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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
TWO NEW PLAYERS.
Former Atlantic City Men Join Lynn,
New England League Team.

Lynn. Sept. 1.-The Lynn New Eng
land League bas, bail team added two
new players t. it, rolls when Elmor
F,sslrr ana Edward Il. Williams of the
Atlantic City team reported for duty.
With Tommy Guihcen and Jcrger. late
If the Fan Rivers. ready for work,
Manager Leonard has an abundance of
players with which 20 finish the reg
u!ar league schedule and the post
season games the coming week.
Esslcr is an outfielder and Williams
is a pitcher and 5oth have shown
promise OF develolins; into fast men.
Just what truth is attached to the
current report that Tommy Guihecn
will be the field manager of the local
team neyt year is unknown. but it has
been stated during til" summer that
Manager IL nnard would look after the
financial and business end of the game
in 1908 and a new field manager would
be selected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
PAPKE VS. kETcHELL.
Illinois Wonder May Meet Montana
Man in the West,

Boston. Sept. 4.-Young Ketchell Of
Butte, Mont. conqueror Of Joe Thorn
as, and Bill Papke. the Illinois thunder
bolt, may meet at Colma or at San
Francisco before the snow flies. Papke
claims that he is now the welter-
weight champion. but his reasoning IS
without foundation, for Mike Twin
Sullivan beat Honey Melody for the
honor. Melody winning the champion
ship from Joe WalcOtt.
\ Put it j. doubtful. from what has
been learned here, if Ketchell could
scale as low as the welterweight mark.
He is really betwixt and between the
welterweight and the middleweleht
classes. lust about as Joe Thomas and
also Bill Papke find themselves. He Is
at his best at $50 pounds, and 50 Is
Panke.
Parke and his manager We're TO 60 10
New York last night and look over the
field there for bouts. and If nothing
pans out there in couple of weeks 10
60 to Philadelphia. Papke realizes there
is little or no money in sight here
Ketchell was practically unknown be-
fore he fought Thomas Mt Marysvllle,
last Fourth Of July. although ne was
winning fights right along in the coun-
trv towns and in Montana, where ne
first started His first important pat
lie was with George Brown, whom
Jimmy Britt beat at the Olympic 1lup
of Frisco for the amateur lightweight
championship. Brown after thar pea.
al the welters around California, and
was nut away in few rounds py
Ketchell. IL
The latter then fought Jack Clifford.
who recently knocked Rufe Turner out
in the 18TH round at San Diego. Ketch-
ell beat Clifford in seven rounds, ana
then he was matched with Thomas az
Marysville. and if 1t had not been ior
Joe'o reputation and the championship
which he claimed. many thought Eu
die Smith. the referee. would nave tiS.
on Ketchell the decision at the eno oi7
the Goth round. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
EASTERN LEAGUE
A NEW AM BiTICN.
Long" John Anderson Wants to Be-
come One of Worcester's Finest

Worcester Sept. +-"Long' john
Anderson, first baSeman of the WASH
ington American League team, Wn'
recently gave up professional baseball
playing to become a humble carpenter,
has set his heart upon new role ana
will strive to become Il member OF the
Worcester police force.
Tuesday the ex-baseOdii star called
for set of examination papers at the
office Of Civil Service Commissioner
William B. Common and was furnished
with the desired documents.
Long" John will show nh at the
next civil service test, and his friends
believe that he will successfully land
rs name upon the waiting list.
Since leaving the major league dia-
mond Anderson worked as a carpenter,
playing occasionally with independent
teams He has tired of his now job
and now wishes to- Join the policemen,
with whom he spent the winter in
training at the Y. VI. c. y. Symnas-
INN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Full Schedule Of 1907 Foot
ball Dates Is Announced.

New York, Sept. Am arranging the
football dates for the coming season it
is very noticeable that some Of the
colleges have distributed their games
in such a manner that they are not
asking to face 50 many hard contests
as they We're in 1906.
Yale has >pcd one or two Of the
teams VII tyere forcibly strong
against tho Ellis in the early part of the
year. and West Point. after the sorry
experience Of last fall when the team
was played against the stronger elevens
until it was stale. has arranged a far
more sensible schedule for this year
Harvard, of course, no longer meet
ing Pennsylvania, now has but one
ncrve-racking contest to play, that
against Yale. Princcton'S schedule is If
anything, a triflr easier than that of
last fall. Yale still clings to old tradi-
ton and plays both Harvard and
Princeton, but the Ellis have been doing
that for 50 long and frequently with so
much success that they seem not IN
the least embarrassed by the fact that
the games with these best of the
Varsity elevens in the East come but
week apart
Pennsylvania this year will go to
Ann Arbor. Mich. to play the UniVer-
sity of Michigan eleven. and that con-
| test will he likely to draw a great foot
| ball gathering from all parts OF the
West. as it will be the first opportu-
| nifty in years that the Western football
| enthusiasts have had to see repre-
| sentative Eastern eleven.
| Added interest will be given to this
game by reason of the fact that the
Fast progressed more in t. new foot
ball last year than the West. There
fore. Western players will be eager tc
watch the contest. and gather what in
formation they may from the. display
| of the Quakers.
The Navy has a hard schedule. ant
that taken up by Cornell is by ne
| means easy. The lePrinceton game
will be played at New Haven and the
Yale-Harvard game at Cambridge
The Army and Navy will close the
general season Nov. 80 at Philadelphia
on the gridiron of Pennsylvania.
The following schedule includes al
the games of Importance in the coming
football season:
4, Sept 21-Mansfield Normal. at Buck
nell; Albright, at Carlisle; Baltimore
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

at Gettysburg; Pennsylvania State, at
Altoona, Pa.
Sept. 25-Hobart College, at Syracuse;
Lebanon Valley College, at Carlisle;
Muhlenberg, at Lehigh.
Sept. 2S-George Washington, at Cor
nell: Western Maryland, at Dickinson
Rochester, at syracuse University
Wyoming, at Lafayette; Gettysburg.
at Bucknel; Villa Nova, at Carlisle;
Albright, at Lchigh; Norwich. at Dart
mouth; Geneva. at Pennsylvania state.
Oct. Villa Nova. at Pennsylvania
I}owdoin. at Harvard; Wesleyan, at
Yale; Susquehanna, at Carlisle; Jeifer-
son Medical. at Lehigh; Vermont, az
Dartmouth: Maryland. at Annapolis
Oct. 5-Bucknell, at Pennsylvania;
Syracuse. at Yale; Maine. at Harvard
Oberlin, at CornellO Case, at Michigan:
Dickinson, at Annapolis; Rutgers. al
Swarthmore; Ursinus, at Lafayette
Franklin and Marshall at West Point 4;
Stevens, at Princeton; PENNSYLVANIA
State and Carlisle, at Williamsport; lie
high. at George Washington; Tufts, at
Dartmouth.
oct. 9-Franklin and Marshall. at
Springfield Training. at Yale; Wesley
an. at Princeton; New Hampshire
State, at DARTMOUTH: Maryland Agri-
cultural College. at Annapolis.
Oct 12-Swarthmore, at Pennsylva-
MIA: Bucknell. at Princeton; Williams,
| at Harvard; Holy Cross. at Yale; Yale
Y. NJ c. A.. at Michigan; Washington
jefferson and Dickinson. at Washing
| ton, Penn: Syracuse and Carlisle. al
buffalo; Hamilton. at Lafayette: Trim
| ity, at West Point: Lehigh, at Rut-
| gers; New York. at Stevens; Vermont
at Wesleyan; Vanderbilt, at Annapolis;
Massachusetts "Aggies," at Dartmouth;
Grove City, at Pennsylvania State.
| Oct. 16-Gettysburg. at Pennsylvania
Villa Nova. at Princeton; New York
at Stevens: St. Johns, at Annapolis.
Oct19-Brown, at Pennsylvania; Yale
at West Point: Harvard. at Annapolis;
| Pennsylvania state. at Cornell; Wash
ington and Jefferson, ut Princeton:
Dickinson, at Ursinus: George Wash
ington, at Swarthmore; Williams. al
Syracuse; Fordham, at Lafayette:
Bucknell. at Carlisle; Medica Chi, ri
| T.ehigh; Haverford. at New York
| Tufts. at Wesleyan: Johns Hopkins, al
Stevens: Dartmouth. at Maine.
| Oct. oe-Gettyshurg. at Mt. st
Mary's, Emmitsburg, Md.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
COLLINS INJURED.
Receives Sprained Ankle While Sliding
to Third Base.

Philadelphia, Sept. 1.-THE Athletics
pennant chances received a setback
when Jimmy Collins. who has rome So
much to hold the team up in the race
sustained n sprained ankle while slid
ing to third base in Mondays second
game with Washington.
Th" spectators did not think that
Collins was very badly injured until
his team mates had come to his as
SistanCc and lifted him w. Tuesday
morning it was discovered that the in
jury is Of such character that it will
probably keep the great third baScman
ont If tn" game FOR the rest Of the
season.
There Is no doubt that this will
sripplc the inlicld badly. as Collins has
been playing his old-time game al
third sack
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
BOXING NOTES.

INK Russell and Russell Van Horr VIII
meet at Columbus, O., Sept. Is. .t
Eddie Randolph Of South Boston has
been matched to box Johnny Mango ~
Johnnv Mack's club in New York next
Friday night.
Al Kaufman received sl41O for defea.'
ing Mike Schreck. while Mike was manu-
ed $3.50 for his end. The receipts amount
ed to only $4,000
Young Pierce, the colored bantam OF
Germantown, Pa, who was beaten pv
owen Moran in England two weeks ago.
has returned home.
Andy McGarry has pulled out his bout
with Billy Glover Of South Boston when
was to be fought at New York tonight
Joe Allen of Philadelphia has been SUD
stituted for McGarry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

oct. 26-CarliSla, at Pennsylvania;
Villa Nova. at Yale: Princeton. at Cor
nell; Springfield Training, at Harvard;
ohio State. at Michigan; LehIgh. 1T
Dickinson: Gettysburg, at SWarthmofe,
Hamilton, ut Syracuse; Lafayette, az
Annapolis: Buckncll. at western Fem
sylvania: Rochester, 1T West Point:
New York. at Rensselaer,. Troy, y. T.:
Wesleyan. at Trinity: Dartmouth, n
Amherst; Marietta. at pennsylvania
state.
Nov. c-I.afaycttc. at Pennsylvania;
WASHINGTON and Jefferson. at YAH;
Western Pennsylvania, at Cornell;
Brown. at Harvard Michigan. at Van
derbilt: Pennsylvania State and Dick
inson, at William%port, Pcnn.o Villa
Nova. at Swarthmore; Buckncll. ii
syracuse: Colgate. at West Point:
Princeton and Carlisle, at New York
I.ehigh. at Haverford: Gettysburg, at
Lebanon Valley; Springfield. at Wes-
levan; University of West Virginia. at
Annapolis; Rensselaer,. at Stevens.
Nov. a-Rutgers, at New York
Nov. 9-RroWn. at Yale; Carlisle. at
Harvard; Carncll. at West Point; AM
herst. at Princeton: Medico-Chi. a;
Niagara, at Syracuse: Bucknell at
Lafayette; New York, at Lchigh; T-r-
sinus at Gettysburg; Williams, at Wes-
leyan: Stevens, ut Trinity: Holy Cross
at Dartmouth: Pennsylvania State, al
Pennsylvania.
Nov. 1S-PennSylvania at Ann Arbor
Mich; Princeton, at Yale: Dartmouth
at Harvard: Dickinson, at Bucllncil;
Swarthmore, at Cornell; LAFAYETTE, al
Syracuse; Tufts, at West Point; Car
Isle, at Minnesota: Trsinus, at Lee
high; Gettysburg, al Colgate: Pennsyl-
vania State. at Annapolis; Stevens, al
Muhlenherg.
Nov. 23.--Yale. at Harvard; Syracuse
at West Point; Amherst, at Swarth-
more; st. Mary's. at Dickinson: Lafav-
cite, at I.ehigh; Carlisle, at Chicago;
Union College. at New York: Balti-
more Medical, At Gettysburg: Virginia
Techs, at Annapolis: Stevens, at Rut-
gers; West Virginia, at Pennsylvania
State.
Nov. 2S-Cornell at PENNSYLVANIA
Dickinson. ut Lafayette; BucknelI. al
Washington and Lee. Lynchburg. Va;
Gettysburg. at Franklin and Marshall
Pennsylvania State, at Western Penn
sylvania. Pittsburg. Penn.
Nov. 30-Army and Navy, at Phila-
delphia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Cheewink VIII Captures
First Race at Bi|boa'
Finishes 200 Yards Ahead IAN
American Yacht Second.
No Challenge Is Yet Forthcoming
From Sir Thomas.

Bilhoa, -l.uu. :. pit. 1.-The Ameri-
can Sender hlaSse yacht Chcwlnk
VIII won the first race today in the
international contest for the Marie
Christine cup. distance ~ miles, time
, hours, Il minutes, II seconds. The
American yacht Marblchead was sec
ond and the Spanish yacht Doriga was
third. The American yacht Spokane
finished seventh.
King AIphonSo witnessed the start
but did not follow h" race on account
of a portion If the rigging Of the roya
yacht having been carried away. His
Majesty congratulated the winner an
drank to the health of the American,
in the club house. which rang viii
cheers for the victorious American
Yacht.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
PLENTY OF MARGIN.
Shrubb Wins His Event at Worcester
With 200 Yards to Spare.

Worcester. Sept. 4.-The athletc
games were contested at the New Eng
land fair Tuesday afternoon in muu
ankle deep. although it had been an
nounced that the games would 20
postponed until Wednesday.
The feature was the three race
between Alfred Shrubb, the Enghsn
champion long-distance runner. anu
Frank kanaly, Of Cambridge, in when
Shrubb won out by more than 2'V
yards in Ism "a 2-5s. The races were
held on the clay trotting track and the
time was excellent, considering the
conditions.
Only a small number competed ~
the open amateur handicap events on
account of the rain, although there
had been a large entry list. Tnere
were plenty Of exciting finishes. Inc
summary:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
New Men for Pilgrims.

The players now with the Providence
club who will be under the banner OF
u" Boston Americans next season had
the following records up to last Sun
day:
Batting. Mcconnell 1913, Chadbourr
.297. Lord POI, Peterson .249, Harris
..0i. Parry .154. Fielding lin and out
feldcrs). Mcconnell $50, Chadbourr
.9l4. Lord .S95.
Mcconnell leads in stolen bases with
SO. Lord is second with %
Lord leads in sacrifice hits with %
Chadbourn coming second with 10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Pilgrims Sign Texas Lacquer.

Lexington, Ky. Sept. 4.-Howard
Guynn. Of this city, star pitcher on
the Waco. Tex. baseball team. has
written to his brother. White Guynn,
of this city, that he has been pur-
chased by the Boston American
League team, and will be tried out by
that club this fall. Guynn is regarded
as the best pitcher in the , Texas Lea ga
straight games in five days, winning
all of them, and only allowing one rur
to be made in Al innings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
At CLENI'T.A

cleveland defeated Detroit e to : by
launching hits off Nullin Iichhardt was
also hit hard. Schacf"r was put ont of
the gam" for disputin- a decision. Craw-
f"rd'S batting was feature.
cleveland .....o { ! II N ! C n VI s.
Detroit .........o | or 2 / q 0-5-11-2
Patto'i"s-I .i"hlIarlt ana Rcmis' Mulliu
ans Erwin Time. 2o3 mpirc. Connolly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

The Chicago Cubs had a record marked
out for thcm-seven games in five cities,
riding in sleeper four successive nights.
They played in Brooklyn Thursday, Pitts
burg Friday. Cincinnati Saturday, Chica-
so Sunday, St. Louis Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
THIS WEEKS GAMES,
NATION I.EAGIrE

Thursday. Friday. Saturday Boston at
Erookiyn Philadelphia at New York Gin
sinnatl at st. Louis. Chicago at Pitts
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Ueunesday. Thursday WASHINGTON at
s s,us,.on. New York at PHILADELPHIA. De-
III az tleveland. st. Louis ut Chicago
w .,,paav-MsshinCton at Roston. New
land t'tiia' betroit at oleVe-
va, nayMWashington at Boston. New
iapS S St fniiadelphia. Detroit at Cleve.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
1hursdar-Nsv Bedford at LYNN. Ha
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
EASTERN LEAGUE.

At RocheStcr-Toronto J. Rochester o
'hrst ramc). Rochester ;, Toronto A (sec-
ond gamo,
At BuFalo-Montrcal :. Buffalo first
samel; Montreal ). Buffalo tsecord
camel
AT jersey City-Thc Raltimore-Jersev
Slty game WAS postponed: wet grounds
AT New,rk-The Observation-Disclosures
Sarne was postponed; wet grounds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

Oddly enough, st. Louis of the National
League did not win a single game from
the Chicago Cubs until Sunday. when the
first game was taken in Chicago and
Monday the first games from the Cubs
We're landed in St Louis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

verhill at Brockton, Lowell at Worcester
irlday-Worcester ct Lynn, Lowell at
Fall River, Haverhill AT Lawrence,
Brockton at New Bedford.
acknowledgements at Lynn, Lowell at
Fall River. Haverhill at Worcester,
Rrockton at New Bedford.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Observation-Disclosures at Newark. Bal
timOre at Jersey City, Montreal at To-
r0nto.
Friday, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at New
ark. Baltimore at Jersey City. Montreal
at Toronto. Rochester at Buffalo.
SUNDAY baltimore at Newark, Roches-
ter at Montreal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
No Challenge Yet

Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 4.-No steps
have been taken through or by the
Royal Irish Yacht Club concerning Il
challenge for the Americas cup by Sir
Thomas Upton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
N. {. LEAGUE STANDING.

All the New England League games
We're oStponed on account OF ram.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

Absinthe's secret once belonged 70
French chemist. He sold 1t to as
tiller for ST.. The distiller sold It 10,
$4,000 1t is now not worth its Original
SIS, having leaked out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE.

M Holyoke-liolNollC 6, Bridgeport T.
The other Connecticut League earrcs
were postponed rain
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Hartford Races Postponed.

Hartford, Conn, Sept. with the
continued downpour and not a CLEAN
of sunshine to brighten the prospects
of even a partial enjoyment of the
Grand Circuit meet at Charter Oak
ark, the management was forced
again today to announce further
poStponcment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Nashua Races Again Postponed.

Nashua, n. H.. Sept 4.-The horse
races at the fair were postponed on
account of rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.

ut Boston The l:ueton-Phiiad, lrlIia
game was postponed: rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
AT CIITCtG0

Unusually fine fielding mnrl,ed today
same. which Chicago Won from st. Louis
> Ia I. bou@l"rtv's long throw 70 the
plat" ninping H." runner. WAS conSpicll-
Gus in an afternoon Of star performances
Chicago .......1 ! o o q y x-o-IO-t
Batteries -Altrock. Smith ana SnlIivan.
Petty and Spencer. Time. 1.s, Empires.
Hurst and Evans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

Columbus is pushing Toledo hard in the
American Association
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

At IIoSton Tic BOSTON, lehingtol
game WAS postponed on account of rain.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-12-14
IN MEXICO
The Negro Cursed Son of Inferior Race He the
Redeemed of Civilization.

whatever the amount of his mill
ioEs, he would be ostracised with
scorn and banished from all parts.
But we repeat, in Mexico it is not
the same. Here. the Negro is not
the cursed son of an inferior race,
he is not the slave of eternity, he
is the redeemed of civilization.
For this, when a Negro succumb
under the blows of a criminal, the
laws condemned his murderer to
death. For this Samuel Hampton
has been condemned to death, and
for this the jury has proclaimed
with regard to him the formidable
law. Alb ipso ferro. The Negro
may be abandoned and despised in
other parts. here, perhaps he is
more favored than others from the
mere fact of finding himself affect
ed Il weight which he has neither
asked nor merited. And how en-
nobling is this lesson of the Mexi-
co jury. What an example for the
other countries.
How often a bronzed face con-
ceals more noble sentiments than
white face, how often from those
deformed lips come sentiments bet.
ter and higher, and expressed in
sweeter words, and how many times
those same mouths that sing mel
ancholy songs, that repeat in an
unconscience manner a savage
sound, are more sincere and re-
suit more noble than those shaved
faces of many of the kings of the
dollar. How many whites would
like to have the hearts of Negro.
Poor being, who is all abnegation
and affection when he is treated
well, who has personified the su-
blime love in Othello, in Mexico,
for thee there are no thorns, and
he who wounds thee and kills thee
pays with his blood and with his
life, for in this country the social
law has highly proclaimed the
great evangelical principle. "All
men are equal"
The Colorado statesman., 1907-12-14
REV. DR.. SMALLWOOD

In a recent address at the Ply
mouth Congregational church,
Scranton. Pa, Rev, DIR. Smallwood
made an eloquent plea for the Ne
gro. He said in part:
"The Negro is not here in this
land of the free and home of the
brave, on his own account. Com
mercial greed brought him here.
That his coming to this land even
under the circumstances such as
was in existence at that time and
for the purpose in which specula-
The Colorado statesman., 1907-12-14

Speaking of the conviction OF
white man for killing a Negro, the
Ell Popular, Spanish paper pub
lished Nov. %, at Mexico City,
says editorially:
1t is real, effective, consoling
lesson, that which the last jury
gave, before whom the murderer OF
a poor Negro, Samuel Hampton,
was condemned to capital punish
ment. Yes, it is a real demonstra-
ton of our progress. With such
proofs as this. we can aspire to the
epithet of cultured, and moreover,
elevate ourselves to the highest
ranks of justice and superior rank
of real civilization, higher than
some other countries.
A Negro! And what is Negro?
is asked in most of the countries
called great and proud, with their
boasted development. A Negro
seems to be species of monkey,
ap inferior in the geological scale,
an evident degeneration besides
the white man.
In the United States, the preju-
dice against race, stigma of the
blood, is terrible. There the Ne
gro is less than an animal; he is a
specie of a sinking, horrible thing.
When this unhappy being, op-
pressed by the frightful wheels of
the social mechanism desires to re-
bel, the law scarcely exists for him.
Our cousins of the North have re-
served lynch law especially for the
Negroes, because in their concep-
ton they are the only ones who
merits it. When a Negro commits
a fault, whatever may be his of
fense, they do not discuss the mat
ter, they kill him in peace.
The Negro in North America
Poor being, whose only crime is
having been born in burning AT
rica under the palms and the tor
rents of the mysterious continent,
where nature is more savage and
the sun more implacable. Poor
slave. whose chains the free coun-
try of Washington has refused to
unite since his independence, and
for the emancipation of him it was
necessary that one half of the
United States hurl itself against
the other half. There in the coun-
try of free men, for the Negro, the
lash, and in these times, the revol.
yer, for the mere fact of being
black. But in Mexico, no, and
here is the laudable lesson of the
last jury. Here we live without
prejudice nor anathemas. What
ever millionaire in the United
States if he should even present in
the ends of his finger nails single
trace of Negro or mulatto blood,
The Colorado statesman., 1907-12-14

fair chance. Let him live as other
men in other races live. Let us
teach the Negro that he must
overcome caste and political pro-
scription by being a real citizen
and an intelligent man. Old Bag
ley hall, first built in 1924, and
used as an old slave sales-house
from 1924 to 1865, is now being
rebuilt by Negro skill at cost of
$500"