The people's recorder. [volume], March 19, 1898, 2ND EDITION, Image 2

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HE PEOPLE'S RECORDER,
BUCCOI?OT tO
fflfj EABNffELt RECORDER.
A tttt?mvt Paper Derated to the lotercjte ot
fio O di o red HMO._.
fobUrtT? Every SeWwJBy t>y <*f^
RIX & HOLMES
ComuvL?,.B. C.
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ComtpoBdeaeo ea eabj?oteof Uleree* le inrwad.
Voaer eest rey Sxpreia, Money Order or Regie
?Bid Utter; ta et soy tte*
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49oe mat* be ?<J?rtf ie d to
People9* Recorder,
colamble. 8. tx
Weet Teerte? .?#.?? Ba? Mea?.
EEV IS D WHITE STATE
AGENT
Official Organ
GRAND UNITED ORDER ODD
FELLOWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
SATURDAY MAR. IS, 'SS.
Wi
The RJECOEDER wat the center of at
traction before she pnt on her new drei?,
now she will pall the ?ting out of the
tail of all our'political encmict, ?he
will take as ihe hat never taken before,
for iho shines as she has never thone
before; fall of news and plenty room
for more. X shall do all I can to pnt
her in the homet of every Negro in
South Carolina;
E, D. WHITE, State Agent
O Tempora ?O. Mores.
?MiS; .Despite the fegj
?
n Dw-a-days to: ?ho w
ore rising in the scalai
?de, with equal rapidity. the
bearra falls on th? other aide. Well
. the condition of affairs, as it ie
presented when we take an im
partial look at them does present
rather a gloomy a&peet. Yet we
cannot agree that the entire race
is retrograding from a moral
standpoint, True though there
are many among our race-us
well as others-who are content
to tread a downward path, and
whereever their influence reaches
to others it is but natural that it
will have other than a whole
some, or elevating effect.
True again we find many a
blight maiden before she has left
childhood, and many a boy many
years prior to maturity who are
men are women and who really
make old heads blush.
But now for this condition of I
affairs where we find such cases
there really is some ?ause it may
bs one thing or it may be another.
Is the disease contagious? Truly
V it is. Is there no 'balm in Gilead."
(Most assuredly so,
The fair girl, and gallant boy
i can shun many of the snares that
beset them, xf *he proper effort
is put foith. hut this is the la
mentable part of it the proper
effort is not put forth in time
^by those whole business it is to
jare the boys and girls of our
ice; more especially the latter,
Ince any race is what ita women
ike it. The proper thing to do
[?et ai re?t the sayings, predic
ts of our enemies, as to the
?ral condition of our race is to
a fortificatipn around ou
especially the young,. so
lg until there will be no eril
meei to come in contact with
Information Sought,
504 East Annie St.
Foil Worth, Tex.
Messrs Nix & Holmes,
Editors PEOPLE'S RECORDER
Gentlemen:
Inclosed is express ordor
for SI.25. I sent the saino last month
thus paying my hill of $2.50. I thank
you very much for wai ting so patiently.
Will you please semi meiotic of thc
Recorders of Thanksgiving! I lent,
mine out, and it was mislaid.
Also, vfill you please tell us about
accommodations colored people nro al
lowed in the Opera House in Columbia!
They used to he equal, but there arc
many people who cannot believe, il
seems, that "anything good can come
ont of South Carolina", and doubt
that this can be true. Please be sure
to answer this tpiory in print.
Your subscriber
M.
Answer-Many thanks for money
order. Sorry we havent a copy of the
RECORDER asked for, trill advertise for
a copy for yon.
There is no state or municipal law
debaring an Afro- american from any
of the privileges of the Columbia
Opera House still it is done all th0
same. The managomentof this place
of resort nnd high order entertain
ments usually sess to it that the Col
red citizens are given "plenty room"
to themselves. They will take . r firs*
class fares, but mont al?rnys give, se
cond class places. Tims it is now in
all the Opera Houses in the State:
Ed.
JW
U, G. GARRATT, A. B'LLB.,
AT ALLEN UNIVERSITY.
From A Competent Judge.
GEORGETOWN, S. C., March 5th, '98,
Messers Nir and Holmes.*-Editor?
.'PEO?LE RECORDER;" Some people
speak or write^for honor, commenda
tion and say well done for a name.
Bat when I ?can the PEOPLE'S
RECORDER, I say Nix and Holmes
are leading journalistic men.
When I beheld the improvement
made, on the journal,and being asked
of our popular and earnest corres
pondent (li, B. Anderson) what I
thought of it. I was compelled to
say, the RECORDER is hound to lead
and that the editors are riot only
telling thc Negroes what to clo. and
how to be an intelligent race, hut
demonstrating what can be done
with energy, courage, slickability.
push and stamina.
The Negroes must stop so much
talking acd praising Negro brain
and Negro enterprises aud begin to
show more of their ability for busin
ess, and desire of progress by their
fiancial support. " Action not
words," I hope that thc- Negroes
will show their knowledge of a good
thing and tho appreciation of the
RECORDER to such an extent, that
when the year rolls around and the
zealous editors shall have looked at
their aoconnt book and list of sub
scribers, they will be mndo'to ex
claim-Eureka (? have found it) 1
am an admirer and supporter of Ne
gro journalism, because it is doing
more to enlighten' and elevate our
people than anything saVe the pul
pit.
The editorials of the RECORDER
are thoughtful and inspiring and the
paper is nlwajTs full of wholesome
and necessary adrices to the race and
nation. 1 could say more,.:good,
thing & of the RECORDER, but l^i
conclude while saying, 1 coiigrctu
- editors on their thrift: mow
is not in vain, nn'dWVf,
RECORDER wilif f &
L^yncliers Denounced.
Boimfort, S. C.
March 10th. 08.
Afc a tanas meeting of the citizens'
>? Beaufort, ?ntl vicinity held at the
own hall. Wednesday night, the
hid. lust., Hon. C, A. Used was cl
icted G'hoirmau, and Dr. N. JJ
Kennedy; Secretary. After the o*H
utilization was effected, the follow-'
ag preamble * nd Uoeolutious wer'0;
mau imouuly adopted.
WHEREAS on the 2ud, dav of Few
1898, one of tbs most brutal and out
rageous crimesjever known to j??nj
civilized Country, occured in
Stato of South Carolina, to wit; th*
brntal murder of Frazier B. Baker
und infant child, and the burning- of
of hie home at Lake City, in WltH
iitnsliarg Couoty, which was aleo
the Post Office of that town, end tbe
cremation of the bodies of both of
them in the flamen, also the wound
ing, perhaps fatally, of bia bosom
companion, a son nud two daught
ers; nod
WI?EK??S the citizens of Lake
City must bare been tbe prime act
ors, or iu sympathy with thom, and
IPIIERXAS we have arrived at a
period in which eren a Buckling
babe io itt mothers arms, is not safe
from the blood-thirsty and ilendlsh
mob, coDftUtiiig of from 300 to 400
moo.
Bs IT RESOLVED, Tbat we heartily
und earnestly c aemo and de
nounce, not on1 the outrageous aot
itself, but also the spirit of the peo
ple who would?euoourage or tolerate
it in their midst.
R?ssoLYKr. ??.\TIIBR, That we re
gard this as on additional" <?xideooe
of the absolute iosecarety of life and
proporty in the Southern States,
especially in South Carolina:
Bs IT FURTHER . RESOLVED, l'hit
we, the the people of Beaufort,
without regard to politics and pol
itical affiliations, respectful]
apon tbe President of the^
BtatpB and the Governor ol
Carolin*, to use all the
the respective Qowj
they represent, t?^fei
tapeti?iS df Vim?
tbe futnreY.
RESOLVED, FURT^K?7
of th^ie resolutions be fjjifrjn
thtrpress, a copy be sent to the
aident of the United Stateai
Post Master General, the Gojjj
cf South Carolina, and to th<
licted family.
AUDITI?XAL RESOLL^I0^3./T
RESOLVED, That we, thevjittzeis'
of. Beaufort and vicinity, in Mass
Meeting assembled, condemn ;opt.
T. Gk White, the regular, o^re^pop
3eot for the Charleston Ke^raaand
Courier at this jplaee^for hie! false j
linmanly and cowardly^fevt?dja T??jrife- i
tee cod published in, the ? j?lfefc' of J
tbat paper of the 1^8 tb ju lt,; 4 b which
be attempted W r?fleo^^ *
iii i ra c tor .and e tand lug
in?ttee who.o?llea .t?
KESOLVED?PUB?
:he members of the
ao defeniff in tH|?),
?rho know
bim to br-f^l?
3onfldenC]
arable mei
"I me*|
long as it
NaWBllftS
Dear editorial
PEOPLE'S*
D??ly Reg?&?rFlaycd.
Concluded fi om tatt its 114
This comment is rather long but
cannot dismiss it until I remind
on that I see one quality in
our editorial of the 23rd that I ad
jure* When yon threaten due and
Ti?mediate punishment to Hanna
.nd-yiicKinley for bossing the re
publican party nnd appointing Ila
'Mt^ost master; you would make a
?ujr accomplice of Don Quixote
& jfind mill fight,
Suppose you cesse to rail at the
(wolf #from the house top. Come
down, go to the pond, at Latte City
?Jet you three hundred electric celt,
?hten.ee to the National Capitol, call
u,p!.<H?nna and McKinly and hang
tbero dead by the neck for offending
the pride of South Carolina, then
shake yourself like a scuttle lish in
the ware of republican comiption,
let the eels catch the vibration and
Jwith their caudal appendages, you
?eau there be 11 the result in shocking
the.republican party and the 'north
generally, into a realisation of the
fact that the people of the South
will never consent to the elevation
of the Negro to posit iona of power
and authority over white men, etc."
Thia punishing Hanna and McKinly
and shocking the republican party,
otherwise than on a housetop and a
little nearer the scene ef action, ie
"a drastic measure, ? dreadful re
course" but is simply a brave and
heroic man putting into execution
himielf, what he so easily advise?
others to do, and praises for what
has been don*. Such editorals are
fraught with mischief. Th*y en
courage white men who are irate
and Sanity T*Touuht np, not only to
murder Negroes hr any HUI? offense,
but to murder other white, men.
You area stroug and forcible writer
and I say to?you as tho good Chiron
taught Jason, his pnpil, "'That tho
noblest use of strength is to assist
-tjUet-rr^k,^_. Rather than to do oth
?r.wis*, were1! you, I'd pin my paper
oWao?iM block.
. C. G. GARRETT.
Our .Doon
BK?,^_
?g? l "" It baa beau eorifotlnie
ce I haye written to roar mach
d and honored, companion. 60
ny thiuga,have happened' until I
Scarcely know of what ta writ*. Every
'body ie delighted with the*RECORnx*'s
chango. It ie positiva proof of the
oluck energy and brain of ita managers
we bid you God speed. Ai to the
Lake City; outrage on ts. C. civiliza
ion you have expressed our sentiment
From a minlstera stand point it is a]
fearful commentary on the morai
Handing of tho State, lt is poticabla
that only one white paper whose news
we baye preservad spoke in defense of
sqch a hellish-crime,' but all others aud
nun i it? rs who spoke of it in their ser
mons seem only sorry because o?t-aid* i
ers Will apd. bave^connemued h Ifl
that ls tA'^^'rTo^^aa it seems-It f
ISI?JV a?djdffl?e.- ^a|???age of tbe
gJ?' C r alf; Tc^tt 1 i^ffii^b sst commen
ts? that ^e-liavf'on ;ihe eleroeut .of
*?|t? "pe^i -Jb* t i/controling the
the State.;'r?o inielligent white man
that hai a"sense of honor and to any
degree recognition cf his individua]
responsibility to ?od would endorse
it or speak in any way in its favor
In my opinion in more than one way,
they aro charging th? cannon and col
looting the army that shall destroy
themselves. Let us thou let them ' a
no. Be raen atanditogethor learn to
I thora j will not. bo f arther
% ba tweed our 0 ecu lar and de
nominational papers, the whole thirig
ia) uncalled forTbd tends to ?6 barm.
Trust we shall thioaf high in thia mair
ter ?yen though we live poor.
'M g SK J. C.Tobin,
Gre?nrille,&\ C., ; ?S
. t .' ? P-%1 mk ' . ...
#WORD FOR ??|v. BLAIR*
."lWj|oway, S. C.
ON THE SAWPIT.
Mr. Edi tor.
Don't mo nkiy w'; th the
political buzz saw you might be erua
scuated. Congreaamau Murrey holds
tho throttle.
The joint school cxihHion andlcon
cert glveu under the nuipeclei of Mrs.
E C. Moultrie, and Mitt J. E. Paw
ley, Monday evening las? for the beue
fit of the Howard Graded School net
ted a nice au m.
Ker, Salters, accompanied by a?rer
ai or his official brethern. conducted
Divine services at Prospect Hill, Wjac
camaw, Sunday morning last. The
d delivered a moat excelleW.
sermon al Bethesda Sunday night, ?n
the "DAXQE* or EKLIGIOUS IX niciiioif "
Mr. Stephen Alston, and Min
Sarahann Gibbs, and'also Mr. Kieherd
Evans and Miss Margaret Walker,
were both happily married this week
one on Wednesday and the other on
Thursday evening. May their path
way hs aojrewn with flowers, and Am
erican eagles bot not 16 to 1 ratio.
A rich treat is ia store for the
lovers o? historic talents, The Son
dar Sebool teachers and membara of
the choir or Bethel church, are now
practicing for a joint concert and mus
icale And ne predict that it will be
second to none, that has ever been
give? here before. In fact lt will be
"raro av?a" As those who are ex
pected.to participate have combination
of great musical ability and talents.
The program will be quite elaborate
and entertaining will also be replete
with musical gems, etc.
Miss Minnie Rhode's, aunt died last
Saturday at roster's and wai buried
Sunday afternoon.
Prof. Garret's scorcher on the Lake
City outrage, atrnck the nail on the
head.
The hoyt say that President Me
Kinley, did the right thing la appint
ment of the Hon. L. D. Melton, U. 8.
Marshall for South Carolina.
Miss Mary Weathers, died Sunday
morning last after beiug sick for some
time.
Bishop Grant will be accorded a
g.-aud reception on hia arrival here
Saturday. Big preparatioui are being
made in hie behalf, by the stewardesses
of Bethel church. His reputation as
an intellectual giant and a noted pul
pit orntor adds to tho importance of
his coming*. rj.
irolo of friends oSaMr.
rNft, wh?js now in v'the
Vet v^HmiDgton ^^iC,,
^.Vo^tjLreco-,; ; - \
_Will be plcftVd (b fear*!
that he is being well eared foiCVv.'"'
Her. Dr. B. Uv William)-, preach ed
a forcible and able sermon, on the
Lake City outrage. Depicting in a
mott vivid mauner the horrible deed,
An indignation meeting waa held Fri
day u^ght, and resolutions wore adopt
ed condemning, the awful and terrible
crime. ;
. Kev. McFarland,.of Salters 4? here
jr i ai Un g hil brother-in-law Ber. R. B.
Salten.
The far famed little filibustering
steam tug Dauntless of Savannah, Ga.
commended by Captv J. W. Floyd, a
young- handsome, bright looking black
Cuban, i teamed Into Joort Sunday night
about nine o'elock^wbleh created quite
a smsntlo?t apaong the Inhabitant! ol
our city. As lt took.but a. few moments
for the news er her arrival to spread,
like wild Are: And fr?re then np to the
time of her departure, on Monday morn
lng eleven o'clock, the dull monetory
along the water-front of the placid Sam
pit was broken: Large crowds, white
ani black crowded tho wharves^; to
catch a glimpse of the daring little fili
buster and her Negro capatinV ? She U a
handsome looking yatch of tba most
graceful lines, with two mast and carrie?
three sali?. Alio double expanison
englnei of the most powerful build*
One hundred and ten feet long and
?bout eighteen feet beam. Ol ninety
tormag* register. Draws ten and half
j? when coaled and her tanka are full
of water. The Dauntlcsi ll under libel
for violating the U. fi. law ? a Deputy
Marshall ii. aboard of her all the time.
t>he makes twelve to Aft ein knot? per
hour w ith eaie. Carri is a crew of (rom
ten to twelve men all are eolordd ex*
?Sept the chief engineer and hts nata tam
and the mate. 'Tour correspondent had
leisure of belog Introducid to.Capt
bVj ?apt^ A. A. wjiion. who
In port. Hi bat mad?
Informed that the owi
boat have tho^P^J^^BSSI
in hl^skill and ?MUty nu a gallant com
j mander. The Dauntless and Martha
Helen, t a; t Potter, came hero (rom
Florida in tow o? two or three powerful
Drodge boati, which will he used t r
I the government contractors in building
the jetties at the entrance of the barbe r
near North end Mouth Islands. Tho
opening of the work on the inmo wl,l
give employment to hundreds of ou .
\ citizens.
?.Bon"
Thc Press, Thc Pulpit
And The Ptibl^. *
Their Opinions Reviewed I l*tt
I. ft. Miller, Pa?tor St. Mali frc w?
A.M, E. Chrnch, Orangel . ; .
South Carolina.
To the Editor of PEOPLE'S . \'O -
DH* it ia through yonr valuable ,.apt?
published in the interest of the Negro
race that I wish to be heard, But be
fore I enter upon the discussion of my
^several tepid, allovr me to say to my
many readers, "That it it human to
err." The opinions of the press of
this and other states in attempting to
baracteriae the recent and most dia
b?lica] and inhuman aet, committed at
*ke City in thc county of Williams
burg, S. C., have in their way of
expressing such brutal acts concluded
that thia foul killing of Baker and Inn
babe and the cremation of their
odiei, the maining for life otheri of
' t familiy have beyond doubt reached
tl., i; climax of crime, and to them ie
much commendation, as well as to\
tb . citizens of tho state, who along
wit. \ have been loud in their condero
nati.m, Now ' Mr. Editor it remains
to />e seen whether or not lt has
reacbed the climax?
The future will soon tell; Rome one
ha? said that intelligence or money ia
power, in this instance, Negro killing
.erm?? to avail nothing and hence it
bacomUa necessary to insert another
term j which I would say, "Action.*'
Let thq Negroes, act ^discreetly, judis
ciontlyAand timely. This will be th?
power, ,(j Such actions on his part
would ti % ? a sentiment, which most
be,T>efc fina thjng or evil; will et er
culminai ?s sentime- "' >*^??>- wj0
Ute plat , "Ie private: alejis^ffivj
will Ure ^?jfcf?i ^ d0iifci
it will he
rho *is
killed pipA
the dead past, beat? out tiiji'atnt
ment, I cit? yon tc white- ?p'?nd^l
kluxisra in thin stat s aa well aa 3
other statedVv?L?tf -<-.*'*" -
ling of Bt\^^'^m^??%f?m^iif?.
Ha? it! TinjesiyTi^
[prees of th^atateaufl a teW otfa^Sif:
?citisens but'.'that .?i - no rc^l anhstanlijil '.
?action. Two men killed at th?' Lat
City tragedy" would haY?*d?.h$ \tnor
to arrest crime than ?Te^..jw?/.,^,^^?lv
ttjat has been written or apok????jj^<jKp
! wi th itan d i n e _v{tKa?? ?. t?i^jj. w??!d * hzi? "
been a crjme within itt self 'of which t
am' opposed of any man committing.
Bnt action against action often puts an .
I end to greater actions. Has it reached '
tho climax! I? Baker the last that ia to
fall! I hear aithonMnd "No" corling,
from .the moutlis of the prejudiced! the
low and the ?illlanps. and why d oes
thia answer -coaae. Because a ball put
? into, action or an evil allowed tb go
unchecked (eave the good,- sayings or
the condemned remarks the few,) will
continue ' to'' move in a straight direc-j
don unless it is ?ub?t?ntially acted op
on, so*?ays the books. I urge thejn by
saying;..,th? courts roust atop tb? ball?.
I from^jfteririg into the. Negroei. body;
I or the thing will in time, begin to re
?ct? and iii- many uases or instances, rc
action^/in worse than action. 'My
friend*;th?re: is Ta sleeping < dogeoin?
where, do dont wake that sleeping
dog. fI ' ;. - ?}> i
Readej thi? thing is, bordering on &y
desperation, and it now teems apb*r>
ant-that it must be1 bandied with5e?f >
perate hand?.? The pulpit condemn*
thia killing of Baker in no uncertain,
terme. The Bev, Gentlemen from
Greenville, 8. C, (white) need to be
commended in the highest term?
At?ng with otheri of hia'race he speak*
of the evils of his ?tate, this aotj?*.^
tic ular ?how? clearly it? oni?arj?
frombad to wow?, Th?n jpof
the entire inability of 'tho- st
Icialato do their dttty lfc tneir
?regardlea? of the. fact that fi
boeo raec? ar? being brutally 0 .
Because ?ny? be. of a wanton
mUrnent, >igain?t.