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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
REV. RANDALL's OPINION.

Perhaps the most pronounced
pulpit demonstration along this line
was that from Rev. E. NJ. Randall,
Jr., Of the First NJ. E. church, and
Rev. W. H. G. Temple Of the Con-
gregational church. Rev. Randall
discussed crime in its various forms
at the outset of his sermon and
showed from facts and figures that
it costs our government nearly three
times as much in dollars and cents
to check and punish crime as it does
to educate her children. The idea
prevalent among so-called business
men that a city in order to be a.
hourishing metropolis and prosper
Gus in its bank clearings report must
foster and encourage a certain
amount Of crime that they are
pleased TO term, legitimate crime, is
a fallacious and erroneous one. The
late census shows that those cities
and towns in Massachusetts and
Kansas that have for the past de-
cade eschewed saloons and the sale
of liquors in any form within their
corporate limits, increased 40
per cent in their population and
wealth over those cities that had
granted saloons and other vices Ii
cense to operate within their gates.
There is no doubt but that it costs
any community more than twice as
much to guard and prosecute Grim
inals where saloons are allowed as
the revenues derived from the fines
imposed upon them for the privilege
of operating in such communities
Speaking about crime in Seattle, it is
simply astounding, and it is grow
ing worse every day under the pres
ent municipal regime. Though the
Law and Order League has made
efforts to suppress crime in Seattle,
it has been handicapped in its
efforts on all sides. The so-called
business man has his objections, and
the weakened Christian, who
wishes to drift with the tide, has his
objections, and the officers Of the
laws have their objections to the en-
forcement Of the law.
In many instances warrants for
the arrest Of law breakers are refused
by the officers of the law; in some
instances officers Of the law give the
law-breaker the ''tip" when warrants
have been issued that they may sue
ceed in getting their law breaking
! paraphernalia out Of danger before
the arresting officer can get his hand
on it. And in one instance, at
least, after such paraphernalia had
been seized an officer Of the law re-
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
BILLIONAIRES AT SEA.

Between Europe and the United
States is a vessel on the high seas
carrying ten men whose combined
wealth would perhaps reach into the
billions of dollars. j. Pierpont Nor
gan did not care to come across the
waters as common cabin passenger,
so he and nine other men chartered
an entire vessel to bring them home.
Each of these men is a noted mil
lionaire of the United States, and
each Of them has accumulated his
millions during his own lifetime,
that is to say, by his own ingenuity
and financial ability he has started
at the bottom of the ladder and has
accumulated money and properties
that he could exchange for multi
piled millions of dollars if he desired
to retire to private life and become
a miser, as it were, by putting his
money into some private hole. 1t is
most remarkable how rapidly
men accumulate money in the
United States, and it can
not be said that they for the.
most part accumulate their fortunes
by unfair and illegiti1h fate means, for
they do not. Some men seem to
strike a pay streak in life and work
it as fast and as successfully as they
may they never succeed in working it
out, and Morgan and his nine trav-
cling companions now headed for
the United States seem to be of that
class.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
BANK WENT DOWN.

The closing of the doors Of the
Seventh National Bank Of New
York created CONSERVATION in the
money markets Of New York, and, if
reports be true, gave the national
treasury officials, considerable worry.
On the failure of the bank to pay its
clearance house Indebtedness, which
was $664,109 it at once closed its
doors against further business. The
country banks had learned that this
bank was in bad financial condition,
and in order to protect themselves
they had drawn heavily on it
through the clearance house, and its
failure to meet their enormous check
was the direct cause of its suspen-
sion. 1t is thought that the bank
will soon pull itself together and be-
gin business as if nothing had hap
pened.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
PERSONAL.
ave at Franks S place.

Shave at Franks place
What about that 4th Of August
picnic and outing?
Consult The Republicans business
directory before you start shopping.
j. S. Graham's ad in this issue
will be a revelation to the lady read
ers of The Republican. Read it.
Mr.. Ford, Of Fargo, is visiting
friends in the city with the view of
making this his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. V. White, of
Vancouver, were attending to bust
ness in this city this week.
Personal and social news always
gladly received. Drop US a card if
you have not time to call.
Mr.. Jefferson, Of Oakland, CAL, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Harris, with
whom he was acquainted in Califor-
MIA.
Quite celebration was held at the
A. VI. E. church last evening (4th),
and grand good time was enjoyed
by all present.
Mrs. William Gross is in receipt Of
letter from her son George, who is
now in Colorado and is still working
his way East. He reports much sue
cess in his business in the mountains
of Colorado.
Mrs. White, while crossing the
railroad track last Saturday in her
milk wagon, was struck by freight
car, and she and her granddaughter
were seriously injured.
The Republican has begun a busi-
ness directory AS a reader of its
columns will you speak good word
for it with your dealer. 1t will help
the paper and do you no harm.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Harris invited
few friends to their home last
Tuesday evening in honor of their
sister, who is visiting with them at
present. Besides the host and hos
tess there were present Miss Mamie
Harris, Rev. and Mrs. Scott, Mrs.
Townes, sister Of Mrs. Harris, Mr..
and Mrs, j. T. Clayton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey, Mr..
and Mrs. Turner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. DeBoe,
Mr.. and Mrs Combs, Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson, Miss Kincaid, Miss Couz-
zins, Mr.. Sims, Mr.. Fort, Mr.. Black,
Mr. Brooks, Mr.. Willie, Mrs. Crosse,
Mrs. Washington, Mr.. Jefferson, Mr..
and Mrs. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. Tay-
lor, Mr.. Goldsboro and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cayton.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

The Third Avenue theater will
close its doors for a short time after
the performance next Sunday night.
''TOo Much Johnson" William Gil
lette's pet farce comedy, viii be the
closing bill Of the season. The per-
formance Of ''Too Much johnson"
given by Russell and Drew's COM
pany, is one of the best things seen
here this season. 1t is a clean and
wholesome laugh from beginning to
end. "Alone in Greater New York.
has been the bill all this week and
has drawn big houses The last per
formance of that play will be given
Saturday night and ''Too Much
johnson" repeated for Sunday night
only.9 During the closed season the
theater will undergo a thorough rem
ovation and open bright and clean
early in August. The attractions
booked for next season are numerous.
and of higher class than ever be-
fore offered at popular priced
house.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
THIS OFF YEAR.

Now that Ohio is in the throes of
a state election which promises to be
a very hotly contested one it might
not be out Of place at this time to
give brief political history Of how
elections have gone from time to
time in that state and especil-
ly since 1877. Ohio is always sadly
troubled with what is commonly
known as "off year" campaigns, in
which the Republican party seriously
suffers.
In 1877, Bishop, Democratic can
didate for governor, was elected by
$4,000 plurality, but two years later
Foster, Republican candidate, had a
plurality of $4,000; in 1881 he was
reelected by $4,000 plurality, but
in 1888 Hoadley, Democrat, was
elected over Foraker by plurality
of $4,000. Two years from that
time, however, Foraker was elected
over Hoadley by 17,451, and two
years from that he was reelected bv
"a plurality of $4,000. Then came
1899, when Campbell defeated For
aker by plurality of 1O,872. In
1891 Mckinley carried the state for
Governor over Campbell by $1,000
plurality. He was reelected in 1898
by 8O,995 plurality. Ever since that
time the state has been Republican,
Governor Nash having been elected
in 1899 by plurality Of 49,O23.
This being an "off year" it is argued
by Democratic leaders, not only in
Ohio, but in other sections of the
country, that Ohio is quite likely to
elect Democratic Governor and
perhaps a Democratic legislature
which in turn will elect a Democratic
United States Senator to succeed
Senator Foraker.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
ROSLYN.

Do not overlook the fact that The
Republican is much in need of your
subscription money.
Work is still plentiful in this camp
and all who come can get work as
soon as they arrive here.
Mrs. R. NJ. Gibson has removed to
her large and commodious boarding
house.
Deacon L. L. Smith has returned
from Spokane after a few months
visit in that city.
At the installation of the Masonic
lodge, mention Of which was made
last week, the following new officers
were installed for the ensuing year;
j. L. Chilsm, W. NJ; j. W. Shavers
S. W.; Frank King, J. W; R. H
Taylor, Sec; Chas. Edmond, Treas.
Julius Johnson, Tyler.
The ladies Of the Home Foreign
Mission Circle held their regular
monthly meeting last Sunday at {
O'Clock. The meeting was addressed
by Mrs. Matte Woodson. Scripture
reading, Rev. Diggs; select reading
Mrs. Sophia Morrison. A mission
ary paper by Mrs. Fannie Anderson
and a paper by Mrs. Donaldson OF
the good care of children.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
REV. TEMPLES VERSION.

REV. TEMPLES VERSION.
Rev. Temple, after discussing at
length the great historical events as
well as the great historical characters
that the month of June has given to
the world, closed his sermon, which
was noteworthy for its historical
richness, with peroration on Seat
tie to the effect, that the month of
June had given Seattle her great
fire, out Of which the Seattle spirit,
,phoenix-hke, rose and quickly re-
built a grander and far more impos-
ing city on the ruins of the old city
than even the most enthusiastic Sc
Athlete had ever dreamed of. 1t is
the wonder of the West and the ad-
miration of the entire East. Lastly,
the month Of June had given Seat
tie her late tragedy, which was shock
ing enough to move her citizens to
take some most decided steps toward
freeing it from the pernicious infu-
enees that had made it possible for
such a tragedy to be committed.
When ex-Chief Meredith fell and his
hearts, blood stained the floor Of
Guys drug store some of the drops
spattered the Mayors chair, and will
serve as gruesome ghost
Of the policy that has
brought such disgrace upon the
citizenship Of this city. What do the
citizens propose to do? Certainly
not sit idly by and permit it to 60 on
and on undisturbed. Call a public
meeting, arouse indignation, awake
men and women to their sense of
duty and make them besiege
the stronghold of the Mayor with
such force that he will find it no
longer pleasant or profitable to con-
tinue such state Of affairs, and, if
necessary, take legal steps to- drive
him from his official position. It can
be done and it will be done, if you
and each of you will but put your
shoulders to the wheel and work in
that direction with a I'M nited pur-
pose.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
CoNs1DINE NOT RESPONSIBLE.

1t is an erroneous idea said one of
the members Of the Law and Order
League, in speaking abont the Con-
sidine case, which has gone abroad
to the effect that John Considine's
testimony was instrumental in turn
ing the tide against the police de-
partment. While Mr.. Considine gave
the committee some valuable testi-
mony, nevertheless it was not taken
by them without duly considering
the source from which it came and
the spirit which prompted it. There
was other evidence equally as dam
aging as that given by Mr.. Consi-
dine, which was given by reputable
citizens, and by men Of high stand
ing in the community who had been
eye witnesses to some Of the crooked
work that had been going on from
time to time in this city under the
p1CoCnI dOIlllIilSlIdllO1. II WAS OH
the evidence Of these men that the
committee and the Mayor acted after
the committee had made its re-
port, which caused the removal Of
two police officers. The Law and
Order League under no considera-
ton would have depended solely on
John Considine or any other gam
bier for evidence to remove an off
Ger Of the law, but as said above, on
the evidence Of good and reputable
men, who told what they knew and
not what they had heard, the com
mittee reached its conclusions.
The preliminary trial Of the Con
sidines has been put off until next
Monday bu mutual consent of both
the prosecution and the defense.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
JESSIE MORRISON GUILTY.


Miss Jessie Morrison, the Kansas
young woman, who took her girl riv-
aPs life, has been found guilty Of
manslaughter in the second degree
by a jury. The first trial proved
failure, as the jury could not agree,
but the second trial found her guilty
as said above 1t is very question
able whether Miss Morrison was
guilty Of any crime at all; it is also
very questionable if she is not guilty
of murder in the first degree, but as
no one save Morrison and the woman
whom she killed were eye witnesses
to the terrible tragedy, it will be
hard to ever get at the real facts in
the case. Miss Morrison on the wit
ness stand and by a long chain of
circumstantial evidence convinced
the jury that she had been invited
into the home of the lady whom she
slew, and was no sooner in the house
than she was attacker by the woman
with razor, and in order to save
herself from being killed she
wrenched the nasty blade from the
hand Of her assailant and turned ii
upon her. The jury must have had
some doubts in their minds as to. the
truthfulness Of this statement OF
they would not have returned a yer
dict of manslaughter Miss Morrison
is either guilty of murder in the frs
degree or she is absolutely innocent
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
BLACK BOYS BACK.

From the San Francisco Examin-
er it is learned that the Forty-eighth
regiment and the second and third
battalions of the Forty-ninth regi-
ment, which have been fighting in
the Philippines, have just returned
and are now quartetred in that city.
Both of these regiments are made
up wholly of colored men with the
exception Of the commissioned Of
fcers, and they have been doing ser
vice in the Philippines for the past
year or more. The Examiner is re
sponsible for the assertion that these
troops returned in better condition
than any other troops have returned
from the Philippines, and Colonel
Duvall, who has charge Of them, is
responsible for the following: con
board Of the transport there were
2,108 persons, all Of whom belonged
to the regiment above The Forty
eighth and Forty-ninth regiments
were stationed in Luzon in the coun-
try where Aguinaldo was captured.
While they had many skirmishes
with the enemy, few Of their number
were killed. The forty-eighth lost
only thirty-six men in battle and
from disease, the Forty-ninth, owing
to smallpox breaking out in its
camp, lost eighty-seven. In both OF
these regiments the line officers are
colored men, while the field officers
are white. Seven of the men of the
Forty-ninth deserted and joined the
ranks of the Philippines, and two Of
them were afterwards killed. These
troops, in my opinion, stand the eli.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

learn the divines were unanimous in
charging the tragedy up to the
''wide open policy" that has been in
vogue in this city ever since the
present chief executive has been at
the head Of affairs Net only the
tragedy Of last week, but long
string Of crimes equally horrifying
in their details as this one can be
laid at the official door Of the pres
ent mayor of Seattle.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
BUSINESS LEAGUE.

The National Negro Business
League, which is headed by Booker
7. Washington as president, has
been called to meet in Chicago Au-
gust 21, 22 and %, inclusive, and as
in the past it is hoped that this meet
ing will prove splendid success and
will do much toward harmonizing
the differences that exist between the
white and the black folk of this
country. The citizens Of Chicago
are reported enthusiastic over the
. prospects of the League holding its
next session there, and everything
possible will be done by them to
make the delegates comfortable
while attending its session. The call
says any person engaged in CONNER
cial enterprises or properly delegated
to represent any individual engaged
in commercial enterprises is entitled
to membership under such regula-
tions as may be adopted. A striking
feature about the League is that
women as well as men are entitled to
seats in the League. So successful
was the session Of the League which
was held in Boston last year that the
proceedings have been published in
book form, and the same is finding
quite a circulation. The call is is
sued by Booker I. Washington,
President; T. Thomas Fortune,
chairman executive committee, and
E. E. Cooper, Secretary.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
Of Men and Things in the
Public Mind.
THE WEEKLY REVIEW
Tom Pratt to Quit Public Life-Yale
and Harvard Fight for Cham
pionship-Jessie Morrison Con-
v1cted Of Manslaughter in Sec
ond Degree = New York Bank
Goes to Pieces Ohio's off Year
Politically.
TOM PLATT QUITS.


Rumor has it that Thomas G..
Platt, the noted New York politician
and wire puller, is to retire from ac-
tive politics and business in gen
eral after the expiration Of his pres
ent term of office as United States
Senator from the State of New York.
If the rumor is well founded and Mr..
Platt retires one of the shreWdest and
most sagacious political leaders that
the present age has seen will, using
common street vernacular, pass in
his political checks. Almost since
the mind of man runneth-aot to the
contrary, Tom Platt's name has been
prominent in political affairs of the
Empire State. He at one time was
the junior Senator from New York
when the noted Roscoe Conklin held
the senior place, and was almost the
national dictator Of the Republican
party. When Garfield turned Conk-
lin down by refusing to appoint his
recommendation for federal posi-
ton in New York he resigned his
seat in the Senate and his associate,
Mr.. PIatt, followed suit. Mr.. Conk-
lin made a desperate effort to re
turn to the Senate, but fatty failed,
for some time Mr.. Platt re-
manned in political retirement, not
daring to leave his sulking tent, but
later on he got control Of the party
machinery and was reelected to the
senate, and for a time it looked as
though he would become as strong
party leader as was Mr.. Conklin in
his palmieSt days, who died after his
defeat, but the appearance Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Governor Odell
on the political horoscope of New
York as coming luminaries con-
vinced Mr.. Platt early in the fight
that he had to play second fiddle to
those men or none at all, hence his
desire to retire from political life.
BIG ROWING MATCH.
Thousands Of excited as well as
enthusiastic persons watched the
inter-university rowing match which
was between Yale's varsity crew and
the Harvard team, which resulted in
most decided victory for the Yale
team. Much interest is generally
taken in these rowing contests be-
tween Yale and Harvard, for the
reasons that the students from these
colleges represent the athletic art in
its completeness. Any inter-univer-
sity contest between Yale and Har-
ward, whether it be rowing match,
football match, baseball match or
running match, is always given the
greatest attention by the thousands
that have the pleasure Of witnessing
it, and even by the thousands that
can do nothing more than read Of
it. If there be anything in the man.
ly art dogma that so much is heard
about, it is found in these universi-
ties.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
COLORED GIRL WON.


At the industrial training school
in Denver, Colorado, one Miss III
porah Josephs the daughter of a
Negro brick layer, won the highest
honors and of course was the vale
dictorian Of the graduating class.
When it was learned that she had
stood at the head Of her class it
caused a commotion among the more
aristocratic white students, and they
refused for while to take any part
in the graduating exercises, but the
school board would not hear to such
proceedings, and gave the young
ladies their choice Of either not grad
uating at all or to take their places at
the commencement exercises, which
they did. Miss Joseph is said to be
one Of the brightest pupils that has
ever graduated from that school,
and the Denver papers have sung
her praise in the highest. This
young lady was formerly from New
Orleans, where four other sisters
took the highest premiums in the
Southern University, which is con-
Quoted for the benefit Of colored stu
dents.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
turned the same to the gamblers
when the property was supposed to
be in the custody of the courts.

turned the same to the gamblers
when the property was supposed to
be in the custody of the courts.
That the recent tragedy was a
most shocking one, every one will
admit, but it was no worse nor no
more revolving than a large number
of others that have been committed
from time to time since the present
wide open policy has been in opera
ton in Seattle. A long list Of muir
ders and suicides blacken the rec
ords Of Seattle, covering the past
five years, and they are all the fruits
of the wide open policy that has been
persued in Seattle.
1t has happened that one or two
law breakers have been punished by
the municipal authorities for COM
miting crime in this city, but this
was done more in the spirit of spite
work than for the purifying Of the
moral atmosphere. 1t is true that
the low places of vice kept by the
COnsidines was closed up by the po-
lice, but other places equally as VIC
ious and the haunts of criminals Of
the same kind and class as visited the
Considines ran wide open and un-
molested. That it is high time that
the citizens themselves devise some
plan for action in this matter, goes
without saying, and unless they do
our city will be branded by and large
as the most wicked city in the West.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
TURNED DOWN.

Hon. Harrison Smith, who has
been member Of the Ohio legisla-
ture for number Of years and taken
a most active part in its delibera-
tions, was defeated for denomination
last week, and William Clifford was
nominated instead. Both of these
gentlemen are men of color, but Mr..
Smith has gone out of his way to
oppose the ambitions of Mark Han
ma and j. B. Foraker, and as a result
he was defeated at the primaries at
the last primary election held in
his district.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

For the past week the Times and
the have had the Cons1dlnes on
trial for murder in the first degree
and verdict of guilty as charged
may be returned at any time by the
jury that has been empaneled and
sent out by Judges Blethen and
Wells. 1t is too bad that these pa
pers do not allow the courts to try
the criminal cases in this county.
Quite a few threats nave been
heard on the streets to the effect if
the Considines are acquitted by the
courts they will be murdered as soon
as they leave the courthouse.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

The Meredith-Considine tragedy
the week prior was the topic on
which most Of the preachers of this
city based the sermons delivered
from their pulpits last Sunday, and
so far as this paper has been able to