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Raise up some widow's son, who is now at his mother's knee, to the task of saving the black slave of to-day not from the shackles of iron, but from the shackles of preju dice, and save the black race from hatred, save the white man from his supercilious contempt, from his degradation, and lift him up until he can learn to love his fellowmen framed in Cod's own image." Prayer by Rev. Newell Dwight Hillis, pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, New York. l#IIIM*IIMItMlt* SATURDAY. AUGUST 15, 1903. THE PRESIDENT ON LYNCHING. The letter of President Roosevelt to Governor Durbin of Indiana commend ing his action in the recent cases ot mob law in Evansville and denouncing lynching in general is a strong protest against our national disgrace. The President calls on an enlighten ed public sentiment to oppose mob vio Jecce. He declares that lynch law grows with what it feeds on, and when mobs lynch criminals for heinous crimes they will eventually lynch al leged criminals for petty offenses. This is borne out by recent press dis patches, for within a month there have been lynchings and attempted lynch ings for assaults on men, theft and even for "insolence." Mr. Roosevelt calls attention to the terrible effect upon the community and Uie individuals engaged in these mob jnurders. He says: "There are certainv hideous sights Tvhich, when once seen, can never be wholly erased from the mental retina. The mere fact of having seen them Im plies degradation. This is a thousand- GOV. WINFIELD T. DURBIN. The favorable attention of the coun- evils of lynching. Gov. Durbin is a try which Gov. W. T. Durbin, of In- modest man of sterling qualities. Cotn- diana, brought to himself by his atti- ing into the gubernatorial chair with- tude during the race war at Evansville out reputation save for business ca- lms given him a boom for the Vice pacity, he has administered his office Presidency. The Republican leaders with signal ability. He has many pop- are looking for the right man in the ular traits and would undoubtedly Middle West. President Roosevelt has prove a popular candidate on the ticket widely heralded his approval of Gov. with Mr. Roosevelt. The political Durbin by praising in high terms the prophets are just now closely watching governor's conduct toward the would- the governor's star in its ascendency, be lynchers, and his utterances on the seeing the deed, the man has partici pated in it. Whoever in any part of our country has ever taken part in lawlessly putting to death a criminal by the dreadful torture of fire must for ever after have the awful spectacle of his own handiwork seared into his brain and soul. He can never again be the same man." The president emphasizes the deple mand that the fiends who are guilty of assaults on women and other inhuman crimes should meet with swift and cer tain punishment under the law, "and the best and immediate efforts of all legislators, judges, and citizens should be addressed to securing such reforms in our legal procedure as to leave no vestige of excuse for those misguided men who undertake to reap vengeance through violent methods." Calling attention to the duty of the Afro-Americans in cases where one of the race charged with an heinous of fense, the President says, and rightly too: "In such cases, moreover, it is well to remember that the criminal not merely sins against humanity in in expiable and unpardonable fashion, but ITnlFplfFflcTffaTffy and does them a wrong far greater than any white man can possibly do them. Therefore, in such cases the Afro-American people throughout the land should in every possible way show their belief that they, more than all others in the community, are horrified at the commission of such a crime and are peculiarly concerned taking ev eiy possible measure to prevent its recurrence and to bring the criminal to immediate justice." The President does well in calling on "all public men, writers for the daily press, all clergymen, all teachers and all who have the right to address the public to unite with every energy to create a public sentiment hostile to mob law." Closing, Mr. Roosevelt says that mob lav/ is a peril to the nation. The nation, like the individual, can net commit a frime with impunity. If we are guilty of lawlessness and bru tal violence, whethet our guilt consists in actne participation therein or in mere connivance and encouragement, we 3hal assuredly suffer later on be cause what we have done. The sorner stone of this republic, as of all free governments, is respect for andsuperiority obedience to the law. Where we per mit the law to he defied or evaded, whether by rich man or poor man, by black man or white, we are by just so much weakening the bonds of our civ ilization and increasing the chances ot its overthrow, and of the substitution therefor of a system in which there shall be violent alternations of anarchy and tyranny." The strong, earnest words of the President are true. The very existence of the government depends upon the vindication of the power of equal laws. The letter will be widely read, and it is certain that the warning of the Pres ident gives will be heeded by the thoughtful people of the country and that all good citizens will join in a cru sade against mob law, which means anarchy. Although thousands of black women have been whipped in Georgia by white men both in prison and out without any very strenuous protests from the chivalric humanitarians, the whole country is now in an uproar because one white woman has been subjected to this humiliation by the warden of the Georgia penitentiary. The unfor tunate woman says she was whipped because she would not submit to the leecherous embraces of the state of ficial. The warden says she was whip ped because she was obstinate and im pudent to his wife. But it matters not why she was whipped, the fact that she was whipped is the cause of the public indignation. We denounce the outra geous act as strongly as any one, but not because she was white, but because she was a woman. During the days of slavery many black women were whip ped for the same cause that this white woman gives as the cause of the war den's actionssome whipped to death and the world moved on just the same. It makes all the difference the world whose ox is gored. By the way, \t seems to us that if the woman's story is correct, and she was really whipped because she refused to sacrifice her honor to gratify the lust of the warden, he was guilty of assault with the intent to commit rape upon a white woman, and therefore ought-to receive the usual authorized punishment for such heinous crime at the hands of the best citizens. It's the honor of their women they wish to protect, isn't it? That's what they claim. Then punish this man who was not ignorant either of the law or its told stronger wheut instead ot merely, coaseauences, and was in all prop^biU- fact ttet he was not able, to command a ty has had a hand in punishing some other brute for an alleged assault upon some white woman's honor Ought he to escape because he is white? THE GENESIS OF LYNCHING. The Southern press and public men who essay to speak for the South have endeavored to impress upon the peo of this country that lynching was caused by rape, that it had its begin ning in efforts of Southern men to protect the honor of Southern women. In his speech at Chautauqua Monday, John Temple Graves of Atlanta, an apologist for mob law, said: "The mob is today the sternest, the strongest and most effective restraint that the age holds for the control of rape." And now comes tne Atlanta Consti tution and says: "The genesis of lynching is found in the bald, blunt claim of Ne groes and Negrophiles that 'a Negro is as good as a white man The word good in that connection always means 'equal' and yet no fact of science or sociology is more irrevocably fixed than that no man with a white skin be- 4teye& ajxy such,,nojuwgjsfu" ____ 1 4 The Appeal has claimed that Afro Americans were often lynched without cause, and now our contention is sus tained by the leading daily of the South. Speaking of the new union railway station to be erected at Atlanta, Geor gia, the Constitution says editorially: "The splendid edifice itself and itsof latest equipments will be in keeping with the importance of our railway centralizations and the general dignity of the city's public service buildings." And yet the beautiful structure is to be marred by separate and inferior waiting rooms, constructed for the ex press purpose of degrading a class *o citizens because God has made their skins dark. Afro-Americans as serv ants, will be admitted freely to any portion of the building, while Prof. Du Bois, William A. Pledger, Rev Proctor, Bishop Turner and thou sands of other distinguished Atlanta citizens, equal in every way'to their Caucasian oppressors, will be con?i pelled to go into the "Jim Crow" wait ing rooms. This is one way the Cau casian South has of demonstrating its and its vaunted ability to settle the "Negro problem." The cock and bull story published recently that no more Afro-Americans would be enlisted in the navy and that those already in the service number ing more than 500 are to be gradually weeded out has been authoritatively denied by the Navy Department of ficials, who state that the law of the land specifically prohibits any discrimi nation against a person on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude, and that an Afro-American citizen is just as much entitled to the privilege of enlisting in the na\y as he is to bold any other position or office under the government. To change con ditions it will be necessary to amend the Constitution. Last week several Afro-Americans, their backs lacerated with scars, ap peared before the Georgia state prison commission and told heart-rending stories of how they were terribly beat en and sand rubbed into their wounds at the state convict farm, yet the les sees were acquitted. Of course the fact that the men were Afro-Americans was sufficient tot keep down any general sentiment of indignation, but now that a Caucasian woman has *been brutally whipped because she was impertinent to the wife of the keeper of the farm, the legislature will appoint a commit tee to investigate the prison system of the state. Congressman Patterson of Tennessee in a recent speech at Brownsville, clos ed as follows: "We believe there will be another Ap pomattox when the North will surren der the heresy of political equality and join hands with the South under the shadow of the Stars and Stripes to per petuate forever a reunited country arid the supremacy of the white man on every foot of American soil." This means simply that Congress man Patterson, hopes that the Demo cratic party will come into control of the goverment at the next election. Vardaman, the avowed opponent of any effort to improve the social or in tellectual status of the Afro-American, was not elected governor of Mississip pi after all. There must be another primary,^ and it is likely that he may lose. His speeches were simply ap peals to passion and prejudice, but the d^h^^&M&lM^^^^^t^ THE APPEAL: A NATIONAL-APl^AMERieAN NEWSPAPKK majority of the .Caucasian vvot6rs,i.,an encouraging sign. God- grant that he may be defeated aU the next primary August.27. _# Raymond Patterson continues to un load his rot in the Chicago Tribune and Washington Post, some things he says are true, but ne spoils his good Joints by his many absurd, contradic tory and even false statements on the alleged race problem. He is certainly devoid of gentility for he continues to refer to the race as "darkies." Patter son acknowledges that he has made "an imperfect study of the race question and the rot he writes proves it. The recent press dispatch relative to attempted lynching says: "Today the i town is quiet, but the white citizens openly declare that Smith shall bet lynchedor some bther Negroas a lesson to the blacks." ENGLISH COMMENTS. "Strain of Barbarism in the American Character." London, Aug. 11.The "Globe" today discusses at length President Roose velt's letter to Governor Durbin on the lynching question and criticises Amer icans severely as a class. It says: "The employment of atrocious tor tures in the lynching of Afro-Ameri cans throughout the United States re veals a strain of barbarism in the American character which is a blot up on the Caucasian race. Americans who really value the liberty of which, as a i The Southern papers have been mak ing a great todo qver the recent out breaks of lawlessness in the North, and have claimed that no Afro-Americans tice of "the dark ages, and, in propor are prevented from earning a living by tion as it has haa free play in any the labor of their hands, yet a few country, we trace to its influence the days ago a mob of drunken_Caucasians drove away about one hundred Afro Americans who were working on a rail road in Virginia. nation, they are so fond of-talking, but of which, as individuals, they pos sess so little, will do well to lay thecon-mercial President's wise words to heart." The "St. James Gazette" also dis cusses the matter, but in a more kindly spirit. It says: "So strong is our sense of common kinship with America that we share to the full the feelings of shame and hor ror that prevail among all good citizens of the United States when they con template this festering sore. We join with them in welcoming this admirable vindication of our race which Presi dent Roosevelt has voiced so well." The "Pall Mall Gazette" says: "President Roosevelt is evidently set on making Americans realize the hide ous nature of this blot upon their civili zation. The courage .with which he speaks is beyond praise, when it is con sidered that he is soon to become a candidate for President." A PLEA FOR HUMANITY. Letter from Society of Friends in Eng land to Fellow Christians of the United States. Dear Friends W venture to adness dress you in the name and on behalf of the Religious Society of Friends in Great Britain, a body of men and wom en who are earnestly desirous that the practice of Christian living among themselves and others should be brought into harmony with the teach ing and example of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our hearts have been deeply pained as we have/had our atttention drawn to the lynching of persons, both white and colored, with the terrible scenes lawlessness and cruelty that fre quently accomnany them in seme of the states of your Union. From trustworthy records it appears that in the past ten years many hun dreds of persons in the United States of America have been thus, without legal trial, put to death. Many of these have been burnt alive, or other wise tojetured and we have sorrowful evidence that in some districts such doings have been condoned, a*d even actively" applauded, bv those who \\\r other respects are right-thinking citi zens. In addition to this, taere is the demoralizing effect of such spectacles on the men, women and childrei, that large numbeis of whom sometimes witness them. We earnestly desire to avoid falling into a spirit of hasty or harsh judg ment on these matters. We recognize with humiliation that there are grave faults in the conduct of our own peo ple that need correcting, and we wel come with the utmost thankfulness the evidence that many among you areday, fully alive to the claims of humanity, and are doing all they can to remedy the evils alluded to. W leave out of consideration altogether political and racial problems, and difficulties which at this distance, we can very imper fectly understand, and appeal to you i the purpose of holding a meeting of en the broad and simple grounds of Christian principle and human justice. Our Lord Jesus Christ, in the days ot His earthly ministry, when the zeal our performance of outward forms of American race." DR. CHAS. E. BENTLEY. 'tmm*mmmk-mw'mfm'^m,m,m,^' religion was, receiving more attention tmtn the practice oftove Xo men, quot ed with approval the words of an an cient"prophet: "I desire mercy, and 'not -sacrifice."^ In direct anticipation of His teaching was the saying of an other prophet, that what the Lord re iiures ot us is "to do justlyv and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our Gcd." He taught that the sons of God must be "merciful, even as the Father who is in heaven is merciful" and declared that those who refused to act kindly to one of the least of His brethren were refusing kindness to i Himself. In full accord with this spir it, His great Apostle urged that "Love i3 the fulfilling of the law." As Christians, we believe that it is this spirit of love and tenderness which has so largely removed the bar barous cruelties and the lawless injus- development of an ordered common wealth, in which to the weakest mem bers are granted, the inalienable rights of life, liberty antdujustice. In theregardlessChrist, of died for al 1 men an That's, just the trouble with lynch Tkiw. It makes lit tle difference to rblaod-thirstf mob whether the victittr fs'guilty or not. both England name] lor of rac Jd A namwho or wealth America, do what we can to form a, public opinion based on the princi ples of His life and teaching. We are in Christian love, Your Friends. Signed on behalf of the "Meeting for Suffering," representing the Society of Friends in Great Britain. Henry Lloyd Wilson, 12, Bishopsgate Without, Clerk, London, England. NATIONAL BUSINESS LEAGUE. Continued From First Page. tional Afro-American Business League: 1. The name of the organization shall be the National Afro-American Business League. 2. The object is to inform, as best we may, the world of the progress the Afro-American is making in business in every part of the country, and to stimulate local business enterprises through its annual meetings and in aQ other manner deemed wise to encourage the organization of local business for the purpose of furthering growth in all places where such organizations are deemed needful and wise. 3. Any person engaged in any com mercial enterprise, or properly dele gated to represent any individual or individuals engaged in commercial en terprise, is entitled to membership utt der such regulations as may be adop ted. 4. The officers of the organization shall be a president, vice president, secretary, compiler, treasurer and anroa*. executive committee composed of nine members, who shall be -elected annu ally, and shall include the president, secretary and treasurer. 5. This organization shall hold its meetings annually at such time and place as the executive committee may select. 6. All resolutions shall be referFed to the executive committee before be ing debated in open session. The National Afro-American Busi ness League, in session at Boston, rec ommends 1. That our people form local busi leagues in all the towns and cities of the country where the race is strong enough in number, and such organiza tions will best promote the interests of the race. ^_ _^ 2. That these local leagues send del egates, as far as possible, to the na tional organization and keep in close touch during the year with the officers cf the national organization. 3 That these local organizations hold me stings monthly as far as prac ticable. 4 That we strongly urge that every thing possible be done in these local organizations to discourage complicat ed and useless parliamentary machin ery, and that parliamentary and tech nical discussions be avoided, as far as possible, with a view of concentrating time and strength on the real object of the organization. Amendments. The following amendments were adopted at Chicago August 25, 1901: 1. Each delegate shall be asked to pay an annual fee of $2.00. 2. Life membership fee shall be $25 for an individual or organization 3. The constitution shall be so ameaded as to allow a corresponding secretary, a third vice president and a national organizer. Resolution Granting Assembly Hall. It is with no small degree of pride that we announce that the following resolution was introduced in the House cf Representatives of the State of Tennessee Monday, March 23d, and unanimously adopted the following Tuesday, March 24th: "Be it resolved by the House of Rep resentatives, That the use of the hall of the House of Representatives be, and the same is hereby, granted the colored citizens of Nashville for three days in the month of August, 1903, for iho National Afro-American Business League which has for its aim the com Lercial, agricultural, educational and irdustiial betterment of the Afro- off of civilization, ilrcll be gigantic. At the International Congress of civilization "Wil be gigantic That Dentists, to be held in St. Louis next Dr. Bentley will be equal to the occa- year, has been exalted to a high place.' sion we firmly believe." _^ *f j5f Dr. Bentley holds urst rank because of Some years ago Dr. Bentley, who was skill, study and research. The Amen- the only Afro-American member of the can Dental Journal fo*r August says of Northwestern College of Dentistry Al- him: "The organization, and arrange- umni Association was elected presi- ments of the clinical feature, embrac- dent. Chicagoans* are especially proud ing in scope, a$ it does, the entire of their fellow townsman, who ha* so world, limited oitly by the boundaries distinguished himself in bis profession. 1 TUSKEGEE Normal and Mistrial Institnte TUSKEGEE ALABAMA. (INCORPORATED) Organized July 4, 1881, by the State Leg-Is latnre as The Tuskegee State Normal School. Exempt from taxation. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, Principal. WARREN IyOGAN, Treasurer. LOCATION In the Black Belt of Alabama where the blacks outnumber thewhites three to one. ENROLLMENT AN FACULTY Enrollment last year 1,253 males. 88^, females, 371. Average attendance, 1,105.- Instructors, 88. 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Aid given to needy and deserving students. Term begins the first Wednesdaj in October. For catalogue and information, address President HORACE BUMSTEAD. D.D. vNegro Confer ence Tuskegee is 40miles east of Montgomery and 136 miles west of Atlanta, on the Western Rail 3 Alabama. Tuskegee is a quiet, beautiful old Southern town, and is an ideal place for study. The cli mate is at all times mild and uniform, thus making the place an excellent winter resort. Morristown Normal College FOUNDED IN 1881. Fourteen teachers Elegant and commodiC-i buildings Climate unsurpasse partwents. College Preparatory, Normal, E^gli^h, MWt Shorthand, Typewriting and Indust.iu.1 Training 1FTY DOLLARS E ADVAKCl !-e, tuition ant jOu,ra W0U p^ A'ill pav for board, room, ligh incidentals for the entire yea., month, tuition $2 00 per term. i'Lorougb wort I done in each department. Send xor circular, to tt. i president. REV. JUDSON S. HILL D. 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OLDEST AND BEST SCHOOL In Texas for Afro-American students. Reputation unsurpassed. Manual Train ing a part of the regular course Music a special feature of the school Special ad vantages for earnest students seeking to help themselves. Address Rev. Marshall R. Gaines, A. M., President. A"ustm, Texas. AVERY COLLEGE TRADES SCHOOL ALLEGHENY, P. A. A Practical, Literary and Industrial Trades School for Afro-American Boys and Girls. Unusual advantages for Girls and s separate building. Address, JOSEPH D. MAHONEY, Principal. Allegheny, Pa. SAMUEL HUSTON COLLEGE, A Christian School .V Able and Experienced Facuir* Progressive in all departments, best Methods i of Instruction, Health of Students carefully looked after Students taught to do manual labor as well as think. For catalogue and other information, write to the president, R. S. LOVINGGOOD. AUSTIN, TKXAQ. The why some shop keepers do not sea Presiden Suspenders is they make more money on imitations 50 cents and a dollar. 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