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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-03
Confessions of q Father.


1t seems very wonderful. Last week there
were, in our little fiat, just the two of us-my
wife and I. And all of a sudden there is but one
of us-the Baby.
/ am a ALPHABETICALLY a father. Of course,
that is a condition that arrives to most men, and
I have always considered that it was a matter of
routine, merely; simply an incident of married
life, just as paying rent or settling with the dress
maker. But, heavens! 1t is no incident; 1T is
an event like, in Importance, to being married.
When it comes, you go around feeling every mo-
ment that something has happened to you.
That Baby-now see here. I'll tell you, for
instance what he did. He-but no; Pn tell you
in a minute.
Nobody who has not been a young father-a
new father, that is-can realize how big it makes
him outside the house, and how insignificant 1T
makes him, inside. 1t strikes me that the father
of an eleven-pounder-the frst-ought to be treat
ed as Somebody, in his own house especially.
We're it not for the father, there would have been
no Baby. The claim is ncontrovertible
However, although in our fiat there is, at this
very instant, the Baby, the mother, the mothers
mother, the nurse, the doctor, the cook and my
self, of them all I am the least consequence A
stranger would suppose that I was even an inter
loper, with no title to consideration
l remember when I used to look upon my father
as the greatest man in the world. Now I know
that I over-estimated the situation.
It-he-that is, the Baby, came not at all as
I had expected he would. He caught me at the
store-the rascal If that wasn't smart in him,
I'd like to hear what could be smarter. Oh, but
he's knowing!
The changes he rung in on me were kaleido-
scopic. Al 9 o'clock in the morning I was at the
store, Just Jones, grocer; at II I was Mr.. Jones,
father, and was filing a street car; at 11.2O l
was only John, showed in a corner of the flats
dining-room, and even then in everyone's way.
When I saw the BABY, it-he, I mean-some-
how did not appear precisely as I had anticipated
that a Jones would. He reminded me of a nest
of mico that I once had uncovered in the barn,
back home. He was so pink and wrinkly and
squealy. Maybe I seemed a little disappointed,
for [ had been counting on a different result, he
being mine and hers. But in a second, and just
for a second, too, the sly rogue squinted up at me
he didl-and, by Jove, he knew me! And he
wasn't more than twenty or thirty minutes old
How's that for a Baby?
After they had hustled me out Gas if l were g
dummy, or a sack of mealD I could hear him cry
ing for me, which struck me as not very good fol-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-03

The world is ruled not SO much by men of ge-
MUS as by men of will.-Selected.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-03

This is Ne Is OF q series Of North Carolins Poems &C..
lectsd especially for The Progressive Farmer by the Editor
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05
SOCIAL EQUALITY.

We do not hear much about Negro
Domination" nowadays, for the dis
franchising constitutions, grandfather
clauses and shot guns have allayed
the fears of our Southern brethren in
respect to that Jack o'Lantern; but in
it's stead. the spectre of "social equal
ity" is disturbing their equanimity.
Many of the Southern Democrats be-
lieve or pretend that they believe that,
in case of R0osevelt's election, he will
at once have law passed compelling
all the white girls to marry black hus-
bands, invite all the 1aborers of the
South tb lunch at the White House
and fill all the Southern Offices with
Afro-Americans.
That's what's the matter with Heflin
and Tillman and jeff Davis and Varda-
man: Coming events cast their shad-
ows before; and these people are bat
ting with. the shadows as valiantly
as Don Quixote ever did with the
windmills. But these valiant warriors
are battling with antiquated weapons.
They know nothing Of search lights,
torpedo boats and wireless telegraphy.
If Hef1in saw a bomb, he would think
it. was a ''cus haw"; and Vardaman
would not know the Constitution of
the United States from a bill of lad
ing. .-.-.s - = ..
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05
uNAcCOUNTABLE TASTES.

BY virtue of being the balance OF
power in several Northern states, the
Afro-American is exercising very
great influence upon the course of polit-
zeal events; and this is the greatest
leverage he has. Upon this, and this
alone. he must depend to secure for
himself any special consideration IN
congress, in the courts, or from pubic
sentiment Would it not, then, be alb
solutely suicidal for him to recklessly
throw this advantage away? Yet, thai
is lust what some of the race are doing
when they coquet with the Democratic
party How can any Afro-American
prefer Parker and Davis to Roosevelt
and Fairbanks? Roosevelt has shown
himself to be a decided, unWaver1ng
defender of the. rights OF the AFRO
American. and so has Fairbanks.
Parker is "speechless,' and Davis is an
old plantation overseer. The political
associates of Roosevelt are the old and
tried friends of the Afro-Amerlcan.t
Who are the most intimate associates
of Judge Parker? German, who has
just Jim Crowed the railway trains OF
Maryland; Heflin, the DomD-throWer'
jeff Davis and Vardaman, the school
tax segregaters; Tillman, the shell-hre
scatterer, and all the rest OF the I'M
clean animals of the American menag-
erie. Verify, for. an Afro-A a [e'l ID TO
choose for his political companions 1p
such an outfit Of political marauders is
the most unaccountable OF unaccount-
able tastes. Thank God there are but
few who have these strange tastes.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05
NOT FIT TO GOVERN.

From the way the Democrats are
running the Southern states it would
seem to be a very risky experiment to
trust them to govern the United
States. A few. weeks ago, Mississippi
had two quarters and two dimes, all
told in her treasury and had to Dor
row half a million for current expens-
es; Texas is suffering from boil and
political weevils, one hundred bills
passed by the last legislature were in
validated by carelessness and reckless
nes and recently Alabama came to the
front with an unconstitutional act OF
her last legislature which leaves the
state without any courts by throwing
the new judges and solicitors out of
Office In all Of the states law abiding
citizens have been disfranchised with
out cause.
The Southern Democracy should
give better evidence of it's ability to
run a government, if it wishes to be
entrusted with that Of the United
States. Oh, We Southern BRETHREN
tarry in Jericho until your boards are
grown.
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u
The status of those United States
Officers who, during their sojourn in
the Philippines, entered into friend
ly' relations with Filipino women, as
did Lieutenant Burbank, is now under
Investigation The gay lieutenant, it
seems lived with the Filipino aforesaid,
during his sojourn in the islands and
after returning home, became engaged
to marry Kansas belle. This ar
rangement was interrupted by the ap-
pearance of the Filipino lady who had
been acting as Mrs. Burbank; and
now the question whether she was
such in reality, or merely pro forma
comes up for investigation. This pre-
sents another phase of the noted social
equality issue raised in this campaign
by German, Heflin and Tillman. We
are not acquainted with Lieutenant
Burbank and have never learned his
opinion of the Booker Washington in
cident; but we are perfectly certain
that he regarded the incident, with
horror and Indignation; for it is pre-
cisely his class of men who dol so. :
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05
Mr.. ELLIS, FORMERLY or TEXAS.

VIII. GI1I0s = OnM CnIt VT GN10.
William III. Ellis, who went to Alb
yssinia on diplomatic mission to
King Menelek,# has returned to the
United States. He states that he has
secured a concession of all the dia-
mond mines in Abyssinia, two hun.
dred thousand acres of land on the
Nile river and a commission to estab-
lish the Royal Bank Of Abyssinia,
which to use his language, Twill give
me control of the finances of the
country" :'''.@. .- .,
Mr. Ellis is an Afro-American born
in Texas, who has developed an un-
usual capacity for handling large en-
terprises successfully. Physically, he
is a striking figure, standing over six
feet in height and giving one the i'm
preston that he possesses great mus
cular power. He is evidently man
of remarkable nerve, his adventures,
both in this country and abroad stamp
him as being bold, resolute and cap
able. -.
Mr.. Ellis has already amassed a for
tune in New York City and if his con:
cessions from King Menelek are mat
tiers of fact, he may yet live to be-
come one of the wealthiest and most
powerful figures in the financial and
in dustrial world. 49,
Abyssinia is said to be inhabited by
about five million people. The king
is progressive monarch, under whose
reign, telephones, telegraphs and
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05

= Should anyone accuse the Demo
cratic party of anarchistic tendencies,
the accusation would be resented with
much Indignation, and the counter ar
gument would be the easily made ref
erence to the many eminent Demo
cratic addresses which show no trace
of such tendency. But that does not
completely refute the, accusation. It
does not prove the non-existence of the
virus; but simply shows that it has not
yet permeated the whole body. So
Along as Helm Jokes about blowing
up the president with bombs, and Till
man boasts of scattering hell-fre, the
party must be held responsible for
their utterances; for these men are it's
official representa- The fact that
some efforts have been made to muzzle
these imprudent marplots proves
nothing; for it is easily seen that it is
done simply upon grounds of policy for
their standing in the party is not af-
fected in the slightest degree.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05
DEMOCRATIC PROMISES BROKEN:

The Southern states were re-admit-
ted to the Union in 1868 after the
civil war and it was expressly pro-
vided that no state should ever
abridge the right of any voter.
The act passed July 20, 1868, was as
follows:
"That each Of the States Ct North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana,
entitled and admitted to representa-
ton in Congress as State of the IN.
ion when the legislature of such State
shall have duly ratified the amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States proposed by the seth Congress,
known as Article ~, upon the follow
ing fundamental conditions: That the
Constitution of neither Of said States
shall be so amended or changed as to
deprive any citizen or class of citizens
Of the United States of the right to
vote in said State, who are entitled to
vote by the Constitution thereof, here
in recognized, except as punishment
for such crimes as are now feIonies at
common law, whereof they shall have
been convicted under laws equally ap-
plicable to the inhabitants Of all the
States"
Four of the states named have pass.
ed laws restricting the right of stuff
rage and in ali of the Southern states
the laws are enforced is such a way
as to debar thousands of men from
exercising their rights as citizens, be-
cause their skins are black. .
The Southern states were re-admit-
ted to- the Union upon the fundamen-
tai condition that they would never
amend or change their Constitution
so as to deprive any citizen or class
of citizens of the United States Of the
right to vote. -"
1t was sacred obligation. Have
they kept it? Can the Democrats who
have deliberately broken their prom
ises be trusted? Are they not a dis
honest, deceitful lot?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05
RALLY ON The CENTER!

The campaign is over. The long
roll has sounded; the bugles have call
ed boots, and saddles; the boys have
fallen into line, touched elbows, and
wait with eager Impotence to charge
the enemy and rout them. 49,
The outposts have all been called in
and from Maine to California they are
rallying on the center with courage
that is invincible and determination
that presages victory.
There is not a coward in our ranks;
not a living soul who does not feel
that next Tuesday night the Parker
Hill : Tillman Taggart Vardaman :
.Graves-Heflin party will be routed,
horse, foot and dragon, and will be
scurrying hither and yon, utterly de-
moralized. -. ..-zs s,s..'~ -s ..-
1T is contamination devoutly to
be wished" deserved rebuke for a
party which has dishonored our coun-
try and brought reproach upon the
proud title of American citizen. "
Tillman, Vardaman, Parker, Hefiin,
Davis and their cohorts will pass out
of public notice and will be remember
ed only as we recall some horrible
dream that was filled with dire fore
holdings and impending disasters. y
God Almighty still reigns supreme,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05


JEFF Davises and IL films, is based up
on consideration Of policy It would
we are satisfied, highly applaud Just
such addresses, if only state election
were pending. But it is shrswd
enough to see that such rawlings, dur
ing the tendency Of the national cleo.
lions, will lose votes for its party in
the North and furnish ammunition for
its opponents. It is, however, a fact
that jeff Davis is not a faVOrite of the
intelligent Democrats Of his state; for.
they opposed him bitterly in the pri-
maries and tried to impeach him in
the last legislature. But both JEFF
and Hefiin know that what are called
the hill-billies' and e. red necks" of
their respective states are SO ignorant
as to know nothing and care nothing
about the tariff, Panama, trusts or.
gold standards. 4 They have the old
Horace Greeley5idea of the great prin-
are: To love Whiskey and to hate
niggers." Hefin boasts that il khe
should not be admitted to Congress;
he would run for Governor Of Alabama
and be elected, and probably told the
truth. It is fact that the South is
now ruled by it's ignorant "hill-billies"
and the most reckless and shameless
demagogue is the man they most adj
mire Such fellows have sent the SEN
sible. decent and conservative men
to the rear--the South is solid and
stolid, solely upon national issues. In
reference to- internal concerns, the
South is simply an aggregation Of dis
cordant elements. It can cast an i'm
mense vote against Republican Pres
idential candidate; but very small
one in other elections.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05
VOTE YOUR TICKET STRAIGHT.

VOTE YOUR TICKET. STRAIGHT
We are on the eve of the most i'm
portant election which has been held
in this country since 1860. That cleo
ton was followed by bloody war in
which the lives of thousands were
sacrificed on the country's altar In
the event OF the election of the Demo
cratic ticket this year we believe that
the injury to the country would equal
that which followed the election of
1860, when war Spread over our beau
tifuI land and drenched the soil with
the blood of the flower of the country.
War should not be the result OF the
election of Parker but hunger and
want would visit homes where now
peace and comfort dwell.
We wish to continue to enjoy the
good times we have had since the elec-
ton of Mckinley in 1896 and the only
way to be assured that prosperity will
continue is to stand by the Republican
party. We should not try any expert
ments or indulge any petty spite as
every vote is needed and where any
one fails to vote for the Republican
candidate, that is equivalent to a half
vote for the opposition. This is an
important matter especially in some
of the close Congressional districts,
for it is necessary to have a Republi-
can Congress to uphold Republican
President.
It is possible that some objection
able men may be on the ticket in GER
tain localities, but there is so much
at stake this time that they should
be overlooked Do not take any
chances by voting a split ballot.
VOTE THE REPUBLICAN TICK
EFT STRAIGHT.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05

According to Mr.. Bryan, the methods
used to secure Judge Parker's nomina-
ton were. crooked, indefensible and
burglarious; the platform is strad-
ding, meaningless, vague and purpose
ly so; the party is under the control
of Wall street, the plutocrats and the
trusts, and the candidate is speechless
This is certainly a very curious aggre-
gate of reasons why Mr.. Bryan should
support, and the; American people en-
torse, such a conglomeration. We are
Of the opinion that on the 9Th of No.
vember Mr.. Bryan's reputation as a
prophet will be firmly established; for
he predicts that the battle will "begin
with footrace and end with a rout."
Now the question arises: Are the plu-
tocrats and trusts manipulating Mr..
Bryan, or is he merely maintaining his
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05

Compare the methods of the two
great political parties. We have as
yet seen no instance of a Republican
orator delivering an address in which
he made direct appeal to the worst
passions and prejudices of the lowest
class of hearers, as Tillman does. We
have not heard Of a Republican speak
er licking" about throwing a bomb
under the Presidents table, after the
manner of Helm the Alabama states
man. We are free to admit that the
majority of the Democratic orators do
not resort to such methods; but so
long as the Tillmans, the Helms and
the Vardamans are it's official repre-
.sentativeS, the Democratic party must
be held responsible for such utter
ances. :.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05
JEFF DAVIS OF ARKANSAS.

Jeff Davis, the rip-snorting governor
of Arkansas, in an address at Dallas,
Texas, recently gave utterance to this
classic sentiment: j. p. d..
Can you think of anything dirtier or
would 1 rather eat, out of a trough with a
hog than to eat with Niger I would
rather drink pot liquor out of a pot with
a hound pup than eat with a niger"
: And, by the way, in a speech deliv-
cred only few months ago, he declar-
ed that he had drank pot-liouor with
the "niggers" until you could hear it
slosh- so there you are. The Dallas
News failed to appreciate the above
quoted and admirable sentiment and
went for Jeff in great style, but the
whole argument of the News to its
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1904.
PARKER NOT OUR FRIEND.
FOR PRESIDENT, 1904,
Theodore Roosevelt.

The wisest man can, not assign a
single reason for supposing that Park
er's election would effect any good
whatever for the Afro-American race.
for it can not be shown that in any
one of his public utterances he has
ever limited at any Of the remotest
plans for doing anything of the kind.
He talks about the consent of the
governed but has it carefully under
stood that he refers to the Philippine
Islands, and not to South Carolina.
He has no word of rebuke for Helm
ism in Alabama !, Tillmanism in South
{ Carolina, Vardamanism in Mississippi,
or Tammanyism in New York.
He is sorely grieved about alleged
violations of the constitution, but never
even whispers a word of ensure for
hi- friends in the Carolinas, Louisiana
and Mississippi. who have openly and
shan,efully nullified the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments. He can
not do SO, for the Solid South multi
4 fiers and lynchers and the New York
e
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05

4 4 s-sels 80 & b.
OF course such things as Tillman,
Vardaman and JEFF Davis would n not
be admitted to decent society in chi mi:
cago, but if these worthless could nave
peeped in the window at the residence
of Mrs. McGheeHo University avenue aNe nl'
last Thursday night they would have
thrown up their hands in holy horror,
and perhaps dropped dead when they
saw tea being served to /. Afro 4 Ameri-
can and Caucasion ladies' VINO occu,
pied alternate seats in the pala1lal
residence Of the lady. s5s;:s IS ~.
Mrs. McGhee is member sof the
Frederick Douglass social cen!el,
which has been organized to COMBAT ,11l1'
race prejudice against the Afro-Amnper--
lean. S. 81
Mrs. Celia Parker Wooley is presi-
dent, and the club counts among lll'l us
members such noted women as Jane
adams, Mrs. Julia Rosentn lal Y e.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05

Pitchfork Tillman tells us that De-
mocracy m leans white supremacy. Does
he think he is telling something new?
Every one knows that, yet he seems
to take pride in belching out. of his
black heart and foul mouth the most
common fact in history. If all Demo
Gratis were like Tillman and would tell
the truth about the party-let the
world know it's principles damnable as
they are, the party long since would
have been not in dying condition,
as at present, but dead. ...
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mobocrats are his warmest friends and


most enthusiastic admirers. rs-.
If. by any single incident, vote or
saying, Parker has shown any interest
in the welfare of the ,Afro-American
race, or any individual thereof, history
has failed to record the fact. Il
Several attempts have been made to
sound him upon his attitude toward
the Afro-American people, without any
other effect than to show his wonderful
dexterity in lodging. He was afraid
to say anything unfavorable, lest he
should offend Afro-American voters in
states where they held the balance of
power, and equally afraid to say any
thing favorable. lest he should offend
his friends the Southern lynchers and
the Northern mob.
Parker represents no correct princi-
pie or sensible policy whatever. Some
of the moves made in his behalf seem
totally idiotic, as for instance, that of
importing Tillman to spout his doc
trines into the faces of decent people.
The single fact that the lynchers of
the South, the Tammanyites of New
York, and the cranks of everywhere
are supporting Parker, is sufficient evil
uSuCC IAdI uC COulO uOCl UC u uoCCu WALL
much smaller Office than that Of
president.
Afro-Americans have more to fear
than any other class from the evils the
election of Parker would produce.
They now share the general prosperity
of the country under Republican ad-
ministration. They would be the first
to experience the inconvenience of evil
times.
There is nothing in Parker's policy
for the Afro American, nor does he pre-
tend that there is. Remember the
words of the immortal Douglass, "The
Republican party is the ship; all else
the sea-" and vote for Roosevelt and
Fairbanks.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05

There are two sides to, the question.
Roosevelt, Fairbanks, Cannon, Shaw,
Hay, Foraker, Moody, Allison, Cullom,
Hopkins, Gallinger and those who
stand for law and order are on one
side. On the other side are: Parker,
Davis, Tillman, Vardaman, Graves,
JEFF Davis, John Sharp Williams, Hell
fin. Herr Most, Thomas Nelson Page,
Thomas Dixon, Jr., and those who
have queer ideas of law where the
Afro American is concerned. ~
ON WHICH SIDE DO YOU
STAND? =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05

s John Alexander Dowie, the apostle,
in a recent discourse thus lit into
Parker: z.z Fl @ ssf ~ q
Parker is prodigal son. He comes
back after eating the swine husks OF the
free silverites, and because of his return
he Immediately wants to be made boss OF
the whole ranch :
d. It is worth noting that Dowie's
speech means 5000, votes for Roose.
welt. Dowie's religious eccentricities
do not prevent him from being very
5level-headed when it comes to finan-
cial matters and his followers do what
he tells them to do.
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manufacturing enterprises have
sprung into existence. The people
are thrifty and shrewd traders who
have become known as the african
Yankees" >,.. Ill.,. 49,. .
They welcome progress, and SO does
the king, and in such country, Mr..
Ellis, who would have had no chance
to rise above his group, in Texas, may
become to Abyssinia what Cecil
Rhodes was to South Africa. His
pluck, energy and indomitable deter
mination should be an inspiration to
the Afro-American people.