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The colored American., 1900-04-07
SATURDAY. APRIL 7, 1900.
"THE NEGRO IN POLITICS. !"

In another column In this issue of
The ColOred American a very timely
and well written article on .''The Les
sons in Politics" appears from the pen
of Mr.. W. Forrest COzart of Dayton,
Ohio. The article shows honesty of
purpose, much scholarship and re-
search. It advises the Negro to stay
cut of politics and to devote his talents
and energies to industrial pursuits.
Mr.. Cozart quotes copieusly and per
tineatly from number of leaders of
the race including Prof. Booker T.
Washington, Prof. w. S. Scarborough,
Bishop Alexander Walters and a
number of well known writers and
thinkers in proof of his assertions and
to sustain the position he takes, The
article deserves a careful reading. It
il full of sound practical sense; it goes
into the subject and, metaphoricalIy
speaking, it offers i key to the stu
alton,
Yet why should the Negro eliminate
himself from politics? Is he not citi-
zen of this country? Hasn't he proved
himself patriot by fighting in every
battle from Concord to San Juan Hill?
Hasn't his brawny arm made the
Southland to blossom as rose? What
is there in his makeup or nature differ
ent from other people? He brsathes
the same air, he lives in the same en-
vironment, he drinks the same water,
he mixes and mipgles with all other
peoples Then why should there be
any special rule for the solution of his
problem? He has demonstrated his
ability in every line of activity to hold
his own with the stronger races. In
the prize ring, in the colleges. in the
sciences and arts and in the arena Cf
politics he has kept pace and in many
cases excelled his white eonfsrees.
What race in the worlds history has
made such progress, has achieved so
much in thirty-five years of freedom?
1t took the Jews 400 years to accom-
plish what the Negro has in thirty five
years. The fact of the matter is the
Negro is doing very nicely. He is all
right. He must stay in politics for the
same reason that all other American
citizens stay in politics. whats sauce
The colored American., 1900-04-07

President Mckinley, who has done
SO much for the race, will make a mis-
take if he ignores the wishes of the col
ored people of the District of Columbia
by re-appointing Mr.. John B. Wight
as District CommiE sioner. Mr.. Wight
is not the man for the place.
The colored American., 1900-04-07

The colored people of the District OF
Columbia are justly indignant at the
untimely utterances of Commissioner
John B. Wight concerning them. Men
holding public offices should either
think before they speak or should be
muzzled by their friends It was Mr..
Wight. we believe, who issued the
The colored American., 1900-04-07

''The Story of Ny Life" by Prof.
Booker I. Washington is now on the
market. 1t is q wonderful book. 1t
reads like a rOmance-the story of
Aladdin Young men and young we
men who are ambitious and who have
aspirations cannot invest q dollar to
better advantage than to purchase this
book. A full review will be given at
an early date.
The colored American., 1900-04-07

Copy number two of The High
School Journal has just appeared aud
it is geographically and mechanically
just as pretty as the first number. 1t
is edited ard gotten out entirely by the
young men and young women of the
Nj street High School and is a credit
to them.
The colored American., 1900-04-07

The latest ghost on the p.litical ho-
rizon is Admiral Dewey WHO aspires
for Presidential honors. He has not
yet decided which ticket he will run
on, the Republican or the Democratic
ticket.
The colored American., 1900-04-07

Rev. William 81. Thomas, editor OF
The Signal OF Cumberland, Md, was ID
the city this week and paid our sane
tum a pleasant visit.
The colored American., 1900-04-07

Hon. Cornelius J. Jones, of Green
vile, Miss, the con- estant for Member
Of Congress, is the guest Of Mrs. S. T.
Piersen at 1917 Madison street, norIh-
west.
The colored American., 1900-04-07
order for the muzzling of the dogs of
the District.
MR. JONES CASE IN EQUITY.

congressional OlstrlcC oI MISSISSIPPI De |
fore the 56th Congress, is in the city,
having arrived last Wednesday even
ing. Mr.. Jones is here for the further
prosecution of his contest, which is now
submitted to the Committee on Contest
ed Election Cases, Mr.. Jones Is a
colored man from the South, and has
shown rare intelligence and ability,
and has established himself before the
people of the country as being the
roughly active and sufficiently we'll in
t 'rmed to deserve attention throughout
the land whenever h8 seeks the ear 81
the public, We have read with .
great deal of interest and care the en-
tire record in Mr.. Jones contest The
ground of the contest seems to be, that
in order to defeat the republicans in
that District at the last Congressiona
election, the democratic party, through
Its chief election officers, violated the
plain terms of their own statute with
reference to elections. The statute of
the State prescribes that ''there shall
be one ballot all propositions to be
voted for or against must appear upon
the face of that ballot, even if amend
ments to the Constitution of the State
are to be proposed. At the last elec'
ton however, it appears that there
being constitutional amendment to be |
voted for, the Democratic managers of
the election provided two ballots 10 be |
voted for by each elector instead of
one as prescribed by the State law.
This method was doubtless resorted to
for no other purpose than to defeat the
will of the Republicans which stood
unitedly for Jones for Congress This
fact is clearly shown by the confessions
made by number of leading Demo
Gratis and the leading Democratic jour-
mails throughout the District which
constantly sounded the keynote OF
warning to their party adherents to
rally as never before, lest the RepGbli'
can Parry would elect their candidate
for Congress over the Democratic nom
inee. 1t was by these frequent editorl'
ais that the Democratic election man
ayers found it convenient to require
,wo ballots for the election at that |
election, which had never been done
before in the State, and positively pro-
hibited by the very terms of their own
statute.
Mr.. Jones is quite confident that he
is right in the law for this case By |
this method, the voters were prohibited |
from voting legal ticket as required |
by law and were required to, either
vote themselves illegally, which could |
be served to their detriment if
voted. or to fail to vote at
all at the regular polls. There
upon regardless of the risk and
danger of adopting another method,
which was, however, done at few of
the precincts in his district at which |
there were declarations of intention |
voted by number of his friends in
separate box, signed by the voters
themselves and listed by the men who
conducted these separate votiIg ar
rangements. The record of the House
is full of authority where such votes
have been counted under similar cir
cumstances, for the party declared for,
where the voter was denied the right |
to vote as guaranteed by law.
The colored American., 1900-04-07

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The colored American., 1900-04-07

The political nuisance in Kentucky
has not yet absted.
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This fact makes it of especial value
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If you want to watch every move
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Sc to Chicago and Return
via Moron Route,

Account Thir5 y-fourth National
EncamPrnent, G.. a. r., the Mo- IN
Route will sell tickets from Louis
vile to Chicago and return from
August 25 to g inclusive, at Sc. 90.
Tickets will be good returning until
August SYST. Upon payment of fiji
ty cents in Chicago, limit of tickets
will be extended to September goth.
The rate from all points in Ken
lucky will be &c per mile from start
ing point to Louisville and return
with 5000 added. For full particu-
lars, map, time schedule, ETC., con-
fer with local agent or address +.
H. BACON, District Passenger Agent,
Louisville, Ky.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

The editor of The RECORD has
received long, entertaining letter
from Rev. II. +. Reed, who is in
Shanghai, China. He and his wife
arc doing missionary work there.
Rev. Reed is deeply impressed with
the possibilities of China, and says
she is one of the great world-powers.
His letter was under date of July
81, and at that time there had been
no trouble in the neighborhood of
Shanghai, the outrages being con-
fined to northern and interior terri
tory. Rev. Reeds many friends in
this county will be delighted to learn
of the excellent health of himself
and wife, and that they are making
pleasing progress in their work.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

How cheap life is held in some of
our new possessions is instanced by
an American officer lately returned
from the Philippines. The Island
of Mindanao is governed by Datto
Mandy, most intelligent and courtly
of Moros, who more than once has
visited Madrid, and wears several
Spanish decorations He is abso-
lutte ruler of ten thousand warriors,
with unquestioned powers of life and
death. a newspaper correspondent
wished to take Mandy's picture in
the characteristic pose of striking
down an enemy. 1t was difficult to
explain this wish without an inter-
prefer, but at last a smile broke
over the despot's face, and he sent
for his great sword and a servant
But for the sudden interposition of
the American officer, the mans skull
would have been actually cloven in
his sovercign's willingness to crafty
the realistic whim of the photogra-
pher.
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The Shirt.WaiSt Man.

If those young men who wish to
go about in what they call shirt
waists will initiate, as far as may be,
the really attractive characteristics
of the feminine garment which goes
by that name, there need be no grave
objection to their indulging this hot
weather fancy. 1t must be rcmcm-
bered, first of all, that woman's
shirt-waist bears no relation to a
man in his shirt sleeves. 1t is a
complete costume, nicely adjusted
and thoroughly presentable. 1t is
designed to be worn conspiciously
and MOTTO be covered by another
garment.
On the other hand, when a man
takes off his coat his dress is likely
to display imperfectlons. The ex-
hibition of suspenders is of course
intolerablc. \ shirt intended to be
worn with a waistCOat, open at the
back, and displaying devices fol
holding the necktie and similar I'M
attractive accessories, the suspendel
buttons visible at the waist; the
bullying hip-pockets and variou:
other details of dress that were mean
to be concealed, make such a COS
tune entirely unlovely.
If a man is to be seen without {
coat, he should be dressed accord
ingly, with loose, unstarched shir
of suitable material and we'll ad
justed belt concealing entirely the
junCture of the trousers with thu
shirt and holding them securely il
place. a summer shirt that is right
ly made, and clean and fresh, is ;
rather ornamental garment, ano
when all the details of the costum,
are nicely adjusted to this main fea
ture of the design, the man ma,
walk abroad in his shirt-waist with
out shame.
The danger in opening the doc
to the shirt waist man is the difficult,
of closing it on the man in his shir
sleeves. The latter should be mad
to put on his coat; but if he wer
sensitive to nice distinctions he woul'
not appear in public without it. \
he is not, he would probably regar'
such distinctions as infringing hi
personal liberty. TO meet this W
are driven back upon the rule of tn
coat. And after all, summer sac
need not be an intolerable burden
Philadelphia Times.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

Next to making water run up hill
is that of the invention of a gentle
men in Montreal, 4. G., Ingalls,, a
graduate of McGill University in that
city. His invention is a process by
which water can be used so as to eff
feet an immense saving in the con-
sumption of coal. In fact it may be
said that water practically is the fuel
and coal is merely an auxiliary.
The method is such that a thin
spray of water is spread over a coal
flame in such a way, and with such
auxiliaries, that the heat of the
flame is wonderfully augmented.
The full details Of the secret are not
yet made public by the inventor.
The discovery, it is alleged, can be
applied to gas and other flames.
1900 wallpaper at Roark's.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

COLILS p. HUNTINGTON died at
his summer house in the mountains
near Utica, n. v, TUESDAY morn
ing. He was President Of the South
crn Pacific railroad at the time of
his death, and was notable for his
work in this line.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16
campaigns

"WOMEN's skirts reduced" is a
heading in a Chicago store newspa
per advertisement. fit is the length
that is reduced the item will appeal
more strongly to the men than to
the most violent female bargain hun
for
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

THEY appear to be carrying on a
right successful war in China, not
withstanding the fact that Richard
Harding D9vis is no, there to tell
the world & # it.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16
State Sunday-schOOl Con.
vcntiOn.

The Kentucky Sunday-school AS
ISOLATION (Union) holds its annual
convention at Bowling Green Au-
gust IS, 20 and so. Besides the
best talent of the State from all de-
nominations there will be present
Prof. II. Nj. Hamill, International
Field-worker, of Jacksonville, Ills,
Rev. George O. Bachman, General
Secretary of Tennessee, and Rev.
J.. f. Turner, of Fountain Park Ohio.
Prof. Hamill is the recognized
leader of the United States in Sun
day-school work. Mr.. Bachman is
a superior man and will present first
class work. Mr.. Turner comes to
give series of drills in systematic
Bible study which will be one of the
best things on the program. Every
Sunday-sChool is entitled to one del
egate for every 100 or fraction there
of enrolled, and its pastor, who is
eX-offiCio a delegate. Besides these
every county is entitled to ten dele
gates at large. All accredited dele
gates will be entertained. Creden-
tials will be d furnishe 9hupublo ry-
signed county officers.
Let every school appoint dele
gate. Round trip one and one third
fare. Getreceipt or certificate from
your ticket agent.
\ side trip to Mammoth Cave is
being planned at very low rates.
w. +. FOWLER, Co. Pres.
Miss MINERVA CAIN, Co. Sec.
The cost of a railroad is usual,
reckoned by the mile, but Londor
has just completed an underground
road, six miles long, which cos
forty dollars an inch. 1t is worth
noting that the locomotives and pas
senger-coaches are all of the Amer,
lean type and the locomotives ars
Of American construction. The
rolling stock is fitted with American
air brakes, and is driven by al
American electric plant, the powcl
for which is furnished by steam
engine designed by one American
firm and constructed by another
1t is none the less worth noting tina
these contracts were awarded t,
Americans largely because British
mechanics were then on d strike
and therefore the British manufaCt
urer could not undertake to delive
the goods on time.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16
ONE of the first-Class theatres

ONE of the first-class theatres in
New York, in the last line of its an
nouncement says, "shirt-waist men
welcomed with open arms" This
is somewhat similar to the reception
that the men have always given the
shirt-waist girl.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

The Democrats are not using the
free silver issue to any great extent
in this campaign. Perhaps they arc
going to use the So certificates that
have aided the Republicans in past
CAMPAIGNS.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

The situation at Cape Nome Is
another warning against leaping
So out cooking. i'Urty Thousand
people are now crowded on mar
row strip Of beach in that inhospita-
bic climate, threatened with typhoid
fever and smallpox. The claims for
miles along the shore arc taken, and
for miles inland, on the tundra.
Even those who took in great stores
of provisions and miners supplies,
with view to trade, find the stock
SO large and competition SO keen
that they cannot sell their goods
even at cost. The appeal is now
made for medical officers and for
government transports to bring home
those whose funds are exhausted.
1t is the same pitiful story of rcck-
less and ignorant greed which every
gold-mining camp repeats.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

CuNsIpEKING tbs fact that Mr..
Bryan was taken by surprise, he
managed to say quite a few words
to the notification committee. His
address occupies full page of very
small type.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

Mr.. BRYAN is to be notified at To-
peka by the silver republicans. He
will soon come to believe it without
being told by any one.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

LOUISVILLE is very highly pleased
with her census returns. Perhaps
her enjoyment is more keen on &C
count of her experience in recent
election returns.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

y POLICEMAN in Chicago is to be
tried for taking valuables from a
prisoner. This is against all prcce
dent. He should be promoted.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

OUR loan of $50, 900, 600 on the
British war bonds is going to cause
the blue pencil on many campaign
speeches.
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FOOtnOteS.

Early risers, as a rule, arc fright
fully stupid in the evening.
The only real way to enjoy ham
mock is not to try to look graceful
in it.
An optimist always feels rich when
one of his friends has a piece of
good luck.
Concerning conduct, the rudest
thing you can do while visiting your
friends is to get sick.
People who never fan in warm
weather generally wear such su-
pcrior air that they make other peo-
pie hot.
The man who takes no interest in
anything or anybody has probably
squandered his zest by taking too
much interest in himself.
One Of mans vacation joys is his
uncertainty as to whether the other
men are doing his work or piling it
up to greet him when he gets back.
Some men would be very smart
if they asked as many questions
about vital things as they do about
trivial matters, gossip and scandals.
What statisticians ought really to
get at is how much valuable time
we waste locking and unlocking
doors, windows, closets and drawers
which no one has ever attempted to
break Acknowledgements Journal.
1t is considered very doubtful if
the Pennsylvania Railroad will adopt
nickle steel rails for the points of
severe service. At the famous Horse
shoe Curve the nickle steel rails
have been replaced by those of the
ordinary steel type, it was found
that the rails diminished the traCtive
power of the engines on account of
their hardness.
Let Us do your job printing.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

NANK TsUN was the first Chinese
point to be captured, and there are
many more on the list to be yanked
soon.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

AN additional evidence of Chinese
duplicity is the fact that they shoot
remarkably we'll.
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THERE is growing anxiety as to
how the Prince of Wales stands on
this mems shirtwaist question.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1900-08-16

IRIS all over in China but the
fighting.
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AMONG THE CHURCHES.

I
This department. is free for the liberal use of
all our churches! The matter is contributed
and pastors are feuues;ted to furnish notes, or
have one of thciI',meuIbers do So-ED. RECORD.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Sunday-sclbool at 9.45 a. m.
Sunday-school library open at 9
O'Clock. /
METHODIST CHURCH.
Prayer meeting at o'clock to-
night.
Sunday school at 0.45.
Rev. T. C. Peters will preach
morning and evening Sunday.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday-school at 9.45.
There willbe services both morn
ing and night next Sunday.
Prayer services Wednesday even
ing at 8 O'Clock conducted by the
pastor. 4
| CUMBERLAND &ESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Prayer m ing next Wednesday
evening.
sunday-sc7ool $50 a. m.
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This department is free for the liberal use of
all our churchcsl The matter is contributed.
and pastors are feIuested to furnish notes or
have one of thcil',meub crS do So.-ED. RECORD.
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1900 wallpaper at Roark's.
The leader., 1900-03-14
LEGLSLlTIHE NOTES.

Through the forcible argument and
assiduous efforts of the State revenue
agent and his able attorneys, the prop
osition of compromise by the |. c.
Railroad and its branches of the suits
for back taxes, has been defeated. The
Senate committee recommended bill
containing terms of settlement - per
cent. larger than proposed by the rail-
roads, which the attorneys for the rail
road declined to entertain; and upon
the bill being introduced in the Senate
it was indefinitely postponed, upon
motion of a supporter of the original
proposition.
II. Il. 4S3, to repeal chapter "a of the
acts of 1896 amending section 3744,
code 1892, so as to exempt from taxa
ton property and revenues of benevo-
lent orders and religious and charita-
bic institutions. passed both houses
The Senate passed a good primary
election bill which was killed in the
House.
The Senate school book bill was kill
ed by the House.
The Bowers bill. giving power to the
Board of Supervisors of Hancock
county to regulate oyster catching
along the Hancock coast, was defeated
by the Senate, in accordance with the
recommendation of special commit
tee appointed to visit the coast and in
vestigate the question
The bill was passed making an APP
preparation to remove the remains and
monument of ex-Secretary of State
Lynch from the Jackson white Gene
terry to the colored cemetery. He is
the only colored man inferred in the
cemetery. He has an expensive mon
ument, which was erected by means of
an appropriation made by Radical
| Legislature.