The Washington Bee Newspaper, April 14, 1888, Page 1

Terms. $2.00 Per year in Advance. yoL. VI. AMUSEMENTS. \USICAL AND DRAMATIC RECITAL TO THE —~—JUNIOR EXCELSIORS—— —WILL TAKE PLACE— pRIDAY EVENING, cr MAY 18, ISSS,AT THE METROPOLITAN RCH, M bet. 5th and 16th sts., n. w. rE FOLLOWING ARTISTS WILL APPEAR: Madame Maria Selika, Nahar, Mr. Sampson Williams, Mesdames Agnes Smailwood Orpheus and Amateur Glee Double Quartette. Miss Ednora and Stewart Ball, MARINIAL ORCHESTRAL SELECPIONS. W. A. Stewart, Mang. TWCKeTs ty OT, EMANCIPATION DAY | AYMIVERSARY. HOW (© WILL BE ELEBRATED. The 26th Anniversury of the; Bmancpation of Slaves in the} D strict of Columbia, vill be cel- ASBUR Y| CHURCH, Corner 11th and K streets n- w., MONDAY EVENING, APRIL iG6h, 1888. PROGRAM OF EXERCISES. Music Prayer, By the Chaplain, Rev. J. H Dailey. Masie. Addre-s by the Presiding cflicer, Oat OS R. Wall. Jmancipation Edict, Mr, W Calvin Chase. by the Orator Hon. John Ora ion, evening, Mercer Langston, tion, by (Chaplain No , 2) Rev, W. Bishop Johnson. COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS, Robt. C. Powell, W. Calvin Chase, R. D. Ruttin, J. P. Waddleton. R bt. J. Rush and J. C. Stratier Proceeds to be i Asbury M, E. churct Association for the re a t of tteet mn. Ww Jackson, C. A. Sewart, E son, L. Chase. E. Goins and L. Martin. Admission, A GRAND VO. AL WEDNESDAY EVAING. APAIL 25, BB, -—-AT THE-- MEIROPO-ETAN 4. M. OE CHURCH, M bet. 15am 1Gih ss, m. Ww. The following well-known talent hasbeen secured: Miss Adele b, of Boston; Mesdames mallwood, of Washington ; lle Jones, ot Brooklyn; V. Monigomery, of New York. - Louis L. Boown, of Phila . Jones, of Brooklyn; Jobu on, of Washington. MANAGERS: ie. Nelson, James W. Gray, “hake Bamery, W. RB. Beverly. Moors open at 7 o'clock, Concert 5 p.m. Emory Charles E, Yegins at Tickets - 50 cents. For So al hi ce Toa au evening of pleasure on ay 16th ot April, goto the concert a Jol Wesley churea Conn., ave- Yet.w. Prof. Jobn T. Layton, F Misses J y, Miss Handy, Miss ‘LE. Brace and A. F. Hall, a : will ‘Hele, Admission 25 ceuts. +22 Cuvan Giants the crack 1) ne. bas bl elub of the coun- “IT play the Washingtous < any the 17 18 and 19 h of ths wh. “Their beaiquaiters will WD sou’s, 842 Pa. avenue. bute Brock, J. G.! |To THE FALSE of the, the position of United States Min- | Liberia, this gentleman (?)suddenly : jleft his post for the United States Chairmun; | of America with the intention, as Secretary; (he alle t Dest ;can Government and his resigna- wte Colored Women and Child-j tion requested. Taylor would have i, location of tue bome, Eighth |us believe that be resigned, vol- \ nm. w., extended, aud the|untariily and that he would not wiu’s Christian Associatron,| return to Liberia for $10,000; but for Indigent Colored Gir's, 618 O| We all have read the fable of the Boa dof Managers: | fox and the grapes. Mesdames, Caroline Taylor, A. bl Wari? 15¢'s.} ment and people of Liberia—vot jutter violation of the principles ‘of international Ti | Scbufeldt RESERED SEMTS__—GTS AN ANSWER. AND SLANDELROUS STATEMENTS MADE BY C H J. TAYLOR, LATE U. S. MINISTER RES- IDENT AND CONSUL GENERAL TO LIBERIA; CONCERNING THE GOV- ERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF LIBERIA. BY F. E. KR. JOHNSON, Mc NROVIA. Dedicated to W. Carvin Cuasn, Fditor of the Washington “Bre” Who so ably exposed this false pre- tender, and laid bare all his imper- fections; and is known and respected in Liberia, as the only man, in America, who has dared to refute the false and malicious assertions cir- culated by him concerning Liberia. By the Author. ANSWER: Some men mistake notority for fame and like the crank who at- tempted to destroy the City of Rome in order to have his name recorded on the pages of history, they will commit any act, however mean, low or disgraceful, to ac- quire notoriety. Such a man is Charles H. J. Taylor, quondam bootblack and news-boy, who hav- ing been too suddenly elevated to ister and Consul General to Liberia, demonstrated the truthfulness of the proverb, “Put a beggar on horseback and he wil ride him to sheol.” After a few months stay in . of returning; but we ly informed that owing s ‘beastly murder of the King’s gosu” in his diplomatic dis- aicbes and for other irregulari- ties he was recalled by the Ameri- are Cr his return to America, and fore his resignation bad taken effect, Taylor proceeded to make certain false, walicious and sland- erous statements about the govern- even sparing the Presideut—in law. A few of these statements we — propose noticing. But before doing so we must express our surprise that such prima tacie falsehoods should have received credence in America, when we take iuto consideration the fact that such meu as Dr. Piu- ney, Bishop Haven, Commodore and numerous others from America bave visited Liberia, at different times and borne testi- wony directly coutrary to the Statements made by this unknown adventurer, The weight of evidence in favor of Liberia is so overwhelm- ing that no reasonable mind could entertain the leastdoubt, Besides it is a principle of law that a wit- ness who contradicts himself, either in or out of court, is not worthy of credence. It shows that the majority of the people of America are either extremely prejudiced to Liberia, or deplora- bly ignorant of its condition Taylor in one of bis attacks on Liberia, says—- “A regiment over there consists of 380 men and 297 of them sre Of- ficers. A military Company is em posed of 19 men. Ouly two of them are privates. You see 17 officers stand on one side of a street and order two men to shoulder arms.” Now by refering to ths statate! laws of Liberia, it will be seen that the geuveral tactic: of the D. ©., SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1888. regulations when in actual service, —and the forms of proceedings in Conrts-martial &c., shall be the same as the United States service, that a Company consists of 40 rank and file, and that there are only 4 commissioned officers to every Company. Besides Taylor was never out of Monrovia, from the day that be landed, until he left us so snddeuvly, leaving his land- lord and laundress sadder and wiser, when they found that his promises to pay them ‘Were noth- ing but leaves, nothing bat leaves.’ - From whence, then did he acquire the information that he gives so volubly? O Tay- lor thou art a notorious L--r. Again he says: “They have a Secretary of the Navy and not three muskets be- longing to the government. The Republic has a Secretary of the Treasury aud no national Curren ey. Sailors take some money there oceasionaly when tiey are blown in by stress of weather, National Officials draw salaries that average about $6.50 ayear. A wan with $3,000 is fabulously rich. Any good poker player could baakrapt the Republic if he bad $500 to start with. They promise the President $2,500 a year salary, but he wanted to resign and take a clerkship under me at $50.a month. Six- handred dollars a year! It’s a great Country! Why a shrewd man and a bright boy could ran the whole Republic.” Taylor attempts to give the impression that the three first mentioned positions are held by three distinct persons; when the truth is, the Secretary of the Treasury is ex-offiicio Secretary of the Navy and War. True Liberia has no navy nor doesshe pretend to have any. The Secretary of the Treasury was made Secretary of the Navy at atime when Liber- ia had the nucleus for forming a Navy, and titles ‘‘stick” as Taylor will tind to his cost, when he is dubbed in both hemispheres, as he now is in Liberia, the greatest L—r of the age. That she does not own three muskets is as false as the rest of his slanderous statements. It 1s well known that several lines of steamers ply regularly between the principle Countries of Europe and the ports of Liberia; and that several European houses have long transacted _ business extensively in this Country. Be- sides we can point with pride to such Liberian merchantile houses as G. Moore and Son, R. A. Sher- man, H. Cooper and Son, Williams Brothers, Crusoe &c., and to the farmers of Liberia who produce annually nearly a million pounds of coffee, and Liberian coffee is known as the best in the world, besides other tropical products. And yet this Munchausen the sec- ond, endeavors to convince the peo- p'e of America, that our only so ree of revenue is from the sh ps which are “Occasionally blown in by stress of weatber or drift in with the tide.”! That we have no national Cur. reney is false. True it is not at par, but it is far more valuble than was that of America in the revo- lutionary days or the Confederate “shin-plaster.” His attack on the President is so glaringly and palpably false that it is scarcely worthy of notice. It isin keeping with bis conduct on the 20:b of July last, at the dinner given by the Mayor of Monrovia, on the health ot President Cleveland being propos- ed, he (Taylor) arose and stated that befure the democrats elected him to the Presidency, Mr. Cleve- land was only known by the people of America, in connection witb one Maria Halpen ete. Since then we have bad grave doubts as to his sanity. Taylor well knows that the President and many other officials are not dependent on the salaries that they receive from the Goveru- ment; aud though the President is not expectiug to inberit a for- tune of $80,000 from his grand- mother or some other imaginary relative he would think twice before employing Taylor as over- seer of his farm. He would also give the impres- sion that the people of Liberia are, | for the most part. paupers aud live in a state of nudity. “The prevailing fashion fur men req tires simply a plug hat and an umbrella, the taller the bat the) higher the wearer stands in socie- ty.’ “In addition to a plag hat and ombrella, the President walks| for Monday April 16th. | e policy and general | outin a long linen duster.,’ ‘“Wom- en there, are not. much on Easter bonnets, Seal-skin sacques or rare, lace, but give them a girdle of beads about twice ag wide as your | watch chain and they will wear it and be happy with nothing | else.” One of the principle faults found | with Liberia, heretofore, has been that the people dress too expen- sively for the condition of the country. Fineries of all descrip- | tion are annually imported into the country, to the amount of thousands of dollars, fashionable dresses of the latest make, Jewelry, some chaste and unique, bonnets and lace of all kinds, and our Ladies know how to utilize them. Our receptions are conducted so far above Taylor’s idea of things, | that at the few that he attended, | he succeeded, remarkably well | in making himself ridiculous. That’s right, President Cleveland, send us just such another Clown, | to break the monotony and to amuse the good people of Monro- via; for we miss Taylor sorely. The strangest dressed man during his stay here, was Taylor. Owing to a scarcity of wearing apparel, he was generally compelled to but- ton up closely. Imagine to your-| self a short-thick-set nan about five feet high, with huge head, bull neck, | and heavy jowl, coat closely button: | ed up and having on an over-coat about five feetlong, which trails behind him as he walks, and you will see Taylor as be was accustom- ed to walk out in the streets of Monrovia—, reminding one of the song, | “He is six foot one way Four foot t’other. And he weighs three-hundred pounds His coatso large he coldu’t pay the tailor, And it wont go half way round,” O Taylor! thon art a ridiculous creature. I hope that on your arrival in Washington, President Cleveland’s butler made you a present of some of his cast off clothing for you need it badly. Perbaps the reception he speaks of where he ‘saw men elegantly attired in full evening dress, and on the same floor men who bad pvthing ou but an over-coat and a collar,” was given in a small native town in the vicinity of Mon- rovia called, Kroo-Town, which he was accustomed to visit at night. We will give him the benefit of the doubt, and take this opportun- ity to express our joy that he found himself more in his element among the natives, than he did among the civilized population of Liberia. “Birds of a feather &c.” (To be continued.) EMANCIPATION DAY- The members of the Committee on arrangements, that is, those who are oppo-ed to street parades, have cause to feel c ngratulated on the unanimous supp rt they are receiving from the pe-ple. Hon. John M- reer Langston, who bas been selee'e! as the oia’or of the eve sing will beg-eeted by the most distinguished audience that ever assembled in th’s city. He will bave among his hearers jul-! ges, senators and our very ‘est: white and colored citizeus — Sen- ator Mande sou’s letter was published last week, and others just received to lite for pubicatien. Prof. F.C. Miller, bas volun‘eered to furnish music for this oceasion which will be an interesting feature, Sam- uel Adams Wiggins, eq. a dis- tinguished = jetical author, bas dedicated a poem, which will be read by Mrs. Ella V. Chase Will- iams, Abbeville, S.C. The exer- cises will be held at the Asbury M. E Church, cor. 11th avd Ksis n.w., Monday evening April 16th. MRS. M. A. S. CARY. | (Phila., Tribune, Mrs. M. A.S. Cary, the colored female lawyer of Washington, isa} very intelligent woman and an able debater on poitics, and is} endowed w.th extraordinary con- | versational ability. She was the} originator and editor of the PROV | INCIAL FREEMAN,” 2 temperance | paper published in Canada thirty | years ago. ——2 Read the program of exercises | AN |/NPRECEDENTED Lue @FFER Zi Le eo) ) For kree Sample Go The * address? © Osmopolitan 2 29 Park Row, NEWYORK. 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