enormous lies as those that
have been ground out by the Daily
Liar of this city, edited and oper-
ated by an ex,Minneapolis bank
wrecker, which institution was pat
ronized largely by the washerwomen
and wage-earners of that city, ow-
ing tothe fact that the man who now
directs the Daily Liar was at that
time directing the bank and surrep-
titiously gained their confidence.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19
Denny-Coryen Co, 716 First avenue.

Congressman Cushman made the
speech of his life at the Seattle the
alter last Monday evening, and he
made it in the presence of one of
the prettiest audiences that it has
been the pleasure Of the Pie-maker
to meet in the Northwest. His en-
tire speech was both apt and logical
and interspersed throughout with
amusing illustrations He spoke for
fully two hours, and not half dozen
persons left the house during the
entire time he was speaking. That
he won for himself many votes no
one will deny, and that he also made
many votes for his party all who
heard him must willingly admit. Sc
attic will give Frank Cushman a
rousing vote, one J. T. Ronald to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Ronald
is no more popular with the voters
Of Seattle and King county than was
the great Jim Ham Lewis, and Cush-
man beat Lewis. and that, too, de-
spite the fact that Lewis circulated
his pictures among the voters taken
in full military uniform, and girdled
about his waist was a sword mine
feet long" and he will beat Ronald
by much larger vote than he did
Lewis.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19


Fred Douglass, the greatest Ro-
man of them all, knew whereof he
spoke when he used the above Ian
guage. He knew that there would
arise among the colored men before
they had cleverly gotten out of the
woods, vulgarly speaking, false
prophets and teachers, who would
sell the entire race into serf-
dom for few pieces Of silver. Those
false prophets and teachers are
among us today They have gotten
their few pieces of money. Will
they do the rest is the question. If
the Negroes old hereditary enemy
had lost any of his virus against
him (the Negro there might be
some reasons for the Negro being
moved to relent to some extent to-
ward that enemy But not so; IN
stead Of softening toward the Negro
the Democratic party is more bitter
today than it has ever before been
since the Negro was first emancipat-
ed by the immortal Lincoln and the
Republican party. So far as the
Negro is concerned, there is no pub
lie enemy so dangerous to his well
fare as the Democratic party. There
is no Democratic party save in the
Southern states, hence it is very ap-
parent that when the Negro sup
ports Bryan or any other Northern
Democrat for Office he is but voting
for Southern Democracy in dis
guise. The Democracy of the pres
ent day is sired in every particular
by the South, and it only pushes
forward those men in the North who
first swear to be its plant tools
should they succeed in being elected.
Colored men, are you willing to aid
a party like that at your own ex-
nense?
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

Editor R. c. 0. Benjamin, Of the
Lexington (Ky) Standard, was shot
down like dog, and in the back at
that, by Southern Democrat a few
days ago for no other reason than
because he was registering colored
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

WE HAVE A BANK AT CAPE NOME
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-19

IT speaks well for the Republican
party of the state that in selecting
the gentlemen who will cast the vote
in the electoral college for William
Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt
that they recognized the three great
industries Of the state,-agriculture
numbering and mining, and no filter
representative of mining could have
been selected than John Boyd, OF
Okanogan county.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-30
The World to Reverse Its Driving Wheels

The Lawrence Journal is convinced the Topeka
Capitals scheme is of the upon
ing the wind Undoubtedly. Still seems but dodge
The Reverend Sheldon Ioanng lately acquired
notoriety advertising enterprise questionable
probity and for consideration otherwise pre-
sumption something which carry the acumen
era Upon thing he assumes to know
than anybody who newspapers were
conceived public intercommunication and
than all the living journalists his own day
What is back of the deal expedient nobody
Sheldon and the the paper The
price of Capital being doubled the Asso
Press is oaning to arrangement by con-
trbutng free advertising, violating of rules
announcing world that Rev Sheldon deems the
present staff of the Capital equal the production
a paper which revoIutonize modern journalism in
week Otherwise they must, the of that time
throw up the sponge admitting the scheme failure or as
self-confessed job Upon the other hand Sheldon is
his claim transcendent ability not to say
genius only enough to interpret the
thoughts which inspired Christ. and modelled
character along tansoenden lines but he utterly
fails of estimating the the age whose people
lie confidently manipulate his own or in
somebody interest mutual advantage Of
Sheldon and the Capital.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-30
The Henry Ward Beect1er Type.

The of minister of which, in certain respects.
Henry Ward Beecher the great forerunner says Will
lam Dewitt Hyde in the January Atlantic and which is
already coming be quite numerous vision of what
Gods would make of human life He the happy
children the youth the lovers the fond fathers
the tender husbands, the devoted wives the Mothers
consderate brothers, sisters the kind unces
and beloved aunts the revered grandparents Gods love be-
within the Christian home He the honest work.
thrifty economy independent sefrespec fair
exchange the mutual good will which Gods love breathes
industrial commercial life loyalty and
enthusiasm sacrifice which Gods love
inspires citizen free Christian state He
ennobing mind, Christening to the ahec-
tons. steadying will becomes
Of education it trains the ardent youth think
Gods thoughts after him. and the workings of his
mind in natural laws, the expressions of his will
institutions He how beautiful IS
so.al Intercourse when Gods love brings together men
admiration helpfulness enjoy
naent and improvement.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-30
BiIIv BRYAN Is Rounding Them Tn

The state Democratic committee Of Pennsylvania has
chosen candidate for the presidency for 1900 Colonel
William J. Bryan choice of these wise Democratic
gentlemen and they will undertake to select solid deega
time history Pennsylvania that a
Democratic committee has signifed its of
candidate in unmistakabe way with
such early enthusiasm. Mr.. Bryans meteoric career
through what be the "enemys country"
remarkably successful captured delegates every
time he made speech, and he has made
the few days. He them rounded up
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-30
9aiIu EaQle
N. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.
low They Love Each Other.

What with the Silver Republicans, headed by Webb
McNa the Pops headed by Leedy Bredenthal ct al and
the Democrats Morgan Barney Sheridan, and
the Socialists by Cernens opposition the Republ-
party having mix, pull scramble that
would be hard delineate faction in being
tain Of its respective power all realize that their only hope
is in getting together hanging in sight
They all for Bryan all down expansion all hate
Mckinley the Filpinos, then, again. they
all love each other. However cNa who holds that there
is show for anybody aside from himself for the
orhp and show anybody without his aid
his fractional meeting of his committee.
and other follow The Silver
Republicans will Topeka February
the state convention, which means that
they viii they from the other
factions
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-30
Spion Kop Was No Skoop.

Butler is back the Tugela river again back with
of 5OO Spon Kop only retaken by the
Beers retaken of awful fire. despite
charge upon charge little spion
op long unoccupied by the enemy. There
the op and is of advantage only that must
by the British and held before Ladysmith be
relieved which will be from indications
Buffers dispatch virtually comedies defeat while that
from the Boer gives the unquestioned details The
English Maxims belched flames but the wall of fire from
Beers Mausers much for Englands bravest
heaps up till the white flag of surrender
up General warrens forces retreated po-
siton further south gloom discomfort and
almost Of despair hangs over England
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-30
Nineteenth Century Observation-Disclosures.

Balloonng distinctly an achievement the nine
tenth century, and by far the pretentiOus attempt
which has yet been made in this direction is the daring
journey undertaken by Andree in the hope of reaching the
North Pole
Among Andrees predecessors deserve higher prise
Giffard Tissandier brother and
Renard and Krebs In 1852 Gfard constructed balloon
which he propelled by engine and which
first experiment its history of aeronautics
He succeeded in obtaining much speed necessary
to give SeerageWay and thus his was the first air steam
ship that could be in the desired direction.
Tssander used electric storage battery coupled with
dynamo-elecrfc machine, source of power and at
the Paris exposition of 1881 he exhibited model
filled with hydrogen, and which he drove the rate
of miles hour,
With his brother Albert he subsequently built another
model 80 feet long and 30 feet
fitted with dynanos and with driving nearly ten
feet in diameter and supplied with
accumulater weighing about four hundred pounds This
machine, carrying the two inventors times
from to nine miles hour for hour
gether
Renard and Krebs constructed a somewhat similar ma
and Tfssanders experimental with it at
Paris. During various times 1884 this balloon
speed of from twelve fifteen miles hour Suisse
queny it made several voyages and at the Paris exposi
ton of 1889 and machinery
teresting exhibits of the French government.
Since that time the science Of aeronautcs has made
rapid and experiments have proved
erestng attracted wider attention
have been made in this direction. year passes that
we do not hear Of and strangely constructed
flying machine and the fact that balloons proved
marked service in time of is undoubed proof
their usefulness We might dwell here the experiments
made by Professor Langley others
show the precise point which baooning ceased
theoretical and became least in measure practical
and the to whom credit is due this are
those whose mentioned above. Apparently not
has fauItless balloon been constructed work
Of recent tends to show that balloon
constructed later andsurey highest credit
the pioneers In work-to who the
first to give anything like proof that balloons terres
al machines may be made subject to the control of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-30

more than mere talk w Howe of the Atchison Globe
throws glove, proposing contest whether
Mr. Sheldon will In the presumption Of the pulpit
to press wherein the press failure Mr. Howe
proposes to wherein pulpit especially,
that Sheldon, is failure. How Mr. Sheldon shall
enjoy Mr. Howe's precepts and examples only be
guessed is quite they will be relshed.
Howe proposes write thinks Jesus
would Shedons congregation and for day
during Shedons attempt editors Of the
.ry how Christ would run a newspaper.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-30
U. s. Senator by Conventions.
factions

publican members Of the Legislature
United States SENATOR but political subterfuge
forced Ohio convention this but
combination of the state is not strong enough to
do it. All such schemes for the forestang Of the will
of the people If party convention is the proper body to
select United States senator's the constitution be
amended and take the responsibility from the body
members compelled take oath to do just
that thing At this writing do not know what the state
central committee but the result of their conference
viii be found in the dispatches of this morning If it
should be such switching lodging in the interest
who think they manipulate wards
cessfuy than legislative districts the protest Of the Eagle
will be found in the foregoing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-30
But the People Pay the Bills.

1t is such an easy and peasurabe task to spend the
other fellows money With breath legislator caps
the the back of the public in the expends
the thus raised along lines the personally
congenial. statesman looking own
reflection in Iookinggass The United States senate,
with all its rich and luxurious furnishings has been out
rvaled in the matter of mirrors by the plain and
tentious During s1776 worth gold
labor expended in gliding and renovang the big,
Hobbies and cloak Forty of to the
pure atmosphere that the Capitol has
given the frames dngy appearance Now the looking
glasses for statesmen good new and really form
very part of the furniture
senate nothing thought spending thousands
deeply upholstered nkstands other articles
that make committee look like in regal
palace, house. with its smoky old ceilings dim
fescoes and dapdated desks really getting very gay
when spends Sits keeping mirrors make
good repair.