The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-09-12
Will Negro Clergy Remain siIent7

Mr.. J. Ed. Stewart has opened 1.-THE
Twin City Stag Club" at 244 4th Ave.
So. where he has spared neither
pains or money to make it the finest
restaurant and stag hotel in the north
west, but we regret to say that he has
added to this vast outlay, a gambling
feature and the old crap games" Of
the Hennepin Ave-, days, are drawing
great crowds. Yet our best citizens
and their wives patronize him. We
promised Mr.. Stewart to truthfully
write-up his place and we did not seek
to prejudice his patronage. but as it is
the sentiment of good citizens that he
is operating joint for the corruption
Of good morals, under the guise Of
social prominence and attempts to
prove that Negroes Of every class are
crap-players-we feel that The Twin
City Stag Club Is menace to the
community and especially to the Ne
groes. We know that Mr.. Stewart has
conducted a gambling house during
past 10 years, and has been fortunate
enough because of gentlemanly quail
ities) to maintain a high social posi-
ton, but we were surprised when as
sured by him that he would run the
"eraps" as side feature in this
venture. OF course, we could not give
his place our approval and now that
he has attempted to conduct his place
as a Negro Monte Carlo. we feel it our
duty to inform the best citizens of its
existence. There 10 movement by
the good people Of Minneapolis to pro-
test against this Joint. We admit that
Clubs will exist, and they should.
They are a necessary evil, and when
limited and regulated do much to
keep those who frequent them segre-
gated to the extent that we do not
have our vicious element scattered
broadcast over the city. It was said
by one of the police officials Of the
past regime, when Mr.. Stewart was
raided, that his club was maintained
as harbor for crooks and others
wanted by police" but times have
changed. We have competent Negro
police officials to detect criminals,
without the special aid of club man.
ayers. We call the attention of this
matter to all who are interested In
moral welfare, we are not against Mr..
Stewart because of any personal
grievance, but feel that he is doing
an injustice to himself and his race.
We have talked this matter over with
the authorities, who will close him i'm
II 1t Is proven that the Ne
groes, the better class, do not want
such a place. But we are ashamed to
say that the Negro preachers or better
class will not take the lead in these
They want to fatten on i'm
and are as many others of
our leading citizens moral towards"
One representative Negro said that 1T
was a shame to stop Eds place be-
cause he put $4,000 and everything he
had into, it." That's just why Ne
groes cannot differentiate between the
principle and the dollar. The Editor
of the Twin City Star can on his infor-
nation put the Twin City Stag Club
out of business and probably send Mr..
Steward to the workhouse, but he in
tends to see that our leading Negroes
go on record as to their standing in
this matter. We ask no immunity for
evil-doers, II they prove that all clubs
are unnecessary, then all will 60, but
certainly Mr.. Stewards will lead, and
when the patrol drives off with the
elite Of society, will 1t be your husband
from the crap table or your wife from
the wine room? The Star will tell
the news when 1t happens.
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