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The Paljgetto Leader
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J. B. LEWIE Fraternal Editor
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. ? Saturday, May 1,- 1926.
v JUst suppose the Negro is the
- crudest, most backward and low::jBst~of
the humUn race.?Would
not that very fact be a challenge
to the mosj enlightened" race?
'After all,_what greater work1 can
a man engage in~ than the. uplift
of the lowly ?
t We heartily agree with the
St?Louis Argus when it says,
discussing Gongres'sman-4Inmilument
for the colored units brigaded
with the French: "Not
monuments to the dead but human
rights to the "living."7 Xet
not those who died, die In vain.
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"hypocrites, church*
es, Bishops and professional anti-prohibitionists
ought use some
?other argument for the observance
of the Prohibition laws
than loyalty to the.Federal Constitution.
i Too long h asft been
?- fashionable to violate ;ind 'tolerate
the violation-?those parts
that some do not want to observe.
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" 1 The colored Knights of Pythias
and the women division, the
?-Calantheana,?of~Texa&. have resources
and assets of over one
million dollars ? to be exact,
$1,004,521?according to a recent
financial statement! Such
a cooperative accomplishment as
this ought give encouragement
to colored citizens the country
over. Cooperation pints the way
to success. ' -i. ' '
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Congressman -Victor Berger
of Wisconsin. Socialist, has in
troduccd another Anti Lynching
Bill in Congress.?^his bill will
have about as much chance of
passim? as any of the uthers?
and that means nothing -doing.
American whites are not yet
- *- quite sure 4;hat lynching^ is un.
. civilized well as .unchristian.
When they make up their mind
about it, lynching will cease and
-not before. We are getting a
little fed up on -anti-lynching
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From the Kansas City Call
the following excerpt from a
speech of Judge Welch address.
^ ing a colored audience there is
taken: "You people are harder
on each other than white peo
?plo are upon you. -You* can not
seem te forget your personal differences
for the good of the
whole.?We"t?e nut like thai, ah
' though at times, we may have
the greatest possible breach."
The Judge was speaking in Kansas
City but he must have been
visualizing conditions in and around
this jvicinftyt.
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"LILY WHITE" REPUBLICANS
In an able editorial under the
-1- ... f? ?
iTort," The State in its issue ofje
| April 27th savs. among otherjd
rthings: "No respectable Repub-TC
lican party can be organized j
| with hope^. oT~"attracting more t
ithan a handful of good citizens A
^unless iTshall bodily white. Sub--^
Istaptial men.TKbugh convinced^
of the soundness of Republican t
doctrine, simply will-not go into p
lan-organization unless it shall e
--have practical and strong guar- \
antieS against Negro control or 1
Negro influence?" ? _^L ; i
That being true, there will v
; be no strong' republican party o
composed of all citizens in South a
1. Carolina, we fearT ~~WKere7
'the "strong guarantees" to come
[from? What power is there that
|can give spell guarantees? The
, Republican party at its "birth
| was dedicated to freedom, to liberty
and fairness. To bar Ne- 1
groes from participation in the t
choosing of officres who consti- I
j tute .the various governments s
simply because they are Negroes f
has never beeri the act,Of the Re- ~u
publican party. The Republican C
party set-'a standard and bid n
i welcome to all who meet that
c
"standardi
No camouflage, no trick laws r
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exist in any section where republicanism
prevails, instead, i
everything is" done to encourage 1
i the participation of all .citizens ,
in everything pertaining to
; government. "Lily White Re-ft
publicans" is a misnomer. There
are no such republicans. ~ Such N
a biuud is unly found in sections '
where individual worth, educa^,
tion, culture and wealth pollti= (
^aily countrTor nothrng so far as = <
i vr~?~ '* ' I k
ciLivelier| are concerned,;
and such a policy is not republi-!
_ can. But the white people really
need n<* "guarantees" from any-! ^
one. They themselves' could eas- a
ily control fairly a republilcan r
"" organization?they would, need \
I ho "lily white" business. The>*:t
have the intelligence and the ?
I wealth jmd our suffrageiaws x
I theoretically ?re based on that.-{
I We fair however' that its not r
i control, that is desirecLtait abso- t
f:lute denial oF^participation^im ! j
: thft part Jafl cblorcuL-citiz&ns?
whir/his nnt?rppnhlir'Rn L
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EDITOR ROACH AGAIN t
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It is really regretable that the r
Editor of tHe Kecorder-Indica- c
upon which he differs . with f
others without displaying the 1
narrowness of hs heart. Truth J
i to him seems verily a stranger t
facts an unknown quality. He *
?delights in impugning the mo- -I
' tives; of everyone and finds a t
fulness of joy in ciuestioning the 1
sincerity of all who differ from-U
him. For facts, hie substitutes (
vaflaripy* and for truth, dirtv in- j
sinuations.?it?onu discusses!
-rfrcesc ahd he undertakes to on d
iter the discussfbn, be fore he gets ~
through he will be talking abPu t~
! "ships and sealing wax,cabbages *
' and kings," ^ According to' his '
^pr eachme nts- there tsTno one 1
honest but himself, yes, the;only (
! one who has not bowed dovfrn to
Baal. v?ssaying to answer an J
" editorial in the Palmetto Leader
which dealt with.the reorganiz- 1
'ing of the State Fair Aspocia- 1
[lion, he, without the semblance c
I of logic or truth," accused us of *"
attacking Dr.., Wilkinsorr? and (
"I that too at the behest of some""j
Fair officials since, we, as he says 1
jai*e the attorney for the Afisocia J
j tion. If we are the attorney, 1
{Editor Roach is the only person *
I vfho knows it, we certainly dop't.
(But follow out the motive of the *
"attack" which exists* only in Editor
Roach's distorted mind: (
i(l) This editor, he says, "still *
I wants" the place occupied by Dr. *
Wilkinson; (2) He "attacksj' be- ^
cause (supposedly) he is; aligned c
with "certain men who have ?
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been and are now doing their j
best to.cripple him." (Dr. Wilkinson).
Now that's real news, ,t
'and we must confess that the n
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THE PALME
rudite far-seeing and learned eitor
has accomplished a 'scoop.'
Jp until then, no one even sus ecfectThaLthere
\vas a deep and
tuld cftnsprracyto eripple Dr.
Vilkinson. But Editor Roach
ero of old has taken steps to see
hat no harm comes to the re>ublic
! All honor to the discovirer
and protector! The fact is,
lowever, the only harm that is
ikely to come to Dr. Wilkinson
s the harm that Editor Roach
vitl bring in his eternal harping
h his name and bringing it into
,11 of his foolish discussions.
ANOTHER AMENDMENT?
NULLIFIED. \
Collier's Weekly in its issue
of April 24th, discussing the
8th Amendment under the capion
of "Federal Prohibition Has
railed," makes this significant
t?tementrr""No good <?an come
rom the nullification of another
^rrrendment to "the American
Constitution." Of course, refernrp
i* maflp to thp nullification
if the 14th and 15th Amend.
ft . . .
nents. . "Collier\s
statement implies that
'Pod has eurrce^'of th 'edisdafrr
lave been treated. But what is
ind where is the-gpod? If the
lenying of certain American ciizens
tHeir~coh^ITtutional rights
vith which "these Amendments
s trnpfl. t hen good has been ac^harlc3
Satchcll Morns
speaks at First Calvary
Speaking in Columbia for the
hird time this year, last Sunday
afternoon, Charles Satchell Moris,
Jr., of Norfolk, Va., celebraed
.Negro journalist and orator,
hriiled 'the great erowd which
tssembled to hear him. Morris.,
vhoTs fambus on two" donrtnehfs'or
his eloquence, delivered a
nessage which was later charac-erized
as one of the Ablest heard
n this City this year.
- "This is a world of mind,"he
[nnlMrnrl, "Tf ymi Mrappia <1i,v
nind of the world, you change
he world. The stupendous task
o be^at^ffplished by- the" members
of our group is tb change
)ect to ourselves. Each indivilual
exerts a profound influence
upon his associates, upon his
ellowmen and upon the'earth at
arge.'. He can no more refrain
'rom this whether it be volun:arily
or involuntarily than he
nay dam the Atlantic Ocean, ar
est the flight of time, confine
he gentle"zephys to a cage, nor
-estrain the giolden sun from
Ltfyly kissing jthe sparkling d^w
Irop in the silver meadows." The
;hrong enjoyed that, attesting
ts approval by "spontaneous apdanse:
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tnd deserved tribute t othe Ne.
rro press, declaring that it had
jeen one of4he mo'.t manly,
In selfish, and consistent agencies
in our progress. That the
alack^ipan is acquainted _.with
be injustices meted out to him
as never befure . and Is deterhihecj
to have those injustices
redressed, was one of Morris'a
contentions here. .
?Morris also requested his auditors
to think of themselves
ngly as men. He stated that
j-od has giyen all men certain
tbiiitie*-and TMo
_ Jk ilio AC/ ??>
rue of races as of individuals of
.0 the black man had been the
rift or music. The spokesman
lrged the crowd to make some
outstanding andnotable contribution
/to the happiness and culure
of thej world with his gift.
The fact that Negroes were reeifyng
a hearing in many places
yhich were previously closed
igainst him also encouraged and j
nspired the speaker.
Morris, who is a graduate of
he University of Chicago, forner
National Executive' Secre
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:TTO LEADER
complished. If -by the denying
of these same citizens the free-1
dom of other American citizens
Is guOd, then good has been ac-1
kind is good, then the nullified"!
jtion of the 14th and Iftt.h A-i
can deny that the Negro citizens
deneid the right to participate
in the choosing of the various
governmental official&re-the men j
who tax them, spend the money
and make laws by which they are
guided-j^-are political slaves as i
suredly as their grand-parents
were physical Slaves. In a way,
political shrcary is ns heartless,cruel,
untair and unchristian as
j was, physical slavery. And to
sooth the conscience, all kinds
of excuses are made, the same as
were during the system of physical
slavery. Education, culture.'
uprightness and money mean no.ihihg
ttPS Negro in the South
insofar as citizenship rights and
privileges are concerned. Collierrs
is not quite' right in itsstatement.
It should-be: "No
good has ever come from nullitying
any amendment to the
merican - Constitution." Xlie
18th is not observed, arid is not
going to be, because the American
people have too lorrg looked
with complacency on the nullification
of their amendments before
the 18th. The law of compensation
cannot be gottert around.
As one ^ows, verily
'shall hef reap. ^ I
"t.ary for hrpnoh \\yaF~Ornhans.1
winner of the New York State 0ratorical
prize and the Chicago
Essay trophy, is regarded as
one of the most brilliant young
colored men in the United States
"lt~ i.i i- 1 * * '* '
licit cue grea^granuson 01 me
lamented Frederick Douglass, j
He was introduced to, the Sun-j
day afternoon ^e-rowd he$e by the
Rev. C. P. Madison, also of Nor-;
folk, whoJisJLe Recording Secre-tary
of the National Baptist
Cj nyention.-r~ "The Rey. H. W.j
Long, able pastor of the First
Calvary Church acted as the
Master?of Ceremonies for _the
occasion. -TTwo great, chin-uses
furnished the music- =~T
While in the City, the famous
orator addressed the students of .
both Allen Univcrstiy and Benedict
College. He was accorded
groups. . 1
, -Morris" is on a month tour of
South^Caro]ina. . He is appearing
this week in Newberry,-Clinton,
and Laurens. Next week.he is
scheduled to stop over in Anderson,
Greenwood, Abbeville,
Edgefield, and Trenton.
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CLAFLIN MALE*" QUARTET
MIXED SEXTET, ORCHES-i
TRA AND STRING ENSEM t
RLE AND MRS. MARION
?COPRICH?IN?M1JSIGAL
ENTERTAINMENT
(McGhee Tlewa Service)
The ClafliiT Concert Company^
under the auspicer, of the Char-?
sociatlon, rendered a very creditable
program at Wesley M. EChurch,
Charleston, April 16th.
The cnjoydd by all
present. ?1?1 r
The people at Charleston have1
already begun to arrange for
the annual visit of the Company
to the "City by the Sea."
Mrs. Marion Coprich, Violinist,
nit. mi ?
ii.ix. uiuinas eraser, Cornetist;
[Mr; efraHes Williams, "TTenor;
Miss Marie Lovett, Contralto and
|Miss Annette Moorer, Soprano.
During-the 'intermission Pi esH~
Eandolph and Dean Pearson
made instructive talks on the
progress and growth of Claflin.!
This program was made possible
thru the untiring efforts of Mrs.
G. M. Randolph, head af the de-^'
partment of^Tusic and Mrs. Ma-T
rion b. Coprich, Director of the
Orchestra. -
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I do not think much of a man who
is nOt#viser today than he was yesterday.
' Abraham Lincoln.
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MT. tMSGAH A. M. E. CHURCH
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Special to The Palmetto Leaders
?Apr. ?The services.
of Mt. Pisgah A. M. E.
Church were vvoll attended .last
Sunday. Th? Feast of Seven Tables
will be staged by the ladies
of Mt- Pisgah in the near future.
?
Our May Day contest is on for
Allen University? The effort-is.
lull of promise for success. ?
The Negro .Business League of
Greenwood is still alive. In the
near future we hope to say a
word about the Negro's ffnt.look.
in Greenwood and what he is
doing with the splendid opportunity
that confronts him here.
Maybe, all-things considered, the
greatest appointment the Negro
has been to many of the readfriends
-he-has in other race
groups, has been his inability ^to
develop a leadership that can
function with the universal Tace
insane jealousy, littleness, along
with the disposition t? underrate
the value of the excetional men
and women of his group is his
own problem with which he is
sorely afflicted: Jin t as son as a
man or a woman in his groupgives
promise of possession any'
exceptional ability in any definite
direction, then we begin a
fight ^n them to reduce them to
nil)' nu-n mnomiLn A i:? 1
VMII uiwaouic. XTrtl, 1111 pill Ucll
criticism of either men or measures
ir, always worth while.?IL
koeps men who have done a few
things that are worth while fi-om
having the "big head." Deception,
rascality and grafting
should be denounced. The men
or measures that stand for these
things should be set aside. Bii
we should have proof without a
shat'i w ' of doubt that these
things are really true. Men and
women who have- given thousands
of dollars for Negro educatTon
are more and more becoming
disgusted with this tendency
which is so clearly manifested
in msJthy 'Negro.qSvtoward all Neg^oov^'ho
have developed any
ability -whattfver for exceptional
Borvieo. Woll; if wo give the fellows
who are lighting what they
want, what will they do with it?
Answer. Tear it up* Well, if
any measure of power was given
to them, what would thev do
with it? Answer: They would
out Simon Legree the original
Simon Legree as slave drivers.
A short while ago a well erbirofoA
and friendly white man to" the
and read to me mor6 tHan a dozen
different clipings from a nuiph.er
of-Negro--newspapers about
Negroes. "Now,'" said: he, "I
am sure that I have had more
dealings with Home of these men
thus denounced than the writers
of these clipings. Some of them
haa^used-thousanda of-dollars of
mv money, and I have never lost
a cent?Many of -them I would
trnst^as T would not trust scores
of white men with whom I am
personally acquainted. Now, why
alt of this abuse of thebe splendid
men?. 1 had no idea before
that men of the type in question
read so many "^wspapet-s
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and so closely followed tjje^egro's
efforts with his own group.
We have brought a good deal of
what we face in this section to^~
day upon ourselves. Then, too,
"My Race My Race" have so *
placed many of our group that
they are-not able to produce any-. .
[thing that the other.race can appreciate.
They have no remedies
for anything. The only bows
I that abide in their quivers are '
those that are aipect~m heart- :
hatred and indiscriminate abuse. .
During my many years residence
in the North ^nd the East, it
was both amusing and sad to see
-fcj-in nlnvnr nnH t'pkjiuliil t}f
our group in that section so completely
given up to the fruitless
_effort_ -in question. At a safe
distance from the field of conflict
chey would indiscriminately aouse
both Southern .white men
and Southern Negroes/ Just as
soon as they happened to be in ~
^the section with,-which they
found so much fault, their ^
mouths are closed so tight' that
?not pvpn an "amen * can be
-heard.. from them. . Our group
will have to abandon this folly.
It is not too late for us to learn
.that the indiscriminate abuse of
the .White people in question in r. __
any section is not likely to bring
'anything tb us. Conflicts, time
and' the cdnditfons which have J
beset us, have enabled us to
"spot" the real enemies of oqr
group within our group, and we
must find a way to dispose of-""these
beiore we can do much
with the nlher feHnw: :
ccticiaij ui Agriculture
tcrVisit State - College.
.W-- McGhee News Service.
Orangeburg, S. C., April 24.?Pres- ;
ident Wilkinson has been?informed J
I that Secretary of Agriculture Jar- 1
Orangeburg May 10th in company "
with Mr. W. W. Long, State Director
| of Agricultural Extension. During
I he day he wilf-inspect the work at f
|State College and in this connection,
Uome of the Negwr Farm Demonstrations
beingiarried on in the County.
FAIRWOLD NOTES. - i
We visited the Association of
the Baptist Missionary Society
last Sunday. Mrs. Martin took
the place df Mrs. Wilkinson,
I and received an offering of $6.02 ^
I Dr. and Mrs. D. K. Jenkins, "r?
"Mrs. Watson and daughter, visi- ?
t.Pfi Fflirujnl/l o i
? ?.?wxu jasi, ounaay?ur. 8
Jenkins left a donation of $1.00
We thank them for calling and
hope they will come again"
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