The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-06-02
CITY AGENT
CHAS. w. BROWN. 725 Wash. Ave. s.

CHAS. w. BROWN, 725 Wash. Ave. s.
1 am an agitator, defender Of
right, and a believer in that theory
which inspired me to proceed on this
idea, that one man in the right will
sooner or later become q majority.
have failed along many lines and
am failure at present. But I feel
that the time has come when can
say II shall not fail" have the
greatest respect for a man, regardless
of his color, and according to his true
principles. Should I succeed in a
small way shall give to the negro
right which he has been deprived Of
in this community, the right of the
power of the press, because I have
been denied that privilege, and am
forced to say that 1t is slavery al
most unbearable. The negro is forced
to buy papers of those who are at
liberty to publish him as they see fit,
and he is giving financial support to
their means; buying his own poison,
and expect him to drink it. Those are
the reasons why say that am en-
tering field that is worth my at
tempt.
The business man will say, when
we seek his patronage, that We adver-
tise in the dailies. When they real
lie that the wages earned by the ne
groes of Minneapolis are returned to
the business interests" of the whites,
excepting that part to which they will
offer us claim, viz, barber shops, res
taurants and saloons. Yet the ne
groes of the North claim their su-
premacy over the Southern negro.
What inducements are offered to you
by your best citizens? And I am in
touch with the highest, and I have
that greatest respect, from a stand
point of being servant, which Is the
highest compliment desired to hold
because that was my position, SO act
your part well along the line you at
temtp. have not begged assistance
nor made known my ideas, but have
stood the test of endurance and prov
EN- that / did not intend to make
cyclone sweep" but fight it out, and
1t took all winter, and to this day I
have not stated my enterprise to any
of them, except few whom ! told
to look for my paper. I assert this
stand for individuality" and may
state that my friends in other parts
know nothing except that mailed a
letter to my camp, which may have
reached them on Decoration Day, ex-
pressing regrets and Offering them
my columns for news of the order.
This will show that ! am on q basis
Of my own. Mr.. Phillip f. Hale has
been amnog you. believe in his in
tegrity. It is of utmost importance
to me. / am with him cooperating
in this issue, and we are in the VEN
ture to succeed. He has prestige
among you, and field of acquaint-
ances, also claim to the general
stand of local knowledge about things
which will not be Of special interest
to me. ! have line and following
among people who are in position
to assist circulation of this paper.
We have started on a peculiar basis,
and we shall endeavor to interest you
and voice your sentiments for right
only" We arranged with agents, who
were represented as being capable to
reach the greater portion Of our peo-
pie. ..
Hoping that our new venture will
meet with your approval and receive
your assistance, we shall continue to
be among you, with a sense of graft
tude and fair thought and clean
pan. for any effort you may put forth
along the line of right" without sell
fish motives and with q spirit to de-
fend the principles of right and to
agitate the negroes cause, to bring
about that universal peace which
the whole world seeks but will never
md until the negro has been given
that right to which he has all claim.
that protection, under flag which
has been honored by his blood, that
privilege which God shall give to all
~ ~ 1nal judgment equality be-
f>Es Ne law"
oIlkRLns SUMMER SMITH.