Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-29
HEALTH HINTS.
"A. j. Booker, NJ. ID.

The greatest organization that has
been perfected in these parts was
launched few nights ago. It Is
gseat because 1t does not deal with
money, nor property, nor with any
tangible commodity, but with the
GREATEST Of all things in the world,
end that Is social and civic rights.
Soms Nus imagine that money Is all
there Is to get in this world, ard that
with Il all things are possible. Some
imagine that position and the So
called honors Of certain institutions
are the next best things, but when
W look matters squarely in the race
SIT them to the elements, all we are
living for is the right to do the
thines TINT other men do in the pur-
suit 81 happiness. II is the view tha'
the world has Of us that makes US
more or less happy. When some o.
our leaders tell us to never mind ana
to gct money and get right with Zoo
they are taking our manhood. Inc
Lord loves a good scrapper and Is
always on the side of the best army
The Lord loves good kicker and Il
YOU kick in the right manner ne VIII
see that you get what you want.
George Woodson has gone around
here for years saying that we must
have everything that any other man
has and many of US would not believe
him until man came from New
York and said that we did not Kick
enough. Harvey Ingham says that
! If we accept places of inferiority and
think that the policy of meekness Will
cause the other fellow to call US to
our deserts we are sadly mistaken
All these things have heard Uncle
George say for years. Whether they
learned it from him or all OF them
have discovered it from study and
contact with the world do not know
but it is basic principle. The prop
er way to be man is to act one and
to be satisfied with nothing less than
mans right treatment.
It takes lot of weak kneed So
called leaders to apologize for faults
and ask for half loaf. That many
Of us are yet children is fact; the
same may be said Of other people, but
that is no reason that all Of US are
to be treated as children and weak
.lings because some of us are weak.
The man most to be feared among US
as !: leader is the one that is ready
to apologize and take what the other
fellow wants to give. Let a man ad-
nit he is inferior, but do not let him
talk for you; be he minister, doctor,
lawyer or politician. Too much OF
this has gone on. 1t is time for US
to see that either we must fight as
one man or be put to fight in many
lunches.
This movement must go. There
are few weakened sissies who are
sure to see the harm it can do. Watch
those guys; they are the ones that
have been pussy-footing off with the
change at election time. t,
We elected Joe Brown president,
because he is a friend of ours; we
both honor and trust him. He may
have faults; know some Of them,
but there is one thing that he is not
lame on and that is trying to see that
they do not put it over on black
man. That is virtue enough to hide
any fault. Of course he is unpopular
with white men; it makes them sore
10 see that he has sense enough to
see through the skin game.
/ We have lost ground here in Des
Moines because we have not had men
10 stand squarely by the colors in
season and out. Some Of these fel-
lows would walk to Valley Junction
n blizzard to curry favor with a
white man and would not go across
the street to tell black man where |
10 find job.