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CHICAGQ, NOXEMBEB S6, 1910.
IVo. 8
Carter H. Harrison,
Andrew J. Graham and
Edward F. Dunne
HAVE OPENED UP THEIR MAYORALTY HEADQUARTERS.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT JOHN S. TRAEGER AND OTHER CAN
DIDATES WILL SOON FOLLOW -SUIT.
FORMER ALDERMAN JOHN J. BRADLEY WILL OCCUPY A
PROMINENT SEAT IN THE .DUNNE BAND WAGON.
MANY OF THE BIG POLITICIANS WILL BE FORCED TO COME
OUT INTO THE OPEN AND SHOW THEIR HANDS BEFORE
THE FIGHT AT THE PRIMARIES FEBRUARY 28th IS ENDED.
WILLIAM X. O'-CONNELL, itLDSRMAN MICHAEL ZIMMER AND
JOHN JE. OWENS WILL XtfSTRIBTJTE THE PATRONAGE OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICES.
INDEPENDENT OF CHAIRMAN JOHN McCARTHY AND THE
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE.
ON THE FACE OF THE OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS
CHARLES S. CUTTING DEFEATS ODE L. RANKIN IN THE
RACE FOE JUDGE OF THE PROBATE COURT A CONTEST IS
IN SIGHT.
JOHN R- NEWCOMER WINS OUT AGAINST W. W. WITTY FOR
JTJDQE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
The contest for Mayor of Chicago,
among the Democratic candidates, is'
getting mighty lively and bitter, eve!
at this stage of the game, and to a,
blind man up a tree it Jocks as thonghj
ther will -be a. free for all fight
among the .gent&rnen who are " very:
anxious to serve the city in that ca
, pacity. In order to be in on the
ground oor on time, the paBt week,
Carter K. Harrison, Andrew J. Gra-.
ham, and Edward F. Dunne, opened .up
their mayoralty headquarters and,
each day they srilL he on hand to ex
tend the glad hand to all comers.
It is fully expected that John E.
Traeger, and other candidates, will
soon follow suit.
Former Alderman John J. Bradley,
-who ranks with the wisest politicians
in the Town of Lake, and Bdmasd administer the affairs of their respec
H.Eoche, ex-city purchasing agent wJIHtive offices and take their time V
occupy prominent seats in the Dunne, Selecting in their opinion tlft best
band wagon, and' they will hare ! men to fill the many responsible posl
charge of circulating his petitions and Uons in their offices, has caused some
otherwise manage his campajgn! j
The following announcement, has
been issued by Ex-Mayor Dunne,
"In response to the urgent and re
peated request of many hundreds of
my fellow citizens, I have consented
to submit my name for the considera
tion of the DemocratloToUrs of Chi
cago at the next primary election for
the office of mayor -of Chicago. In so
doing, I feel in honor bound to abide
by the result of the Democratic vote
at such primary election. '
"Should I he successful at said pri
mary election, as I am confident I
ill, I shall conduct a vigorous cam
paign against the scandalous admini
stration at present in power with the
confident expectation that the people
of Chicago, having suffered sufficient
ly from the present municipal misrule
and maladministration, will place in
power the party and the men who will
serve their best interests and put a
stop to public plunder.
"With a deep sense of appreciation
of the cordial assurances of support
already given me by hosts of my fel
low citizens, I invite the support of
all Democrats at the primary who be
lieve in clean and honest government
and an equal and impartial dministra
tion of the duties of the myoralty of
Chicago."
If there is the least bit of honor or
If-respect among the real Jaborlag
people they ahoold he withi-Edward F.
Dnnne, far while serrteg as .mayor, he
ad the wages of the laborers tor tfee
city, increased frqai ttfiOto 2.O0 per
day and the pftHcesM asd Jhe fas
men abo had 4helr irags raised ip
Majoj Paws tot t)m -
cot fiswn. y Mayer 8b8,A afa
to provide a ei of lis rich pels with
more spending mosey.
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Within the next few weeks many
of the big politicians in the various
wards throughout the city, will be
forced to come out into "the open and
show their hands, for the hot mayor
alty fight is on in full force, and it will
continue to crow mtehtr hot until the
primaries February 28, and at this
time it is hard to tell who will snatch
the winning prize from the voters.
As further evidence that the pollti
cal pot is boiling over, William L.
O'Connell. Alderman Michael ZimmerJ
and John E. Owens, hare decided lojS
distribute all the patronage of their
respective officers, independent of
Chairman John McCarthy and the
other members of the managing com
mittee .and their manly determination
to stand by the people and honestly
of the bpBS .politicians to do a great
deal of cussing on the side.
For this class of politicians looked
upon Messrs. Zimmer, O'Connell and
I Owens, as easy marks, and they na
turally thought that without the least
trouble they would be able to shove
all of their undesirable henchmen up
to their pie counters.
On the face of the official election
returns Charles S. Cutting defeats Ode
L. Rankin in the race for Judge of the
Probate Court and more than likely
a contest is in sight for Judge Cutting.
The official count ako shows that
John "R. Newcomer wins out against
William W. Witty, for Judge of the
Municipal Court.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON WILL
ADDRESS THE SUNDAY EVENING
CLUB AT ORCHE8TRA HALL,
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4TH.
On Sunday evening, December 4th,
Booker T. Washington, principal of
the noted industrial school at Tuske
gee, Ala will address the Sunday
Evening Club at Orchestra Hall.
In his talks he sill -dwell at con
siderable length on his observations
while 00 his .recent trip to Europe.
It is contended, that his purpose in
making the European trip sras; -to
compare, the conditions of the labor
ing classes, in that part of the world.
In. respect to their opportunities, and
general adrascainenL. with the jnavj
ass of ihcCoIowd people in. the $oulhJ
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MRS. WILLIAM EMANUEL.
With the Assistance of Many Other Prominent Men and Women, Are
Making Active Preparations for the Grand Charity Benefit Ball To
Be Given at the 7th Regiment Armory, Monday evening, January 2d.
THE MEETING OF THE CITIZENS'.
HEALTH ALLIANCE OF CHI
CAGO. Dr. Hyman Cohen, who is greatly
Interested in the welfare of the rc'lti-
zens of Chicago; has sent forth the
following appeal to its public spirited
citizens to assist in the formation of
the Citizens Health Alliance.
Dear Sir or Madam:
Tou are earnestly requested to at
tend the organization meeting of the
Citizens Health Alliance of Chicago,
to be held at Hull House Theater, 800
- Halsted St. Sunday, November
27th, 1910, at 8 p. m.
The purpose of this organization is
to consider ways and means and to
bring about an Improvement In the
sanitary conditions under which we
are living.
And these are deplorably bad and
injurious. The fearful ravages of con
sumption, the Great White Plague,
that constantly plucks our dearest
from our midst; the spelling Infant
mortality that lays low a fourth of hu
manity at the threshold of life, the un
necessary and Inexcusable existence
of acute contagious disease, the many1" ta SDread b children that
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the morkl depravity in the commun
ity, are due to unsanitary and abnor
mal living conditions.
It is time that something practical
be immediately done to mitigate the
tenement house evil. The litter-laden
streets, the stench and disease-breading
alleys, are a shame and a menace
to civilization. The national airopho
blo, the working hours and working
conditions of the masses, the health
education of the people, are subjects
which must not be Ignored and can
not be put off.
It Is the purpose of the Citizens'
Health Alliance of Chicago to start a
movement that will do something
practical along these lines, and do it
now.
With this end in view, we are seek
ing to Join all the forces of the com
munity, Individual, social and muni
cipal, in a co-operative effort in be
half of this great necessary task,
better sanitary living conditions.
As a citizen of this great commun
ity, as a factor in its collective life,
your experience and judgment, your
active assistance, will be of great'
value in this work; your presence is
indispensable to tbe success of this
movement Tou are urged lo attend
this meeting.
The roQewisg speakers will address 1
the meeting;
"W. A. Brans, M. D- Cofffmiirrtefigrl
tf Health, sobs sser AS&ass. Ml
Howe, Hon. W. P. Caa&
25th Ward, Chairman GosbcU
Committee, and Henry G. Clark, Pria
dpal Clarke SchooL
This movement Is of greatest civic
importance; we count on your pres
ence. Come and take this work up.
It is worthy of your time and effort.
The living conditions of present and
future genefaHoaa are in the making.
Help make them and make them right
Yours very truly,
Hyman Cohen, M. D.,
Temporary Chairman, C. H. A. C.
CARRIERS OF DIPHTHERIA.
DIptheria in Chicago is steadily In
creasing and unless prompt and effec
tive measures are employed, it Is cer
tain to become epidemic throughout
the entire city. The Commissioner of
Health has obtained a special appro
priation of $10,000.00 with which to
fight this disease that is so dangerous
to child life.
One of the first things that will be
done as soon as an extra force of
medical school inspectors can be put to
work will be to examine the throat
of every school child In Chicago.
As we have already explained in
these little articles, Diphtheria in
are apparently we:. aucn cnnaren
have the germs of the disease m their
throats and are called carriers"
though they are innocently so.
The presence of one or more of
these "carriers' in a school room
means that other children will con
tract Diphtheria, and neither they nor
their parents can tell where they got
it
'tIn sach. cases and when Diphtheria
is, as-; prevalent In Chicago as it -is
now, taoroiis but one thing to do and
that -la to .examine all the childrens'
throats and to exclude from the
schools for a time all "carriers,' that
Is. all children whose throats are
found to contain the germs of Diph
theria. 'So, if your child should, be sent
home by the medical Bchool inspector,
you will understand why It has been
done.
All such children must remain at
home until their throats have been
thoroughly cleared of the germs. If
parents in all such cases will can their
doctor, the delay need not be long.
It only all parents will co-operate
along the lines suggested, there will
be an immediate decrease In the cum
ber of cases, and the present threat
ened epidemic will he speedily stamp
ed oat.
Our -old friend Neah D. Thompson,
arrived in the city Wednesday eren-
ia from Tuskegee, AI&, where he is
naiatng. Bk hosts of warm
giad to see .hka, He
wHI. leave for the South, Monday or
Taeaday of the costing week.
Captain John T. Campbell
Dialates On Booker T.
Washington
AND THE APPEAL TO ENGLAND AND EUROPE BY PROFES
SOR W. E. B. DuBOIS AND OTHER AFRO-AMERICANS IN IN
FERENCE TO THE RACE RELATIONS IN THE UNITED
STATES- 1
HE FAVORS COLONIES IN THIS COUNTRY FOR THE COL
ORED PEOPLE TO BE ABSOLUTELY UNDER THEIR CONTROL.
THAT, THAT WOULD BE THE BEST METHOD TO ADOPT TO
TEACH THEM SELF GOVERNMENT.
SOLDIER'S
HQME, LAFAYETTE,
INDIANA.
November 22, 1910.
Julius F. Taylor,
Editor The Broad Ax:
I have read the appeal to England
and to Europe by J. Max Barber and
some thirty other Afro-Americans, on
the Washington misrepresentations as
to the Negro problem In the United
Sates. I agree with the appeal. Wash
ington misled me for several years
after his bead began to tower above
the other weeds in the garden. I be
lieve it is inavisable for him to speak
the whole truth, but as some Negro
critic said of him several years ago,
"be might be aIlenL.T " Tt he does not
want to or dare tell the whole truth,
he need not substitute misrepresenta
tion. His great school would go up
in smoke and down in ashes if he
should cross those savage "Southern
Gentlemen." He is doing a great good
In putting knowledge into the heads
of the rising generation of Negroes.
"Knowledge is power," and when the
young Negroes get knowledge, they
will find a way to make use of it"
Prof. Wm. H. Haltsclau, one of Wash
ington's graduates, is doing a similar
work in Utlca, HInes County, Missis
sippi. Since the gap between Negroes and
whites is clearly growing wider, is it
not advisable for Negroes to take the
lead in the separation? As the "Jim
Crow" cars are here, and here to stay.
by not Insist with the railroads that
the accommodation shall be first class,
or else that the fare shall be reduced
according to the lack of accommoda
tion. The roads would toon listen to
and heed this demand.
The" Germans preferred to settle In
communities or their own people. So
of other foreigners. So of our own
white quakers. The Catholics are
much inclined the same way. It Is
the fear of many whites who are not
hostile at the Negro, that If he Is en
couraged he will seek marriage with
a white woman. I knew a family in
underground railroad days who so
sympatized with the slave, that a
daughter fell in love with a bright
Negro fugitive, who left wife and
children in slavery. It took pretty
stern discipline to stop the matter.
The family shut up like clams, and
ceased all work for the Negro. I got
this from a cousin. It was noticed that
the family would not attend any meet
ing In. the Interest of the slave after
ward. I have advocated the settlement of
Negroes In a colony In the black belt,
where they would not provoke the hos
tility of the whites, where they might
acquire wealth, have their own schools.
churches, trades, professions, etc. But
I have been unable to Jiuerest any
leading Negroes in the suggestion.
The editor of the' National Tribune,
the great Midler's paper Jn Washing
ton, D. C, has founded a considerable
colony in Florida called St Cloud. I
wrote him recently asking if Negroes
were admitted to that colony. He
replied, that Negroes bad sot been in
vited or encouraged to. settle ia the
colony. I wrote again asking if there
was aay cosoay expieswy jer xse fe-j
groes in the south. He aaia be knew
of bobV Bat St Andrew on the
west coast of Florida was open to
any and all settlers. I wrote again
and asked if the Xegroes as a class,
or race could run a colony if one
should be started. I give his answer
In full, except date and name.
"Dear Comrade While I would not
want to make so sweeping an asser
tion as that the Negroes are inately
incapable of self-government; yet I
Bhould say of them as I do of the
Portuguees, Spanish and others, that
they would have Incomparably more
difficulties in attempting to govern
themselves than would white people.
A community of Negroes might be
Btarted with such an exceptionally
strong leader as Booker T. Washing
ton, who could hold them in order and
manage their relatives, not only
among themselves, but with the
whites. To do this would require
Borne man of unusual gifts, like Moses,
Brigham Young and some others that
will occur to you.
There is no real deep seated antag
onism between the Negroes and the
Whites, or at least there would not be
if both ere wisely led. They need
one another; and if managed properly
are invaluable to each other. But
this management requires the highest
order of judgment and executive abil
ity. It is a field of work worthy of
any young man who desires to be of
the utmost value to bis kind."
We can't always be prating about
grievances. There comes a time when
we must consider remedies. It seems
to me that such times is up to us now.
What are we going to do about it?
Counting the lynchlngs will not solve
the problem. Counting the disfran
chised voters will not do It Denounc
ing the Jim Crow cars will not do It
Voting the Republican ticket like
sheep Jumping a fence will not do it
If the Negroes would petition tha
wealthy philanthropist of the country
to help them start a colony, like they
petitioned the English and European
public opinion, they could find the
necessary help. They would have to
8 elect their colonists at first, as there
are a great many bad Negroes, made
bad by bad treatment, who would
have been good Negroes If they had
been better treated. But they are bad
and can't now be made good. They
would have to be kept out at the start,
as they would ruin it. fwt' .Q
There is at least b'ne thing we" must
say about Booker T. Washington. He
is at least doing something. Some of
his work may be wrong, but much of
it Is right Jack Johnson In fighting
Jeffries did some thing that benefitted
his race as weU as himself. He show
ed that the Negro could do, what
three-fourths said he could not
The Republican party has long been
pledged to reduce the over representa
tion of the disfranchising south. The
party has had the president, the sen
ate and the house, and has not made
the reduction, nor has It attempted to
do It I notice that the insurgent Re
publicans are not at all distressed be
cause the party has net kept that
pledge; yet they howl lfta hungry
wolves because the 'tariff was- set
changed to salt then. Nobody esder-
etaads an the Jdaks la a tariff By
more than the average Treacher aa-
derstands revelations.
Jehn T. CampbelL.
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