The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-17
EDITORIAL.
"ADVIcE" TO HARRY SHEP-
pARD


And now comes one Harry Sheppard.
a new and formidable Moses" who
sets up the pitiiul claim that he, to-
Rcther with The Appeal Man, has
wrought greater miracles unseen for
the sole benefit OF ST. Paul Airo-Ameri-
cans. than many ''weak" speaking col.
ored newspapers. like the Advance and
The Appeal We Judge. of course, that
the 'himsy stuff which appeared in
The Advance aroused the ire OF our
erstwhile new Moses To cRotistic re.
sentiment. or else he would not have
made the following reply, in substance,
TO a clipping from the Minneapolis
Journal. and editorial comment which
appeared in The Advance a fortnight
ago. concerning our subject Journal
islc etiquette adheres To the old pro-
verb, answer a (Wclln according to his
folly. lest he be eouceited. etc. There is
room in our subjects heart Tor repent.
ance, for we are commanded not to
boast of ourselves, hut rather accord
that courtesy to others. who see us
not as We see ourselves Mr. Sheppard
has made a serious breach OF this es-
sential element ol rugged manhood
Motel (al II ask neither advice nor
sympathy" Think oi progressive man
ultering such wordsl (b) The Shep-
pard Photo Company amounts annual.
ly 20 from $4,000 To $4,000 per an
mum. and Sheppard has expended more
money in his method OF fighting the
Airo.AmericanS' battle In the las lew
years than would be necessary To- run
hall dozen such papers as The Ad-
vance" (cl The Advance should lose
no sleep over that fat position" lost
by Harry Sheppard
(a) The man who asks neither ad
vice nor sympathy ought not 10 claim
what he has done, aud Is doing for
the race. for the race in TACT cares moth
ing for man whose motives are lor
selfish purposes. Il is contrary to hu-
man laws tu appreciate, or even notice
the labor of those who attempt to boost
their way TO that which makes one man
greater than another The efforts Of a
man must be backed by unsclhsh mo-
tiyeS, II he desires his labor appreciated
by the people Sneers and contempt are
the logical fruit OF the man who as
sumcs 60 live alone" without the desire
to unite the sympathetic chord oi hu.
man understanding. and the wisdom Of
finite advice Our good Brother Shep-
pard, We are afraid has caught the
wrong incentive oi his work. which he
claims to perform alone"
(bl A colored man in the Northwest
with n business paying S1o,ooo per an
mum Is indeed great revelation to the
Aifo-Americans OF the Twin Cities. We
do not question the motive" ot this
assertion, but VIC doubt whether this
motive found u resting place IN the
hearts OF our subjects. pupils. who
adore" Mr.. Sheppard iur making il
possible Tor them To set first class
seat in ST Paul theatrrs This annual
$4,000 income should alone cause our
subject To blush with shame because al
leaving Il mcrcilcsS. aud accepting ol
the fat lour dollar a day Job which
he practically plueked from some
poor" Negro ct less wealth Ii Mr
Sheppard proves 10 us by employing 1
score or more OF Alro. Americans, ant
works among the Miro o-AmericauS II
person. we will believe IN his sincerity
We care nothing about what his annua
Income nigh, be, whether Il be suth
eient to support six Negro newspaper
such a. The Advance" OF 50. An ",
desire IS for him TO show race progress
at home, by investing some ot that $50
COO per year. thus giving employment
to those oi his race As tho case nov
stands We would rather think tina
il is Soooo in frivolous" word
rather than actual currency Ii the lat
tet sentence were Mr.. Shenpards org
inal methods OF fighting Afro Amer,
can battles IN the last few years ",
claim that the world IS already oVerrui
with such warriors. aud Ne need n,
more ol them We want the Negro
battles fought with hraius aud the pro
duet al investing currency ANY othe
kind oi fighting belongs 10 the bow
WOW gang
tel Rest assured The Advance vii
''lose no sleep over man who wouli
live alone. iail alone, and progreS
alone The publication regarding tha
''iat puSilion" belongs To the editor @
any public organ. who desired TO clip
and publish 1t. and II such misrspre
scented MIR Sheppard, why did he 40
explain the situation irum his point q
vitw, in a grntiemanlt and eanrteou
manner. There Was no necessity q
speaking oi his yearly Income. nor whs
he had done Tor the race. or his snwar
Intentions, etc All these things wpr
ifrelagsxc 10 the issne Our slihieC
must have been angry Nhen iormln
the composition ol has article. oF III
Appeal printers must have bee