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THE FORUM
“Be ye doers and not sayers only/’
yol 4, no. 267 Springfield, ill., Saturday, aug. 3, 1907. _^C, A MQNTH
The Grand
Silver Jubilee
The Silver Jubilee we<k of the
G. U. O. of O. F and H H. of
Ruth of Illinois and Missouri will
be held in the city of Springfield
August 6.7 8 9. The meeting will
be held in the House and Senate
at the Capital Building- The
Grand Public Recetnion will be
given at Arion Hall, 4th and Jef
ferson Sts- Tuesday morning to
which the public is cordially in
vited. A good musical program
will be rendered and Prof Bloods
full orchestra will furnish the
music for the dancers. iThe ad
mission fee will .be 25c.
Wednesday night Memorial ex
ercises at the State House to
which the public is mostcord ial
ly invited.
Thursday night a Grand Jubi.
lee Entertainment at Arion Hall
Admission 50c, Music by Prof
Blood’s Orchestra. Bro. Huus.
ton of Washington, D C., will
appear on the program.
Friday grand all day Picnic at
State Fair Grounds. The grand
parade will be held at 10 a, m.,
and will wend its way to the
State Fair Grounds Friday
night grand Entertainment at
Arion Hall which will conclude
the week's festivities. Adrnis
sion 253. Visitors will be in the
city from every hamlet iu Illinois
and Wisconsin.
Says Negroes
Should Colonize.
J- C. Sanders of Oxford, Miss.,
a business man and astute race
question student, who is conver
sant and very much averse to the
political thraldom in which the
colored people of his state and
the south are placed, had the fol.
lowing to say on colonization and
moral elevation.
The time has come for our peo
pie to colonize on some kind of
basi*. I saw some time ago that
land was being sold cheap. I am
sure if we can secure large plats
of land in the several states we
can be more independent, by so
doing there will not be heard
the siren cry of assault and sub
sequent lynching b‘ es. I hold
this to be the only solution to the
race question in the U. S. So
much talk is useless, this is busi.
ness. All lodges and churches
should come together and put
their means in funds for the buy
ing of tracts of land and let our
people go on them and be pro.
tected.
This land can be bought up in
50.000 to 100,000 lots say or more
This is not to be in one place,
but promiscuously ovr the several
states, The people can pay back
the amount to the syndicate
thr ugh a system of taxation
I say now the time is ripe
Our people only desire a leader
and they will follow. They do
not want a coward—a leader that
will lay down his life for the
•‘sheep ’ and they will do even
so to him.
We have property here, diver
sitied, but it can be gotten togeth
er and made powerful, if we were
only colonized, we would be a
power with onr forces united.
On this plan we could control
both houses of the state legisla
ture or have equal power, also
our power in the national con
gress would be more potential.
It is a shame lobe called a peo
ple, being under such a govern
ment and having no controlling
power,
I denounce most bitterly and
sternly the prevalent habit indul
ged in by our people and the
whites with our people as well
and that habit is unlawful co-hab
dating of the sexes. I advise
that young men have high and
noble ideals and set their marks
nigh and their peace calling and
election will be sure. This is
applied to whites as well as col
ored. We are one people, born
equal, and under equal circum
stances, will no equal regardless
of demagogic political speeches
to the coutrary. A race or indi
vidual that lives in vice will, of
course, die in the same state.
So. quit this unlawful business
by day and by night. O Ethi
opia and Ctucasia, I say, it low.
ers your worth and degrades you
in ihe eyes of other people. As
soon as we place a higher pre
mium upon chastity and moral
worth, we will become more re
speciea as a people, noi unui
then.
Quit all forms of evil, such as
dragging one another's wives
into oblivion After a married
hdy has secured a divorce is time
for you to call on her, not before.
Therefore, let us take new cour
age, swear before the gods that
we will be men and women, ach
ieving wisdom, education and
moral worth by the good deeds
done in the body. Lot us colon
ize,
Petersburg News.
Mesdames Mary Penick and
Sarah Vaughn are visiting in
Iudianapilis this week.
Mrs, Samuel Harris and son
Herbert visited in Springfield
Sunday.
Miss Bertha Standfoid of
Springfield visited here last Sun
day.
Mesdames Anni< Hughes and
daughter, Rachel Davis, are vis
iting in Bloomington this week.
Mrs. Edward Wormly of
Springfield made a business trip
here Tuesday’.
Mrs. Wm, Reed and grand
daughter, Delia are visiting in
Bloomington this week.
George Williams of Springfield
and Miss Sarah Mack were uni
ted in marriage Saturday even
mg by Justice Welch at the home
of the bride. Invitations were
cordially extended to all, and
everyone that attended reported
having a good time. The couple
will reside here.
Hon. Janies A. Rose
For Secretary of
State.
It, is the tried soldier that gives
confidence in the day of battle.
We have tried cur efficient Sec
retary of State, and found him
worthy and well qualified in
every respect as a public officer;
and we are ready and willing to
try him again for four years
more.
The people, whom he has serv
ed faithfully and well, are^satis
fied with service rendered with
faithfulness and fidelity, and ap
proved his administration by
spl nd d majorities. The people
have iUrice placed the implement
of his office in his hands, and
bade him write the records of a
sovereign state; for a sovereign
people, which Mr. Rose has
surely ar.d faithfully performed,
in such a manner as to commend
him to the confidence and high
regard of a satisfied and grateful
people.
The people are satisfied. There
are only a tew politicians who are
out and want to get in, who are
‘‘hollowing.”
We have learned the lesson
taught by civil serv!ce, which if
good for > the minor service,
through the same process of rea
soning, is good also for the major
sevice. Moreover, the work of
the office of Secretary of State
has increased with the progress
and development or the wealth
and resources of the state, at the
same old salary which was paid
the Secretaries of State, when it
was but an infant compared with
the gigantic strides in wealth and
material progress.
The people through their rep
resentatives in the last General
Assembly have increased the sal
ary of all th3 State officers. We
believe it only right, proper and
just that the present State officei s
should enjoy the emoluments of
a generous State, for another
term.
The colored people have fared
well, in their represenfation
through all the administrations
of our distinguished Secretary
of State—James A. Rose. We
are very grateful for the many,
many favors we have had; and
still enjoy at his disposal.
In remembrance of such fav»rs,
we shall do all we can to place
the standard of Secretary of
State again in the hands of Jas.
A. Rose, by helping him by word
influence and vote to succeed in
his endeavor; and our great State
to a worthy and faithful public
official. ‘
Yours for success,
J. H. Magee.
Springfield, III.D.
Vardaman Defeated.
The indications point to the de
feat of demagogue, “Jimmie”
Vardaman, of Mississippi, by
Congressman John Sharp Wil
liams, for United States Senator.
We are glad that the people of
that state have sense enough to
differentiate between a fit and an
unfit man for that august place.
The indications are also that
Noel and Scott will be the con.
testants for governor in the sec.
ond primary.
The Woman's Club.
The philanthropic section met
at the Home on Monday, July 22.
This being a potato shower, the
amount of $5,00 was donated by
the ladies to which the home was
very thankful. On Monday, Aug.
12 the business meeting of the
Club will beheld at the residence
of Mrs. E. L. Morgan, 820 So.
Spring St., the president, as
business of much importance is
to be transacted at the meeting.
Lincoln News.
A large number attended tlie
picnic at Elkhart given by Nos.
2 and 8 Lodges of Good Samari
tans of Springfield and Lincoln.
Mrs Bud Orendorff was taken
to the hospital Thursday.
Misses Florence Thompson,
Mae Perkins, K. B. Wilson, L.
Duke, M. Dyer and Wiley of Bel
ville spent last Thursday at the
Chautauqua grounds. At 6 p m.
thev wt re i lined bv W. Dver.
F Rudolph, A Dent and H A.
Donegan, and enjoyed a fine sup
per, returning only when the
rain drove them in.
Bro. Johnson assisted Rev.
Bass in his rally Sunday.
J. W Willis and George Doue
gan were guests of M. Fuqua
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs- Arthur Steward
were the guests of the latter’s
mother, Mrs. A. Perkins Sunday
Mrs. J. B. Jones of MaPoon
was in Lincoln Saturday on busi
ness
Sam Farmer of St. Louis ar
rived here Wednesday. He will
make this his future home
Don’t Forget the Booker T.
Washington social Tuesday eve.
Mrs. Johnson and daughter,
Cora, were guests of Mrs. Ed.
Johnson Suuday.
Mr. Stoket and family returned
to Peoria Monday.
The reporter will be out of
town on business next week
Embroidery Club.
Mrs. Jennie C. Morrison enter
tained the ladies of the Fleur de
Lis Embroidery Club at lieu resi
dence Friday afternoon, July 26.
A short musical program was
rendered. Dainty refreshments
were served and a most delight,
i ful afternoon was spent.