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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
THE. COLOR QUESTION.

The Peculiar View Of Southern Whites
on "Social Equality"
This Southern childishness in rela-
ton to the social side of the race
question can hardly be treated with
patience. Even the Southern sympa-
thizer, who believes that the South
is a white mans country, that the
stronger race must necessarily dom
mate and that all force bills and all
measures to maintain a fictitious
equality are unmixed evils-even one
who sympathizes SO ardently as this
with the essential principles OF South
ern politics, cannot close his eyes to
the Righteousness of these outbursts
of anger on the part OF the South
whenever a decent, well-dressed Ne
gro appears in a public place. Peo-
pie of the North, who are quite as
good as the people of the South, some
times meet Negroes at receptions
without having the bloom rubbed off
their social prestige. The social
standing of Theodore Roosevelt is, we
think, quite as good as that OF any
Southern congressman, but Mr.. Roose-
Welt is not constantly tormented by
the fear that he will be thought no
better than a "blue-gummed nigger'
if respectable Negro happens to
cross the sill of the White House.
The trouble with this pretended
aristocracy of the South is that it
seems TO be none too sure OF itself.
Its members behave as if they were
fearful that if they once met a Ne
gro on terms of temporary equality
they would never again be able to
maintain their good breeding and So
cial position. The women OF the
French court were accustomed to say
that they could meet anybody and
everybody because their position was
so secure that they had nothing to
worry about. Nobody was denied en-.
rance to their salons on account of
re meanness of his birth or the hum
hleaess of his station. These aristo:.
rats of aristocrats were sure OF them
selves and sufficient unto themselves.
It was not necessary for them to
sand on the hilltops and reiterate
to all the world that they were bet
ter than so-and-so, and that so-and-so
could never possibly be their social
equal. In their scheme of things, this
went without saying. Something OF
the same attitude is maintained to-day
by the members of the British arls-
tocracy; it is maintained by all aris-
tocracies, and by all society that is
sure of itself. The trouble with this
soi-distant Southern aristocracy is
that it is laboring under the supersti-
ton that it must constantly assert it's
social superiority to the Negro lest
the careless and uniformed assume
that the contrary is the case. Not.
only the lady, but sometimes the gem
tleman, doth protest too much.-De-
troit Free Press (Dem.).
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

At Bridgeport, Conn.,, one of the
curios of the music hall and concert
saloons there since last July was
Cleveland Walker, twenty-eight, an
Afro-American who played nearly ey-
cry instrument and the races, wore
silk stockings that cost So a pair and
silk underwear at $40 a set, and rev
eled in diamonds, perfumery and a
wealth of silk handkerchiefs. He was
a leftover from a stranded "Uncle
Toms Cabin" company, in which the
Simon Legree was John l.. Sullivan
Now it is positive that. "Cleave' has
disappeared and has taken with him
the white wife of Fred Hignal, white
She was kind enough to leave behind
three of her four children. Strange
isn't it, that human nature is human
nature the world over?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28


off he could not recover. In this case
Nicholson could have prevented his
death simply by relaxing his muscles.
The instinct of life must certainly
have been very strong in the first mo-
ments of suffocation, and the coroner
regards this a remarkable case in that
he had the will to persist.
Death was due from strangulation.
Some folks claim it is an act Of cow
ardice to commit suicide, but it seems
that this was an instance of very de-
termined bravery in which man who
after a struggle of sixty years saw
inevitable want and disgrace staring
him in the face determined to die
rather than undergo such humiliation
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

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Don't stop and wonder how they can
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stated Write to-day and soon you'll be
happy.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

Last Friday in New Orleans some
desperate measures were resorted to
in an endeavor to capture an alleged
Afro-American desperate named La
fayette Simms. He was finally forced
out to the door by the fire and flames
from balls of cotton saturated with
oil and sulphur and shot to death.
If the authorities down there would
make as determined effort to capture
the murderous lynchers they would
soon put a stop to them as they did
to Simms.
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
CONDITION NOT A THEORY.
A Marked Improvement Noted
Among the Afre-Americans of Cali

Among Cne AITO-AmerlCduS VI Cdl1-
fOrnia.
Representative Julius Kahn, Califor-
MIA (Rep.)-In my state, where the
Afro-American population is compare
lively small, I notice marked i'm
provement. There are about 1900
Afro-Americans in San Francisco out
of a total population of 100000. Per-
haps these conditions are peculiarly
favorable to their advancement. At
any rate, know among them men of
force and education. I can under
stand, however, that under different
conditions progress might be slower,
but the quality of the Afro-Americans
in San Francisco shows that the race
is susceptible of culture and civiliza-
ton. Perhaps if the fifteenth amend
ment had been considered in 1870 in.
stead of at the close of the civil war
it might have failed of passing, or it
MIGHT have been less broad. but we are
CONFRONTED with a condition which,
though difficult of solution, need not
discourage us.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

Old ben tillman opened his yaWp
in the senate of the United States
last Tuesday and made one OF his
characteristic harangues, occupying
much of the precious time of that au-
gust body. while he heaped insult
upon class of native born citizens
of this country representing one-tenth
of the population. Old ben ought to
be muZZled.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
SAYS "GlVE HIM A CHANCE"


= Senator Quarles Admits Disappoint-
ment, but Holds Out Hope for the
Future-South Must Learn to Be
Tolerant. III
Senator Joseph V. Quarles wis,
Rep.)-I am strongly inclined to agree
with Secretary of War Root in regard
to his view of Afro-American suffrage.
It has not accomplished for the Afro
American all l thought it would when
the amendment granting him the right
to vote became a law. am in hopes,
however, that the people of the south
will, like Paul, see a new light and be-
come converted to the doctrine that all
men have equal rights under the law.
AS for the Afro-American himself,
while he has not performed prodigies
in all the walks Of life, considering
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
BLAMES ALL ON WHITES.
Senator Clark Says the Whites Will
in the Near Future Regret Their

0SudlOr CldIk Bays lie w Altco Will
in the Near Future Regret Their
Action. - .-.. ~. ..s- s.r.. 80.
Senator Clarence D. Clark, Wyoming
Rep.)- Secretary of War Root is cor
rect in his statement that Afro-Ameri-
can suffrage in the, south is an abso-
lutte failure. It has been made such
because the people Of the southern
states are denying the Afro-American
the. right of franchise. The Afro
American has done nothing that justi-
fies the southern people from discrsn-
mating against him politically, except
that he votes the republican ticket on
at least all national questions. If !
am not much mistaken those states
which have disfranclised the Afro
American will III the near future great
.ly regret their action.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

The Japanese are rising in civilian
ton. Seventy-seven high officials
have been arrested, charged with
bribery
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

Owing to an unusual number of ord
ers fer extra copies of THE APPEAL
containing the symposium on the
NEGRO Problem we have republished
the same in this issue to supply the
demand
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
MUST UPLIFT THE BLACKS.

Responsibility, Says the Rev. J. P.
Brushingham.
The Afro-American question can be
worked out only by elevating the black
man to the level of his responsibilities,
according to the Rev. J. P. Brushing
ham, who said:
"I believe it is wrong to disfranchise
the Afro-American by deliberate but
indirect ways. 1t is not legal it is dis
honest 1t might have been a grave
mistake when we ga\e him the priv
ilege of suffrage, but it is too late to
back out of that now. We must meet
conditions squarely and solve the at
tendant problem without denying him
full justice. He should be taught in
dustry, to save his money, to nc him.
self for higher place in life by Men
tai and moral development.
"This race problem is distinctly one
of the south. 1t is easy for us to give
advice, but it is a far different matter
to enforce that advice in the southern
states or to bring the southern people
to our views. If we had the same num-
Der of blacks in the north we should
have the same problem with u.s. and,
doubtless, just as strong prejudices.
There is social prejudice. here and it
is strong.
'In the south it is natural condi-
ton, but I believe years will finally
blot it out as the Afro-American ad'
vances for himself and appreciates all
that is meant by the privilege of citi,
zenship. There will be no race war
Such alarmist predictions strike me as
idle talk, as yellow sensationalism.
president Roosevelt, in my opinion
has acted wisely and sincerely. The
nation should stand by him, and il
will"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

The next meeting of the National
Afro-American Council will be held
at Louisville, KY, Tuesday, July .,
1903,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

Wednesday was the beginning OF
Lent. What are you going to sacri-
fo,S
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
"NEeRo PROBLEM"
Continued From First Page.

b.
and not to be ruled by their former
servants" -. s1 Il @
81. A few, like Representative John w.
Gaines of Tennessee, say: .. /. 5.sk
"The problem has been settled by
the people of the south; let it DROP d:
Senator, Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire takes an extreme view, saying:
"The Afro-American is without
friends, and, sometimes I think, with
out hope. r.,
Men of the south-including Ora
ham H.. Harris of Chicago's board Of
education, who left his Virginia home
a score of years agO-insist that those
southern states which have placed a
premium on intelligence and property
rights as a conditiC,' to the exercise of
suffrage are justified by precedent.
The restrictions, they contend, differ
but little from the northern models,
except that in the south voter usual
ly must produce his poll-tax receipt as
a preliminary to voting, or, as in
Georgia, must have paid. all taxes since
1877.
Can All These Be Right?
Senator Clark of Wyoming contends
that the southern whites have no jus.
LITIGATION for discriminating against
the Afro-American.
Senator Cullom of Illinois insists
that encouragement and education will
work the Afro-American's salvation.
Northern editorial opinion repeated
ly demands that if the south persists
in indirect disfranchisement of the
Afro-American vote penalty should
be levied on the southern states by
cutting down their representation in
Congress.
A warning note is sounded by Sen
ator Dolliver of Iowa, who points out
that should the time come when the
Afro-Americans reach the plane of in
telligence which will enable all to fully
understand the rights and duties OF
citizenship and to perform them prop
erly, those who have sought TO make
political and social outcasts of these
people will have tremendous power
to reckon WITH
Old ben tillman of South Carolina
sees trouble in the future, contending
that, no matter what may be done now
the battle to maintain white suprem
acy will have to be fought over again
twenty years from now"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

ISSUED SIN JTANEOUsLY IN
Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago.
Washington, Louisville, st. Louis.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
AFRO-AMERICAN RIGHTS SECURE.
Senator Cullom Says, it is too Late
to Discuss Whether the Black Man
NGo,r Do Allomad G11tfra 90 Cam

AFRO-AMERICANR RIGHTS SECURE.
Senator Cullom Says, it is too Late
to Discuss Whether the Black Man
May Be Allowed Suffrage.-Can't
Turn Back.
Senator Shelby M. Cullom, Illinois
(Rep Ut is a rather late day to say
that it was a mistake to give the right
of suffrage to the Afro-American. AS
a result of the civil war the right to
vote was given to the Afro-American
by an amendment to the constitution.
He will keep it. No attempt will be
made to take it from him, and it is
useless to discuss such proposition.
His right will neither be denied or
abridged.
Instead of asserting that it was a
mistake to give the Afro-American the
rights of citizenship, we should devote
all our thought and energies to rails
ing him to the point to qualify him to
exercise his precious right. We should
educate him and do everything in our
power to make good citizen of him.
He needs encouragement, and we owe
it to ourselves to do all in our power
to elevate him.
We should not discourage him by as
sorting that it was mistake to give
him the right of franchise, especial
ly as he has enjoyed that right for
more than a generation. It was given
to him by the people of the United
States, as the state legislatures, acting
for the people, voted for the amend
ment to the constitution which gave
citizenship to the Negro. Our mission
is to build up and not to tear down.
In addition to educating the Afro
American we should teach him how to
sustain himself and to make an honest,
industrious, and provident citizen of
him.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
MASON WITH THE BLACK MAN.


Retiring Illinois Senator Declares
the Suffrage of the Black Man Can
Be Made Success, Even in the
South.
Senator William E. Mason Gill;,
Rep.)-If Afro-American suffrage is
failure so much the worse for those
who are responsible for it. The Afro
American is given the right of fran
chise by the constitution, but it is true,
nevertheless, that it has been taken
from him by nearly all the southern
states. The amendment othe consti-
tuition giving an Afro-American the
right to- vote should be enforced or
repealed. 1t is practically nulified
now, but of course no one would con-
sent to repeal it. Afro-American suf-
frage is not a failure in Indiana and
Illinois, This, Of course, demonstrates
that it can be made success. our
Afro-American population is pretty
fair lot, and exercises the right of suf
frage intelligently.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
BLACK MAN HAS PROGRESSED.

BLACK MAN HAS PROGRESSED.
Whites Must Be Patient and Allow
Afro-American to Improve as Time
Passes, Declares Senator-elect Hop
kins-Matter of Development.
Senator-elect Albert J. Hopkins, III.
(Rep.)-I cannot agree with those who
think that the Afro-American has not
progressed or that the fifteenth amend
ment has not helped him. In the
north, where the proportion of blacks
to whites is small, the improvement
has, Of course, been more rapid than
in the south. Look at the high average
of intelligence among the Afro-Ameri-
cans in one of the middle western
states.
Opinions differ as to the condition
of the plantation Afro-American, but
I believe that most of those who hold
that he is going backward are notori-
ously prejudiced against him. I have
talked with representatives who were
members of congress when the fif-
teenth amendment was passed. They
voted for it because they could find no
other way, in which to protect him in
the enjoyment of his civil rights. After
many years they were of the opinion
that they acted rightly.
The AfrO-American has come long
way from barbarism in short time.
We are inclined to be impatient and
to forget that it took the white man
centuries to develop his civilization.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

.AFRo-AME RlcANl Is MAR CHING ON.
Improvement. as Citizen Has Been
Steady, According to the View Of
Senator Allison-Prosperity q Proof
of This. a. }s 5,'=,s s..5.,2$ 81
L Senator 4 William B. Allison, Iowa
(Rep. IL cannot see that the fifteenth
amendment isga failure. The Afro
American has steadily Improved since
it's passage and his improvement as a
citizen has been in a large measure
due to that amendment It is only nee
essary to look at the increased pros
perity of the average Afro American to
see that. He is becoming property
holder and taxpayer. E
BLACK RAcE'IMPROviNG. Ia ..#4
Representative Warner of Illinois
Believes the Afro-American is Cap
able of Advancement. a#E #
Representative Vespasian Warner,
Illinois (Rep)-I believe the Afro
American is capable of advancing.
One of the most prosperous farmers in
my district is an Afro-American who
was freed from slavery in 1868. There
are other instances of the same sort,
which show that the race is not only
capable of improvement but that it is
improving. When you look at the pro-
gress they have made you must con-
slider the handicap under which they
have labOred.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
E1LLEEEE END ECHHlLE.
ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, Ga.


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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

what he was and what he Is now, he
has done. remarkably well.
H the south will give him a show for
his white alley he will become bet
ter citizen than he now is, and it will
be for the interests sof the southern
people that he be encouraged to Inn
prove himself mentally and acquire
property, thereby becoming in times
of peril tower Of strength to the COM
monwealth in which he resides.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
OVER A PRECIPlCE
Automobile Dashed While Going a
Mile a Minute.

New York, Nov. 26.-WiI1iam K.
Vanderbilt, Jr., made a new record
with his thirty-horsepower gasoline au-
tomobile to-day over the Eagle Rock
Hill climbing course at Orange. N. j.,
and F. A. Laroche and A. J. Packard,
in a forty-horsepower machine, going
a mile minute. crashed over a preci-
pice on the mountain side.
These spectacular events occurred
at the third annual contests given I'M
der the auspices of the Automobile
Club of New Jersey. Mr.. Vanderbilt's
time was 1864.
In the seventh event Mr.. Laroche
was precipitated over the precipice. So
fast did the car shoot along that the
operator lost control of it. and at the
curve it crashed over. Mr.. Packard
was thrown headlong over a fence a
few yards away, but Mr.. Laroche was
pinioned under the vehicle as it turn
ed over and partially lost conscious
ness. Mr.. Laroche's only injury was
a cut four inches long on the calf Of
his left leg. Packard was unhurt.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-27
AGAINST AUSTRIA
Demonstrations Were Made by Stu
dents at Rome.

ut tOmes
Rome, Nov. Accommodation
against Austria, resulting from the
prohibition of the Austrian government
of the institution of a free Italian uni
versity at Innsbruck, were continued
throughout Rome to-day, but were at
all points broken up by the police, who
gathered in large numbers, especially
around the Austrian embassy and the
Austrian consulate, against which the
chief efforts of the demonstrators were
directed. The crowds even invaded the
public promenade in the gardens of the
Pincio and compelled the band to play
the royal march, which was greeted
with great applause. At the university
the students, to the number of about
1000, held an indignation meeting, and
then decided to make a demonstration
in the streets of the city.
The police were prepared for this,
however, and as soon as the students
emerged they were attacked and COM
PEELED to re-enter the university The
students showed their Indignation by
breaking the windows and furniture of
the class rooms. The authorities have
decided to close the university until
order has been restored
An anti-Austrian emonstration was
held at Turin, where the demonst rat tors
rang the bells of the university, broke
the windows and benches. and exploded
fire crackers, producing a slight panic
Similar demonstrations were held at
Milan, Parma, Padua and Genoa.
The government has determined to
suppress these demonstrations at any
cost, as it wishes to avoid complaint
from the Austrian government.