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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15
sEGREGATiNG REPUBLICANS.

The Central Afro American of Saint
Louis in a timely editorial protests
against the action of certain branches
OF the Republican party in Saint Louis
in putting the Afro-American voters
off to themselves and shutting them
out of the party councils in the forma-
ton Of campaign plans. The Afro
American says:
ESPECIALLY is it true of some wards
in this city, where the Afro-American
voters are directed to hold separate
meetings, where the only work they
can accomplish is to carry out the in
structions given them by the advo-
Gates of this segregation idea. It is
an idea entirely foreign to true Re-
publican prin ciples, having no place
upon the roll of honor with the names
of Lincoln, Sumner, Grant, Douglas
and others, but very properly belongs
in the category of ideas advocated by
Vardaman, Tillman, Blease and their
ilk.
No separate meetings are necessary
for the German, Irish, Jew, Italian or
any English-speaking race of Re-
publicans, then why in the name of all
that is honest and fair are such meet
ings necessary for Afro-American Re-
pubicans. Afro-Americans do not de-
mand more than their share of re-
cognition in appointments, based upon
their numerical strength, and they will
never be satisfied with less. All
voters in the Republican Party should
have the right to express their pref
erences for men who desire their sup
port at the polls, and this can only be
done by Afro-American representa-
itves being admitted to the party
councils where the selections of the
party organization are discussed. This
is the only method we know of where
by the party organizations can in all
truth act for government OF the
people. by the people, and for the
people,"
Let us have ONE PARTY COUN-
GIL participated in by representatives
Of ALL NATIONALITIES, then we
shall lave TRUE HARMONY, and
singleness of purpose that will sweep
aside all opposition"
To all of which THE APPEAL says
Amen.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15
COWARDLY COLORED Ours.

The wires tell US that thirty col
ored men watched the lynching of Rosa
Carson at Orangeburg, S. c., but offer
ed no resistance"
1t is a great shame and disgrace to
the race that thirty Afro.Americans
stood by and failed to give their lives,
If necessary, in attempting to prevent
the lynching of one of their women.
They could not have died in a holie:.
cause and the knowledge that they ha6
fought to death in defense of the law
would have made the next mob hest
tate-all mobs are cowardly.
Any Afro-Americans who stand by
and see the law outraged and one of
their women lynched are worse than
towards.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15
PUTTING IT ON GOD.

Old Francis Joseph, Emperor of
Hungary, in declaring war on
little Servia, stated that he earnestly
desired to avoid hostilities but "Provi-
dence decreed otherwise"
That has familiar sound. In the
dark days before the war, the alleged
Christians of the United States said
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15

Frank Park, of Sylvester, Georgia
who was elected to fill the unexpired
term of the famous jimcrowist, S. A.
Roddenbery, who died last year, has
signalized his entrance into the arena
as a great statesman by introducing
a bill in Congress which makes it I'm.
lawful for negroes to be designated,
elected or appointed as commissioned
or non-commissioned officers in the
army.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15

Forty Christian missionaries, Ger
man and French, are leaving their sta.
tons for their home countries to take
their places in their armies They
have taught the poor benighted heath
ems, "Thou shalt not kill" but now
they are ready to kill each other in
the name of God Is it strange that
such Christianity is really making few
convetrs among the heather?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15
Sample Southern Justice.
(St- Luke'S Herald,)

(St- Luke's Herald)
Down in Mississippi recently, Pull
man porter who accepted tip of ten
cents was fined $6-and the white
man who gave the tip was fined Sc.
After the trial the white mans fine
was RENTED and the money returned
This is a good sample of southern
justice. He who accepts tip or brlDe
is guilty, while he who does the brib.
ing, is without sin.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15
Superiors Never Burn Interiors,
portland Advocate.)

A superior race will not lynch and
burn an inferior race simply because
they have the power. Terrible crimes
and brutal1tles will not be permitted
against human beings by a superior
race and then seek to find ease and
peace for an injured conscience simp-
ly on the basis of color.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15
IN CHRISTIAN U. s.
Afro-American Woman Lynched by
Americans.

Afro-American Woman Lynched by
+. Americans.
Muskogee, Okla.-Lemuel Peace, a
Caucasian, went into the colored sec.
ton Of the city Sunday night and mis-
treated Marie Scott, an Afro-American
woman. To defend herself, she killed
him. She was arrested and put into
the Wagner county Jail for safe keep
ing. Tuesday she was. taken out of
the jail by masked mob and hanged
to telephone pole. The mob got into
the jail by strategy. The mob pulled
the screaming woman from her cell,
tied rope about her neck and
dragged her some distance through the
streets before reaching the telephone
pole.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15
IN CHRISTIAN SOUTH.
Lynching Of Afro-American Woman
Society Function in South
Harolina

Orangeburg, S. C:-Rose Carson, a
colored woman, was taken from the
jail at Elloree near here and lynched
by a mob. Eye Witnesses state that
many of the most prominent citizens
took part in the festivities. The wom-
an, wfo was charged with the murder
OF a II year old child, was taken to
the scene of her alleged crime and
hanged. AfterWard the body was rid
died with bullets.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15
Silence is Infamous.

Possibly the worst thing permitted
to go on and work injury to Negroes,
has been the silence of Negro speak
ers in the face of the Infamous lies
Ben. Tillman, Vardaman, Blease and
others have been telling the North and
West about Negroes raping white
women. By all means they should
have been rebuked and their state
ments proven lies, but as it is, both
sections believe it. Shame on the In
te1ligent men and women of our race
who allow these base calumniators to
SANDER us.-Pioner Press, Martins
burg, w. Va.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15
White Rarist Lynched.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Lee Warner, II,
white, was shot and killed by a mob
of Afro-Americans after it was alleged
he assaulted a colored girl A coro-
ner's jury returned a verdict of "justi-
fable homicide"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15

The good old days of the Three RS
will be revived at the Minnesota State
Fair, Sept. Z to IL, when over 100 chill
dren will spell for the championship
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15

The Good Roads Exhibit at the Min
nesota State Fair, Sept. 7-12. is de-
signed to compare good and bad meth
DDS OF road building. Going?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15
CAPITOL STEAM LAUNDRY.

1.-THE House Of Quality and Service"
Besides doing first class laundry work
at low rates, also does DRY CLEAN
ING, and for short time offers these
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15
RACE PREJUDICE.

RACE PREJUDICE
I am convinced myself that there is no more
evil thing in this present world than Race Pre-
JUDGE; none at ALL ! write deliberately is
the worst single thing in life now. It justi1es
and holds together more baseness, cruelty and
abomination than any other sort of error in the
world Through its body runs the black blood
of coarse lust, suspicion, jealousy and persecu-
tion and all the darkest poisons Of the human
soul
H. g. Wells in N Y. Independent
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15


Ladies' Suits $3.50
Ladies' Long Goats, full lining. $50
Ladies' Long Coats, half lining. 1.25
Ladies' Long Coats, no Iining.... 100
Ladies' Long Gloves. 10
Ladies' Short Cloves .05
Mems Suits 100
Mems Spring Over Goats. ....... 100
Try us and you will be convinced.
Our wagons go everywhere.
Phone N. w. Cedar 939, Tri-State 1643
I43 Wabasha st. St Paul, MINI.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-10-30

CONGRESS
PREDICTED

Washington. October -. s5.-Congre-man
Frank Z. Woods. OF Iowa. Chairman OF
the National Republican Congrs--ions q
Committee. made following statement
today:
The Democratic party enters the con-
ciuding week Of the ~ampaign Of 1914
with only two asrets--tlbe war in Europe
and the ephemersl Bull Moo-e party.
The Republican party is coming hack
into power. Indications. to.lay point Ia
the obliteration OF the present Democrat
ic majority in Conxrs-s-. There il no
longer the least doubt of sweeping Re-
publican gains i'm every quarter of the
United States.
The people are Dissatisfied with Dem
ocratic ineompetency. They are weary
OF Democratic experiments. They are
tired of Democraoc deceI Itions. There
is good reason for this. The American
citizens have fared poorly h,th at home
and abroad. Industry is stsgnant. Bus
iness IL demorali1ed. Labor il unem-
ployed- The peopb are ready for the
restoration OF the principIe OF protection,
advocated by willissn Mckinley under
which industry thnved apd the people
prospered-
The Democrats in Congress have been
gniltJ OF gross extravaganza. The money
they have spent with prohigate waste has
come from the constituents OF the very
men sent to Congress % conserve the
Nations wealth and To administer It-
fiscal Affairs economically.
The Democratic administration has
embarked on a policy Of paternsli-m un-
equsled ever before ina this country The
Democrats claim Jefferson as their pa
tron saint yet, at the same time, they are
burying even the memory of his rinci-
Piles deeper and deeper by executive usur-
patton Of the Legislative function.
The Democratic administration has
shown thinley-veiIed hostility to indi-
vidual effort and the Democratic nlem-
hers Of Congrs-'- have begrudgrd tl,e sue
cs-s Of all individual enterprise.
The Democratic Congrersrnen should
be held individually responsible by their
constituents
''The people are afraid Of the Dem
ocrsric party"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-10-30
A Few Facts
For the Voter

since the present Democratic tariff Law
went into effect, our purchass- from for
eign nations have increased tIO2, 900, 900.
while our sales abroad have decrsased in
the same time tlOs. .OoO.OoO. We have
bought more and sold le~s, and the most
Of which Ne have bought from abroad
should have b~en produced st home. We
have lost in foreign commerce since this
bill went into effect not les than $50.
0n,opo. We have donated 70 Canadian
iumbermen in the same period O.. .OnO. 600,
which y the amount they contributed tc
the expenses Of our governments durins
the Last year of q Republican tariff. Had
they paid the old rate on what they
shipped into this country during the IN,
eight months Of the Underwood Lac, tbey
would have contributed twice t,OOO. COZ
n this government
With all this sacrifice, the oonsume,
has not paid one cent Ie-- for hl- lumber
In the same time, tlO.ODO.Oco hs- beer
given the sugar Trust, and the consumer
pays more for his sugar. To the foreign
wool grower, q donstion of t1O.0O.OC
in duties has been made, and wooden
ciothes co-t no le-- than before. The i'm
porte- Of beef and cattle have been re-.
ievei Of paying t5,Ooo,ooo toward IA.
support Of this government. and TIE over
, bursiened taxpayer pey- more for hi'
meat. WOW, - make mp the deficit thu,
prodDced. and from which the consume,
has reoeived no benefit, the people of N.
country are aked ~ so-cslled va
revenue' bill ~ ~ q direct tar o. slO5,
eD,pc, IN addition b. the tar burder
they are already bearing, st . time vber
our nation = st pesoe with al the world
Are Jon gong % vote ~ continue thu
kind Oi Democratic iDeffsciency.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-10-30
KEYSTONE.ECKMAN
CELEBRATES RU.
RAJ. SCHOOL DAY

Friday. October p. the day desi9nsted
by the Governor a. Rural School Day,
was a gala affair at the Keystone-Eck-
man Graded school. For several days
previous, preparations were made 10 Gel
citrate the day and make il a success.
Invitations were sent out n the patrons
n come in the morning AID SO what was
being done in sctual class work. Several
came and were shown the various rooms
at work and they. expressed themselve-
a. being much pleased with the interest
and good order throughout the building.
At ~ O'Clock the ball team accompanied
by the teachers, visitors and student
body, went down n the diamond and
began n warm mp for game with the
Keystone All Stars, q team made mp Of
ex-collerr players and -emi-profs-~ionals.
The game Was q hard fought one and
though the -chool boys were defeated by
q -core of IA % ) they gave q good sc-
count of themselves st al stages of the
game snd tne pitchers kept the heavJ
batting All star players guessing all the
time. Poor Judgement and inability n
run bases probably kept the school boy.
from winning a. they fairly outplsyed
their opponents in several department,
ri the game.
After the hall game, an interesting pro-
gram vss rendered in the assembly room
The program consisted Of songs by th.
school chorus. recitstion- and e--sy- b
tie pupils Of the upper grades and talk
~ the visiting patrons, ending with sr
cid-ts-hioned spelling match. Before tn
spelling began the principal snnounces
that Me~rs. J. NJ Lsmkin. !. n. Crse
sett and Stanley Carter would give (
book - prize b the succe~ful pupil
and after q very spirited cont-t. Made
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-10-30
RURAL DAY At WEST
VIRGINIA COL. INSTITUTE

Rural School Day was observed by the
Piney Grove school Al Institute Mr.
Minnie Hurt. TEACHER With ,.o-,,r.
..
MI" VIZ
'''''''." '~''"' '''''''e'A''e interest ~a-
NJ" ~"se c'""u hlei ue
"ate ...''". -' '''"7'r "aS 'n'h'Sh-
~ - s's'~ '''''''
". y. - ''''s" "ee' chairman
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'~'k' ~, """'enef' showing
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-10-30
LYNCH|NG AND
CIVILIZATION"

Those Of ns who think this country il
the seat Of the worlds conscience, the
last world in civilization, the citadel Of
the rights and Liberties Of mankind.
might have 70 change our opinions slight
ly II we could sc ourselves A. others -ee
Us.
Just now, when we are setting our
selves up a. final srI.iters in the conflict
OF nations, end are filed with right
cons indignation" over alleged barba-
rites and atrocities in the theatre Of war,
the independents comes along with these
disquieting reflections:
That this is a barbarious country. in
spots. n undeniable when We learn tina,
in 1918 A. many a. ~ colored men and
women were killed by moh-, lynchesI
without trial. The Wimes charged against
them were VARIOUS, some sencus, Others
trivial. Some OF the victims were doubt
less innocent. The igure> pr.,ve q shock-
ing degree Of barbarian u exist with ~;
and the only relief We find is that there
is pretty steany decrease in the mum
her. In 1892 there were I55 Iynched,
and l54 the next year. AZ this rate 81
decrea-e ve may be quite civilized y
years from now. There have been only
twenty lynchinss in the first -Ix month.
Of the present year.
Here y a record Of atrocities for which
We venture 70 say no parallel can b.
found In any Of tire ''bsrbsror-'' ma
tons nov st war, and compared viii
which the stoocities charged against th,
German soldiers would sppear for th,
most part - triAing indi-cretion- incl
dent n the heat Of war.
Before ne throw any more stones a
the Germans. Yet ne ~ sure ne an no'
living in . gis-- bou-e. n war j. vbs
sherman said IL vss, IL = natural u ex
pect lev human devils in any army o
three or four miilions Df men rnr- -ed Il
deadly conflict; but eh., uonld exs=-rt Z.
find mob~ Of human d~vils st w~rk II
times of pesoe at the Wy ieet of Lil~rt
EnIightening the Worid?
Meantime, Ne shogld like n direct IN
attention of Mr.. Wil-pn and the southern
sentiemen who st IN the saddle At wash
ington 10 this paragraph from ea sddre-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-10-30
THROUGH MCDOWELL COUNTY
Delivers Three Speeches Monday To Great And
Enthusiastic Audiences
HitsDen1ocrafsHard

Mems Christian Association building at
Ranage, Boone county, West Virginia,
October 10, 1914, upon the invitation of
Mr.. O. W. Ridenour. the SECRETARY.
Hon. III. ID. Hatfield. Governor Of Wet
Virginia. ~pd Hon w. A. McCorkle,
ex-Governor, also spoke at this service,
Governor Hatfield making the principal
address. The association building was
erected by the Spruce River Coal Com
pany OF which Mr. l. NJ. Taggart Of
Msssilon, Ohio, is president. and Mr..
F. +. Taggart. his son. the principal
stockholder Mr.. J. r. Ramsee, from
whom the town takes It's name, il super
intendent "f the coal works.
The building is a two-story frame
structure with basement containg lavs-
tories and shower r-baths. The first floor
is used for serving refreshments and for
for religious services. No discrimination
n made between the races in the Use of
this building IL was very noticeable on
the day Of the dedication how freely the
Negroes and whites cemmingied with no
sign Of friction. The Board of Dirctors
is composed of both white men and Ne
groes- Miss Luetta LipscomD, a student
of the West Virginia ColoIed Institute,
was pianist for the dedicatory exercises
In addition to the Association build
ing, the village has two good school
houses and fine athletic field, and the
operators plan tn erect a hospital in the
near future. The houses for the miners
are sanitary. ard every effort is put forth
on the part Of the operators tn encourage
them in better living. No person is en-
ployed on the works who cannot furnish
a recommendation Of good moral eharsc-
ter and temperate habits
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-10-30

Cincinnati. Ohio. Oct. 25.-An effor,
to have Mr- Francis Ru..ell, q colorei
teacher now in charge OF . special cla..
'f white pupils in the Pea.lee school,
transferred resulted only i'm high praiss
for the teachers work. Mr. Russell is
the wife Of the principal Of the Douglas
school.
superintendent Condor, reporting on
protest that had been made agsips,
continuing Mrs. Russell in charge OF the
class, said that the protest is without sub
stantial basis. - Mn Russell's appoint
ment is only a temporary one; that /,
has thus far been impossible 70 find any
one capable OF filling the place, and that,
in any event. ''it will he Impossible 70
replace Nm. Russell, for her attainment.
are OF an exceptionally high order and
her work is very nearly incompatible. -
lie declared that the complaints had
emansted neither from the children up-
der Mrs. Rus-elPs care nor from their
parents.
Misses Edith Campbell and Annie
Laws both stated that they know what
she has done; declared that she bas &C.
eomplished wonders. not only with chill
dren OF her own color. but white children
A. we'll.
Besides" added Miss Campbell, I'VE
have no right under the Law to discrim-
mate because Of color"
But the Board OF Eucation il discrim-
mating against the colored people by e.
tabli~hing segregatsd schools,' declared
Member Albert 4. Mitssndorf. lyon
now have two schools exclusively for col
ored children"
Member Samuel Ach declared that the
attendance upon the special schools was
entirely voluntary with the colorsd chill
dren, and that they are not barred from
attending other schools. President ]. y.
NJ. Withrow declared that he could not
understand why anyone should object 10
q capable colored teacher when the most
prominent families in the city employed
colored nurses 10 take care OF their chill
dren.
Mittendorf declared that he had re-
ceived many protests in the matter, but
admitted they were from people who hsd
no direct interest In the matter.
Superintendent Condor real letter
from parents Of children in Mr.. Rus
sells care. eulogIzing her. and ssking
her for retention. lie stated. in addition,
that Mrs. Russell does not want the Do
sition permanently.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-10-30
KEYSTONE, WEST VIRGINIA. FRIDAY. OCT. 30, 1914

70 the people Of the United States issued
oy our colored brethren at their recent
convention in New York city:
Let the American people. and especial-
ly the Presidents, in view of the bloody
war Of all Europe and the probable grant
Of freeiom % Ireland and suffrage Ia
women, freesiom to the Poles and rinns
and relief from segregation and political
disabilities for the Jews, induced hy
needs of warning nations. remember that
twelve million native citizens in this coun-
try are woree prosecuted than those of
Europe We appeal to President Wilson
To tree colored Americans from jim Grow
cars. disfranchiement. lynching and
seg rsgation, especially under the federal
government at the federal capitol. now,
rather than await some awful war here.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-10-30
WORKMEN'S
COMPENSATION

Ot tile many achie,crr....e- of tine
publican party in West Virginia. non,.
exe"ls the Workmrn- Com,.nsn,,on
law, enarte'i 10y the lat legislature. Thi.
law provides for tho-. Who may H.. -tr,.k-
y" u""n while engaged in their work.
50 that wives and children Of tl,e-, nm
i"rtnnat- are not left Ia the uncertain
mercie- OF charity, hut are given prot...-
tion by the strong arm of the STATE. This
one enactment is enough u Commend
the record Of the Republican party u the
favorable consideration of the people a,
the STATE.
The law went into eiIert October 1
1918. Ia derives it, revenue from The
employer and employee ON "a ba-i- Of 80
ana 10 per cent, Respectively. OF the
premium. tile maximum Icing sI.0O ON
each 800 Of pay roll, with an aggregate
number OF 2,025 employers repre-enting
o. industries. employing 10000 en-
p'oyee~- It has AN average monthly in
come of s7O,00 with n current di.bun..-
ment OF $2s, ,:rgI. The year ended Otto
Der Let shows a total income of xst0.uno
accrued In premiums, with x3,O. .uD ,,sid
OUT In indemitie-. Each widow il paid
W per month AZ long a. she live. or un-
tii she remarries- Esrh dependent child.
not exeeeding three, i-paid - ,,er month
until IL arrives at working agr. which il
fourteen years Dependent parents re-
ceive % per c-nt Of the average weekly
earnings Of a derea-ed child. Iniurr.i
employees receive - per cent of their
weekly earning ability a. taken from the
employers books, with a maximum Of
" and minimum of Sa.Oo Ter week.
I~enfy-six weeks Is the period alIowei
Tor temporary disability For the Io-s. Of
ieg' an arm or All eye, compensation il
allowed for IJ6 weeks. orr lumo ann
paid to tho-e who receive this class OF
injury, together with hospital, nurse and
surgeon ie-. Total disabilities are paid
Tor st the rate 81 their weekly earning
ability, not exceediDg S., or a minimum
OF " we-k during the remainder of
their lives. Thr~e hundred aud eighty
eight thousand dollars has been loane.l
at per cent interest. With a balance Tor
further Investment. County school and
municipal bonds are preferred A. an in
ve~tment and the larger part Of the
money has been investe,I ia ths-e -ecu-
rites.
Within the year 1870 claims have
been handled, Ia widows, zss Depend
ent children, - dependent parents and
05 permanent disabilities are ON the
monthly pay roll. great majority Of
thee unfortunate Teople. before the p.--
ssge OF this Law. were left ~ the mercy
OF charity, and n the protection Of the
county in which they lived.
The administration of the Law y hein1
paid by the STATE and j. visiting only 8
per cent Of the premium collected. The
record shows that the administration of
tbe Compensation department. di-clo-.-
lower rate than any LIKE dept trtrueut
iOnnd m my other state in the Union.
The Workmen's Compensation Law
4 protects both employer and enplovee-
tf'e employer from liability for damag,-
and TIE employees and tho~.. sIer..ndrnt
upon him from de-titution.