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Nebraska, under the Act of March S, 1879. _ ,,
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W. W. MOSLEY, Lincoln, Nab. -- Associate Editor
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Our Choice for President
in 1928 is
WALTER W. HEAD
of Nebraska
An Astute, Able, Clear
headed Business
Man
A BLOW AT INTOLERANCE
Governor McMullen has ap
pointed Irvine Stallmaster,
aged 31, judge of the district
court to fill out the unexpired
term of the late Judge Wake
ley. The appointment is re
markable from two points of
view: first, that of age. It is
exceedingly rare, if not un
precedented, at least in this
section that one so young
should be clothed with this dig
nity; and secondly, from that
of race, Judge Stallmaster be
ing a Jew. His race or nation
ality ought not count against
any man. His character, quali
fications and ability should be
the sole criteria of one’s fitness
for office or position. Unfor
tunately this is not true. De
spite their character, training
and ability, there is a preju
dice, damnable prejudice, as
all prejudice is, against the
Jew, as there is against the Ne
gro. He, too, is a victim of in
tolerance. It is therefore most
praiseworthy that Governor
McMullen, in the face of popu
lar prejudice and intolerance,
should have the courage to
smite intolerance a blow by the
appointment of a Jew to the
district bench. That Judge
Stallmaster will measure up to
the full dignity and duty of his
office is not doubted by those
who know him.
WILLIAM C. MATTHEWS
In the sudden death of
William C. Matthews, our race
has lost one of its outstanding
leaders. Born, like so many of
the strongest men, in the south
land, young Matthews, eager
for an education, found a way
out. He first attended Tuske
gee Institute where he receiv
|ed some elementary training.
Thirsting for more knowledge
I and higher educational advan
tages, he went to Phillips Acad
; emy, thence to Harvard and
I graduated from law school of
: Boston university in 1907. His
■ legal ability won recognition,
as the positions which he held
attest. At the time of his
death he was assistant attorney
general of the United States.
Wiring us to meet him a few
weeks ago as he passed
through our city, we had no
idea that that was the last time
we would see him in this earth
ly life. Gone to his reward he
is only one of many who
wrought well in his day and
generation.
WE WANT TEACHERS
Let us not forget that the
time is drawing near for the
election of teachers. There are
several of our young women
who are eligible both by train
ing and experience to have a
place in our public schools.
They will not be appointed,
however, if we continue to be
idle and do nothing about it.
Let us get busy now and go ini
dead earnest, intelligently, but
insistently, for this just recog
nition of our citizenship.
HOOVER ACTS
It is gratifying to record that
Herbert Hoover has eliminated
the hateful segregation obtain
ing in his department, which
was called to his attention.
Segregation of government
employees on the ground of
color in the departments at
Washington must not be toler
ated. It is unjust, undemocrat
ic, un-American and subjects
its victims to humiliation and
embarrassment which this gov
ernment cannot tolerate with
out stultification.
GOOD NEWS
It is certainly good news.
Sears-Roebuck company has
purchased a building and will
soon open one of its branch
stores in this city, which will
give employment to about two
hundred people. The policy of
this company has always been
to give a fair proportion of em
ployment to our people in al
most any and every capacity
they are able to fill. We have
no doubt that the same policy
will obtain in its store here.
The coming of this firm, as of
that of Montgomery, Ward and
Company, bespeaks the con
fidence that broad-visioned
business men have in Omaha’s
future. Stop croaking, begin
cheering and boosting for
Omaha.
The Germans are a wonder
ful people. They have come to
America on the sea, under the
sea and over the sea. In the
last exploit a brave Irishman
kept them company.
LETTERS FROM READERS
“Not Finished But Begun”
Omaha, Neb., April 19—To the
Editor of The Monitor: Now that
the smoke and smell of the political
battle have cleared away, let us re
flect soberly upon some of the out
standing results as they affect us.
At this writing it is not known
what the final result will be in close
contests like that in the Ninth district
where Dr. McMillan seems to have
won over Dr. Singleton by a slim ma
jority. The official canvass is not
complete. This will change the count.
Assuming, however, that all results
will remain relatively the same, while
we did not get all that we should
have gotten, we proved beyond a
shadow of a doubt, that our people
are aroused as never before to the
realization that if they are ever to
be anything, or get anything worth
while in this community, they must
get out and dig for it for themselves.
In this respect they showed marked
improvement.
The result in a number of elective
offices sought by us was substantial
ly what it was two years ago, but the
spirit of independence which was
manifested in our people raised our
prestige 100 per cent in the estima
tion of those who had heretofore
looked upon us as mere things to be
used during campaigns and forgotten
immediately afterwards.
The vote given A. P. Scruggs for
public defender was remarkable be
cause it was spread at large over
communities where the white vote
was predominant. A vote such as
that given Scruggs was more praise
worthy, though unsuccessful, than
that given the other successful can
didates whose vote was restricted to
a single district.
The result in the Tenth district,
where F. L. Barnett was nominated
over three white opponents, was re
markable because of the personal ele
ments there which would ordinarily
militate against one of our own.
Here was Hoffman, who advertized
extensively and appealed to a racial
group whose numbers were consid
erabe, emerging with only 124 votes;
Mehrens, who had the same advan
tages fared little better; Sam Klaver,
his most formidable opponent, who
came off with 360 votes, furnished
the fear and surprise in this district.
This Hebrew is a well known, clever
and hard hitting young fellow and
made us rather uneasy because in the
Tenth district live many Jews. But
Barnett beat him by 81 votes. Let
us not forget that Barnett was nom
inated by a plurality and not a ma
jority. Therefore, if Barnett retains
his seat in the legislature he must be
elected in November. Don’t forget
that the November election is his
i greatest hurdle and we must double
j our effort to win.
In the Ninth district we were con
fronted with what was by far the
most interesting situation of all.
Here we were confronted by the
manipulation of a well-oiled political
machine which was at its best and
hitting on all cylinders. As I point
ed out before, the machine picked our
candidate for us in this district and
told us through its “spokesmen” that
we had to accept him or nothing at
I all. It had set out to punish Dr,
Singleton for “disobedience” and
employed all its high pressure tactics
to accomplish that end. Plenty of
money was spent, all those, who foi
obvious reasons, were obligated to
the machine, were put in the field
to defeat Singleton. It played the
game shrewdly and well. Keep in
mind that the machine virtually con
trols every candidate in that district
except Singleton—democrat and re
publican. Here is how it played its
cards: First, it withdrew Parker,
the only white republican, and enlist
ed his services for McMillan. He was
to throw all his white friends’ vote?
to McMillan. Second, it selected a
professional man that he might com
pare with Singleton in intellectual
qualifications. Third, either by ac
cident or design, they chose a name
that sounds Irish, and discreetly
avoided explanations or introduction
to his white friends. This explains
in part why McMillan carried all the
white precincts and none of the col
ored. With all these trump cards,
the machine, after much sweating,
finally came off with a majority of
only 20 votes which the official count
may radically reduce. May I repeat
that with an abundance of well paid
workers, plenty of money and not
particular how it was spent, with
many at work who by reason of their
“business” were compelled to serve
it, and all the disguises and pulling
of candidates, the machine was not
able to carry a single precinct in
which the colored vote predominated.
It is here very evident that McMillan
was most certainly not the choice of
the colored people whom he seeks to
represent. It is quite evident from
Do gambling dens, buffet
flats and speakeasies contrib
ute to the welfare and upbuild
ing of any community?
this showing that the colored people
who fought political servitude in
order to establish economic freedom
and equality were not inclined to
entrust their cause into the hands of
one whose hands were tied onto a
ruthless political machine, whose die
tates he must obey. They made a
very definite challenge to any power
that be, the right to choose for them
and force them to accept that choice.
The better thinking people gave warn
ing that their integrity and self re
spect must be preserved at any cost.
They fought, not so much for the
preference of either candidate as for
the establishment of a principle and
the recovery of our long lost racial
integrity and political prestige. This,
we feel sure, we did regardless of
the result of the primary.
Let me warn Dr. McMillan that
the fight is not finished, but just
begun. It is one thing to be nomin
ated at the primaries, and quite an
other to be elected at the general
election. Voters are restricted to
party choice in the primary, but are
free to vote for anybody in the gen
eral election. The campaign in the
Ninth engendered a bitterness that
I fear will not die before the Novem
ber election. Can Dr. McMillan suc
ceed in welding these broken senti
ments after being nominated under
the circumstances he was, is the great
question that he and he alone must
answer. The fight in this district
will now be between a white demo
crat, who is also a machine product,
and a colored republican, who is a
machine product. To which of these
two will the machine give its heaviest
support in November? They have
accomplished, in the defeat of Single
ton, about all they wanted with Mc
Millan. Will they be as loyal and
energetic to the end? I have my
doubts, knowing the tricks of a ma
chine as I do. McMillan has elected
to sit in on a game with the most
skillful political gamblers to be found
anywhere. They never lose a trick
without knowing it and seldom at all.
They can spot every trump in the
deck and can read another’s hand
well. My presumption is that Mc
Millan is not skilled in the game in
which he is sitting. He has got to be
absolutely and complacently obedient
or he will awake to find himself shorn
of all his covering and be kicked out
into the cold with only the proverbial
barrel around him. He laughs best
whose laugh lasts.
GEO. H. W. BULLOCK.
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