The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 25, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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BIG “BLACK AND TAN” RALLY, MT. VERNON M.E. CHURCH, WED. NITE, SEPT.,'
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Special to The Informer.
Lewisville, Ark.—A special grand jury retained an in-
dictment charging Clark Burns (white) of Stamps with first
degree murder for having caused the death of Haytice
Brazwell, colored, last spring.
The regular grand jury which filed its report reported
that it had no indictment against Burns. Circuit Judge C.
R. Hawnie then demanded the documents in the case. The
foreman of the grand jury replied that the papers had been
stolen. Judge Hawnie promptly ordered the jury discharg-
ed and a special one empaneled. The special grand jury
after three hours of deliberation returned the indictment.
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white man. Several other employes of the mill ^^.h^uu„ ,
after the fight Burns fried to borrow a revolver from them same day
and finally succeeded in borrowing a knife. It was testified
that he then summoned the constable and caused BrazewelTs
arrest While Brazwell was in charge of the constable who
was taking his prisoner to court it was testified that Burns ^s."04t kr10.^ ther,e arJe ^/00°
attacked him with a knife, inflicting wounds that caused
Brazwell’s death.
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According to the evidence, Burns aqd Bi
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. whiteman. Several
Candidate H. Capers Enlightens
Political Foes on RepubGcanism;
To Push Relentless Campaign
Special to The Informer.
* Dallas, Tex.—One of the
speakers at the “lily-white”
meeting of September 10, at
their headquarters is reported
by the Dallas News to have said:
H am glad to feel that I would
be able now to Extend a political
meeting without having to sit
were down by the side of an odorous
— beast with a charcoal comptex-
,»ion.”
the j Possibly the speaker was ig-
fimf1 norant of the fact that the next
Mr. Harding,. the
entertained at his
home very graciously a com-
pany of those coloryi American
citizens, whom he calls Odorous
beasts. Evidently the speaker
without theii
not be elected.
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Harding can
leir votes
of them were colored votes. If
the speaker's mother had taught
him the Bible, hfc might have
learried that Moses, the greatest
lawgiver on earth, married a
cojored woman. I am confident
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Mr. owned 350,000 homes. They have
built churches, schools and col-
leges all over the country, which
would be creditable to any na-
tion. Out of these have come
thousands of preachers, teach-
ers, lawyers, doctors, bankers,
merchants and all kinds of
craftsmen, who would do honor
to any nation.
COLORED VOTE MAY
SWING ELECTION
DUE TO MIGRATION
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Figures published today by the Na-
tional Association for. the Advance-
ment of Colored People, 70 Fifth Ave-
nue, New York, indicate that the vote
of Negroes in Northern states may
elect the nest president.
“The Negro vote this year,” says
the Advancement Association, “will
constitute the balance of power or will
approach closely to being the balance
of power in eight pivotal states which
have 165 votes in the electoral col-
lege."
The states with their probable Ne-
gro vote, due to immigration and en-
franclsement of 'women, are given as
follows:
Illinois, 125,000; Indiana, 45,Q00;
Kentucky, 150,000; Maryland, 150,000;
.Michigan, 25,000; New Jersey,' 76,003;
New York, 125,000; Ohio, 100,000.
In each one of these states the prob-
able Negro vote is larger than the
number of votes necessary to swing
the state.
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000 of American colored citizens,
more than any other race on this
continent; and nearly a half mil-
lion were in the war fighting for
this country. They certainly
looked good and smelled good to
poor, dear, bleeding France. If
he had asked any banker, he
could have told hem that it is
the labor of the black man in
the white cotton which brings
the gold balance on the interna-
tional ledger to this country
every year. Certainly the speak-
er doesn’t know tfcat. there are
eight states in which the color-
ed voters have a balance of pow-
that brother Peter wae a “black
and tan” republican, for Peter
said, “I perceive of a truth that
God is no respecter of persons;
but in every nation he that
worketh righteousness is accept-
ed with Hiih.” Peter further
said, “God has showed me that
I should not call any man com-
mon or unclean.” (Acts 10.) God
doesn’t judge people by the color
of their skin, but by their deeds.
If the speaker would take a
paper and read, he would learn
that the American Negro had
the chains of slavery taken off
of him about fifty years ago by
the republican party. Then they
were penniless and helpless and
homeless; not one of them in ten
thousand could read; they were
the prey of greed and grafters.
With all they have stemmed the
tide of an awful sentiment
against them; and the census
10 years ago showed that they
immons speak to 3000 people at
the Coliseum in Dallas said, “If
any of the candidates for govern
nor could make such a classic,
eloquent speech, he would be
elected easily.” Those “lily-
whites” may think that they are
republicans, but I want to. tell
them that no man is a republi-
can who denies the 13th, 14th
and 15th amendments to the
constitution; he may be a Hit-
tite, a Pazarite or hermophro-
dite, but he is not a republican,
because the republican party
was conceived and born to write
those amendments; they are the
foundation of the republican
party. A “lily-white” republican
is like a Baptist who never has
been baptized; he is NOT a Bap-
tist.
P. S.—Harry Beck, our man-
ager, says the best medicine for
the “lily-whites” is to organize
Harding-Capers clubs in every
county. DO IT RIGHT NOW!
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FLOGS HAN WHO INSULTED HIS
COLORED COOK ON FISHING TRIP;
VICTOR PRAISED, LOSER FINED
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Sault St. Marie.—The employer of a colored cook here
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Special to The Informer.
came off victorious in a rough and tumble fight last week
The victor won jthe compliments of the crowd and the loser
got a fine from the judge.
Two white men were out in a fishing party, when one of
them, who thought the, colored cook was not moving fast
enough, began to abuse her. The employer took up for his
cook, and threshed his guest before a crowd of admiring on-
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Simmons speak to 3000 people at Was Fittingly ObtCTOti
With SpleniH Program
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Editor C. F. Richardson was the
principal speaker at the “National
Drive for Justice" program, held on.
the lawn of Boynton Chapel’s
playgrounds, Paige and Lamar, Wed-
nesday night. He used as a theme
“Justice—the Basic Principle of Deni-
ooracy."
Music was furnished by the Y. M.
C. A. band, apd Pastor S. W. Johnson
Berved as master of ceremonies. A
large and appreciative audience was
present.
Meetings of this nature were held
all over the country Wednesday, be
ing a unified drive for justice for col-
ored Americans.
WILL VOTE OR
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That colored women in the South,
new [ enfranchised by the woman suffrage
amendment, will be less easy to in-
timidate out of voting than men, is the
assertion of the Current Bulletin of
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. /
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NEW RATES EFFECTIVE TO
AGENTS AND SUBSCRIBERS
BEGINNING OCT. 1, 1920
Owing to the scarcity and high price of newsprint, the
management of The Houston Informer will be forced to
increase both subscription prices and sales prices, effective
the week embracing October 2, 1920.
Starting the waek of September 27, both city and for-
eign agents will pay 4c per copy for papers, where they
are paying 2*/jC now. To illustrate: Agents handling 30
papers will pay $1.20 for same, where they are only paying
75c now, and so on.
Subscription rates will be advanced as follows from the
same period: One year, $260; nine months, $2.00; six
months, $1.50. No papers will be mailed subscribers either
in or out of the city for less than six months..
News dealers and s^eet agents will sell The Informer
for 7c per copy. This increase is made imperative by the
unsettled’'condition of the paper market and the present
outrageous price on print paper.
'"Black and Tans” Appoint Committees'
To Collect Funds and Push Campaign;
Opening Rally Wednesday Night
That the “black and tan” re-
publican faction does not mean
to simply four-flush and stage a
comedy skit, was demonstrated
at a recent meeting of the vari-
sympathy with the movement
and who are opposed to a policy
of political elimination and ex-
termination, will be asked to
ous chairmen ahd candidates, contribute to a campaign fund,
when plans were mapped out for which will be employed in de-
C. F. RICHARD80N,
Editor-Publisher.
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the fall campaign
Already much interest is be-
ing evinced in the ticket, and re-
ports from leaders in the various
parts of the districts and county
bespeak a healthy vote for the
ticket.
The leaders plaa-a campaign
of protest and education, but
will not resort to mack-raking
and mud-slinging V’ hWTMS and
not individual principles and
not persq0m<ggs, measures and
not men'Wm constitute^he ma-
jor question in this'campaign.
Campaign fund. ,,
All colored citizens who are in'
fraying the legitimate expense
of the present campaign and
paying off the balance left over
from the May campaign. The
collections and expenditures will
be published after the aampaign
ends, as was done after the May
campaign. No contribution will
be considered too small or too
large to aid and assist in'push-
ing the cause of OUR CANDI-
DATES.
This fight will be waged for
principle and not for pelf, and
the succef'" >f the cause rests
with the people, who can be
coupled hpop in every crisis and
undertaking for the race’s
rights to do the right thing at
the right time.
Don’t f^el slighted if no so-
licitor asks you for a donation,
but make out your check for the
“black and tans” and mail same
to The Houston Informer, Hous-
ton, Texas, or bring it to the of-
fice, room 208, 8071/2 Prairie
Avenue. All pastors will be
called upon to take an after col-
lection and donate same to the
campaign fund, for this is the
people’s fight and it must be
won!
OPENING RALLY.
The opening “black and tan”
rally wiU take place at Mt. Ver-
non M. E. Church, corner Clark
and Burnett Streets, Fifth
Ward, Wednesday night, Sep-
tember 29, at 8 o'clock. Candi-
dates will occupy position on the
rostrum and an excellent pro-
gram will be rendered. Come
out and hear the issues of the
campaign intelligently discuss
ed by the candidates and other
leaders.
There will be special band mu-
sic and the various church
choirs are invited to be present
and render a ‘selection. AH
qualified voters, male and fe-
male, are urged to be present
and on time.
C. F. Richardson was elected
campaign manager, with Hon.
J. C. Shelton as assistant.
The other committees follow:
Finance.
N. Dudley, chairman; Rev. E. H'.
Holden, Rev". H. R. Johnson, Mrs. G.
B. M. Turner, J. M. Frierson, Ander-
son Lacy, O'. P, DeWalt, Tom Lawson,
E. O. Smith, Geo. Webster, Mrs. F. E.
Long, J. B. Grigsby, R. S. Jackson, L.
A. Humphrey, Y. U. Jones, Duke Craw-
ford, Jr., J. T. Meredith, Walter Knox,
Henry Davis, John Hubert, O. I.. Hub-
bard, W. J. Howard.
Speakers’ Bureau.
W. L. Davis, chairman; Lieut. F. L.
Lane, Atty. M. H. Broyles, M. H. Grif-
fin, H. P. Carter, C. F. Richardson, L.
V. Allen, J. C. Shelton, Geo. Brown,
Atty. J. Vance Lewis, A. S. Ross, Atty.
W. M. C. 'Dickson, R. G. Lockett, Mrs.
R. L. Yocome, Mrs. J. W. Hubert,
Dr. H. E. Lee, Atty. W, Raleigh Swirv
dell, Atty. G. B. Newsome, John Glenn,
Prof. J. B. Robinson, Prof. A. W.
Jackson, E. P. Harrison, A. G. Felder,
Bob Roberts.
Publicity.
C. F. Richardson, chairman;’ Geo.
Webster, W. L. Davis, Rev. J. L..,Lamp-
ley, Rev. J. H. Douglass. Rev. E. H.
Branch, Rev. J. W. Gilder, Rev. N. P.
Pullum, Rev. F. L. Lights, Rev. J. R.
Burdett, Rev. J. I. Donaldson, Rev. C.
K. Brown, Rev. G. B.. Young, Rev. S.
W. Johnson, Rev. E. H. Holden, Rev.
W. D. Lewis, A. W. Jackson, Prof. J.‘
B. Robinson, Jas. Branham, Geo. Sand-
ers. Henry Davis, W. J. Howard.
"Colored women are not going to
be as easil> handled,” says the Bulle-
tin, “nor are they going to submit to
disfranchisement as readily as colored
men in the past. Their record of pro-
test against prejudice during past
years Is proor of that fact.”
The Advancement Association is
urging its branches throughout the
country to form classes for the train-
ing of newly enfranchised women in
the duties and privileges of voting.
INFORMER WIU SELL
FOR 7c EVERYWHERE
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Announcement was made laht
week of an increase in the sub-
scription^ rates and the price of
papers to agents and news deal-
ers, both in Houston and other
town*. , 1;
Since the publication of' the
change in prices, the' price has
advanced on the cost of news print
and ' the situation has become,
more acute.
A speaker just pack from a
meeting in St. Louis, has made
the public statement that no> im-
mediate relief is in for news
publishers and he further . con-
tended that some weekly news-
papers selling for 5c cost almost
twice that amount to produce the
paper.
The Informer, in view of the
present high price Of newsprint,
will sell hereafter, ,everywher!e,
for 7c per copy, while' agents will
pay 4c for same. Thi§ goes into
effect with the issue of Saturday v;
October 2, 1920. All agents wl 1
govern themselves accordingly.
The management of The li -
former had hoped against hop i
that it would not be necessary I >
advance the sales price, But cL -
cumstances over which they ha«|e
no control have made It Impera-
tive. Several colored newspapers
have advanced to 10c per.obMf,
including the Dallae Express, and
Chicago Defender; while the Bal-
timore Afro-American and other
eastern papers are selling for 7c
and 8c per copy.
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SPECIAL LECTURE.
Dr. D. B. Armstrong of the National
Tuberculosis Association, will lecture
in Hall No. 3, Taboriafl Building (3rd
floor), Saturday, Sept. 25, 1923, 6 p. m.
yery interesting lecture; free and op-
en to all.
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Richardson, Clifton F. The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 25, 1920, newspaper, September 25, 1920; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth523763/m1/1/?q=%22Black+And+Tan%22+1920: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .