The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 6, No. 19, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 16, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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The Muskogee Cimeter.
Vol 6.
jlluskogoQ IT. Thursday Fob. 17 1905.
jVo. 19.
CHILD NEARLY FROZEN.
Negro Lad Found Crying on Front
Steps of Handcock Home.
Yesterday morning while Mr
and Mrs. N. F. Bandeockwore
eating breakfast they heard
someone crying in front of the
house. At first they supposed
it to be one of their own chil-
dren but on in investigation
found a small Negro boy. The
boy was illy-clad and nearly
frozen. He was taken in and
cared for by the servants under
the direction of Mrs. Hancock.
The child who is six years of
age said he was on his way to
chool and became so cold he
could get no further.
Late yesterday afternoon the
hoy left the Hancock residence
for his home. He said his name
was Tommy "Floyd. Phoenix.
The above is respectfully re-
ferred to our school-board and
avc also ask that a school be es-
tablished in the south part of
town for colored youth. All
things considered is it not reas-
onable? Are we asking too
much?
The next issue will contain a
write up of some of our promi-
nent men who have been posing
before the public as paragons of
honesty and Christianity. iUso
a well written article on "Our
Women ' also another on some
of oar preach irs. Everybody
may not approve of them yet
they will all be backed up by
the whole truth. There will be i
no free copies tne Cimeter nev-
er gives out free papers when
you see a fellow reading one)
you can bet your sox some one '
paid for it. We propose to turn
on the electric lights. Minister-
ial frauds misfit teachers and
broken down political hacks.
Head the next issue.
Archie V. Jones the lawyer
who got to town yesterday fail-
ed in the examination and then
skipped out to Wagoner anil got
through by mam strength and
awkardness cun.es out in a let-
ter gold-bond paper telling what
lie thinks ought to be done and
advising the Judge of the U. S.
Court as to his duty. "Noav this
cuss blew 'n her; on the last
gale Has no interest in town.
ould not vote if an election was
1 eld tomorrow and yi t he rush-
i s forward with advice and is a
full Hedged candidate for leader-
ship. He like his namesake
the other Jones of telcgiah
iame could not stand the press-
ure and went to another town
before he could start out to prac
lice law. It's these transient
cusses who want to rule the
roost just as they get to town.
Ko Hell A dam we are not a
candidate and don't want your
support nor that of your dupes
we are here fighting the battles
for the race when you were in
La and one of your clan was
playing the Indian act in Kan-
sas and the other cuss the same
game in Arkansas. We have
always claimed to bo what we
are a Negro. And we think we
will be at work for the race
when your gang of truckling
syncophants. ministerial sharks
and ex-pedagogal frauds an I
political buccaneers are in the
lowest regions oC hades.
It is said that the Roosevelt
club has already declared who
shall be the candidates for mu-
nicipal officers and that the con-
vention shall be a delegated one
and that only one-half of the
delegates shall come from the
3rd and 4th wards and that cer-
tain colored men shall not attend
the convention as delegates and
that no colored men shall be on
the ticket. All of whL-h we are
against and shall not ask Hell
A dam Clark nor his man Fri-
day permission to say so.
The colored contingent who
have been trying to take sides
with Douglass we mean by
that Hell A dam Clark Weary
Hyena Sims and Funny Jay-
bird Gordon with Fishing
Whangdoodle Reed are the same
gang of political plotters who
desired to make an attact on
U. S. Marshall Bennett but their
white bosses would not stand
for it and then some of them
knew that the Marshall's record
in preventing the lynching of
Negroes when this was a part of
the Northern district would be
flashed on thpm and they desist-
ed. This whole outfit are at-
tenpting to pose as fighting for
the race when as a matter of
fact they are trying with hercu-
lean eiforts to locate the com-
missary wagon and it don't
make any difference to them in
Avhat camp the wagon is found
if it contains the proper food.
Up to this good hour failure has
been the re wad. for their stren-
eous efforts but they are still on
the trail. Some of them have a
very hungry look and unless
something turns up soon soon
the gang will get desperate.
The Lincoln Club Meets
The clans gathered for an
election of officers of the club for
the ensuing political year. The
bosses of both factions were
their eager for the fray.
Frank lieed and his independ-
ent outfit were there as lookers
on. The chairman sounded the
alarm and the battle was on.
Things happened so rapidly that
Reed and his rooters were duin-
fouiKkd and before they could
gather their scattered forces to-
gether. Rev. Haywood was
elected chairman and JSJfl. Sims
Secretary and the club had adjourned.
After this Affidavit Taylor
and a few others who had re-
mained called a new meeting on
and R. T. Thompson was elect-
ed chairman and Parson Davis
Secietary; and then the rebels
as they are called by the regu-
lars adjourned. Botii of the
meetings were on a streneous
order and both presidents de-
clare he is the one to preside ov-
er the Lincoln club. The fight
will be carried on up to the
spring election and there sub-
side. In the meantime each side
is hustling for "finers." Future
meetings will be interesting the
public will have high seats in
the rear next to the door.
Trade with the people who ad-
vertise and live in Muskogee.
Our merchants deserve your
trade. Quit buying goods from
the L. B. Price Mercantile Co.
who sends its agents here. Our
merchants can furnish you
goods at reasonable rates and
they pay taxes that support our
schools the other fellow simply
gets your money.
We think to have been fair
and at the same time obliterate
the color line the distinguished
representative of the Depart-
ment of Justice should have
asked the lawyers of Muskogee
be called to meet him and then
the social feature of the Bar As-
sociation would not have been
outraged and the ten colored
lawers of the city members of
tee Bar and others could have
participated in the meeting.
cause they are a disgiaceful set
of Negro democrats as ever
charged upon the commissary
wagon of democracy.
The" gold bond "outfit in an
ironical way pretend to support
the editor of this paper for an
immaginary office. We have
stated that we are not a candi-
date for anything and if we
were wo would not ask for the
support of Hell A dam Clark
and his political cut-throats be-
The Rev. J. M. Bryant of
Gatesville preached at Sango
Baptist College Sunday in
the course of his remarks he
asked the students to bear with
the conditions this year and
that when they return next year
they would find a new school
building he said that he had re-
ceived assurance to that effect.
We wish the college much suc-
cess and believe Mr. Loftwioh
is the right man in the right
place. Wm. L. Johnson.
We are not taking advice from
the Cold bond (brick) oulflt nor
their friends as to how we
should conduct this paper and
while this is possible the young-
est of the lace journals in the
city we can say that during the
six years of existence we have
paid our bills and no suits are
pending against us. and no sub-
scriber has kicked about our bad
English or anything else that
has appeared in our columns;
A committee composed of six
democrats has been appointed
by the representative of the Attorney-general
to assist in inves-
tigating the charges against
Jue'ge Raymond and he also
stated that they were not parti-
san to Raymond. That was self
evident but some of them in our
opinion are partisans of Ray-
mond's enemies. Things equal
to same things are equal to each
other.
We admire Congressman Mur
phy for his firm stand for jus
tice and right. The resolution
introduced before the Bar Ass-
sociation was right and proper.
It was well known that Clar-
ence Douglass' fight is partly
personal and partly political and
why the bar should assist him
or others in the fight is a mys-
tery to the unitiated
WANTED Two or three tracts
of good land for northern farmers at
once. So acres to ijo acres each.
Let mc hear from yon.
II. T. SHOWALTER
Rooms 304 and 305 Iowa Building.
211 SnuUi Second street Muskogee
The Afro-American Real Estate
Co. is doing business at the old .stand.
Write II. R. Pierson Business Mana-
ger for information. Office 211 So.
2nd St. Muskogee.
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