Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-04-28
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homes.
Many thousands Of them are good.
! prosperous farmers, and have excel
lent bank accounts; there are over 80
banks to their credit owned and con-
trolled by negroes entirely. They have
numbers of industrial insurance COM
panies, giving employment to thou
sands. They have many excellent
newspapers, that are giving informa-
ton and molding and shaping negro
opinion in the direction Of good citi-
zenship; and the policies Of most of
these papers are. with few exceptions,
to cement friendly relation between
the whites and the blacks.
We shall not attempt to enumerate
the many lines of progress along
which the race Is advancing. We know
that the race has many things to learn
and many obstacles to overcome; and
we know, too, that they cannot be
overcome in day-it Is contrary to
reason to expect 1t. In obedience to
the great law Of evolution, we know
that we must make progress slowly;
that there must be the lapse Of years
for us to measure up the worlds stand
ard; but the Dispatch believes
that we will do It; it bases its hope
upon the progress already made and
the possibility Of the race as mani
tested by It's already so years of
progress.-Macon (Ga.) Dispatch.
Don't try to get away from your
own race, Mr.. Prosperous Negro.
Don't forget the rock from whence
you were hewn. Don't kick over the
ladder upon which you climbed from
obscurity to respectable public notice.
1t Is often the case that when me-
gro begins to get up in the world that
he finds his own race and its efforts
very unsatisfactory. Quit this mean
ness. It is a crime of which negroes
are alone guilty.-Dallas (Tex.) Elk
press.
The Ninth cavalry was one Of the
regiments ordered to the Mexican
border, along with other troops from
various army posts. Since returning
from the Philippines, two years ago.
the Ninth has been stationed at Fort
D. A. Russell, Wyoming. The entire
regiment left Fort Russell on Wednes-
day morning and will form part of
the cavalry division of General Car
ters army In Texas. The Ninth cav
airy is the only negro regiment that
was involved in the movement. The
veterans of the regiment will be on
familiar ground, as many Of them
have served on the Mexican border
in previous years. II anything serious
should develop the Ninth can be de-
pended upon to give a good account
Of itself Charleston rs. CO. Messen-
ger.
1t is not the critic who counts mot
the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the
doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man
who is actually In the arena, whose
face is marred by dust and sweat and
blood; who strives, valiantly, who
errs and comes short again and
again, because there is no effort with
out error and shortcomings, but who
does actually strive to do the deeds,
who knows the great enthusiasm. the
great devotions, who spends himself
in a worthy cause, who at the best
knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement and who at the worst, If
he fails, at least fails while daring
greatly, so that his place shall never
be with those cold and timid souls
who know neither victory nor de-
feat Springfield (Ill.) Forum.
The movement, inaugurated some
time ago, to have negro dental sur
geons In the United States army, Is
about to yield tangible results. DR..
John R. Francis, Jr, has been ap-
pointed for service In one of the col
ored regiments, and he will have the
rank, privileges and emoluments of a
first lieutenant. Doctor Francis has
already passed two physical examina-
lions and has gone to Columbus Bar
racks, Ohio, for further examinations.
The matter was pushed to success
full conclusion by several influential
colored men, here and elsewhere, and
it is understood that this Is to be at
tached to each Of the four colored
regiments of the army, just as the
four bandmasters were arranged for q
year or two ago.-Richmond (Va.)
Reformer.
John Brown, who has made himself
famous for getting religion every time
that there has been a revival, has
again come to the front. unfolding
that reputation. John went up again
this week. When asked concerning
the preceding times, John said that
the last ones failed to take, and that
It was his intention to keep on going
up every year until he was possessor
of the real article, or until one OF
the others took" He was asked
whether he would again be baptised
this year. He said, Certainly, in
tend to keep on being baptised until
my sins are washed away. or I am
sufficiently cleansed that ! believe
that l can enter the pearly gates.
The Bible says that no one can en-
ter unless their sins have been
| washed away and there is no better
way in which to wash them than to
be repeatedly baptised. Anyway. 1t is
matter which concerns only myself,
so goodbye" With this the CORE
spondent "beat it."-Springfeld (Ill.)
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It now seems practically certain
that Liberia has been saved. The
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