Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-01-12

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There are grave indictments made
against negro editors week after week
for improper articles published IN
their papers. Many Of them have not
stopped at .bullyragging" and nagging
each other with words both shameful
and disgraceful TO use, but they have
gone forth with their vulgarity upon
their brother In white. White people
1 can stand plain truth and honest dis
cussion that carries sentiment with
It. But whenever a negro pours out .
bottle OF vulgarity and vitnSeration
4 upon the white man. he must look for
judgment and hail storm falling from
somewhere.
The reason We love Charleston 30
+ much, Is because 1t has some OF the
most liberal and conservative white
people that God has ever permitted
to live In a city. We have seen articles
published In little sheets, here and
there in this city, against the best in
tentions and efforts Of the white peo-
pie. in interest Of the negro. that had
the same been published in other cit
les. the negro who did the writing
could not have escaped the jail and
penitentiary on charge OF criminal H.
bel and general disturbance between
whites and blacks.
While the Messengers stan 10 com,
posed Of both white and colored writ
srs. the editor-in-chief has watched
with the eye Of m eagle to see that
nothing goes into its columns untrue
or renecslng upon any individual.
The plain truth told. cuts to the
bono. and We advise our colored con-
temporaries to find facts and subjects
that are full Of discussion and give the
general news ~ 1t II. or 60 out OF
business TIE average foolish negro
editor doesn't believe his paper will be
sold unless he 10 slandering some one,
whose shoe latchets he Is not worthy
TO stoop down and fasten. Such papers
only live for time, they sink them
selves and those who publish them In
to oblivion.
II the negro intends to live in this
country side BY side with the white
man. he has got to make up his mind
that, regardless to what the white man
does. he has got to obey the laws and
10 gentleman. and such negroes will
get all that IL coming to them In tie
way Of protection rs American Eiti-
lens ct the hand Of the power4 that
NJ Charleston Messenger.
For years the various religious sects
among the negro race haYf gathered
thousands Of dollars for foreign mis-
sions. and from authentipf records they
Aave made very little Roadway in the
foreign work. The iCreign missionary
work p beneficial Ind should be exc
euted, jbut some aef urate system should
rtplied to-tnS work 10 as 70 bring
better results.
We have 4 great mission IN Amer
ica that needs MI the time Of mis-
sionariss: and that IL homo mission
ary.
IN some sections Of civilized United
States. there are people who are great
" IN need OF the great work. The
Afro-American missionaries should
carry on their homo missions until
every ignorant being would relixe the
existence Of the Great Lord. perfect
their morality. which are dominant por-
tails OF civilization.
Go into the dense settlements OF
our people. dwelling largely in the
southern states; 80 into the slums and
alleys and commit your mission to the
perishing; then when you have
Strengthened out domestic affairs, ex-
tsnd the work throughout the world
wherever there is man to be found
Palestine Plaindealer.