The Washington Bee Newspaper, September 17, 1887, Page 2

we said, that the usefulness of our schools and teachers would be in- red ifMr. Johnson was retained on the board. Qur interest in the schools is the people’s interest, hence, it was in the interest of the people and for the good ang pros- = perity of our schools that the BEE every Saturday at 1109 I street | opposed Mr. Johnson. ington, D. C. Publishe north west, Entered at the Postoffice at Washington . a8 second-class mail matter. THE BEES REQUEST. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, One copy, peryear- = - 9200] In order to swell the sum real- Bixmonths - - - - +}/ized from theconcert given asa adees el ciate cctariser *)|testimonial to Master Cook, we ADVERTISING RATES: suggest that each member of that one inch, one month - ~- 8100|magnificently large oommittee Quartercolumn* “ - - , 6| together with any other willing === pees ass 1,0 | citizen, contribute the sam of one One nch, one year . + ~ 100] dollar to the net proceeds. A paper Quarter column “* : 35 0 | will be prepared and placed in the ee ee ea Bl hands of Mr. Geo. Arnold to which the subscribers may affix their signatures and name the amount subscribed. The money may be paid any time between this date and the 1st of October. Some of the committee have al— ready contributed toward the ex- penses of the concert and that amount ha» aided materially to- ward defraying the liabilities. We hope each and every one of the citizens will feel it his duty to come forward in this matter and ehow his appreciation of the work already dene by Master Cook, by helping him todo more in the future. Great credit is due to Misses Mary Nalle and Sprague for the success of the testimonial to Mr. Cook. These two excel- lent ladies accomplished more work than any ten men. The BrE subscribes one dollar to the net proceeds, which can be coliected any time by calling at this office. Specia) notices 50 cents each. Ten lines con titute an inch. AT TS SL CS TT We disclaim any responsibility for stat ments expressed by our correspondents neither do we indorse all they say. Correspondence on living topics is solicited but t have attention must be brief. Communications for publication must be accompanied with the writer’s nam Not necessarily for publication but as a guarantee of good faith. W. CALVIN CHASE, EpITorR. ‘A colored Citizen's Committee ought to be organized. Give us 10,000 subscribers, and the BEE will be issued tri-weekly. If you want a National race pa- per, give us 10,000 subscribers. We have received the first annu- al report of Ferguson Academy, at Abbeville, S.C. It comes too late for us to review it this week, AN OPEN LETTER TO COM- MISSIONER W. B. WEBB, Now isthe time to advertise in the Bez. If you have houses, rooms, stores, &c., torent, private schools, help, money to borrow or loan the Bzeis the paper that is read by every body. THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE HEARD. Washington, D. C., Sept. 15, ’87. Hon. W. B. Webb, Sir :— The people are very much grati- fied with the removal of Mr. Heury Johnson from the school board of trustees and the appoiutment of Mr. Lewis A. Cornish to succeed him. We are confident that you made no mistake in the appoint- ment of Mr. Cornish. He is a christian gentleman and a man greatly appreciated and respected by the, peonlguP Mul Belltlenien. Mr. Webb, we had concluded not to address you another letter un- less we could write you a letter of congratulation. The voice of the people has been heard in no uncer- sound, the teachers of our public schools will now breathe with ease. The appointment of Mr. Cornish is hailed with delight, and the peo- ple from the lowest to the highest in the huts and hovels and _ the pal- aces of the most influential are re- joicing. The BEE can assure you Mr. Webb, that you have satisfied the people and for the future our public sehools will be placed upon a higher basis, so far as its moral feature is concerned. The reap- pointment of Dr. Francis gives us the assurrence that you have as much confidence in him as the peo- ple, whieh we are glad to know. Prof. Gregory is an educator and his retention on the board meets our hearty approval. We knew, Mr. Webb, after your visit in the east or north you would be imbued with new thoughts and a greater love for the success of your schools. Our expectations have not been blighted, you have instilled greater confidence in the people and given them the assur- rence that our pnblic schools must be above suspicion. We have watched onr public schools with a jealous eye and hoped that the day would come when men of brilliant thoughts and noble aspirations would be made the guardians of the youth. Johnson has gone nev- er to return again ‘to public life ; the poor fellow was restless in his official position and at any time we would not have been surprised to have seen the 7th division transferred out of existence. Like Napoleon, his career has ended and in future ages, when our young shall have grown a family they will read on his tomb stone these words : This is Henry Johnsons’ Tomb, a man who was in everybodys busi- ness until at last a Bee got under his clothes and stung him to death. We don’t write this in jest Mr. Webb, we are just as serious as baptism. In the name of the people, we extend you many congratula— tions. Believe us to be Yours forthe people, Tue Eprror. We suppose that the Light In- fantry and Rifles will turn out and meet the Capital City Guard and Cadets on their return home from Philadelphia. By all means these white gentlemen will turn out as the Negroes always turn out when the Infantry leaves the city. In another column of this paper will be fonnd an obituary on the wife of our esteemed Alabama cor- Mrs. Banke was a most estimable lady, a loving wife aud a worthy citizen of Alabama. Our corres- pondent has our most profound sympathy in the hour of his bereave- ment.* Sorrow never could revive the dead, so we weep because we weep in vain.” JOHNSON’S REMOVAL. Not since the removal of Mr. John H. Brooks, from the board of trustees of the public schools, has there been greater rejoicing abd gratification expressed, by all class- es of citizens, than when it was.an- nounced that Mr. Henry Johnson had been removed from the school board, and Mr. Lewis Cornish ap- pointed to succeed him. The re- moval of Mr. Johnson was first re- quested by the BEE for reasons well known to the citizens of Wash- ington. in our opposition to Mr. Johnson, we found that we were almost unanimously endorsed by the good thinking people of this city. Mr, Johnson has played an important part in the schools as well as in politics. He might have made himself one of the most use- fal men in our community, but that vindictive spiritof his and desire todo things which proved detri- mental to our institations and those who are dear to us all, were the causes which demanded his remov- al. That accuteness that was 60 characteristic of the man has been lost; his judicious judgement, which at alltimes won for him the respect and confidence of the peo- ple, has left his brain. Johnson of to-day is not the Johnson of years that have passed. He has fallen into the rude and unpolished do- ings of a small man. Things that might have been left alone, Mr. Jonson was the most active in exposing. We congrata- late Commissioner Webb for this wise and necessary act, and assure him that he has now three of the most highly respected colored men on the board, who will give satis- faction and who are satisfactory to the people. The friends ot Mr. Johnson worked hard to have him retained, they made all kinds of statements to Commissioner Webb to the effect that, it would be a shame and disgrace to remove Mr. Johnson under the fire brands of the Bez. We only acted in the in- terest of the people, we have no more against Mr. Johnson than we have against any public officer who doesn’t do right. We knew, and —————e The common mistake in dealing with Malaria is to treat symptoms. The poison may bein the system in large amount without chills and fever. The evidence of its pres- ence may be disordered liver, or ES do to avoid competition with this new stomach, or both; with headache, backache, &c. To get rid of all \the trouble at once, take a few | doses of Shallenberger’s Artidote for Malaria. It cures all the symp- toms by destroying the cause. Sold by all draggists. THANKS TO THE PUBLIC. Thursday Sept. 15th, 1887. Editor of the Bee; Dear Sir: — We beg leave to use the col- umns of your paper for the pur- pose of extending our thanks to the citizens generally for their very generous patronage. We will let the pnblic know as soon as the returns are all in, the sum netted from the concert. Very respectfully, | Annie Sprague, Mary Nalle. THE PEOPLE SPEAK. To the editor of the Bee: * Dear Sir :— : Feeling assured that the lette you kindly published for me in ref erence to the action of Mr. Henry Johnson against the Junior Excel- siors on March 12th, 1887, has ac- complished its desired effect. Since that time Ihave continually put forth every effort possibly ‘to cause the removal of Mr. Henry Johnson, from the school board as a trustee, Ihad the honor of having an inter- view with our universal friend Hon. W. B. Webb, on the morning of Sept. 13th, recommending mr. L. A. Cornish, a gentleman known for his moral und _ intellectual worth, beleiving the school board to be complete with Messrs Grego- ry, Francis and Cornish, I left the room of Commissioner Webb with ap impression, that I had rendered some assistance in having the gen- tleman appointed, that would study the interest of the teachers and pupils of the public schools and hereafter teachers characters would be sustained and pupils welfare wo'.ld be protected; thereby sav- ing families from being broken up by misrepresentfng statements. As a fact our white bretherin man- aged to elevate and advance both teachers and scholars, rather than seeking after their imperfections. In congratulating the Commission- sioners for the appointment of the present board of trustees, and thanking the editor of the Bre for the interest manifested from time to time in the public schools, [remain act maceantfalle © W. A. SrewArp. THE COLORED PRINTERS, THEIR CONTEMPLATED ORGANIZA- TION OF A TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. A cRiTIC reporter called upon Mr. R. F, Chicolm, a prominent colored printer of Columbia Typo- graphical Union, No. 101, to find out what he knew cuncerning the report that the colored printers’ contemplate forming a printers’ union of their own. He said the report was true; that he had re- ceived letters to that affect srom certain colored printers in the south, and that they had asked him tocooperate with them. “But” said he, “I can’t do that, for I am a member of the existing typo- graphical uvion and am obligated to stand by its laws and princi- ples.” Being asked what is their object and what benefit they can derive by forming a union of their own in stead of supporting the already es- tablished union controlled by the white printers, he said: “There is a large number of colored compositors in the country, particularly in the South, and they are increasing dai- ly. They are learning to work in all branches of the business thoroughly, and intend to make their union a national one They say their application for membership to the typographical unions located in the south would not even be considered, much less acted upon. their plan is to or- ganize and tender their survices to pub- lishers for a sum less than what the white printers are working for, and, besides, to operate upon the same plan the ‘Printers’ Protective Fraternity, under Vick Cole, works upon—that is, to man all offices wherever strikes occur under the rules of the Internativaal Typographical Union. They claim they can get all the work they want by such a procedure. They say that the publishers and proprietors are study- ing economy and willemploy any class of workmen or machinery that will reduce expenses and yet retain a proper standard of excellence in their work, Even now at Abbeville, S.C. there is a Democratic newspaper manned entirely by colored printers. The proprietor of that paper say3 its only a matter of dollars and cents with him’ and that the annual saving in mon- ey is aconsiderble item. There is also a weekly paper published in Alabama by a Democratic politician which 1s set up en- tirely by colored compositors. In this day and time, when publishers and pro- prietors of printing establishments are going wild over every rumor of an inyen- tion of a typesetting machine whereby | the cost of composition may be lessened. the advent of these colored printers at H less price than is, paid the regular union printers are extremely dangerous and damaying to the latter.’ Being asked what the existing union ! element, he said: ‘‘The union should not only open its doors and receive these col- ored workmen as members, but it should enjoin upon all foremen in its jurisdiction to give colored printers work in propo- tion to their numbers; for the foremen under the rules of the International Un-| ; ion, have all power in regard to the im- ployment of printers, the proprietors be- ing absolutely ignored in the matter, and cannot, under the rules of the union, em- ploy any printers, no matter how much they may desire todo so. If such a policy is carried out by the union I believe the pending trouble may be avoided, other- wise the International Union may have a formidable rival to confront.” : Being asked whether the colored printers here and farther North found it greatly to their adyantage to be members of the In- ternational Typographical Union, he said “No: the prejudice against the colored workmen isso great that neither here(the Government Printing Office excepted) nor farther North can a colored uvion printer, no matter how great his skill, ob tain employment in an office controlled by the Union. But while this is true, 1 do not want to be understood as being in favor ofthe present movement on the part of the colored printers, although I readily recognize the fact thatthey have ample grounds to justify such a course. I regard the whole matter as a clash of interest which should be identical, and hope the International Union, of which I am an humble member,may find some way out of the difficulty.” Science an EN DEPARTMENTS SEVEN | re ANDERBILT UNIVERSITY. Vv PUBLIC OPINION EDITORIALLY EXPRESSED. (Birmingham Era.) Truly Bishop Turner is a great man, but great men make great mistakes, and never did the Bish- op make a greater mistake than when he recommended a Georgi« Democrat for President. wis, will be LA wT (WEEKLY PELICAN.) As a civil service re‘ormer Mr. Cleveland is a complete hum~ bug, With a re-nomination al- most assured, he is preparing for an electioneering campaign unex- ampled inits bidding features in} the history ofour country. containing colored EDS ang P fa Be ER {INDIANOPOLIS WORLD.]} “Has the Negro a history?” an- noys a good many sensible people nowadays. The Negro has con- siderable history, to our thinking. His history of the last twenty years is without a parallel. [ARKANSAS DISPATCH.] The Forrest City Advocate in- forms us that the colored people of that town are going to have more than our people have or ever will have unless they unite more fuliy than at present. —An Opera House {montgomery Herald.) What we need is men to en- gage in every branch of business and commercial enterprise. Sup- pose some of our mouied meu put their money together and open a grocery store or dry good estab- lishment and a drug score? BAD ON GEORGIA LA WYERS [Atlantic Herald.] There are a class of Lawyers(?) in Atlanta who, upon every intel. ligence ofa killing of a colored man on the railroads, will seek after the wives of the deceased to bring suits against the railroads for damages. These lawyers(?) are often paid by the railroads them- selves to hunt up these cases. W serve our readers of this evil with a hope to check it, but if it is not stgpped, we will be put to the ne cessity of giving the names of the parties who are playing this dou— ble-banded fraudulent game. Prompt and care ue for 1886, of 140 p: BEST and RARES to cover EST, ‘amps NEW! In_ st Our Seed Warehouses, the largest in of orders, New York, are fitted up with every a} liance for the Biling Our Catalo; New Home Sewing Machine Co. —ORANGE, MASS.— 30 Union Square, N.Y. Chicago, Hl. St. Louls, Mo. tlanta, Ga. Dallas, Tex. San Francisco, Cal ‘UE 1. “T F STAMPING QUTETT FREE oe OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL TEACAER. aterest the ladies are . containing. K A levee om best gtretuasent od parchment Paper, all on ment Paper, all different, including Sprays of Golden Rod, Miss M.E. Church, of Memphis, Tenn., and a graduate of Uberlin| College, is one of the new teachers | for the colored High School. Miss) Churchis a lady of remarkable abil- | ity and refinement. 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