Iowa state bystander. [volume], June 15, 1894, Image 1

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kment have
ficouragement
kns throughout
Ratifying to note
fed in such a short
kens. The business
ll on you for your acl-
Tsubseription this week,
friends are appreciated
Jrget that a subscriber is
HAT'S IN A NAME?"
£e frequently been asked why
Ipted the name of the "BY
'{." One of the greatest friends
pie in distress writes under the
aon deplume, Albion W. Tourgee,
D.. late j„udge of the supreme
Jurt of North Carolina, author of "A
ol's Errand," "Figs and Thistles,"
The Code With Notes," etc. Besides
Lis work he has written weekly letters
the Chicago Inter Ocean and by this
ime every colored man should reeog
jjze in him a friend, lie was a Re
publican in a state and at a time when
took courage and manhood. Ku
£lux-Klans were terrorizing the entire
outh and murder was freely committed
accomplish its purpose. Judge
urgee brings to mind the class of
publieaus who gave the party en
ring principles and who had the
nrage to defend their views with
[ir life if need be, but who now are
oining almost extinct. The poli
lan would be lost among such a class
Imen. Daniel Webster and Henry
are known in history as com
nisers. They compromised with
ling. They were politicians. But
men are. not of the class who laid
foundation stones of Republican-
Lnd tley will not be the ones who
aplete the structure and place
of it a crown of glory.
Bge Tourgee's Republicanism has
ompromise to make with with
Ig. lie is not a "summer soldier
•sunshine patriot," lie has ex
led his opinions when it was dan
jis to, his personal safety, and he
ad the field of battle without
tig. lie believes that it is the
k{ the Republican p.irty to pro-
Its members, at least as well, if
Itter, than the Democracy. He
lumanitarian. We have adopted
•mine "BVSTANDEK" because we
\e the man and his principles,
willing to follow such good ex-
Fand teachings e.yen if it be at a
llistance.
IMPROVEMENT NEEDKD.
[southern people are awakening
(act that they must do
something
Imselves or be left in the rear of
pgressive march of this country,
peech, free ballot and the pres
of unalienable rights are
Fin the south as much to-day as
Lts history. Capital and enter
ggnize a field of grand natural
in the sunny southland,
lust be a different state of
La venture is made to de
Etural resources. Secre
Kth delivered an address
Jfates of North Carolina
Ri whicn he took advanced
le present status of affairs
south. lie said: "The
^outli should be sectional
sity, but sectional in a
|by individual effort and
make a great section,
•e sectionalism of the
|tism, the sectionalism
love." This sis high
lien by a^outVerner,
\f note tl^t the gov
public men
wl
led am
fter speaking oi
Essed the class in a
Fuelling manner, and was
applauded by the large
is one of the most energetic
ccessful cities in the state in
to colored graduates. Her
should feel proud of her many
ng men and young women who
ve been so well Cited to battle with
Ife, its sunny side and cloudy side.
Mr. Alonzo Drain has made quite a rep
utation for himself as a scholar, and
now he has shown his many friends
that he is not yet satisfied and is work
ing as hard as ever. Keokuk had three
hibh school graduates this year. The
rc 1 of honor so far is made up as
fallows:
'John 8. Mills, valedictorian, Sioux
City.
Alonzo William Drain, Keokuk.
Lenora Brown Bentham, Keokuk.
Ella Drain, Keokuk.
C'arinda Smith, Des Moines.
We hope to be able to add more
names to this list for the year just
closing.
THE CANDIDATES.
Mr. J. J. Davis is officially announced
as a candidate for the office of county
attorney. He is now filling the unex
pired term of Judge Spurrier, having
been appointed by the board of super
visors. He has resided in this city for
twenty-five years, and has established
an excellent reputation as a lawyer and
prosecutor. The duties of the office
are very exacting and require skill and
knowledge. He has demonstrated his
ability to fill the office and ^fill it well.
The high standard which the office had
attained has not suffered in the hands
of Mr. J. J. Davis.
Judge S. L. Balliett is candidate for
judge in this district, a position which
he now fills by virtue ol the suffrages
of his friends and neighbors—those
who know him best. Little can be said
to more highly recommend him to the
Republican council and the citizens of
the district than his record while oc
cupying the position of judge. His Re
publicanism is undoubted and his legal
acumen an" experience but add
strength to his Republican loyalty.
Judge Balliet will go before the Re
publican party for renomination, stand
ing squarely on the Republican platform
and oil the record he has made while
on the bench, lie has served his coun
try in many capacities. He was a
Union soldier in the war of the rebel
lion and did noble service there for two
years. He is also -a, graduate of the
University of Chicago, having com
pleted a course of study in the law de
partment in 1807, and has had tiventv
two years of active practice in the state
of Iowa and four years on the bench in
the district court of Polk county. This
is one of the most important districts
in the state.
Charles S. Stewart is a candidate for
re-election to the ofliee of constable for
Des Moines township. He has filled
the office satisfactorily in the past, and
his term of service only enhances his
value to the public in the future. lie
is energetic and honorable and dis
patches his business with accuracy.
We call attention to his announcement
card published elsewhere in this paper.
Judge C. P. Holmes is again a can
didate for district judge '.n this county.
He is a studious and hard-working
judge and his decisioas have stood the
tests of the supreme court to a remark
able degree. All of the proceedings in
his court havi been done in a business
lik? manner, and all delays must have
a substantial foundation before they
are granted. He has made a judge of
whom all people in the district may
justly fetl proud. His announcement
may be seen elsewhere.
W. F. Conrad is announced as a can
didate for the position of judge iu this
district. He has served the people in
that capacity in a faithful and upright
manner in the past, and such service is
the best indication of what to expect in
the future. He lias been an active
practitioner in this county for a number
of years and is recognized as a good
lawyer of marked ability and an excel
lent citizen.
James C. Hume is a lawyer and a
good one. He was born in the city of
Cincinnati and is 32 years old. He
opened his first law office in this city
and takes high rank among the best
legal talent of the state. He is young, in
dustrious, honojjf^jle and studious, and
has the mateij
good lawyers
:en a sucl
for
1
yers
lent
The
been
talen
the le
better
Spurri
long ye
bar in
position!
He filled
is no tel
have bee:
was servi
Gov. Jacl
his labor
by appoin
appointing
guilty ma
worked fro:
As judge lie'
The citizens of Sioux City met on
June 11. They selected five delegates
to the Afro-American Protective Asso
ciation, which meets at Ottuinwa July
3 and 4. The delegates are: Messrs.
Riding, Baptist, Young, Shields and
Taylor. It was decideu' that a perma
nent local organization be established,
ani the following officers were elected:
G. W. Baptist, president J. W. Smith,
vice president J. S. Mills, secretary
and N. Riding, treasurer. The com
mittee on constitution and by-laws are:
P. D. Broivn, W. P. Shields and A. Wil
litims. The meeting adjourned to meet
on June :i8.
The following were chosen to repre
sent Keokuk at the Afro-American con
vention at Ottumwa, July 3 and 4:
Rev. T. L. Smith, 11. II. Williamson, J.
11. Nichols, Dr. Hartley, William R.
Mott and Aaron II. Smith Archie
Washington. J. M. Burton, A. A.
Bland, Alonlo Drain and George D.
Foster, alternates.
Independence Bulletin-Journal: A
recent trip through the Ninth district
leads us to believe that there is no lo
cality in this country where ,James B.
Weaver can do more rustling around
and less damage than that. If there is
any Democratic party left in that vicin
ity it is not visible to the naked eye,
while as for the Populistic nonsense
the people were inoculated during th*
greenback craze, and as it "took" they
were thoroughly cured. Therefore We
are rather glad that Weaver lias been
nominated for congress and trust he
will accept.
The black district in South Carolina,
the 7th, including Beaufort and the
Sea Islands, is now represented in Con
gress by George W. Murray, who wants
to go back again. Robert Smalls also
wants to go back, and has been nomi
nated by one convention, while Mur
ray has been nominated by another.
The consequence is a split among the
Negroes, of which the whites are likely
to take advantage to elect a man
their own cblor Jhd a ^eso
Although
Jh him that makes
tizens.
Ilawaiiai
,nd tt
.inenare
STch
rLet
no
lie idea he
county attorney.
?ws equal knowledge of
the law, and his decisions are quickly
and correctly made and the business
before him goes on as fast as a thor
ough investigation and justice to all
parties will permit. He is there to see
that justice is done. He made a mag
nificent record as county attorney and
his record has suffered none by his
promotion. The people of the county
and the Republicans in convention are
always quick to perceive and recognize
ability.
THE A FRO-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
The next meeting of the Afro-Amer
ican Convention inOttumwa July 3 and
4, promises to be a most interesting
session and will be attended by some of
the earnest workers for ttie cause. It
has a laudable object in view. Nothing
of a political nature enters into its
make up. The delegates meet as Amer
ican citizens and not as Democrats or
Republicans. This will be the second
session and everything will be done to
better the material and moral condi
tion of the Negroes of Iowa and the
Nation. These meetings give an op
portunity for free expression and a bet
ter ucderstanding of the environments
which surround our people and they can
not well fail in producing good results.
We must help ourselves and concerted
action is the best means by which to
do it.
not done in the South, bis advanfca^ei
not lynched there for those about him
-j"-- This goes to shoxf
[olence to women of the Negro race.
The temperance people of Haverhill,
Mass., advanced saloon licenses 92.000, essential,
in order to diminish the number.
There are twenty-six holding the fort.
They now propose to open a large
saloon and sell whisky at 5 cents and
beer at 2 cents. When all the other
ruined lTy competition they
their saloon.
places are
re ruixie.u uy
propose to close their saloon.
Gold continues to accumulate in the
Bank of" England. It now amounts to
about 37,000,000 pounds, which is near
pounds more than was
n. Th^ cold reserve con-
ly 10,000,000 JJUuauo VHW"
held a year ago. The gold reserve con
tinues to decrease in the United States
treasury below legal requirements, and
the secretary is kept busy selling bonds.
The rain maker is abroad in the land ply and dei
once more. In Nebraska and Kansas for such
rain has recently fallen and the 'rain- comes be
more. In Nebraska and Kansas
rain has recently fallen and the 'rain
maker is given credit therefor, and.
more business thereby. He should
take the credit for the floods in other
parts of the country. Be consistent.'
Of a colony oE thirty-six women who
made the run in the Cherokee strip
when it was opened, twenty-one have
proved steadfast. They build their
own houses and do all their own farm
~„I-
work
Republicans mean business
Kansas
lis year, and are not making an issue
prohibition, but propose to fight the
common enemy.
this
of
Ttie house has refused to repeal the
state bank tax. Democracy is com-1
pelled to take Republican wisdom somei
time.
AK)I£D FOB BATTLE.
The Tuskegee Industrial Institute
Oat a Class of tiradOMM
The at
above institute is located^
Ala., and is about thlrj
It has had a contjf
Tuskegee,
years old. xt uau a
growth and prosperity. Now it
of the leading institutions of thai
It has colored people for inst
and pupils, and the vrork is w«
and highly appreciated by aflcU
people. New buildings are nea
more money required,each yea
iuure uujiie.y icijuii-c
the demand made .7
-i_ The improvements
1
—by tlie ir
students
bearing on the principles
their trade or industry
their trade or
practical work. The
Hion with the Slated, (ni
aion wnn me
illustration of the W|ty
lavor with those w|jio i*
A-F 4'KA WTTV
(f
its work..
received «100"
81-000.. the^^J
in March
jGilman thorough
ind as a. rest*'
lextyear.
»e of interest:
lei
Though,
Ire is something
of
Now it ii
01
pupils.
are numerous
have gone up.
one. The shops have b«
and more machinery adi
cf,i/iontQ have received
many nevj
There are
Bystander
ie
is goes to snow
the dsdfcf- repeated
uld be ft nower for- te the past
is the (IftvUir
W
ould be ft p^fVor tor-
nnagement
phis paper,
(inspiring,
his wrong»,vbi6*^
The good will
things which are
told in a spirit of
own good. Parej
ing trouble to* t|
life, bu^» tov^
years tl
your pari
these United
ie of this country sbouul bu
th°n
-•'tl
ongressmen there
wrono.
C'r•olT—y
|l^i»lati„,s, -TTlk
lies ccftne upon a natio- tl,
Irst to suffer, it
1
at he produces,
I who invests one dollar gen-
its ,•»
ffen
iaeh other as eneinii^
Tfh.e
Stlife
f°r P°Wer
•I he weak sliould be protectnri I fle
Lall unjust encroachments. °f
BYSTA\Ikr win do
"'biting to be lmng I. *fph II. SI.epLcr., ,s
pl.e. mastt'r
il
Tills
Editor.
1
tuu study. The nro« »'«"uaoie. I
condition of the country shows^hTf- I
jMr" E"
T. J5a
1
E-
4
km not ,0 vStT^r -i rbto v,ose
E
a(lnil,J°'^
pijgduce thL wealth, but when
ce of
seem.s
t]lis
that f"tics
h°mes
•can to furnish the news -9Tui state at several
|.at,onvahlc„!JI^"i* K.vc mulct p,to
r«he Held to do =-'»ow
»•"*.»» business. Our da«™'"Wf"lsts
Is "O.I, tell the truth I of lb
[ke money." hing„ j)Ut
cane product of Lo„isiana
nearly 700,000,000 pounds
rjntyto the planters jjii.(j,34^
^^^'j^on the tariff bill
Lto southern
of
... IAv*«K.uk\T.
the
TATK
IC/UI'TIO.V
'•"»*.
ted in thfa n2
not do so because thTverPriHe"
Mr
company ir T"
FK BVHTAXDKR
public, rt
for iL news
successful.
ltI one. Mr. Coal i.
|utrVCr~
here
•"ch news
I
a
lPP,
the man wu
pre"1«»l
for
seventeen He
b^ness here ever
nwn
tate in the citv"~?r"'""W01e
J.* urave solrlu^
It^rd its prin-1
btr
/.Conger secured Mr linJ
several years.
ably kn^ Ti'mi
f°r
anci
nice property in tl
uonntry employed
^upward
Ate sh|uld
merchants anl
Feal
Mtie
inanyyearsL
thls
c'ty.
at tke ea
1
He is
i/". yucnei and I 1 -Meepine- bettor •.*""»« be I possess the
on
of Iowa Masonic V"'*' [.^Uicli Ii,( ,vas a'
md
-csr
.U.CO,
captain anion- n'"" of I
nal .Guards.
co,o,« bo,., of aJZ tlTT*
the
Io»''
I
to
»..uuiU oe inends, eon-/..*
see a practical
le
Tta.
DES
I
es"
Ue
^XTrUme
tTom
BVSTA.NDKH those of the IOWA thing bett£tha some- I
tMs
the
VVe do
of tho tarito™
Iowa The
an
j'
state of the Men have If maih.
state
in
nd has
been
1- "t?"
able
th^
is known as a
U1,unnas
A
fiT°ocl citizen
p•zzzri?"°P
the riffht
H'
Vai0fl
mun
°n^ P,ace at
am not allowed^
union and if I
tftirty-
ahUSiDess My
now
home,
nor Jackson's office
This lot with Polk
fs thirty-two years
pid strict attention
"Wed beyond that
»e owns some of
when the men vote on th*6"1
ern°r
pi'-tabi' a" "7"
state-
He was on the n!
city -ind .t Pohce
with
anti that
GO'n'^ndabliVeJmH
«aid they nnnt„(,
-vhdisobo-ve(l
P:
ancfpr'iv? lawsadopU-d
Wandnot
Uantefl
',LS
cf the be*.t /.'ff
tllc
state.
st Uf ilUreb'VtbeM^hroS
M'ait
and see
in
pr.Kt.c
J-he majority should rule
We sometimes beli
perance principles \Vl
aided if every drop of
spec ted. \ye j,.,
in the Io^
ti.
as ,.iven 7"*.t,J,un- '^he gov-
1 acquainted many hospitalities 7^ !"eCeptlon and
meets in^ht^tv
Wednesday. ju,v /, *f
I
,va"
co wori
thlS manaer:
am m'.^m
think
I,L'ailsas
amendment next November 1
movement has also made mm- 1,'
,,, °^™.»prfSO v':,
0t tilC
Dea
m., to plaee'in
officers. There will "T
fori'f
foundry line. H,.
1 he
Prohibition w-,s nr"
Wot CS The
be
DqUestion-
and could ,ey
tfic/are
Ch he
'T
Wer t°ng
P'oymeno -n.
a
1
We shonld
Massachusetts than ever a man ha.s raised a
the annual
affitation h°a*tt
lature began in 1867.
ff,s" wa^es-
Tu jan(^ the dollars.,wiI
VoorheTs^Oo
6
C,aUSC'
°f
the
1J
into the I Wendd
a perfect right to quit ""vc I cares and.tr
questioned. It
1 ls
un-1 thrustme- th^r^o i'
the
unJ'^t
ik-moe], esMpo
are
prohibited On
held for ^pressed ^imself'infe
becaufifi
ed miner
if!
dl.in|i
:'"rro,v »0'i bitte
honest purpose i*
n°t
sorrow
The
to tl,e
^"chanties of o„ on the a
Apathy world.'
well and favor- but my duty I ,1,]^ I .Union
&olne
very
frorr
lonff
stick
loyal to her may enior
p»' "Utsiilc
s"t«o»
b"Vhtest Uli
white
llSuaIl'
those desigi
d""
day.s. Who us
them with a
seeaii|
were the days when
when cares were
w'ere
^edays
men
Virginia and I came I ™ent signed
Wer
way from that follow one's
^°od wages and entering
first" Plfe where an enffin
1-elig-i,,,,
those
ls
wt»o
7
3
fathers „,P'
save
h°mes
iini
engag-a
Keep
youJ
^'Uson-1 tEhT
tor,»»«'^reaSonable
eastern statn opposition from necessary
statesmen and eastern canitaH
fure,,aae
1
ConfininZ
8"i ea test
c,"bs s«cceeIW
4."
ftUdy
|f''«»iss°o°nofLrcSl
'•Sal
eW nnder the
Itheu'
untlerstandinr.
I VNIINN
young- person with
a wtu-m place in
ev,
hT °f
ahti
»n|
fulfill their mission
class fail.
N hatever one's
may be carry them
all things well
a grand and no
victorious genen
of every openin
As is true of th
COnventi«"
on
a 11
°'«Iock
State
officers ""Nation nine state
l»l., delegates !S
(ien. Weai-M-,. I
truc
nn,(sP'ans^n
tlado'°^edth»
c'ection.
"hairman of the.,
convention
('ay
when I
airt^