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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-11-24

his power, to urge Senator Tiuu..
not to, touch upon mobbing and Ivroh
Ing Colored people in his lecture =,
Orchestra Hall. Tuesday evening
November 9th.
Thursday evening the greatest Mas,
meeting ever held among the Afro
Americans in this city was held a,
Bethel Church Both and Dearborn 9,
Bishop c. T. Shaffer, D. D., called the
meeting to order; Rev. Jordan Cha.
Wis, D. D., presided. Bishop SbaFer
attorney; Walter NJ. Farmer. Presid.
ing; Elder T. Reeves; LAWYER p =
Moseley, Rev. D. P. Roberts and Rev
A. ]. Carey were the principal sneak.
ers.
Rev. E. D. W. Jones, D. D. read the
memorial, to President Roosevelt inn
ploring him not to dishonorably dis.
charge the three companies of the
18th Regiment without further inyes-
tigation.
Bishop Shaffer, Rev. D. p. Roberts
Walter NJ Farmer, and Rev. Chavis
In the most eloquent, and vigorous
language which has ever fell from the
lips Of man, urged the adoption of the
resolution which went through without
a dissenting voice.
Rev. A. ] Carey read the resolution
calling on the pastors of the various
churches throughout the city. to ad.
monish the members of their congret-
cations, at both the morning and the
evening services this coming Sunday,
to be cool and calm, peaceable and
law-abiding and not to commit any
rash acts, or assemble in front of
Orchestra Hall, Tuesday evening No
vember 9th, when Senator Tillman
speaks there.
All in all; it was a rousing meeting
and it was a history making epoch
among the Colored people of Chicago.
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SENATOR TILLMAN's LECTURE
ENGAGEMENT CANCELLED.

Just as We were going TO press an
nouncement was made that the lect-
ure engagement Of Senator BENJAMIN
n. Tillman. Of South Carolina, which
was to have been hIled in the teach
erS' course in this city Dec. 10. has
been cancelled. DR.. y. W. Gunsaulus.
Of Chicago. has been selected TO an
the engagement and win appear Dec.
1.-THE Journal Cleveland, Ohio.
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A SHAME ON THE PRESIDENT.

From the time Crispus Attacks she'd
his blood upon the streets of Boston
until the gallant Tenth Calvary charg-
ed up the hill at San Juan, no indlg-
nifty heaped upon the heads OF color
ed men who have shed their blood 10
preserve this Union equals the one
placed upon their brows by the orders
of President Roosevelt in discharglns
Companies B. C, and D, Of the TWEEN
ty-hfth Infantry of the United States
Army, forsooth, because they Wouiu
not act as spies and traitors al inc
behest OF an investigator, or on orders
of their commander-in-chief.
President Roosevelt's son refused u
give evidence against a comrade ~
school and the whole country appiauu,
ed, but when the same test is appiieu
to three companies Of Negro soiolei''
even the President himself orders
that they be discharged. Shame Oh
the President Men whom have sro"A
grey In the service of their counu''
TURNED loose alike NANCY ours 10 ~
through the world with the brand u
Cain upon their brows. No such pun
-Ishment was ever placed on the r00
ords Of this country.
And It was President Roosevelt 1na@
placed II there.-The AfroAmer''AA
Ledger. Baltimore, Nd.
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TILLMAN WILL NOT BE MossEp

TILLMAN WILL NOT BE Mo66ED.
Let the Negroes who are talking Of
mobbing Senator Tillman when he lee
lures in Chicago take advice and give
up a project which can only get them
selves into trouble.
Nobody, white or black, is going to
be mobbed in this town, least of all
when the purpose is publicly an
nuonced in advance. The police de-
Partment is fully capable of taking
care of rioters and the Negroes who
are talking mob law will do well to
bear the fact in mind.
1t is, of course, a reproach to the
self-respect of Chicago that Mr.. TILL
man should be invited to lecture here
at all, but the reproach is not upon
the Negroes. who have no use for
him, but upon the white people who
not only invite him bat who actually
pay him for insulting them to their
faces. For that is the cold truth of
the matter. Senator Tillman inciden-
tally drags out the Niger" scare
crow, but the burden of his speeches
is that the white people of the north
are poor, mean-spirited lot to whom
the southerners are infinitely super
ior. {
He is justined, in a measure, by the
fact that the northerners listen to his
insulting TRADES and give him money
for abusing them in their own homes,
so to speak.
Mr.. Tillman is an imitator and fol-
lower o fthe late Sam Jones, who got
rich by Safeguarding people who paid
to hear him rant.
1t is a singular and discreditable
thing that large proportion of peo-
pie will listen with interest to a man
with a vicious tongue, though they
viii not go across the street to hear
a true orator and philosopher. 1t thus
results that lyceum bureaus engage
men like Mr.. Tillman because such
men attract audiences.
There are plenty Of intelligent, cul-
tivated southern orators who could
come to Chicago or any other northern
community and deliver addresses upon
political or social problems, but there
is no demand for such speakers. Ly-
ceum audiences prefer the whipcrack-
ing, blackguardish plantation style OF
oratory and they get it. That is the
shame of it.
The reproach, however, is upon the
white people and not upon the Ne
groes. Mr.. Tillman vilifes the Ne
groes along with the whites. but the
Negroes do not, at least, pay him for
doing it.
Hence they have no mission TO reg
uIate the senator from South Carolina
II they did have such q mission the
police would not allow them to full
I'LL 1.-THE Chicago Chronicle.
The Chronicle has hit the bulls eye
right square in the center.
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The past week has been a history
making epoch among the Afro-Ameri-
cans residing in Chicago, and It
Shows, that the race is thoroughly
united In every way to prevent II
possible, any friction between the two
races in this city which has been SO
friendly in the past. to prevent, Unit
ed States Senator Benjamin r. Till
man from coming here, and boldly ad-
vocating mob and lynch law and the
shotgun policy for Colored men. wom-
en- and children.
Tuesday morning a committee head
ed by Rev. A. J. Carey, one of the man.
ly and fearless A. NJ. E. preachers in
this city; called on Mayor Edward F.
Dunno. The full committee consisted
OF Rev. A. ]. Carey. pastor Of Bethel
Church; Rev. d. P. Roberts. pastor
or Quinn Chapel; Rev. E. ]. Fisher.
pastor olivet Baptist Church, Rev. H.
Z. Stewart, pastor of Institutional
Church; Rev. ]. C. Anderson. pastor
of Wayman Chapel; Attorneys Walter
NJ. Farmer. Robert NJ. Mitchell ana
S. A. McElwee; and Messrs John O.
Grant, ]. Albert Jaxon, Noah ID.
Thompson, and julius F. Taylor.
Its chief spokesman Rev. A. ].
Carey and other members Of the COM
mittee. assured his Honor; that, the
great mass of the Colored people In
this city. were in favor Of law and Or
der, and that they did not believe.
that it would be conductive to the best
interest of both races to permit Sena-
tor Tillman to come here at this time
and advocate mob and lynch law, for
Colored people only.
Mayor Dunno was greatly impress
ed by the visit of the committee as he
knew them to be men of standing and
influence; and he assured the commit
tee, that he would do everything In
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1rLLMAn, THE PROFESSIONAL.

Senator Tillman is said to have
made 5000 per year during several
years by his lecture engagements.
The circumstance is creditable to
his industry and thrift, but 1t is not
creditabIe to the self-respect of the
people who have paid him the money.
Practically every dollar Of this
sc5.OO0 per year has been paid to
Senator Tillman by lecture bureaus,
ChautauQuas and similar organizations
in the northern states. These organ
izations got the money from northern
Ieople, who paid IL in at box ONCE
window or at fair ground turnstiles.
So far as we can learn Senator
1fllman is not at all in demand In
TIE southern states as a lecturer.
The amazing and discreditable
thing is that he should be in demand
at the north. 1t is amazing and dis
creditable because 1t shows that
ncthern audiences of lecture goers en-
10Y being insulted to their faces. They
pay money to Senator Tillman and in
return he winds the lash of his black
snake whip around their legs, tells
them what abject, mean-spirited cat
tie they are and laughs scornfully as
he filings taunts and jeers at them.
What is the matter with the white
people OF the northern states that they
will thus reward a man for insulting
them?
Is it possible that Senator Tillman
Is right and that they enjoy being
slapped In the face? How otherwise
account for Mr.. Tillman's $4,000 a
year drawn from northern pocket
books?
The quarrel is motor should not
be-between the Negroes of the north
and Senator Tillman but between the
white people OF the north and that
person. The Negroes do not go TO
hear him lecture and his Negro bait
ing is merely incidental to his main
POLICY, which is to heap insult and
abuse upon northern white men and
white women. That is the head and
front OF his offending.
If the white people north did not
In measure justify Senator Tillman's
low estimate Of them they would not
go to hear him lecture; they would
not put money in his pocket in re-
turn for scorn and contempt and in
furious characterization. 1t may have
been inadvertence which caused them
to patronize his lectures at first, hut
they can not escape the reproach of
abjectness if they continue to do so.
knowing him and his methods.
II the white people of the north de-
yelop enough self-respect to stay
away from Senator Tillman's yankee
batting seances there will be no
frrther lawless and incendiary mob
talk by Chicago Negroes, because Mr..
Tillman will not find it profitable to
lecture in this or any other northern
community.
That is the situation. Let the north
ern whites summon their self-respect
and let northern blacks bear in mind
that Indictment to riot is a peniten-
tianry onense.-The Chicago Chron-
icle, Nov. %. +
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Entered Vt the Post Offiee q ChicAeA
a a. Sseoo6-elas Mates.
PERSONAL MENTION.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

Walter N. Farmer, for 16 years an
honored member Of the bar In ST
Louis, Mo-, is now engaged IN the
general practice Of Law. Suite T0S,
Ill Washington street. Phone Main
415S. Residence 1856 Langley avenue.
Phone Drexel 6302.
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Are We still trying to teach them NOR
atty?
1t is interesting to note that the
Georgian's editor heads this letter "A
Home Thrust on Morals"
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Great Arising Among the Afro.
Americans In Chicago
This Week.
COMMITTEE VISITS MAYOR EDWARD F. dunno
HEADED BY REV. A. J. CAREY.

WONDERFUL oUTPoURING OF THE PEOPLE AT THE
BETHEL CHURCH THURSDAY EVENING-PRFS
IDENT ROOSEVELT CONDEMNED FOR DISCHAPc-
ING SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TWENTY
FIFTH REGIMENT.
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RESOLUTIONS PASSED URGING THE CoLoRED PEG
PIE TO BE PEACEABLE AND LAW-ABIDING AND
TO MAKE NO UNFRIENDLY DEMONSTRATION
WHEN SENATOR TILLMAN STRIKES CHICAGO
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-13
HOW DOES LANoDoN EARN HIS sALARY3

TITE rejoice find the Examiner joining the demand made
H by The Call that Judge Graham SHOULD mpanel Grand Jury
subsevent Ruef body with grit determination,
put the question to Schmtz, McGushin, Lonergan and
other officials who have from obscurity
suddenly:
Where did YOU get it
So far the agreement the Examiner The Call
perfect but Mr. Hears organ shows symptoms
disease OF personal politics. which aicts everything
Hearst touches there is immediate divergence By way of pro-
gramme for the coming Grand Jury the Examiner says:
Jury viii
Attorney has
himself
break Abe Ruef Mayor
led him collision protected
honestly ndustouy accomplish good Fran
could
other OF officials
Then the Grand Jury will have until after it
has rely Mr. Langdons assistance and is quite possible
that the time November Mr. Langdon may caught
sight other and be chasing that In his speeches
Francisco beginning his Mr. Langdon pointed
pride the that this third
that he had before the people candidate
every time Office An ofceseker busy per-
gifted with such wide of aspiration
time the work for which he draws salary Other
when they seek Office have the decency resign
Langdon
Langdon gambling den in
spectacular Then he sleep mayhap caught sight
of another Office At any rate there many gamblers
and gambling den San Francisco today
the early sos Langdons raid cheap
tsng scheme very much akin his campaign
methods of the medicine vendor conng packages
the
Among other work for the Grand Jury the question might
be put: How does Langdon his salary?'
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-13
A TRICK UPHELD BY LAW.

THE ruling of the Supreme Court refusing H n Beatty place
the Republican ticket the for State
the Eighteenth District is of course, directly
parliamentary law, although the question may
raised before political conventions old
mens that every such body is sole judge of the qualifications
Its membership
Nevertheless Rue has applied this rule in way do a
grave injustice and his power to illustrates
OF the convention system which that such bodies
do OF the bidding of the boss who
The fact that the injustice this
Eggers who differs from Ruef only degree
In fact the squabbs OF Rue and Eggers aesre
illustrate the of who the front political
venons Decent because they know they wholly
at the mercy of some unscrupuous boss.
In this particular instance Eggers elected delegation from
the ThrtyNh Assembly District, which, Thry-frs
the Eighteenth Senatorial District The delegation from
larger than Thirtyrst and
therefore Eggers controlled the contested the
election of the Eggers delegation and having full con-
Veon that body decided by giving Egeer dele
and the Ruef half apiece compro-
together with the Ruef delegation from the Thrtyrst gave
the boss majority of the Eighteenth Senatorial delegation
piece of dishonest sharp practice parliamentary
law there is no remedy.
Such fair example OF the convention system No matter
what safeguards the law throw around the primary elections
their work be nued etsde when the
At that stage the have any power the
proceedings.
The convention system 1t corrupt and vicious
ace instrument the hands OF the bosses will replaced
BY the direct which the themselves will
party candidates.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-13
Silverware Market
In Mexico.

PPoRTUNITIEs for the sale of
silverware on the west coast of
Mexico aretvery good. The hol-
low ware mostly used in this
market consists OF casters. pitchers.
cake baskets. coffee sets, fruit sets,
jewel boxes. loving cups, napkin rings,
toilet sets. walters and novelties. The
principal brands in sale are German
and while the Rogers and Meriden
ware have a good reputation, but very
American ware is at no special dis
advantage, except that there is no
stock kept here, and that the mer-
chants who are German. French and
Spaniards prefer buying goods in their
own countries; in fact, most of them
are branch houses of European con-
Germs.
The importers conduct business
through the commission houses, who
also settle the accounts of their cor
respondents, which are nearly all cash
transactions, taking advantage of all
of the cash discounts.
illustrated catalogues are OF little
practical use, except when firms have
running accounts. 1t frequently hap
pens that catalogues several years old
are sent, and when orders are given
the articles wanted are out of stock
and others are substituted, which is
seldom satisfactory. The practical way
of introducing goods and opening an
account with local firm is to send one
or more best selling designs and make
special discount on these samples as
an 1nducement. Only guaranteed plated
ware should be sent, as hollow ware
OF solid silver lis mostly used in this
part of Mexico. The majority of the
Mexican people are not familiar with
plated hollow ware, which has never
been properly introduced to them. A
merchant keeping a well-assorted stock
could do very profitable business, as
Mexico is very prosperous and articles
of luxury are in good demand.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-13

The Hearst political show may be
accepted as one of the possible rather
than natural phenomena OF popular
elections. In a democracy every man
has the privilege of posing in the intel
lectual and moral nude. If William R.
Hearst has any of the attributes to In
spire confidence or is possessed OF any
of the qualities of true statesmanship
the American people are ready to have
them pointed out, and it ought to be
done at once.-Pasadena News.
All political platforms are alike to
Hearst, for hesis running now on two
which are diametrically opposed to each
other-one favoring municipal owner
ship and the other severely denounc-
ing it.-Sacramento Bee.
w. r. Hearst out of the Democratic
party and charged him with the unpar-
donable sin of trying to prevent the
nomination for President and encom-
pass the defeat of Americas greatest
citizen, William J. Bryan Since then
ernor of New York, and Americas
greatest citizen" says that the nomina-
tion is a very good one. How many
different kinds of Democrats are there?
and why is a Democrat anyhow?-Mer-
ced Star.
The old and thoroughly respectable
Democratic papers in New York State
are nearly all in revolt against the
nominee of the paid-up convention,
yclept Democratic, that nominated w.
r. Hearst 1t is safe to say that Mr.
Hearst will be the worst defeated can
didate ever before the people OF New
York. The Democrats all over the land
are rejoicing over his nomination, as it
means his desertion of the Independ-
ence League and his elimination from
politics forever.-Willows Journal
Union labor, at last exercising its
own prerogatives and becoming at last
conscious of the fact that It's organiza-
tions have been submitting themselves
as catspaws of Hearst's personal ambi-
tions and tails to the kites of his yell
low papers-union labor has begun to
throw off its Hearst shackles by taking
prompt and decisive steps to repudiate
and disavow the Hearst league ticket
1t was high time. There are men of
fine intellioapce among tbe ,,pior 1aho-
organizations, and they have too long
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-13

est man, but I happen to know the
meanest woman
Who's she?"
The one who goes to weddings and
slyly removes the cards from the pres
ents. so that the bride can never know
which of her friends it was who gave
her the plated butter knife."-Chicago
Record Herald.
One OF the State legislators entered
an Albany restaurant last evening and
ordered a porterhouse steak. When the
portion arrived it did not quite appeal
to him as being sufficiently cooked. He
called the waiter
Would you kindly take this back. to
the cook and tell him to broil it a lit
tie more?''
Sure replied he of the white coat.
This is how the polite request was
handed to the cook:
Say, Bill. that fat guy backed away
from this piece of horse He wants a
little more fire on it. or it's all up with
you and your little pots. Get a move
on, or you'll have him butting in here
and calling you by your real name
?"-Albany Journal.
member of the Nebraska Legisla-
ture was making a speech on some mo-
mentous question. and in concluding
said: I'm the words of Daniel Web
ster, who wrote the dictionary. Give
me liberty or give me deathrr One of
his colleagues pulled at his coat and
whispered: Daniel Webster did Lot
write the dictionary; it was Noah"
Noah nothing" replied the speaker,
Noah built the ark-"-Buffalo News.
Miss Opper-I will never marry you.
Denkeisen-Oh, heaven. would
blow my brains out IL we were not in
the midst OF the busy season and
have so much to do.-Fliegende Blatter.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-13
'Deplores Methods Of
Americans.
~ ONSUL GENERAL ]. L. RODGERS
of Shanghai deplores the methods
as practiced by a certain class OF

~ ONSUL GENERAL ]. L. RODGERS
of Shanghai deplores the methods
as practiced by certain class of
INSCRIPTIONS Americans who have
been operating in China and imposing
upon its people to the detriment of
American trade. He says:
"There are many things which can
be given as current reasons for retard-
ing American trade in the Orient. The
advent of a class Of Americans like
those who came from Manila after
brief experience there, and those who
tried their fortunes in connection with
the events OF the Russo-Japanese war,
has done a great deal to injure the
American name and reputation with the
Chinese. This class, usually INDECENT.
has, by reason OF imposition upon the
Chinese, destroyed to some extent
years and which had borne good fruit.
Inadequate laws under the extra
territorial right are largely response
BILE for such a condition, since the con-
sular officer is rendered practically
powerless in the most important cases
those calling for the return of fugi-
tives from justice. However, this class
in all the important treaty ports is
being reduced to a minimum, owing to
the restoration of peace and the grow
ing impression that China is no longer
regarded as a paradise for the fugitive
from America, the camp follower, the
adventurer from Manila and the pro-
verbal beach comber Indigenous to this
part of the world Nevertheless, there
are good reasons for saying that every
American frm which contemplates
sending a representative to China
should be very certain of their char
acter, and, other things being equal,
should choose the quiet, orderly per-
son rather than the reverse type, in
spite of the. current opinion that such
are indicated for the Orient"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-13
In the Joke World.

He had better not call me down"
Why, what will happen?"
Il will call him out."-Josh Wink
Sticking to a thing invariably
brings success" remarked the Prairie
Philosopher.
How about sitting on a log with
a lot of pitch on it?" retorted the Wise
Guy.-Milwauke Sentinel.
Susie had tried the teachers patience
sorely and when the latter looked up
and saw the little girl chewing gum,
with her feet sprawling into the aisle.
she said:
Susie Jones' take that gum out of
your mouth and put your feet in
Lippincotts
wonder" said the man who was
given to thought at times. Il wonder
what is meant by the embarrassment
of riches'?r
The poor relation, very likely re-
piled the man who was ONES PhiladeI-
phia Ledger.
Betty-The cake they had at the we'd
ding yesterday was horrid, wasn't it?
Sue-No. 1t was great l slept with
some of it under my pillow last night
and dreamed of just the man l want
10 marry.-Detroit Free Press.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-13
NOTE AND COMMENT.

In advocating the annexation of Cuba Senator Bevedge
be understood proposing the island republic joint statehood
with Alaska.
Jonathan P Dollver has rushed defense the United
States Senate He graft fagrant acksons time
Practice is the price of perfection
Two South Dakota put stick of dynamite in
would happen Their the their
cation has been indefinitely postponed
A. Ruef he favor of the direct primary election
will put party management in the people
Not the least of Ruefs striking parts his
Chauncey M Depew has been numerically snubbed by
Yors swell clubdom of which he formerly
that results in detection is the unpardonabe Goham
exclusive circles
Charles Annette Towne who has fought and bed mighty
phrases every side OF political question
prefers STOPPING silence He has that he will
stump against Hearst.