The Washington Bee Newspaper, May 17, 1890, Page 2

= —— Published every Satu 1109 I stree | northwest, Washington, D. —~Shtered at the Post Office at Washington C., a8 Second Class mail matter. W. CALVIN CHASE, Editor, “A BRAVE DEFENSE. The sermon delivered by Car- dinal Ireland, on the “Race prob- lem,” last Sunday at St. Augus- tine’s church bas created a great deal of commotion among protest- ant demominations and the col- ored people generally. The Rom- ish church through its cardinal declares the first truth ot the gos- pel namely: That all men are human and being so have souls, as the element which determiues equality. It places iteelf square- Jy on record on the most essen- tial truth of christianity. In the second place the cardinal declares that social ostracism is unworthy of persons claiming the distinction of humanity and says that “no hall, no parlor is worthy of exist- ence where a man is excluded or} driven to a corner because of his| color.” This utterance comes from | the highest Catholic authority and is the watchword for the millions; of faithful followers who willing- ly accept the advice and counsel | of their recognized leaders. This coup is calculated to revolutionize relgious belief and denomination- al predjudices. Protestantism has| taught intolerance of Roman Catholic tents ani) usages, claim- ing a superior piety and more commendable latitudism; but with all its piety and boasted) liberality it is swayed by predju- dice and leaves the Romish cnurch to hold nobly and firmly to the doctrine of the brotherhood of man a truth in which the col’d} people are intensely interested just | now ard one to which the cath-} Olie church is peculiarly commit- ted. Itis difficult to determine the extent of accessions which the chureh will secure as the result of this new depar'ure. Under the circumstances it would not be} strange if the colored people} made a magnificent acknowledge: ment of the kind tender. The] extent of the accessions will -ot | course depend on the disposition ef the white representatives of protestantism toward the colored people. Hitherto there bas been an apparent combination consisting 01 all denominations of so called white christains against the color- ed man. ‘lhe catholic have broken the combination. The Cardinal ar- ges tbat merits shali be the pas- port to religious and social recog- nition and predicts that the spirit of ostracism must go and cannot stand before the steady advance of the colored people. It issome- what strange to the cblored peo- ple that the catholic church which they have alfhost unaimously op posed shonld be the first to extend the hand of fellowship and declare in favor of a universal brother«| hood and equality, we are now| prepared for surprise. Let every boasted white protestant aay as | much and pledge themselves to do as much as hes been committed by the catholics’ Cardinal Ireland | should be congratulated both for| his just expressions as well as for his deplomacy and it is fair notice to canting and hypocritical pro- fessors of christianity that the colored mun’s recognition de- pends not alone to temper of pro~ testantism but has a most potent moter in the combined good feel- ing and hospitality of the Roman | Catholic Church, i JOHN E. BRUCE Atiss CHAS. | E. BRUCE. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT CLEVE- LAND GAZETTE, OHIO; SAVANNAH TRIBUNE, GA.; CHICAGO CONSERVA~ TOR. HIS ATTACK ON THE EDI- TOR OF THE BEE. THE EDITOR’S DE: PENSE. John E. Bruce alias Charles E. Bruce, who claims to be tae Washington Correspondent of the Cleveland Ohio, Gazelte, Savanna Tribune, and the Chicago, IIl., Conservator, wrote a scurrilous and cowardly letter to a prominent ot- ficial in this city against the edi- tor of this paper, without any cause or provication. As it is al- ways the custom of the oppressed to defend themselves, the editor submits for the consideration of the public and those with whom the Editor associates and those among whom he is known, the cbaracter of the man who commit- | ted the assuult. The man is Jobn E Bruce alias Charles E. Bruce, at present a laborer in the Interior Depart- ment, who was convicted for forg~ ing the name of Wm. J. Murtagh toacheck. Mr, Mutagh w sat the time of this transaction, pro- prietor of the National Republican It is the purpose of the Editor merely to defend himself against the cowardly attack that this man Bruce made upon him, We print} below the record of the Criminal Court in the case Jno. E. Bruce alias Charies E. Bruce: IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE Dis~ TRICT OF COLUMBIA, HOLDING A | CRIMINAL TERM. United States j No: 11,291, Vs. - Criminal Dock | Charles E. Brace } et 11, 1876, March 27, Presentment. | Indictment for} . Murtagh to {The name of W. Check | position assumed in this was utterly unterable and give eub~ stantial reasons for the seeming disparty between the two races jin this matter. We now learn | from a prominent gentleman who |; was present when these remarks | to which we have referred. were ‘made by Col. Ransdell, that the report as pablished did this yentle- | man great injustice, that it failed to | give all that he said on that occa- | sion and the connection in which | he said it. | In accounting fora large num- ber of persons, in the Police court |charged with petty offences, he said that in his judgment it was higbly probable that a portion of | the Police foree in order to make |a record for efficiency arrested colored men for trival offences for which they would not think of ar- resting white men. We gladly make this correvtion for it is not our purpose to misrepresent any one, in this, or any other matter. Our purpose is merely to tell the truth. In the matter of bringing colore! peop'e before the Police court it is a well known fact that the Judge of that court has more than once lectured over officious policemen for grossly discriminating against colored peop!e in making arrests. A BOGUS CONVENTION. 1n our next issue we shall pub- lish the mside history of that Alexandria Va., bogus conven- tion. NOVEL ORGANIZATION. CO OPERATION OF BORROWERS TO SECURE LOWER RATES OF INTEREST. Ten per cent a month on small loans is the excessive rate of in- i terest paid by some government April 24, Arraigned and plead guil ty on the Second Count. | Sentenced to be impris- oned at labor in the Penitentiary at Albany, | in the State of New York, for the period of one year, April 14, Pardoned by the President received dat- ed April 11, 1877 and filed Letter of Sec. of State accompanying the pardon filed. 18, Court orders par- 1877, don to be delivered to} deft. Received the pardon fil- ed April 14, 187’. Chas. E. Bruce, Aprii 18. 1577. A true copy ° 5 Test: R. J. Megs, Clerk. By W. R. Williams, Ass’t. Clerk, The above is the Editor’s de- fense. a -Y A NEW ENTERPRISE. The Bre has always advocated co-operation among our people as the only method by which the race will be recognized in the body politic. Every branch of industry is closed against our peo- ple and it is even impossible for respectable colored people to rent) a decent house in a respectable part of the city. Not even those | of our race who have the wealth will not nsk a building enterprise nor will they build decent houses for the benefit of their people. Notwithstanding the cowardice! ot our older men, there are several youug men in the persons of the Hyman Brothers, F. T. C. M. and John B. who bave arrang- to open a mammonuth variety store on 7th St., near the O st.} Market. The building has al- ready bken engaged, the clerks | hired and the goods ordered. ANOTHER LIE. 8. K. Bruce, Recorder of Deeds for the! District of Columbia, is being much criticis- ed here for removing the colored employes | of his office toa back room where their faces | cannot be seen. (Southern Review) | For the wformation of the many | critics of whom our estemed con. tempany speak, we desire to say | that the colored employes whom it is Claimed were removed to the back room of the Recorde’r office | were never in the front office. We! have been acquainted with the of- fice for several years and from personal knowledge the same em- ployes are in thei! same positions with bat two or three exceptions. And so far, Recorder Bruce has) made no changes in his front office | except to re-appoint Col. Shyer, | deputy recorder, an efficient and | affiable gentleman. Mr. Brace is boss of his office and don’t you} forget it. z The Bex office is the place to have your May printing done. Now this looks like business |} and what we should do asa race and as citizens 1s to give this new enterprise support, colored young ladies and gentlemen will be em- ployed and ss the business in- creases co will the number of clerks increase. MARSHAL RANSDELL. In our last issue we published a statement taken from a city pa- per, to the effect that this gentle- man bad said that out of every ten persons who app<ared in the Police court of this city charged with crime nine of them were colored. The impression conveyed by this statement was that nine- tenths of the crimes committed jin the District of Columbia, were chargable to tke colored people. e showed in an editorial of considerable length that the employes and other nard-up in- dividuals, It was stated in the | Star, a tew weeks ago that an or- | ganization was contemplated among these money borrowers in order to obtain better rates. Such | an organization has been formed ‘and it is composed mainly of | those in the government service, | The purpose to use the words of | the constitution, “is ‘o protect our members who are compelled to | borrow money from time to time and to keep them out of the hands of the 10 per cent brokers and to negotiate loans for them at the smallest possible percentage ” It is further provied that “the or- ganization sball cousist, of not | more than 500 members Member j shall not be charged more tnan 3 per cent a month on any mon- eys loaned to or borrowed through said organization, and no one shall borrow at any one time more than $150. The president and and secretary shall not approve any member’s note for more than the above named atnount. Any member borrowing through the organization aud failing to honor his note without lawful aud legul excuse shall be expelled and the sum ot $1 assessed from each member shall go to save any no’e from being protested,” Ar- | rangements have been made with |several private banks to handle the notes of the members of the association, (Keening Star,) The tivening Star published the | above May 15th. The Legion of Honor is one of the best institu- | tions in this country and it is the | intention of the management and | oflicers to make it en honor and a | credit to the members. OUR SALESMAN. Oar people have been and are | greatly interested in their enter- prising salesman, Mr. P. A. Dick- son who is now with Barnum and | Co., 931 Pa. ave. n. w. Mr, Dick- son is a man of push and enterprise ,and should be encouraged in his new field of labor, We know what | Mr. Dickson can do and the esteem in which he is held by the citiz3ns of Washington irrespective of col- or or religion . 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