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The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-09
BILL TO HELP NEGRO,

Sacramento. Feb. 23.-One of
the measures on which there is
bound to be fight, and which has
not been presented to date, but will
be early next week, is one that calls
for more stringent application of
civil rights for the Negro.
While there is a law on the
statute books at this time covering
this provision, and in effect says
that Negroes shall be admitted to
all places of amusement and the
fact that the sign "Colored trade
not solicited or wanted" is found
in many places of business where
the liquid refreshments is to be
found. They are also charged ex-
brilliantly for meals in certain res
taurants. These are the things
that have been "nagging" at the
vitals of the colorel citizen, and
seems to make him feel that the
letter of the law as laid down in
the fifteenth amendment to the
constitution of the United States
is not being fully carried out.
To remedy these there will be a
bill introduced into the Legislature
that will make the colored man ac-
ceptable to everybody and without
overcharging; that is, he will be
served in every place where the
white brother is given entertain
ment This seems to be the gist
of the complaint of the colored
delegation that is now here looking
after the bill, and they think it
will carry. AS matter of fact the
bill that WILDE introduced by re-
quest by Senator Mccartney in
the senate and Assemblyman Tran
sue in the lower houses, will have
hard time, and it is not thought
it will have a ghost of chance OF
carrying.
The fight for recognition is te-
ing looked after by James Alexan-
der of Los Angeles, a leading col
ored politician of the southern city
and he is very confident it will
meet with appreciation. but from
the remarks made by the members
of the Legislature it can be said
there will be no amendments made
that will affect the civil rights bill
as it is on the law books at this
time.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-09
New Thought.
The Above Topic is Labeled TO be of Much I'M
portance to The Negro. Teaches
Nom n=discriminafiOn.

if the people want HThe New
Thought column just let them
make it known and you will see
not only articles on this subject
but the presentation of the princi-
pies on which the study is based.
The COLORADO STATESMAN will
probably be the first colored news
paper in the world to discuss this
subject for its readers but we will
do it only at the request of a suf-
ficient number of intelligent seek
ers after this new phaze of truth
aud power. Our articles will en-
deavor to answer the question
What is New Thought" and to
discuss the various schools of New
Thought and then give some prac-
teal examples of New School ap-
plication and benefit. We regret
that space will not enamle us to
answer questions as fully as we
could wish but we would be glad
to have our readers to be prepared
to ask all the questions they wish.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-09
WHERE ARE OUR GREAT
MFN COMING FR0M2

The men who are destined to be
the leaders of a race of peope, as
statesman, lawyers, preachers, doc
tors, and all the higher walks of
life are not made in the back room
of some grog, nor in pool rooms be-
hind cigar store nor those whose
rain lies in their toes that they try
so hard 10 dance out But the men
who are trying to elevate them
selves in the branches of educa.
ton and those who are laboring
diligently, striving to gain useful
knowledge in the different branch
es of science or mechanical arts.
All their spare moments are spent
in labor on some device that will
make the people of the world bet.
ter. There is 10 such thing as
standing still; you are either going
upward, or you are no the down.
ward road. We merely throw out
these few hints to the many young
men who recently came under our
notice and who are wasting their
time in idleness, are DO good to
themselves or their race. If things
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-09
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1907.

churches, colleges and five news
papers. Certainly the example of
Liberia teaches us that Negroes in
communities of their own may de-
velop commendable political and
social organizations and largely
better their own condition. Those
interested in the colored race
should read Sir Henry Johnson's
Liberia" showing the progress
these blacks have made.
There are at present several Ne
gro villages in this country, one
of which especially has been very
successful, and perhaps the emula
tion of the example of the citizens
of Liberia by our colored people
in America might have as good re-
suits.
In view of the fact that it took
the Children of Israel four hundred
years to recover from their Egyp-
tion bondage, perhaps we have ex-
pected too much of our colored
bfahien. The law of the survival
of the fittest is not subject to leg
islative amendment and perhaps
this and time will do much to solve
this question.-Van Norden Maga-
zine.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-09
ARGUMENT
Of Senator Timan Counts for Naugh Compared with
Facts and Figures Gathered by the United
States Census Bureau.

Negroes from this country taking
special courses in the universities
of Europe.
One thing Mr.. Tillman discover
ed, and of which he is very sure, is
that when Negro does manage to
acquire an education it only makes
him a worse rogue and more worth
less to society than he was before.
The educated Negro, we are as
sured, is pretty sure to be crimi-
nal.
Well, the census showed that
there were present, of all races, in
the penitentiaries of the United
States, 1928, and of that number,
9,6S7 were colored including In
dians, Chinese and Japanese. In
county jails there were 29.53S. of
which number 5,575 were colored.
In the juvenile reformation there
were IA, ,946, of 1,943 were colored
In the almshouses there were 49,
045 paupers, of which number on
ly 6.467 were colored. Now, of the
total 45, ,233 convicts in the peni-
tentiaries, 253 had enjoyed a high
er education, and there was not an
educated Negro in the lot.
If educated Negroes are neces-
sarily such big rascals they must
be much smarter than the educated
whites, as their success in keeking
out of the penitentiary proves.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-09

The New Thought school is en-
gaging the attention and interest
of thinking people the world over.
This school is making diciples of
all nations. This study of "New
or Modern Thought" is especially
interesting to the Negro because
in its reasoning and interpreata-
tions there is no discrimination or
prejudice resulting from the inves-
tigation and classifying of truth.
All of the adherents and students
of the New Thought school seem
to have one consciousness, trinity.
mind and one spirit, thereby show
ing that nature and her invariable
laws is monistic and not dual.
There cannot be a black law of
gravitation and a white law of
gravitation but just one law oper-
ates for all of whatever race, creed,
tongue or country.
We are creditably informed that
there are a number of colored peo-
pie in Denver who are interested
in this subject of New Thought"
and would like to know something
about the ideas, purposes and
methods of thinking that govern
and the principles which underly
the study. Several of our sub
scribers have already asked us to
write on this subject, In reply
we would say we are both willing
and ready to do SO, providing that
there are enough interested in the
subject it insure a reading constit-
uency.
This paper always in the van
guard of journalism would gladly
put the principles and facts of
New Thought before the public in
tangiable way if the public de-
sires them. Now in order to get
an intelligent idea of the number
of colored people (for our first duty
is to them) who would want articles
in this paper under the title "New
Thought" we are going to ask
you to addreas a postal card or
letter to this Office, put at the head
of your card or letter New Thought
Department..
If sufficient number show an
interest by writing us a line we
will 90 ON publishing a series of
articles under this head, if they
do not, we will pass it up as time
and space are valuable and printers
ink takes money and this paper
can not afford to spare either.
But we will spare no expence to
give our readers the benefit of the
best thought in the land if they
want it. Our duty is to serve the
people, not to serve ourselves and
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-09
RACE QUESTION.

The race question in this coun-
try has, first aud last, been produc
tive of so many bitter disputes
end SO much suffering and sacrifice
that, like the ost rich, we are in
clined to figuratively bury our
heads in the sand inaction and try
to avoid the subject altogether.
And yet there IS no man who will
deny that this race question is to-
day assuming a very large impor-
tance in this country. We have
about nine millions of Negroes
scattered throughout the South
and North. While the question
on social equality seems for the
present to be settled, there are
other questions, industrial and po-
litical, which present grounds for
dispute, resulting, unfortunately,
in growing feeling in the North
against the Negro.
Today the Negro is indispen-
sible to the South. Without him
our Southern states could not plant
pick and market their cotton.
Without him this industry would
be prostrated, But in the South
there are many complaints on the
part of the planters and manufac-
turers that this same Negro labor
is not dependable, and that with it
the South is not developing as her
natural resources warrant. We
understand that immigration
agents from the Southern cities
are in Europe striving to bring
about the emigration of desirable
people, and there is also move
ment for the diversion from North
ern to Southern points, of a part
of the great food of immigration.
On the other hand, those who
defend the Negro state that he is
making great strides; that he is
becoming the owner of a great deal
of land, and Booker L. Washington
of the Tuskegee School, states
that there are today thirty-one
banks conducted by Negroes
throughout the Southern states,
Indian Territory and Arkansas.
The Black Republic of Liberia
has certainly made some progress
in self government. There the
franchise is exercised only by male
citizens possessing real estate, and
we understand that these people
govern themselves successfully.
They have maintained themselves
almost unaided against their greedy
neighbors and have established
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-09

The Democrat Chronicle OF no
chester, New York, makes Senator
Tillman's argument of the Negro
problem look like lead nickle
with hole in it when compared
with facts and figures. 1t says:
If one were to accept the opin-
ion of the Negro in the South en-
tertained and somewhat emphatic
Z ally expressed by Mr. Tillman, of
South Carolina, we would conclude
that the Negro race in that section
is hopelessly ignorant and worth
less.
1t doesn't seem possible, consid-
ering what is said of him. that the
Negro can even read and write,
show any disposition for honest
labor or live a decent life. 1t
would seem that when the lazy
vagabond is not dozing the hours
away in the shade he must be
prowling around white mems hous-
es with base designs on the white
mems wives and daughters.
That impression has been pro-
duced on the minds of many per-
sons by the emphasis with which
the South Carolina Senator and
Mississippi's Governor have spok-
en-.
But it is only fair to the Negro
to say that the United States CEN
sus does not agree with it. Per-
haps the census is mistaken but a
very few figures will show a differ
ent picture from that with which
the country has become familiar.
Until Abraham Lincoln issued
his emancipation proclamation the
Southern Negro did not own the
clothes on his back. He couldn't
say that single lock of his kinky
hair belonged to him.
When the latest census was TAX
en-nearly seven years ago-the
Negro owned 10000 farms the
value of which was $20O,000,000
In addition to that he held person
al property valued at $15O,O00,OOO.
The state of Virginia has recently
practically disfranchised the color
ed man; yet in that state Negroes
own S7,1S2 acres of land, valued at
$6,25O,450.
Of course, according to Senator
Tillman, the Negro must ever re-
main densely stupid and ignorant.
Nevertheless, there are today 37,-
600 Negro teachers in this country
mostly in the South-23,OO0 of
whom are regular graduates of nor
NAL schools; thirty-three are col
lege presidents; 1863 are principals
of seminaries, and many are prin-
cipal of high schools. Further
more, there are today 567 young
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-09

Boston, Mass, Feb. 13.-The
of Edward Everett
Brown, well-known colored law
yer, to the position of assistant
health commissioner, with salary
of 50, 800 year, was yesterday ap-
pointed by Mayor Fitzgerald. The
mayor states that this is the first
appointment of a colored man to a
position of large responsibilities
Continuedto fourth page.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-09

Senator Foraker, who is looking
after the soldiers side in the in
vestigation of the Brownsville
affair, now under way in Washing
ton City, desires that every man
who belonged to one of the dis
charged companies should send his
name and address to him at once.
Any person knowing the name and
address of any of these men would
do the race a service by sending
said address to Senator j. B. For
aker, U. S. Senate, Washington,
District of Columbia.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-09
RACE NEWS
Gathered from Various Sources.
sc: :gG:Ma -

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 23.-The
committee on education of the con-
stitutional convention today sub.
mitted its report recommending
compulsory education and separate
schools for whites and Negroes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-06-20
Observation-Disclosures
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.

All readers of this paper intending to
attend the Student Conference June 30
80, at Mountain Lake Park, are invited
to the Reception this Saturday evening
at s o'clock, in the Hall of Philosophy.
Mr.. Hickman, who purchased the
Sheets cottage on G street, Is now, with
his family, occupying the cottage
You want to hear DR.. S. C. Sweet on
THE Greatest Miracle of the Ages,
at Mountain Lake Park this Sunday
morning.
Among recent arrivals for the season
we note the following The Wheateys,
to Fern cottage; Mrs. Cunningham, to
Corpenter cottage on F street, Miss Eta
Springer. to Walton Home; Mrs. Judge
Raymond, to Enlow cottage on f street;
Mr.. Hartman and family, to the Conner
cottage; Mr.. Selby and family, to the
Tallson cottage; Hamiltons, of Fair
mont, to the Rathbun cottage; Fultons,
to their cottage on Oakland avenue:
Mrs Hull to her cottage on E street.
Recognition service at $50 p. m. this
Sunday in the Hall of Philosophy, will
be of special interest to all Christian
workers.
Mrs. j. A. Enlow and part of her
family arrived Tuesday and are in the
Rembold cottage. The other members
of the family are detained at school in
Cumberland.
No greater array of talent has ever
been presented to this community in the
same length of time than is given in the
Student Conference program June 1880.
Mr.. VIM. Malette and family are now
at their summer home opposite the AS
ISOLATION Office.
Programs and Registration Cards for
the Student Conference will be at both
Banks and Drug Stores for the conve-
nience of the Oakland patrons.
DR.. B. Frank Laughlin and bride ar
rived at the Park Wednesday direct
from Atlantic City, where they spent
most of their honeymoon.
Hon. George L. Wellington will be
the lecturer for Monday evening, June
"a. He will give his great lecture on
Martin Luther.
The new postoffice building is receiv-
ing the finishing touches. The postoffice
will be moved into its new quarters next
week, and Messrs. King G. Martin will
welcome their patrons and friends in
their handsome new store room about
the last of next week.
"The Park never looked so well, " is
the unanimous verdict of all.
All persons driving to the Park will
find hitching places for their horses be-
tween d and E streets or just one square
farther west than the old hitching place.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-06-20
A CONTRAST OF The LAW.

Two very striking examples of the
absurdities of the action of modern and
civilized law by which the gigantic in
fraction of the intent of the law goes
unpublished while the small offender
who is not able to employ able counsel
to dodge its provisions by technicalities
meets with summary fate, is drawn
by the Pittsburg Dispatch in which it
says:
''The explanations of the reasons why
it has been decided that it is inadvisable
and in legal sense probably impossible
to punish E. H. Hartman for his opera
lions have bee set forth with some pro-
fuseness. 1t is not necessary to recount
them at length. Their summary is that
wholesale operation for the emission
of fiat securities, and violation of enact
ments for corporate regulation, can, if
he fortifies himself with certain forms
and devices suggested by highpriced
counsel, go unpunised for the unques-
toned infraction of the intent of the
law.
We have no purpose of disputing that
this is correct in the theories and ruling
of law. But does that fact that it is the
product of the established system of
law suggest nothing to the reflection
of the pubic, and especially to lawyers
with conception of the purpose of
law to establish practical justice? Es-
pecially does the grotesqueness of
privileged and legal corporate plumber
shine out when it is recalled that almost
simultaneously with this conclusion
came the conviction and sending to
jail of a New York scrubwoman for APP
porpriating to her own additions a cake
of soap of the value. of cents, the prop
perty of the United States Express
Company.
Dogberry loudly called upon his asso-
ciate to write him down an ass; but it
hardly seems that modern and civilized
law need improve on his example to the
effect of writing itself down that way. !"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-06-20

Street lights are at each end of this lot.
Registration cards and single admis-
sion tickets for the Student Conference
will be on sale at the Association Office.
With its Jubilee year Mountain Lake
Park offers a new factor in the upbuild-
ing Of His Kingdom to be known as the
Mountain Lake Park Students Confer
ence which will be for all students of
the bible and others interested.
The purposes of the Conference is to
deepen the spiritual life of all who at
tend, to quicken a deeper interest in
Missions, and to send forth an army of
the Lords own fully equipped for ag-
gressive work for Christ.
The Platform for 1907 will consist of
DR.. Harris E. Kirk, of Baltimore, who
will give daily explanations of the
Word; DR.. S. c. Sweet, of China. a
Baptist Missionary having great success
in this wonderful mission field. will
speak daily on China, thus giving all
mission student class members an op-
portunlty to get a forecast of next
year work; DR.. Charles Roads one of
the leading Sunday School workers of
the country and Superintendent for the
State of Maryland, will speak daily to
the Sunday School workers. Besides
these Rev. Dr. Wedderspoon of Pitts
burg, Rev. T. E. Cramblet, President
of Bethany College, Hon. Joshua Lever
ing, Rev. DR.. w. L. Davidson of Chau-
tauqua fame, and others of summit
ability will be heard during the Confer
ence.
Pastors, Sunday School workers,
members of Mission Study Classes,
Young Peoples Societies, Students in
Colleges, Academies, Normal or High
Schools will find in this conference a
rare opportunity for the study of Him
and His.
Saturday, June %, a Reception bv
the Executive Committee to allresidents
of the Park and vicinity, all members
and others interested will open the Con-
ference. Sunday, June %, will bring
a rich treat in sermons by Drs. Sweet
and Davidson. The afternoon will be a
Recognition Service for all those who
who have entered the Kingdom within
the past year.
Beginning with Monday, June "a, and
continuing until Saturday, June 29, DR..
Kirk, one of the most attractive ex-
Founders of the Word; DR.. Sweet. emf
nently qualified to tell the Story of
China and its people, and DR.. Charles
Roads, the Sunday School Specialist.
will speak daily to all Christian workers
present
More than 40 prominent educators or
college presidents and many christian
workers have consented to serve on the
advisory board. The Registration Fee
for the entire Conference will be the
nominal amount Of S1.OO, or less than
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-06-20
FIKE.
:se.eeec:.cssc c.....s.,.. 600

The wheat in our section is very late.
it being at leastyone month behind the
usualltime. The corn is not all up vet
at this writing.
Mr.. Roy Chisholm has moved on the
farm he bought of.Mr. John H. Thomas
recently.
A short time ago we had something
unusual to happen, it was that Mr.
Francis Fike traded a turkey gobbler
for cowI even. Now this seems un-
likely, but it is true.
| think our vicinity can break the
record for having the Oldest chicken in
Garrett county for Mrs Roy Chisholm
has chicken that is Is years old.
Mr.. Hollinger. of Mill Run, is moving
his saw mill on Glade Run where he
will shortly commence saving,
MIRA. c. Sines, of AMMAN, was in
this.section on Sunday last.
The writer understands that Mr..
Jasper c, Meyers, one of the Garrett
county school teachers, lost the suit
that was brought against him for cor
recting one of his pupils last winter.
would say that Mr.. Meyers has the
sympathy of all the teachers in this
section. What will the teachers do
with :unruly pupils if they are not al
lowed to correct them? Will some one
please tell me through the paper what
a teacher is to do under such circum-
stances.
VIM. H. Thomas was in Marklevs-
burg, Pa, one day last week.
Mr.. John H. Thomasis going to leave
the farm as soon as he can arrange to
have public sale.
CARTER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-06-20
SCHLEY'S SPEECH.

If you We should ever fail to get men
to defend this country" said Rear Ad-
miral Winfield Scott Schley to more
than 5000 public school children, at a
reception the other day, 81 notice by
the marching here this afternoon that
we can enlist the girls; and if it ever
comes to that, we will surly lick the
enemy with broomsticks.
The occasion was the comforting of
the order of the Temple, the final degree
of the Order of Knights Templar, upon
several candidates.
The army of children cheered the
governor and called for Schley. As
he waived his hand they quoted. Ad-
miral Schley said
My Dear Children want to say at
the very outset that thank you very
much for this demonstration. | was
never happier in my life than when
saw you gathering here waving the
flags. My sentiments to you children of
Allentown, is best expressed in the old
nursery rhyme:
The rose is red, the violet blue,
Sugar is sweet, and SO are you.
The yell that went up as Admiral
Schley said this was something terrific
After the cheering had died out he con-
tinued:
want to say further that | have
observed here today that the men of
Pennsylvania like those of the rest of
the country, are full of push and pur-
pose, the boys are filled with noise and
nerve, and as for the girls, they are
the happiest combinatian in the world
of beauty and brains. To be welcomed
in your midst by this combination is an
honor of which any man might feel
proud, and it is one that certainly ap-
preciate. If had a chance | should be
delighted to shake every one of you by
the hand God bless you children!-Al-
lentown Correspondent Philadelphia Re-
cord.