The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-21
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IAdC Ine greatest? pArenCH. OF. pHun0s%
sentiment, this all powerful l,as word II
moving force. is the public press, The
most potent institution haYJnE toS do
with the affairs of men. The bfscpt 81
those who own the press, have tAa y
arms that rock the universe. And tE "a
Is such cognent arms as hess sthHts
the colored people In this count ys stif
today, need and need bad
er words these people are RsS aIy 43fls ss
need of newspapers to- create ndbItNSsS
sentiment In their favor fst tiff tiI fafsflt5t
back this destructive tidal tbes 8 }Sfs
adverse sentiment which tstHa b1nsfE III
Ing them beneath q, relef tfssss SGexiP q
tempt and, merciless caste haff fad sSs
They need newspape pers, WA
commanding and inadsntfaI paf 3. 4,
broadesty and highest principaa8 mud
measuring up to the sIao oaE $lnftyS
standard known to- ~ 6strnalia
science. y ~ ~ G3 }Ef5s b
$Of course It may be saisi ;tlis
was, easy for the Ini Ice 20 Easrd
the eonclusi on that he cat gsh Gnif ffsSl &
belied. But It, this. Qsituaf fioh ts tF ssess$
within the race then the pees Sis If2 MO-
a strong defending press$ hilt str8
race-respecting and olltsrpf nas $50 Nd 4 4
and can not believe the Sna ASSSsfS
people are suffering q. deast n
calihra Of manhood sz
The absence Of the class os pa
l have attempted TO cbaraet rsl
no longer be- excuse
grounds, thRtsen enfored IssS
support Srace pane
assert that, thiB 81 ifsS .Ss
|eda port Ss3
gy 16f0r
iiawspap e. Ia eb
bers of their race and Il ttSe 4S
paid for; mo- service ID taysss S,s ls
cause these papeER. nanY tf
give no. service, but paid only beSAfi
cause the man TnnRSh s $ttks dsS
b1lR' = is.f q member OF sthaif faeas
With no intention to disconrs ga ss1r5s
treat dfsrespectfuily ~ any i 1sWsiYa
published by colored en4efprt
counting fully the thousBAd and 9aess
difficulties they meet and 4 OYare ~ ~
with a courage anar Instr yss Till
cornmepdahle, am Obliged VI
gretfuily admit that some of 81
paper Offices, are. indeed SubE 81 y M
more than ludicrtons pafOd sek s
even the most ordinary, real Hayga ~ 2ss]S
per. Perhaps / should not hare Ss Is
ludicrous parodies becaiiae the sISSa q,
tacle many OF them present ag Iss}
pitiful than laughab Bile. -, But 10 t& Ee Y
colored peoples or any other pSsSS&a
pies money for the services these. b&. IS
pers give and are capabie Of EiyanK:ssss sss
Is 9 clear case OF obtaining m0Eksy a
under false pretenses. 1t 'f4BS sfFfsEI EsS
fully "a shame to take the nl0nSSs
We do not dispise the of- 81
things nor would we say one Wor
Ill against the humble JbASsnnini lo $5 Il
"a eolored news sheet. ant
many Of them humbEe hegiininetis 4
humble continuation and final III. "a,
more humble and shamful eIlxSin9
progress" these papers have never Isl
known or heard Of it. They are what
they were when the dafornded and 4:
dwarfed, child Of the press first came Z
into the world, with never. an addS5 Il
department or new feature IL M e3Jf5
1t Is surprising that thesa papaYs 5
get the support they do, Bat fa not
the loyalty colored peopiA t1sspiAS
towards the very poor o9sthesa I, TN &
ltcations, convincing evidence 81 tb&t g
these same people may be depsnsaad 4
upon to support frst-class tourhai-sN N
1stic service? This argHnaat, .hoWS
ever, about newspaper support stasss stas
heeuleSS because good n6WEpHppra at
service seldom has to count on 3stJec.t .
tal aid from any one race or. class sts 81
people unless its policy and work III 3
devoted absolutely to this class Of n;
race Of people. e. iisss fft$$
But the chief and GREATEST reasons N
why colored people should own and
foster such high class infinentfai 81
news journals, such journals1 al u
would command the attention of X
white people as well as colored naslf- g
pie, are to answer mot guilty. ,t8 the q
indictments which are CONSTANTLY 90
charging them with every conceiyas.# US
bic low, inhuman, mean and S0rf7
temptible offense capable of moraaIn4
They need them to counfsract the
avalanche Of unfaVorabie public s8tta
tment that Is daily being crystaaaEasf
against them by hostile prosa In Il
the possession OF their ananotag j II z:
public sentiment, rendering them 3
more and more the objects Of hatred 81.
and contempt, not only in the hH 81 ts,
of the people about him, but tIloe3 3f
everywhere. They need such
to cope with most depiorabi6 az
etion, which If not fought and fxts5I
Yersed will certainly visit ppop 4yissf Y Y
dire calamiues. / mnse aaA. !.
ever, that not all Of the pubic 81 ssss
controlled by white people III tgs q