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"HMM ii in irn f'r TTTr. 1 lb - Jiarjr jlk :.x SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1887 THE CO MM UNIS TIC “ CA LL" The delectable ash moon paper named the Evening Call is Home s' what, incens.ed against ns for having reproduced its outrageous article, entitled; ‘‘Justico at last,” in the last issue of the Tribune The (Jail’s editor complains by inference of our want of courtesy by styling his article as villianous, and then proceeds immediately to speak of us in the slang lingo that belongs to a very doubtful class of people. However the public cares nothing of personalities that may enter in ‘newspaper articles, but it is unre lenting in demanding that facts shall be submitted when it is cdled on to pass judgment. We would say to the presiding genions of the Hall that, we have read the article taken from his paper. Yes we have carefully read it and we fail to find a single redeeming feature in it, and being, in our judgment, an attack calculated to have the effect of injuring the colored peo ple, we have concluded to demand that th.) author ‘hall toe the mark, and explain to the paople what he means In the Call of the Bth appears an attempt to answer our comments on its “Justice at last” article in which the editor says: “We said nothing in that article against full priced labor, white or black.” W ell let ns see. By a reference to the article in question i tie most casual reader will see that all that was said was in favor of white labor and against the colored race, hh appears by the following extracts therefrom: "The member* of that Board are rich, hu l the little pittance more (h*n earned by white iabor, mu»t be taken from tbein and given io another race. * * ‘‘Well the workingmen have reason feel* ingly to remember the gentlemen consistin that Board and they ought, if possible, secure a perfect list of their name* and stick it where they can always see it, and every lime they look at it ask with clenched teeth if those men had souls in their bodies that kindred blood receives no earthly considers* lion at their hand. * * "We rejoice now that it (the old board that employed colored men) was beaten and we hope the new (ward, in appreciation of its own race and color, will long preside over the Central, while their predecessors will rwel In the infamy they richly deserve.” The above language was used by the Call because the new board of mauageuiont of the Central railroad it ia said baa decided not to employ color-d men, and to turn out the colored men already employed and put white men in their place. And the old boird, whit* men, are to be b-1-1 up to infamy tor having em ployed a few colored laborers at the Central** yard and on the road. We cannot imagine a more vindictive ouol .light on the colored race in i struggle* to live honestly. We hive not wrested the Call’s article to the prejudice of the colored people; its attitude speaks for itself, and it will be passing strange indeed it the colored people do not see that it speaks only for white labor. No we are not a Knight of Labor V but we are the friend of all labor, and a- Mich shall never tail to strike i i its defence and demand an equal »ance in life lor all labor without The .ar I t > race or color. lension lezekiSoxg one asked our tunny man the costume of Madame So punt be called a postal card Lj Bo ,det. expec ing of course the ’newer that it was “do envelope.’’ 3 i.stead, our funny man sadly replied, “Bectuse it does not con ceal from the public what is prob ably a persinal matter.’’—N. Y. Graphic. Officer Guyton was acquitted ol the charge of an assault with n t mt to murder young Goods and •n --stated as Deputy Marshall. —Darien Timber Gazette. There! are now 16,1)00 colored teachers in the United States; 1,000 000 pupils in the Southern States alone; 16,000 in the male and female high schools, and 3,000 000 wor shipers in the churches. There are 60 normal schools, 50 colleges and universities, and 25 theological seminaries. Colored people pay taxes on from $150,000,000 to $200,000,000 worth of property*—l Chicago Inter Ocean. Cot. Grubb, editor of the Darien Timber Gazette whose office was recently destroyed by fire, besides being one of nature’s noblemen, is a very appreciative man, ns per the following from the first issue of his paper since the conflagration . ‘•The Editor of this paper returns his thanks to all those—and especi ally his colored friends —who agist ed in saving his printing offi< c on the night of the 18th. The coored people did good work on that night and they deserve the sincere thanks of all of the unfortuuotes. ’’ THE NEGRO AND THE CALL, Editor Tribune:—Eor some time past the question has revolved it self in my mind: Is it beneficial oi detrimental to the coloied n an to connect himself with lhe orgm za tion known as the Knights of Labor. The reproduction in the Tribune of the sth inst., of an article taken fom the Evening Call, the organ of the Knights of Labor in this ci y, entitled "Justice at last,'’ has set tled the question in my mind. It is a fact well known, that a colored man though he be a Knight and skilled in the mechanical arts, is barred from the privilege of work ing in the rail road shops it this city. Some months ago, for the sake of economy the Central rail road authorities under Capt Raoul’s administr ition, saw proper to employ a few colored men in subordinate positions and around the shops and yard, and on the trains- ‘The Knights of Labor were very much excited over the move,” but under the circmiist inces they had no alternative but to sul - mit. When however the new ad ministration came into powei, the Knights protested, ami so success ful was the protest lh it “it was resolved” by the new authorities “to go back to the old plan, and give the preference to the wi it< s.’’ The Call, in an editorial abou two weeks ago protested against the education of our sms and daughters in arithmetic and gram mar, taking the position tint such studies were unnecessary to fit our boys for barbels, carpenters, brick layers etc , and our daughters lor cooks, chambermaids and nurses. The Call means for our youth to go so far ami no farther. It objects to their having a fair chance in the race of life, and in order that they may be kept in the lower and meni al positions, it objects to their having the preliminary qualifica tions which a considerate Board of Education, coinpo-ed of our best cit zens have provided tor them. 1 am much surprised to ham that colored men are Stockholders in the Call. Is it not well f>r them to pause before they continue to kiss the hand that smites them, by giving their support to a paper which is using its influence to keep them from obtaining honorable ein- I ploymeot, and seeking to confine their children from a lack of educa tion, exclusively to tne humble and menial positions in life. * * PRISON REFORM. Bailey’s M ilia Feb. 1, 1887. Editor Savannah Tribune : Will you be pleased to allow me to s»y a tew words to your many readers, especially ol Georgia. Sir, 1 believe the question m’»h aaked; "What will be done with our peni tentiary system.” I shall not at tempt to say what will be done. I m >y suggest what ought to be done. We have betore ue the report of a committee that visit*d what is termed the best camps in the State. The committee, however, made a very brief investigation in the allot ed space. It is thought by some that the committee have not made a thorough report, but let it be re members 1 (hat tl e e are three pen itentiaries proper iu Georgia, and about thirteen or fourteen camps, all qf which will be visited by a committee and be reported to the Legislature in its next sitting in July next. I cannot say what that report may contain, whatever it contains, good or evil, Georgia 1 needs a prison reform. Ihe com mittee by bills or otherwise may ' recommend or condemn the lessee, it wont meet the present wants of Georgia’s g >od citizens. We need a reformation. The convicts are unfortunate human beings and ought not to be punished beyond the limits of the law. If criminals are sent to prison for reformation, the means of reform ought io be in reach and they ought to practice it, that when they have served the.r term the mark of reformation Will be felt by the community, but at present when they return home we see marked degradation upon them. I favor a reformatory prison *<nd I think under the contract entered into by the State and lessee about ten years ago, that the State can establish such a prison without a violation of her obligation, 1 think the Slate is to furnish lhe lessee with aide bodied convicts, now if that be true the women, minors and feeble bodied men ought not be sent to the lessee. The State ought to provide an experimental farm for uch convicts and on that farm a school for those under 18 years ol Hge. Again we need reform otffer than the prison reform, real pristu refolm cannot be without a belief sense of righteousness among the people. It must come to pass that justice must, be just, it must come through the conscience of the peo ple. Men of law and order must have assurance that the courts will protect society by enforcing p>unaptly and certainly lhe laws ot the land, and they must sustain the courts in doing their duty. Th-re must be more equity in justice. There must be a justice blind and deaf to favoiitism as to men or classes of men There must be a justice that will not and cannot sen tence a poor wretch who steals a coat or a piece of tobacco fur a longer term than the rich man who breaks h bank or rob a thousand people; that will not and cannot send a poor man without friends or money to prison for a longer term than a rich man with both money and friends who has committed the same offence; that will not and cm not send a Negro or a Chinaman to prison for a longer t<-rm than it will send a white tor the s«me offence. If our laws set greater store by property than by morals, we our selves need reforms. Responsibili ty is measuted by of light opportu nity. It is worse now to rest under wrongs that can be righted, than it would have been during the dark ages. A healthy and vigorous pub lic sentiment on the sul j-ct of prison reform is necessary I hope the day is not far distant when tlie whole people will be interested in a proper prison reform movement. Prison reform will come, what is now thought of, talked of and prayed for will come to blessed reality; not this hour to-mor row, but it will come. Now let Georgia put and suggest her plans before the l egislature in July next. Yours for reformation. A. Wll.son. The delegation which ]< ft fur Washington last week to appear before the Sen ite committee on commerce and urge an appropria ation for our harbo r commensurate with the importance of the port and the work to be done has been granted a heating and returned home. 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