The Washington Bee Newspaper, August 4, 1888, Page 2

1 i ; z 2 Published every Saturday at 1109 I street north west, Washington, D. C. Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D.C., as Second Class mail matter. THAT BOODLE CONFERENCE. Being one interested in the wel- fare of the colored race, we decided to attend the meeting or conference called by J. Milton Tarner, H. C. Smith, Joseph Houser, W. V. Tar- ner, J. M. Trotter and others, at Indianapolis, Ind., Wednesday, July 25th. The called stated that the object of the conference was to confer or consider the condition of the color- race throughout the United States; that it would be in the in- terest of no party but purely in the interest of the negro. On arriving at Indianapolis, Ind., we were escorted to the Hotel Eng- lish, the headquarters of the color- ed democrats, which enabled us to ascertain the full object of the call and those interested in the move- ment. The executive committee met in the rooms of Mr. J. Milton Turner, ia the afternoon for the purpose of discussing the best way to proceed, The Washington delegation head- ed by Mr. J. Milton Turner, under the instructions of J. M. Trotter, our recorder of deeds, had decided on a programme before Indianap- olis was reached. But on arriving there it was ascertained that there was tremendous opposition to Tar- ner and Trotter and the plans they maped out. C. H. J. Taylor and Jones of the Cleveland GLOBE were outspoken in their denounciation against Turner and his followers and itcould be seen that Turner would be defeated. But the whisk- ey and the hot weather made things quite lively for a time which caused Mr. Boyd, of Kansas, to say that he would kill any man who attempt- ed to elect himself (meaning Tur- ner)chairman of a meeting where he was not wanted. He left the room and declared that he would brake up the whole business. Boyd left the room and returned in a few minutes at which time it had been decided to make Sheldon tempora- ry chairman, which was a death knell to Turner, The fight was, which man sbould lead the colored democracy or handle the boodle,Tur- nerorClark. There may have been a little sincerity in some of these men, but it was hard to find. They represented no one, but were there simply to bid for boodle, at the ex- pense of the negro race which they did not represent. Some of the principal leaders were willing to sell out and even J. Milton Turner regretted having called the con- ference together and after his de- feat would have bolted the confer- ence had sufficient consideration been offered. Indeed it was a con ference for boodle ; it was a gather- ing of a few ambitious men to be recognized as leaders. We could see that the fight was to cast aside such men as Bruce, Lynch and others. It was bodly asserted that these men werein the way of the rising young negro. It was self interest and not that of the race. The conference was called for the benefit of a few selfish and ambi- tious demagogues; Judas could not bave been more treacherous to Christ than these deciples of cor- ruption attempted to be to the col- ored race, at Indianapolis. The very mention of boodle by C. H.J. Taylor, was like flourishing a red blanket before wild bulls. Taylor declared that the telegram was from Scott, notifying Turner that Sharon, the secretary of the demo. cratic national committee, would arrive in Indianapolis at a certain time with money. ‘Turner denied it and informed Taylor that he should have a taste of some cold lead. Subsequent developments proved that Sharon did give some money and board bills were paid for those who got broke. Turner had to make it plain to Sharon, if what one of his Lieutenants said is true, that he was simon pure in the cause of democracy. In a letter received by Mr, C. H. J. Taylor, from J. C. Matthews, of Albany, it declared that it was a scheme of Turner and Trotters which be wanted nothing to do with. All had grievances of some kind and when we shall enumerate a few, the country will be in a bet- ter condition to judge “what fools these mortals be.” Cartis, of Towa, wanted an office and repub- licans would not give him one; Street, of Boston, held a position on the Boston HxrA.p, a democrat- ic journal, hence his action 10 the conference depended on his holding it; Fortune wants to be a leader and dictate who ought to be ap- pointed to positions; that Bruce, Douglass, Lynch and pthers had all to say; some otherg wanted money and got it and wege willing © sell ont to us if a sufficient tmount was forwjth putagwar We shall name in a few weeks jnst the number who wanted to sell out and the amount wanted, but suffice’ it to say, that a sufficient number could have been bought to have changed the complexion of the con- ference. There was but one rep- resentative negro in the convention and he was Prof, P. H. Clark, of Ohio. His address was strong and forcible. Unfortunate for Mr, Clark he has no following. The conference was a conspiracy and a scheme of afew ambitious men to sell out and deceive and mislead the colored people. TROTTER INDIGNANT. A MAGNIFIED NEGRO, HE DOESS’T KNOW HOW SMALL HE Is. TAKE HEED. James M. Trotter is the Record- er of Deeds for the District of Columbia, andyis a man of very limited ability, He with others are responsible tor the Indianapo_ lis boodle conference, held there on the 25th of last month. The report is gone out that the presi- dent had delegated to this would be leader the grave resporsibility in dividing the colored vote, and the fact is the president is disgust- ed with him. Had it not been for Trotter and a few other am- bitious politicians, the Indianap- olis boodle conference would not have disgraced the negroes. A gentieman called on Trotter, on his return from Indianapolis, Mon- day, topay his respects and no doubt receive his congratulations on the success (?) of the “onliest ” conference of negroes, but instead of receiving a cordial welcume, as was expected, Trotter sprang to his feet the moment the man entered and said, emphatically, “I don’t want to see you, or any of you for two weeks, I am disgust- ed; the conference was a disgrace to the negro democrats. Go out I want nothing todo with you.” The visitor stood amazed and remarked that Trotter was a d—n— fool. Before the confer- ence and while a few of them were on their way to Indianapolis, a large document was heard read by a Bue representative, said to have been written by Trotter. It wasa preamble and resolutions. It was said that Trotter remarked before they leftthat he had been two weeks preparing that docu- ment; that he had not slept any during that time. It was a doc- ument of state and read like the declamation entitied, “the boy stood on the burning deck whence all but he had fled, &c. The convention and Trotters sup- porters fled from ais resolutions at Indianapolis, It there are any others who desire to call on Mr. Trotter please call and receive their card of iatroduction. His lord high secretary, Henry John~ sop, has forbid him doing any- thing without consulting him. IMPORTANCE OF CHARAC- TER. There is a difference between character and reputation, character is what we really are. Reputation is what others suppose we are. A man may have a goud reputation: and a bad character. The reason of this ie, that we form our opin- ions of men from what they ap- peat te be, and not from what they really are, some men appear to be much better than they really are, while others are better than they appear to be. Most men are more anxious about their reputa- tion than they are about their character. This is improper, while every man should endeavor to maintain # good reputation, he should especially labor to possess a good character. Our true hap- piuess depends not so much on what is thonght of us by others, as on what we really are in our— selyes. Men of guod character are generally men of good reputa~ tion; but this is not always the case as the motives and actions of the best of men are sometime mis- understood and misrepresented. But itis important above every thing else that we be right and do right whether our motives and actions are properly understood and appreciated or not. Nothing can be so important to any man as the formation and possession of # good character. ‘The influences which operate in the formation of character are numerous and how- ever trivial some of them may appear, they are not to be dispis- ed. The most powerful forces in nature are those which operate silently and imperpeptibly. This is equally true of those magral forces Which exert fhe great. est influences on our minds and jf, | manner. give complexion to our character. Among thosé early expressions, ‘example and habits are perhaps the most powerful. Early im- ressions although they may ap- peat to be but slight are the most endurmg and exert the greatest influences on the life. By repeti- tion they acquire strength, become deeply rooted in the mind and give bent and inclination to its powers. The tiniest bits of opin- ion sound in the minds of child- ren in private life, afterwards issue torth to the world and become its public opinion; for nations are gathered out of nurseries, Exam- ples it is said preach to eyes; and there are but few persons especial- ly among the young, who can avoid imitationg those with whom they associate. For the most part this is so unconscious that its effects are almost unheeded models which are daily placed be- fore us tend to mould our charac- ter and shape our course in life. Habits results from the repetition of the same act until we become so accustomed to it that its perfor« mance requires no mental offort and scarcely attracts our attention. By the influence of early impres- sion the force of example and the 2 of habit the character becomes slowly aud imperceptibly but at length decidely formed; the individual acquires those traits and qualities by which he is dis- tinguished and which bear direct- ly upon his happiness and welfare. t is very important then for every one and especially for the young to be very careful as to the a sion, he cherishes the example he imitates, and the habits he forms. These important elements which go to constitute character, and if they are of an improper nature the result will be ruinous. Character is everything. It mat- ters not whata man’s reputation may be without a good character he cannot really be happy. The above is an paper—read by Mr. E. J. Emory, superinten- dent of Mt. Vernon M. E. Sunday School, of Church Hill Circiut Queen Annes County, Md., at Zion A. M. E. Church on Sunday last. A vote of thanks was ex. tended to the welcome visitor Mr. E. J. Emory. A BLOODY SHIRT PICTURE ‘Gustan Forsberg a Washing- ton artist is at workon a painting with life figures for the Paris ex- position next year. It will con- tain eleven figures and represents a lynching scene. The victim is @ negro and the lynchers are whites. When asked why he chose the subject, Mr. Forsberg said” Lynching is distinctively an America pastime statistics show that about 300 persons are annually executed in all part of the United States in this summary It occurred to me that @ representation on convas of this distinctly an American way of punishing crime would be a novel and a strong subject for painting.” This picture will be a powerful pore of Southern justice. e are not blessed: with the gift of prophecy but we predict a prize for Mr. Forsberg that will lead in honors. “Bloodshirt” isa epithet that appears in the wrong direction. The democrats draw the blood and when they are told of their wick- edness and cruelty, they cry out “blood shirt.” This will be a historical picture and if he were to consult editor Mitchell of the Vir- ginia planet the artist no doubt gatner interesting ideas, “Let it be distinctly underatood that the proposed conference is not called in the interest of any particular party or individual but purely of the negro.” Respectfully, J. Milton Turner in his circular to the colored voters. The first utterance of Turner, when he called the conference to order, was to declare the cencern a democratic gathering. If the colored men whoattended the con- ferenca were deceived in this is, it uot natural that they will be de. ceived in every utterance of J. Milton Turner. o> We could have bought a major- ity of the gathering for $500. —$— There were 7 or 8 negro office holders present. We wonder if the negro demo- crats L. C. Ogilive will be remov- ed from the special mail service tor offensive partisanship? He would have killed Mr, Plummer bad it not bave been for his ienda, TROTTERS BOODLE CONFER- ENCE AT es | OLIS. HE BECOMES DISGUSTED AND INSULTS HIS LIEUTENANTS. TAYLOR BREAKES UP HISGAME AND DE- FEATS HIS MAN TURNER WHO APPEALED FOR SUPPORT. FOR- TUNE GOES BACK ON HIS INSTRUCT- 10N8. The great boodle conference alias the Indianapolis .conference, in which J. M. Trotter, the Recor- der of Deeds for this city, took a silent part met and convened at Indianapolis, Ind., Wednesday morning at ten o'clock. The Washington contingent left this city Monday afternoon and arriv- ed at Indianapolis Tuesday noon and escorted to the Hotel Eng- lish by the local committee of that place, Su gree ot A. E. Man- ning, C. H. Sheldon, of Evenyille and many others. A private eonsultation was the first thing in order after the dele~ gates had washed themselves and dined. The chief doorkeeper was H. C. Smith ot the 6th Anditors office, Treasury department, who insulted everybody who attempt- ed to enter the door. The busi- ness was so profound that he almost lost his head and common decency to keep out those who were in sympathy with the election of the man he refused to vote for. C. H.J. Taylor, who has been dubbed as the National American buffoon, arranged an interview in the Indianapolis Journal and paid his respects to Trotters candidate for chairman, the Hon. Milton Turner, who was laid out like a dead man on stretchers. It was the general impression that the boys wanted boodle, so said the honorable Taylor, who read one of Turners private dis- tches from Scott, who said that herron would arrive at Indian- apolis at a certain hour with the stuff. The honorable Milton was about to put a head on Taylor for his impudence but both ex-minis- ters were separated by T. T. For- tune. At 10 o’clock, in the Hen- dricks democrati: club hall, Mr. Turner called the conference to order and declared that he was a simon pure democrat. The boys, laughed, as ifto say that the Hon. Milton was a converted democrat too soon. The Kaneas Buftoon ‘then belched forth bitter infectives against the honorable Milton, who looked like Napoleans waterloo. The temporary organization, after hours of bitter fighting, was per- fected. A recess was taken to give the boysa chance to shoot off some surplus gas that had been in keeping for some time. The greatest orator of the occasion was Mc Donnald, from Egypt, Ill., who said that he was a lite long boodle democrat. ‘The committee on resolutions and platform was out, which allowed this boodle demo- crat a chance to speak, The hon- orable boodler came forth and said in language that could only be understood by himself, and at its conclusion he handed his manuscript to chairman Clark and returned to the anti-room. In a few minutes be walked out, and made a sudden halt aud with the importance of a king address- ed the chairman by saying: “May it please your honor, etc.,, I am tired and want to retire for a time to rest.” For five minutes the hall was in a roar of laughter. THE CAUSE OF THE FIGHT was on the election of a perma- nent chairman, The oppositlon was determined to defeat Turner. The temporary chairman was a man by the name of Sheldon from Evenville, Ind., who, it is said, runs a policy shop and whiskey saloon. Sheldon would make a better chairman of policy games than anything else. He said that the reason he stopped at the biggest hotel was to give dignity to the occasion. Sheldon was all sound, and his speech on accepting the temporary chairmanship of the boodle conference, was a fair sample of the man. Among other thinys, he eaid that he had been a slave, that when he was about to escape was checked by union soldiers who were repub- licans and who were told that the Captain would be reduced to a Lieutenant, the Lieut. to a Ser- geant or a private and the private to be placed in the guardhouse. It was a democrat who aided him, which is the reason he is a demo- crat today. Sheldon has been a soldier (7) and knew what he was talking (?) about, He was in the chajr when two reporta wera made on _perma- ent organization, J, Houser, Tarner’s» faithful Lieutenant, brought ina minority report in favor of Turner, this was the signal for the tug of war. After several complimentary addresses for the two candidates, the chair- man appointed as teller on the part of Turner, Mr. Scott of the Cairo Gazette, and on the part of Clark, Jones of the Cleveland Globe was appointed, @ bitter an~ tagonist of ere and the man who in part is responsible for his defeat. At the conclusion of the balloting two different . reports were given to the secretary, Mr. Plummer, of Boston, Mass, a talented young man and a lawyer of reputation who had no more business there than Mr. Cleveland has in an infidel church. He declared Turner- elected, although Turners’ teller, Scott, reported a tie, and Joues, Clark’s teller re- rted 27 for Turner and 32 for lark, Ogilive, a special mail agent on the Pavhama line, drew a revolver and was about to shoot Plummer who jumped down off the table, upon which he stood and announced the vote and made for one of the back rooms, per- sued by Ogilive, who was prevent- ed from shooting by Turner and others, Several ladies who were present, Mies Ida B. Wells, the talented lady journalist, being one, rushed for the door, men of all sizes did likewise until the would be assas- sin could be unarmed. The meet- ing broke up in a row and in ten minutes the hall was cleared and Ogielive on the train, while the policemen were looking for him. Mr. Peter H, Clark having been installed as permanent chairman, he appointed a committee on resolutions and platform, who reported a long set of resolutions, denouncing the republican party for what it had done and praising the democratic party for what it is doing for the negro. The chair asked whether the report of the committee be adopted, at which time, Mr. J. T. Stinson, of Pitts- burg, Pa., arose and said that he was not ready; that as an indepen- dent he didn’t come to the con- vention to endorse anyone; that the interest of the negro race had not been considered at all and this whole thing was a scheme and conspiracy to entrap the NEGRO and he would ask that bis name be taken from the rolls. Every man in the hall was on_ his feet, shouting, take it off! Kill him! Throw him out the window! Young Stingon had to flee for his life and when Anderson, from his place declared that he was going to denounce the conference was afraid after he witnessed the rebuke Stinson received. The young man was brave and he informed a number of those who came to confer, that he proposed to inform the people of the con~ ference fraud; that the thing was gotten up for the purpose of en- traping the colored voters. It was eyident after the arrival of the independents at Indianapolia, that the signers of the call didn’t intend to stick to it. Mr. Turner in his opening address declared that it was a negro democratic confer- ence and that it was no place for republicans, The conference ended in a row soon after the appointment of a national boodle committee. The telegram received by Turner and secured by Taylor and exposed had two-thirds of the men looking for boodle. The NATIONAL COMMITTEE was called to order at the English Hotel, which created an executive committee to collect boodle with J. Milton Turner as chairman. Jones of the Cleveland Globe, and others denounced Turner and de: clared that they would not serve under him. The grand finale was the settlement of tbe board bills. Sharon of the democratic cotamit- tee, at last consented to give some money, and Mr. Turner paid the bills of those who supported him. STOP THEM. We would suggest to the com- Missioners to stop some of these tiver excursions. Organizations that cannot go on excursions witb- out haviug a fight should not be given a permit. The excursion to Collingwood Beach by the St. Augustines ebnrch was a great success. The special officer gssylted Meera. yholas. Colbert and P, A, Dickson without cause, There was a big fight t Har. pers Eerry: _—— Several of the colored dem, cratic office holders hadn’t mon enough to-pay board at India lis, Ind: ey DApo- STEERER One of the colored democrats who attended the Indianapolig conference was discharged from the United States Capital f, stealing books. Hon. Samuel C. Mills wii] act ag judge of the Police Court in ths absence of jndge Miller. Judge Mills knows his business, ————— POLITICAL MATHEMATICS, 1,000,000 60 999,940 If we subtract the number of black men calling themselyeg democrats, from the whole num. ber of colored voters we shall ting ap enormous residue. Sixty black democrats from a million voters will be of no great conse. quence or loss. Especially when thrée-tourths of that sixty are boys who have never casted yotes nor have been recognized as having voting power. Demecracy must put on more gaudy dress and tin- sel to catch the eve of a staunch negro. —_—_— THAT ONE FAMILIAR FACE. Pve gone among bright fashion Where ev’ry thing is grand ; ; ve ranked among and chattered, With noblest of fhe land; I’ve seen, O many maidens! Each decked in silk and lace; Yet none to me seemed fairer than, That one familiar face. T’ve roamed from north to south- lands; T’ve roamed from east to west, Where sinks the sun at even, Upon the mouutains crest, But yet where e’er 1 wandered, Came I to what e’er places, There I beheld none fairer than, That one familiar face. Dve o’er the hilis gone roaming, With ev’ry jolly youth ; D’ve joined the black-eyed maid- ens, Fair natives of the south, But yet where e’er I wandered, I ne’er could find a trace, That seemed to me more fairer than, That one familiar face. Rost. E. Forp. BLACK AND WHITE. (British Lion.) Wuat’s the matter with % many negroes of this country that they prefer to marry white women instead of raspectable ladies of their own race. But who are the white women that a a rule negroes marry? We cat auswer—they are the miserable, degraded cast off rubbish of inter- or white families, who no rospect- able negro gentleman cin afford torecognize. What sensible negro wants s white womun fora wile. For our part we take no stock in any white woman, We believe, every blessed one of them, with some few exceptions, are a lying lot of frauds. Whenever a negto so forgets himself as to take a white wife he has to pay the peu alty. It is this, he and his insig- nificant frou are ignored by 1 spectable negro families, and shut out from the better class of white society.. There are negro sits in this country, with their com- mon white womun, who have beet for many years knocking at the door of decent people of both classes—they are not n¢ticed This is as it should be. While men must understand tiat tle negro aristocracy of this county are as particular about eating 4! the same table with white people ascan be, For our part the Bri ish Lion does not care a—— for any man, white or black, who bas not brains in hw head, wealt® in his pocket, and business qual- ifications. Away with the co mon people, and negro aristocri¢y will barout every negro who sees? to bring his white wife among ‘l? better class of negro society. nl ff the zt antl Medical expert, by the use Microscope, have recently discovers'") classified specific living germs 1° oa bl od of all persons suffering [row ni say that to cure the patient these s° must be killed. Thirty years 34° 4 Shallenberger advaneed this :he the correct one, and prepared his dote for Malaria’’ to destroy | sonous germs. }f you have » ycur system, 9 few qoses of Lg wil} destroy the poison immed) Hot lojure an infant, Sold by Dn