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The Southern Republican.
A Paper for the People.
Published Every Thursday Eveuiog,
at 835 Burgundy St., near Dumaine.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1900.
RepubliGanjFusion Ticket.
For The Redemption of Louis
iana From Misgovernment. For
the Overthrow of Fosterisin and
Wimberlyism.
All Good Citizens, Irrespective
of Race or Party. Should Rally To
Its Supimrt.
For Governor—Don Callery, Jr.,
of St. Mary.
For Lieutenant Governor—D. M.
Sholars, of Orleans.
For Secretary of State—C. Tay
lor Cade, of Iberia.
For Auditor— O. H. Deshotel, of
St. Landry. -
For Treasurer—Sam’l. F. Heas
lip, of Orleans.
For Attorney General —W. G.
Wyly, of East Carroll. '
For Superintendent of Education
—O. B. Staples, of Union.
state. Stamp the Elephant on
Tuesday.
Republican gains in Nebraska’s
local elections are a favorable indi
cation of something greater in the
same direction in November.
Those who read the heroic deeds
of the great men of our race may
see the other side of Negro life
than “Jim Johnson, the chicken
thief.”
Do not be deceived by the Ame
1 lean flag heading the bogus Reemi
ticket. Stamp the Elephant if you
are a Republican.
Holy week is being observed
very generally by Catholics and
Episcopalians. The churches are
crowded daily.
Unde Sam’s new 2 per cent
bonds are quoted at 104 notwith
standing the fact that the Demo
cratic party insists that the coun
try is going straight to smash.
The fact that two Republican
judges have joined in the verdict
of the Supreme Court of Kentucky
in favor of Beckam, is not any as
sertion of the justice of his cause.
The court merely holds that it
canuot go behind the action of the
legislature, no matter how corrupt
and vile and unjust that may be.
Can the Negroes and especially
young Negroes,forget that their po
litical present and their political
future was blighted by the damna
ble past record of such men as are
to-day, striving to lead them—men
who will stop at nothing in order to
gratify their own greed and lust for
power.—Ascension Advocate.
THE ELECTION.
Next Tuesday. April 17 th, the
voters of Louisiana will decide
whether our state government
shall be redeemed * from Demo
cratic misrule with its odious one
man power, or whether for four
years more we are to be afflicted
with Fosterism.
The Republican party presents
to the people • its strongest and
cleanest men as candidates. They
represent the wealth and intelli
gence as well as the laboring men
of Louisiana.
The Caffery ticket is pledged to
fair elections. Justice and fair
play to all, irrespective of race,
and the curtailment of the vast
power that’ the -governor is now
clothed with.
i The»election of the Caffery tick
et will give peace and prosperity to
our state, it will bring about a
more cordial feeling between the
race§ and assure every man
protection to his life ami prop
er! ty.
In the effort to wrest the state
from the Democratic party it is the
duty of every Colored voter to lend
his aid for none have suffered more
from Democratic injustice and
hatred than our people. The Caf
fery ticket is the only bonafide Re
publican ticket in the field and
should have our cordial support.
A vote for Reems, the dummy
candidate, is a vote to assist the
Democratic party. His candidacy
is not a serious one and only put
out by the Customhouse gang to af
ford their Democratic allies a pre
text for unfair methods at the polls,
other than a few federal office hold
ers who are opposed to the advance
ment of the real Republican party
in this state for fear of losing their
positions when it is shown that
they are non representative leaders.
Indications are that if every Re
| publican does his duty the state
will be triumphantly carried by
Caffery on next Tuesday despite
Democratic tricks. Let the color
ed men vote solidly for him and
help swell the majority, Dont be
recreant to your duty, come out on
Tuesday and place yourselves on
record as in favor of good govern
ment and desirous of promoting Re
publican principles in Louisiana.
Stamp the Elephant.
Are you in favor of reforming
Louisiana politics f Do you want
to do what is right ! Stamp the
Elephant.
»
This office is in receipt of let
ters from prominent Republicans
of the state commending our arti
cle last week: “A Word With
Our National Leaders.”
The consensus of opinion is that
the article was timely and to the
point. The hope is expressed that
the national leaders will give the
affairs of the party in this state
their careful consideration and af
ford the true Republicans some re
lief from the incubus of Wimber
lyism.
There need not be any trouble
about it. Stamp the Elephant if
you want good government.
Ticket —Dewey and McLean!
Platform—Keep it in the family !
1 THE BEST SHOP IN TOWN
Clothes that pit
por Man or Boy.
4 4- 4 4-
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QODOHAUX’S.
CANAL. COR. CHARTRES STS.
EA STEP.
A Christian Feast Of Hope.
Easter, at once the most joyous
i and impressive of Christian festi
i vals, gets its name from Osterr, a
! goddess, deity of spring and of
‘ flowers. The ancient Teutons and
I Scandinavians celebrated in Easter
j the advent of spring, which to them
was, as a matter of course, a time
j for popular rejoicing after the
I hardships and terrors of a long and
' rigorous winter. The Saxon glori
' tied the day as the forerunner of
1 summer with its fat crops, its out
door life and its opportunities for
communion with nature.
The bold and intrepid missiona
ries who christianized the heathen
nations of the north deemed it wise
to adapt old and treasured beliefs
and ceremonials to the nobler reli
gion, and thus Easter was put to
new and better uses. Scriptural
brightness was made to succeed
darkness, sorrow was supplanted
by joy.
Easter has always been a gentle
festival and has ever had a soften
ing effect on mankind. It is a day
of good fellowship and of kindly
one brotherhood.
To the Christian the day comes
as a gleam of sunshine comes to na
ture after dreary days of darkness
and storm, because the resurrection
is the great proof of the divinity of
Christ; and the open tomb must
for all time be the evidence of the
truth which the Saviour preached
to men that man is saved through
the sactific" of a God made man.
Easter brings to us the pleasant
hope of resurrection, to believe in
Christ, to hope in Christ, to love in
Christ, to possess Christ.
Easter brings us the risen Sa- [
viour, bur hope, our joy. We must
live with Christ in the grace of His
redemption, if we would rise with '
Christ in the joy of his resurrec
tion.
To vote a straight ticket stamp
the Elephant.
( DONT YOU HAVE
anything but what’s good. Dont
be a clam. Buy your clothes, any
thing you need in wearing appar.
el, at Godchaux’s Canal and
Chartres.
THE RIGHT PLACE TO BUY.
The Beauregard Furniture stores
are stocked with the best goods
which are sold cheap and on easy
payments. Anything in the house
furnishing line you will find there
and satisfaction goes with every
article Give them a call when yon
want anything to help make the
home comfortable. Main store,
Rampart and St. Ann street. Down
town branch, N. Claibo-ne near St.
Bernard'and the Algiers branch at
No. 429 Patterson street.
Do your duty. Stamp the Ele
phant and Don Cattery, Jr., will
be our next governor. I
PICK UPS.
i <
Vote the Caffery ticket straight
on Tuesday. Stamp the Ele
phant.
Parker Loving says he has no
cause to complain but he thinks
that the Caffery ticket is power
fully strong.
- A large and enthusiastic meet
ing of the Republicans of the 4th,
sth and 6th wards was held in
Perfect Union Hall, Rampart
street, on Wednesday night.
Caffery is leading the people
The Negroes, who have suffered
more wrong at the hands of the
democratic party than they can
ever recount, are going to vote for
Caffery because they know that a
•vote for Reems is a vote thrown
away.—Ascension Advocate.
Josiah W. Dickinson, the well
known'and capable stevedore, has
regained his old time health and is
taking an active interest in public
affairs. He endorses the course of
the Southern Republican and ad
vises all who wish to keep pace
with the times to subscribe for it.
Hon. Louis J. Piernas, the oblig
ing postmaster at Bay St. Louis,
jas a delegate to the National con
vention. Mississippi Republicans
I cannot send a more worthy and ca
pable man to represent them in
Philadelphia.
The New South, a patent out
side and pot metal inside organ of
the Customhouse ring, is so stuck
on regularity, as it calls Wimber
ly’s gang, that it is willing to keep |
that Republican “virtue” untaint
ed, if it requires aid to Democratic
ballot box staffers to do so. The
Republicanism of such sheets be
gins and ends with a job, big or
little.— Daily Item.
Reduced rates are given on all pre
scriptions issued to poor people by
the Charity Hospital clinics at the Tu
lane Aye. Drug Store, Cor. Tulane
Ave. and Franklin street.
FIRST DISTRICT BAPTISTS.
The 34th annual convention of the
First District Baptist Association has
been in session all this week. Much
business has been transacted aud
J great spirit sal good done. Rev. J. H.
{ Fleming of Algiers, is presiding. The
1 Women’s Association of the district,
Mrs. Alsien president, also met and
discussed ways and means whereby
they could best contribute to the good
cause. The sessions will come to a
close to-day.
A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.
Advertise in this paper. It has
the circulation. Come and exam'
ine our books. They are open. No
doubt you want everybody to see
your advertisement. If so put it
in this paper. The paper for the
people.
Be sure to attend the indigna
tion meeting to-night at Liberty
Place, and on Tuesday when you
vote stamp the Elephant.
OUR MORTALITY.
The reports of the Board of
Health show that the death rate '
per thousand of the coloi\ d people j
in this city is largely in excess of
that of The whites and far out of
proportion to what it should be.
It seems that our manner of
living, our scant attention to the
ordinary laws of health and the un
sanitary surroundings of the peo
ple are largely responsible for
this state of affairs and unless
some effort is made to check exist
ing evils and to better con
ditions, the Negro death rate will
continue to increase to an alarming
extent.
The matter is a serious one pre
senting many grave problems but
we believe an effort should be
made to find some remedy and
to that end we suggest that our
leading men give some attention
to it. We certainly ought to take
some interest in the lives of the
people and at once inaugurate a
campaign of education upon the
lines of hygiene and sanitation.
Much good can be accomplished by
such a course and our ministers,
lawyers, physicians and other
leaders of the race should take the
matter in hand at once.
We shall have more to say upon
this vital subject iu our next issue.
THE TRADE SCHOOL.
Prof. A. J. Starnes who has been
indefatigable in the effort assures
us that the proposed Trade School
is now in a fair way of being early
established.
The board of trustees has after
fulland careful deliberation adopt
ed plans for the establishment,
maintenance and government of
the school.
The plans provide for a trade
school association which will meet
annually.
*“*■***7 VI VIIUIVU
which contributes five dollars or
more annually may send one dele
gate to the annual meeting of the
association for each five dollars
contributed. Any individual who
contributes one dollar or more
will be a member of the associa
tion.
A series of district trade school
I rallies will shortly be held. The
first one will take place at Tulane
Ave. Baptist Church, Thursday,
April 26th and will be participat
ed in by nearly all the down town
churches. Prominent speakers
will address the meeting. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
STOP. THINK!
The Union Herald, of Springfield,
Ohio gives some practical sugges.
tion relative to our present position
in life. The advice given should
be taken. The Union Herald says:
The greatest influence that the
colored people can wield in the com.
mercial world, and by which they
can make themselves felt and their
worth appreciated, comes from the
dollars and cents they make and
spend Every business man in the
world is in business for dollars and
cents. Sentiment cuts but little fig
ure. When the Negro becomes able
i to control his own commercial influ
ence—namely his purchasing influ
ence—and direct it intelligently in
support of substantial friends, he
will no longer have to beg for re
cognition for his boys and girls in
commercial walks.
The political influence of the race
as a means of securing proper re
cognition for our people does not
compare with our purchasing influ
ence, which can be effectually used
six days in every week of the year.
Stop, think, experiment along this
line and see the result.
OPENING OF THE FAIR.
The Louisiana Industrial Expo
sition and State Fair opens at the
Fair Grounds to-day and the occa
sion will be a gala one. A grand
street parade of the manufacturers,
militia and civic organizations will
precede the opening. At the
grounds everything is in readiness
and those attending will be well
repaid for their visit by the many
and varied exhibits to be seen.
The fair will continue daily until
May 6th. It will be grander and
upon a much larger scale than be
fore. Special days have been set
apart on which extra features will
be shown. Everybody should
take a holiday and attend the open
ing.
1X TE RES TIN G ITEM S.
Vote the Caffery ticket. Its the
one that will insure happiness and
prosperity to our people.
Show your religion in your every
day work more than any other
way We need more “how to live”
sermons than how to die seimons.
I '
An ignorant white man is not one
whit wiser with the ballot than an
ignorant Negro and in proportion
to his opportunities is less entitled
to it.—Ex.
Every Negro should see to it
that he has a deposit in the sav
ings bank and an insurance policy
on his life; these will tide him and
his family through stormy weath
er The Reformer, Richmond Va.
The Negro race as a race has
three points of special weakness.
The status of family, the condi
tions of labor and the element of
morals and it is his duty to ad
dress himself more earnestly to the
duties involved iu these considera
tions
HALT!
See where you are at.
Larose and Esneault at No. 1411
Decatur street, near Frenchmen
sells furnishing and household
guwus vucapci man anyooay else.
If yon want good things at reason
able prices and upon easy terms,
patronize Larose aud Esneault.
LOCAL NEWS.
Stamp the Elephant.
Get your Easter hair cut aj
the old reliable Economy barber
shop, No. 1302 Tulane Ave.
Rev. H P. Kelly, D. D. in com
pany with Rev. W. 8. Brown of
St. Bernard parish called during
the week. &
Rufus Mcßeynold. of Cincinnati
Ohio, and Charles Joseph, of this
paid our office a pleasant visit
this week. Call again gentlemen,
Mr. A. L. Gussman, the attor
ney who purposes to test the con
stitutionality of the new state con
stitution, was a pleasing visitor to
our office this week.
The lecture Mondav night Anri.
K 6th . . h , y ,., Prof - W ' H ' Council at
Central Church will be quire a treat
and should be well attended The
subject will be “Misapplied Ener
gy of The Negro.”
The following pensions were
granted to Louisiana people the
past week : Erasmus Gills, New
I Orleans, $6; Mary E. Wainwright
mother, Harrisonburg, $l3; Fran
ces Sam, New Orleans, $B.
win b e had at
Mandeville, ua., on Sunday, May
13th by the pastor ard members of
ot. Paul’s A. M. E. Zion church of
that town. Prominent divines
will attend and a large meeting ia
expected.
G. Mothe and Co. the undertak
ers and embalmers of 817 Toulouse
street, are second to none in their
equipment. Tney have the finest
carriages in the cry which they
hire tor balls, p.u u- s, etc. at reas
onable prices.
The old pai y of liberty was
never intended lor do hle-dealing
and the sooner we are lid vt demo-
Riatic-repnhlican Negroes, the bet
ter off we will be—it will be better
lor both races and ail parties. As-
cension Advocate.
A FEATHER BRAIN.
He tickled his wife with a feather •
But she laughed with pleasure at that,
For it was an ostrich feather
To wear o’er her Easter hat.
—J udge.