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PUBLISHED WEEKLY • “Dedicated to the promotion of the cultural, social and spiritual life of a great people.” Kev. Melvin L. Shakespeare Publisher and Editor Business Address 2225 S Street Phone 5-649) il No Answer Call 5-7508 Rubie W. Shakespeare_ ____Advertising and Business Manager Charles Goolsby__Associate Editor, Y.M.C.H. Lynwood Parker_Associate Editor, on Leave Mrs. toe Green_I_____Circulation Manager Member ot the Associated Negro Press and Nebraska Press Association tnterea as becond Class Matter. |une 9. 194/ at the Post Office at Lincoln, Nebraska under the Apt ot March 3, 1879. 1 year subscription—_$2.00 Single copy——-—-—5c NATIONAL €DITORIAl_ UlU^/Vlun&tA— EDITORIALS The views expressed in these columns are those of the writer and not necessarily a reflection of the policy of The Voice.—Pub. Advertising a Co-operative Venture The successful publication of this second year of “The Voice” is the result of an unprecedented gesture of cooperation on the part of- the loyal citizens of Lincoln who are continuing to express a desire to give assistance in any way needed. In our efforts to give you a newspaper which will be rated among the best of its size we are thrilled and inspired with the response you have given. It is necessary now to ask your coop eration in the matter of patroniz ing our advertisers. We do not believe that it is necessary for you to spend more money in order for “The Voice” to get its quota of ads, but w£ do believe that it is to your advantage to make an investigation as to why some ad vertisers do not advertise in “The Voice.” We are calling this matter to your attention because we know you are interested and you will do a great service to yourselves and your community if you will pay Is Your Answer Here? By Alvin Moses. NEW YORK. (ANP). Q. Now that Louis has fooled us again about his retirement, wrho is there for him to fight?—“Cotton” | Harvey, NYC. A. Possibly the winner of Joe Baksi vs. Ezzard Charles—that’s all. Q. Do you think Jackie Robin- j son would have handled Doby’s Cleveland incident as did the ex Newark Eagle infielder?—G. H. *K. A. 1 really don’t know to be perfectly honest. I think he would have because of his conse cration to the cause. Q. Tell me again who were the “Big Four of 1910,” were they the four best colored heavies of any period since then?— Thomas Gray, Cleveland. A. Johnson, Sam Langford, Joe Jeanette and Sam McVey (or McVea). As far as my vote counts they were. Q. I read a United Press report of the bend-over-backward atti tude of Coach Joe Sheeketski, Nevada U. football team, who accepted meekly Tulsa U’s threatened refusal to allow two colored players, fullback Sher man Howard, and sub-quarter back Alva Tabor, to appear on the athletic field ag^nst whites in Oklahoma. Do you think Uni versity officials sided with the Haywood, Newark. A. No. In 1946 when Nevada was scheduled to play Mississippi State and the same sort of pre judice issue based on state law of athletic control immediately canceled the football meeting explaining: “the people of Ne vada could never stand for such treatment of its residents.” firms who advertise in The Voice and the size of ads they give. This is of special significance. We must make it known that this is the only direct independent medium of expression the Negro people of Lincoln have. It is just as important to the people it rep resents as any paper can be to any people. But it is -up to us— you and I—to make this fact known. We can do sq through a continued cooperative venture. When we think of the business firms who have made the publica tion possible—many of whom have advertised in every issue—and others who have taken a larger space and have advertised peri odically, it gives a feeling of pride and encouragement because we know that their interest goes be yond the mere fact of buying ad vertising space. They are inter ested in you. We are therefore urging you to show your interest and appreciation. R.W.S. Starch your ironing-board cover after washing it. It will stay clean longer. Also, replace the cover while it still is damp. When dry, it will be tight and smooth, r——•————•• ■ Out of Old Nebraska. By James C. Olson Superintendent, State Historical Society Of all the elections in the na tion’s history, one of the most im portant and bitterly contested was that of 1860 which put Abraham Lincoln in the White House. In Nebraska territory, the national ; campaign was somewhat over shadowed by an acrimonious race for the position of territorial dele gate to Congress. The Democratic candidate was J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska City, a young man of 28 who was Secretary of the Territory. Candidate of the newly-organized Republican party was Samuel G. Daily of Peru, who was seeking re-election. As frequently was the case in pioneer politics, the campaign consisted largely of a series of joint debates held at various points in the territory. Considering the language the candidates used about each other, it is a little surprising to learn that frequently they traveled from town to town in the same buggy, and on occasion slept in the same bed. Accommodations and condi tions of travel apparently were such that the candidates found it expedient to declare a truce be tween debates. This should not be taken to . mean that the contest was not ' hard [ought. It was one of the1 most bitter in Nebraska’s history, | and was followed by a contest of ; the election in which each can- 1 didate freely leveled charges of fraud at his opponent. The final count showed that Morton had been elected by a vote of 2,957 to 2,943, or a major ity of just 14. Daily immediately filed notice of contest, and both candidates spent the autumn months traveling about the ter ritory taking evidence to support their cases. (This time they did not travel together). Each of them produced sworn testimony that there had been irregularities and j fraud op behalf of the other, j What’s more, each probably was correct. I Finally, the case went to the United States House of Represen tatives. The evidence was pre sented at length before that body, but the case was decided largely on a political basis, with the Re publicans voting down the line for Daily and the Democrats for Mor ton. 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