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THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE. The Republican Party Under the Leadership of James G. Blaine, the Plumed Knight of Maine, Defeated the Force Bill THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THROUGH ITS LEADERS IN CONGRESS DEFEATED THE BLAIR EDUCATIONAL BILL. THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. THE POOR IGNORANT NEGROES ROBBED OUT OF $57,- 000,000 BY THE LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THROUGH THE FAILURE OF THE FREED- MEN'S SAVINGS BANK. THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS OF KENTUCKY, DECLARED THE JIM CROW CAR LAW, OF THAT STATE CONSTITUTIONAL. THE REPUBLICAN LEGISLATUREOF KANSAS ENACTED THE JIM CROW SCHOOL LAW. One thousand years from now it may be possible that the Negro will wake up from his long Republican political sleep, and fully realize that dust has been successfully thrown in his eyes for the past forty-three years by the wily leaders of the Republican party,--that while they have succeeded in binding him hand and foot to the Republican golden charlot, its leaders in the dark and in broad daylight have dealt him many knock-out blows. That the Republican party under the leadership of James G. Blaine, the Plumed Knight of Maine, who always hated the black man, in a strong Republican- Congress defeated the passage of the "Force bill," which was intended to fully protect the Negro and to freely exercise his political rights in the South and in all parts of this broad land. That the Republican party through many of its eminent leaders in both branches of Congress defeated the "Blair educational bill," which was the only practical measure that had ever been introduced into Congress to solidly benefit the Negro, for with its passage he would have been uncalculably benefited along educational lines, it was therefore clearly proven that by defeating the "Blair educational bill" that the leaders of the Republican party, to come right down to the milk in the cocoanut, do not want the Negro educated, for from a commercial or political point of view they can handle him more easily and cheaply as long as he remains in a state of ignorance. That the civil rights bill, was declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court, composed of all Ily white Republicans, see article in another column of this paper. That poor ignorant Negroes, shortly after emerging from the house of bondage, at a time when they could ill afford to lose it, were robbed out of more than $57,000,000, by the leaders of the Republican party, through the failure of the Freedmen's Savings Bank, which was absolutely managed, by Republicans and not, by Democrats. That after the failure of the Freedmen's Savings Bank, the illy white leaders of the Republican party began to figure, and they finally succeeded in figuring all for themselves and none for the Negro. That was one southern crime and outrage, which is never referred to, by the white and black orators, of the Grand Old Party. That the Republican members of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, in 1898, declared the "Jim Crow" car law of that state constitutional. That through votes of Republican state senators, the "Jim Crow" car law was established in the Blue Grass state. That the Republican members of the legislature of bleeding Kansas within the past few years enacted a "Jim Crow" school law, separating all the Colored children from the white children in the High schools in the cities of the first class, through out the state of Kansas. That at the time the measure was pending in both branches of its legislature, delegations of prominent Colored men and women waited on its members, that is its Republican members, and implored its members, not to vote in favor of the "Jim Crow" school law. But they completely ignored their pleadings, and the deed was done. Then the delegation of prominent Colored men and women called on Governor Hooch, who was also a strong Republican, and eloquently prayed unto him not to sign the "Jim (Continued on page 2.) COPYRIGHT 1906 BY MOTFATT STUDIO CHICAGO The "Golden Circle" story, which was put into circulation by Governor Deneen's managers for the purpose of reflecting on Adalal E. Stevenson's war record, was refuted by Chairman Charles Boeschstein of the Democratic state central committee yesterday, when he gave out an amdavit from Colonel R. L. Sldwell, which is intended to close the incident. The sworn statement of the old soldier, who raised a regiment in Mr. Stevenson's home county and who gives Stevenson credit for alding him in the work, is to the effect that William B. Whiffen, the originator of the charge, confessed to him that his charges of disloyalty made against Stevenson were untrue. Sought to Get Even. "I made those statements to get even with Stevenson for opposing my election," Mr. Wolffen is sworn to have confessed before his death. The affidavit mad public yesterday is a dramatic denouement to campaign quarrel of nearly half a century ago—a quarrel of such bitterness that it aroused a spirit of revenge that pursued the successful opponent beyond the grave. Mr. Whiffen, the defeated one, has been dead fifteen years, but the story his desire for revenge started, according to Colonel Sidwell, has survived him and pursued General Stevenson through three campaigns. Not until yesterday was the curtain drawn back disclosing the strange drama lying behind the political feud. It was a simple story—two Democrats of war time days coming to the parting of the ways over the question of the fitness of one for an insignificant political office. Small as was the cause, it sufficed to furnish campaign material all these years. Colonel Sidwell's Affidavit Colonel the entire situation was made nearly a month ago, but was held secret until renewed attempts to force the "Golden Circle" story as a campaign issue made its publication necessary, said Chairman Boeschenstein. The document follows: "CHICAGO, HI., Sept. 16, 1908—To the PUBLIC: I wrote a letter Sept. 1, 1874, when Adalat E. Stevenson was first a candidate for Congress. Every word of that letter is absolutely true. Whiffen, who made the charge of disloyalty against Mr. Stevenson, was then alive. He died a miserable death some years afterward. Not long before he died he admitted to me that the statements he had made against Mr. Stevenson were false, and when I asked him why he had made them he said, "To get even with Stevenson because he opposed my re-election." "Whiffen had been elected treasurer of Woodford county in 1863 on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Stevenson and many other Democrats opposed his re-election in 1865, and he was defeated. Their opposition was justified by the fact that he proved a defaulter. "Justice to Mr. Stevenson requires me to make this statement. Whiffen, during the last years of his life, was disreputable, and his statements, even under oath, carried little weight with those who knew him. Knows Whiffen Story False. "I repeat now that I know the statements in the Whiffen affidavit to be false. His admission to me as above places the matter beyond a possible doubt. It is astonishing to me that this old often exploded falsehood has again been resurrected. When I recall the life of Stevenson—his honorable public carrer—I am amazed that any one would give a moment of belief to so infamous a falsehood. "As I have before stated, Mr. Stevenson went with me over Woodford county and rendered me valuable assistance in raising the One Hundred and Eighth regiment, of which I was afterward elected Lieutenant Colonel, in which capacity I served until near the close of the war. "I have resided in Chicago for many years. My residence in 3322 Dearborn street. "M. Belle Carnahan, "Notary Public." Stevenson Gives History. When asked about these statements General Stevenson said: "This man Whiffen was treasurer of Woodford county during my resid- ence there. In 1865 he was a candidate for re-election, and for good and sufficient reasons I opposed him in the campaign and he was defeated. I had refused to go on his bond when he was elected to the office, and after his defeat he publicly stated that he would get even with me." "Shortly after this I removed to Bloomington, which was my boyhood home, and in 1874 I was nominated for Congress by the Democratic party. The district was Republican by 4,000 and I was running against General Continued on Page 2. Attitude of Northern Justices of the United States Supreme Court Towards Civil Rights of the Negroes The Charge That They Will be More Favorable to the Rights of Negroes Than Southern Justices Not Borne Out by the Records of the Court. IN THE FAMOUS CIVIL RIGHTS DECISION HANDED DOWN BY THE COURT IN 1883 BY A FULL BENCH OF REPUBLICAN JUSTICES, WHEREBY THE GREAT CIVIL RIGHTS STATUTE OF MARCH 1, 1875, WAS DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. MR. JUSTICE JOHN MARSHALL HARLAN, A NATIVE OF THE SOUTHERN STATE OF KENTUCKY, AND THE ONLY SOUTHERN JUSTICE IN THE SUPREME COURT BENCH, HANDED DOWN THE ONLY DISSENTING OPINION UPHOLDING THE LAW. JUDGE HARLAN DECLARED THAT THE MAJORITY OPINION OF THE COURT PROCEEDED "UPON GROUNDS ENTIRELY TOO NARROW AND ARTIFICIAL," AND COULD NOT "RESIST THE CONCLUSION THAT THE SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT OF THE RECENT AMENDMENTS (THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH) OF THE CONSTITUTION HAVE BEEN SACRIFICED BY A SUBTLE AND INGENIOUS VERBAL CRITICISM." By Francis H. Warren, L. L. L. In his address before the Michigan Cooperative League at Second Baptist church Thursday evening, October 1, Rev. A. J. Carey of Chicago, who was sent to deliver the address by the Republican national committee, declared that the only reason why Colored men should oppose Mr. Bryan in this campaign was because of a fear that he would if elected appoint Southern men to fill the vacancies to occur on the Bench of the United States Supreme Court during the next ensuing four years. fall and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters and other places of public amusement subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude." Section 2 provides the penalties for the violation of section 1. Up to the October term of court in 1882 five cases had been appealed to the supreme court for final adjudices. As Mr. Carey savagely denounced President Roosevelt for his treatment of the Negro soldiers and strongly criticized Mr. Taft for his lily white tactics at the Chicago Republican convention I assume that if he fears about southern judges (a subject with which he does not appear to be familiar), can be dispelled he will return his able support to the election of the great Commoner, William Jennings Bryan, who stands out in present-day politics as the propounder of the great principles fathered by Jefferson and Lincoln. I therefore proceed to show that Mr. Carey's fears are absolutely without foundation. In fact, a review of the decisions handed down by the supreme court since the war and many decisions handed down by the supreme courts of Southern states even before the war of the rebellion proves the very converse of what Mr. Carey fears would result from the appointment of Southern justices to be true. THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW, On March 1, 1875, the United States congress passed a law entitled "An act to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights." 18 stat. 333. Section I provided that: "That all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters and other places of public amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude." Section 2 provides the penalties for the violation of section 1. Up to the October term of court in 1882 five cases had been appealed to the supreme court for final adjudication as follows: U. S. vs. Stanley, brought up from Kansas. U. S. vs. Ryan, brought up from California. U. S. vs. Nichols, from Missouri. U. S. vs. Singleton, from New York, and U. S. vs. M. & C. Ry. Gave from Ten-Names of the Justices, nesses. Following is a list of the justices which occupied the Supremes Court bench at that time, and who heard these cases brought up on appeal. Mr. Chief Justice Morrison R. Walte of Ohio, Mr. Justice Stephen J. Field of California, Mr. Justice Samuel P. Bradley of New Jersey, Mr. Justice John M. Harlan of Kentucky, Mr. Justice William B. Woods of Georgia, Mr. Justice Stanley Matthews of Ohio, Mr. Justice Horace Gray of Massachusetts and Mr. Justice Samuel Blatchford of New York. All of the justices were Republican in politics and all of them were Northern men except Mr. Justice Harlan of Kentucky, Mr. Justice Woods was appointed from Georgia, but he was born and educated in Ohio and the north, whereas Mr. Justice Harlan was born and educated in Kentucky and the South, as was his father before him. After considering the "Civil Rights Cases" as they were commonly known, for a year, the Supreme Court Continued on Page 2. Will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principle of Democracy, but Catholicism, Protestants, Prisons, Disciples, Single Taxes, Republics, and other forms of government may, as long as their language is proper and responsibility is used. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for claiming the editorial right to speak on issues. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. 5038 Armour Avenue, Chicago. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 18, 1902 at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1876. HEALTH DEPARTMENT TALKS. Imperative Need of Air and Sunshine. It is possible for man to live three week without food; three days without water and three minutes without air. This simple statement of a well known fact should make it very clear that air, fresh, pure air, is the most important element in the world for the sustaining of life. It is also equally important that in order to perfrom the best labor, to do the best work in any occupation human beings must be plentifully supplied with pure air. It is strange that employers of labor, owners of mills, factories and shops, do not recognize the economy side of providing clean, well-ventilated rooms, for their employees. Perhaps it may be that this side of the problem has never been presented to them. As a rule, when you can show a man how to save money, he will "sit up and take notice." Show the owner or superintendent of a factory how he can increase the efficiency of his force, that is, get more work out of them without increasing their pay, and he will adopt the suggestion without hesitation. There is no question but that a force of employees working under good sanitary conditions as to light, air and general comfort will do much more work and much better work than a like number of employees engaged in the same occupation will perform in a room where the sanitary conditions are bad. A striking instance of this has been furnished by Professor Winelow, of the Boston School of Technology. The tool room of the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. at Cambridge, is long and narrow, with windows only at each end. In winter, the employees refused to work with these windows open, and as a result the air became very foul. The telephone company paid little or no attention until it was noticed that practically one-half of their working force of sixty-odd girls was absent from duty nearly all the time. At an expense of not to exceed $100 an air-duct was built along the ceiling, opening to the street at the front and discharging fresh air into the room through an inch-and-a-quarter holes. Fans were placed at the rear of the room to draw out the foul or vitiated air. A marked improvement in the working conditions was apparent at once. The percentage of absences was reduced to 1.9 per cent of the entire working force. The girls improved in health and vitality and their work was in every way much more satisfactory. There are shops and factories in Chicago where the conditions as to ventilation and light are bad. It would be economy on the part of the owners to spend money liberally to improve these conditions. The returns on the investment would come in more work and better work from the employees. No employer of labor can afford to overlook these important considerations. "P" F. 1 as above constituted, nanded down its decision through Mr. Justice Bradley, declaring the federal statute above quoted unconstitutional and therefore void. All of the justices concurred in this decision of the court except Mr. Justice Harlan, who was the only real Southerner on the bench. The opinion of the court covers 33 pages of the one hundred and ninth U. E report and the disentaining opinion of Mr. Justice Harlan covers 33 pages. His opinion is rong, logical, convincing and should have been the opinion of the court as it completely undermines the opinion the court handed down with faultless reasoning. It follows that all the Northern members of the court must have yielded to a prejudicial sentiment in making its finding against the Colored people involved in the Civil rights cases. Mr. Justice Harlan's opinion is our opinion and we give a few of its salient expressions, as follows: What justice Harlan said. "The opinion in these cases proceeds, it seems to me, upon grounds entirely too narrow and artificial. I cannot resist the conclusion that the substance and spirit of the recent amendments of the constitution have been sacrificed by a subtle and ingenious verbal criticism. It is not the words of the law but the internal sense of it that makes the law; the letter of the law is the body; THE SENSE AND REASON OF THE LAW IS THE SOUL' Constitutional provisions, adopted in the interest of securing, through national legislation, if need be, rights inhering in a state of freedom, and belonging to American citizenship, have been so construed as to defeat the ends the people desired to accomplish, which they attempted to accomplish, and which they supposed they had accomplished by changes in their fundamental law. By this I do not mean that the determination of these cases should have been materially controlled by considerations of mere expediency or policy. I mean only, in this form, to express an earnest conviction that the court has departed from the familiar rule requiring, in the interpretation of constitutional provisions, that full effect be given to the intent, with which were adopted." "The purpose of the first section of the act of congress of March 1, 1875, was to prevent race discrimination in respect of the accommodations and facilities of inns, public conveyances, and places of amusement. It does not assume to define the general conditions and limitations under which inns, public conveyances and places of public amusement may be conducted, but only declares that such conditions and limitations, whatever they may be, SHALL NOT BE APPLIED SO AS TO WORK A DISCRIMINATION SOLELY BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR OR PREVIOUS CONDITION OF SERVITUDE." The right, for instance, of a Colored citizen to use the accommodations of a public highway upon the same terms as are permitted to white citizens, is no more a social right than his right, under the law, to use the public streets of a city or a town, or a turnpike road, or a public market, or a postoffice, or his right to sit in a public building with others of whatever race, for the purpose of hearing the political questions of the day discussed. Scarcely a day passes without our seeing in this court room citizens of the white and black races sitting side by side watching the progress of our business. IT WOULD NEVER OCCUR TO ANYONE THAT THE PRESENCE OF A COLored CITIZEN IN A COURT HOUSE OR COURT ROOM WAS AN INVASION OF THE SOCIAL RIGHTS OF WHITE PERSONS WHO MAY FREQUENT SUCH PLACES. And yet, such a suggestion would be quite as sound in law—I say it with all respect—as is the suggestion that the claim of a Colored citizen to use, upon the same terms as is permitted to white citizens, the accommodations of public highways, or public inns, or places of public amusements, established under the license o f the law, is an invasion of the social rights of the white race." "For the reasons stated I feel constrained to withhold my assent to the opinions of the Court." One would naturally suppose that some one or more of the presumed Negro- loving Northern Republican justices would have had the courage to have stood with this noble son of the sunny South in the righteous grounds he took in behalf of justice to the freedmen, but they failed to make good in this test of the law for "Civil and legal rights to all citizens" and did violence to their reasoning powers to avoid fading with Mr. Jus- M. LAWRENCE B. STRINGER, Democratic Candidate for United States Senator. tice Harlan that the civil rights law was valid and binding upon the surveyors of public utilities, as quasi-public official, as was decided in ex parte Virginia 100, U. S. 339. you have seen printed today, story was taken up by the Re cans and was scattered broadcasing the campaign, but when the was declared I was elected by a Other Dissenting Opinions. Upon this civil rights decision hinged all the decisions that have been handed down by the Supreme Court since 1883, and Mr. Justice Harlan has uniformly dissented from the decisions as rendered by the court upon the same broad grounds. Chief of these was the celebrated Jim Crow car case brought up from Louisiana entitled Plessy vs. Ferguson. In that case the plaintiff was an octoroom and sought the protection accorded white people, but the court decided against Plessy, the plaintiff on the same narrow grounds. It will thus be seen that the fact that a justice of the United States Supreme Court is a Northern man and a Republican to be no protection to Colored persons appealing to that court for justice. And it will further be seen that Southern men on that bench so far from being detrimental to Colored interests have been a decided advantage to the Negro people and had Southern advice on that bench been followed we would now be enjoying our full civil and legal rights in all parts of the South. But the Civil Rights decision gave the prejudicial element in the population new life and they have been prosecuting their damnable work of more and more segregation of races ever since until now even the Republican candidate for president of the country advice Colored people to yield to the gross impositions of the color line, so abhorrent to self respecting Colored Americans. Unless Mr. Carey can fetch a better reason for supporting Mr. Taft we will expect him to forthwith declare his allegiance to Mr. Bryan and help in his triumphant election. The 89 Ga. 554, 28 La 382, 39 Ga. 232, 25 Ark. 392 and a hundred other cases are all cases decided in favor of Colored people by the Supreme Courts of Southern states, showing that all Southern judges are by no means blasped with prejudice.—The Informer, Detroit, Mich. This is by far the ablest and most exhaustive review of the history as to the make up of the members of the United States Supreme Court at the time the civil Rights Bill, was declared unconstitutional that has fell under our observation, and we want to thank editor Warren, for dishing up an article which will cause the loud mouthed Afro-American Republican editors to take to the woods in reference to Col. William J. Bryan and his appointments of members of the Supreme Court in case he is elected president of the United States. An interesting article along similar lines by Attorney S. A. T. Watkins, will appear in the next issue of The Broad Ax—Editor. Concluded from Page 1. McNulta, a popular man with a brilliant record. "During the heat of the campaign this man Whiffen appeared at Bloomington and made the statement which you have seen printed today. The story was taken up by the Republicans and was scattered broadcast during the campaign, but when the result was declared I was elected by a good majority and carried McLean county, which was in the thick of the fight. "Two years after I was again a candidate for Congress and they attempted to revive this old charge. This time I carried every county in the district. Prior to my election to Congress I had been elected, in 1864, as state's attorney of the district, and carried Woodford county by 700 majority. Surely if I had been an enemy of the government it would have been known in that campaign, which was fought out in the territory where I was alleged to have been active. "Again, in 1892, they attempted to revive the charges when I was on the ticket as a candidate for Vice President. As a result Illinois gave me her electoral vote, the first time it had been given to a Democratic candidate for Vice President in sixty years. "When these charges were first published Colonel Sidwell, who was in command of the One Hundred and Eighth Illinois during the war, made a statement in an open letter that I helped to organize that regiment; that I had traveled over Woodford county with him, and had made speeches, and had otherwise assisted in getting the regiment ready for the good service which they afterward performed for the Union. What he said was true, and I mention it only to show what I really was doing during these troublous times as contrasted with what my political enemies would have the public believe I was doing. "Only a few days ago Robert P. McNulta, a son of General McNulta, and who i's now a lawyer in Chicago, said in an interview with a Chicago paper that his father, during his memorable campaign against me, had made every effort to piove the charges of Whiffen, but that he failed to do so. I am proud to say that General McNulta afterward became my warm personal friend, and when he died I was selected by the family to act as one of the palibearers." Attended Open Meetings. When asked if he had ever attended any secret meetings at Metamora, which could have been construed to be other than they were, Mr. Stevenson said: "The only secret meetings I ever attended there were Democratic meetings, and they were open to the public and every one knew why I was there." Mr. Stevenson was deeply moved during the regal of the story, and when the alleged statement about the death of Lincoln was alluded to his eyes filled with tears and he arose and paced the floor of his study. "I could never rejoice at the death of any man," he said, "and this attempt to fasten upon me one of the most terrible declarations grows more malicious with each repetition."—The Inter Ocean Oct. 11, 1908. It is our firm opinion that General Stevenson is telling the truth, when he states that "he was not guilty of floating over the death of Abraham Lincoln, and we further honestly believe that thousands of Afro-Americans will assist to make him the next Governor of Illinois."—Editor. LARGE ANTI-TAFT MEETING HELD AT INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH. REV. REVERDY C. RANSOM OF NEW YORK CITY. ONE OF THE MOST ELEQUENT ORATORS OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN RACE WAS THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER. THE NAME OF WILLIAM J. BRYAN WAS LONG AND LOUDLY AP- PLAUGER BY THE EN BANKER DON C. FARNSWORTH AMONG THE OTHER SPEAKERS. Tuesday evening a large Anti-Taft, meeting was held at Institutional church, Rev. Reverdy C. Ransom of New York City, one of the greatest and most eloquent orators belonging the Afro-American race was the principal speaker. As he rose to speak he was greeted with tremendous applause by the enthusiastic audience composed of more than seven hundred of the best and brightest Afro-Americans in Chicago. Right at the outset of his eloquent oration in behalf of the election of William J. Bryan, Rev. Ransom, let it be known that "he paid his own Railroad fare from New York City to Chicago that he had not and did not expect to receive one dollar from the Democratic National Committee, nor none of its members to pay his expenses, that in New York City the Colored men who are opposing William H. Taft, spent five hundred dollars of their own money in fitting up and maintaining headquarters, that many of the most prominent women of the race in New York, and in other sections, of the country are doing everything in their power to bring about the defeat of Taft. For almost two hours Rev. Ransom poured hot shot into Taft and Roosevelt and at no time was he hissed nor greeted with cat calls like James Sun JOHN P. HOPKINS, ROGER C. SUL LIVAN AND MILDRED F. DUN LAP, CONTRIBUTED $1000 EACH TO THE BRYAN CAMPAIGN FUND. The past week Norman E. Mack, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, authorized the publication of the names of those who have so far, contributed their mite, to the Bryan Campaign fund; which is a new departure in National politics, and John P. Hopkins, one of the keenest political managers in this country, and Roger C. Sullivan, member of the Democartic National Committee, who can generally tell which way the political wind is blowing and Mildred F. Dunlap, are the only three big Democrats in Illinois to chuck $1000 each into the Bryan pot. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE NEGRO. Concluded from Page 1. Crow" school law. But he coldly brushed them aside, and declaring at the same time, while signing the bill, that "he was not in favor of white and Colored children mixing up together while attending the same school." With all these undisputed racts before our eyes, still there are many Afro-American Republicans, grafting preachers and politicians, who have the gall and nerve to maintain that 'the Negro can never finish paying his debt of gratitude which he owes to the leaders of the Republican party for stabbing him in back, robbing him of his civil and political rights, and lugging off more than $57,000,000 of his money, through the failure of the Freedmen's Savings Bank. Rev. W. H. Stevenson, of Lexington, Ky., and Rev. John W. Robinson, formerly pastor of St. Mark Church, 47th and State street, now located at Covington, Ky., are on a visit to Chicago. J. W. Jenkins, 6640 Evans Ave., was on Saturday evening October 10th, while attempting to board a street car at Folk and State Street, relieved of his diamond shirt stud valued at $2.5. So far he has not succeeded in recovering it. --- shine Sherman, at Berthel church a few weeks ago, he literally tore the hides from the backs of Taft and Roosevelt, and every time he roasted them to a dead finish he envoiled the greatest applause, and the climax of the meeting was reached when he emphatically declared that "Taft and Roosevelt were enemies and not true friends of the race and that he is willing to vote for William J. Bryan for President and trust him to conduct the affairs of this government every day in the week and Sunday too." Rev. Ransom through his talks in the various parts of the country is making thousands of votes for Bryan and Kern. Thomas Wallace Swann, who claims that he is a power in politics in New Jersey, but puts in the most of his time for some reason or other outside of that state, L. W. Washington and Dr. H. C. Cress were the other leading speakers, and it was right funny to hear Dr. Cress warn the people against paying any attention to what they read in an unknown Colored Republican newspaper which is published by Mr. F. L. Barnett, assistant State's Attorney, and Mr. A. N. Fields, who, as its managing editor, writes hot stuff against the Democrats, and in favor of the Republicans, and who is also, to all intents and purposes, associated with Dr. Cress in running his new Leader, and it may not be true, but it does seem to a blind man that some of the gentlemen connected with these two papers want to be in a position to say good Lord and good devil at the same time. Banker Don C. Farnsworth, who is one of William J. Bryan's warmest friends and supporters, was the last speaker. He was well pleased with the meeting, and he declared that "he was willing to go down in his own pocket and bring up the money himself, in order to defray the expenses of bringing Bishop Alexander Walters, Prof. W. E. B. DuBois or any other prominent speaker among the Afro-Americans to Chicago, to enlighten the Colored people along political lines." ROOSEVELT SAID THE SAME THING. In his letter of acceptance, Judge Taft said: "I believe that equal justice to all men and the fair and impartial enforcement of these (the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth) amendments are in keeping with the real American spirit of fair play." Mr. Sherman said: "The Republican party believes in the equality of all men before the law." Did not Mr. McKinley say the same thing? Did not Mr. Roosevelt say the same thing? Did Mr. McKinley act according to his letter of acceptance? Has the Republican party at any time in the last twelve or fifteen years made any effort to see that the thirteenth, the fourteenth and the fifteenth amendments were carried out? Has not State after State disfranchised the Negro; have they not "Jim-crowed" him despite the Constitution, much less the amendments, and are they not keeping ever and constantly at it? Of course they are, and neither Mr. Roosevelt, nor Mr. Taft, if he is elected, will do one jot or title towards abating these outrages against the Constitution of the United States, unless they happen to strike a white man at some critical point, and then and not until then will anything be done. Come on Brother Fortune, give us something easy—The Afro-American Ledger, Baltimore, Md., Oct. 10, 1908. Andrew J. Ryan, formerly City Attorney of Chicago, has formed a law partnership with Thomas J. Condon, and the new-law firm occupies a fine suite of rooms on the 7th floor of the 1st National Bank Building. A. RALPH JEFFRIS, Democratic Candidate for Auditor of Public Accounts. ae ‘THEODORE W. JONES. s At one time prominent member of Booker T. Washington's Negro National Business League, arrested at Topeka, Kansas, for Bigamy. BIGAMY ‘CHARGE OUSTS NEGRO. to him. In fact they offered him | — _ |per cont more than he puid for th Fashionable Retidents of Topeka Dig |lots. But he held out for 100 p Up New Neighbor's History. coo, ee my TOPEKA, Kan., Oct» 11—Thendore W. jones, formefly u Nagr> politician of Chicago, has -had an interesting experience here. Having sccumulated a second wife with considerable mo- rey, Jones came to Kansgs which tind cften bled for Negrocs. and prepared to take a hand in the social whirl = Secretly he purchased several pieces of property in white neighbor toods. One piece was in what is known as “Governor's Square,” the swell residence section of Topeka. ‘When it got out that = Negro had bought the lots and would probably build a home and live there the “up- per ten” outfit became greatly excr- cised. ae They immediately begen holding. in- dignation meetings in’ the “squsre” to devise wayS amd means of getting 1id of the undesirable Mr. Jones. A committee was appointed to walt up- on the man recently from Chicago. Its members explained to him che impos- sibility of a Negro mixing ia the socie- ty in Governor's Square and offered to buy his property at a good profit WILLIAM H. TAFT DEALS OUT MORE TAFFY FOR THE NE- GOR. Weinesday, while William H. Taft vss on his way to deliver many Neechcs through the South, for the Tense of winning the followers of Late E. Wright in ‘Tenn., on bis side, be dealt ou: more talty to the Negro, by declaring in part.im bis speech at Cadiz Junction, O. : e “I am advised that/a_very eonsid- erable part of your population is Colored, and I wamt to. say that mo part of the population as m deeper Sympathy on my part than they. Com- Ing to this country through thelr an- cestry, against thelr will) there is imposed upon us whose ancestry trouht them here the obligation to see that in every way they have # ‘quare desl. This fs thelr only coun- yi this is the only flag they Jove tnd this the standand for which they ‘ve shown themselves willing and saxiots to lay down thelr lives when the exigencies of the country required. <= a 4 > 5s S a I oS } AY 4 Be cS. ms | oe Pein | \") ee \ beeen \ FS ee = a A = , 1 qe a fp Be : a He = 5 ELMER ASP Dencemtic Candidage aed to him. In fact they offered him 50 per cent more than he pid for the lots. But be held out for 100 per cout. & A detective was hired to run down Jones’ record, In duc time he re- turned fromi Chicago with ammunition to burn. He kad discovered that Jones was married once before and thst the legelity of the divorce which he secured in South Dakota wes questionable. Mrs. Jones No. 1, who pursued her busbam! for ten years, was enlistgd easily in the warfare. ‘She came here and had Jones arrested for\bigamy. Mrs. Jones No. 2, who was Miss Mary E. Thomas, a cultures Sere ‘Wowan froi Virginia, filed suit and obtained a divorce on the ground that Jones had a legal wife living. However, Mrs, Jones No. 2 is still Feeping house for Jones. After is arrest on a charge of bizamy some of the “square” people sent word to Jones that if he would plead guilty to the charge and give them.a deed to the preparty at a fair consideration they would see that ke got the minimum segtence, a fine of $500, “After much -parieying Jones agreed with the prosecuting officer to plead guilty and take the minimum sentence.—Record Herald. Oct. 11 | ‘They are American citizens Jie the ‘rest of us and entitled to the same ‘consideration.” It any raée of people have ever ‘been insulted the intelligent members of the Negro race have been, with ithe latest outburst of taffy, on the part of William H: Taft , and -especialiy, when he makes reference to giving the Negro = square deal. ~ Such rot is enpugh to cause abroad smile to creep over the face of the ‘boss devil, for it ts not hard for him to femember, that Taft assisted Roose velt, to mob and-lynch 167 soldiers, belonging to the 25th Regiment. That Taft, branded them, as “murderers and midnight assassins.” ‘That like Roosevelt, he declared that the Negro race, is largely composed. of “rapists, murderers and criminals,” and now, this same man Taft is Tun- nifg around over the South, seeking the votes of the worst enemies of the Negro, in his mad and fruitless effort, to be elected President, and talking about giving the Negro a square deal, which is more than enough to make an old tom cat sick at the stomach. THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES OF 1 ILLINOIS.” Tt can be truthfully said, that the \Democratic candidates in this state, all, capable men to fill the offices which they are seeking, and each and levery ote of them, possesses a Egod record and we take great pleasure commending the following geutle- men, the majority: of their cuts ap- im this jasne of this paper, to the voters of Sete oe. and every one of them should be elected for they will honestly conserve the best interest of the public. : Governor, Adlat E. Stevenson; Lieu- tenia Sore, Pape Seen See. cetary of State, X. F. Beidler; Auditor, Pe ads eee ee ey ny 9 apelin ead pers 1k Dee 05 Fee persed Ne potas | St SI PR APL RELA AIOE, pet ed the State Fed ree yee 4 See irene aes: am TE TH OF MARSHALL H. WATTS. “Maraball H. Watts, who for a long time was well koown in Chicago;’as the manager of the - entertathing composed of E. J, Wiltiams, W. B. Howard and himself; passed away eS me ioe wean mapa ying ate and tir W. mts Cover ot New York City, President of the Uait- Pee ene, ee en ‘their way to their Michigan farm with /® party of friends. a Lang trouble was the cause of Mr. | Watts death. He was une of the musk clans that came on from New York with the Corey party where he had been residing, for the past four or five years. ‘Mr. Watts is survived by his devoted and loving wife, Mrs. Jennie Eldridge Watts, and his sister Mrs. Jennie Ra- pier, He was born in Hopkinsville, Ky., {m-1878. He was past master of North ‘Star Lodge No. 1, and had hosts of friends everywhere, for be was very genial and had a kind word for evdry- one. Funeral services were held over bis remains Friday morning at Bethel Church, Rev. A. J. Carey, officiating. Interment at Oakwood. The floral tributes were numerous and very fine. Mrs, Watts, who has the deep aym- pathy of her numerous friends, over the loss of her husband, left for New York City, Saturday evening, where she wil spend two weeks, in straight- ening up his business, then she will return to this city, and make her per- manent home, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, 2616 Calumet Ave. Mrs. Carrie Warner, 5223 Dearborn street, s confined at the Lakeside Hospital, 42nd and Lake ave., where she is rapidly recovering from the effects of an operation, much to the delight of her many friends. She will be able to be conveyed to her home the latter part of the coming week. ‘THE PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES 1N THE FIELD ‘The following are the various presi- dential and vice presidential candi- dates in the field, so you can pay your money and take your choice. Republican—For president, William H. Taft, of Ohio; for vice president, James S. Sherman of New York. Democratic—For president, William J. Bryan of Nebraska; for vice prest- dent, John W. Kern of Indiana. Prhibitionist—ugene W. Chafin of Minois; for vice president; Aaron 8. Watkins of Ohio. Independent—Thomaé L, Hisgen of Massachusets; for vic2 president, John T. Graves of Georgia. “s Populist—For president, Tho: E° Watson of Georgia; for vice president, Safuel Williams of Indiana. “ Soclalist—For president, Eugene Y. Debs of Indiana; for vice president, Benjamin Hanfort of New York * Soclalist‘Labor—For wesidcut, Au- gust Gilhaus of New York; fee vice president, Donald Mundoe of Virgin- ta. 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Sir. st, New York, Gty.MY. 7 135th street, New York City, x zn oo A Slight Difference. r 65) ra 4 A mas Vm , Zz a j s + cae 7 fy > oar ae you wins - te “Seer ke; ces an a ; iB anes eee = a apes of tian. _imiurst (gloomily>—Well, ween # Roosevelt has said over his own signature that he has appointed fewer Negroes to office than any of his predecessors; he has in a public document to the Congress advocated a restricted education for the Negro; he has intimated that Negroes shield their criminals; he has dismissed brave Negro soldiers from the army without trial; he is catering to the South, and appointed Luke E. Wright, who fought to destroy the Union, as Secretary of War; and he has honored Senator Tillman by putting him in charge of his rate bill. These in brief are the policies of Roosevelt, so far as the Negro is concerned, and Taft is pledged to carry out to the letter the Roosevelt policies. The Negroes of this country must consider well their duty in the coming election. —The Afro-American Ledger, Baltimore, Mr., Oct. 10, 1908. Andrew Forrester, Sr., eighty-one years old, and his son, Andrew, aged forty-six, recently called at the office of the clerk of the district court, Kansas City, Kan., and took out their first naturalization papers. The senior-Forrester has been a resident of the United States for nearly half a century. Sir Charles Matthews has been appointed by the British government as director of public prosecutions, with a salary of $15,000 a year. He was born in New York, where his father, Charles Matthews, the famous actor, was filling a theatrical engagement at the time, his mother having as Lizzie Davenport also been a footlight favorite. Charles L. Kimmens of Bolton, Mass., has resigned as town clerk after serving for four years. His brother was sexton four years; his father was sexton forty-five years; Jesse W. Babcock, Mr. Kimmens' stepson, was sexton two years; George Babcock, his brother, was sexton two years, making a total of fifty-seven years that the office has been filled by the Kimmens family. English Etchings. The Cremation Society of England has decided to lower its membership fees and otherwise to extend its operations. The drapery trade has supplied more lord mayors of London than any other business, the total being seventy-four. The foundation stone of the first skyscraper in England was laid at Liverpool recently. The new building, which will be 300 feet high, is being constructed on a site overlooking the Mersey. After sixty years of doing without a complete Young Men's Christian association building London, the birthplace of the movement, is to have what it needs in this particular. The new headquarters in Tottenham Court road will be a stately pile of buildings designed by Rowland Plimbe. Home Notes. If old keys are kept in a box by themselves some of them will frequently come into play in unlocking a trunk or other receptacle the key to which has been lost. If your cellar is dark and you are afraid of accidents when going down the steps have the last step whitened so that you will easily know when you are at the bottom. You can see this step plainly even in a dim light. The under oven in the range is a most convenient place in which to keep irons. They may be taken hot from the stove and placed there where they are out of the way. They are usually warm when taken out, thus heating up rapidly. Pith and Point. Freedom is like blue roses—there is no such thing. People don't care for explanations and don't believe them. It is not what you think of your employer, but what your employer thinks of you. Some men don't know much, but they always know enough to think of the meanest thing. S. E. Cor. 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