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The monitor A National Weekly Newpaper Devoted Primarily to the Interests of Colored Americans. j Published Every Friday at Omaha. Nebraska, by the Monitor Publishing Company. • ' Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2. 1915, at the Postoffice at Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879. | THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor, j W. W. fflOSELY, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb. j SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 A YEAR; $1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Applicaton. Address The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Atlantic 1322, Webster 4243 ;: ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE I < • UNITED STATES. t j * y !! Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged. X 11 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, £ ;; and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the j? j> United States and of the State wherein they reside. No Ij ! ’ state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the | J| privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor j; ; ; shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop ■ > erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person !£ !! within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. X IN FAIRNESS TO SHERIFF CLARK ALL who know The Monitor know that we believe In fair play, and a square deal for everybody. We believe in a fair, manly, open and aboveboard fight for men, convictions aim prin ciples. We dislike misreprensentation and will never knowingly be guilty of this offense ourselves even against our opponents, or permit it to be done by others if we can prevent it. For this reason we desire to correct statements that are being given currency and credence by many aganst Mike Clark, republican candidate for sheriff, con cerning his part in the disgraceful Court House riot and barbarous lynch ing of Sept. 28, 1919, which placed an indelible stain upon this city. We are frank to say that we have a deep seated resentment against the vicious element of this city who were primarily , responsible for that riot. We believe that there are men today active in po litical affairs of the city, who wilfully, maliciously and designedl planned that, riot. So bitter is our feeling and re-1 sentment that we find it difficult to even vote for perhaps good men in whose election some of this element seem to be deeply interested. We cannot conscientiously give them edi torial support. We do not, however, believe it is fair to allow anyone to rest under a false charge. Some false charges are being made against Mr. Clark. One of them is that Mr. Clark, being warned that a lynching was planned left the city on Saturday so as to be out of the way. This is ma liciously false. Mr. Clark left Omaha the Tuesday morning before on a hunting trip, two or three days before the alleged crime of Brown was com mitted and did not return to Omaha until that fateful Sunday afternoon when the mob was surrounding the jail. So the story of his warning and flight is false. The statement that he did not try to protect the prisoners in his charge is equally untrue. Fire was what did the work. So much for the riot. Another false statement given currency is to the effect that Sheriff Clark refused to appoint a colored man a« deputy. Sergeant Bailey did not want a deputyship, but wanted the position on the elevator. This Mr. Clark gave him and underwent a law suit, which was forced on him in a controversy as to who had control of the elevator, to keep Sergeant Bailey there and while the case was in court Sheriff Clark paid Sergeant Bailey’s salary out of his own pocket. He gave the man the Job he wanted and kept him there despite opposition. In fairness to Sheriff Clark these facts should be known. Our citizens have a perfect right to oppose him or any other candidate on whatever grounds they please, but opposition khould not be based upon misrepre sentation. The statements to which we have here called attention are un doubtedly misrepresentation, and there fore are not Just or fair. firearms rpnERE ought to be some way by which the general and promiscuous ownership and carrying of firearms should be prevented. Tragedies, here and elsewhere, are becoming all too frequent and they are directly trace able to the readiness with which guns, | pistols and revolvers can he obtained. If one has a gun or can easily get one there is a temptation to use It In the excitement of anger. Firearms are ; too easily obtainable. It is a serious reflection upon our vaunted civilization that their general ownership for per sonal protection against violence seems Imperative. INTELLIGEMT VOTERS VTOTERS should strive to be lntelll ’ gent They should Inform them selves, as well as they can, upon the character and ability of the candidates seeking their suffrage and vote ac cording to tfheir convictions. They should also know how to mark their ballot so that thoy will *ot lose their sola. * FAVOR DYER BILL 'T'HE local branch of the National As sociation for the "Advancement of Colored People has addressed a com-1 munication to the candidates for Unit- ; ed States Senator and Congress asking them their views and position on the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill. Replies have been received from Robert Smith, in Mr. Howell’s absence, stating that he is very sure that “Mr. Howell will i favor the ‘Dyer Bill’ or any other ! measure having for its purpose the j abolishment of lynching.” Judge Sears, republican candidate for congress, writes “I am in favor of that legisla tion.” The other candidates have not yet been heard from.- The Monitor ! urges our people to support candi dates who will unequivocally lend their efforts to the support of the Dyer Bill. TO SUBSCRIBERS 4MB ADVERTISERS w E desire to express our gratitude and thanks to our subscribers, and friends for their loyal support and 1 patronage through the many years of I our publication. The Monitor will con tinue to serve its patrons witn even greater efficiency than in the pvau Uur editorial policy v^ill be maintain ed with the same sanity, sound judg ment, fearlessness and independence which has given The Monitor a com manding place among the ram publi cations of the country. John Albert Williams, Editor. WHY MOT TRY A CHANGE I "Y^HEN people of a county are so universally dissatisfied with its management, the time has come to make a change. Douglas County has been so badly mismanaged in the past few years that the time is now at hand when the people should voice their feelings at the polls on November 7th, by sweeping the entire court house of political barnacles who have held full sway in their own sweet way. The colored people of this county have many, many grievances over the treat ment awarded them in the past, and they owe it to themselves and their families to gather together all of these : grievances and march themselves to the election booths and there register their protest, or rorever imwl their peace. The time is come when our people must think for themselves, their strong adherence to any one po litical party has gone for naught, they have been patted on the back, so to speak, by the oily tongue of the erst while politician ever ready to offer an alibi for the shortcomings of their ad ministration of an office which we have elected them to, under promises that a “party collar” would be dis carded and their office run in the VOTE FOR Mike Clark Republican Candidate for SHERIFF and keep a Colored Man on the Sheriffs Force I interests of all the people. Has this been done? Mr. Colored Man, recapit ulate for yourself the many persecu tions thrust upon our people and then determine whether or not you will vote to demand a change. Many good men are running for election and re-election but it does not seem quite fair to give anyone a perpetual lease on county offices and as the old saying is a true one, A New Broom Sweeps Clean,” it is quite apropos in choosing your candidates for election a few days hence. In another column of this paper appears the advertisement of Jas. A. Craddock and his associates, W. J. Curran and Adam Sloup, seeking elec I tion as County Commissioners, who I stand upon a platform or assurance to i the people that they will stop the ex travagance, lower the taxes and put a real man in every Job. Abraham Lin coln once said, "He who makes two blades of grass grow, where one grew before, is a public benefactor.” These candidates say, ‘‘We will make one real man perforin the service where two political henchmen performed It before, therefore we will modernize Father Abraham’s truthful saying.” Mr. Craddock is an arcnltect of stand ing, he is qualified in every way to see that the people get a ‘‘square deal” in | all county construction. Mr. Curran is an expert accountant, for twelve years chief auditor of the Westers I Weighing Association, and ita manager \ now. Mr. Sloop is a successful bust-1 ness man of many years. A triumvir ate of men who, by all means, should | be elected as a whole to represent the "stockholders” of Douglas County, w'ho pay the taxes. Speaking in plain words, it becomes ■ necessary to elect all three of these , candidates if our people want to take a hand in this reform movement.— | Paid Political Publicity. ^**’""*" |, _ VOTE FOR BERNARD STONE Candidate for State Representative I I 10th Legislative District Creighton Graduate EFFICIENT, FEARLESS AND FAIR-MINDED ABSOLUTELY OPPOSED TO KU KLU KLAN I BO R N A N I) RAISED IN 0 M A II A | FRANK M. DINEEN X . Y £ (City Prosecuting Attorney) * | SOLICITS YOUR VOTE FOR t Municipal Judge ❖ NON-POLITICAL BALLOT' | X Election November 7, 1922 ‘s' V X I DON’T READ THIS Unless You Want to (Jet Something for Nothing For the following days— OCTOBER 28, 30, 31 and NOV. I So that we may become better acquainted, we are going to give each and every one of our customers that brings this coupon to us, credit for fifty cents in merchandise. The only stipulation is that your purchase must amount to five dollars or over to take advantage of this offer. 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That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business manager are: Publisher, Monitor Publishing Company, Omaha, I Neb. Editor, John Alber t Williams, Oma I ha. Neb. Managing Editor, John Albert i Williams, Omaha, Neb. Business xvian i nger. Earl A. Edwards, trustee, Omaha, Neb. I 2. That the owners are: The Monitor ; Publishing Company, Earl A. Edwards, j Trustee. 3. That the known bondholders, mort* gagees, and other security holders own ing or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities, are: None. . JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of October, 1922. (Seal.) EARL A. EDWARDS, • My commission expires Jan. 27, 1927.) V * • * • • • • • • * • 4 •••••••••••• THE NEW •£ X Sanitary Delicatessen X Y The Cleanest and Finest Place X on 24th Street. X •{• We Carr;, a Full Line of y Y Imported and Domestic Delira- X •j. cies—Fancy, High Grade Groce- .j. 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