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*OLUME 11
V
KEYSTONE, WESt VIRGINIA, FRBtAY, JANUARY 2. 1*14
NUMBER 44
WHAT WAS
ACCOMPLISED
By Republican National
Committee
Cmmr HatfcU «a Party kak
m Nitin —A State; Aiveceles
Uaitd Party—Al kivcMtimg
Smbc Policy SLmU Sc^pcrl
Sit
OhtrtnCm, W. Va., IV*. '.H.—"Wh«i
the rank and HU> of the Ke|mhliran party
mute to a full rmiimtMNi of the oomplH>
■umnder mad** l»y the National ttepnh
lii-mn Committee at itn meeting in Wash
ingtou laat »wk an<1 tiir fact that prac
tically rvery nJ«>ru» »n party rule ami
<-n«tnni (irmandt^l hy the PmfmMvi
element waa rnrntnl, tfcere will in in)
mind, he no qimlinn ax to tiie wicrwa
ful reunion of lie taro fjcti>im of the
party.'*
(iovemor Hatfield made the atom
atMetifiit alien intern icated a* to lh>
. ertwt be thought would le derived from
(tie art»«>n recently taken hy the nationa'
*»verniiijc eody. Ttie Wwl Virginia ei
erutive a ax one of the 'relen in tin
iintvraw nt for • apeciai national ronvm
tioo to lie held early in 1SI4 to hriny
alxmt the refornia which hail heen adrnl
for, ami lie ronfi—t I a tinge of diaap
l>ointiuent Uiat ttie committee had no.
a*en At to alopt the convention plan.
I <to iMit iu any way qunrtion the mo
tivat nl Stiinbtr Borah ami other prom
iiient party Iwlera, who fonght the run
▼ration plan and wIm> carried with thftn
the majority of the ratnntittoc. 1 kno«
that tiiey wp siR<w and had the in
tervat of party haruiony at heart in the«i
advorai-y of tiie plan to have the whol*
ti«umith« go on record in favor of chanc
n in party lawa and tiieu anlxait thi*
change* In tiie at a tee lor ratification."
The (jovanor, who was named as on*
of tint tt/iitmiUre of Ihrae to prvpare tk
atatement of par$y r*fr»»iu to he aent t»
Um* variooa atatea for ratification hj
January I, 1VI5, frankly atated that h<
MiTed the action paved ttte way for th»
nomination o4 a Prntrrraaive Kepubli«-ai
for tit? prewhlent-y in lHltt. "Aa it ara
arell aaid hy ot«e of tit? ^rakrra at th«
committee meeting, if he did not heliev*
titat ninety five per rent of the Republi
can party a-aa pnfmaivr, lie woukl n
longer May in the party, ami the aenti
ment that progrwai v prinriplw ran hea
be hrwiftit af«out through majority role
in the Republican party ana refieeted dn
rn»« the entire procmdinfte.
"Hie method* approved f«»r the con
duct of RepoNxan National (/oeivfnticm»
in the future make certain the carrying
out of a majority rule an<l ruaraotee at»
aolutely againat cooimiuee domination
"We liave aecured a*reduction in rep
rmentction from tiie Soutiiem States of
from tinrty three to ailem per cent ot
the t>4al delffalr* in tiie convention
which will make the convention ooe that
ia tniiy representative of tiie Repuhlirai
party.
** We have ma<le p-oviaiona of tiie aet
tietnent of all n>iitnta at liome and cer
tification of any lieta of (H«alw by an )
State Committee or State official of au
thority will inaure am-h ilelffaba leinn
f4ared on the tem|a»r*ry mil of tin* con
vention.
Th«(Natiooal Committee baa l**n ahorn
of all ita po »er in tiie aettlement of co«t
teata and the only appeal from tiie tttate
where the conteat anar ia to the floor of
the convention.
M«<>iiiV' rrtrani nuM nfKmn i«»r Uh
lav «ir (Vain* of any ilatr to iptnl it*
in tlie way it <leema )«■!.
' The newly-dertod National ('*»mnnt«r*
will MNtme rhtrir at the convention »n
ibwl of afW tl* ennvfnti<«, aa haahaen
the r»aliini hf»Hn(r>fp, arwl wr wilt br
i nil ml that thoae *lm »t m fmaiUnna ot
anthorily *t|l have tlieir mnrniMic«ta di
rf( • ffom the j*f»ple.
"I frel that there w no <|n ition mm to
the ratittcrtioo of Ihiw |«rty rrlorma Ky
■Uln enUtfed to two-lhirvta rntr in the
etertoral mlk*e an. I npott thw haaw the
convention of l»l#l will he he4d.
"TV voter who haa truly at heart the
wm i »■ of iVfrantf pftimplw nmat
nwiiar that with thvaa reffntateona anrt
Mhponl' th*re will he no qtMbon aa |p
the aiprmiarj of thnaa pnnri|4aa w a
KefHtMiraii OonventKM, and be will lawd
ha mpprirt and influrwr* to the rai i jm •
i«atN« of Uie ke|Mililran part? along
lhra> liiwv '
ikiwrnnr MatJtrtd'a atatement la aa
followa:
"I aent to Wa*hinft«w on the apnrial
laritatxa nf Mr llillrw. Chairman of the
XapnMit-an (- mmiair, and al
the w«n>» reqneat of a number at frtewda
of pnfrtwat pnaninfim thmoghom the
Htoto Altar eonaaWatton of the mvito
Ikw and the iwqwate. it anaiil to aaa
to to peraonai, pnlitnw tad paMie dory
for ma tn aUm.l the maKinf of the Cow
mittoa and to do what I maid to
UuuMHiUt iwi| anted m to art «i^ ttM«
and rrprwnt the Stair. Thia Mt ilat
nQNtod to dm hjr n Ctudnnaa Lakia,
•od A rune Ohairnu Oartin. of tb*
Scat* OommitiM la lha
of Ihia Oa—iinw, haiiniai that I kaea
tha m ntia»m of oar people aod that >1
waa fev»«rabie to a atrial National tVm
MMiuA, 1 did all tha* I could to b. inn
(life about aad cast my iua lor it
"I occupy a unique poaiuon I *a
nominated in a ataa-vUi primary a ■
candidate of the Republican party forth*
hich pnaition vhrh I now bold. In thr
<-ampeign lor the nomination I pnaalrd
ia my plationa a lateaisat at my viaai
no tha qnretions with which I would
likely hava to deal if I became (Joveraor.
"At tha time I van Dominated, there
«aa no division in tha Bepublicaa party.
Ifteiwards th* party became divided aad
tha Progressive party waa organised,
rhat party made ma iti candidate aleu
•nd supported ma loyally. For thia aup
port I was and tm moet grateful and ap
preciative. During the campaign I waa
a4ed whether if elected. I would treat
.he members of the Prugvemive party ss
enemiaa or frienda. To thia I frankly
replied that I ahonld treat theui a
friends, and that I would recognise them
ia my appoiatmante. This I hare done
In the few important appointments I have
made since I hecaate govereor I eabmit 1
hava given generous recognition to the
members uf the Progremive party. He
fore my aominstion and I Wore the di
vision, the party met ia convention at
Huntiugtem a_:d adopted a comprshen
•ive pla^n». Tuis convention, as has
bean well said, waa organised, controlled
and dominated by the Pmgiami>ai and
largely by men who were concerned later
in tha organization of the Ptugremive
party. The platform adopted Ity that
convention waa rerteialy a piugiamiv
• me. To it 1 ijsve my hearty concurrence,
ami iif»«n it, tosether with my own plat
form, I made my campaign for eiection.
I sm^extwediagly anxious to carry ont
••very pcomiae of hn«h piatlarena upon
whirh I made toy campaign.
><» mbmb at the li«Kalanirftu
Mi Mince I waa iflMfnntwi. The w»
•aon held hdvem tbe aiertion and ui)
inaiifiiratkm waa dMnHei by theaiaaaon
ktng ciHtkMt over the election of a United
HuIm Senator, which prevented the l^y
■Itlurv giving much MtMitton to other
uikttm. However, rvml very impor
tant lew* were w» tori of (ml iMdt to
he done. « I vn tnii<m to Me it aroma
plialiHl. Bnt 1 cannot carry oat the
platform peotniaea upon thieh 1 ran aa a
-andidete in the ahrtba, nor pnt into
efiect my p*»n»maJ platf<»rai in its full*
orw without Itie help of thoae who elort
ed me I waa elected hy the Republican
party end. th* Progreaai ve party votora of |
the State. I hare kept the faith. I am
anaiooa to go forward and put into wise j
anactoienta th-ee pryiiaaa we made the
pen pie, Nit in or<ier to do thia I mm
have the aaipport of both (artiona whirti
mpprrtHi me in the elertion. If thw|
voter* divide in tbe Stair and 1 rwren
only tlte aupport of one part, it would
very likely I* inaufftrient to carry ««
tbe platform promia^a that we made to |
the |«ople. Having gone into the em
teat with the sole audition to accomplish
theae pnrpoaea, I know of no reaaon why
any one who aupportrd tie ticket in the
general eiebtion ahoukl abandon the
prinriplea that we atond lor m that «h
teat. 1 know of no rtaaon why I abmild
not rerei ve the enpport of the Republican
and I'mgrmaive votM in tbe etartion of {
inetnbeva of the I wgwUtiire. for without |
a l/egielature committed to the prngrvea
ire legieiation we promieed the people,
and I anhmit that my i'rufmeire party
frien<ia are aa much rvepon*d4e for thear |
pmoiiara aa any one elae, of courae oi
program umat (ail, and «e will not mrry |
ant onr prom am to tbe people.
ror mjwl, I intatwl to <v- r*«yU»Mif
to m«k« ^ood Ihw pramiM to th« par>
pia of Weak Vlr|inw Whm I ban don*
thia I will hava flooa my wUo*r dntj, an<i
of couraa will not ha raapnnaiMa lor (ha
failnra gf Mhan. I no food raaarat
why nan who art in favor of tha aw
prinriplaa ahonM not work together 1 •
hrinc thaaa pMpa to a laaliaation. and
it aaama to mm onl/ lolly to than* to di
rida and tharv4>y -anaa tha failnra of tha
poiirira whirl* tfwy favor and to whirh
lhay ara nomioittod.
"(If nun*. I am nowapaakingof Wral
Virginia affair*. YK I am not nnmind
ful of naianal afain Whila I am anr
ry tha NaflrnaJ OonmlMa did not raM
a aprrial national wnwnton, I am ft ad
a rhanga waa mada in tha mpraaaatacion
haaia whirfc makca tha aoatfarn rrpm»
Praaideait had tha rHd anpfmrt of tha
1 *wrtharn Mtalaa It woold ha rirnaary for
I him to baaa aaoar than thirtylhraa par
flat tha nomination tor NaiAat Tha
WHawal OammMaa manadad and adopt
ad piwtMly awary Irman I km party
law mada hy tha Pnpt aiva win* of ria
fflffifl MCHDKS
THAN FDR TEA8S
PfMfl Actaaa «f Offiriab aaJ El
fart* of Ctfpvaon tupwi
Ui f or tW Dmum.
Chirafo, III., l¥r. ?T —Only Imirty
•onr IfDrhiBfi, known to In aurh befoo«l
doubt, htvf onrarml inthe I'mlnl Hum
dining th» ynar 1913. This ia the lovnl
namber on rsrord, mora then .V» Iwini ra
cord laiijMr and as maof as S5o in fern*
pwriow ]«»ri.
The record for the Jftr ahoars derided
improvement in otheca than in
mere number or virtiuM. So far an tlw
wnmm amuota show nona of tlte ri
tima waa burned at tile acakr, an atria i y
that haa bam HnduJgad in by infuriated
moba mora then onoe in tin* paac. N.»r
ware any of tie lynching hhn this ye«r
accompanied by the aomlled rare mita,
which always aiktad to the nnmlwd of vl
ttma and served to inteoaify tlte autsg
on ism of the white ami black rare.
The town of Harriaton. Mm., furnished
the nearaat appmorh to a "reign of
murder," when two drogeraaed niniaton
boya, on frpteulm 28, ran amuck ami
started a nit n tlie rourse iti which three
white men four Negro men and <>oe Xetrn
woman met death. The two boya were
kilted, bat aa they met death while mint
ing capture the rlaaaed aa one of lyncli
>«*
North Dakota ami Montana were llw
'two nothern Mate in wbicb lynching
currad. At Kay, N. I» CleveOulbert«*»n
a white man. nrcnaad of the aaurder of
three parmga, waa taken from jail by a
nob and hanged. Tl«e only other caae
in a northern gale omirml at Mondak
Mont., in April, whan J. U. Collins a
Xageo. who shot and killeil tlie al»»*rtf1
and deputy sheriff of the county tw
banged by a mob.
Ana nun in wnm vw lym-niiiyr -
currrd dunof lb* year and tt« numtwr
ib mHi wm ■ follow*; Alabama, 2;
ArkuaM, 1; Florvla, 4; (I;
Kantnrky. I; I/wmmm, 4; MisMssippi, *;
MoMua, 1, North Otroiint, I; North
Dakota, I; South Carolina, 1. Twiim imi1,
*; W4.
Double Ijwhmip occurred at Bla»c
hart, La , Cornelia, Ua., and Fait'*
Valley. Ok la. At HiNMton, Miar, two
XVfroM vera lysrfaal a day apart, both
being emwed at complicity in the mum
crime. At Draw, Mm, a Negro vu
lynched by Maolm of his own rare miu-r
hf bad ahot and killed two !f»tro women
and two Kapr men.
The gratifying derre—r in lynching in
attributed largely to the efforts that hjVf
been tuade by aovarnors cnuritj atieriff*
and prntni—t citiaen* in de last few
years to prevent mob violence. Many of
tiMiae in antharity have acted promptly
and energetically •»» pwvfni lynching*,
with the declared policy of (irint the
law fr«« opportunity (or the ?pumahment
of all alkftd offenders, white or Mx-k.
RACE PWOE WHICH COUNTS
St. Tsmia, Mn.—Negro business men
make big gains in the small shop trade.
Reports (m«n all over tlte city indicate a
more fvsora!4e patronage during the Tear
IMS, this new spirit of race pride has a
Mlinf tfnt. A Isrge Held is being ojsmi
for the employment of young a:en end
young women. The greater pementag*
of the several hundred thousand dollars
falling into the coffers of the Negro Bom
ness aad' Professional men and women
rsr»rt» to tha peopls for their anpport
and advancement.
rmy 1 rtm
of Fwrinw" rili»minM. thf narrow
Ibid of uptoymM or nalurtl nmintkm
•Inn* Km hnan the ran—, nn« thing re
main* rcrUin: tha Nlpo Km had hi*
0jm opHwd to the undHiMtitr fart that
tht only door of hope for hta moral a»l
AnuMial aifiaa in erwtparattnn with an«l
woyport nf hi* own lindnaaa and pwlw.
■tonal mm and worm. Tha raanlt ia
that a nm spirit of raw pridr and W*yalty
M W|)ii» aaidM tha tirar-worn anp nn
wafrantrH , f>prninf op a nra
f h an n^^ Inr a^lraRCMvw*f.
and affording tb« grant army of Nngm
an nfyorianny to impm**
ma and glwr miplnymmt to
II
I BIS OEM. IME
Tha I
Wlditf and Ijnl Pa,
mT§P mhiI
**-. *-!
thaoMOnf farm aaar Inafti
2I4J aana «p
mm: G K.
L. O. Farrar. *. Q Hill, C.
i, T. H Bryan, O. C. Uaw,
naWtat Maadowa, 4. M. CM;, and D j
K. ▼.
WHITE MAN'S
DUTY TO NEGRO
Southern Editors
Uttering Words
of Wisdom
4
"Haw many people in Atlanta," nki
the ConatitutMti «tf tiiat city, "know to a
certainty that tlictr d< mi wwtie aervaati do
not roew from diwaw^l houtes? And in
th^ diaciuwion it pnta forth i)mw truth*:
"Tha hi win— of aa(«Y< larding the health
ol tha community. in it* Negro at veil at
ita white acton, in that of irlf-pnwtra
tion and aot aaatitiwut or |ihilanthmpy.
Tl» diaaaee garni i« tlw» original «lem<»
orai. It ignnrca the t»>undary line** of
rjrr, of wealth and <<i station, aa mail m
inm geography. It knowano prrjndiiv,
inherit*! or anjteirvd. It la inunhrnnw
ly impartial in «ti d«*pr*dationa. Yon
raay not belie** y—. ar- 'your hmthcr'a
keeper." and yoar 'duty' to tha Ne*ro
But p<hi ran hardly Ir m^tinMit ihmit
yoor 'duty' to th»* Xntm. But y«»u ran
hardly ha negligent a»«>nt yimr duty to
yoar own child, and your owh health
peraonally, and kir(i a duwirth*."
Tha hat for many ymi haa liaan
•traarinf tha iai|M>rtan«i> of thia vary
Hiaatimi for all awitl"-ni rittaa. . It ha»
repeatedly urged uj«hi tla ivople of
llraatnn that llaj cannot afford ptmi
'nan tha aaifiaii point of viaar, tit ignore
tha livinc rotMlilimi* «»f llr Negro. T1m*
Nagrnra are tha Aniimtir aery ant* of tla
xarvant-atn ploying rlaaw ot tha amitlafn
rittaa. Tha Ntgna* ire a |>arl of tlia
life of tha Sooth and arid always I*, and
rv«Q if the white* who am ploy Uiatn ara
not concerned in. philanthropy at all
they ova it to thaoiaelvea to have a daap
i-ofirem for everything afTarting tlw
h**altli and morale of tlta \«-gm people.
The noliier part ia of couraa te> realise
in a hrnad and ayui|>atl»etir aanee onr ob
ligation to aid the Navrotte to letter atan •
dar la of living haeanae thry_ are in an
many raapaeii dfl**ndet a poo Uie
Ailrt and hfrau— tl cy ao implicitly re
ly upon the whitea. WI tether we call it
a "white Dian a Imrdra," or whether we
ara taoved by philanthropic impnlam.
tha fart rrraaioa that the aoutbern Negro
profoundly ath* ta Uie life and economy
of die Soutli and they will ao afTei't it (<#
ew.
N*vr<M living amid nnaanitary mmli
tioua in ao«itlM*rti ntiea are going Ur •of
fer the hardahipn <4 poverty and iImmnt,
they are goaig to suffer contamination
and dtwtrui-tion in a moral aenae. they
thej are golna to tie a heavily ronaoui
and iiM*ffW-M>nt «*l«Mi»ent of population.
But the white* will not he aMe to to
rape th* couartjiMwea. Tlifj will have
to hoar the rronomiJ !<mm that a large
and inetfr wnl ma« ia rvrtain to intiirt,
lifj wil| he vtrtimined Itj the diaeaara
that aprmd d**ath an<l diaaatr among
poorly houwd and mieeratMy enviritned
human la*inga and liiey will not em apt*
Ihe deadly Night of the immorality and
vine that arrive among the ignorant, the
ltoper*te ami th" n»*irrted poor.
The vital *tat<«tM-« of every southern
rity reveal tlie in«*\itahle conaequetwe of
indilfererw* to romtMona aimmf the NV
rww-tle arrvant claaa that hrinp into
well krpt h<>ii»K U»e <W>wdly gertna that
multiply amid tl>«* inivraldr <v>iMlili<in«
that afflMt iIm- S*-gr<> antiona of an many
•outftern niM*. — ll'«Mt>»n PnaC
DR. McC0lL0U6H IS NOW II
BENEDICT
New* has wtrJirl tie ol itw weilding
ChrmiiUM il«| in flontingVio in wtiirh
lH. Howard 3HH-.tl.mgrti, rhiaf nwlirtl
nMiinft J tlie |<nWir arrvir* oomrnia
«<>fl. *h Oif r»*«» and Mm
IaI># Httlnakff «aa Itw briiir. Thr
wrwixmy *w |erl«fH*d in lohneon Mr
mortal rhnrrh. a*vl K«*. Waikir oftri
a(«xl Only Um> imiiialialf family w*f*
pw ot TV who m <barrihe«l hj
the llnntingtnn A<1 iartwi aa a "my
hamWxnr Mocvle," m aatd lr> haw "look
ad" exceedingly bandar—tm in a going
away town oI dark Nna with hat and
gInvw ol rorrwjintdiaf ifaaib." The
roople are now mjoytag tha*r wadding
trip to Oiwago, •tenre they will retnrn
In make their Imme in ( 'hariaatnvt
6IVEN FULL PAROON ■
Dorflt Ncfn My Soiij Forty •
Bfk H—rt IiiIiili
Rirhmnod Va., Dar «—ttaneg* WR
aan, a Daanlie Negro, aatitaiaua J to one
yaar in the pmitnrtiary, carved forty
eight Imm nt Ma amnre and at noon
today waa firen a fall pardon.
■fallowing htm it daaatopwl
STEEL PRICES HAVE
INFLUENCE ON NINES
UbH«4 States CmI fwpiBj Re
Akmc Firct im Sjfilby
Wiftk Steel Flul.
Am im known tlte I'inted MalN Coal
and C-oke Company ia • Milaitliar; enter
priae of tlir I'nitnl SUIm Steel Coqmra
lion, and its tub market m (iary, In.li
ana. wtiere tin* output of the ixal com
pany it i<omiiiii«<i1 )7th««lM>l<wr|iorati<iti
Official* of linted State* Coal and
Coke C«Miiptny *<-rv qnoinl ymlrnlay a*
aaaertntx that lite I'm led State* steel
Corporation had almoat Muufiat
tion aud in rpi)ia|ii«i<T the coal com
pany waa (a«-tnn what i« anticipated to I*
a dull aeaaon. A few daya air* the I'ni
ce*! Stain Coal people maile a cut o
a Htiethinir like lour hunlml men. and it
waa learned yeaterday tliat other rata
were Ivinc mutle in every fori*, e\et>.
tliree of tl»e Mwiatant phyai-iiana h^vint
l»en lat«l off, and tliat tlie preaent l.m*
aaa not making full time. It waa aveT
nal tliat Uie oftU-er* of llie iim««rn weie
extremely diac>ura*red oxer tlie outloi\
ami ittrilmted ine wrrfvTe auVi< of affair*
to tiie rexiard tariff
Tlie cut ma«le hy tlte aleel rorjiorat <m
a» Itary, Ind., reported to have t«*n aev
eral thooaaml men ami thia ia taken mm
an imln-ation of tlte iui|»MatilMlity of the
■hilimit ItraiM'li auataioiiiK ita o| aeration
in rooaideraiion of Uiia fai*t.
In l«li tlie Norfolk and Weatern haul
ed M,<l&7 toiia of coke ami Sfcl,&l4 ton
• »f coal Inmi tlte aeveral operationa nl tlie
oom-ern, ami to ahot down »ihiI<I arWt
tlte railrtiad «'«-inj»aiiy to juat tliat extent
It would put a hitf a* atli in tlte lxiauie»a
of tlie Norfolk and Weatern, tlie aoke
tigpire repreaentuiK tpulr an item in thia
traffic and tlie ateel peo|>4e furntali prar
ti.ally *11 eighth of tlie i-nal I innaife.
MIS IT W.VJL
G9L0RED WSTUIIIE
Th» Chrietmaa varation tirgan at lit*
W'nrt Virginia Oolorad Imtitnte WhIihu
day tftmxMHi, Dm-rnilwr :'4th, t»nt
w-hool will rmuuie fill1 ofieration Monday
morning, Uarmaber "."nil. Manj atudenu
alio live in imrliy bmn* went Ihhiw for
their ('hrietma* ilinnrr.
On Walimila; morning, tlx* acliool
mmm rntfrUinMl with wl«lnni hj O. A
Pur*, Hm o( |W|I, wlio is now a
more in ttic Agrii ultural courae at U»
iJbu> Stair I'nivemtj; liainel I,. Kargu
K>n, Haw irf now a tophunmaa in
lite Agricultural nmrw at the Ohio Slat»*
Dnivrrwtj; IMI»-rt M. I'rilleruian, »
frvahmaM in Uie Agricultural trxirw in
Michigan Agricultural Oollege, and l*ro
I. II llill, a former principal of Uiia in- i
lUtuUoii. It a ill l»* rememla-red l>y per*
««m internal in tlie Went Virginia <Jol
>mi Institute Uiat haniel I,. Krr|iirm
h>I<U tl# !> tnile running reeord for lite
•tate ol Ohio. Kerguaon and I'rillerman
i w at Institute Imt hrn-e'i Imhin* m at i
hayetteville
In thr afternoon, lite Mivlel Hcln«il,
i rider the dirartion nf Mm. Kannie Cohh
barter, gave a iii<mt intereatuig {>r>frim.
Hie agea of d Uie children wlio (artirt
;>ate>l on Una program ranged from ft bu
mi yean* I Kit tl»e training rert— ted in tlie
<ierriiM of lite afternoon wm newt re
markets.
After tiie liglita went nf! at 10 o'rlm li
We< I new lay evening, Uie wleiof rhorna,
under the direction of Mn. R. M. Mitch
rll, serened* I tlie vanoiia Iracliera on tlte
aiopia fry ainging u»wt lie» utiful Chnat
maa carol*. Hie ned morning at •"»
o'rlnrk the ■UwletiU aawmhled in tiie
rlia|el U> witnewt Uie eiercaww at Uie
Chrietmaa trre and to receive Uieir pree
enta. The eierciaea mnitgal nf muatc
rei itaiexia. and remark* hy IVeaident
P'lllerman Tlie giHa were many and
varied. Throe earn iaaa, together wltti
tiie aerenailing nf of Uie |>rmnw evening
lent a w^emmty anp hallowadnem in the
Ohrwtniaa tin tee never I adore ei perianceil
at W«wt Virginia (V4ofwd Institute
At 3 e'rlork. \> m.f Uia gmlma were
wrval • ajinptixa (HiriaUnaa dinner
The dinner waa followed hy » anrial in
In the parlor* ol NeOorkle llall.
K.wy effort ■ Mnf pot forth hy the
management ol the inaMntiie In make
U<e aHeienta romfortaMe and happy hi
thaar arhoal Ma, and to give, aa far w
pnaaihlr, a proper ttampl* of the way
the <Hiria>waa time ahcald I* otwan ail.
HURTFUL EFFECTS IF
OISFNKMSEMEIT
I
I 111hi ol the Snothm oligar
chy m tnwnlial In lit* prwrr
of lit* H<>ur la mi political tfrtriii,
Mid Ut»r*fuN »Uw ol colored people la
indulffnl in, »H only in tit* Ik Kith. Uil
Suuthrrn I—iWni haw luatia it their bu^
iumi to mmte prejudice againat «4on«l
^.pie in Um North TImm* arv Ix ta
that «*rj intelligent i^oloml citiaen in
the North sltoukl Iw*r in uund- I'artu -
ularly ia tliia lu \m ktrnr in mind l»y
llnar iitloml citiaena in lW North who
think lh«i need haw nu |cuixvni in tl*
Southern iaaue.
Aitoilmtr wrong arising (roni iliairtn
chwroient ia that it iWprivM U>« Jrnkiml
rara in the I'nilnl States ol any rrjir^
■entation in OongrM on the part oI their
own color, lor than* vouM otuw ii|>
(mm the South colored man to apewk (or
lha rara in OiBgri'i aere it not (or Uw
du»( ranch iaement lawa and thia political
reprnation in tha Southaru State*. In
Uie (are of time far to. surely, thinking
colored citiaena in tlia North cannot say
cannot aay tliat they aw not directly and
vitally affected t»y tliia diefranchiaament
■yateui
Then, tliere ia tlia aerioua qneat ion
tliat ninat ariae: that, i( ia |<«ible to
take tlie haHot (rout colored citiaena in
tlie Sontli. ia it impnasilile l»r it to h~
taken (n«ii colored citiaena in Um North?
"Sine thought aggregation iinfw—ibta in
tlie North ami tuma never dreamed <4
•uch a lynching aa waa tha taming •»( •
•-olowd man hy tlie Ooataaville moh.
Tliia ranae o( free government In tin*
Sontli, tliia figfit (or hallot rigtita, ia tlie
cat mm* ol all colored people everywhere
in tliia country. It mivt be remetule»rvd
Un, that whale tlie colored |M«ople are af
lected l>y thia diefranchieeUMtit, i!m»iv
ar»i ihooaamla oI tlie maases ol ahit»«s in
tha Sontli alio are gnmnd down thy iIn>
maMaaa o( whites in tha South aho are
griMind itown hy tlie Snutliern oligarchy
and tliat tliia iaaue Iwoumw a graatar ami
Itroader «< neat ion than tliat ol a rare
iaaue. Tlie trutli to kaep to tlie (r»>rm ia
that tha colored people are attacked to
jnatify a minority of whitea in running a
g political dtvpotiam which moaa down
whita and cnlgrwl (roui their Conetitn
tioual rigtit ol (rae gnwrnmenl.
FARMERS' COURSE
DEWUmftS
( Hm- of thr luaturn of itw Ftrnwra'
Simrt (Vmnm to I* M«1 by Utr (>1 !♦*»•
of Agriculture at Moorgantown, January
rt- Hi. Will tie Ute dentOtietraUolie III
•IwiHlitrrini and |>r* paring mralt for
Ixinir ainl market m. It ia wrll known
that if a abarp ia proparly alaogl.lrrr.1
Dm- mutton will not liava Ums iiaual dia
■KnaaliU flavor. The pru|irr meUiod «»f
l>rri«aring innUon will I* illiMrt.raU-1 in
uetail. Poultry killing and pit kin* drm
tnetrationa will ala» I* of intaraet to
tlioee who haw wimon to prv|*rr
Innla for tlw markrta or for home ron
meiptiuo. Titer* ia a rigbt waj an.I a
wrong waj V > carry out aarb * A tlxw op
•rationa ami Utr Jiffamxt Mwwn tiir
two may often mean Uia «hfler*»n-e l»
Lwara profit* and loaa.
Ha wklMpnwl ifilaliui wauwt Uilirr
Hilar unlk and twwf cattle will cauar
miM'li interact to canler aljout a aJa< inh
ering axhilaUon to illuatratr tlie loca
tion of tula»reular katona In Uia glamla
A an wflaeted animal. A cow whirli liaa
wtal to Ute ikliralt tnliwmilin but
aill I* kilU-p and Uia rarraaa imin**li«u
!y examined in public by a veterinarian.
IV location of Uia alfMlal part* will la
Mainly pointed out an«l Uw iaiportanrr
A having auwpertnl anirnala trato«l will
la- mtpbaaiaed. Tina will conatilutr a
itemonatratinn ami ulijut Iraam of much <
value to practical dairyjmii
Ttiear <le«itonatrationa arv maraly extra
featoraa of llw rvgnlar iarnwn' Wmrt
(Vmrwaa including (Jmaral Agriculture.
Horticulture, Poultry lloahwndry ar».l
Idairying. Tlia i«4lowing wark will la
iwiipMrly filled by Uia varvma ttartinr*
of Utr FaWralal Agrv-nltural Aau-latMita
of thr Htatr. Thr Htala Hrange, Ktalr
<V»rn HI tow, and Htatr Fruit Mhow will
aian br held tbat * "rk. 1 ha program
ia alU^aUtrr (no h> It for any pr< gn wave
farmer to mma
FOR THE HEN TEAR
How «r# hav* mew fen Ihilnlal ih# yftr.
Tinm fee start ia on a ramrri fehal'i rlftr
Tim to htfin on a |«r tftal b rlann.
How aha'I w* AM it in ntnataaa bwrtmi.
What ahall «• iMkr it—• fwr lull oA arif.
<»rwr1, anktiKlMM, hmI atropgiafor pti(*
4 ft pl« not «mr liw mi • >«M» dnifn,
l p in feh* nfllr# or .iown M the mine?
flow Ml wo ploy in tha tun* that m life,
Mtkf it a haMla. a war lo tho knit*?
(trIUitwMi feainhimaaa. bnwor atwl ferntti,
With wnrrrr feoaptoH o«4rom> feo yotith"
IM m ba ferna feo lha M U>at wa know.
<>wwar or Mtoar -on top or hak»w—
l> ia tha oAra or 4nwa is Ika iniaa
Now wa haw waw fen fehatralof thoywar.
Wnrfew wha aw n. not handifei who rah
M»«»l
THE NATION
AL CAPITAL
Newt of Interest Gath
ered Here sod There
P aaaliiliftat ^
Mlj MMIllOBI 4tOOCHlll| Umm
ftreat Natter* Being lilro^icW
GertruMit Foforciif Par*
Food Law-Senator Works Still
Fiffctkf.
(\lt !>«>»bi.i Time.* Hi iitr)
Waaliingtoa, D. (J. (Mr. W.—It
will be PHUMbtml that « (c* jmti
the Itankln* intrmtx of tin- country w«re
in fawhh aiclViiwiit over ilir |»ro(*x»l
IMiatal aa\inga Itanka No* that
•yatcm la in o|rf>r.'ti..n it i- IoiiimI tt• at I
haa not lawn a wmivm ami In* l<»l prac
tically UN) million dollar* u> Um* govern
ment eiiMf it aaa matalUil. IV '|»rtnci
pal rvaaone Maignetl an* aaciitw<i to tlm
limit of font which any in.In initial may
• iefaant. Tl« Piatottf <• I H-,>artt 1 11 1a
getting all the •mall change ahile tin*
larger account* atill go to |»m*u- t.anW
iti|T intrreata
MTAKTLlNti KKVIM KI.MMS
One of the new inventioiia tliat rmmm
along jiiat ahead <4 Um- automobile ami
the UMiviiif picture ami a (ea ottwr omm
n.on iitiiaatin of Um- Iiiim- aaa iIm- ri|a
rvtu«. Krom government «t»tMtK» it a|>
Irani tliat ftw fourm-n ImIIkmih rigarHM
werw c<>n*ume«l in Um* I 'mU^I Malm dur
ing Ums laat liai-al year Ity tin- aauie li
ftirr* it apftrara that Um* imc <4 aluakey
haa iloiihieil in ti»e la»t tit tern yearn 11m
revenia* tax on i'i|»n'lU<<< 1a cotiaiderahly
»vw a million doll ant a year
UOVKKNMKNT OOSTKul. of
HIUI1WAYM
ltoyr»aantatl v UtM, of Wm( ViigiMa,
lias I bill before (! ni^rw proton*
that *11 htfhwaya Uii^*ur*<"it Um 1'iiiftat <
riUm Uiat air now iuaei in tranaporUn*
rural uiail las • lerlarwl |*oat roaita ami
iJaeat umlrr fwlerai authority. Ilia
faation rmtirawi a Bureau of hihiir
IW Koali, lo lr uiaiitUiiMl (ritiii \Vi«h
kagtaa.
I'KOIIIHITINU CONVICT I.AbOK
A atr|. toward abutting out roavirt
labor i« itriibuiutl in a Itill l»y Krprvarn
lativr Buchanan of Illinois,
Ihr importation <>( ifiMHlaln «liu h fmci^u
i-onvirt l*»»or warn mi|>lojnl,
WIKK TAI K.KKS IN KKTKKAT
Um* American Trlrpli.or ami Trlffrapli
Dompany baa not lawn alow in makin*
liaatr to K»*t umlrr iuvrr, ami aln**l«l it
•HI from tlw* prnwruUm matitutrvl by
l»y Um* Attornry <»rn#*r»l ot Uk I mini
>taUa TIm* action of Una u*lr|4i<M»e
monopoly m virwvil in Wa«liiii(t<Hi mm an
Utrmpt to fori*tail pivsniniciit own*y
•Inp. Init it la aalr to mj that Um* acnti
iient Uiat baa been creatnl by I'laAmaa
Jer (renerala amloU>«*r public tala liaa
ani ailvaiMw! l>jr Um* rrtivat of Um* wire
WOKKM Iri "TIM. KkJllTIMG
Senator Work* of California, m aiii'mf
Jiat rlM of ata teaman J who nrv«r know
liiat it la Ua> lake to <lo anyUimir, an<l to
miiliaMW Uiat fx-t lw liaa introdmnl
i nui*ore in U»e "M-aaU* Uiat wo«il«l iuhIh
ilia irrat vi< t<>ry of Um* rliampmai of tlw>
HHrh llrtrhy mr—urv, wlto linallj aa
iirrH Uieir lemaiatton a(U*r yrarauf at rug
fir ill < '«»ngrnar
liOVKRN'MKNT KKIZM
Kill I'MKHTH
In empttaairm Um* determination of Uia
leiierai m»vernn>cut |o enforce Um* l>>il
ami druga a»"t. recent tar*. •iiipiuenta «»f
I xnato pulp from Baltim«>re U>i.aJv«wCi
Taxaa, have »**m <iratroy«l. It » claim*
td U>at it ia a rotiimon tl»m* tih' if
ahipprra f » ran lllrhy, ilmmi|iaN|, ai«l
pntrid vtv»*taMr matter.
MIol.YUAMY H I'M KADI Nil?
It appeara that U«r» ta a anap*rw»n in
New Knfftand Uiat (inlyniiiy nak even
ontaete of I'toh, ami ^enalnr Waaka of
MaMrlnartli haa intrrwlorval a reeolii (
linn ia the Hrnala aakina for an inriwti
raU-n
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE WAVE
Tim Nafcnnal Woman Aanri*
atom *■ la warnn lor a If* <lay* m
Wahiaglnti. and af>|»an In hava ilmw a
food work lor ita rwnmr It haa htra
makinff gaina m *irv»a diri Win—. a if I
mom aaka (V «y for a anfTra«a I
■wail to the lateral rmMirtva Aa tha
i nHHnUm Has hran alkrad al aotna
pnna rwvntly, work in thai dinraoo ta
to <k> aow titan 4 «aa wmli