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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02
SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1910.
THE PISTOL-TOTERS,

The Atlanta Constitution thus COM
ments upon dispatch:
"Describing a recently adjourned
session Of the Superior Court of Sum-
ter county, a dispatch to the Consti-
b tuition from Americas reports that
many Negro murderers and pistol-to-
tiers were sent to the penitentiary and
chain-gang. several receiving life sen
fences.
We assume, and hope, the same
summary pustice was dealt white pis.
tol-toters. #@
"This is one evil in which the color
line most decidedly does not figure"
1t mas not as yet been shown that
the Afro.American is more addicted
to the habit of pistol toting than his
white brother, but it is evident that
he is much more liable to arrest. For
centuries, all over the world, it! has
been regarded as the prerogative of a
gentleman to carry arms and South
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02
THE PERVERsE CAUCASIAN Ed.
TORS. " 49,

TORS. |H - g.
1t is remarkable fact that the eau
casion editors persist in speaking of
the Afro-Americans of the United
States as if they were as wild, ig-
norant and uncultivated as the tribes
of the jungles of Africa. For in
stances the Washington Herald says:
The Negro does not know by in
heritance or early training how to
care for. himself, either as to temper
allure or sanitation. He still needs
supervision and instruction, even com
pulsory, in such affairs of self-preser-
vation.''
The foregoing is true in reference
to a large fraction of the race, just as
1t is true of very large number of
both races. So far as the North is
concerned, there is very little differ
ence in the intelligence or mode of
living CT members of the two races, if
we compare individuals of about equal
means Of living. It would be hard to
find, in any part of the United States,
any Afro-Americans who need super
vision and instruction as to sanitary
matters so badly as the miners in the
coal regions of Pennsylvania. Ac-
cording to the testimony of credible
witnesses, the miners live in condi-
ton Of utter disregard Of the rules Of
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

"But I believe that the Negro was
dead from fright before ne was haul
ed up from the ground. The knot was
tied at the back of his neck and he
was, pulled up slowly from the
ground. There was no jerk or fall,
yet he never kicked, and so far as we
could see no muscle ever moved after
he was hoisted into the air. In fact
we had to lift him to his feet, as he
seemed unable to stand. All of the
best people of that section took part
and l have never seen more order
1y assemblage anywhere"
The foregoing account of a common
occurrence in the South, given in the
words Of the leader of the mob is so
excellent a picture of Southern Ameri-
can civilization that further comment
is unnecessary. .---
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

The address of Representative Bou
tell of Illinois at the recent brewers
convention, in which he declared pro
hibition to be a failure, has stirred u1
a lot Of interest. Mr.. Boutell spake
the truth. Prohibition in the South
was not for true reform, but for the
purpose of preventing Afro-Americans
from using liquor. The Southern
colonies are so fond of whiskey that
they wished to monopolize the drink.
ing Of it. -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02
THE LYING SOUTHERN EDITOR


One of the severest tests of the in
genuity Of the Southern editor is the
lying rendered necessary by every
case of lynching that occurs He
knows that he is depended upon to
present the thing in plausible man
ner for the benefit of the world at
large and to make it appear that the
crime committed was Of such appall-
ing atlocity that the highly respecta-
BILE people who avenged it were en-
tirely justifiable, that the evidence
was completely satisfactory and that
the affair was conducted with dignity
and good taste.
By diligent and frequent practice,
the Southern editor has became per-
feet in his role and can do the neces-
sary lying in the finest kind of style.
Hence the truth in regard to such
matters almost never comes to the
light. :: would not do to astonish
the world with the real truth about
many such occurrences.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

ern gentleman knows that, in such
case, no peace officer is apt to inter
fere with him. Indeed, one of the
class, when challenged for violating
the law against carrying concealed
weapons remarked, very truthfully,
THAT law was made for niggers."
But such occurrences as the killing of
Senator Carmac1 doubtless suggest
ed to the Georgia editor the advisa-
'bility Of drawing no colcr-line in the
matter of pistol-toting.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

Under the influence of the spirit of
commercia]ism, the nation has broken
loose from it's religious mornings.
This accounts for the prevalence of
all forms of evil, lynching, the white
slave traffic, adulteraticn of foods and
drugs and frequent divorces. The
church has lost it's repressive power
and seems to every day become more
tolerant of many forms of evil.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02
HOW TO STAND HIGH IN THE
SOUTH.

Every once in a while, in the South,
some incident occurs which tends to
show that certain class of Afro
Americans can stand very we'll in the
estimation of the white citizens.
In Alabama recently more than one
thousand persons of the 'best fami-
les attended the funeral of an old
body servant. School boys clamored
for places as pall-bearers.
The South is always ready to pay
homer to a faithful servant WHEN
HE is DEAD. In this case we pre-
sumo Bob had no higher ambition
than to be a servant and mo- desire to
vote. No doubt he was a good mig
GER of the halcyon days of slavery.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02
Foreign governments send

Foreign governments send thou
sands of criminals to the United
States every year because it is cheaper
to do that than to support them at
home. They are received with great
joy by the Caucasian-Americans who
treat them with greater consideration
than they do Afro-Americans Of ster-
ling worth.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02
CANNON THEOLOGICAL Seminary
ATLANTA, GEORGIA

AIMS AND METHODS.
g.. The aim Of this school is to do prac"
t1cal work in helping men towards sue
cess in the ministry. Its course of STUDY
IS Is broad and practical; its ideas are high:
its work is thorough; it's methods ars
fresh, systematic, clear and Simple.
COURSE OF STUDY.
The regular course of study occun,es
tnree years, and covers the lines of work
IN ;nst me several departments of theological
us thhcton usually pursued in the lead
ing theological seminaries Of +he country
EXPENSES AND AID.
ault1on and room rent are free. The
nfshed ients ior students are plainly fur
aiiSS5neo. Good board can be had for seven
e stesn1 per month. Buildings heated by
,x,t Ald from loans without interest and
E }np s+ OF friends, are granted to deserv-
grace. gifts. and energy, need be denrv sas
OF OF Inc me advantages now opened t. hin,
address A01 '1'oi particulars
REV. ]. w. e. BOWEN, ID. u.
w. Fres. Cannon Theological Seminary
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

The Republican platform.
adopted Mt Chicago, explicitly de-
, mands justice for all men with
out regard to race or color, and
just as explicitly declares tor the
enforcement, and without reser-
natiOn. In letter and spirit of
the thirteenth, fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the Con-
stitutiOn. is needless to state
that stand with my party
5squarely Oh that plank I'm the
platform, and believe that equal
justice to all men and the fair
and impartial enforcement of
these amendments are in keeping
with the real American spirit Of
fair play.-HOn. VIM. Fl. Taft's
speech accepting Republication
nomination for Presidency.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02
TILL0TS0N COLLEGE

AUSTIN. TEXAS.
The Oldest and Best School in Texas
for Colored Students. Faculty mostly
graduates of we'll known colleges in the
North Reputation unsurpassed. Manua
training part OF the Regular course,
Music a special feature of the school.
Special advantages for earnest students
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

decency or hygiene. The case Of the
Afro-American is not a peculiar one:
as general thing he compares, class
by class, very well with his white
! neighbors
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02
RACE PREJUDICE.

am convinced myself that
there is no more evil thing in
this present world than Race
Prejudice; none at ALL. write
de!iberately-it is the worst
single thing in life now. 1t JUS
titles and holds together more
baseness, cruelty and abonina-
ton than any other sort o. err
ror in the world. Through its
body runs the black blood Of
coarse lust, suspicion, jealousy
and persecution and all the
darkest poisons of the human
soul.
-. 6. Wells in the
Al Y Iadenandan$
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02
BRAINERD INSTITUTE

CHESTER, S. C.
"A normal and Industrial school with 4
era9ed course Of study. designed to give
e thorough, symmetrical and CONFLICTS
Engnsh education. and Law a solid foun-
uatlon 1or success, and usefulness in every
VOCATION OF lie. Board and boarding hall
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

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postmaster General
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Arizona republican., 1910-12-06
THE KATHERINE KIP EDITORIAL

jeweler with orders to put in good link-a strong one"
 You should feel just so about your habits. They are the weak links in the chain of your lfe-existence, we might say. but we are not talking of existence merely. We are talking of life, purpOseful, free and worthy The life of accomplishment. the life of earnestness-the only life that is the real life. the life devoted to mak ing the most of ourselves and our opportunities.
 We can never be said to have made the most of our opportunities until we have wiped out as many of our faults as possible. To do this we must banish conceit. We must put ourselves under constant introspec- ton. We must learn to know our selves as we really are.
 But all this guardianship and in trospection must be of the friendly sort It must be of a character to bring out the best in us while de- stroying the evil or else it fails in it's purpose. It must not make mere puppets and pitiable shams of us It must make us better. bigger and braver than we were. It must make us stronger and nObler.
 KATHERINE KIP.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-06
Minino Dividends in 1910.

The Mining World CChicago) of December 3 publishes a compilation of dividend declarations by Ameri- can mines and metallurgical works for II months of this year This compilation shows that there was paid to the holders of stock of 135 mines and works the sum of s66.- s4s,690. Not included in this amount is the s12.644,45S disbursed by nine securities holding corporations, which look for their profits from stocks owned in other corporations. Since incorporation these 135 mines and works paid out in the shape of divi- dends the enormous total of sG01, ss6,2sS On the issued capital of these companies, which is s611,s13.- 734, this is a return equivalent to 114 per cent and a return to share holders. in excess of capitalization. of sss,53s,554
 At the head of the dividend list for the year SldnO lne COI1pdHicS CloSScu as gold -silver-lead- zinc producers. for 1O2 of these have so far this year, divided among their shareholders s2s. .357. .S09. making a grand total since incorporation of s219.4sO.se1 This is equivalent to an s5 per cent. return on the outstanding capitalization of s25s. s.23o.170
 Of the 1O1 companies mentioned above. SO operate properties in the United States. and they contributed to the II months total s17.7s3,631, and to date s147.3s7.1ss. an ss per cent return on the outstanding sl7O,- 461.315 share capital. The companies leading in disbursements for the year rank as follows: Goldfield ConsoH- dated. s7,1Is.196; Tonopah, s1.50O,O 900: Homestake. sss1,O 900: Bunker Hill and Sullivan. se25.350
 Sixteen Canadian companies have
Arizona republican., 1910-12-06
The Short Session Reains.


 Congress reasse mbled yesterday for the short session. which will be ad- journed on the fourth of March.
 The presidents message will be and no doubt Mir. Taft will, make numerous recommendations. But the forecasts given out by the republican leaders indicate that there will be little legislation beyond the passing of the annual appropriation bills. In deed, there is little time at the short session for anything else. Congress will adjourn for the holidays. so that there will be but little more than sixty working days of the session.
 It is. probable. therefore. that this session will be chiefly notable as marking the end of republican rule at the national capital. Since March 4, 1897. a period of fourteen years, the republicans have been in complete control of both the executive and legislative departments of the gov ernment Beginning the 4th of next March, the democrats will have con trol of the house of representatives for two years.
 Whether the democrats will have an opportunity to offer next spring their policy of legislation, or must wait until December, will depend on the action Of the president as to an extra session. The country having elected a house committed to tariff reduction. and the republicans con ceding that certain tariff schedules ought to be revised, it is possible that Mir. Taft will call an extra ses- sion in the spring. in order that the tariff question may be disposed of at once
 When the Sixty second congress convenes, there will be divided re- sponsibility in congress for the first time in twenty years. During the four years of the last Cleveland ad- ministration, the democrats had majority in both the house and the senate. and they lost to the repub- licans the control of both houses in the election of 1896. In the Sixty first congress the democrats will have the house by a majority of 64. and the republicans will have the senate by a majority of 10. This majority will be increased to 12 in the spring, if. as now seems probable. New Mexico is admitted and Arizona is rejected
 Let us hope that the two houses of the new congress will be able to work together more harmoniously than in the less enlightened period twenty years ago. when party spirit ran high and men were less tolerant of contrary political belief
Arizona republican., 1910-12-06
LIFE A CHAIN

Has it ever occurred to you that life is like a great chain extending from one eternity to another2 Have you ever thought that the character of that chain is exactly what you make it?
 It isn't an inheritance It is a re- suit The result of your own work Just as the maker of every other kind of a chain goes about his work to make it as strong and serviceable and as ornamental as compatible with utility. so much you go about your work
 Of course. you have many times heard that "a chain is no stronger than its weakest link" And that is true. Have you ever thought of this weak link in relation to your own life?
 The weak link in the chain for most of our lives is some bad habit or poor trait of character-usually some little annoying fault
 A small, recreant habit is suffi- cient to hold us back from the real
Arizona republican., 1910-12-06

TolstOy's most direct hid for mar tyrdom was made two years ago in a pamphlet on "The Present Sys- tenn of Government by Execution. After describing some of the causes and scenes of capital punishment and giving figures to show the terrible frequency of executions of the death sentence the aged writer concludes:
 'T can noRlonger endure it. I write this. either that these inhuman deeds may he stopped or that my connec- ton with them may he snapped and he put in prison. where l may be clearly conscious that these horrors are not committed on my own behalf Or. still better (so good that I dare not even dream of such happiness), that they may put on me as on those twenty or twelve peasants a shroud and a cap and may push me off a bench also. so that by my own weight may tighten the well soaped moose around my old throat"
Arizona republican., 1910-12-06

hostility of all classes Co -,e govern ment has become an hahitna! fact. Autocracy is superannuated govern mental form. It may answer the needs of some insignificant tribe of Central Africa that sqUats there at a distance from civilization. but it does not answer the demands of the Rus sian people,.
 Thus subject addressed the auto crat of all the Russias and remained untouched. Years before when Alex ander III was on the throne the gov ernment prosecuted some of Tolstoy's followers for advocating his doctrines. Their leader wrote to the cZar offer ing himself d sacrifice to the govern ment and insisting on suffering with his friends No attention was paId to his appeal, and no steps ever were taken against him. The cZar's gov ernment whatever its mistakes, was not likely to commit the blunder of making a martyr of Leo Tolstoy.
 What other reason the government may have had for sparing the most radical thinker in Russia never may be understood outside the class to which he belonged. It is certain autocracy had no more determined enemy in Russia than he, but it is also equally true that Tolstoy taught non resistance to force. He belieV- ed that if all the peasants in Russia would live by the Ten Command ments the cZar's government could not exist. He declared that twenty cen turies of Christianity had so revolu- tionized humanity that the only reason men cannot now live together in peace is that governments will not let them. To take up arms now. he believed, was to go back to the starting point, and lose all that had been gained by civilization That is why Tolstoy nev- CT became a Nihilist.
 In his own province he was an eye witness to the terrible punishments the government inflicted on the peas ants for infractions of the law. He saw the head of every family m one village stripped and flogged with seventy lashes for diverting d water course. only one thing saved him from becoming a Nihilist at that spec tacIe. He relates that as he stood and watched the villagers go one by one to their punishment he saw each one make a sign of the cross on ms breast In that humility Tolstoy learned his lesson. It was better to suffer wrong. he concluded than to inflict it. and resistance to violence could only increase its evils. To him the bomb and the dagger were as much the symbols of coercion as the muskets in the hands of the czar's army.
 Tolstoy's last challenge to the gov ernment. however. was not allowed to lie His recent description of the results of the governments opprcs- sion. called. Three Days in Vil- Iage." was censored and every copy of the book ordered seized. The book shows the misery that followed in the footsteps of the government tax col Iector. In closing it he thus arraigns the government:
 But the ministers and those who guide this trade in vodka. and those who are busy in sentencing to exile, to jaiI. to hard labor. to hanging. are fully convinced that the samovars. the