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■ I ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE ;; UNITED STATES. ' 11 Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged. , 4 * 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, ;; ■ and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the ;1 : United States and of the State wherein they reside. No . ; state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the ;, privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor ;; ■ 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. ! THE REASON WHY COME well-meaning people misuu ^ derstaud why self-respecting col ored people object to segregation. It i is not because they are opposed to being with their own people. Left to their free choice they naturally group themselves. Nor is it because . they are particularly anxious to live | beside or sit beside white people in public places. In fact the self-re-; specting, clean, well-behaved and well dressed colored person strenuously , objects to either living by or being seated next to dirty, ill-mannered peo- I pie, white or black. The objection to segregation in domicile and in public places, which Americans seem to be moving heaven and earth to effect, lies in the PRINCIPLE AT ISSUE. That principle is this: That Colored Amer icans, no matter how well-educated, well-behaved or respectable they may be, are ieithei morally nor physically fit, on the sole ground of race or color, to associate with any group of people commonly classed as white, therefore separate provision must be made, for them, it is the stigmatization of a group of people as fundamentally in ferior and undesirable, which is such a damnable heresy that every red blooded, self-respecting citizen of our race indignantly repudiates it. It is primarily designed to humiliate and degrade. This is the crux of the whole matter. This is the principle at issue, and it is so plain that any reasonably fair-minded and intelligent person should see it. Voluntary association is natural and agreeable to all con cerned. It is the resultant of free choice. Segregation is artificial and disagreeable and is the resultant of: force and coercion, which always bring resentment. HARVARD. 'J’HE Harvard alumni have honored i themselves by protesting the pol- j icy of President lx>well of excluding , colored students from the dormitories ; of fair Harvard, and aiming by this perfidious plan to ultimately elimin ate colored students from the priv ileges of the institution. The men of our race who have graduated from Harvard have maintained by charac ter, scholarship and public service the highest traditions of their Alma Mater, as the protestants forcibly point out. None has ever caused her to blush with shame. That Harvard should surrender to the spirit and traditions of the South seems unbelievable. That her alumni, who revere her traditions, should rally throughout the land to save her from this ignoble surrender proves that the Harvard spirit of jus tice and right still survives. HA >(■ TIll'E. 'J’HE Monitor rejo s that Christian principles dethroneil anti-Chris tion hypocrisy at the recent great In ternational Sunday School Convention at Kansas City, Mo., when the execu tive committee promptly disapproved the Jim Crow arrangements of the local committee in segregating the colored delegates. A splendid pro gram, stressing the imperative need of striving to live up to the ideals of Christ in recognizing the brotherhood of man, had been arranged and we are pleased to say, was successfully car ried out by this vast army of Christian workers. But this program was threat ened with nullification when it was found that in direct violation of the principles that the convention was seeking to emphasize in its program of addresses, pageants, exhibits and conferences, the colored delegates, men and women of the highest char acter, culture and refinement, were be ing seated in a section especially se apart for them. With commendable judgment and self-respect the colored delegates respectfully brought Ihis distasteful matter of segregation be fore the Executive Committee, which promptly disavowed knowledge of or responsibility for it, expressed its dis approbation of it and saw to it that the order of the local committee w'as set aside. This was as it should be. It was a triumph of Christian prin ciple over anti-Christian prejudice and all broad minded and right thinking people will rejoice that upon this issue the convention rang true. S< HI CCS’ WITHDRAWAL tJ'HE Monitor regrets that .Mr. Scruggs has withdrawn from the legislative race in the Ninth District. With three candidates in the field from that district Mr. Scruggs had an ex cellent chance of winning the nomin ation and election. The sentiment this year was strong for the election of Western University THE GREAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF THE MID-WEST The location is ideal, near Kansas City. The buildings are modem brick structures, steam-heated and electric lighted. The following courses are offered: ACADEMIC, NORMAL FULL FOUR YEARS COLLEGIATE, With Degree COMMERCIAL— (With practical experience in student’s bank) MUSICAL — (Piano, Voice, Band, Orchestra, Violin) | COOKING, SEWING, MILLINERY, CARPENTRY, TAIL ORING, AGRICULTURE, STEAM-LAUNDERING, AUTO-MECHANICS, BLACKSMITHING, PRINT ING, STEAM and ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, and RADIO (Teaching students how to build their own sets, including crystal, vacuum tube and amplify ing transformers, by doing the actual work.) MILITARY TRAINING (Junior R. 0. T. C.) By an Army Officer. MECHANICAL DRAWING, CHINA PAINTING, LIVE STOCK and POULTRY RAISING on an Extensive Scale (Incubation)—With more than 4,000 blooded fowls in the runs and hatchery. FEDERAL VOCATIONAL TWO YEARS’ COURSES All departments are excellently equipped. NO STU DENTS RECEIVED BELOW FIRST YEAR HIGH SCHOOL GRADE. School Opens September 4,1922.—For Catalogue or further Information, Write— IF. JESSE PECK, President Hfefift KANSAS CITY, KANSAS Pkhnr i ISlioi I a colored man to the legislature and with the heavy race vote in the Ninth ] District we are confident that we ! could have placed. Scruggs was the 1 only colored candidate and we believe he should have stuck despite the fact | that he has been ill. His late with- I drawal impresses us as a stupid polit- j ical blunder, if not an inexcusable be trayal of confidence. ON THE HONOR ROLL rt''llE Nebraska congressmen who, voted for the Dyer Anti-Lynching Hill which was passed after a bitter , fight in the House of Representatives j on January 22, 1922, by a vote of 230 to 119, were WILLIAM II. ANDREWS, ALRERT W. JEFFERIS, and MELVIN O. MCLAUGHLIN. Remember them for good, in their respective districts, when they seek political honors. They are on the honor roll. Stand by them as loyally | as they stood by this to ns all-impor : tant measure. Congressman Jefferls is a candidate j for United States senator. Hig vote ' on the Dyer Bill entitles him to the solid vote of our people. Let every ■ colored voter, male and female, go to ' the primaries July 18 and cast their | vote for ALBERT W. JEFFERIS for I'nited States Senator. McMI'LLEN FOR GOVERNOR the primaries are drawing near we desire to again remind our 1 readers that In our judgment the best S man rnr us to supiwirt for governor 1b Adam McMullen of Beatrice. As soon ms Mr. McMullen filed The Monitor frankly erpressed our advocacy of his candidacy. We know him personally and believe him to be capable, honest, fearless and fair-minded. We feel confident that none of our citizens will ever have any cause to regret | voting for Adam McMullen for gover | nor of Nebraska. ........... WHAT OTHER EDITORS | :: :: SAY :: :: J .............................. i LAW FOR LYNCHERS John Reynolds, late captain in the A. E. F., wants to see tills sort ot j news in the papers: The sheriff threw open a window and spoke somewhat as follows: "I i am the sheriff of this county, sworn ' to uphold the law and protect the prisoners in ray custody. On each side of this jail 1 have a l>ewis gun and a man who can shoot it. I have a splendid supply of Mills grenades, , which were manufactured for use against human beings, hut which 1 am ! prepared to sacrifice on this occasion. 1 call yotir attention to this beautiful little sawed-off Winchester shotgun which | hold in my hand. Now, you cowardly, murdering blackguards, if you want my prisoner, come and take him.” He’s right. There has been far too much of the mob having its own way. Law was never established by the blind compromise of politics, but only by a wise use of force. Any commun ity that will take the trouble can have law and order. It is the cheapest, most valuable thing on earth.—Col lier’s Weekly. -_____— VOTED RIGHT ON DYER BILL ■BHynij Albert W. Jefferis Republican Candidate far United States Senator Farm boy, country school teacher, college man, amateur ball player, lawyer, earnest worker in development of Ne braska, now in Congress. Always a Republican Primary July 18th. Congressman Jefferis Voted Right on the Dyer Anti Lynching Bill. He is a Can didate for United States Sena tor. CHARLES S. ELGUTTER FOR MUNICIPAL JUDGE Well-Qualified for Position Sought by His Training, Scholarship and Broadmindedness. Our paper takes spcial pleasure in recommending to the voters of Oma ha Charles S. Elgutter, candidate for Municipal Judge. He has been a res ident of Omaha for fifty years, and was educated in our public schools. He is broad minded and public spirit ed. He served the city as a menibei of the School Boain, and also as di rector and attorney of the Omaha Auditorium when the Auditorium was built and turned over to the people of Omaha. He pre ented to the Pub lic Library its fir-t painting for the founding of an art gallery, “The Old Hunter”, by Albert Rothery. A number of hi.- books are in the public library, notably “A Citizen of the United States", a publication which particularly commends itself to the Colored people of Omaha. The book is an argument for the enforce ment of the principles of the Thir teenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendmends to the Constitution of the United States which supplement and give effect to the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln. Mr. Elgutter states in his book, quoting from “A Citizen of the United States”: “The Fourteenth Amendment, this addition to the Bill of Rights, is of great historical importance. Its im portant purpose following the Civil W'ar of 1861 and the abolition of slavery in 1863, was to throw about the unfortunate Negro race further civil and political protection, which the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery failed to secure. In a spirit of magnanimity, the Fourteenth Amend ment was enacted for the Negro’s ex press benefit. Henceforth the Negro and his descendants were created citizens of the United States and of the particular states wherein they reside, and the intention was that they were to be given all the benefits and all the immunities which by right of free men white citizens of the United States enjoy.” Mr. Elgutter severely condemns the barbarous and abhorrent practice of I CHARLES S. ELGUTTER ! | -for | I MUNICIPAL JUDGE '{ | NON-POLITICAL | ;|; “The People’s Candidate for the People's Court” <}; ^ Candidates’ names for Municipal Judges appear on a sepa X rate ballot. Vote such ballot at the polls. Two to be elected. 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X X Lingerie Blouses at $1.95. 2 X SILKS—Big Yardage on Sale in Tremendous 2 2 Variety | | Lots at $1.19, $1.49, $1.89, §1.95, $2.95 and $3.95 per yd. j X WASH GOODS-Ginghams, Voiles, Swisses, Organ- f X dies, etc. X Grouped at 39c, 59c, 98c and up to $1.95 per yard. j; i 1UN10RS and CHILDREN— f i Cool Summer Dresses, $5.00, $7.50, $9.50, $13.50. y Clearing Sale of Coats, Suits, Silk Dresses, Knickers, ? % Skirts, Hats for all ages. 1 SALES OF— :: 2 MUSLIN UNDERWEAR ” 2 KNITTED UNDERWEAR ? CORSETS y HOUSE DRESSES 1 BIG SALE ON THE FLOOR BELOW 2 Entire Center Section given over to special lots of 2 X Towels, Wash Cloths, Bureau Scarfs, Table Centers, etc. ;; X Remnants of all sorts of Cotton Materials in white and jP X colored. <P 2 Special lots of moderate priced wash materials. 2 lynching that is a blot upon our coun try and is a disgrace to our civiliza tion. He anticipated more than ten years the present Anti-lynching Bill pending in Congress by advocating the legal right of the National Con gress to enact appropriate laws for the protection of a citizen of the United States, though he be a citizen of a state, from mob violence in that state. Mr. El gutter sets forth the duty of Congress to punish through Federal Courts those engaged in1 lynching or in burning victims at the j stake, whenever the officers of that state charged with executive or ad ministrative powers to stop such out rages fail in their duty, or the senti ment of the local community of that state tolerates such outrages against citizens of the United States. Mr. El gutter’s deductions at the time "A Citizen of the United States” was published were widely discussed and the subject has been vigorously de I bated by Congress from time to time, i especially during the present session. 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