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Rre0LUyION No. las.
PnoPosED AMENDMENT No ~
a resolution aud rtepesitien g
amend section Of Article VII OF
| The cts Charter. ana providing foi
the anbmiss.eh % such f'opesso
OF the cts u Seattle At the nest
general election,
Ne Il resolved By tho city couneil
OF the CITY ef Seattle
That section : q Article WI Of
si,is be amended 70 read As feliovs
Rsctlon d ffrst--it shall be the
duty o. TIC Superintendent q lAsht'
ias and Water Works % fiEloly en-
koros the provisions Of all ishtink
Hoard changes. removals or instsl.
lations Of ilshi aud. undss the con
tfol % tie board. when The CITY
shsii have acquired or constructed
e.! nsa.Ih. R9,ssg be-. es g. i1ss
ana malnisnanes OF the Same. lie
shall under the direction ~ the
haara have tie management and
control Of the operation ans main.
lsnAnee % the water works and
ssfofos al erdinaness and the rules
Of the board tslatins % HE depart
msnt lie shall arrcinfs uudsf civil
haryifs fnlsa. supervise shd control
al ofpesrs snd employees n hls d
pertinent he shall gapss % 10
pumsrs 81 water and iiKhI and shall
sgeFY ninety 800 days compile a
statement - the uamen au9 pfufoF-
~ Of Haeh consumers a. ate dsiin-
guont. ana stall forthwith cause ths
service e these consumers q Be dis
Ths cts Treasurer shaii collect
The bills issued BY The vsisf sna
ll9hunE department and ktaall issue
se s fe s.s ~ 1s as'f 70 a ,6. ss
corptfoiisf the amounts collected
Tie cts Comptroller shall ~
least once eseh mouth. Of uftenef "
required ptsssat 20 the hoefa p,
The transactions - the Lighting ard
Water Department. iualadtnE re
esipis ffeaa all sources and sRrsnii.
tarss taaeshsr With statement
showins tls flnaaeisi eandillon %
ns i,.s q 49,. 81. 81 S ss..
ssTY regulations foI the proper
guidsnes "a tie city Treasurer Ard
fhs Superintendent - lighting and
Water Works N feiatiea 70 ths col.
lection aua eafofcsusut 81 Asht
ana power and wAiss rates and 9th
The aapsriussnasnt Of fAEhslus
sna Water Works shall have such
further roNefs and datiea - are
provided ~ this Charter. q The
k1ty Couurtt. 90 the Hoard 81 fuhs
ifc Wofks ray. ffura fIn4s u time.
pgaaeribs ~ tlfsct
And hs Il further resolved that
tho faFnHotHs amsndussHs ~. and
the same In hereby submitted 20 The
quaufleH voters ~ the City OF re
attis foe taslf ratification a. fetsca
tion ~ t5se Hftt seusFst slsation e
b. held kafch q tfet
Iaas@d tie city faGneii sic end
day - January, ises. ana signed
10 me ~ open secession n suthentis
cation Of Is passage tile Snd d
N yanu4rK. ttea
q ID BURNETT. JR.
President II The City Couutli
Fgiea the ted "a, ~ January. itet
"a ~. CARROLL.
city cquptfolisf ana sa-4sfIeio city
flsrk
rate % fret pabiios,isa. February
!. iseA
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RlssOL.uTIoN No. Iiat
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No.


A resolution aud proposition 10
mend Subdivision Twenty-nrst Of
Section ~ OF Article " OF the city
Charter. and providing for tire sub
mission of such proposed amend
msnt TO the qualified voters Of the
city OF Seattle at the next general
lie ID resolved by the city Council
Of the city 81 Seattle a. foilows
That Subdivision Twenty-arst Of
Section ~ % Article ~ ~ the city
Charter Of the city Of Seattle. pre-
seribing certain powers OF the civ
Council be amended 80 as 20 read
as follows.
Twenty first. To regulate the
burial Of thg dead. 20 regulate Gem
limits. 10 scauire land FOR cemetery
purposes without the city limits BY
purchase, condemnation or other
wise to cause cemeteries 60 be re-
moved beyond TIE city limits aud Go
prohibit the establishment OF any
eemetory within two miles of tho
boundaries of the city. The ostan-
liphment or plating OF now ecmea
tefies or the extension OF existing
cemeteries Within the limits Of tire
city OF Seattle iH hereby prohibited
And be u further resolved that
the foregoing amendment be and the
qualified voters Of the city Of seat
Tie Tor tNriI iNAtttcatton or rejection
at the next general election TO to
held the ard day OF March. 1895.
Passed the city Council the seth
dae Of December, 1907. and signed
hY me IN open session IN authenti-
cation OF lie pasaare this seth day
Of December. 1897,
II T. REYNOLDS.
[ Presiden, pro tenn Of the city
Council
Filled BY me this a0th day OF De.
eemher. 1907.
II W. CARROLL
+ city Comptroller and cX-offielo city
Clerk.
Date Of first publication. Februar,
( !. 1905.
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REaoI.uTIoN No. fiss.
puOpDaEp AMENDMENT No 4

PnoPoaEn AMENDMENT No e
A resolution and proposition -
amend Section 10 Of Article ~ Of
the city Charter. and providing far
Amendment 20 IN, qualified voters OF
the city u Seattle at the nest sem
erai elsstion.
Be IL resolved b. the city Council
% the CITY Of seattle as follows
m. el,y ss ehssi.r ~ 70 ne sf Wv ~ s
attic, prescribing certain powers Of
the city Council 10 amended hv
adding a subdivision. 70 be known
a. subdivision Tweifth-a." 20
'arwsifth-a. To provide by ordi
nance for acquiring. opening and
operating stone quarries. either
within or without the city limits.
and for the erection Of asphalt
plants and the preparation. manu-
facturc and sale Of all such stone
or asphalt products or compositions
or other materials which may be
used IN street construction or main
teuaHcs. aud 20 fiN the price At
And be n further resolved that
the foregoing amendment he and
the sans ~ hereby submitted 20 the
qualified voters OF the city OF Sc
attic for their ratification or reiee-
ton AZ the next General election 20
1905
Passed tile City Council the a0th
day o. December. 1907. and signed
by me IN open session in authsnti
cation Of its passage this 3Oth day
OF December. 1907.
n r. REYNOLDS.
President pro tenn OF the 'ity
Council.
Filled by me this soth day Of De.
cernber. 1907.
H. W. CARROLL.
city Comptroller and eE-officio city
Clerk
Date Of first publication. February
l. 1908
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nEsoIuTloS ~ ltss

A"NtAAN As4eHsA# aAAANfN*As - 49,
\ resolution ana proposition O.
ter. and rfey idlns fer The sutfniH
sion - sush proposed emendpsnt
10 the qnsIifis4 voters 81 ths cts
% asattls ~ she nsxt general sisc-
ia st resolved BY ire city ceaneii
~ ths eitf % SEATTLE &c fsllewsf
That Article IN - tie city Char
ter ~ the ely 81 seattle h amend
~ b aaaiag thereto a section q he
keewa IS seciion "a . rad a.
-asesiaa "a There shau b. sstsh.
ishsd 81 ordinances = eoniinHsut
fund. fnta whirh shaii he aPprppfi-
ai.si fram tie General FanA 2tee %
18th which % pay employees ~ ,he
pay fAyA Payments shall BE made
~ fhs Treasurer from said fund on
eertfhrstian ~ the city cemyiFols
isr Of amounts Due sid fund shall
;. rsifahafaet On TIE ret folios.
iux pa day ~ transfer thsfsto frufn
the funds liable Tor payments inats
thsrrffuna Another euutinFsnt fund
shalt - established into which shall
10 appropriated ffeHs tie general
fund ~ the city Council t10s %. 90
T. a-.s s =. 'h" s e. ,rs.sa'
postage and Incidental expenses 81
Ike character 81 the aiffersn, D.
d ~ fneufH % tho CITY Payments
ahaii be made from THE fund ~ tie
treasurer on Qualification % The
COMPTROLLER. said fund to be rrifn.
barasd mantbiy from funds liable
for payments thefrfFnm.-
Ard be u further resolved that
The foregoing Amendment he and fhe
aants - hereby suhniltted 60 the
qualified voters % the City Of seat.
To for their ratification or f-srrs
tion AZ tbs neat general stertipa g
be held on the arG dzY % March.
1905
Passed the city couneii the a0th
day 81 December. ts6T. and signed
by me IN open session n Ruthanti
cation At ifs passage this anth day
n r REYNOLDS,
f, c.i..'ss, pro ten Of The cits
Fiied BY N. this aoth day % De.
n. w. CARROLL.
city Comptroller aad sxs1fflcio City
Clerk
pate Of fir., publication. February
I. 1903.
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4taAatAab ZION NJ AfNNs
PROPOSED AMESpMaNr NO. rs
.os .; s., ga p I'LL. e s ss
,hs City CHARTER. sne prevsdlns for
smsgdfrent 10 ,hs saaiifisi voters
81 the. cItr Of seattle st tic next
h. Il Ssaoisss b. n. city Council
% the Ctr Of Seattle
That Section 8. ~ Article ~ OF
the CITY Charter % the city % se-
stilv be atneedsd % read as fsiiows
shsii Essentially snd not iess than
twenty tzel .nor more than. siatr
taob dags before tire hisnntal cleo
sion. esass 10 be prlnte1 Ia pamphlet
form fsf JUSTIFICATION. % eitinsnr ap-
lislsis statement OF ali tie revenue
and sspens- Of every description Tor
an. tvo 81 pfscetins fiseai years,
endlns On The thirty first day Of
msn, lreiaaisf sil lie moneys
which hays passed through the
hands % tie Treasurer for any uuF-
pose whatever. together wlfh the dir.
fereut sources 81 CitY revenue, the
efai appropriations made BY the city
Council the ohiectH fur which the
sams were MADE and the sums sx-
pended for each, and snT money
borrowed Htsrn ttr credit OF The
city. whether by temporary leans or
~ the isgas % boBda. the terms
upon which a was obtained. the Au.
tharitv under which Il VAS borrowed
and the purpose 10 which u was
applied. and hoe much OF the same
OF other city indebtedness has hsen
repaid and ~ what means The
statement shall also Include a de.
| tailed account OF city property. per
touai and real lts estimated value
terms. and Of existing dehtn Of every
the sinking funds. II any. with ali
other information necessary for a
fuil undertaking 81 the financial
concerns Of the city. Not more
than two thousand copies of any
such pamphlet shall be printed.
And be IL further resolved that
| the foregoing amendment DO, and
the same IL hereby submitted 10 the
qualified voters ~ the city Of Sc
attic for their ratification or ~ lee
| tion At the uext general election to
he held March ,, 1905
Passed the city Council tho eud
day Of January 1895. and signed
| b. me n open session in authonti.
cation OF It's passage this End day
| ~ January. iRns.
g ~ BURNETT. JR.
President OF the City Council
Filled the End day Of January. 1905
NJ. w. CARROLL
city Comptroller and sS.officio city
pate Of first publication. February
| 4. 1905
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nrs0f.UTION No itat
AMENnMENr 40 4

PROPOSED AMENDMENT 40 g.
A resolution and proposition %
81 Article ~ % the city Charter
and providing Tor the sHhsnisHion uf
such pHanuaed amendment q ne
qualified fetefs ~ the gttT ef r~
attic az the neat general sia1tl ON.
% the eftv ~ seattle - follows
That subdivision g % segticn ;
Of Article IL % the CITY Ahaffer
u the city % seattle hs amended
30 a. 70 rad a. follows
subdivision - iss1h fntnter Of
the city eoaueii shall FvceiVe an ea-
nnai salary ~ ti.tea ea. pay ahis
monthiv. A d~auegleu 81 tieQo for
each absence shall BE made from ins
aaiRfY 81 each member whe shall
b. absent fFefn any regular mertinf
% the city cuuucii"
And - li further resolved that
ths fefssetng amsa.inaasf y enc
the same Is hereby submitted - fhr
qualities voters u the cliy % So
attic fer their ratification ~ fei"r
fign at the next several sirs ton %
b. hsld On ths Ord daY Of March,
1895
Pass.t the city couaeti the ieth
Say % nsesfnbsf, ite4s sna slensa
tY me n open session IN snthsnus
catlon Of - passage this aeth daf
- III r. REYNOLDS.
President pro tom Of the ei'f
PILED ~ ne this seth oar Of pe-
'''n's'' ~" n W. CARROLL.
city Comptroller and sxseffieio ciir
rate Of fra, pubiisAtlon. February
I. ieek
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nss2l.',II q. 81. ~ ne

rnoroaEp AMENDMENT No. >
: resolution 40 pfepesisiag g
thu city Charter. ard rFotidirs fer
the submission Of rurh proposed
amsnamsnt 20 lie auaiifiea voters
% re CITY - Seattle At %. nsss
r. Il r~soivrd hs ths city connell
81 TIE Clty II Seattle
Tast asesios J q Article ~, VII 81 81
s,lls ). amended 80 q. o rsaa As
aeesion !. there shall b. and Is
hereby created Board ~ fakiie
wefka. which shall consist Of five
~ IRE city Engineer. 81 The
aupsrtnsenaent 81 Streets ard sew.
sfn. ca II. anpsflntenfsnt q
lA4hsins and Water Works 90
Ths Superintendent Of hnildinEs
50 The Superintendent OF faehe
Tho chairman ~ said beard sfaii
- appointed annually by the MAJ ct.
TIE members OF the board. as such,
shall receiys 10 compensation.
And be u further resolved. that
the same L. hereby, submitted e ths
qualified voters ~ the city - Se.
attic for their ratification or fetse.
ton at the nsxt general slseflaa e
- hsld on the ard day OF March
Passed tho city Council fhs md
day % January. ICES. and signed b,
me Ia open session IN suthsnttaAtidu
Of tie pa.s.ssSe this End day Of ian.
G. " BURNETT JRs.
President az the city Council
Filed tbs gud day Of January. 1895
" W. CARROLL
city Comptroller and sS-offlcie city
Clerk
Date Of firs, publication. February
| 4. 1905
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TO BE Void ON TUESDAY, MARCH }

m. CITY Charter OF the eitF II 30.
attlr he amended a. reed - fallnWn
dsotiau 3 There shall - 'lh
treasurer. sbu shall eHeent 80 w
srwiss provided ~ laW. be chot-
fluau tak collector -. a..
Knd lie II furthcr resolved that ihs
foregoing amendment Dc eHH
aatn~ h. hereby submitted 90 tho
qualified voters ~ the city 81 Sc
attio raf their ratification 81 ttlr
ton a. thH nest general elssil"h y"
be hold March y 1905
Passed the CITY Council tho sna
daN or January. 1905, aud fiEhsh hf
mo ln open session iu nuthHhtl l"h
Of is paaaaas this and aaN - Janr
uafy, 1905 .,.....,-,..,. a.
President Of the CITY Council
FILLED the Fad DAY 90 January 1895.
III M CARROLL,
city Comptroller ana saseffieio cry
Clerk
psls Of fret publication. February
4, 1905
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REVOLUTION No. ifti.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. Il.
A resolution and proposition TO
amend Section 8 Of Article TX Of the
city Charter. and providing for the
submission Of such proposed amend
ment 20 The qualified voters Of the
election.
he II resolved By the city Council
Of tho city Of seattle.
That Section Of Article IL or
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RESOLUTION so. i1aa.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No

4 resolution and proposition 10
amend subdivision sixteenth Of sec.
ton ~ Of Article ~ OF the city
Charter ana providing FOR the sub.
mission OF such proposed amend
mcut 20 the qualified voters Of the
city OF Seattle at the next general
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last preceding municipal election. De
filed with thA city comptroller. With.
in thirty faH1 days after tHH official
publication Of tltp designation % the
best bidder fnr tho pfaneHed franz
ehiue. and during said period Of
ne IA allegiance W no referendum Pc
ttion Be filed. tho city council may
finally pass the ordinance aud grant
the franchise. subject 90 aetion BY the
mayor as III the ease q other or
dinaneeH. II "a referendum petition
be filed the franchise shall be sub
mitfod t. vote Of the qualified
electors At the next Nuuerai election
OF at special clcrtiuut II tho pre-
ponad grantee shalt offer and pro-
city council shall authorize the same
Official publication. notices % else
ton. conduct and manner o. elections
preparation Of official ballots. count.
inF aud eanvanHiua OF votes. ana GER
tfyiuE OF returns Of anf election On
tho granting Of franchise shall be
dona substantially aH IL provided for
the submission a. vote Of the people
o. amendments 10 the city charter.
IN the proposed franchise ordnance
receives In itH favor q majority 81 ali
the votes east for and against the
same ii shall 10 deemed to b. rati=
fled and tie city council may there
upon finally pass and adopt The
FAfATs II IL AaAf w hNta.HAN HtHN NV
iorty I'd It's favor the franchise or
diuRnce shall be deemed rsiected aud
no further proceedings shall be had
hereunder The SANS methods 81
procedure shall ohtaiu In tie oNteu.
sion Of auY existing franchises. OF
any flGhts hereunder. a. In tho grant
OF q nae franchise No street rail
Nay franchise shall IN any event DO
granted. extended Or renewed 20 any
date beyond December alHt 1885,
minority Of the city council, in.
Guiding not lesa than pnnsthlfd OF All
the members elected. shall have the
right and power TO invoke refer
endpm vets on a franchise ordinance
Without the filing Of any petition
therefor.
The provisions OF section -, Ar
ticlr IN Of the Charter h@thk ~ suna
fiiot with the provisions Of this sec
ton. are hereby superseded
Witnsss af hand thia LET aay u ises
FasrF. u. tsst -
cHr cemptfeiisr ava ftsoffiels cit'
nsts q fret publication. February
4, 1905
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Pressed the city Cnuurll the sHd
daF Of January. laaa.sn nifheH ~
me fu nunu raaaIau ~ hnthrntifatIHu
Of re passage thla zud day u Jan
aaff. 1905, .......... "a.
President Of the Ciy Heaaell
Flied iho and dak ~ Ifhuhi j Hhet
II IS rAlfltpEis
cts Comptroller md sa-offlcio ti9
Clerk
pate 81 fret publication. February
l. 1904
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RESOLUTION No tIaE.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT 40. 1.

PHofuhlp AMENDMENT No. ~.
A resolution and proposition 10
amend Section or Article xxi OF
the city Charter. aud providing FOR
the submission Of such proposed
amendment to the qualified voters
% the city % Seattle At the next
general election.
Re IL resolved by the city Council
OF the city Of seattle.
That Section 81 Article XIII OF
the City Charter Of the city OF sa.
attic. be amended 80 as to read a.
follows
Section 2. All engineers employed
and In charge 81 any steam boiler
under pressure In the city shall be-
licensed annually after an examina-
tion - "a fitness and capacity In
tho following manner; the civil
Service Commission shall appoint a
board Of examiners Of three taJ
members. who shall examine and
ccrtlfy all applicants FOR engineers
liCouse under such rules as may be
prescribed hY tho civil Service Com.
mission. The momhora Of the Board
Of Examiners shall receive such sal.
AIRY or compensation as the city
Council may bv ordinance prescribe.
And he u further resolved that
the foregoing amendment be and the
same iH hereby submitted 10 the
qualified voters Of the city OF So
attic for their ratification or reiec-
ton at tie nest general election 10
Dc held March 2, ICES.
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RESOLUTION No. IfsR
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO 7

4 resolution and proposition to
amend Section 1 OF Article XVII OF
thc city Charter, and providing Fer
tho submission Of such proposed
amendment 10 tho qualified voters
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mission % vote Of the people 81
amendments e. the city charter II
tho ordinance thus submitted l. the
referendum shall receive IN tts favor
= majority ~ all the Votes nAHt Tot
and against the same. 70 ahhti be In
full force and effect FROM ami after
proclamation hN the mayor which
shall be made. and published ii the
city official newspaper, Within i've
days after the election Provided
however that II 1he ordinenes Hsslf
shall designate a subsequent date Tot
taking effect. the proclamation shall
name tho said date a. the time Tor
taking effect II the ordinance shall
fail 20 receive the majority vote Ia
It's favor it shall be considered as re-
feutsd aud shall be of no force o. efs
feet
Any provisions q this Charter sud
particularly any provisions Ia section
Ii and ~ paragraph Forty first Of
Section rs Of this Article, Insofar as
they are In aonflIet with the pfeNiHs
IONS % this Section, are hereby aua
psraedcd
witness py hand this 10, day Of feb-
II ". CARROLL
CITY Comptroller sud Es'offisie CIV
nste Of firat publication. February
/. 1905,
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President II The CITY counsli
ftiea the ted da1 q fannafT, itea
~ " CARROLL.
city cetnptfolisf asi ssz0sfIele city
flsfk
rate o. first pubiies,ien. February
!. lsek
The Washington times., 1908-08-31
TOlStOy the RedOubtabIe.

Though Tolstoy is still equal to the
task OF attacking both bureaucracy
and fanaticaI schemes of reformation,
the fact that he has reached the age
of eighty and is in a state of invalid
ism foretells that Russia cannot long
keep her foremost reformer.
There are those who question the
influence of Tolstoy in the work of re-
form. A sufficient answer is the cir
cumstance that the Russian government
has not presumed TO accept his numer-
Gus challenges. 1t has done what it
could to belittle him in the eyes of the
tories; it has interfered. with the eircu-
lation of his writings; it has influenced
the church to proclaim anathema against
him; but it has refrained from putting
him to the knout or from sentencing
him TO Siberia. There can hardly be
any doubt that it could do one or the
other of these things if it dared. 1t is
no sentimental regard for the grand old
man of the empire that prevents the
emissaries of the Car from ending the
counts activities. It Is rather the fear
of what would result from such 9 step.
There are also people who nave lost
all interest in Tolstoy since he ceased
to write fiction. They remember him
as the author of that marvelously
graphic picture of the NapOlaonic cam
paigns, War and Peace" the seeds of
which were planted during his studies
at kazan and his service in the war
with Turkey; they keep in mind and
counsel Others to consider the extraor-
binary human and artistic interest of
"Anna Karenina, in which Matthew
Arnold found "an abundant and ad-
mirable exhibition of knowledge of hu-
man nature, penetrating insight, fear
less sincerity, wit, sarcasm, eloquence,
style" They admire the novelist and
ignore the patriot. They fail to appre-
ciate that the talent which produced
such books has been the means of lift
ing the Russian People "a little way out
of the pit of dependency.
Tolstoy has taken his place among
the great patriots. He Is more than
a literary artist He is public
spirited and warm-hearted man, and a
great one.
The Washington times., 1908-08-31
Saving the Negro by Work.

Let us consider the negro, for once,
as a business and not as a political
asset. Chiefly the negro has been used
as a tool of politicians. He represents
q vote. But where the negro thinks
of himself primarily as a potentially
important factor in the growth of civil
ization, there he Is at his best The
recent convention held by the National
Negro Business League in Baltimore
served to demonstrate this fact.
The league was formed in Boston
eight years ago. At that time the as
sessed valuation of the property owned
by negroes throughout the country
amounted to S35O,0O0,OOO Today it ex-
reeds S5OO,OOO,OOO. At that time there
wasn't a bank owned and operated by
negroes in the country. Now there are
forty. One of the bankers present at
the convention sounded a keynote when
he said: "All that the negro wants is
a chance, and he doesn't care from
what source it comes" a chance!
What the negro has needed has been
work-hard work, work with a brain
behind it,
Testimony given by many speakers
at the convention evidenced that the
negro viii have his share of happiness
and prosperity if he works for it. The
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