Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-01
GRAVES DECORATED
DURING FORENOON

boo was SuSpenu0u anu many DeSluSS
the veterans visited the cemeteries
to place flowers on the last resting
place of the departed.
| Samuel Welch was the master of
transportation, and in the forenoon
the veterans and others met at the
hall to be taken to the cemeteries in
automobiles. The graves we're decor
ated under the direction of e. L. Pal
mer and the regular exercises were
held on the G. A. r. lot. The mem
bers of the sons of Veterans took part
in the program and the flowers were
furnished by the Women's Relief
Corps and the Auxiliary to the Sons
of Veterans.
Many homes displayed the national
colors and the business places were
closed.
At the Church
| In the afternoon at the First M. E.
church the regular program was given
with Mayor G. T. Thuerer presiding.
After prayer by the pastor, DR.. E.
P Hall, the audience sang amer
lea" D. N. Robinson read the gov
errors proclamation, and Lincoln's
Gettysburg address was given by SUI
perintendent A. G. Kingsford. The
address Of the afternoon was given
by Governor E. L. Philip, who said in
part:
) Address by Governor
/ The governor began his address
with tribute to those soldiers who
fought to preserve the union, and
with approval of the wisdom that led
congress to make easier terms for the
conquered rebels than ever before in
similar case.
at was my privilege to spend the
larger part of eight years in the
Black Belt of Mississippi" he said
What am about to say on the ques-
ton of negro suffrage is not mere
theory but a conclusion that was
forced upon me when I learned the
true condition Of that race, as 1t
existed at the close of the war and
exists now. / speak as friend of
the negro when l say that the right
of the ballot, without educational
qualifications; as provided in the IF
teenth amendment, failed as a means
of more completely securing his polit-
ical rights.
/ Lacks Needed Intelligence
"It fails to bring him any OF the
to that power and has only served to
solfdffy the white race against him.
And when we look into the cause for
this we find the difficulty is with the
negro himself, because he does not
know how to use it intelligently. The
ballot has brought only grief and trou-
BILE to the southern negro and believe
that every fair-minded student of the
southern conditions, and the negro
question, will agree with me, when !
! repeat what has so often been said
about the fifteenth amendment, that 1t
was unwise to invest, In a single day,
and without any preliminary tutelage,
so vast body of inexperienced and
uninstructed men with the full rights
; of freemen and voters.
=. 1.-THE question suggests itself. What
ought to be. done? Should the fifteamth
amendment be repealed No, / won3a
not repeal it.
! May Reduce congressner
THE southern states have provided
p: for educational qualifications which
have at least prevented the ignorant
negro from being used as an asset by
political adventures. When the negro
advances in education III he ever
sha1D to the point where he possesses
those qualifications that every Amera.
can voter should possess he viii be in
a position to demand his rights and
get them.
Committees in Charge
Post-C. E. Palmer, Sam Welsh, E.
l.. Palmer.
W. r. C4-Mrs. Claus, Mrs George
Weidenkopf, Mrs. G. A. Briggs.
L. A. of S. of V.-Mrs. George
Moore, Mrs Sam WEIGH, Nellie SWEET
land
S. of V.-Richard Brandt, Glen Pei
ton, Clarence Farnworth.
Committee on Decoration of Church
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dubois, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Odell, Mrs Eva Farms
worth.
Committee on Decorating Graves: I
Walnut Hill cemetery-Dan Worth,
Lewis David, L. H. Elwood, assisted
by A. of S. of ", Catherine Atom,
Edith Browne1l, Ruth Cahoon. Cath
Ollie cemeteries-W. ]. Power, J. F.