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The colored American., 1904-02-20

cellor, knights of Pythias, has been
appointed a member of the Republican
State Central Committee. The ap-
pointment shows that the republicans
of West Virginia. are willing to rec
ognize the colored voters. Mr.. Starks
succeeds Hon. G. H. Payne, u. S. Con-
sui to the Danish West Indies.
The colored American., 1904-02-20
Beri Medicinal
Mia Olive Oil

the thinnest pressing easily assimilated
by delicate stomachs. To preserve it's
freshness and curative virtues i'm
ported only in small a ounce) bottles
and sold at 25 cents by the sole dis
tributor, Chris. Xander, 900 Seventh
Street.
The colored American., 1904-02-20

Mrs Elizabeth L. Bampfield, daugh-
ter of Gen. Robert Smalls, has been
reappointed postmistress at Beaufort,
S. c. The colored people hold quite
a number of good federal positions
in that State.
The colored American., 1904-02-20

Mr.. s. w. Starks, State Librarian
of West Virginia, and Supreme Chan
The colored American., 1904-02-20

The Methodist Intelligencer, pub
lished in Baltimore, Nd, announces
the candidacy of Col. Phil. II. Waters
as delegate to the Lay Electoral Con-
ference which meets in Los Angeles
next may. Mr. Waters is brilliant
and gifted young man, and is a power
The colored American., 1904-02-20

The Sunday School Monitor publish
ed under the auspices of the Sunday
School Union of the A.M.E. Church
with headquarters at Nashville, Tenn,
is a newsy and interesting publication.
1t is doing herculean services in build
ing up the fortunes of the ). ..
Union. Dr. Chappe1le, the Secretary, is
the right man in the right place
The colored American., 1904-02-20

The Western Union Telegraph Co.
of Richmond, Va, have employed col
ored messenger boys, and some of the
poor white trash" and the weekly
hand-bills' are advising the white peo-
pie to boycott the Telegraph Company
This same clas of people convict the
Negro for idleness and curse the man
who woll give him work. Consistency,
thou arte a jewel,
The colored American., 1904-02-20

in the religious and political life of
West Virginia.
The colored American., 1904-02-20

The Star of Zion is growing to be
one the best and most interesting ex-
changes. The last issue contained an
elaborate article on the financial head
quarters of the Zion connection with
a picture of the main building, an
excellent ha1ftones of G. L. Blackwell,
DID, J. S. Caldwell, DID,, and w H.
Coffey, DID. The paragraphing feat
ure of the editorial page of this journal
is of a high literary character.
The colored American., 1904-02-20

The friends of The Colored Ameri-
can are showing their appreciation
of it by sending in their subscriptions
There are a large number, however,
who are comatose when it comes to
paying a bill.
The colored American., 1904-02-20

The religious prodigies-young boys
and girls of tender years who pre-
sumo to preach the gospel are on the
increase. 1t is the duty of parents to
put these youthfuls in school and If
they will not stay there, put them to
work.
The colored American., 1904-02-20

The colored people of Mound Bayou,
Miss, have established a new bank,
to be known as the Bank of Mound
Bayou, with a capital of $4,000.
Their purpose is to carry on a general
banking business and to handle real
estate This is the richest section
of the State, a great many of the
wealthiest colored men residing in this
section. The officers are: President,
John w. Francis; Vice-President, B.
H. Creswell; Cashier, Charles Banks.
Score another victory for the race.
The colored American., 1904-02-20

The colored voters of Virginia are
to be congratulated upon the manly
stand they are taking in insisting that
coIored delegates be, sent to the next
National Republican Convention. The
between Sky and seventy per cent. of
the republican party in that State. and
there is no reason why they should
not have representation in the delega-
ton.
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08

the action Of Republican administfa.
tion In this behalf. The whole civilized
world. except that portion of the Ameri-
can people included in the Democratic
party. approves of the Administrations
canal policy. The action OF the United
States at every STEP" says Former Sec
rotary Of War Root, "was in accordance
with the law Of nations, conaistent with
the principles Of justice and honor. In
discharge OF the trust to build the canal
we long since assdmed. BY denying the
right Of every other power to buildina,it,
dictated BY. q high and unselfsh purpose.
for the common benefit Of all mankind"
This 10 the plain truth. and no amount
Of Democratic kicking can change 1t.
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08

self such delicate and forceful regard
er of all laws enacted. that, in this one
respect, he stands almost splendidly
alone.
Now comes one of the Senators Of
the greatest State-in area-in the
Union and says that Theodore Roosevelt
Is an advocate OF lynch lawl How came
It that he has uttered such false and
foolish wordsg
The condition and mood and proper
tion Of NIL things among the American
people is such that mo campaign Of viii
i6cation will be endured this year. So
grossly in bad taste. SO utterly inexcus-
able from any point of view, Is this
assault from Senator Bailey, that it
passes almost beyond the realm Of uues-
ticning. 1t is incomprehensible!
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
The WAY II work..

Prior to the establishment OF n protcc-
tive duty on tin plate the annual impor-
tation Of the article into tho United
States ranged In the vicinity of 6J0,OO0.-
600 pounds, for which we paid over 500
100000 q year. When the Mckinley tar
ia law took effect. Oct. J.. 1880. there
was not tin plate factory In the United
States, and Democrats declared there
never would be. BY 1892 the production
Of American tin amounted to over 49,
600. 600 pounds: by 1894 to $4,000. 600
pounds. by 1896 to 100000. 900 pounds,
by 1900 to 701.000.000 pounds, since
when II has largely Increased. Now, In
stead OF sending millions OF dollars
abroad every Jear for tin we make the
tin and keep the money mt home. That
Is the way protection works.
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
ALMOST LIKE PROPHECY.
RooseveIt's View as to Qualifications OF
the Vice President.

hOOoGvelt'e tleW ~ TO xunliuCott0n9 OF
the Vice President.
Theodore Roosevelt Is not a prophet,
nor the son of a prophet. but he looks at
things very straight and sees into them
pretty clearly.
During the presidential campaign of
1896 the editor of the Review of Reviews
asked Mr.. Roosevelt, who was then Pres
ident of the New York Police Bonrd,
to write an article on the Vice Pres-
dency, together with comments on the
three candidates who had been nominnt-
ed respectively by the Republicans, the
Democrats and the Populists. Following
is an extract from Mr.. Roosevelt's arti-
Gle:
''The Vice President should, no far as
possible, represent the same views and
principles which have secured the nomi-
nation and election of the President, md
he should be man standing well In the
councils OF the party, trusted by his fe-
low leaders, nnd able, in the event Of any
accident to his chief, to take up the work
OF the latter just where 1t was left"
This was written nearly four years
before Mr.. Roosevelt was even mentioned
for Vice President, and before his cleo
ton as Governor Of New York He was
nominated for Vice President against his
own wishes because the Republican party
believed that II elected he would be able,
In the event Of any accident to Mr.. Nc
Kinley, to take up and cnrry on the work
Of the latter, and history has proved the
correctness of this view.
Mr.. Rooseveit's nrst public utterancc
after he succeeded to the ONCE of PresI-
dent was a promise to carry on the work
OF his lamented chief to the best of his
ability and strength. How faithfully and
successfully he has done so IL shown by
the history he has helped to make. In
the light OF subsequent events what he
wrote in 1895 regarding the qualifications
Of Vice President seems almost like
nror1uecy. zI Nls, 2 lesl M ?
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08

the last fiscal year In extending the de-
livery of mail into rural communities.
Had this expenditure been eliminated. in
stead OF a deficit there would have been
a surplus. Docs anyone believe that the
surplus would have been desirable at
such COST Is there anyone who doubts
that the SIP 2.000.0 900 expended for rural
delivery will breed other millions, which.
although not directly discoverable In pos
tai receipts. are none the less subject to
entry ON the credit side OF the great pub
lie ledger7. The rural delivery Is no bsne-
icent that the only wonder Is 1t was not
established long ago. 1t is not likely that
our Democratic friends will use this
particular feather in the Republican cap
as a target in the campaign"
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
R.m.dy for Bu.Ines. P.r.iy.i..

When Mr.. Mckinley was elected Pres
dent In 1896 business was paralyzed, the
revenues of the government were not
equal to its expenditures and the Cleve-
land administration had borrowed large
sums of money to meet current expenses.
Eleven days after his Inauguration Pres
ident Mckinley had Congress In session.
and, pursuant to his recommendation
II passed the Dingley tarin bill. which
has restored prosperity, equipped am
pie revenues to the government, and, In
the language of President Mckinley, has
given labor In every field the useful oc-
cupation, the liberal wages, and the ade-
quate rewards to which skill and indus
try are entitled"
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
AN INFAMOUS ACCUSATION
Senator Bailey's Charge that Roose-
yelt Advocates Lynch Law.


Senator Bailey, of Texas, in a speech
made, in Brooklyn, August %, and re-
ported in the class of journalism known
as yellow and disreputable, declared
that the President had been an advocate
Of lynch law. The Senator goes further
and becomes more definite. He refers
to the shooting and lynching OF sixty
horse thieves in Montana and then makes
q blunt accusation against the man who
will be again President of the United
States. ar.
''Here is a man." snid the speaker,
"who advocates lynch law as a penalty
for stealing, something unheard of in my
part of the country. Lynch law is ap
piled there sometimes. but only for. one
crime, an unspeakable crime"
Here is man, Senate: from Texas,
who badly and recklessly makes the
statement from the platform that the
President of the United States advo-
Gates lynching for certain crimes. The
thing is infamous, but SO shallow and
10 false upon its face that it cannot
Affect the thought or action of any Amer
lean citizen. Senator Bailey has be-
come conspicuous in the political affairs.
not merely Of the largest State in the
Union, but in the conduct of affairs by
the Senate of the United States. He
uHB tne kllL OA otalOiyp hc hds GER
tain forcefulness, but II is most unf0r-
tunate that in the makeup Of his men
tai composition he does not recognize the
fact that orators should never tell bald
lies, even in the utmost heat of politi-
cal campaign.
The thing is 80 absurd, so utterly out
Of the question that one cannot under
stand. why this Texas Senator was SO
lacking In tact, sense and judgment. as
70 intimate that Mr.. Roosevelt could
compromise with lynching under any cir
cumstances- lffl. il,-+ e i3
The attitude OF the President has al
ways been to demand the utmost observ-
ance Of all enacted laws. He has shown
It at all times. throughout his whole
career, rsking at one time. his political
futurs, By enforcing In the State Of
New York the laws, which he may not
have himself countsnanced. bat any
whsrs and everywhere be has shown him
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
Omciai re.ttmony.

The report of the Interstate Commerce
Commission for 1902 showed the total
number of railroad employees in the Uni
ted States to be 1.1S0.315. The report
says: "As compared with the statement
for 1901 this shows an increase Of 49,
1l0. The return Of prosperity In rail-
way transportation occurred about the
beginning Of the year 1893 (the second
year Of the Mckinley administration).
The number Of men employed on June
go. 1907, was S23.]76. showing an In
crease In railway employees during the
past avs years of 385 $50" This testi-
mouy ~ to the effects Of Republican
sduninlstrat tion IL ofiicial.
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
LEST WE FORGET.

People who rule this land, beware,
Look to the ways In which ye 20,
For willy men have spread a snare,
Have digged pit aud left 1t so-
Panics of yore remind us yet.
Lest we forgct-lcst we forget.
The clamor and the din In on,
The battle RACES far and near,
The terror Of hnrd times is gone
Ye dare not let II rcnppear-
Pnnics Of yore remind us yet.
Lest we forget-lcst we forget.
Far are the days OF ninety three,
Dimly their hideous shadows loom,
But let their grim-taught lesson be
Guards to keep us from new doom
Panics Of yore remind us yet.
Lest we forget--lest we forget.
II drunk with high success to-day
We boast and do not fear defeat.
Let soms grim threat Of yesterday
Debar us from q dire retreat
Panics OF yore remind us yet,
Lest We forget-lcst we forget.
Voters who rule this land. beware,
For whom yeA vote aud how. and. thsf
Heed not fair promises OF air
Put not your trust In untried men
Panlcs Of yore remind us yet.
Lest We for9et-lest we forget
-Chlcago Chronicle.
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
PROSPERITY AND PoLlTIca
Why Should Anyone Desire a Change
of Existing Conditioner

When Mr.. Mckinley was first elected
President in 1896 the country was in the
midst of nm Industrial panic. Business
was depressed, trade was paralyzed and
confidence was destroyed. This was the
result of four years of Democratic rule.
The election Of Mckinley was followed
by an immediate revival of trade. which
continued throughout his administration
and to the present time.
Our foreign trade increased enormous
ly during Mr.. McKinley's administration.
In 1899 we sold foreign nations $1,227,-
443, ,425 worth Of American products and
in return bought only $696 OO7 1888, or a
balance of trade in our favor of $685.
366, ,037: for the fiscal year ending June
30. 1898, we sold foreign nations $1,231,-
800, $50 worth Of products, and in return
bought only $6162O5, 159, n balance OF
trade in our favor of $815.OO0,OOO. The
total balance OF trade in our favor during
the two years was 81. 145. .OOO, 900.
Compare this with the last two years
of Cleveland's administration under the
tariff act of 1891 During those two
years the balance of trade in our favor
was only S7.O00,OOO, as against 81
145 100000 during the last two years of
the Mckinley administration. One wns
under the Democratic tariff of 1894 and
the other under the Dingley law, which
Is still in force.
Since the election of Mckinley In 1896
the country has been lifted out of chaos,
stagnntion and financial depression, and
brought into an era of prosperity the
like of which was never before written
on the pages Of history. Why should
any patriotic American wish to exchange
present conditions for those which pre-
vailed under Democratic tariff and ad-
ministration?
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
rassart :. an org.ni.er.

Hon. Thomas Taagart was chairman
Of the Democratic state Central Com
mittee of Indiana In 1902 and 1894. In
the first year the Democrats barely es-
capped defeat after having carried tho
State In 1890 by nearly 10000. and In
1904 the Republicans carried the State
by nearly 5000 majority.
Mr.. Taggart was the Indiana member
Of the Democratic national committee In
1900 and 1902 In that capacity It was
his duty to look after his own Stats a.
much as II he had been chairman Of the
State committee. II b. did the results
OF his work did not matherialise. for the
Republicans carried the State By 28,5O0
In 1D0c and by $4,000 IN 1902.
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08

"Our epponsnts, either openiy os
secrstIys according tn their several
ten nperaments, now ask the people TO
trnst their present promises In son.
stderatioa Of fshs fact that they Intend
to treat their past pron lees - sail
and void. r-Pfesident Roosevelt
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
wee there Any cri~.,

ssTbe crime OF 20, ;" when sIlvef Was
ademonstised." seems to have been for
soften b. the Democratic party, which. In
le06 Ard 1900. 20 bitterly accused the
~: ~ party really discovered that there
~ - crime. after aIi-only prsmedi-
fsfS1 sehsms Of the Republican party to
Z NJ f1eejf with the inteIIlgsncs Of the
cc1atsy ard win popular gratitude by .
6oopeiaI policy that brought prosperity I
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
RURAL MAIL SERVICE.

Boou to Fsrnsrs that Cost 81 1000, 600
es Last Fiscal Year. =
Receipts Of the postal service last fiscal
year fell about 100000 below expec-
tationn- In discussing the matter the
New York Press says:
''Nenriy S12.000.00o was expended IN
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
yqeke way for the wheet.

The Jnps-who fight a. well a. Amsri-
can soldiers---and 20 greater compliment
could BE- paid them--nrc eating Amsri-
can hardtack every other day. That
me,ns that American wheat In Asia for
all future time. Who talks about Imps-
rialism now7 .-,I.
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
Cause Of Pro.perity.

No person should deceive himself as
to the cause or continuance Of the pros
perity that now prevails in all lines Of
business. 1t IN due to protective tariff
and sound money, aud will continue just
as long as We have a Republican admin.
istration and not day longer. F
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08

In the year 1900. tho first year Of
Ackinley's second term. the number Of
railroad emplcyss In the UnIted statsa
reached the million nask for the 6rst
tlms In our history. In 1925. the last
yser Of the Clevsiand sdsainistratloA Il
was only 7e6O9A. g -
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08

Six years. experiencs Of the prevent
tarin law has shown that Il protects tho
American workman's work, the Ameri-
can workman's home and the American
workman's wager. Pre- trade would rob
foreign workmen.
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
PHILIPPINE PROBLEM
OUR DUTY Is PLAIN AND IT WILL
De PERFORMED.

United States, Will Properly Educate
/ the Natives Of the Archipelago for
self-Government "A Responsibility
that win Not BE shirked.
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
ksr hiie.. Canal to,lcy.' 7

II II the height Of impudsnce foe the
Democratic party, which has never taksn
. step nor lifted a finger. towards cou-
STRUGGLING an Isthmlan canal. 70 ccudcmn
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08

The banner year for strikes was 1894.
which involved a loss of $37. IA, ,032 to
employees in wages.
1t has been estimated that the strikes
OF 1903 lessened the purchasing power
of the American people by fully $1.OOG.
100000; and yet, 10 universal was the
increase In pay OF wage enrners that
the savings deposits of the country were
Increased by the enormous sum OF $24O.-
795, 1856 In one year. This affords q
striking contrast to the memorable year
Of Democratic adversely, 1904. when
S37, 180,677 more savings were with
drawn than were deposited.
There is a vast difference between the
significance Of strikes In years of adver-
sity and years OF prosperity. According
to the annual report of the American
Federation of Labor the 2.0O4 strikes of
the organizations af1iliated with that
body in 1908 resulted In benefits to no
less than 1872 sol, or II per cent Of the
240,8 members involved. In 1894 the
proportion of successful strikes was only
37.35.
Clearly the present prevalence OF spor-
adic strikes will not serve the Demo-
Gratis as campaign issue. except as a
boomerang.
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
THE PENDING STRIKES.
They Are Of No Use ~ Bsnecrstie
CanpaIRu Material

CanpaI1u Material.
After cropping about blindiy for some
thing to take the place OF the dead 10
to / free silver Issue of 1896 and 1900,
the Democrats have apparently seized
upon the unrest of labor as indicated in
numerous strikes in various parts Of the
country ms a condition which can be
charged to the Republican party. This
is merely another illustration of the ira
ditional faulty Of Democratic issue hun
ters to monkey with live wire, when
they are looking for something to win
votes. .l-.. g. sfs
Strikes, like the poor. we have with
US always. But unlike the poor they are
not proofs OF hard times and misfortune.
More often strikes are the signs and at
tendants of prosperous times. In hard
times wage earners have nothing to
strike for, except against sharing in the
losses which wait on unremunerative
industry. In good times. such as we
have been experiencing under Republi-
can rule during the past eight years,
strikes indicate the natural ambition of
labor to secure an increased share in
the profits of their remunerative indus
try.
Under Cleveland, from 1893 to 1896,
strikes signihed the protest OF labor
against declining wages.
Under Mckinley and Roosevelt, from
1897 to 1904. strikes have marked the
strides by which labor has raised its
wages to a point never before known In
the history OF the industrial world.
No Official statistics Of strikes have
been complied later than for 1900, but
the figures for the sixteen years to and
including that year show the follow
ing loss of wages to employees during
two Republican and two Democratic
administrations:
Cañon City record., 1904-09-08

Total years Republican
administration -. .t11O.s0&.N&
Thus it will be seen that employees lost
nearly $9,0OO.0OO less striking for an in
creased share of the prosperity under
Harrison and Mckinley than they did
striking against a reduced share Of the
dwindlins profits under Cleveland.
But more to the point are the figures
which show the proportion of strikes
succeeding in the respective periods a.
follows:
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-05-06
Trifirfrn.

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bIeb forleoen ~agtepieoe | 8ruoens
Sornlores Stem al Baitor o. Sfte.
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niabeb | Mhiifegon. Mih. 9erben
reiite ban en- lib efter 8rpliipet.
Zen Iitfberife Srifirfe boIber
fit SSe Marsmsbe | minneapolis fra
lite til Toe SUM. Samtaleernet al
relieisit Snbbolo piI bIipe Matb. 16
24-26.
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bar antase BET til BAN ubitebte 2aIo
fra Bdftor geihiIs forriae @enigbe.
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ton, @is., bar p9ret meget ipg rmgle
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lloiigt til, at ban fonlmer ODER oct.
timber bans Spebom bar Stlbent
greoig boretaget bans Irbeibe ! Me.
nigbeben.
- Rreosmeoe afbolotes Tor Seit.
fpitens @enigbeoer og greiter fra
23be-2Sbe Iarts / 8aulsbo, @alb.
SamtoIeemnet bar Sob. 8, 1-2t.
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@sooenbiebeS, bens @pien, bnorIe.
bes 6en birfes og ON Sroen Tom set
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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-05-06
80 kirkeige Sfenehinger 49,

Ole Ope1etb, 800, 9aitor gii.
medals aaIo, icm osbe | 8inter, bar
gipet $1,000 til Misiionsfasien. Sans
9irftru brngte forleoen en- gereI pno
$500 til @d~rnehiemmet | geloit. Tom
en- @nbe ifsIge benoes aibsbe @anbs
Gnfe. 9isie Tenge ifal briiees til
at opfsre en- ~Gottnge", fom Ifal fol.
bes Sperietb Cottage.
Hrof., @eitmore peb ct. OLAF
College bar'p9ret fpg en- Iio % bar
maattet buIoe fig paa fine grrelier.
- airfeinbpieFe foreetf / Meenab.
@is.. forrige Ssnous oeo Sormano
9abl. Sm aftenen prGoifeoe 8aitor
@uitap Steorns fra Miliponfee, @is.
- s Gleper inbiattes ioln Erspe.
isitre | 9iafonisiebiemnet I Chicago
ben 1Sbe april. 9eres Ropne err:
Sia SppeoobI fra &abcliffe, Ssa., &c.
BERNIE Srette fra 9es @oines, Sa.,
@nna Iilien fra 9es Moines, Soma,
Mareretbe SheIlep, Sfaanpig, 0or.
&c, @nna MoIinoe Nonion fra 9ab.
ger, Sd., @Ia @iIlon fra Granite
Sails, Mfinu., Sofie Sagen fra Iber.
been, g.. 9af., amanba Slilie Sobn-