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The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13

Now the chief object of any
aristocracy, the reason why it wish
es to monopolize government and
learning, is because it wishes to
supervise the division of labor and
the products of labor. That is the
bottom fact.
In slavery times, of course, the
white man supervised labor abso-
lutely and took all the profits. In
some cases to-day, by a system of
peonage, he still controls the la
borer and takes all the profits.
But as the Negro grown in educa-
tion and property he not only
wishes to supervise his own labor,
but demands larger share in the
returns of labor. He is no longer
willing to be an adject "hewer of
wood and a drawer of water" as he
was in slavery times; he has an
ambition to own his own farm, do
his own business, employ his own
professional men, and SO on. He
will not keep his place" as SER
want. And that is the basis of all
the trouble. Many of the utter
ances of white political leaders re-
solve themselves into statement
of this position. At the American
Bankers Association last fall Gov
ernor Swanson of Virginia said
"At last the offices, the business
houses. and the financial institu-
tions are all in the hands of intelli-
gent Anglo Saxons, and with Gods
help and our own good right hand
we will hold him (the Negro) where
he is.'
In other words, the white man
will by force hold all political, bus.
mess and financial positions; he
will be boss; and the Negro must
do the menial work; he must be a
servant.
Hoke Smith says in this speech
(the italics are mine):
"Those Negroes who are content
ed to occupy the natural status of
their race, the position of inferior
ity, all, competition being eliminat-
ed between the whites and the
blacks, will be treated with greater
kindness.
In other words, if the Negro will
be contented to keep himself infer
ior and not compete with the white
man everything will be right. And
thus, curiously enough, while Hoke
Smith in his campaign was thun-
dering against railroad corpora
tions for destroying competition,
while he was glorifying the princi-
pie of "free and unrestricted trade"
he was advocating the formation
of monopoly of all white men by
The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13

the elimination of the competition
of all colored men.
Indeed, we find sporadic attempts
to pass laws to compel the Negro
to engage only in certain sorts OF
menial work. In Texas not long
ago a bill was introduced in the
legislature ''to confine colored la
Dor to the farm whenever it was
found in city and town comm uni
ties to be competing with white
labor" In the last session of the
Arkansas legislature Senator Nc
Knight introduced a bill providing
that Negroes be forbidden ''from
waiting on white persons in hotels,
restaurants, or becoming BARRIERS,
or porters on trains, and to prevent
any white man from working for
any Negro"
In number of towns respectable
educated, and prosperous Negro
doctor grocers, and others have
been forcibly driven out. l visit
ed Monroe, Louisiana, where two
Negro doctors had been forced to
leave town because they were tax
ing the practice of white physi-
clans. In the same town a Negro
grocer was burned out, because he
was encroaching on the trade of
white grocers,
Neither of the laws above re-
ferred to, of course, was passed;
and the instances of violence |
have are sporadic and unusual.
For the South has not followed
the dominent political leaders to
the extremes of their logic. Hu-
man nature never, finally, goes to
extremes; it is forever compromis.
ing, never wholly logical. While
perhaps large proportion of
Southerners would agree perfectly
with Hoke Smith or Tillman in
his theory of complete suprem-
acy of all white men in all respects
as a matter of fact nearly every
white Southerner is encouraging
some practical exception which
quite overturns the theory. Tens
of thousands of white Southerners
swear by Booker T. Washington,
and though doubtful about Negro
education the South is expending
millions of dollars every year on
colored schools. Vardaman, de.
claiming violently against Negro
colleges, has actually, in specific
instances, given them help and en-
couragement. I told how he had
cut off an $4,000 appropriation
from Alcorn College because he
did not believe in Negro Educa-
ton: but he turned around and
gave Alcorn College $4,000 for a
new lighting system, because he
had come in personal contact with
the Negro president of Alcorn
College, and liked him.
And though the politicians may
talk about complete Negro dis
franchisement, the Negro has no.
where been completely disfran-
chised: few Negroes vote in ev-
cry part of the South.
l once heard Southerner argue
for an hour against the participa-
ton of the Negro in politics, and
then ten minutes later tell me
with pride of a certain Negro
The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13

President Alderman, of the Uni
versity of Virginia, like Senator
Tillman. has been ordered to Eu-
rope to recuperate from the effects
of overwork. They have been
working overtime chasing the will
o'-the wisp of social equality, and
in trying to make absurd restric-
ton of Negro citizenship square
with the broad-g -guage Constitution
of the United States.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13

The commencement address was
made by Prof. G. N. Grisham of
Lincoln High School, K. G. Mo.
Bishop Abram Grant delivered
some very fitting remarks, and
thanked the people for their pres
ence and financial support in years
past. DIR. VIM. T. Vernon award
ed the diplomas and certificates,
and distributed prizes as follows;
The j. G. Emery prize given by
Mrs. VIM. T, Vernon for highest
scholarship was presented to Mil
ton E. Sanders. The B. F. Wat
son prize for best record in origi-
nal music composition for this
year was won by John Sellers of
Great Bend, Kans. The ] G.
Owens prize for the best record in
the cooking department was won
by Miss Bertha And erson of Quin-
daro. The W. D. Cook gold med
al for winner in oratory, and an
other gold medal presented by
Prof. W. W. Fisher to settle the
tie in the contest, were presented
to Miss Erva French of Quindaro
and Miss Vinecy Keys of K. G.
Mo.
After the exercises the great
crowd viewed the fine exhibit of
the handiwork of the students
made during the year, and inspect
ed the new Boys Trades Hall, now
being finished and installed with
steam laundry, electric lighting
plant and fine woodturning and
steel working machinery. The
Military band boys entertained
the crowd with an open air con-
cert.
The high standard reached by
this commencement shows the
wonderful development that West
ern University is making in SUBJ
stantial way as a preferred center
of advanced thought and useful
learning.
The faculty for the next school
year is as follows:-President (On
leave of absence) DR.. w. T. Yer
non; Acting President. Shelton
Frence, Logic and Psychology;
w. W. Fisher, Trustee and Fiscal
Agent; G. A. Gregg, Mathematics;
Rev. E R. Vaughan, English and
Latin; Miss Essay Jean Vernon,
History; Mrs. F. E. I'll. Wassom,
Science; A. l.. Reynolds, Director
of Industries; John w. Carter,
Carpentry and Architectural draw
ing; Harry R. Greham, Printing;
Wade Hammond, Tailoring and
Bandmaster; Miss Mable Wright,
Dressmaking and Millinery; Myr-
tie Craig. Scientific cooking; Mad
anne Sadie Curry, Girls Matron;
Mrs. Hammond, Boys Matron;
Robt, G. Jackson, Piano and
Voice; Albert Ross, Business
Course and Stenography; Miss
Nettie Penix, Assistant in Music;
Mrs. Fannie Motin, Elocution and
Dramatic Art; Teachers in Steam
Laundrying, Blacksmithing and
Wheelwrighting to be selected.
Sam'l Hogg was appointed night
watchman, and John Walker, fore
man of University farm. Geo. K.
Williams will remain Private Sec
retary to President.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13

The political reaction after Re-
construction varied, of course, in
the different states being most vio-
lent in states like South Carolina,
'where the old aristocratic regime
was most firmly entrenched, and
least violent in North Carolina,
which has always been the most
democratic of Southern states.
In Souh Carolina then, for ex-
ample, ne aristocrats in 1875 re-
turned to political supremacy.
General Wade Hampton, who
represented all that was highest in
the old regime, became governor
of the state. A similar tendency
developed, of course, in the other
Southern states, and a notable
group of statesmen (and they were
statesmen) appeared in politics
Hill and Gordon of Georgia, Lamar
and George Of Miss, Butler of
South Carolina, Morgan of Alaba-
ma. all aristocrats of the old school.
Apparently the ancient order was
restored; apparently the man ran
as we'll as ever. But the Old South
after all, had received its mortal
wound. There had been revolu-
ton; society had been overturned.
The institution on which it had
reared its ancient splendor was
gone: for the aristocrat no longer
. enjoyed the special privilege, the
enormous economic advantage of
owning his laborers. He was re-
duced to an economic equality
with other white men, and even
with the Negro, either of whom
could hire labor as easily and
cheaply as he could. And the bar
onial plantation which had been
the mark of his grandeur before
the war was now the milestone of
his doom.
Special privilege, always the
bulwark of aristocracy, being thus
removed. the germ of democracy
began to work the poor whites.
The disappearance of competitive
slave labor made them unexpected
ly prosperous: it secured a more
equable division of wealth. With
prosperity came more book reading
more schooling, greater jeeling
of independence. And this feel
ing animated the poor white with
a new sense of freedom and power.
Enter now, when the time was
Nhy ripe for a leader, the rude
man of the people.
How often he appears in the
pages of history, the sure product
'of revolutions, bursting upwards
like some devastating force, not at
all silken- handed or subtle minded,
but crude, virile, direct, truthful
The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13

DR.. Booker T. Washington's
presentation of upwards of 81 900
in door receipts for the benefit of
the General Conferences al Phila-
delphia and Norfolk, are further
proofs of his active and unselfsh
interest in the welfare of his peo-
pie.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13

Atlanta, Ga, May 3l.-The con-
victs at the state prison farm, near
Milledgeville, have appealed to the
prison commission for protection
against alleged barbarity of Super
intendent Coombs. The convicts
allege that from 10 to 20 prisoners
are fearfully fogged each day for
trivial offences and that some have
died as result of the foggings.
1t is also alleged that the superin-
tendent is in the habit of fastening
Negro convicts in coffins, and that
several of the Negroes have be-
come insane through fear. 1t is
charged that as many as seven Ne
groes have been chained in coffins
at one time. The prison commits
sion has ordered thorough inves-
tigation,
The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13

Providence, KY, June l, 0S.-
On Decoration day while all were
busy with the celebrations, mob
went to the Jail and secured Jake
Mcdonald Zone of the men who
saved Negro from being lynched
that shot policeman and killed
him, then returned his body to the
Jail. 1t has stirred up the whole
community, but as yet nothing has
been done.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13

If the Jim Grow" car laws of
the individual States have no
bearing on interstate passengers,
would it not be a good idea to give
the Supreme Court of the United
States chance to say so?
The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

The state of Virginia will erect
at Newport News a S25,000 school
for colored deaf and blind children.
Several cities were competitors
for its location.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13

The action of the New York man
who asked to be chloroformed, admit
ting that he has outlived his useful
ness, seems an admission that he Is
too lazy to do the job himself.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13

After ali the encomiums handeu to
1.-The man behind the gun" 1t is shock
to learn that our naval marksmanship
at Santiago was bad. Still,. it an
swered every purpose.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13
THE NEGRO

In Politics By Ray Stannard Baker in June Number of
American Magazine. What Slavery Did.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-19
OBSERVANCE OF PEACE DAY"
AT MAKIKI JAPANESE CHURCH

rising with such power in the world for
the promotion of international brother
hood and the cessation of inhuman war
as method of settling disputes, is the
spirit of Christ, which is conquering
the world. Christians everywhere
should be foremost in promoting this
spirit and holding up before the world
the ideal of the Prince of Peace, and
the promised day of the triumph of His
Kingdom, when nations shall learn war
no more, and shall beat their swords
into pIowshares and their spears into
pruning hooks
This was an effective prelude to the
speech OF Mr.. 7. Onoda, who arrived
from Japan by the China on Saturday,
and who is a representative Of the
Okayama Orphanage. Among the 1900
orphans in this institution a great many
who were the legacy of war add their
silent plea for peace.
Later on Mr.. Onoda win show in var
ious places his beautiful stereopticon
views, which give clear idea of the
wonderful work being accomplished in
the rescue and education of the orphans.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-19

While three large congregations were
assembled in English-speaking churches
in the interest of worldwide peace, a
large assemblage of japanese in the
Makiki church were also giving atten-
ton to this great subject.
Rev. 7. Okumura spoke of the fact
that large congregations in other parts
of the city were at the same hour join
ing in celebration of the day which COM
memorates the establishment of The
Hague Conference and the Permanent
Court of International Arbitration, and
commented upon the large blessings to
humanity which were foreshadowed by
the growing sentiment in behalf OF
world peace.
Referring to the Nobel Peace
Prize he spoke OF the recent confer
ring of of the prize upon the President
Of the United States for his distinguish
ed services in behalf of the peace OF the
world, and of the special significance
TO the japanese of this act of the Amer
lean President. The spirit which is now
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-19
Weekly NolIheT Bulletin
For the Week Ended May I6. 1908.
Honolulu. May Is. 1865.
GENERAL SUMMARY.

The mean temperatures were consfd-
erably higher than those of the pre-
ceding week at all stations on Kauai.
and somewhat higher at the majority
on Maui and Oahu. and at those in
the Puma, Kau and Kena and the
northern portion of the Hilo and the
south-central portion of the Kohala
districts of Hawaii
The rainfall was above the average
for the week at ali stations having a
record of ten or more years in the Ko-
hala and Hilo districts of Hawaii, and
below the average at all other such
stations in the section, excepting Ko-
IOa, Kauai.
The excuses were GA to IL inch in
the Kohala, and II inch to 1.52 inches
in the Hilo districts of Hawaii The
deficiencies We're: Hawaii. SO to IA
inch in the Kau and Hamakua, 81
inch in the Puma, and 10 inch in the
Kona; Oahu, Is to "a inch, and Ka-
Uai, p to so inch, excepting an ex-
cess of "A at Koloa.
The greatest amounts of rainfall
occurred in the Hilo district of Ha-
wall, and ranged from 2.S3 to 594
inches. The amounts, in inches, in the
other districts were: Hawaii-Kohala
81 TO Los, Hamakua SO, Puma 1.26 to
500, kau .06 to 1.13-eXcepting 90 at
Pahala, and Kona 1.27 to 1.39; Maui
Koolau 1926 to Fps, HamakuaIoa .54,
Hamakuapoko Al to IDA. and 90 in
the remaining districts; Oahu-Koolau-
poke 40 to SO, and 90 to .07 at the
remaining stations; Kauai-Koolau 81,
Puma 90 to SO and Kona .02 to Las,
and Molokai II. Moderately heavy
rains occurred generally over the Hilo
district of Hawaii on the 10th and
18th.
There was more rainfall than dur
ing the previous week at the majority
of stations on Hawaii, and less on the
other islands, but the differences were
not large-the greatest excess being
314, and the largest deficiency 10.
Earthquake shocks were felt at 800
p. m. on the 10th at Kealakekua oval
lace), and 9:45 p. m. of the same date
at Kealakel<ua Davis.
The following table shows the week
ly averages of temperature and rain
fall for the principal islands and for
the group:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-19
MARINE

The American bark Kaiulani. Captain
Colly, which arrived here on May 10
from san Francisco with general cargo
consigned TO H. HackfeId 6. Co, and
which was destined to take a sugar
load hence to san Francisco. will now
be put on TO take the charter of the
presumably lost American ship Banga-
lore, TO carry sugar around the Horn
from Honolulu 10 the Delaware Break
water. The Kaiulani can carry almost
as much as could the BangaIore, there
being but little difference in their ton
mage. The Bangalore is a ship of 1860
tons while the Kaiulani is a steel YES
sci of 1430 tons.
The Bangaiore, Captain ColIy 1t will
be noted by coincidentaHsts, that the
captain of the steel bark now in port
and the master of the ship supposed
to have been lost at sea, bear the same
name, is now POS da$s out of Norfolk
for Honolulu with coal for the navy
and has practically been given UP. She
was out thirty-two days when she was
spoken in Z \ and 26 W. Since then,
l76 days ago, nothing has been heard
OF her and the latest reinsurance re-
port had her quoted at 80 per cent.
She was under charter by the Sugar
Factors Company TO take sugar hence
to Delaware Breakwater and, even if
she turned up now, it Is too late to
fulfil that charger.
The Bangalore not being available
the charter goes elsewhere, and so the
engagement of the Kaiulani for the
long trip. and the kaiulani is even now
getting ready TO make the voyage
which was TO have been made by the
Bangalore.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-19
FUNERAL OF w. o. ATwATER.

The funeral of the late William O.,
Atwater was conducted yesterday with
all the honors paid by the members of
the Masonic fraternity to their de-
parted, the remains being escorted to
the Nuuanu cemetery from the Masonic
Temple, where the funeral services
were held. There was no interment
yesterday, the remains being escorted
to the crematory and left, the final in
privately at Kawaiahao.
The large number in attendance at
the funeral yesterday was a testimony
of the high regard in which the de-
ceased had been held in the COM
munity
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-19
Temporal
Entire group. 72.S deg. 1.20 il

At the local office of the U. S. Wealth
er Bureau in Honolulu partly cloudy
weather obtained with measurable
rainfall on the 10th, amounting to .02
inch, "a below the normal for the
week and 06 less than during the
preceding week. The maximum tenn
perature was 81 deg, minimum IS deg,
and mean 74.9 deg, which is 2 deg.
above the normal and g deg. lower
than last weeks. The average daily
relative humidity varied from Is per
cent. to 70 per cent, with mean of
687 per cent. for the week. The pre-
vailing wind direction was f. on the
18th and 18th, and NE. on the remain
ing dates, and for the week, with an
average hourly velocity of "a miles.
The mean daily barometer was nor
NAL on Hath, and above normal .O1
to OF inch on the remaining dates.
VIM. B. STOCKMAN,
Section Director
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-19
SHIPPING AND WIRELESS.

Wireless Expert F. H. Kroger, of
Washington, D. c., is now in Seattle
and will assist in installing the United
States signal corps wireless stations in
Alaska. With the completion Of the
big Kahuku plant on this island wire
less communication, under favorable
conditions, will be had with stations on
the California coast and by relay, or
even direct, under unusually good con-
ditiOns, with the Alaska stations.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-19

STUN ADAi VI i 4 IsI< ME
The committee which is to arrange
the field sport program for the fleet
also had a meeting last night Only
two of the members were present,
though the chairman held the proxy
of the third. subcommittee were APP
pointed to take charge of the details
connected with the meet, though the
sport committee were at a disadvan-
tage in the procedure of their work
until they learn from the main COM
mittee whether they can have a fan
afternoon for the carrying out OF their
plans or not. Nothing else, the CON-
mittee agreed, must be allowed to
take place on the afternoon that the
field and track events come off. Should
they be unable to secure the time re-
auired, and, In addition to the gim OF
the day, the sum Of two hundred dor
lars for the expenses connected with
the affair. nothing will be doing.
The program as arranged last night
includes all the usual field and track
events, and, in addition, a half mile
relay, sack race, and climbing the
creased pole. The latter event will be
the reviving Of a somewhat lost art.
bronze medals, for first. second and
third places. respectively, will be
awarded. Only four men from each
! team will be allowed 10 enter, that Is
Honolulu viii be allowed only four
men TO represent her. with the same
number for the team representing the
fleet Should more be entered, the
committee has decided that there shah
be a previous meet in which these
shall participate, the winners being
chosen to do the hOnOrs.
The subcommittee appointed follow
Committee on Omcials-Stanley Liy-
ingston, J. Thompson.
Committee on Entries, Programs and
Advertising-Dr Hand, f. X. Arnold.
Ed Fernandez.
Committee on Track and Lemonade
N. Fernandez, +. b. Blanchard, En-
Sue.
Committee on Medals-Ed. Fernan-
dez, Dr. Hand, J. Thompson.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-19
HILoNIAN SAILS TO-DAY.

The Matson Navigation S. S. Hilo-
MAN, Captain Peter Johnson, sails from
the foot of Nuuanu avenue promptly
at 10 o'clock this morning with a full
cargo and all her passenger accommo-
dations taken. The Hawaiian band
will play on the Matson wharf and
there will be the regulation gathering
of friends and steamers sailing enthu
siasts,
On her return from San Francisco
the Hilonian will bring the balance
of the ordnance for the Diamond Head
fort. three 15-ton mortars, six 17-ton
carriage sections and some smaller
pieces, besides quantity of shells, one
thousand of which will eventually be
landed here.