The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-07-09
July 9Th. 1921.

OOI1 vVt1CAOAI (A
was the greatest in the history
Of the Con Jention as to number.
finance and uplifting work done.
The same officers were reelected.
The Convention goes to bennetts-
vile next year.
$50
There seems to be quite a lack
of interest id the Columbia Board
of Trade already. Some OF tn 9
main men who clamored for tbs
much needed enterprise seem o
have gotten cold feet.
The editor has not as yet re.
ceived a watermelon, a quart Of
peaches, potatoes. nor anything
else in the fruit and vegetable
line even on subscription dues to
a nothing about "a token OF
appreciation" for the good ser,
vice" rendd red. Yet we would
gladly give credit on subscription
for these products.
i. $50
The killing Of DR.. Lawton
Lipscomb,. former Columbian at
Ninety Six last Tuesday by one
of his f. arm hands, PINK
Adams is regretted by all Ne
eroes in South Carolina just as
much as the whites and the Ne
qroes areciust as anxious that he
suffer for His crime according to
the provisions made by the law
for snch crimes as our white
ark. In fact to make
long story short we Negroes be
lieye in law and order and say
ike the immediate family Of DR..
Lipscomb, let the law take us
course"
Oni1e a difference indeed be.
tween the| posse OF Ninety six
and the posse OF MCCORMICK q
few davs| ago who murdered
Herbert Charles. The Indicator
knows nothing of the family
standing Of Quarle's victim but
i does know that the Lipscomb
family rep resent the ar'storratlc
element in| South Carolina which
element cd nnol afford TO decend
to the low level Of sa.ages. This
fact is DOR ne out by the request
If the family to ''let the law
take it's course" While The
Indicator deeply sympathizes
with the bereaved family it con.
graduates them on their stand
for law amp order.
In the |recent municipal cleo
tion in .Jac ksonville, Fla, there
were two eo;ored candidates for
CouociI-ai large while four others
sought e!- elton from their respec-
tive wards. The Colored Candi-
dates made good showings.
None we're elected and it is
hardly or pbable that any really
expected 10 be, but to show to
the world that they want to ex,
ercise their rights as citizens and
that thew want to lend inspira-
t;on To tho party they represent,
thew went after it for all they
were worth and made the white
voters DID some extraordinary
hust|ing To hold their own.
Jacksonville like Columbia and
other blades don't have to do any
extra polling unless the Negroes
awake ami show signs of earnest
activities land in every case they
do their bes1 to keep the NegroI
down. This action on the part
Of our white friends to keep
No dow b should add fuel
to our ambition to do any way
# nossibAe. out it doesn't. Wei
Dive it do in almost every in.
stance as a hopeless case Butt
The Indicator is hoping that the|
cnIored citizens of Jacksonville
will use livery opportunity by the
next election to register their
mon and women and be prepared
to poll a still larger vote.
The Negroes in Columbia are
still doing, politically. No body
,rges redistration any more. nor|
do thew aspire for any office.
The Indicator thinks, however,
otter these four years they will a