Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-20
THIS is IOWA.
Abba Republican,.

| These railway camps which have
| been scattered thru Union and Cedar
townships have been the worst OF nell
holes. 1t should be understood that the
colored man is not alone TO blame. The
white man has come to them every pay
evening with his wagon loads of beer,
whisky and gin and has found ready
market. The cclored men are loyal in
, one thing and that is they will not give
out the name Of the person who has
been supplying the liquor. At the Car
roll camp there are dozens of empty
, bottles Of all kinds scattered about. II
IS a sort of repetition of the Indian.
The white man drove him back with
liGuor-tilat is just wha; IS being done
today with the coiored men who work
along the railway right OF way. All
the white bosses care for seems to be
the most la Dor he can get from the men.
He drives tnanl as in peonage days. and
he drives thcm with might ten hours
per Gay al 50 per day After that they
can do as they please and there is none
to care. A preacher or q settlement
worker wati}d Be 2 stranger to these
people Thay spend their money
gambling. drinking and persuing lewd
women.
The men are hrnrgI7t from the south
mostly ana, they DO not realize their
condition or If they do they do not
seem to care. They are but big. husky
brutes being driven hard al, the day
and carousing until late hours at night.
They receive their pay eve-v two weeks.
and on that night the entire valley
thru which the railroad passes ring
with their songs. their gunhrlnS and
their curses over IN" loss OF money al
Black Jaca or al craps. White Wor!en
drift into camp. They 60 for gain AID
they rop the colored man az deity as
a pickpocket would go thru your cloths
III a biz Jam. White men axe scattered
thru the crowd of colcred Elea. Insy
are there for the dollar, not only %
gam bling bat peddling liquor. They
told me tina; wagon load of liquor
was driven near the camp and in less
than thirty minutes the entire load OF
beer and whisky had beeen sold. The
condition is such that IL would require
a regular South Carolina government
secret service to get at the men. 1t is
stated the booze IS brought over from
Coopertown and the men reap a harvest
in the quick sales and the quick get
awa- ~ =
Almost involuntarily Your mind is
brought to hea. on the celored men
who dc the work They do not know
the vai;ei % r1one. cze Of them is
NICK named Jesus giving evidence
that they are lacking In the religious
faith They are giver all sorts of names
and some arc known by numbers. Just
the same as you would brand cattle.
Thcy come from the south and after re-
manning in the no-ih for six months or
a year. and their associates being Of
the !literatp class they come to fee.
that life is just one sweet song of work
ten hours DAY and when pav day
comes 10 spend heir balance in riotous
living They never consider the NOR
row They sing on F.helr work, and
raise the very devil at night. When
they are broke they gather about the
camp fires and sing and tell stories.
When they have money they spend 1t
for drink. and other things. Women
prey upon them to the greatest extent
And il IS such as these that the con-
tractors can get the most work out of.
They drive them with curses and might
as well use the lash They possibly
think they are free men, but they are
not
There is no law down in Cedar town
ship at this time 1t is wild free life
which is Iced and murder and disease
and destruction come from 1T.