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THE MONITOR A WEEKLY N»WSFAFSR DEVOTED PRIMARILY" TO THE INTERESTS Or COLORED AMERICANS mSLUHED EVERT FRIDAT AT OMAHA. NEBRASKA. BY THE MONITOR PUBLiaMNO COMP ANT ! Eatond aa Second-Clua Mall Matter July 2, 1915. at the Roetotflce at 0—h» Nebraska, under the Act ot March 2, 1879. fF« "rIvTJOHN ALBERT* WILLIAMS-Editor W. W. MOSSLY, Lincoln, Neb----Aaaoclat* Editor LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS- Builnea* Manager B. B. SUTTON_ __Circulation Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *2.00 A YEAR; *1.» • MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS _Advertising Rates FumNhod Upon Appllcetleo_ Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 V. - —■/ 9 ► ARTICLE XIY, CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Cltiaenship Rights Not to Be Abridged 1. All per—ia born or Batnrattaed in the United States, ! and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens ef the ; United States and si the State wherein they reside. No state shall make er enforce any law which shall abridge the ! privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor ; shafl any state deprive any person sf life, liberty, er prep- ; arty without due process ef law, nor deny to any person ! within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. A THOUGHT FOB THE WEEK I would be TRUE for there are those who trust me, I would be PURE for there are those who care. I would be STRONG for there is much to suffer, I would be BRAVE for there is much to dare, l would be FRIEND to all the many friendless, I would be GIVING and forget the gift, I would be HUMBLE for I know my weakness, I would LOOK UP, and laugh and love and lift —Howard Walter. SILLY, SENSELESS SNOBBISHNESS •’J'HERE has been brought to the at tention of The Monitor an incident which cannot be permitted to pass unrebuked. It is this: a iew! days ago a young woman of the race telephoned to one of the leading beauty parlors of the city and to avoid any embarrassment frankly stated her race and inquired if she might have some work done tnere. The proprietor advised her that they did not draw the color line in their business and that they would be pleased to serve her, adding that they had colored people in their employ. The young woman made an appoint ment and promptly kept it. She was courteously received by the proprie tor and in her turn was assigned to the booth of one of the hairdressers who is a young colored woman ana has the reputation of being one of the most skillful in the employ of this well-known firm. This girl indignant, refused to do this customer’s work. One of the white operatives did the work willingly and cheerfully and re buked the silly and snobbish colored woman who refused to work on one of her own color. Such conduct as * this upon the part of anybody who lays claim to ordinary intelligence or even common sense is inexcusable. It betrays the absence of. both. It dis closes a silliness and snobbishness which all right-thinking people will condemn. Instead of showing a will ingness to cooperate with the broad minded white proprietor, who took whatever risk or assumed risk in the loss of custom there might be—often more imaginary than real—in refus ing to discriminate against suitable colored patrons and thus lessen dis crimination, this foolish young woman became a party to the promotion of the very thing which we are anxious to see broken down and against which if practised against her, she would most loudly and indignantly protest. Fortunately, however, such silly, senseless snobbishness is rare among our people and we hope this young woman will repent of this her foolish ness. THE JUDICIARY F the approaching election great care should be taken to elect men of ability, fair-mindedness and judicial temperament to the judiciary. Our people, especially, should be deeply concerned in the kind of men who are chosen to the important position of judge either in the minor or major courts. As a rule the men who have been choeen to the district bench in this city have been men of high class. Those seeking re-nomination have rendered good service. Among the other aspirants for the bench are men of legal ability, large experience ana broad-mindedness whom we believe will be fair to all classes. Of these there are some who in their attitude towards and dealings with our group are such ae to commend them to our favorable consideration. Our advice is to carefully scrutinize the charac ter, reputation and attitude towards us of those who are asking for our votes. If they have been on the bench and have striven to he fair and un biased towards all classes they are entitled to support If they have not been on the bench they can only be Judged by their general character and reputation. We must be careful not to be ewayed by unproven rumors or charges and so be prejudiced to do an injustice to any worthy man. We should do out. bast to obtain reliable information concerning candidates for On Judiciary and then support those vlMHt w* tWtk beet gnaUfled to serve. : v JUDGE HASTINGS rJlHE MONITOR desires to commend to the favorable consideration of our voters, Judge Hastings who Is re puted to be one of the most learned and ablest judges upon the District Bench. We do so because he is a comparative stranger here. As Chan cellor of the Law School of the Uni versity of Nebraska he took a special interest in encouraging students of our group to take advantage of their educational opportunities. He has been deeply interested in the education of our people. This bespeaks the char acter of the man. For this reason we commend Judge Hastings, who is a candidate for renomination to the loyal and enthusiastic support of our people. FOR NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN WE believe that the best qualified man for the important position of National Committeeman is Charles A. McCloud of York. He is a man of broad experience and wide politi cal influenre and as such will be given recognition on the National Commit tee which it will be impossible for a less prominent man to secure. Elect McCloud. CLERK OF DISTRICT COrRT J^OBERT SMITH who has adminis • tered the affairs of his office as Clerk of the District Court with effi ciency and marked ability is a can didate for renomination and election. His record is one to which he can point with pride. His office has been run without cost to the taxpayers, be ing made to pay its way. It is ad mittedly one of the best handled of fices in Douglas county. Our people have representation in his clerical force. He is entitled to reelection. Vote for him. URGES MEMBERS TO VOTE THE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN L ASSOCIATION has sent letters to its members urging them to register and vote in the primary and subse quent elections as a patriotic and Christian duty. The Omaha branch in doing this is complying with the resolution of the National Convention at Cleveland in 1920, "to use its re sources to further the preparation of women for responsible citizenship and to direct their energies toward the achievement of social righteousness.” The letter from the Omaha branch among other things says, “We urge Nebraska Civil Rights Bill Chapter Thirteen of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, Civil Rights. Enacted in ISM. See. 1. Civil rights of persons. All persons within this state Mall be entitled to a full and equal enjoyment of the aseommodathma, advan tages, facilities and privileges of inns, restaurants, public conveyances, barber Mops, theatres and other places of amnamant; subject only to Ms i conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to every Sec. 2. Penalty for Violation of Preceding Section. Any person who shall violate the foregoing section by denying to any parson, except for reasons of law applicable to all parsons, the full enjoyment of any of Ms accommodations, advantages, facilities^ or privileges enumerated in Me foregoing section, or by aiding or inciting such dsn Isis. Mall for each offense be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined in any sum not lass than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, and pay the costs of Me prosecution. “The original act was held valid as to ctticens; barber Mope can net discriminate against parsons on account of color. Messenger vs State, M Nebr. page 677. N. W. 6Mn "▲ restaurant keeper who refuses to serve a colored parson with re freshments in a certain part of his rautaarant, for no ottMr rampa than that he is colored. Is civilly liable, though ha offers to aru hfan by satth* a table ia amors private part of Me house. Fsrgeeoe vs Qfee, at Mfch. MS; N. W.TUT 1^- 1 that you do all In your power to urge men and women in Omaha to use the right to franchise which after all is the true expression of the mind of the people.” We call attention to this signifirant action upon the part of the Y. W. C. A. as indicating the right attitude all American citizens should take in political campaigns. There are those who regard political activity as an unholy thing, to be left to a few politicians. Taking an active) and intelligent part in politics is a patriotic and religious duty. THE WHATNOT COLUMN (For the Associated Negro Press) 107— Who is called “The Apostle of Education?” Daniel A. Payne sometimes called “The Apostle of Education” was born in Charleston, S. C. By trade, he was a carpenter and taught school in his native city until forced to close by the slave holders; whereupon he left the city. In 1840 he joined the Philadelphia Conference of the A. M. E. Church as a local* preacher, and after having served churches at Washington, Baltimore and other cities, he was elected a bishop, in 1863, he purchased for the A. M. E. Church, Wilberforce University in the state of Ohio, and the success that this school has attained is due largely to his efforts. He died in Wilberforce in 1893 being at the time president of the Payne Theological Seminary at that place. 108— Who was Phillis Wheatley? In the year of 1761 there arrived In Boston Harbour a slave ship, among whose cargo was a little slave girl whose only clothing was a small piece of dirty carpet. Among those who were impressed by the apparent in telligence of this young slave was Mrs. John Wheatley who finally pur chased her, and through kind treat ment and encouragement, Phillis, the name given her by Mrs. Wheat ley) learned easily and developed a talent for poetry. Phillis Wheatley eventually wrote a book of 40 poems, whose literary merit disposed some to question their origin; and she fin ally became one of the most noted writers of her day. 109— Who is the world’s champion bricklayer? James Meriwether, a Negro laid 12, 000 bricks in 2 hours; an average of 100 bricks per minute. It required 12 men to wait on him. This feat was accomplished at Elberton, (7a., and is believed to be a record. John Martin while working on a State road near Grafton, W. Virginia, laid 42,000 bricks of 10% lbs. each (200 tons) in 8 hours, an average of 87 bricks per minute. Martin has been known to lay 90 bricks in 30 seconds and is the champion brick layer. Included in he 7,511 colored resta rant, cafe, and lunch room keepers are 3,455 women. LETTERS FROM OUR READERS Konecky States Platform Editor of The Monitor, Dear Sir: I am a candidate for City Commis sioner. If the present administration seeks re-election, it must show that its past record qualifies retention in office. Need I review for you the shame ful and scandalous administration of our City Government by our present commissioners? You know, as well as I do, that with the exception of a very few men, the rest are absolutely controlled . by an organized invisible gang, that has for its object the vio lation of law, which is a menace to our Republic. Your commissioners have made you plenty of promises before the election (they always do) but have done nothing for the great mass of the people of our city. I believe that the principal business of the city is to take care of its people. Now, where -does the care of its peo ple begin? With the care of the mo thers of the new generation; with the care of the children before they are born. If I am elected I shall under take to provide city care of poor mo thers, medical care before and after birth of children and when necessary, material aid to them. This care would be given through the Department of ■Charities and the Welfare Depart ment. The latter must be entirely re-organized into a useful function to our City Government. Municipal nurseries where children of mothers who have to work could be cared for during the day, (this reference of course, to children under kindergarten age), better schools, more schools, more teachers (consequently no over worked teachers), better and more sanitary transportation, more cars, cleaner cars, better ventilated cars during the summer and better heated cars during the winter, the free ad ministration of justice to employees against employers who refuse to pay wages due.) If I am elected I shall use my pow er in stopping the waste and squand ering of the peoples money in run ning the City Government. Do you know that it cost $13,479,455 to run this city (per capital for every wo man, man and child in this city $67.15). Isn’t it outrageous, and where does the money go to? The City Hall is full of political pie eat ers doing nothing and drawing fat salaries. City taxes have become so high that it is impossible for the people to pay them, the result being that homes are being broken up and business peo ple are crushed to the wall. The only remedy to eliminate this dangerous condition is to cut down the pay roll of unnecessary office holders, which automatically will cut down expenses. If I am elected, I pledge myself to do everything in my power to rem edy this existing state of affairs. Yours truly, ISAAC KONECKY, 1517 So. 33rd St., Omaha, Neb. ❖ ^ | Grant S. 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