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4 1 . t 3 1 1 f k4 'S) "ft t i " f . 'A 1 -at i I vit r 1 .: , 1 Pay to AdvertlseTJnlthe Rising Gon VOLUME IX. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Republican Nominee for President. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Fearless Champion of the American People His Attitude on the Race Question. President Roosevelt Is truly a great man, a brilliant statesman, a man of pure purposes In private and public affairs. His wise and Judicious man agement of the Attaint of the national government has gained for him marked admiration of not only the American people, but the people throughout the civilized world. Mr. Roosevelt has sought with moral Intrepidity noble ends by noble means. Kings, monarch and European nobil ity marvel at his great individuality and remarkable statesmanship, in the exercise of which he has maintained the peace and prosperity of the Ameri can nation. The intense honesty of purpose, the Influence of which ts woven into true civilization, is one of tho president's potent and admirable characteristics. President Roosevelt hates deceit and corruption in all their forms, and those two great evils he has sought to remove from the Ameri can politics, and his attitude thusly is admired by friend and foe alike. HIS LETTER OP ACCEPTANCE. Nothing of material Import was omit ted from the president's letter of ac ceptance. All the important questions affecting our national government and pending solutions were analyzed and passed upon In a manner that revealed the president's position and his advice upon each topic arrested the attention of the American and foreign thinkers. THE RACE QUESTION. The president did not evade the race question in his letter of acceptance, but pointed out the duty of this gov ernment toward her millions of Negro subjects. He said, In part: "In our several commonwealths here In the Tnited States we as a people now face the complex problem of se curing fair treatment to each man, re gardless of bis race or color. We can do so ouly if we approach the problem in the spirit of courage, common sense and high-minded devotion to the right, which has enabled Oovrrnor Taft, Gov ernor Wright and their associates to do so noble a work in giving to the Philippine people the benefit of true principles of American liberty." MR. ROOSEVELT ON LYNCHING. In bis letter to Governor Durbln of Indiana, commending him for calling the military forces of Indiana to pro tect a Negro criminal from mob vio lence, the president cites the follow ing: "All men must feel the greatest alarm over the growth of lynching in this country, and especially over the pecu liarly hideous forms so often taken by mob violence when colored men are the victims, on which occasion the mob seems' to lay most weight, not on the crime, but on the color of the criminal. In a large proportion of these cases, the man lynched has been guilty of a crime horrible beyond de scription; a crime so uorrible that, so far as he himself Is concerned, he has forfeited the right of any kind of sym pathy whatsoever," HIS ATTITUDE CREATES HEALTHY INFLUENCE. The position which the president takes with reference to the race ques tion creates a healthy influence among unbiased people. This fact was dem onstrated at a mass meeting called last April by the Union League club of New York, an organization whose membership comprises such men as General Horace Porter, Joseph H. Chote, John Jay, George Cabbot Ward, Cornelius N. Bliss, John D. Rockefel ler, J. Plerpont Morgan, Andrew Car negie and others. At this meeting resolutions were adopted Indorsing the actions of Pres ident Roosevelt in appointing Negroes to office and upholding the rights of the colored peoplo to partake of the fruits of citizenship. EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL. Again we quite the president on the race question In his letter of accept ance: "This government Is based upon the fundamental Idea that each man, no matter what his occupation, his race or his religious belief. Is entitled to be treated on his worth as a man, and neither .favored nor discriminated against because of any accident in his position." The foregoing points to the fact that our president Is a man of generous sympathy and justice, whose kind ef fort in behalf of the Negroes of this country has created toward him a po sition exposed to assault by his ene mies from the ranks of the opposition. Nevertheless, we have heard his voice for It Reaches More KANSAS CITY MO.. FRIDAY, OCTOHKK 28, 1904. Roosevelt and Fairbanks Will Be The Winners Because the People Want Them. Note the ticket and our comirwrMhereon on the 4th page. In eloquent persuasion lifted up In the defense of the progress of the Negroes. He measures a man by his worth and Integrity and not by the color of bis face. The president says "(lie door of hope shall not bo closed against us." This humanely stand he calmly takes in the face of some disdain, though no less determinedly he wages tho battle of justice on and on. As a fearless defender of the rights of the Negro race, .. is essentially the duty of every colored voter to cast his ballot for the re-election of our good and gracious president, Theodore Roosevelt. Let the 8th of next No vember find every Negro voter In Kan sas City, the State of Missouri and the United States voting for the ticket headed by Theodore Roosevelt, who, in point of unselfish devotion to lib erty, Justice and right, is easily the peer of our Immortal Charles Sumner and Abraham Lincoln. THE NEW WAY. No more pulling, laboring, worrying and sweating out your clothing, but In a mechanical way I will teach you the waltz, two-step and schottische In one-fourth the usual time, complete, for $11. Private lessons CO cents. Regular class every Wednesday evening. Lessons 25 cents. At the Yendome, 1734 Grand avenue. D. A. WILLIS, Mgr. Sewage Kilts Fith. Recently, just as the tide In the Thames was turning from ebb to flow and the fish were coming up the river again, a very heavy rain, following several days of drought, suddenly flushed the sewers of Ixnulun, and tbc. rush of foul water killed the fishes y the million, so that the dead bodies covered the banks for miles. Water as Sound Conductor. ' The sound of a bell which can be heard 45,200 feet through the water can be heard through the air only 456 feet. OH for Locomotive Fuel. Of the 1.3f0 locomotives owned and operated by the Southern Pacific, 780 re now using oil as fuel. Tartar Alphabet The Tartar alphabet contains 201 letters, being the longest In the world. Homes of Colored Peop.e than any otheiRaper it r Their Weight in Cold. Sm arnatiila, or weighing ami Inst gold, is u very costly religions cere mony. Such a function was held the other day nt MirttJ. when Ijidy Girg Jnbai. the Onward' Haul of the House of Mnrujiua'a, bad herself welched against gold with the rites prescribed by the Shastrns or Hindoo scriptures. The gold placed In the scales against her ladyship was afterward distrib uted among Hrnhmtn priests and the Uoor.Alluhnhiid I'loueer. Black Absorbs Heat. A French authority had two ther mometers one of ordinary glass, dm other painted black placed in tho sun. In t'.ie while class tin- mercury rose to 141. Under the black paint It went up to Km in the same position. The inference Is that people who wear black coats are warmer In tho sunshine than thos who dress In white. Belated Weddings. The love of independence and the freedom and pleasure of to-day malm girls less and less nir.lous to marry before they are past five and twenty. Perhaps It Is better that there should lie that disinclination, for our modern life may fit it woman better to mnrry lute than early. Ijidy .Iciine lu 1-ou-dun Opinion. Moisture in Tobacco. The presence of moisture iu tobacco l, tho Lancet believes, of some lm portanrci to public health, since the ciiinbustlnn of tobacco containing a largo proMirtlon of moisture Is Im peded, whllo as the generation of vapor Is Increased, so nre the chances of the poisonous principle being car ried Into the mouth diminished. That Was Mr. Micawber's Scheme. The art In life is to sit still and to let things come toward 4011, not to go after them or even to think that thiy are in flight. How often I have chased some divine shadow through a whole day till evening, when, going home tired, I have found the visitor just turning away from my closed d'or. Arthur Symons iu Saturday Review. Never 8ee Daylight In many mining districts there ars scores of persons who can truly con fess their ignorance of daylight. They literally live in the bowels of the earth, in charge of the horses, and even if for once they came out of their horrible prison, they would not be able to see and enjoy the summer sun. CHARLES W. Republican Nominee NEGRO ODD FELLOW8 TO BUILD. The Odd Fellows Hiilldlng associa tion of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, composed of represent atives of the various lodges of tills city, have long since seen the neces sity for providing suitable accommo dations for the increasing member ship of the order, having secured 1111 ill a desirable neighborhood ami only lack sufficient funds with which to close the ileal, before the commence incut of the erection of 11 three-story edifice, which will not ouly lie bene ficial to the order III general, but lo the community nt huge. Willi that aim Iu view they have se cured the great Convent ion hall for a grand euteriaininent to be given Fri day evening, November II. The present plan for the building includes a large entertainment hall that will cover the entire second floor and owing to the ureal and increas ing demand among our people of this dty for suitable balls, and the almost insurmountable difficulties with which the Negro Is confronted ii poii almost every occasion In securing a desirable hall, this feature alone ought to com mend Itself, not only to the fraternity, but lo every race-loving Negro of Kansas City it ml the adjacent towns. Kciy Negro man, woman and child who is looking forward to the Interest and advancement of Ibe race is cor dlally Invited to be present and help to make this the social event of the sea sou and one long to be remembered by Ibe Negroes of our city. .1. Melletiry .lones, president of the State Normal college Va, of Institute V. Va., national grand master of the order In America and Its jurisdiction (which composes our latest posses sions!, and ICd w. II. Morris of Chicago, ex-grand master of the order, have been Invited and aro expected to be present. The address of welcome will be delivered by Kl Harris, ex-grand master of Missouri; the response, by Geo. K. Temple of St. liOiils, Mo., dep uty grand master of tho order. The program include exhibit ion drills by patriarchs from St. Ixxils, Mo., Topeka, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo. The sisters, representing the various Households of Until, the Ladies' Auxil iary to the organization will furnish the refreshments. General admission will be $1. Chil In the State. NUMBER 30. FAIRBANKS. for Vice President dren fill cents. Itov seats ".r cents. The locations of place of sale of which will he announced later, The Metropolitan band and orches tra combined, under the directorship of Prof. .Inn. I. West, will discourse sweet music during the evening. For furl her Information address I'Mw. S. Lewis, chairman committee of iirraimeiiients, 112 Fast Si t Ii. . K. Itainlolph, secretary, iu;! Highland. LINCOLN INSTITUTE NOTES. 'Ibe world's fair commissioners have awarded Lincoln Inst link- a gold UK -tilt 1 on her exhibit. The $ii,iiiiit Central steam heating plant has reached a finished shine and has been satisfactorily tested. Tim plant is up to date, of reliable median Ism and murks another era iu the ad vancement of the lust It lit Ion. Mr. Allen relume, I with a glowing account of his trip In St. Louis, Clay ton ami Chicago. A most enthusiastic, meeting was held with the Women's club of Clayton, where be addressed a large ami appreciative audience on "The Hcsl Things." The Olive llramii. 11 musical and literary society, composed of the young ladles of the senior and Junior classes, celebrated tho president's re turn by tendering him a compliment ary hniKpmt, to which they Invited the entire faculty. It was "Shakespeare, night" with the chili, ami the young ladles carried out a most, excellent program, from a business a.-i well as from 11 literary standpoint. The Olive llranch Is a member of the National Association of Colored Women, and Its members are pledged to go forth Into their various com munities and tawe up some form of community work for race elevation. It Is hoped that this idea will lie adopt ed by other schools as an effective method In tin- happy evolution of the race problem. Among the visitors of the week we note with pleasure Kev. I r. Snelson, who made a highly instructive and in teresting address, also Rev. Palmer, of Mexico, Mo., who came to enter bis son, Ahart Palmer, and Arthur Patter son, class 'n:i, teacher in New Iluven, Mo. Money makes the mare, go, and it even takes money to itidulgo in a bobby.