The Washington Bee Newspaper, April 24, 1897, Page 8

Bete ae eeume if 2 ahah i Lie a hea Wie Be ie & : a ‘ie eee ‘i a) Wh hai. | fe See | i : + i i) ae pai? Wie ~ ‘ i a! : 1Hik WASHI NGTON BEE OUR FREEDOM. | of these fallen heroes should be made! 5 place of punishment for the whites (Continued from page 5.) the methods that I have suggested. In the District of Columbia we have a — of 80,000 people of color. t is true we own upwards of 10,000,000 dollars worth of real estate. Indeed, we compose almost one-third of the entire population of 300,000 people} and yet we have no representation of! any importance in our District Gov- ernment Every race has a representative in our Government but the negro. mean representative places, not clerk- ships. Recently a gold democrat, a Soa fide citizen of Washington, was ap- pointed United States District Attor- ney. It is but right and proper that he should have been. What force put him there? He is a_ political factor. He is a gentleman of honor and integ- rity and we believe that President Mc- Kinley will keep him there. He should be; because he will throw around him purity and honesty which is neces- sary in a prosecuting attorney. The gold democrats made them- selves great political factors. The negro has the voting strength, but he has not the manhood to exercise it. THE NEGRO IS IMPATIENT. President McKinley has been in of- fice one month and twelve days to-day. Not long enough to know the number of offices that are at his dis- posal. Yet there see: to be a _ feel- ing of unrest among a few colored men. Be patient as I am confident that the President will do as much, if not more, for the negro than any President since ex-President Harri- son, notwithstanding the Civil Service sham. I have great faith in the Presi- dent and so have the American people, who will yet see the wisdom of his election. The negro will succeed against op- position. He will pass Civil Service examinations and will be placed in po- sitions, notwithstanding the last demo- cratic administra yr that portion, known as the B of Engra and Printing, with i present C great expor , Hon. Wm. r cause in hand. 10w our ability to do, we manity enough among lass of our wh S us. I am one of e white man is a ro when he is a friend ould aspire tor po- trust when he is d to meet all of uo know there i the more lib low-citizens those who be! friend to the r to himself. f sitions of ho: capable an the requirer NO RESENTMENT NECESSARY. Our debt of gratitude to those who were instrumental in our emancipation shouid not be soon forgotten. Whatever may have been the cause of our emancipation, we should hold in sacred remembrance the memory of Lincoln, Grant, Garrison, Wendell Phillips and the immortal Douglass. If our emancipation was by accident give these men credit for causing such anerror. If our emancipation was an error, we should conduct ourselves in such a manner that will cause no re- gret. The greatest American we have_to- day, the man who is the recognized representative of our people is Blanch K. Bruce, a true and loyal representa- tive American citizen whose council and advice are always sound as a_phi- losopher. WHAT OUR EMANCIPATION MEANS. nents Some American skeptics believe that our emancipation was an error. Recent developments do not prove this beliefso far as some of us are concerned. Our emancipatiun means that some of us have so developed into citizenship that we are entitled to oc- cupy many stations inlife. Weshould not, as I have said before, aspire to positions that we are not capable of filling. Neither should a n aspire for a position on account of his color, if color, is not made a basis of objec- tions to him. The negro’s emancipation has not taken from him that prejudice, dis- cmmination, and jealousy that exist among the race to which he is identi- fied. He is more inclined to draw the line than that race which is said to be prejudiced against him. It has been but a few days ago when a colored con- gregation in the South called a white minister, because they were tired of a black one. If we set up these barriers what can we expect from those who } nit us 10 remain where we are by sufferance ? s is what our eman- cipation m ptics are correct in their belief and our emancipation is than ar or. 2 negro 1s his ttitude to- ack of con- prises and The peculi shifting and wards one an fidence in their their failu Some of ou rot long tor the the white mer- chants to young in their stores. If i been instituted by wo men and such a sek the more our there may have ex such tolly, but when supposed e ted ne- s ina te such a y thi for them How piece like so and employed Then the white to himself the reduce the p the negro tr: must a to draw the negro trade great negro establishmen says he, “‘I will e men and women salary; *’ I will under t gr house. This then is the solution of that prejudice the white man has against the negro We would rather go down tothe Potomac river on a Sunday morning i baptise two or three hundred p build a big church, tax the congregation to pur- chase a suit of clothes for the pastor, | go down the river all the Summer on cheap excursions and starve to death in the winter. Is this whatour Eman- cipation means? When the strong arms of this repub- lic were raised against very, when? millions of our brave comrades white and black marched forth with the American flag to the field of battle te; preserve this union and free the slaves, Thave it, et if SS tures, will mete out justice toall, when it was not intended that the life’s blood | ¢.mmoned at His bar. There wili be a mockery of by such degenerated | , : ¢ acts. Why are we hewers of wood and ane there eee Place of punish- drawers of water? Why are we stand L caprsae tha : : y os et us cease to think of what we ing on the corners watching the passing | “ia . cd ; % procession? Why are we still grov- ee by others, ling in the dust? It is because we | and see to it that we do ourselves no have not embraced the opportunities peer HS Sieger otsehesaud ge that have been presented to us. | shall find friends aoe those who The mistakes we make to-day, sie ps EN Met ea should be lessons to guide us in the ee ee future. |has failed to do its duty. It has _The North that has been nursing us not struck the strong holds of er- since our eman-ipation, is tired. The|ror it has been trimming and _play- purses, of our Northern philanthro- | ing the role of an apologist prior to phists are getting empty. We have | and subsequent to the election of a re- been sucking the tit too long vithout | publican President. It has been play- showing results. We must turn our | ing between toadyism and independ- attention to the South and make terms|ence. When those exponents and with these who once enslaved us. We) nioulders of public sentiment of Zhe have played upon the sympathy of the | Host and Star, (the /ost_especially,) North long enough. We boast of our | suggested the propriety of recognizing accumulated wealth since our Emanci-| the negro in the Cabinet, the negro pation, let it lose. Money is made to| press with buta few exceptions and spend and not to hold. The Ameri-| certain representative negroes, as I can .people believe in freedom of| said in the former part of my address, speech as well as in freedom of money, | declared that the administration wou.d be it goldor silver. Awake, my fel-}pe embarrassed by the appointment low-citizens, we have slept long/ofanegrointhe Cabinet. /he Post enough, we have allowed the sun to} now asks us what right have we to ask rise and set without knowing that the | tor the recordersship. ihe negro has day has broken, the hight has (passed | always been too mugest :n making de- and darkness has come. We are} mands and too timid to force recogni- slaves to our ose dea For thirty|uon in consideration of his voting years ormore we have been on our/strength. good behavior without result ; for| /he Post presented the best oppor- thirty years or more we have witnessed | tunity the negro ever had when it ad- the setting of many suns and waiting | vanced the iaea of a negro for the for results without making them to our/ Cabinet. Why did we not embrace Test, ete }tne opportunity? It is because we die Ohi arte the hands. of have still in our bones the taint of the proud and progressive Caucasian slavery. Our emancipation has "0t and we are shifting from pillow to post) eliminated from us that timidity that with bayone pointed at a another | conquers the coward. seed erg those whoare pust’| ‘The generation of apologists must the wheels of progress. | pass away ; the vascalating politicians THE NEGRO'S PRESENT STATUS: | must turn their attention to something Has the negro conducted himself to| more beneficial. The press must ex- mand ae respect and considera-| ercise ene ee of speech that mn commensurate with, what he| guaranteed by the Constitution, es- claims he merits? Ifhe has, why does | pecially when our cau just We he argue every day that there is a race | are coming as cid the Gladiators from problem to solve. It is, therefore, | Mt. Vesuvius; as did Hannibal when evident that there is something left|he crossed the Alps, as did Ceasar unfinished. I quite agree with him, | when he cro an to make that something is unfinished. There }a Roman holiday. is a missing link, who willfindit? The] Let oppression stand aside; let in- only problem to be solved is, whether | justice tremble at the out stretched the negro is to become great by indi-|arms of Etheopia; let universal free- | vidual efforts or enmass ? ; dom and progress have their sway; Individual greatness is achieved by | let civilization march onw ard; let hb- individual efforts. As amass we can |Jerty of conscience, in religious matters so conduct ourselves that we can BSlp be free and America’s independence others among us who are great and | meted out to all citizens. possess all of the requirements of good} Letour emancipation be expressive citizenship. of what it is,—liberty and freedom of THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. speech ; equality ot citizenship 5 when The blue and the gray had more one ce Cae ed ee Sane cause to continue perpetual separation ard of other nationalities, and sthe : Z citizenship which God recognizes,— than the negro, and those among hiivot . (Aine kwed sn slavery. As they (°o Oe extended the olive branch of peace and are now living in friendship and union, so must the negro which will make his future happiness and pros- Here is the man tow hom every other perity assured. Let retaliation rest] man should go for clothing. Every with the barbarians and show by our! one admits that garments made to private and public acts that our eman-| measure wear longer and give better was a blessing and not 4) catisfaction than those sold in the stores. Not only that but they fit bet- ter and look better. There was atime 3 when the difference in price barred a I cannot conclude without referring | creat many from enjoying the luxury to the Judiciary that seems to control] Of tailor-made clothing. But at pres- all governments. The English Judi-} ent, with such opportunities as are of- Giary 35 one trom which America] fered by Horn, every man can and should take lessons. cae wealth, | should have his clothes made to or- Beare nor poe < a ‘ss a ge der. : ish hands of justice, either in civil or] The surest way to prove this to your criminal causes s . |own satisfaction is to go to Horn and When judges and prosecuting of-| 5k him for samples of his goods. Take ficers of governments are controlled | these to ready-made clothing stores by administrative power, which = and when you have found similar qual- self corrupt, base, and unpopular, t0lities, compare the prices. I'll guar- advance their personal ambi On, W hen| antee that Horn’s price for perfectly judges and prosecuting officers be-| made garments will not be higher come so debase as to forget their duty than the “ ready-made ” price. Now, to the people, and adopt corrupt} \hy will men, possibly you, too, go to methods to convict the innocent, when | ihe” stores when a reputable tailor a man’s money or his official position | oHers you better values for the same is made the basis of his influence to] money, stay the hands of justice and the poor fem! ite weuet citizen is convicted upon the slightest]. There is but one such tailor in ei : pretext, it is about time for the creat-|mgton- Others who ction abe eons ing power of the judiciary to revolu- Horn’s bargains cannot be called rep- ti sys utable, because their goods are sent ome its system. : > eet =: 4 e Th Have we not had such spectacles in}out of the city to be made up. 1 Nf our own midst? and yet we have measurements are taken here, but the Judges who believe in the English doc- | garments are my in P' se a »y wome! na trine of dispensing law. We can Baltimore sweat-shops, -y,|girls. Such work is ter than HORN, THE TAILOR. | OUR COURTS. honor such men as Judges Bradl ‘ 5 = Hagner, Cox, Bingham, McComas, } Hat p tinto ready EEE and some few othe I may nat Horn’s you ha y me e e the man who meas u- | goods ar up undert These men are legal lights to the | trict Judiciary. Not swayed by pop jar sentiment or prejudiced motives | UJ when the unfortunate of my fellow-|S99p. You | ybeforethem. he Judiciary | that goods, | onin Horn’s own guara da fit and] anship citizens should be like Ceasar’s wife above sus- shall be exactly as represent picion Last week Horn re The report of the Superintendent of] York about twenty Police sh f als | weight worstecs est has ever 1 | goods of amon OK offere: It is because the ener under the disguise seemsto take de him ior the most there is not an im one branch u there is no telling what will becon niortunate Class of ¢ re stylish to say nit Z should not be convict but, | do meun to say that o spend j fenses that come up daily in s« that Horn our courts should be tt goods from make yc good suit »RM SCHOO! S price are} and OUR DISTRICT operated asi ce angerous ins n's and see what nche indeed a thie negro boys and girls. There dreds of boys and girls in o i who have fallen by the ways Mr. Wm. Mo at the corner of{ who could be redeemed from ail tl | Third a s sou est is one} is low and degrading if we had al|of the best known men in that section. | reformatory ia this commu If you want good be ine and ci-| 1 f | gars, don’t fai h Mr.! les of discipl who would ta o are under th had strict r instructor: Morris in those w we are to unruly boys and gi Soaancnnet | Established 1866. A most peculiar incident happened | $0) f ays ago; when a supposed school by Judge a er; Je anion 361 Peunsylvania Avenue. ies informed the Clerk of the Police - Court that there was room for a colored Gold and silver watches, dix | girl but not for a w hite girl. ; monds, jewelry, pistols, guns, me ate places of chanical tools, ladies and gentle punishment established in the District pen’s wearing apparel. j There may be separa different punis T t t = | ceived by some others, for-the. self Unredeemed pledges for sale, crime, but, there is one thing, just as certain and true as the approach of day oe ee Ue and night, and that is, the God, who — i controls the destiny of all of His crea- Read Tus BEE —— j HOME RULE WILL BE THE PRINCIPLE TRAT THE INCUMING ADMINISTRATION WILL pg HOME TRADE SHOULD FOLLOW. The Ladies are cordially invited to inspect our REFRIGEO RATRS. The Gentlemen of the city of Washington and vicinity will do well to our stock of Billiard, Pool and Combination Tables. 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