The Monitor
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A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Eight Thousand Cc’ 1 . eople
in Omaha and Vicinity, and to the Good of the Communi* v
The Rev. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor ^
$1.50 a Year. 5c a Copy. Omaha, Nebraska, June 17, 1916 Volume I. Number 51
Roman Catholic Bishop
Against Lawlessness
Prominent Prelate Pleads With People
of Georgia To Take Firm Stand
For Law And Order
RACE CHIEF VICTIMS OF MOB
Bishop Keily Quotes Henry Grady’s
Tribute to the Negro’s Loyalty,
Fidelity and Devotion.
Atlanta, Ga., June 17.—The Rt. Rev.
Benjamin Keily, Roman Catholic
bishop of Georgia, in an address ro
Southern survivors of the Civil War,
urged his audience, which included
also a number of students from the
white college, to take a firm stand
against lynching and mob rule. He
quoted Henry W. Grady and Gen.
Robert E. Lee. citing extracts which
paid high tribute to the fidelity and
law-abiding characteristics of the
Negro. Referring to the dead soldiers
of the Confederate army, Bishop
Keily said:
“Standing here to-day by the graves
of the men who died, I appeal to y«a
to save the state for whose sake they
died, from a worse enemy than recon
struction—the dreadful supremacy of
mob rule. These men did not die in
vain, for we are to-day enjoying the
blessings of life, liberty, protection of
our rights and property, and these
blessings are menaced when law is
weakened, and the unthinking mob
rules.
"f rom ms last resting piace in om
Virginia the voice of Robert E. Lee
comes to us. T feel convinced that no
one would countenance such outrages
against law and order, but all will
cheerfully submit to the adminis
tration of justice by the legal author
ities, and I sincerely invoke the stu
dents to abstain from any violation of
law and order on this and every
occasion.”
Whites Have Own Lawn.
“Gen. Lee spoke these solemn words
when the State was under a military
despotism which knew little and cared
less for the orderly conduct of affairs
and dispensed with the State law, for
the so-called law of the camp, and yet
under these circumstances he advised
submission to the legal authorities.
“We have to-day in Georgia our own
laws made by our own representatives
executed by courts in which sit our
own Georgia judges. We have no ex
cuse for lawlessness. It is well known
that the victims of these lawless acts
are for the most part Negroes.
Henry Grady’s Tribute to Negro
“Listen, my countrymen and country
women, to the words of Georgia’s elo
quent son, Henry Grady:
“We remember with what fidelity
for four years the Negro guarded
our defenseless women and chil
dren whose husbands and fathers
were fighting against his freedom.
To his credit be it said that when
ever he struck a blow for his own
liberty he fought in open battle
Congressman Madden
Defends Colored Race
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Illinois Statesman Flays Southern Prejudice in Speech
at Washington.
Washington, D. C., June 17.—In a recent debate in the House ot Com
gress, Congressman Martin Madden of Illinois made a determined stand for
the rights of Negroes, and in a debate with Congressman Clark of Florida
drove some shots home. We reprint part of Mr. Madden’s hot reply to Con
gressman Clark:
“No, I must refuse to yield at this time. He says ihey propose never
to permit these men to vote. Well, I suppose that will be true if they have
their way. But there are 10,000,000 of these people in America. They will
rise in their might some day against those who are keeping them down.
They have been loyal to the flag. They have fought in every battle that
has been waged for the liberty of the nation. They have shed their blood
upon every battlefield. They are law-abiding citizens. They are loyal to
the country and to the constitution, and they are entitled to better consider
ation than they are receiving at the hands of men like my distinguished
friend from Florida, and all who think and act as he does upon that ques
tion, because I believe that every human being, no matter what his creed or
what his color, is entitled to his right to participate in the activities of this
republic, if he be a citizen of the United States. Oh, you do not ask these
men what the color of their skin is when you want them to fight for the
flag. Oh, no. You only ask them what the color of their skin is when they
want to exercise their right of franchise. You did not ask these men who
went to Santiago, who led the charge at San Juan Hill what the color of
their skin was when they won the victory for our flag there. \ou did not
ask them what the color of their skin was when they fought with General
Jackson at New Orleans. Oh, no. You did not ask them what the color of
their skin was when they fought in the Revolution, and no one asked them
what the color of their skin was when they fought for the preservation of
the Union under which we now live in that degree of prosperity and happi
ness of which we are so proud.”
when, at last, he raised his
black and humble hands that
shackles might be struck off, those
hands were innocent of any wrong
i against his helpless charges, and
worthy to be taken in loving grasp
by every man who honors loyalty
and devotion.”
MAN GAVE HIS LIFE
TO SAVE CHIDLREN
Huntington, N. Y., June 17.—When
the Memorial Day parade started in
Main street the band frightened two
horses which had been left unattended
attached to a loaded lumber truck.
They started on a run toward chil
dren who formed part of the proces
sion. Hughes Edwards, a Negro, ran
after them and sprang for their
bridles. Losing his hold he fell and
both wheels of the wagon passed over
his body. He died soon afterward in
the Huntington hospital. Hewieic
Johnson swung the horses into a side
street before they reached the crowd.
LINCOLN INSTITUTE
HAS COMMENCEMENT
Lincoln Institute, Jefferson City.
Mo., June 17.—The commencement ex
ercises of Lincoln Institute were held
Wednesday evening and the baccal
laureate address was delivered by
Chas. E. Bently, Chicago’s noted den
tal surgeon. He took for his topic the
“Life of Paul Lawrence Dunbar.”
PULLMAN EMPLOYES CAN
BUY PULLMAN STOCK
Chicago, 111., June 1 >.—The Tub
man company has announced that em
ployes of the company, who have been
in the service a year or more, will t>e
allowed to purchase shares of Pull
man stock on the installment plan at
$155 per share, which is $10 less than
current market quotations.
Employes who receive a salary of
$500 or less per year may purchase
one share, with an increase of one
share for each $500 of salai.y. The
stock is to be paid for at a rate of $4
per share each month. Dividends are
payable to employes from date of
purchase, but 4 per cent interest is
requirred on deferred payments.
PHILADELPHIA BAPTISTS
DEDICATE COSTLY CHURCH
Philadelphia, Pa., June 10.—The
new Union Baptist church, corner
Martin and Fitzwater streets, the Rev.
Dr. W. G. Parks, pastor, has just ter
minated a three weeks’ program of
dedicatory exercises. The new edifice
is built of granite and terra cotta in
the English Gothic style, making It
one of the finest churches in the city.
It was erected at a cost of $130,000
and the interior is modern in every
respect.
McVey, Jeanette and Wills are leav
ing for South America, which just
about leaves Battling Jim Johnson in
possession of the exclusive rights to
Sam Langford.
Populace Honors
the Nation’s Flag
Thirty Thousand Omaha Citizens
From All Classes March in Mag
nificent Patriotic Parade.
A SOUL STIRRING SPECTACLE
Thousands March With Waving Flags
and Multitudes Throng the
Streets.
“The star-spangled banner, oh, long
may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home
of the brave.”
Surely this sentiment must have
echoed and re-echoed in the heart of
every citizen of Omaha as he partici
pated either as a marcher in the
parade or as a cheering flag-waving
spectator of that magnificent and
soul-stirring parade on Flag Day.
Weather Favorable.
The mandate had gone forth that
the parade would move at 2:30 p. m.,
rain or shine. It is hardly a debat
able question but that rain would
have seriously interfered with the
success of the day. During a deluge
of rain at the close of one of the AK
Sar-Ben parades two years ago, ev
erybody broke ranks and ran for shel
ter with one notable exception. That
was Desdunes’ Band which stuck it
out and played “How Dry I Am.”
This band would have marched, rain
or shine. As to others, well—let us
be grateful that the weather was
most favorable. The day broke fair
and beautiful and not a cloud fretted
the sky until about time for the pa
rade to start. An angry looking
cloud came out of the northwest, a
few drops of rain fell and then the
sun smiled upon the assembled thou
sands as though it said:
“That cloud was only a merry jest
to test your patriotic mettle.”
ArrangemeniH rerica.
The skill with which the arrange
ments were perfected was manifested
when at the appointed hour Major
General Harries, chief marshal of the
day, gave the signal to start, and
himself afoot, headed the great
patriotic procession.
It was a magnificent, soul-stirring
spectacle as line after line, sixteen
abreast to the number of 30,000 pass
ed by to the music of the bands. There
were nine divisions. The streets from
curb to curb were filled with the
marchers, all carrying the “Stars and
Stripes.” The sidewalks were throng
ed with spectators waving flags and
cheering. Massed at convenient
points along the line of march were
the school children, mounting into the
thousands waving flags and singing,
as only children can sing, patriotic
songs. As one looked down the
street, from some coign of vantage
and saw that moving multitude it
looked like a majestic river, richly
colored, flowing peacefully between
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