The Twin City star., 1918-06-15
SCOTT RUNS FROM
THE LEGISLATURE

The Advocate gave considerable
space to a roast against the Star, be-
cause Editor Smith does not support
Atty. Harry L. Scott, a young Negro
attorney, who is candidate for the
Legislature
Had Mr.. Scott managed his own af-
fairs, and had not tried to gain motor
1ety by condemning the Editor of the
Star for his action in the case of Edi-
tor Montgomery (who spent days in
Jail for collecting money under false
pretenses) Mr.. Scott would have one
more vote in his favor. Because Scott
is Negro is not sufficient reason
that The Star should support him.
Mr.. Scott has attacked The Star in
press and pulpit. He cannot deny that
Editor Smith has in a small way at
least lost some time in trying to assist
him in the hard struggle he is making.
He failed to get one case in court
because of his famous habeas corpus
farce in Montgomery's case. He was
fighting Atty. Morris, and publicly
praising himself Atty. Morris ex-
pressed an opinion against Smiths
action, but they had no quarrel, Scott
was Staying everybody with his two
edged sword, and was "foist on his
own petard.''
He is wonderful speaker, many
claim, but has never showed the ma
terial needed in legislator.
He has neither patience nor exper-
nd ic ficf
groomed by Phil Hale and Ed Ham
mond, two personal-interest politicians,
who have as their only stock a much
resurrected Republican Club, which is
known only as a Jackpot proposition,
where candidates may enter on pay
ment Of their catch-as-catch-can en-
trance fee.
Neither of them can give Scott a
vote, and Montgomery swore to the
Chief Of Police in st. Paul that he
was not a citizen of Minnesota. He
may have been given his rights since
he served in Waupun, Wis, for col
lecting money for Catholic Church;
fications as a voter.
The same article, defending Scott,
says that, "A few months ago, this
same editor played the gr0und-hog act
and did not come out until his friend
Glover Shull came from California so
that he could get some money to get
his dirty sheet running again. He has
lived off the Sunday Forum and the
advancement of the Colored Peoples
Society for the last six or seven years.
One thing We can say about Mr..
Scott is, he takes care of his wife, and
because he provides for her.
The last paragraph is rather per-
sonal, Editor Smith does not know any,
thing about Mrs. Scott, who appears to
be lady of refinement. They have
children and it is not the policy of the
Star to attack women, notwithstanding
the Advocate to the contrary. But it
can defend Mrs. Catherine j. Smith,
WIFE of it's editor, who makes no
apology for hex Caucasian blood, or
generally speaking, being white wo-
man. Mrs. Smith has proven herself
to be woman of good training and
even the Advocate cannot say word
against her character or reputation.
Fortunately she has been able to work
as a housewife, and not as servant,
which would not be disgrace, and we
are able to show to our many visiting
friends that Mrs. Smith is an expert
in domestic science, and has not for
gotten all of her exercises learned at
the Boston Conservatory of Music.
And the best part is, that she is not
afraid to declare her Identification with
a Negro, and he will not deny her ma.
tionality. There are many girls of our
race who are as fair as any Cauca,
sian, and Mrs. Smith could be passed
among them.
1t has been made to appear that Mrs.
Scott is not white lady. This is not
very important, but it is fact that
she was known as being t'white' until
he entered this campaign. We can.
not believe that he would deny the
nationality of his wife for the sake of
a little publicity, which is all he will
get from this campaign.
pcV. n. Sldy tOu IOWCil VI INcW 1OTh,
a fearless defender of his race; Prof.
W. s. Scarborough, of Wilberforce
University, Ohio, one of the most
learned men of today, and head of the
school of the great Negro Methodist;
ex-Minister to Haiti, Sumner Furniss,
present member of the city council of
Indianapolis, Ind, and scores Of other
Negroes Of national reputation are
married to Caucasian women. They
do not advocate inter-marriage asa
propaganda, but defend it as legal
and personal right.
So far as our needing money to get
out the dirty little Sheet" we like the
advertisement. 1t is a pleasure to
say that Mr.. Shull has never refused
any financial assistance to Editor
Smith, whose checks are honored at
the Hennepin County Bank. There are
several persons, white and colored,
who are always willing to lend us
money, and they are repaid in cash