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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12
NEGRO ON NEGRO.
Conservative Advice by Thrifty, Re.
putable ColOred Citizen.

OF all the speeches made during the
recent session of the American Bank
ers' Association, none has attracted
greater attention than that of Mr.. John
Mitchell, Jr.. negro n respected cit
iZen and successful bank president, of
Richmond, Va. He discussed the color
line in the South from a point of view
which gained for him the respect and
hearty applause of the thousand or
more financiers who heard his re-
marks.
The sum and substance of Mr.. Nit
chell's speech was that the industrious
whites and blacks of the South are
friends, and that there would be no
such thing as a serious race question
in the South, but for the good for moth
ing lOafers, of which he said each
race has its share. 1T is primarily
the black loafers who cause the trou-
bles which beset our race" said Mr..
Mitchell, land We negroes who are
striving to better our condition and
add to the moral and material welfare
of our people despise them as thor
oughly as do the whites" Continuing.
Mr.. Mitchell said: ct am q product
of Southern soil, was educated in
Southern schools, have been n member
of the City Council of Richmond, and
have had the generous aid OF leading
white citizens of that city in building
up the business of the savings bank
of which / am the President. Speak
ing for myself, can honestly say I
have never been Disseminated against
lecause of my color. A bank man
aged by negroes could not exist in the
South without the encouragement of
the white business men. In Virginia
alone negroes are operating banks
having an aggregate capital of $3.50
600 and deposits of 100000. Our Vir-
ginia negroes own property valued at
SIS, 100000, and the crops raised by
negroes throughout the South have an
average value of $172.0O0,OO0 a year.
When you hear reputable Southern
white man denounce the negro, you
may in almost very case be certain
that he means the loafer, not the
worker of our race.
"In conclusion let me say. that II
have created a different impression
from the one which some of you have
received from other sources. have
fulfilled my mission" Mr. Mitchelrs
speech was roundly applauded, and Col
Lowry, President of one OF the ma
tional banks of Atlanta. Ga. made n
felicitous speech in response, confirm
ing all that his fellow brother had said
as to the prime cause of whatever an
tagonism exists between whites and
blacks. Mr.. Bigelow. President OF
the American Bankers Association.
complimented the negro financier upon
his speech and assured him that the
association had listened to it with
pleasure.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12

in biscuit, bread or cake bakery or
confectionery establishment more than
sixty hours in any one week, or more
than ten hours in one day" Before
this law bakers sometimes worked
nearly twenty hours day, and slept in
the bakeries, with results that can be
imagined
One of the most important, and per-
hapS. the most important, of Judge Par
ker's decisions, was that of the Ma
tional Protective Association of Steam
filters and Helpers ct al. VS.. James NJ.
Cumming. The lower court had given
judgment virtually forbidding the
strikers to interfere in any way with
the business OF the employer, or to do
any of the things which workingmen
consider they have right to do in or
der to make a strike effective. Judge
Parker delivered the opinion of the
Court OF Appeals. strongly unfolding
the rights of workingmen on strike or
about to strike, and laying solid
foundation for labor to stand on in all
such matters in the future.
These are but examples of the atti-
tude of Judge Parker toward labor
from the very beginning of his career.
They show him to be labor's friend in
a real and practical sense. His decis-
ions speak for themselves. They
breathe that spirit of justice. impartial
ity and fairness which is all that labor
asks for in the advocacy of its rights.
and they prove Judge Parker to be en-
tirely fearless in his opposition to those
grasping employers who, If they were
not restrained by such decisions as
those of Judge Parker, would seek to
grind the very soul out of the working
man.
With Judge Parker in the White
House American labor would have
there a true and tried friend. not one,
like President Roosevelt, who talks
and vapors and then when an issue like
that of the deported union miners in
Colorado is presented to him shirks his
duty for fear of displeasing the rich
Republican corporations that own the
mines.
Judge Parker's record as a friend of
labor speaks for itself.
Every true friend of labor will vote
for Parker.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12
Like Lodge Also.

Thete is something in the Roosevelt
letter of acceptance which, with all
its rongh rider attributes, suggests
the ranSous bumptiousness of Henry
Cabot hodge. The junior Massachu-
sets Senator was among the first of
the stand-patters. He had a way of
answering Democratic inquiries in the
Senate with insolent mannerisms with
which he asserted I'VE shall do what
we please in our own good time" he
took the position that the majority
alone was responsible for legislation,
and interference was brazen imperti-
nence. The letter is almost as like
Lodge as Roosevelt. 1t has the AFRO
Eance and contempt of opposition of
both. 1t is easy to surmise collabor-
alton between these two i!lustrious
friends.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12
GREAT DOMINANT ISSUE
Is Cause of the People Against the
Trusts.

w. E. Jenkins. of Baltimore. Presi-
dent Maryland Division Travellers
Protective Association. says: TAX
about leading issues, there is no issue
so dominant to-day among business
men as the antitrust issue. Compare
lively few men meet on the road TAX
imperialism. or any other prominent
question. The alI-prevailing topic
with all classes OF people is the greco
of the trusts as so forcibly illustrated
in the case of the coal trust and the
beef trust, both of which appeal d.
rectly to every householder. Every
woman who markets and shops appre-
cIates the Importance OF the trust
question. There Is none other so vital
or that appeals so directly to the vot-
ing masses. Judge Parker's great de-
cision against the trust railroads In
favor of commercial travellers. declar-
ing the anti-scalping law unconstltu-
tIonal made the boys all happy. We
are in a condition TO throw on our
coats and 90 to work for him with vim.
He has thousands OF champions In the
field. and new recruits are added daily.
1t viii be a red hot night from now
ont "
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12
WARNING TO HEED.
Rough Rider President Now Speak
ing Soft But Holding Fast TO
His Big Stick.

!, Speaking of Roosevelt's quiescent
state in the campaign, and of his sup
pressed volubility and inacticn, the
Houston CTex) Post shouts a note of
warning when it says:
The country is not to be deceived.
If Mr.. Roosevelt be elected he will
then have the whip handle and the
party managers and the people will be
the cattle he will drive. We have seen
how he smashed all precedent, rode
down all conservative opposition and
scOrned all advice in his first term, de-
spite the fact that he was seeking the
nomination.
There is no reason to doubt that.
with n lease OF four years in his own
elective right, he will follow his bent
more impulsively and ruthlessly than
he has done for the last three years.
"All the fire he is now smothering
will break loose then, and woe to the
man, the race. the State. the section
or the nation that brooks his imperious
will"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12
INDEPENDENTS ENTHUSIASTIC
Qualification Over the Strength
of State and National Tickets.

A surprising and gratifying fact 1t
is that almost without exceptions the
prominent independents in New York
are quite as enthusiastic over the
nomination of Judge Herrick for Gov
ernor as over that of Judge Parker for
President. John E. Parsons, Everett
p. Wheeler. John G. Milburn, Fran
els Lynde Stetson and host of others
who have supported the Republican
ticket for some years past have pub
licly expressed their intention to vote
and work for the overthrow of Odell-
ism as well as ROoseveltism. The
Democrats of New York, being of like
mind. 1t is considered a certainty that
the Empire State Will give large ma
jority for both State and National
tickets
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12
TO BE REDEEMED.
Assuring Outlook For Election Re.
suits In Maryland.

The Baltimore Herald, an independ-
ent newspaper Of Democratic proclivi-
ties. but which supported the RepubIi-
can party in 1896 and 1900. has been
investigating the political situation in
Maryland and finds ample ground for
the belief that five'of the six Congress-
ional districts will be carried by the
Democrats. The sixth district has a
very large negro vote and will probab-
~ reflect the Republican incumbent.
The Herald says there is no more
doubt about Maryland as to Presiden-
tial preference than there is as to vir-
ginia. 1t looks for majority for Par
ker considerably in excess of that Civ
en- for Cleveland In 1892.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12
stress OF the Trusts.

Frank Streat, of Flint, Mich. e1-
President United Commercial travel
ers saws: '.There is no class of citizens
hurt more by the trusts than the re-
tail storekeepers. First and foremost,
trusts squeeze wages down to a point
where the customers Of these stores
have not the means to purchase any
thing more than bare necessities
of life. and in tens OF thousands OF
cases not even these. Only the very.
cheapest goods are bought, and these
are bought scantily. Children are
scantily clothed. The trusts are the
hideous offspring of the Republicans
party"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12
shy of the subsidies.

Mr.. Fairbanks bemoans the fact that
Americans are compelled to pay $780,
100000 a year to foreign ship owners
for the transportation of American
cargoes, but he seems afraid to come
out fat-footed for subsidies as rem
edy for the existing evil Why afraid.
Mr. Fairbanks? Why balk at prOpO-
sition which involves no worse rob-
berry Of the people than is sanctioned
and carried out under many schedules
OF the Dingley tariff7
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12
Full OF Wind.

The Pullman Car Works closed
Thursday, throwing 1000 men out of
work The Jeffersonville car works
are fast coming to the same point. and
nearly all the cement mills in Clark
are idle. J. Kern is getting higher and
higher, and the full dinner pail is get
ting full Of Notwithstanding Qnd.)
News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12

The people-all the people-pay the
bills of imperialism and a constantly
increasing military establishment.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12

Judge Herrick said in his speech of
acceptance: MY election as Governor
will mean the restoration to their ap-
propriate sphere of all the different
powers of the government, instead of
all being centralized in the hands of
the Executive" And that, too, is what
the election of Judge Parker as Presi-
dent will mean for the Federal Gov
arnment
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23

fer chsidrsss SAFE ssrs. Ne spsatss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23
The Last Of the School Meeting.

The Teller man generally con-
cedes the truth of my statement
in the last weeks Herald, except
that he denies that the Teller art
icle contained anything disrespect-
full towards Mr.. John q. Clark and
John Schreiner. 1t seems that he
has COTTON to that state that he
does not know when he insults a
good citizen. His general allega-
ton, that those who stood up and
voted to table the resolution were
the school officers, (only one voted,
one was sick in bed, and the other
chairman of the meeting) janitors,
bank associates, (of Mr.. Meyer, viz,
John Schreiner, Joseph Book and
R. B. Showalter) census appointees
etc., which then includes all who
stood up to vote.
It he would read the article
himself, he would find that
did not state that be set type
at 80 cents per M. He cannot help
comforting things, it is SO natural.
He wants to make the readers of
the Teller believe that my state
ment contained something dero-
gatory to labor. / have done lots
Of hard work in my life, and always
kept in friendly touch with my CO.
laborers. Any insinuation to the
contrary is malicious and mislead-
ing.
( If he had as many friends
amongst the editors of the county
papers as ! have among the men
that used to work side by side with
me, he would have a host of good
warm friends. Illiteracy is not a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23

perhaps he will change his course
towards his fellow-man. Life is
too short to be constantly quarrel
ing with your fellow-man. Abusive
language towards your friends and
neighbors will lose friends and
injure business. Come down from
your pedestal of egotism. Ningle
with the common people; give them
warm handshake; be one of them.
Use a little charity. Do not charge
friends and opponents with being
rascals and rogues, because they
differ with you in matters of
politics Or social policy. Don't
be pessimist, try to be an
optinist and look on the bright
side of life; another more pleasant
feeling will come over you. The
trees will look greener, the birds
will sing sweeter, and your sur
roundings will appear to you in
more lovely view; and you will be
glad that you are living on the
lovely earth.
No man is perfect, but it is his
social duty to disseminate some
sunshine in his home, place of
business, or in the circle of his
friends. Do SO. / wish you God
speed. So says
THAT MAN BUCHNER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23

crime. Faultless diction is an &C.
complishment. Neither is the meter
by which the manhood of a man is
measured. / have known illiterate
men in high public places, and men
with perfect diction behind the bars.
It is the conduct of a man toward
men that gives him a reputation in
the community. To be good citi-
zen and husband and parent weighs
heavy in the scales of character.
To always find fault and charge
your friends and fellow citizens
with all kinds of isdemeanors and
try to incite suspicion that others
have done wrong, and never prove
any of the charges, will finally con-
vince a community that no grounds
exist for any such charges.
Pollock in his last tried revive
trouble that I fell into when l had
to submit to brute force. Well. if
he wants to do SO, he may. I care
little whether he does or not. It
is true it did not add to my reputa-
ton as a pugilist, but I have to
stand that. It did not cast any
reflection upon me at that time. nor
will a publication cause my friends
to drop off, The threat to down
me on paper does not brighten me
in the least. / have studiously
avoided drawing other persons into
this controversy and kept closely in
side his public record. He is now
in a fair way to summon the grin
ming skeleton out of his own closet.
I fear not his pen and would not
even duck my head for the editor
of the Teller if he had shotgun in
his hand. He seems to forget that
he lives in a glass house full of
brittle panes. He forgot that when
Mckinney, former editor of the
Bloomington Record, was after
him. He got great reputation as
Splinter. That was the man
whom he presented to his readers
as the ''1SO-pound hog" The pet
name for Showalter of the Herald
was 'baldheaded pigeoneater;'' of
Howe the old gray rat" It was
instructive reading for family
paper. He may write my biography,
but he should not deprive the
readers of the Teller Of his own, for
that would be choice reading.
He is a member Of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. The pre-
cepts of that order are Friendship,
Love and Truth words very sell
dom found on the Teller pages,
except in communications from
Others on the first page. He was
initiated many years ago, so he
may have forgotten the words of
wisdom" delivered to him by the
"old man." If he has, he had better
review the lecture, and then
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23

While the exportable surplus of
the wheat producing countries of
the world is expected to fall below
European demands this year, west
err Canada will harvest large
crop. That regions acreage in
wheat this year is 100000, it
having Doubled in four years, and
the crop is estimated at 100000
to 10000, 900 bushels.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23

Man is an opti1nist and woman a
pessimist. When woman gets the
blues she sits down and has good
cry; a man goes around the corner
and gets "a smile"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23

The foreign trade of the United
States reached It's largest total
during the fiscal year that ended
June 80. 1t broke the best former
record by $5,7OO,O0O. The balance
of trade in favor of this country
was $47O, 900, 900, against 1894, 900, :
900 in the previous twelve months.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23
years, 81 1t remains for the. voters
to choose between the two.


People who live in the celebrated
Tuxedo Park must be very fortunate
as well aslmOdest and economical.
The telegraph tells us that a few
days ago cottage" costing 81, OOO.-
1000 was burned, and that the
humble occupant of the cottage lost
several hundred thousand dollars
worth of jewelry. Think what
would happen if the mansion of a
really rich person should be destroy
ed! However the times are prosper
Gus, and some well-to-do people
actually live in cottages.
1t has remained for the able Con
gresham from Mississippi, John
Sharp Williams, to point out the
effects of good prices for good crops
upon presidential campaign. He
frankly says that the rise in wheat
elected Mckinley. The farmers, he
says, focked, to Mckinley in shoals.
because higher prices and better
volume of trade promised to their
minds prosperity without free silver.
If this proposition is true the recent
high prices of cotton, to say nothing
about beef, should have a potent
influence in the present campaign.
Undoubtedly agricultural prosperity
is at the basis of happiness and
contentment in this country, as
well as in others, and incidentally
this depends largely upon good
government as well as upon climatic
conditions.
If the growth and prosperity of
America continues but for one short
generation more, nothing can hinder
it's becoming the controlling power
of the earth. Capt. A. T. Mahan,
the authority on naval affairs, in a
recent speech in London gave voice
to the sentiment that all English
speaking people should be SO far
united as to act together. With a
federal British empire, and United
States of America, both pulling in
the same direction, the peace of
the world could be easily main
tanned. And ultimately one flag
will symbolic the Angle-Saxon
race.
A bishops wife wearing fifty
thousand dollars worth of Jewels
may not be very poor representa-
tive of the drift of the times, but
she is quite a curiosity in high
ecclesiastical circles. The wife of
Bishop Potter of New York had
this amount invested in trinkets,
but, unfortunately perhaps, she
has been robbed of the whole out
fit
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23

The attendance at the st. Louis
exposition last week was upwards
of 100000, and there was not a
single special day. Nearly 5000, 900
people have thus far seen the fair.
The managers have already paid
back 100000 on the $5,OOO,OOO
government loan. This is very
good showing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23

President Roosevelt is preparing
his speech of acceptance. 1t is said
it will be about 5000 words long
and will be emphatic as well as
comprehensive in the EXPIRE ssion OF
his views on vital questions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23

This weather is not just what one
would expect to find at summer
resort, but it is making corn jump
at the rate of a foot a week. And
every foot means a good many
thousand dollars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23

The Democrats Of Wisconsin will
hold their state convention to NOM
iEate state officers at Oshkosh Aug.
31st.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23

Crop condition in this part of the
state continues to be very encourag
ing. Unless something unlocked
for happens great crop will be
harvested and the people soon will
forget there has ever been such a
thing as hard times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23
EDITORIAL CHAT.
Interesting Notes From Our Special
Political Correspondent.

During the progress of the Demo
cratic convention at ST. Louis it
was telegraphed all over the coun-
try: 'sThe gold plank goes out. .
This was considered a triumph for
Bryan. That old Democratic politi-
clan from New York Hill, smiled
when he agreed to let the gold
PLANK slide. He knew his nominee.
After the nomination was made,
Judge Parker coolly informed the
delegates at the convention that he
was a gold man. They could take
him with that plank, or they could
go without him. After all Mr..
Bryan was outwitted. 1t is at least
amusing politics.
The Republicans believe in new
blood and young men for action.
With young and very much alive
president they wanted a compare
lively young man for Vice Presi-
dent. This is why Mr.. Hit, over
70 years of age, was not nominated.
The Democrats take quite another
view. They think the times demand
wisdom and caution. With a young
president they would couple an
elderly Vice President ripe with
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23

qThe greatest tonic on earth is a good
nights rest. Restless nights and the ter
rible exhaustion of a hacking cough arc
dread dangers Of the poor consumptive.
qBut why this fear of the night when .
few doses of DR.. Boschee's German Syrup
will insure refreshing sleep, entirely FREQ
from cough or night sweat1 Free ex.
pectoration in the morning is made cer-
tain by taking German Syrup.
Owe know by the experience of over
thirty-five years that one 75-cent bottle of
German Syrup will speedily relieve or
cure the worst coughs, colds, bronchial or
lung troubles-and that, even in bad
cases Of consumption, one large bottle of
German Syrup will work wonders. "a
qTwo sizes. a5c and 7sc. All druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-23
Lancaster needs Business Mems
association, and needs one badly.

A kiss over the telephone is like
straw hat. 1t cannot be felt.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-11-19
A Mil;iner.s balance Sheet.

The other day SAW published the
balance sheet of limited liability mil
liners establishment Ii ! remember
rightly the debts unpaid were set down
at about 10000. by the amount Of
credit in this one establishment one
can judge of the enormous sum owed
to all milliners by their customers col
lectively 1t is well known that heavy
commissions are offered TO ladies who
Introduce customers and that many Ia
dies are not above accepting them
Many women incur liabilities with mil
liners that they are well aware they
cannot pay o. can only pay by exceed
ing the amount which the husband is
DESTROYS should be spent by his wife.
The idea that all this should be encour-
aged by special legislation to facilitate
the collection of milliners' bills could
hardly have occurred to any one but Il
milliner. They will find. however. that
to get bill through the house of com
mons with this object is Il good deal
more difficult than allowing women to
run up bills.-LOndon Truth.