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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-23
Looked Like It.

Funny thing l woke up suddenly in
church last sunday and thought I was
In train yard"
What made YOU think that"
The rows Of Sleepers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-23
BEECHAM'S
PILLS
NAs L.russi Sd b AnY MealaIns b .hs WsEIsD

are the safest, surest, most
convenient and most economi-
cal remedy. They clear the
system of poisons, purify the
blood, relieve suffering and
ensure such good health and
strength that all the bodily
organswork naturally andprop-
erly. In actions, feelings and
looks, thousands of women have
proved that Beecham's Pills
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-23

The highest mine in the world Is a
tin mine at Oruro, in Bolivia $4,000
feet above the sea.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-23

The sovereign, value 90 shiuings,
was first used in 1925 In 1900 The
largest coin in general use in Eng
land was the noble, value Is shillings.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-23

The orange came to Europe fro \
Africa about the year 1880. 1t was
not known in England till the six
teenth centur and was first planted
in Australia IN 1888.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-14
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF The
C. r. B. AND E. A. MEET

The Board of Directors of the Golden
Rule B~neh,ial and Endo~me-t A~sn..i.
sfion met at the he sdquarsers of the a..
socistion in Bramwell Saturday. Nov. :
majority 81 the board memb-rs ~rre
present and heard th~ semi- annual re-
port ofthe President. Secretary and Treas.
urer. The reports showed > gain in mem.
ber-hip Of ~. and the financial condi.
ton of the r--nciation 20 ~ IL excellenl
shsT<. Th. s~tion ol the President IN
paying oil the indebtedness uTon tho
Bluefi@'d pr"Ie ~ wss unanimously ~.
dor~ed. All the reports werr adoTt.-i
and the ofIirpr- commended mon their
honest and efficient handling II the husi-
n--- ri the association
R-v W. n. MiL-heil s-nt in an ~.
c~llent rrrort for the Rising Snn A----i-
alton AZ Erkmsn.
Other gon<f rrport- were rereive,i from
brother r. NJ billiard Of Arlington. sister
VI. " Ham 81 Elkhorn. Rev W. H.
Weaver of lIia~sths and brother = y
Tstnm II Giattp. The as~-iaiion ).
progressing along al lines and the lead
ers in the vsriou- local a--eristions ar,
putting forth every rfiort 90 make thi,
! th- nlo-t suoce--ful year in the history o
the organization.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-14

said Mr. SHEER At the ksleigh. "Wh~th
~r he will align himself With th. regn;a
Republican organization or no.. I ranno
fonrcsst; hui ia any event. i-elicv- IL
the fuiore susrt~- a, the Republican par
~. though am not an a-Pirant ior an,
political Office.
In West Virginia. thew ar. unnista
hl- evidencss that the Repuqlicans an.
rrcsr-ssives are near.ny the poin, ~hrn-
they will eet tos-ther. We nee,ie>l a
new lineup in the Republican oryanizs
ton Of the state and the Democratic Viz.
torv IN 1910 psved the way for il. III,
k~puhlicsn party of West Nirginia need
III n~~ Leaders. ant the, arr rc.trin,
them look for the continuance %,
hepnblirHn -ueces- uext year We ha,,
tour out of the six nems~rS of the hn,i-.
now and shall have thrm all next year
The escc'ion ot Mr. N~cly in the Fir~
district has no significsnc~ lie Won ~.
csusr the opposition wss divided bet~~..l
the Republicans and Progr--sivs.-
when that opposition s,-tS together. am,
u undoubtedly will. the Drmrrat- ~I
take u long vacation from publi,. Ollie
4" the state, A. ! believe they sl~n "
the nation.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-14
COMMITTEE OF
COLOREO MEN
See President Wilson
And Protest Against
Race Segregation

WASIlINGTON. ID G.. Nov NA
delegnt'"n oi coi"rcl citixen- r..pn.-..,t
ing the Natirnal Independent T.Jit, al
i'eagur i-'aring pr'.trst am t-.t,ti..n
hir'rt'~i against racr segregation ~ tlp.
S",rfnnrnt -''r, icr. ,i-it,-i the I.r,--i,i.nt
"n Thursday. AMI hat an au.Iirn.,r viii,
inm. The f-ttion l@,re al1uf tuentx
thou-and signature. frnm - -tat.--
mostly r'''"r'~i I-'ople. about equally 4,
vided lst~s--n the -outh and the North
The delegatinn ws- infroincs.I l,y ,.a,
Gresham Thatelisr. II Ma--acfu-ptt.
The delegation ~a- comrr--d Il "
H"nr'+ Tr"t'rr "i i:s-;osi, Rev I,r. 4,
ron Gunner 81 iIiliiurn. Ny PM.
Dent ~ the l.'.agfr Dr. William ~in
clsir II ihila'leiI.his. W Manri.-. St@n.
e''r 81 I)elaware. Tl,oma~ Walker 4 d.
triei - COLUMBIAN D ~ " MURRAY Of
Nirs.nia. and Mr. Iia Well Eas,,,tt n,
Chicav"
" hDnr'- ff,firr. editor a il.r L.
t"n Guardian. VS. spokesman. IIeman
nn extsnd'-i -tat~mcnt snd gave in-tan
49, oi discrimination ~hi,li liai ierr lis
covered and in~i-te.i fllat fhes- were ral.
culatei o. ''hnTniliafe aud ,l,-grair eur
rss~ an iring u into ~-orn and con.
trmIs. AMI tlat q Wa oil thu ~.r-
-inec q = ieine lone unsl~r anfhott, 81,
tie National gr,,rrnment
Tho ir'ri'is'nt ~a- impre--s-i ~ the
protest snd commented on ii- strength
and stated iliat u ~a- ,is-rrsing .f sn,l
-i'ould r-'eise. eareiul r0n-.siersti,n.
The deiezation -aid that ihe Pre-i.l@ni
-eeHei ~ iir-t inclined a. lonla 4 tl.
matters complained q hal any on,.1sl
sanction. But he 49, han,ls-i copy sl
an or'ier i--uesi - ti,. au.lltor for ~.
lnteri"r Department which explicitly o.
deresi SEPARATION on account II color 10
lasstorie-. Otlier orders of similar isn
port Which had lern i-sued in otl.er osh
er buresus were efni,piis-i in the matt,
lsft with the President. lie then state
thst perhaps he was not veil posted or
the matter. lie said that BE- would ~
int tie matter thoroughly and ws.ul,
ensl-svor "a find q solution satisfactory Y
ali e'neerned. and gzye s~nrsnce ths
sYr9afson hsd not b<>n decisled uxor
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-14

Profs. Byrd Prilleraan and A. W.
Curtis, of West Virginia Col
ored Institute Attended.

President Prillernisn and Pro-. 4. W.
Curtis. Of the West Virginia Cobra In
stitute left On on No over the G. & o
Saturday evening for wsthingtnn. ID. c
~h-r~ they GO To attend the Association
Of American Agricultural Collers q =.
Experiment Stations. The meetings al
the Association will he he'll in the New
Willard Hotel and will lie addressed n,
some of the shle~t speaker in the caur-
try. The program was arranged hy tn.
Executive Committee H. full OF interest
l'rssidsnt W. a. Thompson of the Obi.
STATE University is Chairman of the Ex
ess.tiv- eommitte-.
The Representatives "f the S.,sro i.sn.'
Grant C.alees- will hohi C.lni~r~ns,
ia the Yonng Mems Christian A-sncis
ti"n building "Wednesday ami Thur-ds,
sitrrnsSns. Among the prominent
speakers at this Conference will be Hon
y. y. CLAYTON. United Stste- Ccmmi-
sioner Of l.ducatioa; Mr.. PTa or Kns, p
~ ri~ unitrsi SSsfes Department at Az
rn1Ilture and Dr. James II. Dillard
President "i the Jesnr~s Fund Rnard
The ms-ting is ~xpscte,i U ecli-pe in i'm
portance all former session-. Rrpresen
tstiy~s fr-m ~ states have signified
their intention "f h~in9 rr~s~nt- Prrs-
ident byri Prillermsn O. the West vIr
finis C.slor-d Institute is Chairman %.
shis & .nferene~ and Pr"f. B-njamin
Hubert ri Orsng~burg. =. G.. is SECRETARY
The Conference was orxsnized IN Co'um-
bas, Ohio. ia Sos~mbes. 1911, st sh~
sngerstion OF the Unite.l States 3uresn
"f Education. Hr. Prillermsn VA
made Chairman Of this first session am
~as ~ eIrS.teri at Atlanta, Ga in 1872
This Is compliment 10 Mr.. Prill~r-
man and the West Niryinis Cosor~.i
Institute over whh h he Dr-sisie- oil.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-14
To Hold Meeting Monday, November l7---Eve-
ry Colored Man in the County Should At
tend; Election of Officers and Other
Business to be Transacted

'-'rs nt the "rgtniratipn arr called uf-pn
to answer. lssgar.i.. - of J-r-,nal ,.r..in-
dic,-s. 81 jlslikss. 'ilil"p-nc,S "r ambition
every Negro ia thi- ss.unty mnsrs answer
l"r himself and f.T hiS rsa-e th,--.. an.---
ti"ns Monday. n tls. rights AMI inter
Its "i the "f;isI - and rlr lra,irrs "f tl,..
dissatisfied tleurtt Wrrr all tn De- con
-l',r,-i u would H.. "a ~iinplr matter. hut
the Interests "f i5.tssp N,..r--- in nn,.
county and ultimately tl,s rights 81 ever,
Mgr" i'm Nest \irciule ar,. ,,,nsi.ier,~i 10,
th- l--is-r to Lee si.~l.i.-i ai thi~ nle.tinr
Monday
Arr Nrgr's-s '' uli"-trnt O" si,.al with
them iairly anal ~.tIl' Iia.in .iic.. i"r all
tan lew white mem .h,ni.- th..r-au.i-
81 \rgr--- in nr.isf tl,st N-rt..- viii
l~'-'- ihr'r I"'liti"al i.r~.i an.i tlsrn.l.,
i~' deprived 1T re- r'~rntA'r'n sid flvh,-
~hirh tls~y n"w p..--.--- li,.--.- are ti,..
I--'s~ wiiri, snnir"nt fi,.. N.rt. ,..i.f- Il
Mcdowell s..uniy ant must h.. .h-.i. 4
M"ndsy.
The ~issti'n "f 'ili..r- - ,l-, an i'm
I"'rtant mater. iut Tar i,-- important
than the 'ItH-sti"ns r...il..l ais,Ne. IL -
nrst--ary thnt nIrn "i s.Nf-.ri.n,r.. aiilit,
and unNns~ti"sIs-i HONESTY and integrity
iS rho-sn IL till the ,ari,.,i- "ilic.--. In..n
~l'" can inspire the ,~,nlids.ne,. and r.
~fsv't "i lS'ih tll~ Ns-gr".-- anI Whit Is..
pie. ID therr are men wl,p ran i--tlrr
guard the civil and I'.'litiral Interests "i
the rare than th.s-s. now ia oflic... "a viii
Ia letter To- elect them, l.nt il tl,. m-n m
Office have satisfied majority of the Ne
groes "i tiis eonDss sRd prat~ctsu their
Interests they -ho',ld ls- rrtains-i IN Office.
But every N-gro should come o. this
meeting open mind,.i and wililout prrin.
dice. support the men AMI nieasnr.-s h.-
feels will t~tIrr the ronditi"n ii the m,a
jOrity and abid,- by tie dsSisi"n "i Tie
majority. Black men in McDo~ell cot u
~ ART on trial The Verdirf will ~ r,.n-
der,-i M"nday.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-14
HON. J. c.
NAPIER
Tells Plain Truth
Nashville t,loleb

\ ''l"ie rrI'prt.-r having run acro-.
hr Napier asked. "What of the articl.
IN the chicagp Defender In .pir,,
4 gOosi hnm"f lac rrpls,l
regard the whole thing ~ hus-
ypk". an stc~mpt o. raiss. n t~fnt---t IN a
traI"t. The writer either iid not AN.
i~r-tand The D'lfI,ft oi my n.te g. h,.
paIrr "r iI~ oi,Jsrte'i e. ny t.lI,nx IA.
Dlain pnsarni-i,s~i truth air,nt a man
amply i-~'alI-- lao hal shown hitn-..lf q.
- "n~ II tl'e srch enrfnis- of Nrvro.-
a'id \rgf" Pr~gr--- Whatever may
f<.n my opinion oi lint Assistant S.cr,.
tsry Williams. aud las hatred II Nryro~-
AMI J think he rxeel. any man ha,.
ever ss~n in this reysr,i. I c.,s,ld ,n no
ans have i~~n justified in trying In
maintain statement concerning hiu
Which ~as untrue and ~hi.h al len
Srrr'iits~i o. u- in th- columns Of H.
lh'ien'ier. To- my mote - tho Drfend~,
] simply Ins'ie the effyrt o. eorre,t th,.
error and D. alp ny opinion a. 10 th-
kindly ieelinx ent-rtsinsi. indi.rinally
by --cr~tafy Mad ~. toward s,,,r t--o,,.
have newer hal any sympathy Nth tl,-
Wiis'n nis.tli'ri 81 dealing Nth ,,rr nr.-
pie snd have nia'ie - effort st any tiu,r
g. csn-e him "r sny 1T ~ onh-inls a.
think 80. On the other hand they h.,.
bong known 'l'st 49, openly opto~~d
O. ii'en' ai.d that ny opposition o. then,
hsd f~en esriy AMI emphstically rezi.-
terrell against them. On ktolcr fortl,
last, the date of tle ~riting II the letsSr
u ~hich the Drfen.ler ~ yigorons.y t.k..
exoerti"n, my resignation had gone into
eh~ct and ! ~ss in NJ -en-e under any
obligation o. do or O. -ay o,.e tnlne slo,r
the Wilson Administrator With which
hsd never sgreed on sny proposition
~hste.er. excerpt - tell the truth.
Ny feiat'"n With and SEPARATION from
TIE Wilsyn Administration are an o,-o.
cbapter ~hich have l~rn already NOR.
widely comuedt~i upon than the sinple
performance u ones duty entities him
n. They have hen made - plain that
he sbo runs may resd. The first .rpr,-
gsti''n order IN the Treasury Depauraent
sas '-sue,i over the telephone late in IN.
afternoon on Juiy ti.irt-enth Ist I'm
mediaieiy upon IL issuance commenced
q movement 70 have the order revoked.
! hr't saw the Chief Clerk Who told u-
fe vs- p'o~sriess % DO anything si.c,
the order esme fron abovsf' nd h.
tceaasord 10 f>se 1vo.)
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-14
THE MCDOWELL COUNTY COLOREO
REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
as an administration policy.

as an administration policy.
In their protest tho spokesman IT IN.
dels-gstion insisted that IL Was the min
ciPie ~ segregation that ~ss Objected 4,
and not the manner in which IL VA al
ministrr~i. lie qn"t-,i q letter ~ri,t.r
ny Mr. Wilson beiorr election ~ follows
IL i nay earnest wish to 49, iu-t,c,
dane colored = oi'r IN every matter. anc
not merely gruding justice. hut justic.
executf~i With lih~rslity and cordial goo.l
feeling Every principal 1t our Con-ri
tuition commands thi-. and our sy,npa
thss should sl-o make IL ~ssy" Com.
m~nting on this the petiti"ners said 4.
tia. President:
rHl"r words were never written ans
th"ur readers could not Iros-it,ly have e>
I~r tel their anthor To- c~suntensnc,. Al.
institution "i any new policy in his o~,
hrai''h 'i ii@ Government, nov ..it,t
'~'iis hs-s'i On rs~i.l PrrJ"iic-. sxain-,
'ifin "a I-'lisy ii caste which no ,.n-.l
dent ~"nid darr even hint for ritis-n.
any 81 the many other ras.lnl -xtr..tiou.
winch maxi uP "nr Heterogeneous f,.,,.
ulatl"n
ih- I--titi''nrIs 'ait I.artnanlsr >tc--.
"l~'n t'''' "Tt-f "i S<rr-tary M.A.L.. n,
4'"fiis -ri'aTate eating tal,ls-. AMI a.,
th'' -''grtRstis1n in the s,I.iitor'. r,.,,o- -.
tl'~ l''-t"ffir- Department. the Navy th,
h""'a" "i Engraving snd Printing. Nh.
'i-''" herr. N-c-ssity." says tho Let,
t"n. can not IT, plea.i..l ~ An .,c,,-
i"f ''i- "ilr"nr and injury. Airo. Amen
cans and ''ti'-r American employees h.,.
'%T'i' ""rAing t'g''th-r, eating at the .am.
thhl'-, snd using tile same lasatorir. AN.
TOILETS Ter twb nrn-rations. They h.,,
~"rks~i an Ieac~ and harmony and th.
'f"N~TnInent's ialsine-- has h-,,.n x.il -.
Some "i the very Afro-Amrricsr
clerks taken ir'sm ro,Ins where Amer.
cans 81 other ancrstrirs worke.i. or iron.
s~"t- in Inxt4 -positi"n thereto. h.>.
""rk'-i ior twenty five AMI thirty yr.r
They did - through two Democratic "A.
ihi"isirstions. These Democratic Ad
'ninistrations ~-re nearer the abolition
81 slavery "i Airicans Than yours. Mr.
frrSih'nt. The same efforts u insusu
rate Tins srgn-gation ia Gnvernmsut Al.
'i'e were made nnd~r ypur illu<tr.oup
prr'i'S'sss'r, the late President Gnoy,.
'"e'e'anh' Hnd ~err -topfs-d 10y his o,-
Ter. ~ 49, trust they will IL in short or
Ter hy y"ur.elf."
Al mass fn-eting under the suspice
u 'h~ i~aene on Friday night. ~hici
pa"srh the largr Nin~t-~nth Str-~t k.t,.
li~' ChnTrh' the Delegation maae A. ful
rrISrt.
NJ Tins inviting II Wa urged that th
'~i'ding ia II signs-i p~titi"n. t-. cnntinu
~. IL ~as al-o advised that lco~r- q.
'""St 'f s~nt u congressman srd .~n
''"r. 10y ""lors.i citizens every
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-14
THE TRUE TEACHER

The true teacher will inspire The pupil
n Emulate his iiie. That man ~ wo-
msn = ont ~ place in the s.hooiroDnl
~ho cannot point u ms Or her own life
g. on inspiration. Thi- ws- the -ecr~t 4
.Dccr~s in the tesching- n Je-l- Christ.
~ Paul and Socrafe-.
A true lie properly pre-entei O. tie
boy 70 more useful IN shaping hi- fninre
than the finest library in the work..
The LIE of the trne teacher wiil sland
for hon~-ty. industry. kiDdnc-s. sympa.
thy oh~dien~e. soursge and philanthropy
The vslae Of tl,at t~orher in who~e b..
ON the-e virtne> flame cannot ~ c-timo-
ted in dollsr~ With ell our equipment
IN buildings snd spparat,. that -rho-,l j.
poorly manned that fsil- IN Supplying a
TEACHER D. ~hom the pupils may look a,
their heal.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-14
MOB 0! 1000 MEN
Storm Church to Get nti-Cath-
ohe Speaker

caTis'nsials. fa.. N"t = Ih.. I-tr.,
Baptist chnrsh h-r-. RI, It.fri,sl l.,n..i
"s.-t'f. ~ss -t"ruis~t fy ul.l. 81 s..
"'"n L'nisht ~h~n rt- r-I~mt ~a- .irc,.
'sts~i tl'st i"i'~rt Wilson. "a Iai,4L- a.
ts~'tiVe ~s- tp deliver an anti-CaIn..Ih
AL irrSs- Wilson hal i-rgnn his tall
"hrn ti'- crowd after . futile att-nitt
break in the door-. rid'ils~l every sta,n..
<lass window IN the handling Nth STONE
"''h cries 81 Lynch Wilson Lynch
Lynch Wilson. part at the crowd rul
into the church Though tllr ha-~In-nt
nut both the pastor .nd Ih.. .i~t-cti,, ..
hal ~>-aI~Si on y --srrh oi the chnr. !.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-14
Many to Aid in Fight on Whit.
Plague, Sell Red Crou
Seals.

thsrl"-t.'n. " Va N"v -...S-.,l,
one h"ndr'~i riti~- and ,illsy--- in W.,
Virgins have -lrea.iy Les.in plans scrthe
sale Of iiei fr'--- Christmas Sol. dnrin,
fl'" month 81 Ih~~rni--r. ac-or.i,ng to 4,
-tabrni~nt '--u Il 10 tl- Anti-Tui~rcu
i'si- leag''~ 81 we-t Virginia which =
r"n'i'ieti"g fl~ SLATE sale
Tins iav"rsi'ls showing 80 -ari, "a ia.
-'-a-pn indicat~- that the sale thi. ..s,
VII lar cxes%d that 81 1917 when o,.,
."' h"ndrs~i and fifty--~sen Thousand
--'- ~"rr -id. Last year over fri,
million 81 thss- little n,~-~nsers II go
i'~aith were -,ld IN tho tnitsd State r.
slD'i'K ais'ut sh,'.sp for the esnlpoirr
h~nkind's ''rra'~-t emmy"
1hs-~ little Jhr.-tni.- stics@r. a,. ..le
i'f one cent esch snd ihe prs.ce~i. do
nat'-i ." the work - stamping out tnl,rr
'ni''-i- b" West Nirxinia. T,~, sr, u.,
"f ii''' lax II leit~r- sud psrka~~-. o,
-'a'~n'~nt-. mrnn- .fih any rlsce .her,
tiI'y Will stick
TIE state l,esg'ie - planning ~ has,
'''" '-"'- -''ld IN every city. sillsgr sns
hanl~' 10 ihe -,at~ and = carrying on o.
enrrHrt'e csnppaiKn from h~ss q isrter. IL
Charleston - sccompli-h this purr.o-r
I"'~renl'-i- i.~sgue-. Woulcn'. Club
i'He~i"f-. l'-sm--t~rs. Eanker- an
other prominent PERSONS are i,~ing cslle.
uI-'n q" assist IN stamping e.ut tnl.ercu
lo-i- ~ -siiing ksi Cro-- Sesi-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-14

West Virginia Has Had Fourteen
Governors Since Admitted
to Union.

Hon. stuart J. Rcd. Secretary OF
St~t~. has had made cuts of the Cover.
nors Of the stair. They arr made on
two plst~s. ~hich sre convenient in sire
20 run In q book on the History II the
STATE, or in educational publications, ~
hat they ran he u-~d in sll the achoos
Of The state. Also Mr. REED propo@es u
have number of extrs plst-- made for
no. OF nevspsp~r. ~ ~ b. give the Wi
dest publpjty N information a. % the
executives ~ tho state for the people II
the sf.tr. The tirD~ of service of zach
Governor 10 given ~ith the pirtnre.
A rensrk sils thing about the Cover
nors of We<t .irginis - that iherr have
heen "a and that -~ven-jnst half Of thsm
arr dad and halt ~ them are living
The names of al snd the the time -erv-
ID. arr a. follow.
Arthur I. Boremsn. June %. 1897, o.
Febrnsry ". 1890
Dan ID. Fsrns~orth. February q. Isfe
u March ,. ssme yesf.
William Erkin~ St@venson. March 4.
is,9. 20 March 3. 1871.
John ) Jacobs. March. 1871. 10 March
,, 1877.
Henry Nsson Mathews. Msrch .. is77.
70 Msrh 2, 1891.
Js~ob B~eson Jsrkson March 4. ISeI
20 March =, Iss5.
y. wilsoa Wilson. Msrch. 4. Iss5. O.
hsrch 2, 1859. and pert n t~rm ofA. r.
tismins. pending the Gof- Fleming con.
ss-t, feming servinr balsnre of term q
Ne ch 2. lsfO.
W. A. M.cCorkle. March 4. IsaG. y
March =. 1897.
g. ". Atsin-on, Msrch 4. Isg-. q
March 4. 1901.
I A. B. Whit. March 4. IaoI. u usrcf
3. 1895.
W. VI. o. Dawson. March 4. 1916. q
March 2. 1go~.
W. p. Gl@~-cock. Nsrch =. 1914. q
March 3. 1913.
The term Of u. u. Hatfield eogr.ence,
March, =. 1913.
fsrns~orth -~rvei Eve dsy.. Bor~msr
having b~~n e;ect~d United stats s<n.
! stor.
Foar of Tie Governors have CONE froe
} fssksrub~su. nsns,y, Bowman, Sewn.
, 80, Jsckssa, s.A whissl
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-14
A STRANGE
DEPARTURE

The present Administration presents .
spectacle unique. 20 say the lesst, in the
political history of this nation. Al nn
time since the D~clsrstion of Indep~nd.
enc~ has there been an executive body or
. President who has manifested, appear
emily, less regard for the inali@nahls
rights of life, liberty and the purruits of
happiness the denial Of ~hirh ny Great
Britain constituted the source of hitter
complaints, persistent opposition. frstri-
cid-l war. and which resulted in Colonis!
iDdependence-than has Woodrow VIII
son- This cannot he gsinssid. IL the col
ord people arr 20 he reckoned A. psrt
ot the American lody-p polite and in
vested Nth the Constitution right Of citi-
zenship. IL need not he said that th.
colJrs-i people do not enjoy liberty, eth
er personal, civil or political; for that i
all too patent, since liberty presuppose-
a state 81 mental tranquility bas~d mon
. -rnse 81 perfect security. And how car
= sense of -ecurity Obtain, when the til.
of prejndice and prescription 10 running
last snd high against u-, and the strong
arm 81 the Executive. though calmly and
legally invoked to stay the impending do
lugr 81 injn-tice and tyranny, rnfns>s n
eniesvor to qneil the storm or 10 clo-<
the hoodgatr~ for our protection7 whs,
becomes n the right Of the colored rro-
pie n the full enjoyment II their proper.
g and the results of their o~n toll. ~b~n
they are restricted troth % scqui-itls n
and alienation and are compelled n pai.
ronize the highest market Tor the poorr-l
returns, to labor az discount and p.l
chs-e st q PrrlDinm. II AZ ALL And ~h q
Protection y there N lie it-elf. -hen tn.
coior~i people hear all forms n. in.nli
snd degradation and Negro batting AMI
II the spirit of indignstion or deien-> q,
retslistion - shown on their Part. sr.
hunied like wolves or treated like dog.
AZ msit~r ~ fsct. under the strr.- n
times present, there exists such ststr NJ
anar'ny a. rsspect- the rights of cnlorr,.
citizens. g. would shame the most fans~
" Jev-f'siting hn>rov;te or .'un-p~.l
able Turk. And all = dn- n the do
nothing = l'cy. - st I~~-' tie pernicion'
setieity 81 Tire prr-ent Administration. "a
90 FAR a. some Of the most influential ex
ecutivc officers srp concerned. Mr.. vii
sons ssidre-s- are lsdsn te the limit viii
preach ne"t- shout morality. morality =
ed nsn-eum. PRAY. What ]. morality !
it - not prsctioe Of simple justice? An
~hst n jRtioe hut ,he sctnsIizstion q
the d"'t'ins, do MT 10 another wha
ycu do no< ~'-h 10 t~ done 10 yoars>lr''
And vhas dsss ar. wilsnn IN xhr~ \,
r<tzrn 70 ~ whis< nouse- Aslssp. IN
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-14

The meeting "f the McDoWrll C.untS
Color'd Republican Organization. {" h.
held Monday. the i7ih. will hr the mosi
important inviting oi the "rgsnizaiior
ever h.-ld NJ that msrting "fli-rs ar
To L., rls-rt.-d. ncw rpl,-- adopted an.
nnch Important h's-ine-- lar r~aehipg ~
T. ~. - uf-.n not only tl,- Nrgr-- 81
HcIhp~-il county hat % go si lary,
sill lrr tran-srtrsi.
Ti.-r. has is--n n,s.-h neiiHii..n again.
,-rtsin .'Ili.rr- abd ia las"r oi a r,-Igan
kais.n 81 late ami tl,. .lns~Ii"n- ieinr
sskr~i ..n sll -l.i.- Inv - "wh-il,-r Ih.
Mrh veil c..nnIy C"i"r..i i:.Ia,idissn
Orgsnizsfi.n ran ~rati,~r Il,s -i.sm "r
~h@th~r II ~iii go" fa.~r- nI-.r Iln.
rorkss
Can personal differences and di-np
points'i "ri.'r -s-kcrs disrupt the strong
II and n'"-t ,iI.ctiv- pnlnical "rsani
<stion Of N-gro-s in the state
Will the hari working blark voters 81
the county Who have the Interests Fl al
Iheir peopl- at heart and ~hn h-,k f"r
ssrd with hope ami courage o. the ininr-
for their chiidrn permit n lew ds-igning
politicians. whether they ARE in ofiice or
out. u throttle AMI destroy an "rgsni-
cation which mean- their very political
life in this county?
il not the Mcpo~rll Comfy C..lOr,-i
Republican Organization larger than any
individual or ST 81 individuals?
Can the Negro. Who demands jn-ti.-
of Others do justice himself?
Can Negroes bury sell long enough t.
serve the race in county and state
Are they capable of self government?
These are questions which the Nfer"
voters Of MclIo~etl county Who are m-rn-