The Washington Bee Newspaper, December 8, 1888, Page 2

4 pee i Pub'is»ed every Suurdiy at 1109 I stree northwest, Washington, D. C. Entered at the Post Office at Washington D.C., as Sec nn! C ass mxil matter. _—_——SS WHaT MAY WE EXPEvI? Now that the smoke of battle has cleared away, communities as also individuals are diecussing the prebable policy of the incoming adminietratiou pertaining to the welfare of the nation ane each peculiar interest. It is in order to ack wiat will President Harrieon’s policy and attitude be toward the negro? Thousands of tongues will readily answer—that of trieudchip and kindly consider- ation, of course. Such should be really the ovly logical declaration coming from the republican party, deduced trom the principles that gave it birth; demonstrared by practical acts. Nor would it be the first time that we have heard such declarations, but have the acts ot the party always beeu of such character as to warrant us now in accepting as conclusive these oft repeated fair words? Has the republican party always been up to the courage of its con- yictious? Has it stood like an adumantive wall against the usur- pation of oar rights, priviliges and immunities guaranteed by con- stitutional amendments? Let history and the solid South, as at preseut organized, undermining the very superstructure upon which the nativn rests, answer. We paivfal'y remember the fair promises of the Hayes’ administra- tion, and the base and cowardly surrender of the law, justice and our rights to the Southern obligar- chy. But the knowledge comes with grateful relief that President Harrison is of a diff.rent mold, a different school, whose enviro+ ments have made of him a grand- er type of exalted manhood We neither ask nor expect of him unkind, tyranical no* oppressive treatment of the South; but we do confidently expect of him aud a republican Congress, the faithful execution of the laws as they stand; exact and equal justice meted out to every section of this broad land, and tu every individ- nal of every race and nativnatity, aithout regard to color or pre- vious condition. Short of this, is begging the question, are popular goveruments failures? The government that proves impotent to protect the weak aguinst the strong, to protect the lives aud property of its law abid- ing citizens, docs not deserve to live, Parties die; priuciples are eternal. Individuals have in the past proved recreant to the trusts reposed in them, but let us hope- tuily believe that there will now be ut the helm a captain with cool brain, unerring purpose and steady nerve, who will steer the good ship of State to port iu safeiy, with every man ov board. It may be questioned whether our cLaracteristic and unswerver- ing devotion aud loyalty to the republican party has not made it sowewhat careless a8 to a proper regard of our claims upon it to substantial consideration and rec oguition, Never, in time of war or peace, no matter the conee- quence to us, even to the sacrifice ot life, have we not remuined steadfastly true. Yet, after the couficts have been waged and victories won, other elements of the party have been honored bidden guests to the feast, while we have scrambled for the beggar- ly crumbs that have fallen trom the festal boards. The places of honor, trust and emvlument conferred upon us can be counted upun the fingers of one hand; isolated, and a few of them uncoveted anv undesired by our more favored fellow cttize.s, The fact is forgotten or ignored that the race now bas men, in the prime of life possessing technical know- ledge, caretul educuiion and busi- nese training which renders taem aswell, if not better equipped than many, whose sole aud empty claim to preferment lie in the accidental possession of a fairer complexion. For qualification, numbers and devotion to party entitles us to more than a few subordinate clerical positions in the depart- ments. Ur the more important places, the Haytien and Liberian Mission avd the Recordership of the District are upparently cous ceded to us. Replace the preceut tried republicans of our race. Restore to us the ‘‘Register of the Treasury.” | Supplement these with a few more Bureau positions, and increase our numbers in the Diplomatic and consular service, and thereby prove the sincerity of party pledges and good faith tuwards us. We shall see. ———————————————— HELP LANGsTON. Perhaps there is no man in this country who deserves the sympa- thy and support of his peopie more than Hon. John Mercer Langston, who has been fraudu- lently counted out in the 4th Vir- givia district. He is our race’s friend and a fearless advocate of the constitutional rights of our people. Shall we support him? Has he ever been unfaithful to the trustimposed in him? We iknow that he has honored every position that he has filled and when he is seated in the next Congress, the American people of Atrican decent will say, why was 89 good a man opposed by the enemies of our race? Let us all join iv and help Langston; let the colored press be heard in no un- certain sound, When we are true to ourselves and those of our race who uspire to honor and trust, we can say,“‘well done good and faithful servant thou has been true to our cause, go thou and be faithful to all.” Long live Lang- ston the races leader, Reetkeeeses eee eee BLANCH K. BRUCE. One of the most honorable men in this country is the man Whose name is at the head of this article. Ile isan honor to him- self and the race to which he is identified. Noman is more re- spected; no man has exerciced better political sagacity than Blanch K Bruce. He is to day, in the estimation of his people, un honored man and one, while a member of the Senate and Regis. terer of the Treasury, who reflect~ edcredit upon himself ana the people. We hope to see him fill a higher cfficial position in the edministration of Geu’] Harrison. Mr. Bruce is not a candidate, we know, for any office, and it is doubtful whether he would give up the lecture field for an office. WHOIs THE MORE WOR.- THY? We are confronted daily by cries from the Southern Brigadier or the daily pressin that section of the Union, of some unk nd re- marks concerning the colored people. The Southern people might as well understand now that the colored people of their section do not intend to tolerate any more political outrages, nor do they intend to be used any longer by uny party that cannot protect them. We have the most abid- ing faith in Mr. Harrison and the republican party and believe that the colored citizens of the South will see new light. The North cannot longer en- dure Southern oppreeson or a certain class of their unfurtunate citizens who are unable to pro- tect themselves, nor will the North continue to allow the sup- pressiun of the vote in states wherecertain citizens are deprived of a free ballot and a fair count. We are told that the color line in the South will be obliterated if the negro is disfran- chised. The negroes aided in saving the Union while these bellish brigadiers did all in their power to distroy it. The begroes were true to the blue, while the rebels honored the gray. The negro slave supported bis mistress while his master was in the field attempting to devour this republic, The negro remained with his mistress, not of his own free will, but because circums'tan- ces would not permit bim to do otherwise. Notwithstanding the Colored oppression he is still true to the republic and loyal to the party that aided him in bis liberty. What we ask for the colored man is protection in his civil and po- litical rights, and we believe that Mr, Harrison and the repablican party will see to it that ull clus<es of citizens will be permitted to cast their ballot without intimidation. NEGROES FCR A SHOW. We desire to call the attention of the colored people to the ridicu- lous represeutation of their race, in the show wiudows, by the pro- prietors of the Boston Dry Good ingumbants with capable, true and | iouse, cor. 11th and F streets, n, w. It is a fact that these proprie- tors have a large colored patronage to their firm in this citv, end if riduculous charactercatures of the colered race must be exhibited as adverti-ing cards we would advise them to purchase their goods else- where, or from a firm that will ap- preciate their patronage. IS THIS SO? “What is the colored man’s du- ty? Forget the pass; watch the present, build for the tuture, aud lookout for himself, and rely upon himself and God.” This is a lesson that the masses of our people want to learn and put iuto practice. (Messenger.) He should remember the past, improve on the present; watch and do more for himself and his race. Pray less, but fullow strictly the 10 commandments. THE PRES3 CONVENTION. The press convention that will convene in this city Febuary 28. 1889 will be one of the largest and most interesting in the history of the ass:ciation, The Editor of the Beg having been designated Chairman of the local committee, by Mr. Stewart, chairman of the executive committee of the Nati- onal Press As-ociation, it is hoped that the citizens of this city will co-operate with Mr. Chase and oth- er members of the local colored press to give our colored editors a royal reception, There will be a meeting of the District press at the office ot the Buz next Monday evening to which the colored ed- itors of this city are invited to at- tend. REV. LAWS ON SUFFRAGE. ru DISTINGUISHED COLORED DIVINE DISCUSS£S UNIVERSAL LIBERTY. To the editor of the Bre: The thought for public inter- est, which mostly impresses me now, is the question of suffrage. Not moved for any reply to that unfit for statesman, Congressman Oates, of Alabama, because if be has been in the world loug enough to be a political crank because Southern rebels are given equal liberty with loyal citizens, and don’t know by thistime that suf- frage to the colored American race implies citizenship, and that. citi- zeusbip in this country, where the fourteenth and fifteetith Articles to our national Constitution are in- separable elements of American liberty, then it 1s too late, either to add speed to the night of bis un- avoidable fate, or to train him into such national principles as would make @ qualified statesman. Bat my intention at this time is to speak of suffrage in such a general way as tomake it both applicable to the District of Columbia and to the several states of the American union as well, Yhe Fourteenth Article to the American Constitution reads thus: Section 1st. ‘All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the’ jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States, and of the State wherein they reside. Nostate shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immuni- ties of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state depriva any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jur- isdiction the equal protection of the laws.” The fifteenth Article, which re~ futes all objections, corrects all mistakes and confirms all claims to aniversal suffrage, reads as follows : “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.” And the trustees of these national constitutional rights are the Con- gress itself, including the inimical Oates, a destroyer of human rights, for section 2d reads that “Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” The transfer of the adwinistra- tion from party to party neither contemplated or implied a change in our constitutional prerogitives of either race. The words ‘“all) vitnde.” Jast here we allege our | postively and cleanses the blood of political grievances and lay charg- es that that distinction, which was furbiden by the constitution, was made by legislative enactment, through local influence of a com- mittee of one hundred white men. What for? Is it natural for men to deprive themselves of equal rights with other citizens elsewhere? Do not all Americans love voting priv- ileges? Yes, andit is also: known that this city is a republican city with the colored vote of the party largely in the majority. The old Jefferson Davidsonian expression ofthe unfit-to-be Con- gressman, Oates, of the South, said iu his interview with the Press, that the whole trouble about the American politics in the South, will be the colored vote. ‘We will never submit to the return of the negroes to power. Negro rule means ruin. We have exper- ienced it, and know what it is. A new generation has grown up in the South—young men who were not in the war, and they will not be as submissive as we were at the close of the war,” They will be more so, for the rebels held the negroes without suffrage, with the aid of the Con- stitution, and could not keep it away, and the young men, whodid not grow up in the war, found the negroes with suffrage with the aid of that same constitution as amend- ed, and can never take it away. He says again that “the only hope I see, is the total elimination of the uegro from our politics.” Then I can see amore righteous remedy than his wicked hope, and that is his followers, such as he represents, including himself of course, will be ruled by this irresistible hope, a legal majority if they will, or a horrible bayonetif they must. He spoke of the young men of the Svuth as though he had for- gotten that all men, others than! tools, profit by others loss. _ He spoke of the weefullness of nat- ional office holders among them, who will be ostracised trom com pulsory social relation they eustain to the colored people. That is just the reason that the South is ostracised tu day, because of too much of social equality with the negro race, for, in all other re- spects, was that of a brute. And certainly there is no pe ple ov the face of the globe amaigamat- ed so much with the colored ruce, as the Southarn white people, and there is none who pretend to have more virtue and horror for their own crimes. He told you that he loves the negro; he wants him to stay among them, but eliminate his suffrage. Great God! Eliminate such a man from the world through the prayers of thy people. He says that the negro is not capable of governing himself or anybody else, much less people who are, by nature, his superiors. Iu what, for God sake? Do the Southern people appear superior to the colored people? They are weak~ erin their morals because they have been committing adultery with both races for more chan three generations; they are less religious, because their ouly fixed principle is to ignore the golden rule, and they are far more rebel- lious because they are not willing to submit either to the law of God uor the coustitution of their own goverument, His object is to eliminate the suffrage, leave the negro power- kes, and give the Southern white people a greater oppuriuaity for unlawful amalgamation with the colured, that he may perpetrate our immorality; but he belies his conscience in any attempt to practise it. “Yours for God, for justice and humanity, R. 8. Laws, 316 H st. 8.w., Washingion, D. C. REV. GRIMKILE. The congregation of the 15th St Presbyterian church,iv the call of Rev. Grimkie, it is hoped will tend to bring the people ciozer together. While we favored Rev. Grimkie i: was believed that he bad receded from his former views in regad_ to burying the dead, christen'ng. This is the reason Mr. A. Russell, and persons born or naturalized are | Others refused to make the vote un- citizens of the United States,” and the words “the right of citizens of! the United States to vote,’ are) also inseparable. These declarative assertions con- stitutionally embrace in their cit-| izenship the people of the District of Columbia, or else the old aud} new comers 6f this District are no) portion of the American citizen. shipaliuded to in the Fifteenth article, which says that ‘the rights of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States) animous. If he still hold these views, we agree with Mr. Russell and others who refused to vote to make Rev. Grimkie’s ree tll uaan imous, No one can doubt Mr Russells houcsty and sincerity in uny cause to be espoused for the good of thepeople. We welcome Kev. Grimkie with the understan1- ing that he has receded trom his former views, &e, —_—_+.-___ If you want to expel the poisons or humors which cause you to be or by any state, on account of race color or previous condition of ser- | sick, use Laxador, the gieat regula- tor. It purges the system gently but! missioners to secure his removal. | white‘ all impurities. VIRGINIA NEWs. Alexandria, Va. Nov. 26th, 1888. W. A. Carter, agent and correspondent | th¢ Managment of Mr. pg. Wy 915 Prince, st. The Axbury chureh choir will give a grand concert at La~nans|@ friend of tae oppressed po, Opera House, Alexandria, Va. Wednesday evening, Dee. 27ih, 1888. Tne concert will be given under the auspices of the Temple Reliet Working Club, for the benefit of the koberts Chapel M. E. Church, Alexandria, Va., of | which the Rev. Wm. Carroll is pastor. All the required arrange- ments have been made to serve the choir and their many friends from Washington a grand banquet immediately after the concert. Special arrangements will be made with the Pa. R. R. Co. the transportation of the choir and their many friends trom Wash- ington by the elnb. Don’t fail to for | | THE PRESS, The Wa shington Press P 8 ¢ | name of a new daily Paper, un “ _ Wiley and sons. It i i * Fog 8. 18 republican ip bol 7 bli. ties and friendly disposed towa; | the negro. We all know hin mts | ene mn to } | aD alcompromising republicas Pe | has never, on any oceaision’ tat | to espouse our cause and adtea the true principles of a libera) ernment ora government fo, the people irrespective of eolop aa vious condition of servetude, i Daily Press is just what js lesia at the Capital of the natiop - | from what are known of Mr, me the colored people have in bin | true defender of their Cony jal rights. Let every colore | aod woman who ein re. for the Washington Preys. —_—_—_—_—_ The citizens of South Was : hing. | ton is to be congratulated . ; on their j Successful meeting Wednesday | night. Perhaps Dr. Francis has eer. tainly received a just rel go to Alexandria on the 27:h| doctor will do the pation a inst. Wm. Carter, See’y. and resign from the school board be Rev. W. F. Graham, of Alex-| fore he is made to doso. Take ox: andrit, Va., recently made a call | 2¢¥ice Dr. before it is tov late, to the Loyal Street Bapt. Church [ees of Danville, Va. Mr, J. A. Marshall is at home | from the West looking well. The Fern Leaf Club is not dis- banded as reported but discourag. ed, and svys that they desire to call everybody a liar that says s0- Some disreputable person broke | the lock of the Shiloh church door and entered and stole the bands and pendulum of the eluck and damaged the organ to such an extent that it will have to be re- turned to the factory for repairs. Tne matter is in charge of Mr. W. N. Jackson. Among the numerous Wash-~ ington visitors here last Sunday were the Misses Tucker Peters, and Uuater. They were the guest of W. B, Dulauey. Just think of it, the Bee will soon supplant all other papers here. ‘Lhe 250 sabseribers as we fiist supposed will be doubled. The Asbury choir concert will be a grand success, OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SOUTH WASHINGTON CITIZENS IN MASS MEETING. SED AND DR FRANCIS REQUESTED TO RESIGN, A C MMITTEE AP- POINTED TO WAIT ON THE CoOM- MISSIONERT. HE IS THE TOUL OF RO3S FISH. RESOLUTIONS, &C° (Form the S. W. News Bureau,) A large meeting of representa— tives and other distinguishza citizens of South Washington and other sections of the city, was held at the Virginia Avenue Baptist | Church on Wednesday evening last. The first part of the evening was spent iu listining to a paper read by Mr. B. B. Eliis before the Zania Literary, entitled ‘African | Slavery only nomical,” and was fully endorsed by many. At 8:30) the mass meeting, which had for its object the further discussion of our colored public schools was called to order. Rev, Howard was chosen as president of the meeting, and Mr. R. F. Williams was chosen as secretary. The president stated the object of the meeting and urgently in. vited the gentlemen present to take active und speady measures to bring the matter before the public and the Distriet_ Commiss- | The Rev. Dr. Lawes took | the floor and objected most decid- edly against either mixed schools | or the abolition of the office of | He loners, the colored superintendent. offered the resvlution fur the ap- pointment of a committee of five to request Dr. Francis to resign. | Spee hes were also made by Prof. J.D. Baltimore and Chuse of the Washington Bre. A committee of six, under the resvlutions offered by Rev. Laws, was appointed by the chair as follows: Rev. R. 8. Laws, D. D., Prof, J. D. Baliimore, W. Calvin | Chase. Revs. W. J. Howard, T. | 3. Robinson, and Mr. J. W. Bran- son. on the motion of Mr. Manning the resolation was adopted to empower the president to appoint ac mmittee of five to waii on De. Francis and request him to resign for want of the confi tiene: of the people, and in the event of De. Franeis retusing to resign, the committee is asked to use sll honorable means with the Com- | | Women, and | Bright’s d | | THE BEE ENDUR- | and protests agaiust the oblition | of the office of tle Superintendent | W. Jz) ja last. You will s+y there | bad patent medi s, but Vin | ters is the best of the lot. “All right, Puil, to please ¥ W. Calvin There will be a meeting of the Col. ore. Editors of this City at theBg; Office next Monday Evening clock, for the purpose of “pert ing arrangements for the press coy. vention of colored Editors. es TRY te YOURSELY “Tt is of no use to Philip, Lam neither ated, I have simply last a lifet i “Look here, Jack! y old bachelor who has } women are fil “Not at all! m of these so kind you see attract every nook and corne assum, adr erm tee | supervision, but death-deal take it in quantity. 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