The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-09


officers deferred after white men re-
fused the Job.
GAG-RULE METHODS
Atty. w. r. Morris, Atty. 3. s. Smith
and Gale p. HiIyer have not con-
fidence In themselves to make nom-
nations In public or to advise the pub
lie thereof beforehand.
These are our leaders. Many are
called, but few are chosen (by them
selves). This subservient and self
aggrandizing trinity propose to repre-
sent and dictate to all the Negroes in
this city. They have solicited prob
ably ex. Mayor D. P. Jones for the
head place, because B. s. Smith says
that DR.. Du Bots, DR.. Mason and DR..
Bently advised it. Four meetings
were held and they rebelled against
the nomination of a Negro president.
All local branches Of the N. A. A. G.
P. MUST have white heads, Young
Hilyer, with exaggerated ego, who
claims to be the smartest Negro in the
Northwest and we agree, because he
is, as DR.. Washington says "Just nat
urally smart" He is the flunkey Of
Smith and Morris, and they are not
for the Advancement Of Negroes un-
less it is a financial consideration.
They charge for everything they do.
Dr. r. 8. Brown, leading citizen and
many others, refuse to recognize such
tactics or condone such antics. It Is
more creditable for The Big Three,
Messrs. Southall, Pipkin and Glenn, to
represent the Negroes than Morris,
Smith, and Hilyer. The Assn should
be welcomed but only under proper
conditions. These Negroes have dis
sembled and hindered the organization
in it's beginning only to perfect their
personal plans. No other Negroes
were present, we are told. We at
tended the former meeting and looked
on, said nothing, but wrote. We were
criticised for hindering their progress.
We have given enough space to this
project, and done enough for the So.
ciety. We do not object to the society,
but we object to this procedure. These
Negroes have never stood for any
thing. Neither of them are identified
with the betterment Of local conditions
for their own people. They are will
fling to corral white men and pack
them with the Negroes burden, while
they get their supposed National
prominence. The white man willing.
ly accepts - CO. He cannot
get political prestige therefrom
because Morris or Smith cannot guar
antee two votes between them, and
either would take tickets at dog fight
for such prominence. Both Of these
relics. Of old time lawyers are on their
last straw, and we can produce an
actual demonstration of protest to
them. The intelligent Negroes can
not be carried in the vest pockets of
self-appointed leaders. Can you i'm.
agine B. s. Smith telling our learned
white men why we suffer? I mean
B. 8. Smith from Kansas City, never
to return. Can you realize w. r. Nor
ris, with his swinging and bowling
telling the white man of our virtues
ETC.? Do you know him? His future
is, and will ever be, behind him. He
is a personified proposition demon
strated by eugenics, regardless Of
the Fraternal honors and offices he
holds. Neither will he deny these
facts. We have never solicited or &C
cepted the support Of these Negroes
Their references are no good. They
Our leaders (?) Good ones! They have
money and can buy social standing
and by privilege can appropriate thu
finance, but they cannot 60 and have
not gone very far since the Star wal
published and now that the Star ha.
reinforcements they had better no
lay claim to any honor they do no
rightfully hold. AS to Hilyer he Il
young and controlled by these oil
timers. They have worked him ant
worried him. He Is a clean younl
fellow, and is a credit to our studen
body. But he thinks that the whit,
people know Morris and Smith, an,
he must not listen to our advice, h
consulted us, and we assisted him an,
|advised him. 1t is no secret that Ed
tor Smith does not put any faith Il
any proposition which has eithe
Morris or Smith at its head, and he ha
lots of protection for this statement
If 1t Is anything fleeting or of SINAI
proportions we do not care, but thi
is vital. Hence we protest. would'n
1t disgust you to see two big leader
plotting, and an innocent young ma
hustling for an organization with tn
demeanor of crooks cracking safe
such caution, no publicity. Why be
cause they can not play the game Il
the open. The organization of tn