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The colored American., 1902-12-20

a girl who is not Selt-SuppOrJlnS IS an
easy prey to temptation. Fine clothes
and fine character never go hand in
hand. except as the outcome of patient
industry.
President Roosevelt, we are proud to
say, realizes that he is not IAe president
of any section, class, creed or color
but the President of all the people of the
United States
Suppose our esteemed contemporary,
The Record, rises and tells what it
knows about the rumored change in the
pastorate of Metropolitan A. NJ. Z.
Church of this city.
If the democrats have sense enough to
renominate Cleveland in 1904, the Negro
voters could rest assured that whether
he or Roosevelt won, the race would
have a good friend in the White House
We are all anxious to learn of the op-
portunities that await the Negro pioneers
who will eventually break into our in
sular possessions. T. Thomas Fortune
will live in history as the ambassador of
the open door.
The Negro should be more largely re-
presented as teachers and government
agents in Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and
the Philippines. Their presence would
be a potent factor in inspiring confidence
among the natives in American profess
siOns of fair play.
The Gallinger Bill, providing suffrage for
ton in Congress is a step in the right
direction. There is not one cOgent ar
gument why it should not become a law.
The people of Washington should be citi-
zens-not subjects.
Postmaster-General Payne is eminently
correct in his contention that it is too
much of a good thing for husband and
wife both to draw government salaries.
Any husband in receipt of $1,000 per an
mum can afford to have his wife stay at
home and attend to her domestic duties
Oklahoma and Indian Territory united
would make a great and prosperous
state. Arizona and New Mexico can wait.
Let Oklahoma be admitted without delay.
This would be a splendid field for young
huddled up in the large cities of the
country:
The rumor reaches us that Ben Tillman
is not pleased with the remarks made
by Mr.. Cleveland at Philadelphia COM
phmentary to Booker T. Washington and
in advocacy of broader educational OPP
portunities for the Negro. But, then, Mr..
Cleveland always did have trouble in
satisfying the said Tillman.
No, the race cannot hope to succeed
oy mere political activity" Interest in
politics is one of the agencies for ele-
walton, but it is strong only in conjunc-
ton with intelligence, character and in
dustry Men who rely upon political
scheming for living make no deep i'm
press upon their day and generation.
To permit teachers to serve in day ano
night schools al one and the same time
| is wrong from every point of view. Al
/ instructor that does his full duty during
the day needs rest and diversion a
night, and cannot handle another schoo
with Justice to the school and himself
Instead of putting a coterie of teacher:
on double commission, the District O
Columbia would DO better to draw on tn
services of the surplus graduates Of ou
Normal school.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

President Roosevelt gave his colored
constituents a special message.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

Commissioner Henry L. West is start.
fng out auspiciOusly.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

Money is the steam that moves every
engine of progress
The colored American., 1902-12-20

North Carolina politicians are quite
handy with the quill, judging from the
spicy letters they are dashing off for the
enlightenment of the anxious public.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

Oklahoma and Indian Territory united
would make a great and prosperous
state. Arizona and New Mexico can wait.
Let Oklahoma be admitted without delay.
This would be splendid field for young
colored professional men VINO are now
huddled up in the large cities of the
country:
The colored American., 1902-12-20

he Crumpacker resolution should not
D., allowed to go down by default.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

We believe there is another run in |
Grover Cleveland.
The colored American., 1902-12-20
LITTLE COLORED AMERICANS -->a>u.

The .IiIy-whiees" are outside the poll
ticaI fold.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

Iitcrarics cannot fulfill their mission
if speakers who bear inspiring messages
are refused a respectful hearing.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

Paymaster John r. Lynch is develop
ing great popularity among the soldiers
and citizens along the Nebraska frontier
The colored American., 1902-12-20

The friends of Charles Warren Fair
banks are not forgetting him. We have
him i'm training for the 1904 meet.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

That class of colored gentry who have
thrived for a long time on their wits
are eyneriencfne. a season of drouth.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

We are all anxious to learn of the op-
portunities that await the Negro pioneers
who will eventually break into our in
sular possessions. T. Thomas Fortune
will live in history as the ambassador of
the open door.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

The marvellous success of the Arm
strong Manual Training School here is
telling Endorsement of industrial educa'
ton.
The colored American., 1902-12-20


We are glad to see the Negroes of
Texas turning their attention to cotton
mills and progressive manufacturing.
business is the black mans ark of safety
a girl who is not self-supporting is an
easy prey to temptation. Fine clothes
and fine character never go hand in
hand, except as the outcome of patient
industry.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

The Negro race, is in too many re-
surcts the victim of its inOrdinate ap-
u.tiLeS.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

President Roosevelt, we are proud t.
say, realizes that he is not Ine presiden
of any section, class, creed or color
but the President of all the people of tn,
United States.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

The 'jm-crow car will go-when Ne
groes begin to own stock in the railroads
ANA sit on the board of directors.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

Indiana and Fairbanks are in line fOl
Roosevelt. The tail sycamore of White
River is a safe counsellor.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

The surest way to make friends for a
man. preacher, politician or whatnot, is
to abuse him unnecessarily.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

The rumor reaches US that Ben Tillmar
is not pleased with the remarks made
by Mr. Cleveland at Philadelphia com
phmentary to Booker T. Washington and
in advocacy of broader educational op-
pcrtunities for the Negro. But, then, Mr.
Cleveland always did have trouble in
satisfying the said Tillman.
The colored American., 1902-12-20

seems to be free from a wrangle in the
public schools.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-26
1t. Col. O.. X. McLemore.

Editor The Advertiser:
Permit me through your columns to cor
rect some errors which occurred in the
August issue of The Veteran, in sketch
of Lieutenant-Colone o. K. McLemore.
and which were noted in The Advertiser.
l suppose the editors mistake was
caused by confusing the two regiments.
4th and 14th Alabama. also by clipping
the sketch.
The 18th Alabama dbl not reach Vir-
ginia until November. 1861. The 4th, also
Lieutenant Colonel McLemoS (who was
FIRST Lieutenant in the Artillery were in
the first battle of Manassas. The para
graph before clipping read:
September 9th, 1861, he was appointed
Major of the 18th Ala. regiment. but as
they had not reached the scene of strife,
ard as most or all of the field officers
of the 4tE Ala. were absent, from sick
ness or wounds. he was detailed to take
command" (This was in the fall or
1StD.
This regiment had won golden laurels
at the first battle of Manassas
November goth, 1861. he was ordered to
report to his regiment. 18th Ala.
May 21st, 1852 was elected Lieutenant
Colonel. 4th Ala.
The brigade commander was General
Law instead of General Lewis.
He was wounded at Sharpsburg. This
is according to statement which was
printed at the time of his death. Sept.
3Oth. 1852 The original papers were pre-
served and are still in possession OF his
family Also this Ms the information
which was given his brother twho reach
ed Winchester on Oct. 3rd, 1862, by those
who were with Lieutenant-Colonel Melee
more at the time. Mrs. Annie Allen.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-26
rHE SAME OLD CROWD.

For convention of pure unadulterated
Republicans yearning with desire to
reform something we are pointed to the
recent gathering at Birmingham. An
observer, however. with eyes only hair
open. could have seen that 1t was the
same old crowd of bosses. The negro IS
II is true were excluded, but they were
always bossed and never undertook to die
tate policies or candidates A roll cali Of
Federal Office holders would have dis
closed nearly every one Of them TN
hand. There were District Attorneys.
Deputy Marshals. Revenue Collectors and
Deputies, whiskey Gaugers, Customs Col
lectors. Clerks Of the United States Courts
and so on to the end Of the list. SO ia. as
actual recruits from the Democratic
ranks were concerned ex-senator Nc
Elderly of TaIladega was the conspic l.
Gus example. The men in that conven-
ton who have not been pronounced in
their opposition to the Democratic Party
In the past few years, could be counted
on the fingers Of the two hands.
Why should any Democrat seek to be-
ter conditions by uniting with the Re-
publicans, The latter cannot offer bet
ter candidates than those presented by
the Democrats. Especially must 1t te
borne in mind that the leaders of the
Republican. rarty seek to discredit the
new Constitution. their nominee for COZ
ernor, Mr.. Smith. voicing that sentiment
IN his speech before the convention. If
they could by any misfortune obtain con-
troll of the state Legislature and the State
government they would be tearing the
new Constitution to pieces and flooding
the State with amendments.
There is going to be an active canvass
and no doubt the trusts and monopolies,
whose existence Is traceable to the Re-
publican Party, win put up good round
sum In the hope of capturing some OF our
Congressional districts and seats. in the
LEGISLATURE. 1t will be a vain hope, how
ever, for the Democrats Of the State have
not forgotten the horrors of Republican
rule during the years that party was IN
power, and will not fail to turn out on
election day and vote for continued De-
mo cratic ascendency in Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-26

perennial revolutions In the Latin-Ameri-
can countries to the south OF the United
States. was at the st. James yesterday.
The first thing he asked Times man
was: ANY news from Haiti, Panama,
Venezuela., or any other sporadically dis
turbed regions down across the gulf?"
He explained that he had been In Haiti
when the country was never quite sure
who was the president. they were so sud
denly assassinated and new ones pro-
claimed.
, "Standing one day on the streets of
Port au Prince, the capital of aIiti,"
said Mr.. Henderson. 81 beheld strug-
Cling down the narrow thoroughfare a
motley crew of negroes. There were
fully fifty OF them, and as they came
nearer l saw they were unwillngly be-
ing driven forward by resplendently
CARRIED negroes "A trifie more Intelligent
looking, who were armed with long whips
with which they occasionally persuasive
Iy dashed the legs and backs of the COM
mon herd they were driving ahead. A
bystander informed me the uniformed
personages were officers of the Haitian
army.
But" l asked, "who are the others
They look like convicts."
'Convicts" replied the bystander.
oh. no; they're not convicts. They're
volunteers. going to the 'front.'
And that" concluded Mr.. Henderson,
'is a fair example of the patriotic in
spiratIon of Haiti, a country which would
be far better eff were 1t under the pro-
tectorate at least of the United States. ="
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-26
MEETING OF The
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

At q meeting of the Board of Educa-
zion heid yesterday plans for the intro
auction OF manual training into the
Boys High School were discussed. Be-
fore the course can be taken up. work
benches. tools. drawing tables. raw ma
xerial, cts.. must be provided. In order
10 cover the coet special appropriation
or funds viii be required. and to this
md the Board adopted resolution which
81 presented in another place in this is
sue, which will come before the City
council at the next regIlar session:
It Is to be hoped that no delay will oc-
nur in securing the small appropriation
asked for. Out OF 40 cities in the United
states having a population OF 5000 or
s&b0ve. 145 have made manual training a
nart Of the course of instruction. The
continued growth and the success of this
movement towards making the schoo!
c1rriculu more practical is the best
guaranty of the soundness of the prin-
cipIes ON which it is BASED.
The educational value of manual train
ing Is very clearly set forth in the fol-
lowing extract from q prospectus issued
~ the Board of Education of one of
me leading cities of the East on the es
Establishment of a manual training school:
It gives an opportunity of illustrating
principles by practice; 1t trains the stu
dent TO investigate, measure, compare
ana invent: 1t cultivates habits of accu-
rate observation and close attention, to-
xether with neatness, order, persever-
8nce and patience; 1T enforces logical
Blinking and concentration of thought
and trains the executive powers; 1t edu-
rafee the senses to form and color, and
n,aitkEafas good taste; 1t increases respect
Tor manual work. produces manual dex-
farify. so that person Is better fitted for
any trade or occupation he may choose.
THE manual training school as part Of
4 public school system is not for the puT-
&pose of teaching trades. but is establish
n for its general educational value.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-26
EURoPE's STREETS.
Mr.. Adam Glass Tells How They are
Paved and Kept in Clean
Condition,

Mobile Item.
while l was In Europe" said Mr..
Adam Glass. to an Item reporter today.
II received letter from Mr.. John Craft
asking me to look into the paving methods
Of the European cities"
Continuing, Mr.. Glass said in substance:
mfr. Meyer and I visited all the prin-
cipal cities Of Germany. Austria and
is the pavement most used everywhere.
Miles of block. stone and brick pave
ment have been thrown out and asphalt
laid instead. and this, Notwithstanding
the price is higher than that charged here
in Mobile or about s2.75 per square yard
many of the leading cities Is the widening
Of sidewalks for the benefit of pedes-
TRANS. This, of course, narrows the
streets. some of them being even mar
rover than our Cont Street. but 1t greatly
incN,ases the comfort of the masses who
have to walk.
lin London we found that many of the
pavcments are of wooden blocks. These
are laid on foundation of concrete are
thoroughly crecsoted before laying, and
are covered by a thin coating Of asphalt.
This gives the horses firm foothold and
the pavements are practically indestructi-
BILE. But their cost is away over that
or any pavement yet laid in Mobile, and
would make our Board of Public Works
turn grey.
At an exposition In one of the German
cities I saw the best street sweeper yet
invented. 1t Is made for two horses. 1t
has a tank which throws a spray in front
of the revolving broom, Just enough to
settle the dust and yet not make a mud,
and the broom sweeps the dirt into the
gutter. Thence 1t is taken up by a cart.
With this machine and two men 1t can do
the work of twenty men and do it bet
ter. The cost is not great, 500 would
lay one down here ready for USE"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-26
REFRIGERATION on vorERs.

glstf ..-.1.s.s,,v..s sentinel is Worried"
because Of the Importation Of negroes
into that city and into the State, and
charges that they are brought there for
the express purpose Of controlling the
fall elections. As evidence Of this it
gives the total negro population Of the
city and shows that one-third Of them
are voters. While this, 1t is true. Is
much above the actual average proper
ton of voters. II 10 not conclusive evil
dence that they were carried there by
the Republicans for political purposes,
though 1t looks suspicious. 1t is well
known that negro men mock to the cities,
partly in search Of employment and part
ly by the attractions which city life have
for their kind, and 1t might thus happen
that an undue proportion Of the colored
population would be voters.
Tn, Congressional district of which In
diana2 polls is part Ia uncomfortably clos !,
for the Republicans. and a change Of
two or three Thousand votes would send
Democrat to Congress. The wen known
dissatisfaction in the West on the tariff
and other. important matters is enough
to make the Republicans view with
alarm" the prospects Of defeat. and to
cause them to resort to almost any
method which promises to ward off the
danger. The Sentinel, at least, is posi-
tive on the subject of negro importation
and says:
The process has been going on Cor
years, and 1t IL going on now. There are
hundreds of negroes In the city now
who have been brought here within the
last six months from Kentucky and Ten
nessee. Watch Is being kept on them
and they will not be allowed to vote
But they will In all probability become
permanent additions to our negro popula-
ton.
Whether the Republicans can be kept
from voting these immigrants is a aues-
ton about which we have very grave
doubts. They have done the same thing
in other Northern States and they will
do it In Indiana. A little thing like that
is not going to let them lose Congress
mar IL they can help It, and they think
they can.
And the point of the joke which The
Sentinel is apparently unable to grin over
Is that the race question is getting very
near to them.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-26
GET OUT THE VOTE.

Under the Constitution. on Friday and
Saturday, being October 81 and Novem-
Der 1. this year. preceding the election
in November. persons who have become
of age since August l. 1902. or who by
reason OF physical disability or unavoid-
able absence from the Stats had no OPP
portunity to register prior TO the 1st of
August. can be registered as voters, pro-
vided they are not disqualified under
Section 1872. The total registration so far
is 1SS,S1s, of which not exceeding $500 are
negroes. The total white population of
the State of voting age in 1900 was &c.,
294. and, according to average annual in
crease enough can now be safely added
to this number to amount to $4,000. 1t is
highly probable that within the neigh
borhood of 100000 registered voters will
be on the books by the LIST OF November.
In the recent Democratic primary &c.
900 votes were cast, and as 1t was a
strictly Democratic primary 1t Is fair to
presume that all who participated will
loyalty abide the result. In case. how
ever, that any who did vote then. are
unwilling to support the ticket in No
vember. their places can be easily sup
piled from the thousands who from over
confidence, indifference or other cause
failed to vote in the primary. The 10000
cast in the primary is more than ma
FORTY Of the legally qualified voters of
the state. The Democrats must, however,
get to work, and organize in every beat
with a view to bringing out every DEM
ocratic vote in November, electing the
State ticket, every Democratic candidate
for Congress and a big majority in both
branches of the Legislature.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-26
A Strange Canvass.

Huntsville Mercury.
The story from Birmingham that the
Republican Convention nominated Jaw
Smith. for Governor because no other sea-
soned Republican could be found who
would accept the nomination must be en-
tirely true. All surface indications point
to the fact that Mr.. Smiths nomination
was mistake on the part of the con-
vention.
All parties in attendance upon the cor
vention admit that practically all the
delegates favored the elimination of the
negro from Larty councils, yet in his
speech. Of acceptance Mr.. Smith de-
bounced the new COnstitution-the docu-
ment II at made a white Republican
Party In Alabama possible. Thus in his
first expression 10 hts party and to the
people he will ask to. support him. Mr..
Smith denounced the suffrage clause of
the new Constitution.
Another element Of weakness in the can
didacy of Mr.. Smith is his well known
opposition to President Roosevelt. There
are some Republicans in Alabama who
would oppose any man inclined to fight
President Roosevelt Mr.. Smith will have
the opposition of such voters, and their
influence will be thrown against him
election day. Thus it appears that the
Republicans will lie unable to bring ont
a full Republican vote for their candi-
date. for the very good reason that he is
not in accord with his party leaders.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-26
Family Decadence.

Boston Herald.
In earlier days there were few New
York families that occupied a position of
more distinction than the Fish family OF
New York Socially and intellectually,
and in public position, this was of the
highest. AS Secretary of State, Hamil-
ton Fish had identified himself with the
history of the nation in important diplo-
matte correspo1dence There was wealth
also in addition to the other prestige of
tanned was something we'll worth keep
ing 1t was with a feeling of regret
therefore. that in the next generation ar
ter the Secretary it was found represent
ed in politics which, to take a mild view
of the case, was without ,iignity. 1t was
freely charged that .he man who now
appeared to attrac attention to the name
was identified with INSCRIPTIONS meth
DDS in politics. But a worse degradation
to an honored name was to come. 1t was
found in the murder of member of the
Fish family in the generation following
the Secretary In a drunken brawl in New
York which has occurred the present
week. There is something peculiarly sad
dening in this notoriety.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-26
CAUSE OF MILES TRIP.
Sent Away So as Not overshadow
Secretary of War at Encamp-
ment.

Washington Special to The Times-Dem-
oCrat.
1t is openly stated in Grand Army cir
cles that the reason General Miles was
sent to the Philippines was that the ad-
ministration feared a reception would
be accorded him during the encampment
overshadowing that of the Secretary of
War and perhaps even President Roose-
Welt officials OF the Citizens Executive
Committee, in charge of arrangements
for the encampment, share the opinion
Of Grand Army officers.
II is known that General Miles trip
to the Philippines was not in accordance
with his wishes. The morning following
the receipt of the order General Miles
said to Senator Buckley of the Citizens
Executive COMMITTEES:
well, I am going to the Philippines
I am directed by the President to leave
September Is. l dcht fully understand
the order, as my request of last May was
denied by the War Department. The dis
appointment in not being able to take
part in the encampment is the keenest
l ever felt"
Northern and Western Grand Army
posts are responsible. in a measure. for
the prominence given General Miles in
the encampment program. He was first
wanted as grand marshal but was finally
invited 10 a seat in the reviewing stand
with the President and General Torrance.