Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-02-19
DEFENDS CAPT. HULL.
SPECIAL 70 sYsTANDER.

washington, D. c., Feb. 10, 1904.
Mr.. Editor OF Bystander: Judging
from what hear Of the situation in
Polk county. I fear that the splendid
representation given and the honest,
earnest, hard work done by the con-.
gresham from Iowa's Seventh dis.
trict is not fully appreciated by Ger.
tain contingent in Des Moines, where,
more than any other place. it should
be. am sure that II they realized or
put any value whatever on the mag.
nificent work done by him, more espe.
cially in the seth and 57th congresses,
there would surely exist far differ
ent feeling, for not citizen of Polk
should have to ask what he has done.
will challenge any man to show
where any other representative In con-
gress has done as much for his dis
trict as ]. A. T. Hull has done. for
his. 1t is but a few days ago since
heard congressman say: IF could
get for my district what Hull has got
ten for his I could stay here as long
as live and no one would question
my right to do So" So, you see, most
districts having a representative that
can and will secure all that is pos
sible for his district is appreciated,
but there are very few who can Sc
cure anything. Only the long poles
get these persimons and new mem
bers are not strong enough to carry
such poles.
| am surprised to learn that there
is one colored voter who is among the
unappreciative, after what Mr.. Hull
has done for our race. What can they
possibly expect from new man? The,
Bystander made most ungrateful, un-
just stab in its issue of January 20,
when it tried to make them believe
there was no money in the United
States treasury belonging to the old
colored soldier and his heirs. There
are many hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars there. Mr.. Hull did introduce
that bill, had it before his committee
and then submitted this question to
the colored people: What is best to
do with the money!" Instead Of their
coming to some agreement, they have
done nothing but quarrel and have
never yet made one suggestion as to
what would be the better use to make
Of it. The people Of the District Of
Columbia got together and asked that
the money be given them for the
building Of home for the aged and
infirm colored people. "A bill was in
troduced, was referred to Mr.. HulPs
committee and he made q favorable
report, but congress could not seem
to see how the greater number could
be benefited by a home in the dis
trict and these thousands still remain
in the vaults Of the treasury. \
The Bystander publishes another
very unfriendly and misleading state
ment in it's issue Of February 9TH. It
would haze the cplored Ho.sr believe
that Captain Hull favored disfran-
chisement, mob violence and anarchy
as it exists in the south. will say to
the writer-consult the Georgia dele
cation as to how Captain Hull hel
them on the floor of the house an
defended the Iowa colored soldier !
when they were in trouble in tnf
south during the war with Spain 1
Didn't he have Gilmer (colored) made
a. lieutenant in the regular arm!
against all kinds Of opposition?
There are also questions asked il
the same paper. Go a little farther:
Is not soup for the goose sauce for the
gander? There is no objection to ask
ing Captain Hull these questions, but
why not put Prouty on record too?
ask the colored voter to be very sure
that he has cause to discard their
tried and true friend, Captain Hull