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For Real Results: a pwgrwiw ■«»papr. The Denver Star The papers formerly known as The Statesman and The Independent, have been merged into The Denver Star Twenty-Ninth YEAR Number 4* Long Overdue In Hell Two Americans—TiUrnan and Gladden There died last week, within twenty-four hours of each other, two men, both of whom were known, at least by name throughout the country. The first to die was Dr. Washing ton Gladden, the great Congregatfonal minister, author and philosopher, who died at Columbus, Ohio. The second to die was Benjamin R. Tillman. United States Senator from South Carolina* Each has passed the alloted three score and ten. At one time, when a group of Colored people in Colum bus. Ohio, desired to establish a Colored Congregational Church they sought Dr. Gladden, pastor of the largest and most notable white Congregational church in Ohio, for en. couragement. His reply was this terse sentence: "So long as there are vacant pews in my church I will not favor a sep arate church for Colored.” Dr. Gladden was never one of those super-enthusiastic agitators for equal rights and privileges for the race, but was a stanch believer in the Constitution, and regarded that in strument as one which conferred EQUAL RIGHTS upon All American citizens, without -reference to color or race, and he never, during his eighty-two years of living, gave ut terance to a single sentence designed to be hurtful to ours. To him the color of a man's skin was simply the design of of the same God, who gave to him his white skin, and it neither gave to the man special privileges or denied to him equal privileges. Senator Tillman never lost and opportunity to assail the race, to discredit it in the eyes of the world; until God, in His ■“mysterious way His wonders Wtsdw.' paralysed the tongue that had denounced a struggling race which had done naught to Senator Tillman save to till his soil and to make it possible fot him to represent his State in the United States Senate by a denial of suffrage, from the far South to far North he bitterly traduced it and for pay. When that vile tongue was touched with paralysis, it was stilled for a while. But when he had partially recovered from his first pnralytic stroke, he again resorted to bitter denunciation of a patient, long suffering, loyal people. Dr. Washington Gladden, perhaps the most famous and most widely known of ministers, always spoke encouraging ly of and for our race. Although a cold, calculating analyti cal student, he never designedly erected a single bar to race advancement: he rather pulled down bars which hedged it in. Benjamin R- Tillman, perhaps as superficial a man as ever represented a sovereign State in the United States Sen ate, always spoke of the race in derision and discouragment. Never opened his mouth did he to discuss the race but he denounced it in bitterest terms merely for cheap notoriety merely to satisfy and promote his political ambitions. He piled high the very bars which' Dr. Gladden woulyl have lev eled down. When Death paused at the bedside of Dr. Gladden to seal lips which had never uttered a single hurtful word against our race, the smile which covered his visage told how sweet to him had been the satisfaction of living a life of helpfulness to ALL mankind. V\ hen life had left that body weighted down with eighty-two years a voice murmured: •‘Well done, my good and faithful servant." A suffering race wept o’er his parting. When Death paused at the bedside of Benjamin R Till man to forever silenca the tongue which had for year, with out rhyme or reason—without cause—has assailed an unof fending race from the lakes to the gulf; which had espoused legislation designed to turn back the hands on the clock for it. there was NOT A SINGLE moist eye in any any of the thirteen million Colored homes in this broad land. Every Colored person, when Senator Tillman’i death was an nounced, believed, more than ever, that GOD DOES AN SWER PRAYERS. Because of his goodness of heart, his calm, long helpful life, recognizing men for their worth and merit, despite the color of their skin, and believing justice had been designed as a legacy for ALL MEN. the late Dr. Washington Gladden was the antithesis of Benjamin R. Tillman. Because in his heart there was no place, no sympathy for such as whom God had created with .darker skin; be cause he used his position and prestige to dethrone jusilee for a race yrhich had .earned it by faithful allegiance Ml Country and State by fighting tor it on a hundred battle fields, Benjamin R Tillman was the antithesis of Dr. Wash ington Gladden t? or the*one for whom we have tears and for the one for whom W E HAVE NO TEARS to shed, we can. at least say— Risi in Peace; God’s will be done.—Amsterdam News. DENVER. COLORADO. SATURDAY. 2 °> 19,8 W. E. B. DUBOIS editor of the Crisis Has Bom Appointed Caption in the Army Editor W. E. B. DuBois of the Crisis has been appointed captain in the intelligence de partment of i he United States Army. Editor DuBois is to be an assistant to Major Spring aru. It >s generally believed that he will resign the editorship of the Crisis, which carries a salary ot $4,000 per annum since it is thought that he can not discharge his duties as an editor and as an officer of the United States Army. The War Department and the Camtntttee on Public fot (nation announced through the office ol Emmett J Scott. Special Assistant to the Secr etary of War. the expansion of the list of speakers to present tie war aims of the Govern ment to the Colored people of the United State from sixty to or.e hundred. Htreafter this group of speaKers bill be known as “The Committee of One Hundred,' and will be found active in the approching campaign of ed ucation, planned to cover every community in the country, w lit re Colored people abide in appreciable numbers. They represent every notable element of the race and will doubtless exert a potent in - tiuence in enlightening the Colored people as to their dim toward the Government and pointing out to them in a de finite and practical way how they may be of the greatest service to the nation in the winning <>l the present strug gle for liberty and democracy Among the first 60 selected on this c« mmmee weie four St. Louisans Mr. Aaron E Malone, of P<>»o Colleg, Prof Frank L Williams, principal of Summer High School, C. R. Robinson, editor St Louis Clarion; |. E. Mitchell, editor St. Louis Argus. Truly, if the Negro as a mass is ever to take its place among the master races, it must take in and assimilated all the finer things which con tribute to human enjo> ment and human culture. A know ledege of and an appreciation for music, literature and art are the highest indications ot a cultured, a receptive and a superior prof le. Nothing ac. tuatrs men's mind, smothers racial pr» j>id'c»*«, fmtrdens men's stmpa'hi*s. promotes Christianity m.d fosters civ ilisation like music, literature and art. The Aftermath What Did You Receive? The Star Gives Its Opinion Of The Meeting Seven days have made the meetingof the great National f ssociation of Colored Women, for which Denver and Colo r ido has been anxiously awaiting during the past two years ajmatter of history. And now that the convention has pass ed and our club women have returned to their normal equili brium, they are asking; what definite information and bene fits did western club activities receive? In the great galaxy of women who came from the four quarters of our country were the social and intellectual lead ers of our race, many of them were experts and specialists in their various vocations. It was both pleasing and inspiring to note the natural culture and refinement of some and to hear the eloquent and logical reasoning of those who read papers and delivered addresses. It was most gratifying to note that the west-held her own wi'h the great throng. The women of the General Committe are to be especially commended for their nianne of handling the convention. In every large organization there is always an inside wot king that the public never sees or knows. Methods and asagrs that only those who are members can know. It is this phase or side of the association that was a disappoint ments to the westein club women It was the dream of the west that this great meeting would be the means of establishing a common interest be tween the east and west; that it would mean the joining of hpnds to fight for a common interest. For some unexplain. reason, probably due to the idle gossiper, some of the Ifoders of the association seemed to feel that they were ftrliig a section where little was known and that though Denver and Colorado was in the National they really formed no part of it. A sort of oil and water concoction. One of the great aims of the convention, expressed by many dele gates in the mass meeting of Sunday afternoon, was the re election of their president. This was the only thing that c( uld be done for no one in the country is prepared to carry «n to completion the most excellent plans and ideas of Mrs. Talbert who started the movement of reclaiming and restor mg the Douglass home. Her accomplishments as shown in her annual address have been wonderful. Honor to whom honor is due. It was the desire of the western women that the various papers and subjects would be open for discussiou. That the discuss ons would be made. That when conditions and prob Itrms of various sections were presented; solutions, remedies ai.d methods would be given. It is probable this was due to ilie length a.id largeness of the program, which could easily have covered fifteen ilais. It is claimed by many of the western women that the tiusiness of the convention did not come up to the standard. Tuai in their executive and business all parlimentary rules and usages were thrown to winds and disorder in many fn stain « s reigned. Lick of tact and judgment shown when a portion of the executive board attempted to dictate to the local committee how they should spend their funds, over which whieh the National Convention had no jurisdiction. Thit the tunds were given by club women, business men and citizens of Colorado to save the club women of Colorado embarrassment and not to be given as alms to some of the visiting friends was the contention of the local club women. That virtue belonged to the churches which gave liberally to some ot the visitors for their schools anti for personal use. The absence of the leader of one of the leading schools wos noted on theeveninz that was given over to the N. A. A. C. P. the organ zation ledby Dr. DuBois. Throitk-h out the meeting and especially on Friday after noon Colorado seemed to be in disfavor. In one instance she was scored for having protested against omitting mzity of her representatives on the program . S ime of her repre sentatives had come at their own expense from other por, tions of the state to appear on the program. One great lesson was learned by Colorodo and the west thru this meeting—The need of united effort and sympathy for each other in the West. It was also learned that it re mains for each section to face and solve its own particular problems Through tjiis great meeting the club women ot Colorado found themselves and have realizes! that they are handling right well the probl. ms that come to them in their! struggle "to the stars through difficulties " Tae newspapersj of our citv have been more than cou-teous and generous to] the v siting ladies. Beginning wnh Sunday previous the Convention, the daily newspapers boosted the gathering. Our busine>s men black and white dug deeply to save Den vet » lair uaine and keep away all deficit from local commit Continued on Page 8. Firs C kitts a Con. GRAND LODGE K. OF P. THIRTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION. The thirteenth annual ses. sion ot the Grand Lodge K' of P. of Colorado and Juris, dition, will be held at Castle Hall Pythias lodge No., 11, July 24th.,until work is hnish ed. VVe hope to have this one of the most harmonious, as well as looking to a more economic and business administration for the coming term. The past year has been vetv successful in new memdership and the order has increased ,all over the state. In fact in the last two jears we have lost twenty four or twenty five members; their has only been an incentive for us to work for greater memb rship. On the night of the twenty fourth grand reception will be held at Shorter A. M. E. church to which the public is respectfully invited to attend the Mayor of Denver has promised to be *n attendance. On, Friday the twenty sixth grand milita:y drill will be given at Fern Hall under au. spices of Aetna Co.. No. t. with Morrison's orches ra in at tendance. All the essentials that goes for pleasure with this well known organization Aetna Co., No., i, will be found at Fern Hall, admission 3s cents. It is hoped that all members will attend this Grand Lodge as well as the reception on the twenty fourth. G. C. Sample. Chairman Joint Committee. GILES B. JACKSON RECEIVES APPOINTMENT. RICHMOND. Va.— Itisre ported that our well- known attorney, Giles B. Jackson, with the assistance of the “white folks," has landed a berth in Washington. He is chief of the Employment Burl eau in the Department of labor. In proportion 'hat the color, rd people become unrestfu! and dissatisfied with conditi. ons which tend to humiliate them and to put limitation upon their liberties. Visited Colorado Springs Those diligent delegates who visited Colorado Springs were Mesdames Ste wart of Kentucky; Minnie Scott, of Ohio; Burnsides and Fouae. of Ken tucky; Stuart, of Indiana; Charlotte . Dett, of Niagara Falls; Rush, of Des Moines. Iowa; Lewis and White, of Iowa; and Barrier, of Detroit. Michi gan. accompanied by Miss Pelham of Detroit. Sight-Seeing and burro-rid ing were the novelties. Madame Haw kins-Brown also visited Colorado Springs. Miss Nettie Works-Moxley. of Los Angeles, California, is stopping at 2737 California St. Mrs. Lovelaca of Kansas City. Kans.. ia lha plea slag gasst of Mass. Zac kit Jeffsrson of California St.