The Washington Bee Newspaper, July 14, 1888, Page 2

northwest, Washington, D.C. =ntered at the Post Office at Washington, D.C., as Second Class mail matter. THE GUMPTIOUS ASSIS- TANT DISTRICT AT- TORNEY, LIPSCOMB’S METHODS AND MEANNESS. Joseph M. Chase was convicted, manslaughter was the charge. Prof. Paul was the unfortunate victim of the accident. Lipscombs prosecuted the case and convicted the defendant. He mercilessly struck down challenges every colored face sum- moved for jurors. This foul in- troduction of the color line into cases in which justice saould reign supreme demands the sever- est protests of right thinking people. Lipscomb is saturated with prejudice from head to foot. His father was an overseer and “nigger driver.” A man is not to blame for his father’s wrongs only so far as be adopts those wrongs. Lipscomb said he would not refer to the prejudice of the cotton*field. This was sheer cun- ning. He had arrayed white againet black trom the jump. He made this dodge in his address as Messrs Moss and Wall had pur- sued him so closely and had brought out the prejudice of the government side. It is strange that when @ man rides a horse on a bleak day when no one was in sight and scarcely a bird on the wing thaton the moment of a purely accidental occurance forty white witnesses should suddenly witness the occasion. The fact is color tipped the balance and | anglo-saxon blood had to be sat- isfied. Prof. Paul was a good man, 60 was Chase. Each con- tributed to the welfare of society. To commend Prof. Paulas a great and beneficent humanitarian and to muminize Mr. Chase as a rascal and reckless being, were only tricks to wreck justice. It was a good thing that Mr. Wal! coura- geously scorched that young roos- ter whose ability is daily becom- ing beclouded by his prejudice, He is not the man forthe place. { He is bigger than his office. He has no right to lugg into that sacred office the personal filth of 6 his make up. Prot. Pauls death was purely accidental. Chase had no inten- tion todo him harm, The judg- ment of the court will forever con~ sign that young man to a culprits lot, because of a quick trial. ; Chase had aright to gallop his horse. Prof. Paul should have been on the lookout. Contribu- tory negligence aided in a speedy death. We all regret Prof. Pauls death. But can only say it was one of those unlooked for things that daily occur and no one should suffer the gloom of the peneten- tiary fora single hour for this occurance. PROBATION WORK. The first benefit to be had from probation, is, itsavesthe persons self respect when he realizes that some one cares for him, that he dosn’t stand alone in the world, He has the courage to overcome temtation and make an effort to live a respectable life. When a person gets into the probation agents hands the first thing to be done is to attend to his temperal wants, if he is hungry feed him, then furnish him with employ- ment for it isa true saying that “the idle man’s brain is the devils workshop.” The persons on probation are to be visited often, when they know that they are watched they are more careful about going in the way of temta- tion and more likely to avoid the appearence of evil. Itis often the case aftera man or woman | has been found guilty, the agent t inquires into their circumstances and if they have friends they wish tosend for, the agent gets some one to go after them and they pay their fines or give bonds for them. They are saved from the workhouse, and the govern- ment gets the fine and is saved the cost of keeping the prisoner, and his family has some assistance towards their support without which they might have to cali on the charitable public for assistance. The amount of money saved to with peremptory} the public treasury is not a small sum, We copy from Mr. E. H, 8 — report made to the board of aldermen of the city of Boston, Mass., which was for five years previous to 1884, in it he shows a saving of $82,697.00. Every one must admit the savit g of money is the last thing to be considered in this probation work, If one person out of twen- ty can be saved from becoming a confirmed criminal, will it not pay? Mejor Blood informs us that he has collected $25 00 ia a day in fines which has been paid into the District treasury. There are many more particu- lars we might mention in connec- tion with this work that we will refer to hereafter. “BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP SEA.” There is not an inch of ground upon which a colored republican can stand. Time and time again the G. O. P. has given them the go by. Elkins declares somewhere that they are futile and harmful appendage. The democrats are keeping their mouths shut await- ing the action of their apponents, They are afraid to speak for fear the black men will come with a rush. This faithful followin ought not be discredited and for- gotten. Ifthe negro split it will not be his fault. Status of the black man in this country is a unit. His sympathies are the same. His interest are unbroken, Wherever he goes, wherever he stands let him maintain this unity. The Republican party had one strong principle It was humani~- tarian. Human liberty was once its watch-word. It has not ac- complished that end. It was ap- proaching it in sturdy _ strides. They have yielded and declared their inability to stick by the black men until every ballot is counted and every citizen has his rights. They have broken their oaths. They are ever persuading black men to leavethe party. Will you go? To him that holdeth out to the end a crown is given.” Good intentions are worth something. But they have not the ring of a genuine guinea. Omitting the principle of humanity the only principal of division by which we are to determine our alliance is personal interest. Will colored men fair better under one admini- stration than under another? This question Once setiled you are ready to vote. ——_—_—_—_______—_ NATHAN GOFF, OF WES? VIRGINIA HON. {Indianapolis World) To much credit cannot be given to the ability displayed by the Hon. Nathan Goft of West Vir- ginia, chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee, for the vigorous fight he made in the last Congressional election reduc- ing the majority in the House from 42 toll. General Goff is a Statesman of the highest type and will no doubt complete his good work this fall by electing a Re- publican House. The present Democratic House has spent the entire session in trying to force upon the people a tree-trade bill which will put out in less than two years, if successful, every fac- tory and furnace in the country and reduce our working men to starvation wages. For instance take the wool-growing industry. There are ten millions more sheep in the United States than there are people. Each sheep will make one person a pair ot gloves, one pair of shoes, one suit of clothes, and bind one book, besides furnishing 50 or 60 pounds of meat. Free wool will destroy this industry and make these ar- ticles more costly. What the working men want is meat, and good wages to buy it with. If other countries import their wool here our farmers will have no sale for theirs and in order to make their money out of the sheep, they will raise the price on the meat. The poor man prefers a full stomach of meat in preference to an empty one with a wool suit on. So itis with iron, lumber and salt. West Va., rich in min- eral products, railroad enterprises, manufactures and great men an- der the leadership of General Goff, is taking the lead in the south in the wise movement for protection to American ae 5.8. Hon. Nathan P. Goff, of West Virginir is a true freind to the Republic. He has a most ami- able wife who knows no man by his color, & | him on horseback while the victim OUR 8CHOOY’S, We are informed that itis a well settle fact that Prof. Cardozo wil! be removed. Our advice to the school board is to let Mr. Cardozo alone and remove Mr. Cook, that is where the trouble is. If there is to bea removal anyway, Prof., Hugh M. Brown should be appointed to the place. Weall favor Prof. Brown for any place in the git of the school board. We would suggest to the com~ missioners to appoint Prof. Robt. Terril superintendent to succeed Mr. Cook, Prof. Terril has back- bone, education and the push to develop our school system. The Bee names, Prof.Terril or Prof. W. S. Montgomery to succeed Mr. Cook. If a change is-not made in the superintendency the negro schools will go to rack. ENCOURAGING RECKLESS DRIVING Thirty days in jail and a fine of $200, with four months longer in default of payment-- that is the sentence imposed by Judge Mont- gomery on Joseph M. Chase for the killing of E. A. Paul by reck- lessly and brutally driving over = was on a bicycle. It was shown by the witnesses for the prosecu- tion, whose testimony was not questioned, that Chase was in the habit of riding recklessly on one horse while leading another,—Dal- LY Post. It is an unmitigated lie—Chase didn’t mean to kill Prof. Paul. Chase should have been acqnitted and Judge Montgomery’s sentence was more just thanthe action of the District attorney and the ver- dict of the jury. Judge Montgom- ery knew what he was doing, the prejudice of the public had to be satisfied in some way. A REPUBLICAN RATIFICA- TION. Magous L. Robinson presided Tuesday night at the meeting of the Eagle Republican Club and R. 8. Locke acted as secretary. It was announced that the Rock- ville, Md., band had been engaged for the Harrison and Morton rati- fication meeting and pole-raising on the 17tn, and that Senator Cul- lom and Chandler, Representa- ‘tives Browne, of Indiana, ‘and Mason, of Illinois, and Frederick Douglass and Simon Wolf had been invited to speak. The Re- publican club from Alexandria, Rockvilleand other surrounding towns will probably be present. Senator Cullom, Frederick Doug- lass, Rev. R. H. Robinson, Hon. Lewis McKenzie, of Alexandria; Rev. John P. Cox, Maj. O. E. Hine, of Fairfax, Va. H. L. Holmes and Rev. Sandy Alexan- oe were elected honorary mem- ers. gS INDEPENDENT COLORED MEN. THEY APPOINT DELEGATES TO THE INDIANAPOLIS CONVENTION AND ENDORSE CLEVELAND. The Independent Colored Poli- tical Association of Virginia met Tuesday night at Fishermau’s Hall, on Pennsylvania avenue, near Four-and-a-Half street, and heartily approved the call for the conference of independent colored men at Indianapolis on the 25th instant, and appointed a delega- tion of fifteen to be present, as tollows: George W. Fisher, W. P. Merton, George W. Fremont, W. R. Laws. R. D. Beekly, Ed- ward Davenport, J. H. Hatcher, Henry Cox, R. B. Robinson, Wil- liam E. Reed, A. J. Meakins, Benjamin Gray, C..P. Irly, J. B. Syphax and Scott Woods. The association also passed resolution’s indorsing the admini- straion of President Cleveland, and listened to an address by J. Milton Turner, ex—Minister to Liberia, who has signed the call as secretary of the conference. ‘The meeting at Indianapolis, he says, is to be held by colored men who have left the Republican party for various causes. His personal reason is that he beleives it to be for the best interests of the negro. The charges against Miss Lucy Moten are very serious and siu- cerely hope that they can be dis- approved. _A letter signed by several of the pupils’say what Mr. Stewart reported is true. The board will be compelled to inves tigate the charges, CHARGES AGAINST THE NOR. MAL SCHOOL TEACHER. WHAT MR. STEWART SAYS HE CAN PROVE. Washiugton D.C., July 5th, 1888. To the Committee on High and Normal Schools: Gentlemen: I beg leave to call your attention to the tyrannical sway which has been held by the princi- pal of the Normal school, Miss Lucy E. Moten, and the many grievances to which the pupils are unmercifully subjected. 1. One of the most serious, growing out of the fact that the teachers hearing is poor and through this medium makes rediculous gcknowledge- ments to questions propounded. 2. The influence exerted upon the pupils by her lack of integrity. In many instances she gives work without any regard to the amount, or time, and often such work being completed and brought in by the pupils who never receive any cred- it for the same. This is not a com- plaint from one individual, but I have been informed that such has been the fact in terms prior to this. 8. Thenatural disposition and impetuous manner in her school- room, being such as to paralyze any young lady of a conscientious and nervous temperament. 4, Her record is not accurately and justly kept; and this has been acknowledged by both the super- intendant and herself in my pres- ence. As to the office of the super- intendant, I acknowledge its intel- ligence, its accuracy and its integ- rity in the examination of the rec- ord, given by the teacher, so far as is in the power of said officer. Asa proof of Miss Moten’s inae- curacy and her unjust marking, I give theresult of an examination, on July 2nd, of her records kept by her in the presenceof the sup- erintendent, Mr. G.F. T. Cook. Miss Moten refused to make an affidavit that her marking repre- sented what they were purported to indicate. At the close of the term, the records of her subordi- nate teachers are often thrown out and such an average as her partial and whimsical judgement approves, is given to pupils, regardless of what they have earned. In view of these facts and for the general promotion, both intellect- ually and morally, of the young ladies who are avout to enter the Normal School and for the stand- ing of our schools in the future, I urgently request and! demand that the nomination of Miss L. E. Mot- en, as teacher, not be made, as such a nomination, I am fully con fident would not meet the approba- tion of any honest and moral parent of the district. W. A. Stewart. Washington D. C., July 11th, 1888. A word to pareuts. Dear Parents: Doubtless you often wonder why is it that Daughter or Son after many years of study and graduating, cannot secure a position as teacher in the public schools, referring often times to members of families who have and are holding two and three posi- tions as teacher in day and night schools also as teacher in the cook- ing schools,while others cannot sscure either of the three mention- ed. Isit because your child is not related to a certain family or families that control the schools at the expense of the public? Or is it that the public allow themselves to keep silent for fear they may lose an individual favor? Thereby they refrain from speaking of it. Asarule,ifa man can be near sighted or color blind, he would not be allowed to control a locomotive for fear of endangering the lives of those under his charge, then if a teacher be deaf why should she be allowed to teach? Is not such a teacher likely to fail hearing the pupils recite or ans wer questions that may be asked, and failing to hear, marking as incorrect? It strikes me when the attention of one is called to a defect and no attention is given by those whom we place as our pub- lic servants, then we have every right to discharge and continue making changes until we get those who fill the requirements of said positions. I know it is often the case of parents who are timid about making the slightest objection for fear the teacher who holds the reign of power may refuse to give their child a correct report, and put some one above or below her as a whimsical mind may deter- mine, forgetting by each action the teacher may bring a family to want, as in many cases mothers labor to send their children to school, hoping that by their labor they may be able to se:ure a school and be able to assist in supporting a famiiy, asa fact the larger number of our most accom- plished graduates are assoc'ated with families of small means, but no thought of credit is given for their integrity and virtue which seem to be disregarded. With the best wishes for a more complete system in the public schools, I remain Respectfully, W. A, STEWART. THEY SAY The Indianapolis conference will be a great event in the history of the negro, The Campaign will be red hot. Colored men will beemployed in the canvas. C.H.J. Taylor is the clown of the West. He has the largest head of all negro democrats, and the most empty. R.W. Laws is a democrat of the first water. The republican party would not care for him, but the democrats did. Look out forthe Bee in its new dress. Misses Nalle or Merritt will be appointed to the Banneker school. Both are good teachers. Anything is a good enough for a negre thinks the white man. When will the citizens have a say in the management of the schools. The trustees should take hold of the superintendant and not the principal of the High School. Change the superintendant then you will have a decent High school. Take hold of the obsticle and not the thing that is a success. The High school is in a better condition now than it has ever been. More work and less talk. James Butler will be removed from the the county. The charge is incompitency. Mr. Butler certainly is compe- tant enough to teach the alphabet. Keen the supervising principal recommended his removal. Keen dosn’t care too much for a negro. It is not incompiteney but be- cause a white man dosen’t like him. If Dr. Francis was in the county he would have back-bone enough to retain him. The colored people need a man on the school board with back bone. Anything Keen says goes so far as a negro is concerned. The day of retribution will soon come. From and after this date new subscribers for the Bee mast pay for it in advance. New subscribers mast let their money accompany their subserip- tion for the Bez. The tri-weekly Bee will be print- ed in this office on a new cyliuder press. The BEE job office is the only Office in the city that dose all kinds of job and book work. A white mans word has great weight with some colored people. Some negroes occupying the same position a white man does, very often think themselves socially and officially his inferior, The new generation is learning a little better sense. Mr. Douglass has bought an in- terest in the ADVOCATE, This has been contradicted by one very near to the old man. Cromwell wants too much money for a small thing. Ifa thingis worth having it is worth paying for. It is hoped that alphabetical Taylor will visit Washington soon. He will know how to run a pa- per when the BEE is through with him. He laughs best who laughs last. Short sermons in the summer is what is needed now. Never laugh at the down fall of your enemy. A natioval convention called soon. will be ACARD. Washington D. C., July 10, 1888. This is to certify, that we, the undersigned Committee, have ex- amiued the accounts of the Treas- urer of the Ladies Immediate Re- liet Society and find her correct in every respect. Sarah A.Robinson, acti, man; Julia W. Mason, pro. tem., M. Louise Washingt Annie M.Smith, Letitia y *"% L, M. Saunders, J. R. Bush, Beckett, S. E. Naylor, ie. Account, ‘S chaip. Secretar EEE. INDIGNANT Citizgy, Washington p, July 12 boat Mr. Editor: bi During the past twelve days, au angry controvery has been carried on by a fay % the young ladies of the class of “1 Miner Normal School. These wee. eral ladies roundly abuse their ma Mater, charging unfairne deceit, favoritism, pactiality, } The primary cause of the trou arises from the fact that, last yeq 38 were admitted to the Norn School instead of 20 which had been, and still should be, the may. imum, as the average number of vacancies hardly reach that fignre The immediate cause is the ayy. tem of marking tbat is used in awarding schools. It was agreed fen op at the beginning of the term, that the scholastic average should be taken as the standard rather thay the markings for proficiency in trial teaching. This in itself is a great mistake. ‘The object of the Normal School is properly to train graduates of the High sehool for positions as teacaers, and ag a matter of public benefit, the schools should be awarded te graduates according to their proficieney in srial teaching, rather than in their scholastic studies. By adopting this plan the District would sure of having the best traing teachers and the numerous squax bles in regard to “standing” would be at an end. das. F. Alston. ADVERTISING FOR A POSL TION. Onee I advertised myself as seek. ing the place of governess to child- ren or companion to a lady, There was no possible invitation to intrigue in the form of my adver. tisement , although [ never dream- ed of avoiding such appearance, never even rememberéd that a great city is full of harpies snutling for corruption and scenting it everywhere. Among the perfect ly honorable and business-like answers to my advertisement, one or two came that made wy very hair stand on end. One invited me, in covertly insulting laugnage, to come and care for his children while his wife was in Europe—if [ was under twenty-one! A second one was so appalling that I never read it through, and shudder to this day that I ever read so much. None of my business-like answers evercame to anything save one. A gentlemanly person called upon me at Murray Hill. He was very talkative and agreeable, chatted of theatres, churches, popular preach ers, Greenwood Cemetary, ocea- steamers, summer- resorts, and new novels. There was nothing startle me in the visit, although | wandered continually why he dil not approach the real object of the interview. Just as I had made up my mind that he probably was waiting for me to introduce it, he looked at his watch, suddenly started up as if in consternation, saying, ‘I beg ten thousan’ par- dons, but I had quite forgotten my train. You will allow me to write you upon the subject of your ad vertisement?” and was goue. + few days after, I received » letter from him, far away in Illinois. He wrote that he had intended to have “some fun’ during his late visit te New York, *and had answered ‘sheaps” of advertisements in pul suit of that intention. ““The minute I saw you, however, I saw that ‘ua was not in your line; but I found you so brilliant and charming that Tcould not get away, although I sat upon pins and needles durilg every instant of my call. [ am 4 widower, thirty-seven, with tv? children, an income of. and thus the letter ran on till it came to the preposal of a correspondenee, with a view to marriage ! Of course I never replied to this letter. I afterwards found out from friends in his own city that the man had given me his rea name and a truthful account of bis circumstances,—with one impor tant exception. 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