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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21
Negro in a Balance.

The colored voters of Alabama be-
gan mandamus proceedings against
the election officers Of that state to
register cOlOred voters notwithstand-
ing the fact that the state had passed
laws disfranchising the most of them
prior to the last election Proceedings
were begun before Judge Jones of the
u. S. District Court of Alabama. but
he refused the writ on the grounds
OF not having jurisdiction, but he, how
ever, certified the case directly to the
U. S. Supreme Court, where it will
soon be heard on its merits and the
disfranchisement acts of Mississippi
North Carolina, Louisiana, Virginia
and other Southern States will be
passed upon by the highest court of
the land at an early date. If the
Supreme Court supports the law
passed by those states and legalizes
the disfranchisement acts, it is ex-
pected that every Southern state will
at once pass similar laws and thereby
disfranchise in the neighborhoOd of
100000 colored voters, and thus
completely nullify the Fourteenth and
Fifteenth amendments. For the Su-
preme Court to decide adversely to the
colored voters would not exactly turn
them back into slavery, but it would
be taking long step in the direction
of completely robbing them of all the
rights of freeman and citizenship. If
the amendments of the Constitution,
which were their protection, be over
thrown then the Negro of this country
is right where the Dread Scott deci-
sion left him a half a century ago.
He will have no rights that a white
man is bound to respect and the courts
will then decide that he can leave no
state without first getting official priv
ilege to do so.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21
CURRENT COMMENT


ends of justice on criminals guilty of
committing wilful murder.
Mr.. Lee declared that the United
States has 10000 murders annually,
and of that number only one per cent
are punished with capital punishment.
In the City of New York alone he
claims Recorder Golf declares that
there are more murders awaiting trial
I1an in all five Of the larger cities
of Europe Judging from the tenor Of
Mr.. Lees lecture, in his opinion it is
second to impossible to convict one
of murder in the first degree in this
country, if a sufficient sum of money
can only be raised by the defendants
to pay pettifOggying lawyers to fight
their cases and in some instances such
unscrupulOus lawyers take cases for
nothing with the view of making a
rep" for themselves and thereby be-
coming better fortified to fleece some
other criminal having plenty of money
at his command. If this is the true
condition of this country it is, to say
the least, a startling state Of affairs
and does not speak much in favor of
the superior civilization of which the
United States makes so many boasts.
Murder, he claims, is on the increase,
and if it be true that it is
increasing as rapidly as he thinks
it is, then this country will soon be
over-run with murders and criminals,
such as is no other country in the
world
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21
POLITICAL POT PIE

The death of H. H. Martin, repre-
sentative elect from the 9th district,
means that a wild scramble is going
to be INDUCED in by the leaders Of the
three senatorial aspirants in this state
to fill that vacancy with a man who
will be favorable to their interests,
With nothing ese to engage their
minds save this, the fight in that dis
trict will almost assume one of state
Importance. Gov Mcbride will issue
a special proclamation within a few
days to hold an election there to fill
the vacancy and OF course his friends
will do all in their power to see to it
that a Preston-McBride candidate be
nominated, while the friends of both
Wilson and Ankeny will be equally on
the alert for the same result. One
vote in the next legislature may turn
the scales in favor of some one candi-
date, and it therefore behOOves each
one of them to endeavOr to gain a
point whenever they can. The fight
in the 9th district will therefore be
watched with much interest by the
politicians who favor the respective
candidates for United States Sen
ator, as we'll as by those who have an
eye single to the railroad commission
bill.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21
Sam Hill in Favor.

Is it possible that Samuel Hill, the
we'll known gas king of this city, is
to become the Chauncey Depew of the
Northwest? Recently Mr.. Hill has
been much in demand as a public
talker and those so fortunate as to
hear him declare him to be one Of the
cleverest public speakers that it has
been theirs to hear for long, long
time. Most people knew him to be
an astute business man aud some even
styled him a cold blooded business
mantle quintescence of the term,
"heartless capitalist" and therefore
his pleasing talks at public gatherings,
which have recently been put on ex-
hibitiOn, was a genuine surprise to
nearly everybody in the city. Regard
less of the commercial enterprises that
Mr. Hill represents in Seattle he is
but human being like the rest of us.
He has a heart and a soul and If he
likewise has the gift Of CAB he is no
more Of a monster than hod carrier,
and would III al human probability
do as much for humanity whether rich
or poor as any one else. Men are not
to be dispised because they are veal
thy, nor are they to be branded as
devils because they are rich. Rich
men as a whole are no worse citizens
than poor men and it seems that Sam
Hill, son-in-law of James J. Hill, is
no exception to the rule.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21
Murder Running Riot.

Speaking about crimes and criml-
nails the Rev. Frederick G. Lee, OF the
Trinity Church of this city, said to
his congregation last Sunday night,
that there are more murderers in the
United States than any other country
in the world and that he charged the
bloody criminal record of this coun-
try up to pettifoggying lawyers, who
devoted their time and talent to hunt
ing up technical points to defeat the
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21
Noble Man Dead.

The Queen City has lost one of its
most able and untiring workers in the
death OF Major James R. Hayden. Ma
jor Hayden died very suddenly last
Friday night as was announced in
the Saturday morning paper, which
caused much grief among his many
friends in this section Of the country.
No man in the City or in the State
was more generally known than he
and none more hOnored and respected.
His death will not only be mourned
by the business men Of this city, but
it will be mOurned by every class of
men who have known and associated
with him since he has been a citizen
of the Northwest AS a banker and
financier he was among Seattle's most
successful, as politician he has fig
ured cOnspicuously in the affairs Of
Washington, as a Grand Army man
he stood par excellent, having been
hOnOred by his comrades to the high
est position in the gift of his COM
mandery, as a Free Mason he stood
equally well, and at the time of his
death held the highest position in the
order in this section He was like
wise hOnored and respected in other
secret organizations and leaves a host
of friends in the social world of this
city to mourn his untimely death.
He was laid to rest last Tuesday
evening and his funeral was the larg-
est seen in the city for many months.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21
TOPICS OF THE TOWN


than would race horse hold up at a
quarter mile post The Republican
is of the opinion that the driver who
ran over Miss Conway should be ar
rested and punished and if necessary
Miss Conway should employ the best
legal talent in the city to force the
firm for whom the wretch was driv-
ing to pay her damages for the mis-
hap.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21
Strike is Settled.

No one will regret that the Frye
Bruhn strike has been declared off
by organized labor. Whether the Com
pany or the laborers got the. better of
the settlement is not ours to discuss.
but it is a real pleasure to see such
difficulties amicably settled, regard
less of who was right or wrong in the
outset If both sides would only use
discretion in such cases such misun-
derstandings could always be settled.
Strikes seldom, if ever, accomplish
what they set out to do, if anything at
all, and neither side ever makes any
money out of a strike. They are a
good deal like the law suit, the win
ner is always the looser.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21
BROTHER IN BLACK.


along that line, before he gets to be
an old man. Fear debt is a very good
motto when it is extravagant debt, but
to fear debt from commercial stand
point means that the man so doing
will be the hewer of wood and drawer
OF water as long as he lives.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21
Uncle Sans Smiths.


Some industrious student of history
has figured out that there are 100000
Smiths in the United States. In other
words, one out of every 127 inhabitant
OF our fair land bears that name. So
numerous are the Smiths in this coun-
country that they exceed the COM
bined number of our standing army
and naval forces and should they re-
bel against the United States they
would be able to put in the field a
States during the great civil war.
There are 10000 American Smiths
OF Militia age. In greater New York
alone there are 10000 Smiths, in Chi
cago and Philadelphia there are each
about 12,500; in Boston 5000. and in
st. Louis 3,7O0. The Smith family
is in excess of the Browns about two
to one and in excess of the Jones fam
lily four to one. The neurological re-
cord of the country shows that $500
Smiths die annually, 567 every month
and 19 every day. There are 5000
Smiths employed by Uncle Sam, not
including those in the army and navy.
$1,6O0,0O0 is annually paid out to the
Smith family who are in the Civil
Service of this country. There are
approximately 10000 Smiths of vot-
ing age in the United States and 2O4.-
600 of school age To this list of
Smiths the Smyths, the Sythes, the
Schmidts and the Smids and various
other ways of spelling Smith are to
be added, which will increase the
Smith family to nearly 100000 souls.
Roughly estimating there are in the
United States and British Isles COM
bined 100000 individuals belonging
to the great Smith family.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21

in building for the erection of which
Mr.. Carnegie has donated 100000
The city has also bonded itself to the
amount of 100000 for the purchase
OF a site for the new building. The
city council Of Seattle on Monday ev-
ening formally accepted Mr.. Carnegie's
gift and complied with the conditions
by passing resolution pledging the
corporation to appropriate fifty thou
sand dollars annually for the library.
There is something to be admired
in the largeness of the provision Sc
attic agrees to make for her public
library. 1t is much larger than Mr..
Carnegie expected or wanted Seattle
to make. Twenty thousand dollars
a year for maintenance and a site
for the building would have been
sufficient to secure Mr.. Carnegie's gift
OF 5000, 900 But Seattle voluntarily
proposed to go much further or deep
er into the library proposition than
any other city of it's size in the cOun-
try Public libraries are such admir-
able institutions that it is refreshing
to find an instance of extreme devO-
ton to the cause Of learning and lit
erature such as Seattle has just ex-
hibited Nevertheless it would seem
that the city has undertaken rather
more than her circumstances at pres
ent justify.
Fifty thousand dollars a year is
equal to the interest at 4 per cent on
a municipal debt Of $1,250,0O0 Be
sides this there is the debt of 100000
incurred for the purchase of a site.
The question arises whether Seattle
in her present stage of immature de-
velopment as a city can afford to in
vest $1,350,000 upon the top of Mr..
Carnegie's 5000, 900 in library. For
that is exactly what Seattle has done
in issuing her library bonds and pledg-
ing an annual appropriation of $4,000
besides for library purposes. Libra
ries are worthy institutions, but can
Seattle afford 81 1850 900 for one now?
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21
Tacoma Talk Sensible.

So much abuse and vilification have
been heaped upon Seattle by the Ia
coma papers, and apparently without
excuse or provocation, that it is really
refreshing to see anything in Taco
ma paper that is commendable to Sc
attic. The following notice, however, is
taken from the Tacoma News, concern
ing Seattle's expected library and it is
hoped that in future the Tacoma pa
pers will give credit, even to Seattle,
where credit is due.
Seattle has pledged herself to ap-
propriate fifty thousand dollars a year
for the support and maintenance of her
public library, which will be housed
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21

The colOred Masons of this city will
give a public entertainment Monday
evening, November oath. The follow
ing program has been arranged for
the occasion: Opening chorus, "Sol-
dier Boy" Misses O'Brien and Miss
Brown; address, Chips from the
Quarry" Rev. Freeman; piano solo,
waltz, woodland Whispers" Fanny
Collins; recitation, ITO the Masons,"
Ruth Freeman; violin solo, Alfred Pur-
nell recitation, Hazel Thompson;
duet, mandolin and guitar Mrs An
dersOn and Mrs. Carson Miller; quar-
tette, Sunny South" Clark, Miller,
Hancock and Purnell; grafton, Hayden
Richardson; piano solo, Matte Col
Inns; solo, Clifford Hancock; piano
solo, "Silvery Waves" Gertrude Har-
vey; duet, Miss Cousins and Mr.. Fort.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21
Colorado Students Strike.

Now comes the report that 500 stu
dents in the University of Colorado
have gone on a strike for some fancied
grievance or wrong which has been
imposed upon them by fne faculty.
Perhaps the students were right, but
whether right or wrong this seems to
be the most novel strike that has
come under our observation during the
long series of strikes which have pre-
vailed in this country for at least a
half century. There seems to be
some reason and excuse for organized
labor strikes when the wages paid
the wOrkingmen are not adequate for
them to maintain themselves and their
families, but it is a rather laughable
situation to see 500 students on a
strike because, forsoOth they were as
signed certain lessons that were not
pleasing to them. 1t was but a few
days ago that the children in a pub
lie school in Chicago went on strike
and succeeded in gaining their point,
and now the teachers in that city have
organized and become a part and par
eel of the Central Labor Union there
and threaten to strike in case the
superintendent does not deal fairly by
them. These days of cOmmercialiSm
strikes seem to be just as common in
the professional line as in labor lines,
and they all seem to run to the ludi-
crOuS
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21

without influence and without money.
and as a result Mason is now free
While Perry occupies a cell in mur-
derer's row. Perry may be guilty, and
SO may Mason, but Judging from the
reports sent out there has been no
more to prove or show that Perry was
guilty than Mason, and if the case is to
be tried on circumstantial evidence,
then it seems that they both should
have been held to answer to the higher
courts.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21

Seattle is to soon lose one of it's
prominent attorneys, for a season at
least. Hon. J. P. Ball. Jr., has decided
to spend the winter in Honolulu. His
entire family will go with him. Since
he has been a resident of the city he
has been closely identified with its
progress.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21
NEVER MIND THE KNOCKERS.

Go ahead and make your play;
Never mind the knockers.
They're in everybody's way;
Never mind the knockers.
Everyone who seeks to shine,
If successful. they malign
'Tis of fame a certain sign
Never mind the knockers.
They strike only those who climb
Never mind the knockers.
Tis success they deem q crime;
Never mind the knockers
If they hammer at your name.
Then, be sure, you're in the game
'1'is O species of acclaim
Never mind the Knockers s5-r
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21

Ex-senator John l.. Wilson was sup
posed to have been knocked down
and counted out at last Tuesdays
election. But the willy John bobs up
serenely to declare that he is still in
almost as many votes to start with as
either Preston or Ankeny. He claims
be many more coming at the oppOr
tune moment Wilson is undoubtedly
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21

counting upon being the second choice
Of most of PTestons supporters in
King county. }, In l.. fights best on
his back and he may fool the politi-
clans in the coming contest as badly
as he did in 1895 when he carried off
the prize after having been deserted
by all but seven of his followers in
the Legislature. His headquarters
were closed for one night, but the
next day he came to life again and
surprised even his friends by winning
the senatorship
Discussing the Senatorial situation
and the charge which has been made
by the P. l. and the Ledger concern
ing MI. Ankeny being a candidate
from Oregon and not from Washing
ton, the Union declares it is simply
petit spite and rises to make the fol
lowing remark on the subject
The Tacoma Ledger evidently feels
keenly the result Of the recent cleo
ton in Washington. It's fondest hopes
apparently have been shattered and to
have revenge it has turned its bat
teries on Mr.. Ankeny What sort of
a grudge the Ledger holds against Mr..
Ankeny is not apparent, but that it has
one cannot be doubted after reading
its editorial and news columns Prob
ably the Ledger had pinned its faith
to Mr.. Wilson, and being an Opposi-
tiOn candidate for the United States
senate the Tacoma paper takes it as
a personal affrOnt that the voters did
not sustain his position. AS a matter
Of fact the opposition of the Ledger
is more to be cherished than its sup
port. 1t never fails to secure by it's
antagOnism the election Of a ticket
So far as Mr. Ankeny is concerned
he doubtless cares little for the atti-
tude of the Ledger. 1t may charge
him with being IAN Oregon senator"
or anything it pleases. Tho facts re-
main, Mr. Ankeny has been a resident
of Washington longer by many years
than the controlling spirit of the Led
ger and he did not come as a carpet
Dagger either. And if fairminded,
honest newspaper like the Portland
Oregonian, which prints the news
without color, sees fit to approve Of
Mr.. Ankeny's candidacy it is a far
greater compliment than to have it
come from the Ledger. The Oregonian
carries weight with its opinions, which
cannot be said Of either the Tacoma
papers.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21

The following notice from the Walla
side light on John /. Wilson's aspira-
tiOns for U. S. Senator and at the
paper for clubbing Mr.. Ankeny as Ore
CONS third candidate for the L. S.
Senate
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-11-21

likewise opposed to his gubernatorial
candidacy, he felt at this time that
the chances of Henry Mcbride being
elected TO the United States Senate
were quite as favorable, if not more
so, than those of either Preston, Will
son or Ankeny. He was of the opinion
that the legislature, as it now stands,
SO far as the three announced candi-
dates are concerned, is in a deadlock
state and if it continues in that state
very long Governor Mcbride would be
the only man that could break it and
he certainly would not fail to take
advantage Of such an opportunity.
The following article copied from
the SnOhOmish Tribune, speaks we'll
for John l.. Wilson's chances for the
election tO the United States Senate.
SnOhOmish County has always been
favorable to Mr. Wilson's candidacy,
and the Tribune, perhaps, voices the
sentiment that is common to the poll
ticians of that county. 1t is quoted:
"Slate-makers who are figuring out the
results of the contest for u. S. Sena-
torship at Olympia this winter, and
fail to figure on Senator John L. Will
son are off, With his contest with
Senator Turner in Spokane County,
he gained more in other parts of the
state, and will be in evidence when
the fight opens"
Decorah-posten., 1902-12-16

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