Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1901 Page: 3 of 16
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Thursday, June 20, 1901.
SOUTHERN MERCURY
fewer than 600 persons of foreign birth,
and in North Carolina a still smaller
number. The operatives in the South-
ern mills are a rugged, muscular race,
accustomed to privation and hard
work. *
Attempts to introduce negro labor
in the factories have invariably fail-
ed. Neither the men nor the wom-
en are a snccess in such employment
as they are not skillful in handling
machinery. Neither their mental nor
physical qualities are adapted to fac-
tory work. it takes a much longer
time to train them to handle a loom
or a lot of spindles than it does a
white person of the same age and ed-
ucation. And when they have learn-
en they are indifferent and careless
and cannot b relied upon for punctual
attendance. As a rule they quit work
on pay day and do not come back to
the factory until their money is ex-
hausted. This is said to be the expe-
rience of every person who has tried
colored labor in mechanical industries.
Several factories have been started by
colored men in which none but colored
labor was employed, but thus far every
one was a failure.
GROWING INTEREST IN BUFFALO
CONFERENCE.
The interest which has been arous
ed all over the United States in the
next National Social and Political Con
ference which is to meet at Detroit
Mich., June 28-July 4th next, is shown
in the letters which come to the Sec-
retary from all over the country
TbAse are from all classes and condi-
tions of men and from all sections.
A few of those opinions will show this.
Ralph Waldo Trine of New York,
author of several books one of which
"In Tune with the Infinite" has gone
into fifteen or twenty editions, writer:
"I shall plan to attend its its meet
ings."
Hon. A. M. Todd of Kalamazoo,
Mich., formerly Prohibition candidate
for governor, member of Congress, and
large manufacturer, writes: "I hope
to be present and I trust this Confer
ence may be even more successful
than its famous predecessor."
Rev. Duren J. H. Ward of Iowa City,
Iowa, formerly professor in Kansas
State College, writes: "These meet-
ings do a vast amount of good to the
workers by acquainting them with
each others theories, aspirations and
personalities. They unify the many
efforts which otherwise fight each oth-
er."
Hon. William Sulzer, Democratic
member of Congress from New York
writes: "I will do everything in my
power to be present."
Hon. John Ford, Republican member
of the New York State Senate says:
"I can probably attend and will try to
do so."
William M. Salter, President of the
Chicago Society of Ethical Culture,
writes: "It would give me great pleas-
ure to attend the Detroit Conference,
keep me on the list as it is possible
I may do so."
But these opinions come not only
from well-known men, but c,lso from,
the mass of the thinking people who
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are the backbone of our country. Here
is a sample from George B. Rounsevell
of Haskell Flats, N. Y.: "I have been
greatly encouraged by the plainly ob-
servable results of the Buffalo Con-
ference in increased liberality of views
and friendliness of attitude among re-
formers of various classes of beliefs.
The work of reform may well begin
among reformers themselves."
Rev. Richard Wake of Salt Lake
City, Utah, says: "I am specially in-
terested in the attitude of the churches.
Christianity and Churchianity are too
far apart. May the Conference bring
them together."
Dr. J. P. Spence, Chancellor of the
University of Harriman, (Tenn.)
writes: "I trust the Conference will
be a great success. We need such re-
forms." While Dr. Garrett Droppers,
president of the University of South
Dakota, at Vermillion. S. D., writes:
"I shall be most happy to attend the
Detroit Conference. Be assured of my
utmost sympathy with its purpose."
And so page after page might be
filled with extracts from the thousand
of letters received by the Conference's
secretary. The only qualifications ne-
cessary to receive an invitation are
sincerity, courtesy and ability. What
a man believes politically, religiously,
economically or otherwise, is neither
a bar nor an aid to his admission, so
long as he is sincere in his. beliefs.
Among the attendants and speakers
will be Republicans, Democrats, Pop-
ulists, Prohibitionists, Socialists and
what not; Protestants, Catholics, Jews,
Mormons and all .kinds; Single-taxers,
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Socialists, Individualists and all
schools of economic thought, minis-
ters, congressmen, lawyers, manufac-
turers, labor leaders and men from all
walks of society. The bond which
binds them together is a search for
the truth and a desire to help man-
kind.
HE QUIETED 'EM.
Any one who has ever travelled
knows that "drummers" as they are
called, are the most timid, modest,
selfsacrifioing people ever met in a
Pullman car. The experience of one
of these fellows who wears a T. P. A.
button on the lapel of his coat is
proof of the innate forbearance of the
whole tribe. Said he, "One night
last week I boarded a sleeper after a
hard day's work and was kept awake
for two or three hours by a couple on
their honeymoon tour. I would never
have gotten to sleep at all that night,
I guess, if it hadn't been for an old
gentleman who very unceremoniously
broke up the cooing.
The couple had for some time been
very audibly calling each other "tootsy"
"darling" "lovey-dovey" and other fe-
licitous love-sick names by which
everybody in the car was bored almost
beyond endurance.
The feminine voice at last announc-
ed that she was going to sleep and the
passengers all heaved a thankful sigh.
But their pleasure was short lived,
for her better, or rather other half,
after a few moments murmured:
"Kiss me Mary; kiss me just once
more before you go to sleep."
Oh, John, I am so tired; let me
alone," was the drowsy answer.
No; kiss me again, Mary." insisted
John. But Mary didn't reply and
John, evidently fearing she would get
to sleep without any further osculato-
ry demonstrations of her undying ad-
oration for her liege lord became im-
patient and repeated frantically:
"Kiss me, Mary, kiss me just once,
dear Mary: Won't you kiss me?
Please kiss me, Mary."
At this junction the old gentleman
at the further end of the car put his
head out of his berth and yelled at the
top of his voice: "Kiss him, Mary,
kiss him! For God's sake, kiss him
and let us all go to sleep."
A murmur of approbation went
from one end of the ca to the other and
and not another sound was heard from
the berth occupied by the newly mar-
ried pair.
McKinley's refusal to accept a third
term cuts no ice. In the first place
it is too far off until the next nomi-
nating convention for such a decision
to be of any avail. If "the welfare
of the country" demands it, his ante-
cedent declining will be reckoned to
his credit. And, in the meanwhile,
those whose ideas of imperialism are
not broader than three terms for one
man, will be effectually squelched. Im-
perialism can be realized quite as well
under Gov. Hill of New York, as under
any of the rest of these assassins of
the Constitution.
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Park, Milton. Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1901, newspaper, June 20, 1901; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth185904/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .