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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-07-22
% PROMINENT men SPEAK OUT ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION 90
Ira 7. Bryant, Manager of the A. NJ E. Sunday-SchoOl
Union Publishing House at Nashville, Tenn, Says

independent movement in this state,
and yet we are told to forget the past,
to stand with the moral issues" ele-
ment, and to line up like one solid
phalanx against our ancient enemy,
Democracy" They would have us
believe that the Independent Demo
crat" possesses superior qualities to
the ancient enemy Democracy" he
has so recently deserted-in other
words, that the stream is purer than
it's source. And they profess to be-
lieve that when the Negro takes a
sane view of the situation that he
will vote for the independent judicial
ticket" Well, we won't do it. Moral
issues such as they represent at
heart be hanged; we have something
of infinitely more Importance at stake.
We know too well that "the devil is
sick, the devil a monk will be; the
levil is well, the devil a monk is he"
Mr.. Editor, ! hope every Negro will
familiarize himself with the names of
all judicial candidates on the Patter-
son ticket, pay his own poll tax, and
then vote as big a ticket as he al
for the Governor Of all the people of
Tennessee" and his associates. He
has proven himself a real man; let's
be real men ourselves and go up or
down with his ticket.
Yours for the race,
IRA T. BRYANT.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-07-22
Mr.. Editor:

In this day of 'untrammelled jul
dietary and lilly white Republican
ism indeed noble of our two lead
ing colored newspapers to take such a
manly stand for the rights of the race
leaning upon them as their especial
champions. Your brilliant editorials
have in them that ring which is won
derfully pleasing to every Negro save
him who has yet some antiquated,
maudlin sentiment to overcome or
some political AK to grind. Your
broad, catholic spirit is accentuated in
that you permitted to appear in your
columns the following statement with
its obvious innuendos and insinua-
tons: ut is therefore as impossible
for a man (Negro) to be a Republic
can and support the Democracy as
it would be to change Gods order OF
things and cause the sun to give light
by night and the moo to shine by
day. No, brethren, there is some
thing else that has caused this indig
tion to come over your dreams, VIII
you not be candid and let us know
what it really isl"
Now such a statement as that il
BELTS a man of the character and in
telligence of the writer. Since polit
ical reward consists principally il
political jobs or tainted campaign
money, it is clear that here is at leas
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-07-22

forth to make another payment on
that interminable debt of gratitude,
being urged on by the enchanting
strains of that beautiful and soul-in-
spring hymn, 81 don't know where
Pm going, but I'm on my way"
The argument about the disfran-
chisement laws of the other Southern
states, while strong, is exceedingly
irrelevant. After all the Negro is
not entirely without blame for these
things, and it's his quest for some
plan to keep such conditions out of
his own fair state that leads the Ne
groes of Tennessee to break away
from a gang of demagogues whom he
has learned from bitter experience
care nothing more for him than the
extent to which he can serve their ne
farious purposes. No, no, Mr.. Colored
Boss, we are neither b~oot-leggers,
whisky hunters nor Office seekers Gas
your independent co~nfederates term
u.s.. We ask no special favors Of the
executive, the legislative or the jul
dicial officers of our fair state. All
we ask is that we be treated like men,
and that both Trojan and Grecian be
Judged with no discrimination by
them" Every Negro Of intelligence
knows that the most abusive and
vilest statements ever uttered in pub
lie not only against our men but our
women as well, were uttered by men
who stood at the very forefront of the
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-07-22
TO THE NASHVILLE GLOBE.

AS | am being constantly besieged
by inquiries, both written and verbal,
from all parts of the state of Tonnes
see for my personal views on the po-
fitical situation, | beg space in the
columns OF your paper to make one
answer to all and to say to the many
Negro citizens, both the business men
and the religious f~raternities, that
while it is true I am president of the
Negro Business League OF this city,
president of the oldest Negro banking
institution of the state and manager
of the largest religious publishing
concern operated by Negroes in
America, | an not a politician. 1t is
true i am a taX-paying citizen, a voter
and a Negro, yet i am not now nor
ever was an o~ffice-holder or seeker.
| have been a lifelong Republican,
voting for U. s. Grant in his first
presidential term, and have always
voted that way down to and including
President Taft. / am a firm believ-
er in statewide prohibition and in
law enforcement, yet | am free and
Independent in my political views,
and conscientiously believe that
at this critical period it will be
best for all Negro voters in the state
of Tennessee that each make a careful
study Of the situation and vote for
his own best interests. | find the fol
lowing inquiry in the mail this morn
ing:
What of the Negro Voters of Ten
nessee?
First-Will they all vote the
straight Democratic ticket, or will any
of them vote it? If SO, why?
Second-Have all the Negroes of
voting age in Nashville or the state
of Tennessee registered? And if so,
can those who are ignorant or un-
educated vote? If not, why all of
this hue and cry in The Tennesean
from the pulpit, white and colored,
concerning the ignorant Negro
voters?
Third-What will be the attitude OF
the Republican party, both state and
national, toward the Negro after this
election? and what losses will the Ne
groes of Tennessee sustain if they
vote a straight Democratic ticket? OF
what will they gain if they vote the
Independent Democratic ticket at the
request or order of the Republican
State Executive Committee?
In attempting to answer con
s%cientiously these three compound
questions, l beg to state that the
intelligent Negro voters of Tennes
see have learned a lesson ant
are getting their eyes open: They
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-07-22

can" resembles the real article
about as much as a Kentucky
thoroughbred does the proverbial
jackass. It's gradually dawning
upon the Negro that he must hus-
tie for himself, and he is slowly but
surely learning the lesson of self-pres-
ervation. Yes, he is, thank God, be-
ginning to appreciate the wisdom not
only of Roosevelt and of Taft, but of
Booker Washington himself who adj
wise that the Negro make friends with
his neighbors-that they "let down
their buckets where they are. And |
ask in all %soberness, what thought
had these wise men in mind if it
wasn't that the Negro cease standing
out in opposition to every thought
and act of the people with whom he
must live?
But as fate would have it, these
loyal sons of Ham" are without even
their loyalty" peg to stand upon in
the present fight. Every candidate
nominated is at heart an uncompro.
missing Democrat, but the lily white
boss orders the black bosses to or
der the black voters to vote for the
Independent candidate, so that he and
his cohort of lily white followers
might ride into office on the strength
Of their barter; and they are really
silly enough to believe that the Negro
is still the fool to be herded like sc
many slaves and humDly marched
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-07-22
DR.. r II. Boyd, Manager of the National Baptist Publishing
House, at Nashville, Tenn, Says:

are for the first time divided in
political sentiment and will, there
fore, divide their votes. They
feel they have the same right to
make their WI selection among Dem
ocrats as the State Executive Repuhli-
can Committee has to make it for them.
Hence all those who vote must vote a
Democratic ticket ana there will be
no more to gain or lose politically
in voting for a straight Democrat than
there will be in voting for a crooked
or disgruntled Democrat, for which
ever party is successful at the polls
will be in future the straight Demo
cratic party of the state.
1t is my opinion, as far as / have
been able to see, that neither of these
Democratic factions has made any
overtures to the Negro voters. They
have offered him nothing in the way
of justice. If this independent, jul
dietary ticket would guarantee the Ne
gro voter a fair and impartial trial in
the courts when his life, or his liberty
or his property is at stake, allowing
him to be tried by a jury of his peers,
as the constitution guarantees him, ]
would say, vote with the Independent
every time.
The Reason Why a Number of Negro
Voters Will Vote the Straight
Democratic Ticket.
If has hnnp ranantlU ShOmn NV tho
actions Of some of the chief eXecu-
tives of the straight Democratic party
that they will at least give the Negro
Justice or show him mercy in his dis
tresses. 1t indeed sounds strange to
say that any number orr Negroes are
going to support the straight Demo
cratic ticket, yet it is true, and this
support will not be given for whiskey,
saloon traffic or tainted money. The
Negro believes, and has a right to be-
lieve that the Republican party, with
whom he has voted for the last thir-
ty-five or forty years, has traded him
off. They traded a loyal Negro Re-
publican for a ~disgruntIed, dissatisfied
Democrat, and this, 100, without Civ
ing the Negro a warning or a chance
to make preparation to take care of
himself. In the language of an
other, they left him out in the cold, -
in making their deal with the dissatis-
fed Democrats; and if the Negro can
persuade the straight Democrats to
allow him to vote with them at all, he
will be doing well.
The Negro for the last forty years
has voted against every wish and
interest of the Southern Democrats
in party election, has closed his ears
to all arguments, and it is not reason.
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TEN room house. location central En-
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
MIL for the Ynuro.

The venerable Julia Ward Howe. in
the interest OF the infant population
appeared before the Milk Inves,igat-
ing Committee Of the Massachusetts
Legislature Mrs Howe said; There
is no substitute whatever for milk
as. a food for children. The milk
question concerns many, and espec.
tally infants, for II seems to be actu-
ally question Of life and death" Tip
asks if she means cows milk or
human milk Indeed and certain. there
is no substitute for mothers milk
for infants. but from the attitude OF
many sanitarians one might think il
we had pure COWS milk the question
Of baby foods would y settled for
good-Tip il TIE New York Press.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
A Country With One Railroad.

Persia, like Turkey, is awakening
from her sleep Of centuries She has
a constitution and some other mod
ern improvements. but she hasn't
caught up with the times enough to
provide herself with real transpor-
tation system. Horses and donkeys
still constitute the passenger and
freight carrying resources Of the en-
pire which once dominated the East.
Still, Persia has one railroad. 1t is
ten miles long, and runs from Te-
heran, the capital, to the shrine of a
defunct shah. The general manager
Of this road hasn't much trouble in
figuring his ten-mile costs. Strikes
do not disturb his slumbers. The fl
nance committee doesn't bother it
self with dividend policies or bond
issues. nor does it lie awake nights
wondering if rate regulating bills are
going to pass the Persian parliament.
-Mocdy's Magazine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
PIONEER STAGE DRIVER
Many Distinguishes Msn Eode With
Him Over Colorado Mountains.

Him Over Colorado Mountains.
There are many staid matrons in
Denver who had they known OF the
visit of ClrIey Wall might have
! sought him out to shake his hand AID
recall the days when they sat beside
him on the box of the Concord coach
and watched him guide six horses
over the narrow mountain roads
They knew that there were times
when a stumble. break in the har-
ness or a careless twist OF a rein might
plunge them TO death on the rocks
hundreds Of feet below, but they put
their trust by Providence and Curley
and escaped all perils.
1t was the pioneer stage drivers
first visit to Denver for twenty years,
and he saw sights strange and new.
Since he was here many Of the cid
passengers have gone to their grave;
but Curley is hale and hearty. with
promise of several decades more Of
life.
When he was driving stages in the
Cos and los he carried MANY men
who efterWard became famous. Gen
Grant was one, Horace Greeley. James
G. Blaine, Schuyler ColfaX, the build
ers of the Union and Kansas Pacific
railways; poets, painters and authors
of renown were among them.
For all Of his passengers. except
the most timed. the highest honor Of
the mountain trip was the privilege
to sit beside Curley. He scorned a
bride and often turned away the snoo
who rendered gold or silver coin for
the privilege to ask some old friend
or pleasant acquaintance to take the
seat of honor
It was a pleasure to watch Curl5y
manipulate the reins. whip and brake.
He could tell a story well, and in
the summer had a habit of emptasiz-
ing the point Of a narrative by killing
a fly on the ear of the leader without
jarring the nerves of the horse.
Curley Wall is now the pioneer ex-
pressman of Idaho Springs and has
had a stand at the depot there ever
since the railroad reached the city
Wall arrived at Black Hawk in June
1860, and followed placer mining for a
time Later he was a stage driver
between Central City Idaho Springs
and Denver When the iron horses
invaded the mountains staging and
were abandoned and he has
ever since operated an express wagon
there. He is "A years old and has
wife and five children-Denver Re-
publican
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
MAKING PROGRESS.

Weigler-How is your son, the
young surgeon, getting on?
Gausler-First rate. He's improv-
ing every day He recently operated
on his tenth patient and the man
lived for nearly twenty hours-Chi-
cagO News.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
Ultraviolet Ray Water.

The Lancet says the Fayette-Cooper
Hewitt ultraviolet ray water sterilizer
is a complete success. It affords a
constant supply Of absolutely sterile
water without importing any taste TO
or removing natural gases or salts
from the water. Germ killing is done
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01

The Peruvian Indians are credited
with having the greatest range OF
vision q all races, cases having beer
recorded of their distinguishing hu
man beings Is miles away.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

What distinguished foreigner as
sisted the colonies in the American
Revolution?" asked an Ohio teacher
God answered Tommy promptly.
Everybody
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
INVARIABLY.

when l looked over my mail" said
one young author, there was moth
ing in it excepting bills Or rejected
manuscripts.
Il know" replied the other; tits
always either something due or moth
Ing doing. Washington Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01

sensational
various legislators
plee
present the Union with there
of legal regulation child labor
the
his children compulson
demands
to
America Review.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
HER INSTRUCTIONS.
nductor-Ticker, please

Onductor-Ticket, please
Passenger-Cerrainly, sir Here is
the key Of my trunk. which IS in the
bagga2e-car. In the pocket Of my
second-best dress is my mileage
book-iiarpers Razar.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
THE LEADER.

Sister-Why, Jimmie, who taught
tou to swear like that?
Tough One-Taught me to swear?
Why. it's me what teaches the other
boys!-Modern Society.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
HIS TASK.

did you do much sightseeing
when you went abroad?"
NO." answered Mr. Cumrox. Moth
err and the girls did the sightseeing.
| had to put in my time finding the
places where they cash letters of
credit. Wasp.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01

Madame, don't think because I'm
only an eggplant you can sit on me
clear out of here!"-NeW York
World. i, -
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN
NlrAIp Il

The Sunday-school class was sing
ing Il Want to Be an Angel
Why don't YOU sing louder, Bob
by"
I'm singing as loud as | feel" ex-
planned Bobby.-The Delineator.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01

solely by the ultraviolet ray.-Tip
in the New Yorl. Press.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
THE MEN DON'T DESERVE IT

THE MEN DON'T DESERVE 1T.
II defy any one to name field of
endeavor in which men do not re-
ceive more consideration than wom
en-" exclaimed the orator at suf
fragette meeting.
The chorus" murmured some ir
responsible person.-Lippincott'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
GUILTY.

A negro was arrested in Atlanta
on a charge of vagrancy and brought
before Judge Broyles.
why, Sam, is this you? What
have they arrested you for?"
"Nothin', Jedge, 'ceptin' fragrancy.'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
SOMETHING SWELL.

Mr.. Observation-Disclosures, old boy, We
have raised fifty dollars to get the
boss a Christmas present, and We
want something that will make
show for the money-somethng that
will look big, you know. Can't you
suggest something?
Wiggins-Sure. Buy fifty dollars
worth of rice and boil it.-Men and
Women
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
WHAT HE WISHED TO KNOW.

WHAT HE WISHED TO KNOW.
"Here is an article in this maya
zine entitled How to Meet Trouble
said Mrs. Wedderly. Shall l read
it to you?"
mo, thank YOU" replied his wife's
husband. How to dodge trouble is
the brand of information I'm looking
for."-Chicago News.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01

CHOSEN tnaH srea
riches The Master shall profit
tricks jug
PASSIONS OF
shouting our
mens elth eirh onor silver
sacrifice who sold his
is
LIES social dutyo it, that
seduction and op
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01


upbow with for we are hungry ana s
coming of the clanam there small oe
of
shall scaops De
quarter. and notnhs
anym &c So.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
~ ~ ~
Will Trade Training Solve
the Child-LabOr Problem?

the National Child Labor Committee
careful and systematic field
industries the
extent specific conditions in which
children carefully
coanines glassactories eXtilems
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
5 ~ SO
The Scarcity Of ClamC
Bv Dallas Lore Sharp.

have been nation spoiled and made prodiga 81
riches demanded inheritance ali at once
sent if and as result beginning to wan-a
least for CLANS not enough CLAIMS
70 90 around so that sticks the end OF rubpe
hose into his tub frshshucked CLANS anu soah
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-01
80 @ &S
The MaterialiStiC
Tendencies Of the Time

the Rev. Rush Rh eeS, Pres. OF the


University Of Roche ester.
evidence OF the
with sacrificed their honor Honor
the spirits fought for It, have borne
have of it, chlvary is the
EXPRESSION of it, himself his
measure of love for highest in his soul
The Delta independent., 1910-12-30

Standish; he knew she was sitting
proud and defiant with a contemptu-
Gus curl on her red lip. Instead, he
stared away through the aisles of
trees. made into golden paths by the
later afternoon sun.
1t was too bad that Christmas
should have turned out so disastrous
ly for them both. There was to be a
Jolly party at the Fergusons and in
the evening Christmas dance Per
haps Ralph Ferguson would send forth
another conveyance for them-but 1t
would go by that other road. They
were marooned on the short cut.
A glimpse Of Polly's woeful face
brought revulsion of feeling. Poor
little Polly was cold and tired and he
was acting like brute.
without word Derrick approached
small clearing in the middle Of
which grew young pine tree.
1t was the work Of minutes to gath
er an armful of wood and broken
branches and to clear a space of snow.
Presently bright fire cracked cheer
lily and then Derrick brought cushions
and blankets from the stage and pre-
pared a place for Polly.
Come. Miss Standish," he said po-
litely. III you will draw near the hre
We will have some dinner"
I'm not hungry" said Polly. hold
ing her hands to the blaze.
AT least you will sit down and
wrap this blanket around you-so," in
sisted Derrick.
Thank you" said Polly without en-
thusiasm.
From the blanket Derrick produced
a large plate loaded with a generous
Christmas dinner. There were turkey
and cranberry sauce. stufdng and
mashed potatoes and. gravy. turnips
and celery. and a whole mince pie.
Derrick managed to convey half Of
the dinner more or less daintily to the
pie plate and this he placed before
Polly. Eat" he said sternly. You
will need the nourishment before we
reach Fergusons."
Il am not q child" said Polly re-
sentfully.
Derrick did not reply. He fell to his
own dinner with a vigorous appetite
and It was not until he turned to give