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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1916)
THE MONITOR A Weekly Newspaper devoted to the civic, social and religious interests of the Colored People of Omaha and vicinity, with the desire to contribute something to the general good and upbuilding of the community. Published Every Saturday. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Post Office at Omaha, Neb., under the act of March 3, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher. Lucille Skaggs Edwards and William Garnett Haynes, Associate Editors George Wells Parker, Contributing Editor and Business Manager Joseph LaCour, Jr., Lincoln Representative, 821 S St., Lincoln SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $1.50 PER YEAR Advertising Rates, 50 cents an Inch per Issue. Address, The Monitor, 1119 North Twenty-first street, Omaha. Telephone Webster 4243. OUR DUTY ON ELECTION DAY It is our bounden duty as good citi zens to go to the polls on election day and cast our ballots for the men and principles which we honestly and conscientiously believe will conserve the best interests of our municipality, state and nation. As we have before stated, our own honest conviction is that the best in terests of the nation will be conserved by the return of a republican admin istration to power. This, we be lieve, first as an Americai citizen, and secondly as Colored American citizen. Whatever may be the faults of re publicans, and we frankly state that their supiness as touching our rights as citizens, in late years at least, has been reprehensible, we must admit that whatever privileges as a special race-group we enjoy have been se cured for us by the republican party. The Wilson administration has shown that nationally we cannot support a democratic administration. Nebraska republicans have nomin ,ved a good state ticket. The same is true in the main of judicial, county i.nd city nominees. There is no rea son, therefore, why they, with two or three notable exceptions, should not receive our vote from Governor down. A candidate’s attitude on the prohib itory amendment, which is a separate issue, has nothing to do with his qual fication for office. Men who are t iendly and fair to us ought to re ceive our vote. Those who are un friendly should not receive our vote. Every man’s vote will be needed on election day. It is our duty to go to the polls and vote. For the guidance of our readers, The Monitor publishes the ticket which we believe our people ought to sup port. Read it jover carefully afid mark your sample ballot accordingly. Concentrate our vote. Don’t scatter the fire. VOTE AGAINST FOSTER We are opposed to Charles E. Fos ter for police judge because of his insolence and unfairness to our peo ple. This is not from hearsay only, but from personal experience. We were asked by an officer if we would be willing to take an interest in a certain woman with a police rec ord and see what we could do to get wTork for her and help her reform. We consented to do what we could. Her case was in the police court. The officer explained to Judge Foster that we were willing to try to help this woman reform. He looked at us with a frown, as though we were charged with a crime, and said in a most insolent manner: “What do you think you can do with this woman?” Our reply was: “We don’t know what we can do; bet if is willing to try to do right, we are willing to ry to help her.” The woman was released and wrent to work. It was his insolent tone and manner to us that we resented and resent now, and verified what we had heard about him. A few months ago Mrs. Alice B. Smith went to see him about her dog which it was alleged had bitten a child. This was substantially his lan guage to her: “I’ve heard enough about that dog. See that door? You get right out of iere.” Her reply was: “Well, Judge Fos er, I think you might at least be a gentleman.” Judge Foster may be elected, but e want him to understand that it will not be by our vote and that we ire opposing him openly and frankly ecause of his insolence and attitude to our people. We urge our people to vote for Fitzgerald for police judge nstead of Foster. GEORGE A. MAGNEY. e are for George A. Magney for county attorney. His fairness, justice xnd courtesy while he has held his iresent office has won the admiration nd esteem of all who have come in oitact with him. He has conducted he affairs of his office conscientious v and efficiently. We urge our peo ple to vote for George A. Magney for ounty attorney. OMAHA SCHOOL BOARD It is a noteworthy fact that here tofore many men have been elected to membership on the Omaha School Board who did not make good to the people of this community, and some of our readers may recall charges pre ferred and sustained some years ago, when some of the members were con victed of accepting money from those interested in furnishing school sup olies of different sorts. Since then a more determined ef fort has been made by the fathers nd mothers to obtain the services of men who had the interests, not only of the taxpayers, but also of the boys md girls, at heart, and they have had a reasonable measure of success along that line. This year, owing to a change made by the last Legislature, we are to elect eight men to co-operate with the four holding over, who are Robert Cowell, Thomas A. Fry, I. W. Carpen ter and C. J. Ernst, and so the citi zens of Omaha, both men and women, have succeeded in obtaining the con sent of eight of the best known busi ness and professional men of Omaha, whose names are mentioned in the advertisement in this issue. Not one of these men is asking for the position, but each one realizes that he has a duty to perform to the city of Omaha, and is willing to serve for a term. It behooves the voters to go to the polls on November 7th and cast their votes for the eight mem bers of the Citizens’ School ticket. Frank Dewey has always had a col ired clerk in his office. He is the kind of man we need. VOTE THIS TICKET For President CHARLES E. HUGHES For Governor ABRAHAM LINCOLN SUTTON For U. S. Senator JOHN L. KENNEDY For Congress—To represent Second District, Benjamin F. Baker. Chief Justice Supreme Court—Al bert E. Cornish, Jacob Fawcett, Sam uel H. Sedgewick. For State Senators—H. J. Hackett, Bert C. Miner, John M. MacFarland, Charles L. Sanders and Frank A. Shotwell. For State Representatives — James Allan, J. F. Burgess, John W. Cooper, Robert C. Druesedow, Harry A. Fos ter, Sam G. Hoff, John Larsen, Nels A. Lundgren, Joseph Sherman, P. J. Trainor, James Walsh, G. R. Young. For County Officers—Sheriff, Mich ael J. Clark; Clerk of District Court, Robert Smith; Treasurer, Emmet G. Solomon; Attorney, George Magney; County Clerk, Frank Dewey; Asses sor, W. G. Shriver; Surveyor, Lewis E. Davis; Superintendent of Public In struction, W. A. Yoder; County Com missioners, Frank C. Best and A. C. Hart; Public Defender, W. N. Johnson. For City Officers — Police Magis trate, James M. Fitzgerald; Water Board, R. B. Howell; Justice of the Peace, H. H. Claiborne. Judges of the District Court—Chas. T. Dickinson, George A. Day, Lee S. Estelle, William H. Hatteroth, James. H. Macumber, Charles Leslie, Willis G. Sears. Municipal Judges — Charles W. Britt, George Holmes, Robert W. Pat rick. Public Defender—Will N. Johnson. _ SONGS OF SOLOMON. Election Day. 1. Listen to me, 0 my Son, while I carol the song of election day at the polls. 2. Give heed to my admonitions and let my w’ords sink deep through thy cranial bones. 3. When thou trottest toward the polls election day, many will be the men who shall greet thee with the Happy mitt and gladful smile. Each will tell thee that he hath the only dope and that if thou wilt vote as he saith, thy life will be filled with joy. 4. He will slip thee three thousand feet of paper and bid thee carry it to the small booth. Then another will hand thee three thousand more feet ] and so forth until thou needest a van. Cards, too, wilt thou acquire until thy pockets bulge with elaphantiasis. 5. Meet thou these men with a smile and take what they have to of "er, but when thou gettest on the inside, DUMP! 6. Carry thou in thy inside pocket I The Monitor page and give heed to it is thou markest down the heavy crosses. 7. On this page thou wilt find the list of thy friends tried and true, for thou canst not afford to vote for any other. 8. These men, if elected, will re member thee and thine and will al ways wear the smile that won’t rub off. 9. Give thy vote to them and in the days to come thou wilt not need to kick thyself and cry “Never again!” Will N. Johnson must be elected public defender. Show your race pride atid loyalty by voting for him. Emmett G. Solomon is a man we can count on. Of course you are going to vote for him. LETTERS FROM OUR READERS Omaha, Nebr., Oct. 81, 1916. Editor Monitor: Dear Sir—The stand that you have taken in politics and upon the liquor question meets with my hearty ap proval, in fact, they are the views long held by me. Before our ballots are cast, or ready to be cast, I venture the prediction that they will be mark ed almost, if not alike. In my loyalty to the principals of the republican party I yield to no man, and the election of Mr. Hughes for the presidency, John L. Kennedy for U. S. senator and Ben S. Baker for congress, A. L. Sutton for governor, is my dearest and fondest hope; but, a« your editorial in a recent issue stated, in the selection of men for local of fices it would not be the mark of good citizenship to vote our ticket straight. A notale instance is in the selection of a county attorney, and police judge; I regret to have occasion to say that the republican nominees for these two offices are not as well qualified for the positions as their democratic op ponents, George A. Magney and James M. Fitzgerald. I have known person ally every man who has filled the of fice of county attorney of this county since the office was created, and while they were all men of marked ability, yet I say without fear of successful contradiction, that no man ever filled that office with such universal satis faction as George A. Magney, the present incumbent. He is able, fair, honest, conscientious, charitable and broad minded, all colors and creeds are alike to him. Such an official is seldom found in public office, and should be retained. I shall do my part toward his re-election. The office of police judge has be come one of the most important of fices in our big aid growing city, and should be filled by a man broad of vision and capable of sympathizing with down-and-outs who through lack of strength have fallen by the way side. He should also be mild mannered and courteous. In this, as in many other essentials, our present police judge, Foster, is lacking. Mr. Fitzger ald, the democratic candidate, is a man possessing all and every requirement necessary for a police judge of a metropolitan city, and should be elected. ED. F. MOREARTY. OBVIOUS OBSERVATIONS Indian summer has finally hit town, but don’t forget that American winter is a close companion. Travis for District Judge.—Adv. Omaha is one of the best towns in the country for the Colored race, and 'f you want to keep it so make a great big cross after 301. Albert E. Cornish belongs to the Cornish family of Omaha. He has sustained the family tradition for jus tice and right. We need such men on the supreme bench. Did you see the “enthusiastic” Dem ocratic automobile demonstration last Saturday? We thought it was a fu neral until we noticed they didn’t have a hearse. We understand, howevah, that the hearse has been ordered for next Wednesday. Travis for District Judge.-—Adv. We know that every Colored man is ming to vote for Will N. Johnson, but be sure that your white neighbor is going to do the same.