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? ?Saturday. December 26, 1925.
^ "The Palmetto Leader wishes
?_ ? all of its readers and woll-wishers
a Merry. Christmas and a
- prosperous and happy New Year.
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of the colored press the counrty
, over that part of President
Coolidge's message dealing with
the Negro has not made a very
good impresldoh.~ As "Amertcair
citizen, the Negro is expecting
of an American.
, " i
"Battling Siki," the ecentric
the light heavyweight charm"
>- ir i _ 1 j i rs i _
i orK la i ween. .* siKnr career
since coming to America dicUno
. credit-to the:?colored race of this
?r-?- country. No one however could
*; ^ wish him a violent death.
. * * *
At last Eve, the first woman,
4.- according;to the Biblical account
of creation, has been honored bya
monument. Robert. Quillen.
V"' tain Inn, S. G., has erected- such
ftimemprial in tlio frnnt ^rnrrl r>f
_ his home.
V '
The Florida Ku KJux were on
the outlook for Mrs. Kip Rhine.
~ lander, who was reported as got
7 ing ty that State for rest after
her nerve racking trial. Of
course, she did not go: Her
= gonad sense told herlhattV?pyp iq
no rest for people of her strain1
Z._ in that State.. -v.
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A fevg months ago, a colored
? man, Silas Parmone accused of
killing an officerr, escaped from
J J- XT T
ucuigia auu went 10 i>ew jersey.
He was found out and ar
rested.?Effort3?were?made?to
keep.him from being returned to
Georgia, but the Governor grant
_r=? ed extradition with the xrnder
standing that, he would hn givpn
a fair trial. - This promise was
~ kept by ueorgia for after a trial
Parmone was acquitted.
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STATE- SCHOGL~PDR
ED GIRLS.
Great strides have been made
by South Carolina in the past
maintaining penal and charita
-- ble institutions for that class
of its citizens in need of such.
The State- however, for" some
reason not clear, has altogether
overlooked its plain duty in reference
to provision for delinquent
colored" gfrfar?It
made provision for its white
boys and girls and colored boys
bu* has fftrgnl** th^rn in
such -a being as a delinqquent
colored girl. It would be good
were there no'such, but such is
jrr not. tho case. The only estairr
llshment of the kind for such
girls is the. Fairwold Industrial
school situated about 9 miles
s from Columbia. This school
bo waver was started several
pears ago by the Federation of I
Colored "Women under th*r~atrle t
leadership of Mrs. R. S. Wilkin- 1
son. ' . ! I
Although the courts have (
from time to time sent girls j
there, yet until last year the i
Statu made no appropriation I
for the school, and then, urgedyby
some splendid white ladies,
it gave only the small sum of
two thousand dollars. Recently'
the school has been almost put ^
out of business by having the
main bpilding destroyed by fire.
In view of all this, Hon. James
C. Dozier, executive secretary of .
the State Board of Public Wei- ^
fare, has called attention to the
necessity of the State making *
real provision for juvenile delinquents
of the colored race, ~t
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It is hoped that the coming j
session of the legislature will ^
make ample provision for the
care of this class of girls. It
justice. but a protection to the ^
State at large. The need is
ger fail in her plain duty?
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LYNCHING IN MISSISSIPPI.
*7Tfedy vmonfchg ago a colored
man accugqji of a crime was
burned alive o tthe stake by
white people of Mississippi, just
after they bad cofrte fro.-church
praising God Tor .His -guvA 4
Since then the leading men anC
women of. that- state have been
outspoken in their comdenation
of the barbarous .practice of
lynching and have put forth a.
concerted move to stamp it out.'
The effort however, it seems,
has not been on the boards long <
enough to have any effect, for j
lynching goes merrily on. And ,
it will go on in any community
that allows jt without pun- (
ishment. For some reason, the .
white^hjple of that -state- don't ]
~eem t%> have' rfiuch respect for ;
their own courts. Fast Satur- (
day, a colored man accused o? j
murdering a plantation store ,
nv nager, was tried in the jCir-..3
cuit count and acquitted by a 1
jury o"F white men. ?Now, when '
a?thing like that occurs, there'j
caiThe not the lightest ^oubhi?,
about the innocence of the ac- (
tiued.' Iluwevei, ilia acquitted f
man was lynched a short time .
after a jury said he was .not ]
guilty. The?natural?question?;
must arise, just what kind of c
a civilization is there in Missisriyjqoi
anyway-^??There certainly {
must be some kind. Will any- ;
body be punished for that crime?
Hardly, judging by thp. past.
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COHEN ACQUITTED.
Hon. Walter L. Cohen, Sur- c
veyor of Customs, New Orleans
La., who, along with nine other t
men of more or less prominence, 1
was indicted for conspiracy to 1
fiolate the Federal liquor law, I
the Federal Court. Mr. Cohen i
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the first place. Everyone~who t
knows -the-maiv-know8. that-heli
had too much sense , to t6 be 1
caught, in such a nefarious bus- 1
iness as betraying the trust re-^1
posed in him by his Government '<
for a few dirty dollars^ He rea-1
> V
lized, to begin with, that he i
above all other officials of the 1
Government would have to be <
Jbackwards, if he would hold the <
high and honorable position to .
which Tie "was appointed over '
u* niucn opposition Decause 01 1
Ms race. The indictment of (
Mr. Cohen was nothing more or .?
less than the culmination of a !
dark an$ damnable plot to "get 1
Cofyen" because he was a color- (
cd politician holding a federal 1
appointment of unusual Irripor-'
tance. The commendable thing 1
however, is the fact that there 1
were men?white men?who,J
while they might not-have^ap^
proved of Mr. Cohen occupying
the position, which is his, yet 1
would. not be so unjust as to 1
onyict him, knowing that l>e :
was innoeont of wrong doing.y
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t must be kept in mind too i
hat all of this happened in the i
leart of the South where it 13 1
jopula<rly supposed that for a 1
colored man to be accused of 1
any kind of crime, is to be con- 1
/icted. _ 1
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THE WEEK'S EDITORIALS: ?
COLORED PRESS.
(From the Messeftgcr, 2311 7th 1
A.ve., New York City, December
Sfrrmberr)?;
I.
J1R. SWEET
The case against Dr. Sweet of (
Qetroit who is now in jail for de- j
tending his. castle, is & case a
?ainst the entire race; foe if a ^
nob can get away with an as 'IIJ11,
n1111 n I lie lmme of nv SXCSSt^
n "Detroit, it will assault the [
lornes of Negi'oes in " Chicago^
STew York, Washington and else- ]
>vherer. * t |f
The N. A. A. C.~ E. ha>3 gone^
:o the bat for the defense and c
ireservaticn of a great princi- f
lie. the richt nf n man vonrarrl-1
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ess of race, creed, color, or na- <
:ior.ality, to bo secure in his t
?wn home. ^
Every Negro in America should \
^ally to Dr. Sweet because by so t
loing, he is rallying to himself. ]
Bubpthe only effective kind of -j
rallying now'is the dollar rally- j
ng. There's no use giving lip <
Aport. We ean only Avtn with j
power, and money is a big fac- <
tor in the struggle tn'snmrp pn- .
kver. ^The case will cost some 1
ifteenuor"twenty thousand dof-'i
lars alone. And thefe are oth- ]
:r cases to be fought out, a case i
ff-.- residential?segregation?in 1
Washington, D. C., &nd one test- \
ing the validity'of disfranchisernent
in the South. - To carry 1
forward the cases, the N. A. A. 1
D. P. has started a drive for fif- \
y mousanrl dollars, Thmk ?f
t! - Only. -$50,000-^-\yhy _orie la- t
3or union,.the International La- ]
lies' Garment Workers' com- -*
posed of only GO,000 members, 1
A-hen about to Begin a strike, t
raised a million, and a half dol- 1
ars in less time than a week, t
Ten millionNegroes ought to s
iave 'ffhough guts and-backbone
Kittr the challenge of the Sweet (
-ascvto n miTjnn rinllnrn in ?
>ne week, and that's a mere Lag- a
itel'e wBcn the race's'right to a
ife. properly and the pursuit of t
iappinc'ss are at stake as the t
Sweet case indicates. |
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'From The Philadelphia- Tri- t
)une, Dec. 12, 1925) . I
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-PHILADELPHIA LEADS. tj
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" A *? * 1 * "
-tt.ccg.rumg to tnc last publish- f
id reports of the National .Asso-,t
c-iation for tho Advancement ?
>f Colored People, Philadelphia r
eads all other cities in contri- c
mling to the Sweet Defense s
?und. The total amount given i
s~ $2,350,- . ?- ' '"'ji
Philadelphia'understands that i
drtr Sweet trial in Detroit will c
lecide a question bigger than (
:nc guilt or innocence of the e- i
even defendants charged with (
Tiurder in the^ first degree. They t
ilso know that if the defendants (
oad been vvfiite men under the \
dentical circumstances there!
would have been no trial. The J
lefcrrdants If white, would have!
:iot been a-rrested. Philadelphia^
citizenjrstnnd the horrors of prejudice,
and are willing to conErTfiuTe"
their money and their i
Lime to see that those who are <
oppressed and maliciously prose- 1
cuted shall have a fair trial, if <
-uch a thing is possible for black <
(people rn this eoufrtry^ wfrere the '
color of c? man's skin decides his '
culpability. ' ji
?The officials of the local branch i
of the N. A. A. C. P. deserve 1
our undying gratitude for the 1
thnrouerh and pffipionf <
? inaiiiici 111
which they arc raising funds for '
the unfortunate victims who are <
located in Detroit. .. Philadel- 1
phia is going to give more, Philadelphia
is in sympathy with ev- ]
ary movement that will tend to i
j_ /_ - r
m LtAtmi
illeviate the burden of racial an- h
mosities. Philadelphia leads in IV
,Ms drive for human rights. And U
ed by big unselfish leaders it d
,vill continue to lead. Outsiders t]
nay. criticise us, but when it isj
dme to"a>2t Philadelphia shows v
he kind of work that brings re- si
>ults. - ft
III. |r?
(From The Pacific Defender, Los P
\ngeles7 Calif., Dec. 3, 1925. s]
S WS^CBRE^LY BUNDr(,
A jury in a Northern city was \
lischarged the other day by the t<
Tudge sitting in the case because R
welve individuals refused to a- n
rvee. |e<
The case was that of a black n
\111e1 iuan, supported by . hl9 s(
n-other and eight other men, in n
in effort to defend his wifo and tl
lome against the onslaughts of w
1 mad and color-crazed mob Tl
5ent on destroying the" def en-1 n
ler's horfle and driving them
'rom its shelter. "... ?0
ileven individuals, but in reality t(
;he whole Black American citi- y
senry was on trial, and t^e ques- ti
:ion is sO deep and so^vital to tl
;he future welfare of this great j
Republic that it Was impoMible L
[or the twelve whites who com-a:
Dosed the jury to ignore ^ie law 1
'ehdants, yet they were so blind fj
id by prejudice, so impressed g
vith their own importance, and w
llled with an idea that Right p
,vas Might, as long as White was j
Etight, that it was impossible for (3
lem to set free a Black man who P
irecepts of his own home. js.i
The Sweet Case is going to 13
De a long drawn-out legal bat- II
:le, and it is going to test, as si
veil as tax, the strength and s<
his.fight. - It is going to require-Is
Plenty of money to carry on this T
struggle that is to prove the"??]
Right of h Black man to the ti-1
;lc of American citizen, and give "
0 him all of "the rights and pro-i
ection guaranteed by the Con-'?,
titution. 1 *"
?It~isHky this Instrument (The ja
Constitution of therlj} S5. that f
c an a ranj must KI&K'or FALL jj'
ind the t.nst. r>f ifg fiill as. jjj1
protection to its citizens will S
>e read in the final verdict at-|
he Sweat Case in Detroit. | |
L C. P., is making a splendid ef-rc
oHTcTbring to the"minds of the s
Slack citizens of Los Angeles the ?
act that their interests are beng
assailed, along with Dr. Jweet's.
Liberty and it is a du- ?
y of each one of us to rally to 1
he support of that splendid or- ?
ranization in its'attempt to fi- 1
lance and conduct the defense
?i Dr. Ossia H. Sweet, his wife
ind nine others, who ar? stand
ng in the shadow of the gallows,
lespite the fact that the jufbrs
n the first case disagreed, and
t will take many thousands of
lollars to operate the "MILLS
W THE GODS THAT GRIND
SLOWLY. YET GRIND EX"1T?L1TM\TnT
-vr t7<txtt-i ,, *9
\jri_i i riiNUi, 111 OrfleF I
,0 prove that Justice knows 110 I
;oIor, and is BLIND oply to the J
infair, and prejudice. ' JE
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\LLEN UNIVERSITY NOTES |
(Uy Louts W. Thompson! |
The Sabbath_School was held |
at the usual hour, 9:00 A. M., $
in Sunday, December 13 with 1
rroi. it. reques, tne Superinten- $
lent at his post. The Subject*
}f the lesson discussed -was,' *Paulin
Melta and Rome." Acts ;?
28:1-31. Golden text "I am not "j j
ashamed of the gqspel_;__for it ; j
Is the power of God unto salva- ;;
tion to every one that believeth" ;;
Roman 1:16. After the discus- ^
don of the lessons the various
classes reassembled in the cliap-^)
*1 where Prof. George A. Single- ! I
ton reviewed the lesson. %
Under the supervision of our %
pastor, Prof. Hale B. Thompsoh, $
the regular services of the Col- %
. A
jge Church was held at 11:00 A- F
[. Beautiful-music woo furn
shed by the Glee Club under the Ii
irection of Mrs. Viola M. Ross, h
tie Instructor of the Music Dept. g
Prof R. I. Lemons preached
ery profound sermon. His A
ubject was: "Sight." Text, St. S
[ark 10:51, "Lord, that I rtiay A
Bceive sight." For some time.t
tof. Lemons held the audience V
pell-bourid with his soul-stirring o
Bmarks. It is a sermon -that T
e all will remember. \ d
The regular meeting of the d
. M. L. A. was neld Sunday, af-1
irnoon, Dec.13, with President ei
ansom S. Ritter presiding. The g
lain features were the address^ 1
3 made by Messrs. W. A. Pink- S
ey^L. A.,Glenn and R. F. Gih"-"|n
m. Each speaker injected a L
ew thought into the minds ofL
rhora were present, and held s
iem spell-bound for several 1
linutes. . j A
After the program, Professors b
>. Y. Valentine and G. A. Single- p
y made very eloquent and in- tl
illectual addresses. Each g
oung man left feling that his si
me was well spent by attending .
le rAeeting. a
The Allen Christian Endeavor tr
eague held its weekjly meetings ii
s usual Sunday evening, Dec. o:
3, at 7:00. P. Ml-- Due to the fi
acuity being present, all , the rr
roups assembled in the chapel p
illi President James M. Giles r
resi'ding, to hear him speak, p
After a few remarks, Pres. d
riles very eloquently presented C
speech that held the audience t
pell-bound for thirty minutes. t<
is subject was "Lofty- Things" .r
'e dealt very brieflv. hut pvtpn. v
vely on the' subject in every it
jnse of the word. Space does w
of."allow me to adequately ro.;'
ite the details of "the address, c]
he students, semmingly said, p
it is good to be here.",
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out. to come to a conclusion,1
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Sntirday, December 06,
'resident D. H. Sims, who had j
uot arrived from the S. Caro
na Annual (Jonierence came III- ?\|
o the chapel. After Prof. Sin- W t
leton had taken his seat, Pres. jtf
liles presented President. Sims. ^
imong many ofKer things Pres. I
lims told of the death of Rev.
ilbany at the conference and of
he critical illness of the Rt. Rev.
V. W. Beckett, Presiding Bishop
f the South Carolina A. M
iistrict, -at-Summerville, with - ?
eep grief, the faculty and stu- J
ents received this sad news."" '
President Giles then appointd
a committee to send a teleram
of sympathy to the wife of
Bishop Beckett. It was sent
unday night in the form of a
ight letter in the nn.m^ r>f fV^
eague.? " ;?: 1
The nowly^-electRd officers nf
^?Phi Befn Sopjpty worp jn- "
staged Tuesday evening, Dec. JM
5 at the regular weekly meeting
iter tne regular ousiness nad 9
een. completed, the retiring
resident, Mr. J. T. W. Mims
len presented P%f. G. A. Sinleton
who then effectively totalled
the-new officers.
After the impressive instailtion
Prof. George A. Singleton
lade an interesting speech tak- |
lg for a subject,"The Theory^ ?
f Evolution." Then the new ofers
were called upon by PresientjUibson
to make a few re*
larks after his brief but im- ^
ressive address. Each officer esponcied
with a splendid speech
After the addresses, Prgs? ~|
ent Gibson presented Professor
leorge A. Singleton Who then "I
ntroduced Mrs.? 1 |
3tl. SVlP mrvtn o four
...maw u iiibcioaiiUK
emarks that we all remembered
Ve ace always glad to have visors
to come in and see what
'e are doing. ?-? ?^
We then made -plana to pur- -H
hase a- wedding gift for our own
'rof. R- T T.omr*-na
. ? ? "V..1UJ1P, njio was
>ined in matrimony on the 17th
he society then adjourned after
very lively meeting.
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