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SATURDAY. JAN. 27, 1900.
It is reported that the Emperor
of China has suicided.
Thousands of lives are now be
ing sacrificed for the relief of
Ladysmith.
The Jim Crow Car bill passed
the Senate of Virginia legislature
last Thursday and only needs the
-Governor’s signature to make
it a law.
Brigham H. Roberts, Congress
man-elect from Utah, was exclu
ded from his seat in Congress on
Thursday by a vote of 278 to 50,
on the ground that he is a poly
gamist.
On Thursday last the President
appointed Mrs, Elizabeth L. Bam
berg to a postmaster’s position at
Beaufort, S. C. Mrs. Bamberg
succeeds her lamented husband
in the office.
Our eyes have been anchored
on a certain little nest where po
litical plots are hatched and
henchmen are in waiting to at
tempt carrying out any kind of a
wild cat scheme.
The Republicans of the 128 rd
district are notified to meet at
Aiding Sons and Daughters of
Zion’s Hall on Friday night Feb
ruary 2, notice of which appears
in another column of this paper.
Did you hear that gentle whis
per not long ago for a convention
in Chicago, June 27? It was the
Prohibition call, if you please, for
a national convention to nomin.
ate president and vice-president
and to transact ;other business of
minor importance.
THE EXILED.
So the exiled has taken Mr.
Wimberly as his trump card, and
says that by not appointing him
to the assistant postmastership
he has been debarred from certain
political privileges. We shall
give the truth of the matter an
airing and the stigma will then
find the level of its owner. .
CHAIRMAN CRAIG’S READ
ING.
Standing upon the crest of pub
lic approval Chairman Craig has
been doing some tall party read
ing of late. As we understand
it he has read out in no un
certain terms. He is so loud in
talk that the *>yes of the sleepy
and deceptive ones are now bright
from fright. It is best to be easy
and not go the rounds talking
about “high-handed” what not,
for this will by no means alter
determined things to destiny from
holding sway.
Logan Fouche, who was placed
in jail by a warrant sworn out
against him, charging him with
insanity in Athens, Ga., was
unfortunate in losing one of his
fingers by its serving as food for
rats. The man died from the ef
fects. The chances of Athens jail
being rid of its rodents are very
good for a vim of determination
marks the procedure of extermina
tion.
THE PRESIDENTS’S RU N
NING MATE.
For some time past political
forecasters have been trying hard
to decipher from the outlookout
of affairs the person who will be
the running mate of President
McKinley. There have been so
many names mentioned that it has
become puzzling to know how they
will all be chosen at the same
time, when there is but one need
ed. Some say that Col. Theodor
Roosevelt will be the onp, while
others are as equally /confident
that it will be Hon. Eliu Root,
the Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss has
also a slice of the honors, and as
if to keep up the cheerful guessing
—for it is no more than that—in
a circlular movement the name
of Hon. Thomas B. Reed has also
had speculative mention.
SOWING THE SEED OF DIS
SATISFACTION.
Quietness having for a period
prevailed, a few disgruntled and
treacherous officeholders are now
trying with all their might to
sow the seed of discord in the
party organization. Such selfish
ness .as have actuated these fel
lows will fail of purpose and, will
only serve to redound upon their
own heads the merited disapprov
al that disloyalty is sooner or
later sure to bring.
When men enter into collusion
to wreck institutions they should
not forget to count up the cost,
and when it is found that the ex
penditure will far exceed the cost
then it is about time to under
stand that the undertaking will
be an uttter failure. But some
fellows care not for the cost, and
it would be well that it be clearly
understood that the organization
cares not for such fellows.
GIVE THE FIREMEN ROOM
TO WORK,
The poor firemen of this city
have a hard time. If they can’t
their way to a burning place
on account of a jostling throng
of sight-seers in front of it some
of these same people are very
talkative concerning what they
would do were they in the fire
men’s place. They never recog
nize that they add to the acres of
humanity that form a blokdae
against thd fire department. Give
the firemen a fair chance by al
lowing them all available space to
do their work. Their lot is no
easy one and it should not be
made any harder than what it
really is. Not long ago an engine
stopped about two yards beside a
water plug and several minutes
elapsed and still the plug could
not be found. How would the poor
fire laddie find that plug—which
served as a grand stand to orna
ment a chap, not to speak of the
crowd that surrounded it —had he
not asked for what he wanted is
a matter of conjecture. Probably
though a powerful X Ray will
have its advent in the fire de
partment pretty soon.
REPUBLICANS OPPOSING RE
PUBLICANISM.
There is a certain place in this
community that while its head
claims to adopt every principle of
Republicanism, worshipping t© a
fault at its shrine, yet is so opposed
to such leading pillars of the
grand and edifying Republican
structure as Hon. Judson W. Ly
ons, Hon. H. A. Rucker, Col.
John H. Deveaux, Hon. Walter
H. Johnson,-■CoL W. A. Pledger
and a host of others, that a feeling
of distrust has been created among
the leaders that it would be best
not to give this opposing head un
limited freedom lest he undermine
with dissatisfaction the harmon
ious trend of party affairs.
A Republican who Is by no
means sincere in his actions, and
who keeps up a-continual disturb
ance by using his official aides to
carry out his bidding in opposition
to the good of the party, should
not only lose the respect of party
leaders but should be forced to a
place of harmlessness where he .
can regretfully recognize that the
created can not at any time be
greater than the creator, and there
fore the thoughts of the created
■hould not drift in belligerency of
its creator without the use of the
curbing gear.
We have in times past shoul
dered a; certain individual to a
highjpoint of success, resulting in
a disastrous failure for him to even
consider or appreciate the ardu
ous task that we undertook to
fight him into recognition, and
sticking to it until the silver spoon
•ontaimng his political pap was
graciously handed out to him. (
He soon showed his political cloven
foot, and has strictly kept in this ■
path until he has now discarded i
every vestige of that fairplay that -
is compatible to a Republican.
And now that his culpable
actions have aroused adverse cri
ticisms he is now dashing in fur
ious haste to stem the rising tide
of dissatisfaction by inspiring into
the minds of his subordinates to
make a strong kick—a desperate
kick—at the traces of Republican
ism or that they lose the privileged
incentive of earning their bread
and butter. But the time is nigh,
and the impulse of the people is,
may that time hasten.
PROFANITY IN THE PULPIT?
A looseness of language that is
nothing short of profanity is cred
ited to a certain man of the cloth.
He is quoted as saying: “You
didn’t give me a good collection
and I don’t give a d . He did
not use a d or a d with a dash as
we have used, but was as emphat
ic as he was broad in the use of the
word, which struck his congrega*
tion like a thunderbolt. It is a
matter of impossibility for this
highly educated to remain long
elevated when such a preposterous
chain of evidences of the rivalry of
the objectionable character is so
strongly shown in him. His stand
ing should certainly have separ
ated him from the mire of the
rough element’s vocabulary by
many miles of that polished
characterization that is a part of
every devout Christian gentleman.
The above is the sentiment that
is gaining widespread circulation,
But can there not be a good word
said for a minister, and thus
assist to keep him elevated rather
than drag his name into disrepute
by the gossiping tongues of per
sons whose words bear no sign of
truthfulness?
A WORD FOR THE OTHER
FELLOW.
The other snake in the P. O.
bush, finding that his means for
airing the stench from the well of
bis mental conception being cut
off, has now placed his tail in hi 8
mouth and is unmercifully biting
it as a spiteful revenge. He
will again need the warmth of our
bosoms, but the ten-footwall that
he has built between us will re
main a monumental menace
against any further consideration
of rescue on our part. Too well
I do we know that the present im
pels a forgetfulness of the past,
and so he has been desperate in sus
taining his diametrical opposition
to us. This adds the “dead
weight” of hie allegiance to the
cause of Pap Figurehead. We
just wish to remind the fellow that
he need not think that we were
not on to his two-faced playing.
He need not get excited when we
are pleased to dagger his heart by
showing how like the mercury
his affections rise and fall. Just
wait and watch and be convinced
of how nicely we can put a ragged
edge upon such diabolical chic
anery as he and the other fellow
have been pleased to give ns power
to do.
ATLANTA’S ‘‘BABY
PREACHER,”
predicted Ingersoll’s death
Lawrence Dennis, the “ba
by preacher,” who has been
on a tour of the North and
West, is at home in Atlanta
again, and in a few days will
start on a trip to Florida,
from which State he will
gradually work his way to
California. He is now six
years old, and has been
preaching about two years,
The “baby preacher” is a
little mulatto boy, almost
white, with dark curly hair
and very bright black eyes.
On his Northern and West
ern tours he has preached for
the most part in the white
churches. He conducts the
entire services himself, gives
out the hymns, preaches the
sermons, prays, calls up the
mourners, and is in full
charge.
In New York, where he
spent four months last win
ter, Lawrence had a clash ,
with Colonel Robert G. In-
gereoll, the great agnostic,
who tried to have the baby
preacher suppressed by the
Gerry Society. The colonel
appealed to the society to
stop the child from preach
ing, but the agents of the
society decided they had no
authority, as their powers are
limited to children who ap
pear on the dramatic stage,
According to the story told
Col. Ingersoll sent an agent
to the place where Lawrence
was stopping, and later went
himself to see the little
preacher. The colonel look
ed Lawrence over with a crit
ic’s eye, and said :
“Well, sir, I am going to
stop you from preaching.”
“No, you won’t,” said the
child, who always has a ready
answer.
The giant form of the fam
ous infidel towered above the
baby preacher as he thun
dered :
I won’t? Why won’t I?”
“Because,” said the boy,
when I come back you won’t
be here.”
Colonel Ingersoll hesitated
a moment, and asked in a
gentler voice:
“And why won’t I be
here?”
“You won’t be here to
bother me whan I come
back,” was all that Law
rence would say.
Within the year Colonel
Ingersoll passed to the Great
Beyond, and true to the
prophecy, he will not be in
New York to bother the ba
by preacher when Lawrence
goes there next time.
The baby preacher con
ducted a meeting at Fair
haven Tabernacle, on Hum
phries street, between Chap
el and Peters, last Wednes
day night. —Atlanta Journal.
SECOND THE MOIION.
W. H. JOHNSON FOR GOVERNOR.
The call for a convention in
cludes a candidate for Governor,
and the Leader nominates for that
exalted position Walter H. John
son, the friend of all the people,
and the possessor of every quali
fication needed in the executive
office of our great and growing
commonwealth. Repub 1 i c a n
Leader.
COL. A. E. BUCK.
The announcement that Repub
lican State Chairman Col. A. E.
Buck would visit Georgia during
February, sends a thrill of satis
faction through every Republican
heart—it is to be hoped that he
will remain until March 7, and see
Chairman pro-tem W. H. John
son installed as chairman, for it is
concluded that the Hon. Walter
Henry Johnson will be elected—
probably by acclamation.—Pro
tectionist.
HOWARD’S PRESIDENT.
PROF. W. H. HART VIGOROUSLY DE
VENDS THE UNIVERSITY AND DR.
J. E. RANKIN—ATTACKS ON
NEGROS* GREATEST SCHOOL
INSPIRED BY DISGRUNT
LED PLACE-HUNT-
ERS.
Editor the Colored American, Sir.
—I have just received to-day’s is
sue of your paper and find in it an
outrageous and wholly unjustifiable
article against Rev. J, E. Rankin,
D.D., LL.D., president of Howard
University. 1 am not only sur
prised but pained beyond measure
that a man of your good sense
I usually should see fit to join a Ne
gro-hating sheet in this city in an
effort to destroy the institution
standing foremost in this land for
helping the colored people to a
higher level of culture and charac
ter; and in wounding the devoted
bosom of the best and bravest and
truest friend that the colored people
have in this Republic to-day. No
one knows better than yourself
that the shameful attacks upon How
ard University and its good and
great president proceed from un
unworthy and ignoble motives of
envious, disgruntled place-seekers
and yet you have allowed your col’
umus to be used as a means of
spreading this venom, to the preju
dice of colored youth in our whole
Republic.
If the very persons now engaged
in promulgating these unfair criti
cisms of the administration of How
ard University wereg lV en charge of
that or any other great public inter
est they would wreck it in a month
You, yourself would not be will’
ling to trust your interest in their
hands for a single moment. I doubt
whether your paper will ever be
able to undo the positive injury and
hurt to the best interests of the col
ored people done by your paper in
giving aid and comfort to these at
tacks upon the best living friends of
our people. I have subscribed for
two copies of your papier, and paid
you four dollars in advance for the
same. Ido not wish the paper sent
either to my school or myself any
longer, and hereby direct you to
cancel my subscription. I have
paid you from time to time within
the last year from eighteen to thirty
dollars for work done by your pa
paper. I shall have no more such
work for you in the future. So
you see it is apt to cost you seme
thing to thus assail the noblest
friend of our people. Yours,
Wm. H. Hart.
430 sth street, n-w., Washington,
D. C., January 14, 1900.—Colored
American.
ORDINATION OF
PROF. BLAIR.
Prof. J. F. Blair was or
dained to the Gospel ministry
on last Thursday night at
Tabernacle Baptist church.
The ordination sermon was
delivered by Rev S. C. Walk
er, and was one oi the ablest
sermons ever delivered on
such an occasion in this city.
The ordination prayer was
offered by Rev. H. Morgan.
The Bible was presented by
Rev. J. W. Williams. The
charge to the candidate was
delivered by Rev.. J. W.
Whitehead. Among others
who participated were Revs.
S. W. H. Murray, R. W.
Marshall, E. W. Washing
ton and Silas X. Floyd. Rev.
Blair passed a most credit
able and satisfactory exami
nation on Tuesday morning,
and has the best wishes of
his many friends for his fu
ture success.
A SPECIAL SERMON
TO YOUNG MEN.
Rev. Silas X. Floyd, A.M,
pastor of Tabernacle Baptist
church, will preach a special
sermon to-morrow night at
Tabernable Baptist church.
Every young man in Augus
ta, saint or sinner,is invited.
The sermon will be on busi
ness and commerce. Every
young man who desires to
learn how to make money
should not fail to hear this
sermon. We urge every
young man in the city to [at
tend. Go early and avoid
the rush.
MRR. THOS.“N~CHASE
SERIOUSLY ILL
The many old students
and friends of Prof. Thomas
N. Chase sympathize with
him in his grief over the crit
ical illness of his devoted
wife. Mrs. Chase is at the
home of her daughter, in
Bellows Fall, Vt. Professor
Chase was one of the pioneer
teachers from the North who
came among our people in
the dark just after the
“Surrender,” and has labor
ed almost continually forthe
upbuilding of the Negro
youth. During all these
years his faithful wife, pa
tient and gentle, has been by
his side to aid him and hold
up his hands in all that he
has strained to do. Many of
us remember Mrs. Chase
gratefully and pray for her
recovery.
CHAIRMAN HANNA.
National Chairman Hanna does
not seem to be the sick old man
our Democratic friends report
him to be. He knocked them out
£ Ohio in great style; he left
Nebraska alone so that the Demo
crats couldn’t do otherwise than
nominate Bryan, he stood pat on
just and fair treatment of colored
Republican in the South in the
manner of representation in Nat
lonal conventions and he is
sued a call for the National Con
vention which will be followed
by the triumphant election of Mc-
Kinley. If a “sick old man” can
do unto the Democrats what Sen
ator Hanna has done, for pitv
sake don’t let the Grand Old Party
put up a well young man or the
Democratic party will disband.
—Standard.
PoliticaMlotices,
notice.
REPUBLICANS OP 4th
Acting in pursuance oU
thonty of the County P
tral Committee there wife
a meeting of all on . ‘ b «
Republican voters of tftj
ward, at Friendship
Augusta avenue, at 8 o ’d<
p. m Friday, Feb. 2
for the purpose of eleej
6 delegates and 6 alter™
‘° t h h^ C . oU “ t y
be held in the city of
ta on the 10th day of fX* -
ary, 1900.
C. W. Stalnaker
W. H. McNeal, Sec’y
SECOND WARD REpijn
LICAN COMMITTEE
WILL MEET
at 529 Lewis street, on Fri.
day evening next, Februan
2nd, at eight o’clock, to ele«
six delegates to Richmond
County Republican Conven
tion, and such other busing
as may be brought beforeit
Cashin Smith, Chairman
H. B. Smith. Sec’y.
123rd DIS, REPUBLICANS
TAKE NOTICE J
,? e P ublic ans Of the
123rd district, who register
ed with the district secretary
and who have qualified sine*
are hereby notified to meet
at Aiding Sons and Paugh
ters of Zion Hall, near Mt
Calvary Church, on Friday
night, February 2, 1900, to
elect six (6) delegates to the
Republican County Conven
tion to meet in Augusta on
February 10, 1900.
k'rP* Walton, Chairman.
S. A. Walker, Sec’y.
123rd District Exec. Com,
notice.
rhe qualified Republican
voters of the Ist ward are
hereby notified to attend a
meeting at McCuller’s Hall,
Friday, Feb. 2, at Bp. m„
• r /h e P nr P ose of selecting
six (6) delegates and six (6)
alternates to attend the Re
publican County Conven
tion, Feb. 10, 1900.
C. W. Davie, Sec’y,
A, S. Belcher, Chairman,
NOTICE
is hereby given to the public
that New Era Lodge, No,
107, F. A. M., is in a very
prosperous condition. Per
sons desiring any informa
tion concerning the affairs of
this prosperous lodge can
see anv of the officers.
The meetings of this lodge
are held on the 2nd and 4th
Monday nights in each
month.
All members are earnestly
requested to attend the next
regular communication.
Cashin Smith, W.M.;Eu
gene Smith, S. W.; Frank
Whitfield, J. W.; Frank D.
Williams, Sec’y; W. H.
Cade, Treas.; 0. C. Mollone,
Tyler.
I WishToAnnounce
that after 10 o’clock p. m. I can
be found at my residence, corner
of Parks avenue and Twiggs street
(where I have a branch drugettf*
with a complete stock) where I
Fill Pres©rip*
Hops.
and vend drugs and medicinee to
Buffering humanity all hours »t
night. My charges at night will
be the same as in the day.
’Phone is free. The number of it
is 1821.
I still remain your humble wf'
vant,
N. A. MIXSON, Druggirt-