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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1920)
THE MONITOR A National Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Colored Americans. _ Published Every Thursday at Omaha. Nebraska, by The Monitor Pub lishing Company. ___j.__ Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter July 2, 1915, at the Postofflce at Omaha Neb., under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor. George H. W. Bullock, Circulation Manager and Associate Editor. M. Wrlgth. Advertising Manager. TRAGO T. MCWILLIAMS, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $3 00 A YEAR; $1.50 6 MONTHS; $1.00 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates, 75 cents an Inch per Issue. Address Tile Monitor, 20t Kaffir Block, Omaha. Neb. Telephone Douglas 3224. h .... - '■■■ WHO DID IT? TVTOW that the democrats have been defeated by the largest popular vote ever cast in an election in the United States, and instead of a demo cratic majority in the national con gress, which -was their most earnest plea, the republicans gained over whelming majorities in both houses, the democrats are casting about to see whom they can blame for their defeat. They boasted of having played their best card in putting forth Cox and Roosevelt. They claimed the better end of the argument on the League of Nations question on the ground that the people desired an international obligation such as the league imposed. The president had preached this and the democrats believed his personal influence would at least carry part of the west while the “solid south” would simply follow suit. But all of these calculations were completely upset by the tremendous republican majority. They were further surprised by the news that Tennessee, Missouri, Mary land and Oklahoma, all below the Ma son and Dixon line, had gone over into the republican fold, besides West Vir ginia, a border state, and Ohio the home of Cox and the state of which he has been governor for three terms, went republican by large majorities. Further, they notice several towns in such southern states as Florida, Mis sissippi and Alabama going repub lican. In the face of all this, in the midst of their maze, they have been seeking a “goat.” Some, such as our esteemed contemporary, the World Herald, select Mr. Bryan as the one responsible for this disaster. They say his inactivity in the campaign on behalf of Cox brought about the party’s defeat. Mr. Bryan, on the other hand, attributes the defeat to Mr. Wilson, who forced his League of Nations in the campaign as the most important issue and “solemn referendum,” and suggests that Mr. Wilson resign immediately in favor of Marshall. Others, still, attribute the result to poor management by the na tional committee. We know that all of these contributed something to the results of the election, but we by no means agree that these are the main causes. Democratic inefficiency, ex travagance, waste, mismanagement and hypocrisy forced this most em phatic expression of the people’s dis satisfaction at the same. The people were not willing to further intrust their Living with novices and experi menter". Then there was the vote of the colored people. They, too, had suffered long enough from gross in justices and discrimination and ex pressed themselves most emphatirally in this way. As to Mr. Bryan’s inactivity in the campaign, we are inclined to find jus tification in his position. We do not believe any considerable element of even pro-Wilson democrats could have even expectd a different course from Mr. Bryan, in the face of the treat ment given him at San Francisco. The pro-Wilson demos boasted of having buried Bryan so deep politically that he would not be able again to be resurrected. How could these same “malefactors’ as Mr. Bryan elects to call them, expect his support for the ticket put forth by the hands of those who had thus crucified him ? But there was a Jim Reed of Mis souri, another victim of the San Fran cisco steam roller. This man was shamefully treated in the convention, not being allowed to take the seat to which he had been duly elected. Reed, although opposed to the Wilson autoc racy and the League of Nations, was, we believe, sincere and conscientious and very powerful in the politics of the democratic party which fact the demos overlooked. Both Reed’s and Bryan’s states went republican by the largest plurality ever recorded in the history of their states. • Therefore, when feeling about for someone, or something on which to lay the blame for their defeat, we would advise the party to think on these things. 1*. VOX POPl'LI, VOX DEI | “TAOR the mouth of the Lord hath J- spoken it.” The political campaign just closed was the most interesting from many standpoints, of any the nation has ex perienced in its history. The elector ate in this instance was made judge and jury to decide the merits of a casef of our foreign policy. They were called upon to pass on a “solemn referendum,” on the League of Na tions as Mr. Wilson brought it from Paris. The president placed the issue in the campaign refusing any reserva tions which changed the obligations set forth in the covenant. The senate to which the president had submitted the treaty had decided 1 that unless that instrument was | amended so as to leave unimpaired the national independence of the American government, and thereby serve our I best interests at home, it could not be ratified. The president contended that this co-ordinate branch of the government had neither right nor authority to decide a question of for eign policy such as the treaty and the League of Nations made. Conse quently he made two famous swings around the country, appealing to the people directly, to support him in his contention and force the senate to ratify the covenant. The people’s man date would be accepted as final. The senate in the meantime twice refused to ratify, and twice returned j the document to the president. The president in turn forced the issue in the national campaign, making the people both judge and jury. Campaign orators of renown in both political parties plead in piercing tones for endorsement of their case, while the [ people, as judge and jury, sat in sir | lence until these “lawyers” of “hu j manity” placed their case before them. ! On November 2 this popular court rose up in the strength of its own judg ment and passed on the case. The re sult was the largest republican major ity ever recorded in the history of the nation. Even the “solid south” crack ed, and Tennessee, Oklahoma and Mis souri fell over fish and feather into the republican fold. The people will | not be fooled all the time. They know their needs and interests, and when 'hey find these being Juggled by those to whom they have entrusted them | they very soon, and emphatically, re-; pudiate them. The voice of the peo ple is the voice of Cod. ARMISTICE DAY THIS is the second anniversary of the signing of the armistice which stayed the strife and silenced; the death-hurtling guns in the world enthralling war. It should be a day j of thanksgiving. For all the people ol I the world who were engaged in tha1 j war it should be kept as a memorial FOR SALE AT E. Morris Pharmacy, Central and Dale. St. Paul, Minn. Mme. G. W. Halls (Poro System), 2743 S. 11th Ave , Minneapolis. Mme. L*. Laiiue (Walker System), 108 N. 1st Ave., E. Duluth, Minn. Mme. W. 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NEB. of rejoicing and thanksgiving for the cessation of blood shedding between children of a comrfion Father. For all Americans it should be a cause of pro found gratitude that guns were si lenced on that day, for had it not been so hundreds of thousands of the flowei of American manhood would have been slaughtered in the strife. For Amer icans of color, too, it is a day of pro found significance; for our gallani sons had been marked for slaughter, the charge upon Metz, strongly forti fied and deemed impregnable, had been planned. The Ninety-second di vision, composed of America’s black soldiers, were to be used as shock troops. They were to lead the ad vance on Metz. White American troops were to follow them up. We know how great the slaughter would have been. The Ninety-second division would have been annihilated. Others would have met the same fate. But by that Providence that overrules the strife was stayed and salughtei ceased. Armistice Day should be kept as a day of thanksgiving to Almightv God for His goodness to the children of men. <*_-J__ A GOODLY FELLOWSHIP kV1 ERE it true that President-elect VV Harding were of Negro an cestry he would find himself in a goodly fellowship. Men like Alexander Hamilton, John James Audubon, Alex ander Dumas, Alexander Pushkin Frederick Douglas, Henry M. Tanner S. Coleridge Taylor, Stanley C. Braith waite, Charles W. Chestnut, Benjamin Bannekar, Dr. Daniel Williams and Alexander Crummell, just to mention a few of the immortals of Negro blood and anecestry, who have risen to emi nence constitute a goodly fellowship to which one should esteem it an honor and privilege to be admitted. None of these were or are either in tellectual or moral weaklings, hut men of renown to whom the world pays tribute. -. SNYCOPATED SPASMS ! REFINEMENT IVERY once in a while you hear a J man or woman say something about refinement and if you ask eight out of ten folks what he or she is talking about, they will tell you-that it Ls some sort of Greek or Latin word that nobody pays much attention to these days. The latter part of this sermon is all right, but the former is all to the ragged. The word is not Greek or Latin, but good old fashioned English. Refinement means smoothing down the rough spots and varnishing up a little. It means getting a stran gle hold upon our roughneck pro clivities and allow our gentle nature to take a peep at the world without getting scared. Many people imagine that if they tried to be refined, the general public would take them for an easy mark and start handing them the hot and heavy. Such an idea is as moth eaten as an aneient disposition. The truth is just the opposite. The more refined a dude or dudes is, the easier time he or she is going to have going through this ping pong world. A refined person can go a heap more places than a person with a buzz-saw temperament and do a lot more things j that are impossible for a human onion [ with a megaphone mouth. Even a ] lion pauses to wonder when he meet, up with a hunch of refinement. He is just like the public. Refinement is so I Macon’s Cafe and Refreshment Parlor | NOW OPEN I Home Cooking. Attractive Surroundings. Courteous Service, 'i If you try u.s once, .vou’ll come agajn W. G. MACON. Proprietor 2112 Lake St. Two doors east of Columbia Hall y I Coal Coal! I ,Illinois, Semi-Anthracite, Spadra v I Cherokee I ANDREASEIN COAL CO. I Calfax 0425 3315 Evans St. Douglas 0840 V _PROMPT DELIVERY _ ._ - ■ ■■■ ■ ■ ■ 1 11 —■■—i R. C. RIDDLE, B. S., M. D. Physician and Surgeon CHRONIC DISEASES AND SURGERY A SPECIALTY OMAHA OFFICE Kaffir Blk. 817 N. 16th SL Telephone: Douglas 7841. Office Hours: 2 to 4 p. m. SOUTH OMAHA Office: Emergency Hospital. Residence 2701 Q. 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Proverbs and Paragraphics Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the unGodly; nor stndeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. For his delight is in the law of the Lord and in His law doth he medidate day and night.—The Psalms. It is more to a man’s credit to be human than rich. There is much difference between repudiation and defeat. One had better lose his eyes than his calling. He who speaks the truth must have one foot in the stirrup. Corruption illuminates dark paths, For the brightest lights cast the most i distinct and longest shadows. - icwaianiyuiicv/ We Have a Complete Line of FLOWER,GRASS c AND GARDEN yJCCUS Baiba, Hardy Perennials. Pouitrv Supplies Fresh cut flowers always on hand Stewart’s Seed Store 119 N. 16th St. Opp. Post Office Phone Douglas 977 ..... —i •XmX**XhXmXhXXm!mX*44mM,^m!mXX' | MRS. ALMA?J. HILL X £ DRESSMAKER | Plain and Fancy Sewing ¥ £ Evening Gowns and Alteration f. 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