The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19

employees of the school, Cantrell had
boasted that he was the champion gra sc
robber of the country. 1t was discovered
that large number Of graves had been
dug into and the bodies removed by the
ghouls. Centrell said they had practically
cleaned out one cemetery. The greatest
surprise Of the officers was when they
discovered that one OF the ghouls had
participated in the sale to the medical
college of the body Of his own wife. Be
cause of the willingness of the negro
criminals to rob graves the medical col
leges here advertised that there was greit
ease in securing bodies for dissecting.
For years the negro has multiplied
here, petted by one administration and
then by another, until the enforcement
of the law is attended with great risks.
ice of of these negroes who are free. and
the increasing timidity has been of vast
injury to the city. A large per cent. of
the arrests are of negroes. More than
But they continue to come TO Indianar D
lis and the increase Is startling.
A Desperate Situation.
In sheer desperation many of the lead
ing Republicans of Indianapolis have re-
solved upon an effort to quietly end the
evil The remedy is at the ballot pox and
they will go there and vote against any
regime. which encourages the. negro to
come to Indianapolis which winks at any
disobedience of the law. 1t Is feared by
enough Of these self respecting citizens
to overthrow the Republican majority
here. If Marion County would go DEM
ocratic 1t would mean the loss of nine
That loss at this time would imperil the
chances of Senator Fairbanks for re-elcc-
ton, and he is already uneasy about the
result in other sections of the State. Ev-
cry influence is brought to bear to ut
least delay the day of reckoning. but the
vote in two weeks will denote the views
of the people at any rate.
One indignant Democrat prepared a
resolution which he wanted considered in
the Democratic Congressional Convention.
The resolution declared that the Demo-
cratic Party is the white mans party.
and that no negroes need apply. Taggert.
who was the chairman of the conventi6 J.,
had the thing smothered. Many Repu6-
licans regard the killing of the resolution
as a mistake. If it had gone before the
convention 1t would have been adopted
easily The Democrats would have lost
nothing and I'll ere were hundreds of Re-
publicans openly applauding the sentiment
of the resolution.
Frank Burke, ex-District Attorney un-
he congratulated the convention because
there are no black faces here"
1t has been ascertain ID that a negro
colonization scheme is in progress here,
and with precision the emigrants carry
out their instructions In one precinct
fourteen colored families recently moved
They all said that they had come from
Southern Indiana. In each instance 1t
was found that they had come direct
from kentucky.
Negroes Hold Office.
Negro deputies abo md in the county
offices. Negro constabes serve papers
and an effort was made to get negro
deputyship in the prosecutors office.
But the black man in indianapolis does
not apply for a place at the public crib,
He demands it, and he enforces the de-
mand. He has the votes. and he knows
that that is all the power necessary with
the politician.
In one precinct the Republicans ap-
pointed all of their members of the ed
ucation board from among the negroes.
The Democrats are Unable to get white
men to act with the Republican selec-
lions. Many Republicans will remain
away as we'll as Democrats because Of
their determination to not hand their
ballots 20 a negro board.
Indianapolis has 1870 police officers.
Twelve of them are colored. One fire
company is manned by negroes. Court
house Partnerships. city labor. street work
are their PREY. A colored teainster was
elected to the City Council He could not
read or write. and his hands were not so
calloused that ne could not feel that Pc
culiar itching of the palms which fire.
quently becomes a disease among City
Councilmen.
1t is not pleasant outlook for Indian
apolis. Though there is determination 70
purify the city and ignore the negro.
there may be serious times ahead in the
has Jared well and will create trouble
before his grasp is unloosened.
Indianapolis may have greater cause
for sorrow because the invitation was
extended to the negro by both Democrats
and Republicans Ito be one of u.s."