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THE MONTANA PLAINDEAL ER
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THE
MONTANA PLAINDUALER
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tans Plaindealer Company
JOSEPH B. BASS, EDITOR
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ena, Montana, under the act of
Congress of March 3rd, 1879.
Address all communications
to The Montana Plaindearler,
17 South Main Street, Helena,
Montana.
PEACEt
PROSPERITY I
UNION I
C.ounty .\ttorney Heywood made
o,,ne of the mo.st forcible pleas which
we. have heard in many days in hi,
cl ,.ing argltuntent before the jury in
the recent \\'hittworth murder caise in
the district court. It was a strong
and conviucing plea for the state and
the defendant carl thank his starr that
one or two of the jurors saved hi
neck.
\Ve are going to ask all of our stuh
scrihers to meet tus when we call oni
you in a few days anlld pay up your
arrears to The Plaindcaler. The
editor and pultli.ctr ,of this paper hlas
arranged hi, bu lt'tess so that lhe can
devote all his time to newpaper work
and we shall need all that is due ut
so that we may he enabled to pay off
our indebtedness.
We are platnning an xtendedltl trip
and shall publish in these cottlllli
our observations inl the ditTerent lo
calities that we shall v\,it. The
Plaindealer wil be in charge of com
petenlt hands during our absetnce of
a few months anid on our return we
shall open new quarters and settle
dot n and continue to get the new
and the Ibusiness.
The gentlemen of leiStture till tl c,
to, elen , as. it seet1ms to le dtlad
to Helena, as it sentls to 1b dea
easy here. And L. Vernon (Grayi
in Ili, palniest ldays never put on
the stlunt that is being put on b1
the modtern i l up-to-date lscreCt;rit
that inifest Ielena at this timl
Rey It R. Guy. whosue third year
anilltut i aas paitor of St. J;aite
A I. I church has aibout expi red.
will ieve shortly for the annual ciin
iereniic lie leaves with the hlet
wishle ,iof all the people and they are
unanimous inl tlhe hope that lihe will he
returned for another year as they all
eel that lie is just the ntan that
Helena netds. lie has muade g.)(II
Ihothil the pulpit and out and it I- t,
he holp.I that no exigency till ,r:.
that etill deprive us of his serf ic' tfor
;It I east the period that he is ;ullio\ued
to r.ll n ll t onie place.
The \\ ashingtoin Ilee make- the
ravtih r- trip via Democracy , route
Str tOlll nd( n1aueatingl jOITrinc.
\\ e ould dsuggest that i thile
colrred :.otter of Monltana expeCt to
cit anl t. in the campaign of 1'1)1
it hicgh ti.ne that they shouldt lolgin
'tth th.iel organizations no\o
Lieiutenantt Gov. \V R. A.\lhien made
nch al excellent officer in that
Pacity we believe that lie w,utl sit
iter ,. (overnor.
It will take more than that ,spcch
Senator Meyers at Washington ti
tine our own Joe Dixon.
WB Al TRAKEP UL
Governor Norris has appointed a
lelegation of colored men from this
Itate to attend the National Educa
:lonal convention which will convene
in Denver August 13th. We do not
know what the emoluments are or
whether even his contingent fund is
available to defray their expenses.
But we see a ray of hope that if
a Democratic governor will appoint
one of the race to a position, even
though it is an empty honor, maybe
some Republican in the city. county
or state will wake up. And then if
they do not they will find out they
will not be able to hold him in line.
It is a well known fact that the dis
affection of the coloyred vote cost a
senator in the last election. Even
over in Butte a Socialist mayor has
done the unprecedented thing of ap
pointing a negro on the police force
and we say, like the old colored man
whose wife chided him by saying
"Eph, don't you know we have been
married nigh on thirty years and
you have only gave me this one calico
dress." Uncle Eph looked at her
in awe and surprise and said: "Why,
Liza, you ought to be THANKFUL
FOR THAT ONE?" So we say to
Governor Norris and Mayor Duncan,
we are thankful for what you have
done.
NEGRO DEMOCRACY.
It is amusing as well as ridiculous
tq hear colored men declare for the
Democratic party. It is a question of
serious consideration whether it
would not be advisable to have these
colored men examined. Just how a
colored man can declare f6r the
Democratic party in the face of ex
isting conditions is a question foi
serious consideration.
Democratic representatives in con
gress are declaring against the negre
every day. In states where the demo
cratic party is in control the colore<
citizens have no more rights than :
convict has in a penitentiary, except
the citizen is allowed in the open
while the convict's privileges are lim
ited.
A writer to The Bee a few days ag<
justities Democratic negroes for ac
cepting spitoon washers' positions a
* a- ..s _* .. fM.-.jh*D *l«4t** ndat
the Capitol. He forgets that under I
a Republican administration the col
ored citizen is not only appointed to
positions of spitoon washers, but to
other high and responsible positions.
Vicious utterances of the Governor
of South Carolina a few weeks ago
are evidences of the feeling of the I
Democratic party in the South toward,
the colored citizens. The Democratic
party has nothing for the nergro
Democrat. The Democratic party
has no faith itt the negro Democrat,
and many of them remark the ne-gro
is ungrattintl if he deert- tho-e who 1
have protected hiim.
There muset he insaItily in thte inegro
Democrat. Certainly nothing hut i'n
sanite beintg, would 5upport thuoe who
abuse theti. There is no difftTeretne
lhtiweet an ;intante per..>> and a ntgru
Democrat . An in-s;nc |,erot.n will at
tack hi% heIet friend. li the nlegro
Deniocrat wa*. not illn-:t h1te "uld
not go to his ettntmy.
If the Demiocrnti patrty Ih-ld out
any inducecint>" . It.
Ameritt-H . The it- -"C'Li no' cl
plain. Ii the tiet mcr:t'" p"ty 't
state! that it cotnotrl ' 1md r1d it,
obnoxious law- the rt .ld Iu V ;0 im
ducceni<t f.;r neorx- to gi<< l a.
Negro DrKmcran- r;'WrAO
factor.-W\ahlilgton 1
The trir l f I. I lick- h:.. I car
nried .e..r n the c."kn"mlr t I
trict court 1111til Ia mr in the t i l te r
is a h.,,uc h that s.. htre. h.,
Witl not cogfr Ali g.d ".
bond A "U 'r
comm"'ity a long *" rrt.<
blur agaits1t Is rc' "; „
now on a chare ids -Ie t"
lieves hint uily f. min n- Us
oIO ly 00n- ..t .,lil' t.d the.
person<.of David G . rav
the bond at thle ..f hltut w nd
, another hondtman to get hit. it and
> give him a chanlce to prepre li e
fense.
THE NATIONAL -
CATIONAL V TO
3t HRLD a IMUIV 00
AUGUST 13 TO ,14 ML9
Governor Norris has a the
alowing gentlemen as ds006 to
it National Negro d ifllC
reas which wit convene £ver
august 13th:
Helena-Nathaniel Ford, 4 tur
'almer, B. F. Hooper, J. I. W. ar.
L. C. Dorsey, G. W. Aleaumdem . .
taker. Miles York. Rev. B. .IL 4.
Great Falls-David Keen, W. Me.
*racken.
Missoula-Edward Miller. *.
Billings-Charles Browning, iry
:anola.
Bozeman-WillianA Walker.
This gathering, which wi am«i ea
his occasion will comprise the tend*
ng educators of the race and VA he
:omposed of thousands of d4lIes
romn every state in the uneio. It
would be well if at least a attJi
Af the appointed delegates woMt Sti
it convenient to attend.
We know that this is a good d"s
gation and would like for them t
down to Denver. We hkow
would return with a new
for the uplift and progress of the
in the great Northwest.
BILLINGS NOTS.
Our beloved sister, Mrs. H
Baltimore, deceased, was bohei
Edenton, N. C., and reared i n
ginia. She was connected wVk*th
church about fourteen years
was one of the oldest meers
A. M. E. church, and eoulM
mother of this church. She wo
about six months, but was taltkes
a fatal illness about eight days
,She has one sQon Hamy .E*tets a
kansas City, Missouri. She depawte
this life July 18, in the fhatll triumpt
of faith, leaving a devoted husbant
and son.
The funeral was held at the A. M
E. church Thursday the 20th. Tim
|body was encased in a handsonu
broadcloth casket. The pallbeareri
were Messrs. Browning and son, J. 8
Reynolds, Chas. Johnson, D. W. Wil
liams, and L. Somerville. The choi
sang a beautiful selection: "Looking
This Way." Rev. Abbott delivered j
very touching sermon on the life a
Mrs. Baltimore.
A 5ketch of Mrs. Baltimore's lit
wa- readl by Mrs. J. B. Reynolds. Sb
was inttrred in the local cemeter)
1Th1 casket was literally covered wit!
lhan,.iionle floral pieces.
%Mr. I.. Somerville was taken ver
ill during the funeral services of Mrs.I
Baltimtiore. She is reported to be
mDuch improivol.
The \.1 M1. . church gave a chicken
dinner on the 7th inst., at which all
had an e<joyal'e time and a neat sutn
'va r..>liiCd j
()ur old iritn1,l. A C Morri%, has left
to" 0 on ;a orking tour What do
think of that?
SHORT FLIGHTS.
ShcRrtff II gii4 - continues to mnake
go, withluit . rifl.. on the surface
td thiI re .arc a great many who
midi 'li. 1 . e - tu ru. againl
r 1,,mm. mi.. r . friend- around
th utt.n'. t. . :,r,. not a irendly a,
he I .. .,Imh tt tl>- t0i11 La't year
, . h.m w i wi fill 6i M t .,i n 't y'ear.
C sptanm \mlmian0ou atmout the only
amt:;* ,~h,ms, winrk' the mlaunhie
r \ Mar-hal l.m.S..y ha' the nma
hl-., hat * running :m'
n m..th^ ,- th ngh' . had i me .s 0
*...,, li - fmthe fourth
ar. i. it an ipnr tlr ior that dc
nrict the pre ruxt council
mans eyes, 0ntý 0 edmk
Wea» Dp -~~j supub ^^^amt^jeatm
of seis sodak s, Is t- ftS
viable reed is that posldei .
Hon. & D. Weed stamp hwelm
hoee the beeoa whm be ae t to w
ateeamins aof Sa do hayU 4a». Of
w bch be Is a* of th most prOS
Iment onmaers.
_______________
Mr. See TrYvl, warsimn-m bIain
mas, hWe bonw *a f oa 0nmask **
ploterst He Is bred gP d and
does not beeust to 1e0em eWs thoe A
who help thbemalvs.
IHa. 04Od. McCMeatt made a
great defeSse for his cetsf is the
United Stete diutriet enort ast wak.
He Is at the head of tde a "s a
eiiuw Amwyer.
owr ood riBend fJory MaDms of
Rate is sloet due in the CaWtal
ityp
Jut* ftwas bee ad strenoas
oee of e* t this eaesert ad if
WASP Is lb ih Sted Stetms is
h 0s sleep Is Is - o dl
la ry k Is ow w ae -
'MH|- -lf~M^,*« OL
flt~o -NOW WNW?
WetNWia wiMowr i so f tlky.
shalts he sep jutsatem as to
4. P. a"d J. . ahet that
Certein Agestleen of leisure ave
no fear of the law.
Lodge secrets are public property."
A certain lady cam nea creating a
scee.
We have failed to hear from owa
esteemed friend, A. Leathorbary.
The N. G. failed to put in his ap
pearance at the banquet.
The Helena Baseball club cannot
beat Great Falls.
The East Side widow passed out a
moll.
The East Side widos failed to tt
,oduce her friend.
The clandestine meetting i yunog
wciety girls with gentletmenll of leisure
e riot cut out.
;ELEBRATE THEIR ANNIVER
SARY.
Last Tuesday eveniing was the 1thi
univr,-..r) , Noa,,. Clhai, lt, ibilr,
old of Ruth and they celchrate d the
antei by renderirig ian alppropriate pr,
ram at the A () U \V hall oni
ixth arvenue. They hat a-. their
ntest (;oldter City Lodge N,, 3455
lie following program wa; rendered
Prayer, by p G M, WMVtrit irw
Music i- nstrumenttal. Sister C
!oward
\lddress, Sister icirg i r Ir ii
i-olo--Sister Mary P'arker
IPaper, Naomi Chapter 1011 . .-t i
sir I la,
ohlo-Sister N 1 a
, lo--Sister \da l -,,th
\ft. r the rcnit rttm . the abrs
S,gramn. which was highly creditale
t, Sisters let ther guests into th
', j: uet hall H here t h.trdsotrel;
:orated table gro. icd mndi r th
I of all the g""d thing' theret
: the fea-t will ie one Iong reitetit
,d y thiose who attended Th
'rdict of all was that the Sisters di
themselves proud on this occasiot
'hei, 18th birthday
ny . . .. - I
The New York
Special Bargains In Ouriii
And Domestic Department,
.. _ ' m....s...... wA IM I 27.inch Silk MlL i. or e
lSc Daisy Cloth, yd........10
30c 27-inch Natural Colored
Linen, per yard .........20
12 1-2c Union Huck Towels
each .... ...........81-3
20c Fancy Corded Madras for
shirt waists, yard........1S
15c 36-inch very finest Silko
line, per yard ..........10
$2.50 20-inch pure Linen Dam
ask Napkin, dos. ......$1.7
20c 27-inch very fine and sheer
Dimity, in stripes and checks
per yard ...........12 1-2
25c white Shrunk Cotton for
dresses, per yard .......1!
65c 45-inch Persian Lawns,
per yard ...............SC
Snewest shades, yard ......3r
35c very large and heavy Tusk
i ish Towels, each .........2
65c 36-inch Round Thread
c Linen for waists, yard.... O
6 1-4c 36-inch Bleached Chess
C Cloth, yard ............Sc
$1.25 Honey Comb Bed
C Spread ............ ...... -
30c 36-inch Fancy Curtak
5 Madras, per yard .........11
SOc Fancy Poplis is laut
shades for walsts and suas,
per yard ...............
20c Fast Color Black Laws -r
dresses, per yard....12 14
12 1-2c 25-inch PFacy Craton
. for draperies, yard.....8 1 l
rmu nnF n l u nun trot
The recent editorial in The Plain
dealer in which we took occasion to
flay the secretarie. that 'infest the
city at this time brought down on
us the wrath of that gentry and
some of their champions, but we
have nothing to take back. We still
say that at the present time they are
a menace to the community and
should be suppressed. And there is
something wrong why they are not.
We have been told that somebody
is getting paid for protection and
also that one of the oldtimers stands
so well tlhat he can fix things for
them. In the meantime they grow
more bold and seem to flourish like
the green bay tree. And Nero
Fiddles While Rome Burns.
NEGRO SCHOOLS IN THE
SOUTH
The work being done by the
South for Negro schools is indi
cated in the fact that of $1,000,
000,000 spent upon common
schools in the 16 former slave
States and the District of Col
umbia since 1871 at least $185,
000,000 have been spent upon
common schools for Negroes.
In that territory the common
school enrollment increased from
2,013,684 white and 685,942
Negroes in 1870-71 to 4,692,927
whites and 1,655,781 Negroes in
1907-08.
In 1860 there were in the
public schools of the South 781,
199 pupils out of a total of 4,
955,894 in the United States,
and the income of these public
schools in the South was $4,474,
370 out of a total of $22,548,519
in the United States. The popu
larity of the academy and other
private schools at that time in
the South was one of the in
fluences against the spread of
common school idea there in
that period.
FIVE NEW RIGHTS
WHITE AND BLACK
Prof. W. E. B. DuBois, the
Race's Highest Educated Citi
zen, Defines the Five New
Rights Which All Men, White
and Black, Should Enjoy
Commented on By Rober
Hunter in the Printer anm
Decorator Magazine.
Some time ago Professor W
E. B. Dubois, of Atlanta L'ni
versity, spoke in New York
He spoke of the five right
which all men, white or blac
should enjoy.
The Arst was, he 4A0. I
fight to individuality, sad I
nean by this, the right o his
own color, and his own w as
hinking, and to his own pem
udices, so far as thew thLUg
lo not interfere with other po
re's rights to the amn thing.
"Second-The right to petM
:ourtesy. This world, from -ow
na, is going to be a worts od
:otact of races. It is geing
to be utterly impossible to Ip
crate and isolate mp. Ia .h
past, contact meant war, Caste
and slavery, but today it must
not and cannot mean these, for
these will cost too much to be
indulged in. If, then, this to be
a world of contact, each being in
it has the right of public core
tesy; to visit public places
without insul and to travel in
public conveyance unmolested
and to be entertained in public
hostelries.
"Third--A citizen of the world
should have the right of oppor
tunity. We used to say the right
of education, but this demand
should be broadened to the right
of opportunity; the right to be
educated in his childhood and
then to have the doors of econo
mic and political development
thrown open to him, according
to his ability. Herein lies the
answer of that great search for
ability which human culture
must make. Hitherto, we have
said, not that we must have men
of ability, but that we must be
English, or that they must be
long to the first families. Now
the Lord, in his great wisdom,
did not confine the ability to ac
quire wisdom to any one class
of people, but distributed it to
men of many races and all de
grees of color, and this ability
must be found and honored and
put in command, regardless of
prejudice.
"Fourth-The citizen of the
New World must have the right
of peace. The protection from
force and violence in the prose
cution of work, and this cannot
be done until a stop is put to
war and lynching and peonage
and wage slavery.
"Fifth-He has a right to the
truth. If he has a right to be
protected against yhysical viol
ence, he has a greater right to
protection against moral lies.
Race prejudice in this land could
nut stand for a day if as much
effort was made to have the
truth in regard to all human be
ings known as is now made in
trying to spread lies about
them"
, 'These, then, are the five
rights which all men, white ant