The Washington Bee Newspaper, August 13, 1887, Page 1

10.000 ORGAN. | Terms. $2.00 Per year. Vol VL WASHINGTON, D, ©., SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1887. The Mashi gton Bee -ERTISE «In This Paper. IT WILL Pi. 80,000. 5 cents per copy. No. 11. VEVER SUCH BARGAINS | Men’s Boys’ and Children’s Clothing As are now offered at the Great S Sample of MEN, BOYS’ane CHILDREN’S Clothing Opening at 924 7th St. n. w. Ber. 1 St. AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE. Over one thousand Men's Boy's and Children’s Suits and Overcoats | Many of them will be sold at less than the cost of the | about the making and the trimmings. Actual bar- A saple Suit worth $20 can be bought for $12.! and Boy’s Suits at little over half: | Children’s Overcoats at less than you would have to pay for the These goods are mostly in ngle Suits, only one of a kind, ade of the best English, French and American goods. Princo $15 now $g, Suits that sold for $12 to $20 at less rds of the cost. There are no better goods made, many of | at er to the best ordered work. Men’s Suits start at $5 and £0} to $16; Boys’ suits $- 5 to $10; Children’s Suits )to $6, and Over- | a for Men, Boys’ and Children from $2.50 up. You ean secure the | ains of your life in any of these goods you can get fitted in. We ‘hildren’s Suits—54 in all—the price of them was $6.50, $7, 4to8. Just think of it. You can have your choice Little Overcoats for half price. Men’s Pants 75ec., % alot of Prince Albert Coats, Black Cloth a. 3 Sold for $18, $20, $22—your choice to day for $12. it would be impossible to enumerate the thousands of good things in Clothing for Men, Boys’ and Children. Come and see for yourself at the great. sale of sample Suits at 924 7th St. N. W., bet. 1 St. and Mass. Ave. Look for the sigus. Sample Suits and all styles of men’s Bo id Children’s Clothing. Salecommences TUESDAY MORN. jNG at 10 o'clock. of the best. goods. goods, Say nothing gains se -jdom come. Overcoats ve ry low, and Children price. making. and are ma Alvert Coats sold for $ coals best barg have a lot of of this lot for 1. $1.50, £2 up to $6, We hav LOUIS HEILBRUN'S, Largest and Hest One Price SHOE HOUSE stock of: $4,Hand Sewed Gai- and gentlemen The Offers an entire new and complete ters for ladies $2.00, 2.50 and 3 00 LADIES FINE KID BUTTON. $2.00, 2,50 3.00 GENTS SEAMLESS GAITERS. 50 GENT’S SOLID SIIOES. $1.00, 1.25, 1.50 LADIES& MISSES 75 Cts. MISSES & YOUTH SCHOOL SHOES. OXFORD TIES & LOW QUARTER SHOES 75 ets. to $4.00 SLIPPERS 15 cts. to $2.00. 20 Tickets good fora a of $1.50 shoes, TIeilbrun’s 402 7th Sé —THE OLD LADY IN WINDOW. $1 00, 1.25, 1 | BUTTON P.S. A liberal discount 10 charitable [ustitutions and pastors. ROBINSON. J. BOOKER JHUTCHINES, PAREEE!® saddle & co Repairing neatly done. 218 G St., n. w., Washington, D-C. Men's Boys’ and Youths’ FINE LOvrH- ING and maker. ;| Ilarness The Bijou Shaving and HAIRCUTTING PARLOR. ‘2: 3 3rd St. ss. w.. ag. 4 is iCDR. #SHVENTH ANG‘D STS. N. W Everything tip top. Come and see us, - | Spootswoop and NEWMAN, Props. BEST MALT LIQUORS. W:H. Harrower. THE CONTINENTAL BREWIKG, CO. MANUFACTURER.. OF Ales, Porter, Lager Beer and A Brown Stout, Philadelpuia, ePa. | StOVeS, Ranges & Furnaces Geo. H. Butt, And Dealer in Table Cutlery,’fin- {for four Sort Agent, 420 Tth St.,s. w., Washington, D. C. ware, House Furnishing Goods ete: No 313 Seventh Si N W Was DB H £25 £5 3s 3 2 B25 ss 5 i. Ses Bs cn e $23 9 S32 wg 8 ES 232 A £3 3 22 o> 8 a S mets So at ry Zecnsee & ° & Sm B “54 Hectc<3 2 2 = EE baie =} a 2 sss 3 <$223 & < 2 ge eo z 2 Nee SEs Bouse $ = Zae, Res B25"s S E = 2 OSE £52 PE.S 3 & & SPEssgs Leesese : & eSSsces StS §s5 5 & BScteed oP oles 3 wes a g En3 gia maer< -; become the custom | farty-five years, OUR PUBLIC PRINTER. THOMAS E, BENEDICT. THE GREATEST SYSTEMATIC PRINTER IN THE COUNTRY, A FRIEND TO THE LABORING MAN, SOLDIER AND THE NEGRO, THE FIRSPIN THE HIS- TORY OF THE OFFICE TO PROMOTE A NEGKO. The Bee being an independent reso published in the Negro has been friendly dispos- ad toward Mr. Clevelands adminis- tration. It is not what the Bee has received, because the editor has never asked the’ President any favors. The paper ‘has always en- deavored to give credit to those, in authority under Mr. Cleveland’s admimstration who been friend ly disposed towards the Negro. Mr. Thomas IE. Benedict, the Public Printer, being a friend to the labor party, the soldiers and the Negro, the Bee is desirous of informing the public and the colored people WHO MR BENEDICT IS Mr. Benedict is forty-seven yeais old, a New Yorker by birth, and comes of a democratic line. He has served four terms in the New York Legislature, where his father and grandfather served before him. Hlis great grandfather was for sev- enteen years a State Senator, and that is the longest term ever served in that body by any one man. The same progenitor was a member of the provisional government of the State immediately after the revolu- tion. Mr. Benedict has been at various times a teacher, a railroad agent, a book keeper in a manufac- tory, the originatorand for seven- teen years the editor and_ proprie- tor of a Democratic Weekly news- paper. The newspaper he dispos- ed of, when he became Deputy Comptroller of the State of New York. In ‘79 Mr, Benedict was elected to the State Assembly, and nsecutive years he was reelected with an increased majori- ty every time and with larger ma- jorities than ever attained by any other candidate before or since. In the Legislature he served three years on the important finance committee was also chairman of the railroad committee and con- ducted several important investiga- tious in the service of the State and New York City. He was chairman —— ‘lof the State Democratic Conven- tion at Buffalo during the first year tof Mr. Cleveland’s administration as Governor. In January, 1884, at the commencement of the adminis- tration of the present State Comp- troller, Mr. Alf C. Chapin, he was appointed Deputy Comptroller, to fill a vacaney coused by death. The two previous Deputies had retain- ed the otlice for life, and that had of the office. The two last Deputies held it for and Mr, Benedict migkt apparently have held it for years to come, but on Friday last he resigned it to accept the oflice of Public Printer. Deputy State Comptroller, which has a salary of $4,000 ($500 less than the salary of the Public Prin- ter,)1s the most responsible De- partmental position in the gift of the people of the State of New York. It involves in the practica working of the office the receipt) and disbursement of upwards ot} $20,000,000 a year. The press, | both Republican and Democrat in the interior of the State of Ne York, where his character and his work were best known, speak of) tim in the highest terms of praise. They all: pronounce him a man of | great ability & a genuine Democrat. | Mr. Mauning’s paper, the Albany Argus, speaks of him “Honest | Tom Benedict, the sterling Demo- erat,” and says that be brought the office of Deputy State Comptroller the interest of The oftice of xis thirty years in practice. up to bea. model of business per- fection. THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE is now better systematized than it has ever been. In every depart- ment of that oflice everything works likes a clock. The workmanshi | on the agricultual report this {is better tlf&in it has ever been. Its typographical appearance far excel$ any that has eyer been turn el out of the Government Printiag | oflice. The | COLORED PEOPLE are treated like human beings. A | Bee representative had_ the privil- | edge of going through the oflice on T: esday to ascertain how the oflice was being condueted and what im- Hrovenents were being made and how the;Negro was being treated. He called on Mr. Mandamus Clark, of Nevado, who was appointed to a laborers position in the Folding | Room under Mr. Rounds in April 783. Mr. Clark is an intelligent | man who was found there wheu Mr. Benedict took charge of the office. He had often applied to the fore- man for a promotion but was al ways denied and was told that if he were not satistied he had better go west. When Mr. Benedict was made Public Printer he foand in Mr. Clark certain economical qualities that he appreciated. He suggest ed to the Public Printer the best mode to run the map and plate ware room. His suggestions were kindly considered and My. Bene- dict fonnd him to be the proper man for the place, so lhe was pro- moted to the foremanship of the map and plate ware rooms. THE FOLDING ROOM is conducted by Mr. E. M. tenber, with W. C. Vamedar, as assistant. No republican fore- man ever found a colored wo pman competent to premote ex- cept Mr. Rounds, against the protest of Mr Pheanix. It is hop- ed that Mr. Benedict will make another step forward and pror_ote some worthy colored girl. Rut- THE BINDARY has Mr. Wm. White, as foreman. Mr. White is affiable in his man ner and aman _ greatly liked by the employees of that department. There have been no additional appointments of colored appren— tices in this department. The COMPOSING ROOM has Capt. Brian as foreman. Ife is a man who practices no dis- crimination on acconnt of color. No colored man has ever been promoted in this branch of the oflice. We are of the opinion, that Mr. Benedict, regardless of color will give the Negro a show while he is public printer. The PRESS ROOM Mr. Sardo, foreman bas greatly improved it. The foreman is an honest man and one who knows his business, We shall be glad to see some colored young women on the presses in that department. Mr. Benedict makes daily per- sonal visits throughout _ his office. Ile knows every man and woman iu the office. The press may speak disparingly of the Public Printer, but there has never been a man placed in that office who has con- ducted the office better and put it in amore systematic order than Mr. Benedict. The Bre fteeis grateful to him for his kind treat~ ment of the Negro, and whatever fault may be found with Mr. Cleveland’s administration, it has been kindly disposed towards the Negro. ieee When you feel that you are dan- gerously sick, you willsend for an educated physician of acknowledg- ed skill, without considering the }cost. You wishto get well. Have | you malaria in your system, and do you wish to get rid of it? Dr. Shallenberger’s Antidote is the {remedy. The doctoris a graduate ‘ofthe Jefferson Medical college, The med- icine will cost you one dollar, but it will cure you, and is safe in dose. | Sold by druggists, The Barbers Union. L. A., No. | 4032, will give its seeond grand | pienie at Vauness Park, Monday August 22. Everybedy should attend. GUR WEEKLY REVIEW. THE GLENN BILL. AMERICA’S B>AST- ED CIVILIZATION. THE SOUTHERN WHITE PEOPLE. HOW THE COL~ ORED PEOPLE ARE SUCCEEDING IN MEMPHIS, TENN HOW CAN THE NrG@RO PROBLEM BE SOLVED? SUF- FRAGE IN THE DISTRICT OF Co— LUMBIA. YOUNG MEN TO OR@AN- IZE. The recent act passed by the | Georgia Legislature, prohibiting | white teachers from teaching color- ed children and colored, teaching white children is one of the most) uncivilized acts known to Ameri ca’s boasted civilization. Sach an act could have only been con ceived by a corrupt brain and bar- barian. The colored people of the south | dou’t ask for social equality, neith- | er do they ask for mixed schools, but, they do expect equality before the law and equal school facilities. The southern colored people have demonstrated to the world that they are competent to do as much | as the white people and do it well! ifan opportunity is offered. The Georgia legislature may deem it wise to pi uch anact, buat itis} not right, and that which is not} right cannot prevail, A wrong to} any race of people, has never been | known to prevail. History speaks | of people in ancient — times | who were oppressed by the avarice | and profligate, but eventually the | poor people were righted and to- day ancient civilization is no mock- ery. What is it that the white} people of the south want? The question in our opinion is a division of the colored yote. The colored people must be like white people, tbey must support those principles | that will better serve their inter- | est. There are three great | ties in existence, the repubii demoneratic and prohibition ties. We would suggest that the Negroes so divide as to have} a representation in the three par- ties. Perhaps this will solve the prejudice against the Negre. The next step for the colored people to persue is to go into business and save their money. Tne colored people in Memphis, Tenn., are do- ing good business. There is no city in the South where the colored people are doing so wellas in Mem- phis. We don’t understand why itis that in some portion of the south the colored people are pro- gressing so nicely and in other por- tions they are ill treated ?| There is but one way to solve the | NEGRO QUESTION as we have heretofore stated. He) must divide and go into all par- ties. He must go into basiness accumulate money and save it. If this don’t solve the Negro ques tion nothing else will. Sometime | ago we suggested the propriety of p blishing a tri-weekly or Daily! Ber. We are of the opinion that the colored PEOPLE are‘in need of a paper that makes its appearance often and says some- thing when it appears. Such a paper is what we shall endeavor to publish. The policy of the paper will be independent in politic fearless and out spoken on all que: tions pertaining to the people. Will the people support such a paper? if so please send in your names at once. The editor will make a tour throughout the south in the inter- | est of his enterprise some time shortly. We briefly suggested to the YOUNG MEN last week the propriety of organiz- ing. For some time our district affairs have been coutrolled by a class of corrupt men who are no good to themselves or anybody else. Young men organize, Itis gratifying to see so many of our you business. It is i autify ing to the cit Among the new recruits is Mr. Geo. Horton, a young man well known in the com- munity. Heretofore the colored people had to contend with a class of men in whom no confidence could be placed, but now we have men who can be trusted with any business. We have had oce: heretofore to mention the names of Messrs. W. A. Stewart and J. BE. Mason. We have been told that Mr. Mason is now worth $11,000. He has not been in business but two years and started with a small | capital of $600. Mr. Stewart is the | | zens of that | cumstances, | League. | Esq., was elected President, | tune, which is practically a + reanize § organize a were under his tutorship and it is gratifying to know that they are all preparing. Let us as young men support our own enterprises. We know that the Bee has its ene mies, and those who don’t want to patronize the Bee, let them go to the Advocate. Brogdon or Pendle- ton. There is nothing selfish about us; we have frie nds enough who will support the Bee. 1 A NATIONAL FARCE. ALIAS A NATIONAL LEAGUE. WHAT COLORED EDITORS THINK oF [t. MR, FORTUN#’S PLAN TO ORGAwIZE A NATIONAL MOB. {From the Southern Leader. Every colored paper in the coun league for advoeating the | Ne ro’s rights and ate his wrongs. Mr. Fortune’s bague means blow for blow and, prose | ing to his own words, to “shoot and stand up and be shot at.” best way to get up faith in kind of remedy is for Mr. to take some of his cine. | From the People’s (Del) Witness. ] The proposed National League as conceived by Mr. Fortune, [ 7) is working with serious effeet upon a few colored — journalists. The League is to be organized for the benefit of the suffering South, that isto be instrumental in quelling mob and violence as perpetrated against the inoffending colored eiti- region. We join in the chorus that urges the colored man to defend himself at all haz ards against outlaws, as the eir- guided by prudent dictation, to conscientionsly exert the wisdom of selfdefense. But we fail to see the sense of organiz- ing the colored people into a band The this Fortune own medi | of “outlaws, that will place them on nich naieiltard white Many of our sagacious colored editors of the South have already spoken out in condemning tones against the League, because they s the im propriety in its complicated intlu- euce. They should be those who know whether such an organizetion would be advantageous or not. Nevertheless we expect Mr. For tune, of the New York Freeman. knows better than even they, and will doubtless say they must have it, because his imagination is se much stronger than their practical knowledge. There. too, seems to be some advantage visible in it to the Northern Fortane since he has the i and roughs of the South. | credit of conceiving this method and advancing the idea recently. So far the proposition looks to us very much like that advaneed and endorsed by IT. Thomas Fortune nearly a year ago in Philadelphia at a mass-meeting when the South Carolina massacre was denouneed, and from which grew into existence the Afre-American Protective This organization was made permanent. Robert Reeves, ud its dimensions vere to extend all over the Union for the expressea purpose of meeting the emergen- cies receatly advanced by Mr. For- ‘chest intention of nut.” Lt may be the | our friend of the Metropolitan eity to see first the question thoroughly } warmed upand then call upon the citizens of the City of Love to push the work onward. But, at any rate, Mr. Fortune has either allowed himself to be cred- ited by many who know nothing of the existence of the above men- tioned organization to consider him the conceiver of this new League baby” on purpose, or the idea of condescending to work in harmony with the colored people of Philadelphia, would not place with- in the grasp of his power certaiu intlueuces suitable to the cause of a near future. If Mr. Fortune is honest in his proposed attempt to national league, he should, iu our opinion, urge the recognition and completion of the Afrivo-Amertcan Protective League without delay. Bat ifthe pream- Brotherly ble and by-laws which be, in our opinion, endorsed last Autumn, are altogether foreign from this uew pet theory, and cannot be al- tered to lit the plans of his party, then there is certainly something rotten in Denmark. As for Delaware, the colored people can exist, league or no league. We neither condemn the whole for the actions of a part or fail to take our own partéven in father of the young men. ‘Lhey all! “riots.” Pais sna " it fey: t x | | 2 + Bee ts i x wa } \ ( } ia i) er Ri 3 a, te ’ — ie» { fi Ey Me ey ea ah ae ig baa di | + 4 : } ot My