The Washington Bee Newspaper, July 10, 1897, Page 4

NGTON BE Published every SATURDAY at 1109 1 Stree Morthwest, WASHINGTON, D. . Ente et4t che P st urtice at Wasningtop ecssaclass saail matter.! Rese tl Ev neenee eS ee W. CALVIN CHASE, Eprtor, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy per year. - ¢2 Six months. I Three mouth: City subscribers, monthly. . —— te SPECIAL NOTICE. #2 There are regular Authorized Col- lectors in the employ of THE BEE Printing Co., and when they call to see delinquent subscribers they are re- quested to pay them, and not give the excuse that “they will see the Editor.” The Editor has no time to see the sub- seribers, and it is hoped that his friends and the patrons of THE BEE will pay the Collector when he calls, -00 00 60 +2 weet WHAT DUES IT MEAN? There seems to be a disposition on the part of republicans out of office to place on file their indorse- ments for retention of alleged negro democrats who were so active. un- der the last democratic adminis- tration, in having colored republi- cans dismissed. Still these very men complain against the present administration and demounce re- publican officials because they will not appoint colored republicans to office. What does it mean? In the Government Printing Office, alone there can be found on file, indorsements from prominent rep- resentative colored men, letters of indorsements from them appealing to the Public Printer for the reten- tion of men, who not only denounc- ed colored republican workers, but who contributed liberally to the last democratic campaign fund. There are in this city now, active colored republican workers who are walking around the streets beg- ging for something to do, while their alleged negro ‘democratic workers are holding their places. In the Treasury department and indeed, in all of the departments under the government, there can: be found on file republican in- dorsements of alleged negro demo- crats.. Wedon’t object toa man being a democrat; but we believe in a man _ supporting any party he feels disposed to support, but what we do object to is, these colored republicans asking the re- tention of men who had colored men removed from office because they could do so. It 1s about time that a change should take place. ASTRANGE FRIEND. From The Cleveland Gazette. It is said that John Clifford, Walter Milligan and H. C. Cossey will soon be dropped from the positions they hold; and men given their places who supported the administration’s candi- dates. Clifford was not on the Mc- Kisson slate. The vote he received shows this beyond a shadow ofa doubt, he having run nearly 1,500 behind other successful candidates on the other “slate” ticket, and coming within 500 votes of being defeated. Our esteemed Cleveland Gazette, claims to be the friend of Bon. Mark A. Hanna, who is a candi- date for re-election to the Senate, but if we are to judge from the above excerpt, from it, we would naturally conclude that the editor of the Gazette was not only opposed to Mr. Hanna but to all his friends. Mr. Smith should take his defeat like a man and cease sulking in his tent. We know it is very painful to acknowledge the leadership of ex-Stace Senator John P. Green, but we show our weakness by en- deavoring to hide it. A strange friend Harry, a strange fnend. The coiured man in Ohio is on the strike. The biggest man in Ohio to-day 1s said to be Greene. President McKinley is no doubt tired of Congress. Some politicians would have the people believe that the administra- tion is all wrong. It is better to wait and watch re- sults than it isto kick without a just cause. °} link to the great chain of Christian | THE PROGRESS IN THE SOUTH. CLOSING EXERCISFS OF WILLIAMS AND FERGUSON ACADEMY. MISS MARIE JAMES OF WASH- INGTON MAKES A SUCCESS. Abbeville, 8. C., July 8 ’97. It is Christian Education that lifts, elevates, purifiesand refines the nations of the world. As a institutions which dot our land, the Ferguson-Williams School is en- deavoring to enlighten the youth who come under its influence. This school is under the fostering care of the Presbyterian Church of | the United States. It has enrolled about two hundred students this session, and the relation between the faculty and students has been one grand harmonious chord. | Our closing exercises began June 19th at 9 A. M., with a publie ex- amination of the school, in all its departments. (The examinations for promotions had already taken lace several weeks before.) After which the closing exercises of the Hypatia Literary Circle took place. Miss Corrie Hogood of Equality, S. C., presiding. A very pleasing feature of the exercises waS a de- bate, participated in by the young women. Resolved, ‘That, the South 1s the best place for the industrial development of the Negro.’’ The decision was rendered in favor of the affirmative. Come South. Sunday June 20, at10 A.M, a Sunday-school Symposium was con- ‘ducted by one of the members of ‘the graduating class, which was | followed by an instructive sermon by Rev. J. A. Clifton, D. D., pas- tor of the M. E. Church, (South) : Abbeville, S. C. | At4P. M., the closing exercises ‘of the Coltege, Christian Endeavor, Temperance and Missionary Socie- ties were held and addressed by the ‘faculty and visitors. ‘I'he charm- ‘ingly beautiful vay, together with the hilarity of the little ones made us all blithesome too. ‘Their clos- ing exercises, as well as all the | others except the Alumni reunion, jtook place in the Court House. ‘They were as well rendered as those in anydepartment of the institu- tion. An interesting cantita, “A 'Irip to Europe,” dialogues, recita- tions an¢ music were the features of the entertainment. I would that some of our northern friends could have peeped in upon us; are their any skeptics among you as to the capabilities of the children in ‘the sunny south? Allow me to | note that the young mind here is the same as elsewhere, and like clay can be molded and fashioned into most beautiful images. Tuesday June 21st the evening set apart for the exhibition of the Mustical Department, found the commodious and historical Court House well filled. The rostrum was artistically dressed so as to re- semble a forest, for a Cantata, the Miracle of the Roses was played to represent the pupils of the vocal class of the Musical Department. One of the interesting features of this entertainment was an excellent- ly prepared paper on “Music’’ by Miss Rebecca Milliner, Pendleton, S.C. The vocal aud instrumental musi wasofa high order, On Wednesday night June 23, the ros- trum presented a lovely appearance. The sweet girl graduates robed in their white organdies with a fore and back ground of ferns, flowers, flags and evergreens made a picture will never be forgotten. While the pianist played a march, the gradu- ating class, faculty, Orpheus Cho- rus class, Rev. W. R. Palmer, D. D., of Claflin College, President E. | W. Williams and the distinguished visitors took seats on the rostrum. Then the following program was} rendered. Music, March; Music, ‘‘Blessed isthe Mamthat Walketh Not in the Counsel of the Ungodly,” Orpheus; Glee Class; Reading Scriptures;} Invocation; Music, ‘“The Lord| Reigneth’”’ Orpheus Glee Class;} Oration, ‘‘Punctuality’”? Miss Ma- | mie Perrin; Music, ‘Under the} Eaves” Juvenile Quartette; Ora- tion, ‘‘Female Education’’ Miss} Corrie Haygood; Music, ‘Rejoice, | O Daughters of Zion’? Orpheus Glee Class; Oration, ‘‘More Be- yond’’ Miss Rebecca Milliner; Pre- sentation of Diplomas, Rev. J, A. Clifton, D. D.; Music, ‘‘Seek Ye} the Lérd,’’ Juvenile Quartette; Annual Address, Rev. W. R. 4, Palmer, D. D., Orangeburg, S. C.; Music, ‘Fairyland Waltz” Orpheus Glee Class. Benediction. Rey. W. B. R. A. Palmer, D. D. in his address to the class. Subject, «The Relation of the Southern White Man to the Education of the Negro.’”? Said among other good good things. The negro must work out his own salvation. This is best.”” Southern white people do not fear the educated negro, but the ignorant. To command their respect we must be industrious, Sober, honest and self-respecting. On Thursday night the ger concert, our crowning effort of the |guished white citizens with their jignore the just claims of its party jare of the opinion that some of et to be grand. ‘Ihere were orations by the yoang women, recitations, dialugues, and quotations from Shakespeare. An exquisite star dr-ll, music by Orphaus Chorus class (this class is composed of the | pupils uf the school) and physical culture. On Friday night in the college building the Alumni reunion took place. The deep interest of Aiumni in the school is highly pleasing. Their addresses telling what they had done during the past year show that not one has been idle. ‘The exercises during the week were attended by not only the best colored people of the city but by some of the most distin- ! wives and daughters. They were very welcome and we are always glad tohave them look in upon us and see the work, The Press and Banner, the leading county paper, speaks thus editorially: FERGUSON-WILLIAMS COLLEGE. “The scholastic term of the Ferguson-Williams College ended last week by public exercises in the Court House. The exercises af- forded the best testimonials of the excellence of the work which is being done in this college, and gave the best evidence of the :apid strides which the colored people are making along educational lines. The music and elocution were particularly deserving of comment, while the enunciation and the production in the origin essays would have done credit toa more pretentious college. _ President Williams and Mrs Williams have done a wonderful work in educat- ing their race. In raising the standard of colored citizenship their influence has not been equal- ed.” In another column of the same issue, he speaks again. ‘Ths school is conducted by colored peo- ple, but it has the moral support of the white people. ‘Ihe real werth of its work can readily be seen in the evident attainments of its pupils, their correct bearing and their success in life. In starting and maintaining this school the Presbyterian church did well for the colored race.”” Truly there is a growing interest in the education of our race by the southern white people. Let us foster this feeling, for together the brother in white and the brother in. black can do much toward excul- pating ignorance for the better- ment of all the people. E. V. Chase Williams, Ferguson-Williams College, Abbeville, 8. C. EDUCATION SOUTH. The closing exercises of the Fer- |guson and Williams Normal and Polytechnic College were the best, we understand, that have ever taken place in Abbeville, S. C. Rev. Mr. Williams and his wife deserve the highest commendation and encouragement. Miss Marie James of this city, a young lady well known to us, has also cast her lot among the down trodden in the South. Miss James is a promising young Jady, as young as she is, left father and mother, to labor among her people in the South. ‘Cae BzE wishes the col- lege and all those connected with it much success. OUR DEBTS. ‘'ne Bez is no champion or| apologist for any party that will workers. There are numerous complaints being made against the | adminisiration by men who have stood high in the councils of the, republican party. Some of these wen have held offices before and are applicants for office again, Indeed some of them have held office since | the organization of the republican | party, and yet they are not satisfied | and threaten to bolt from the party | because the President intends to} establish a new leadership. We} these men ought to retire and give men a chance who have never held office before. We don’t mean to, relegate to the rear the only two or three national representatives we have, Bruce, Lynch and Lang- ston. They are the only three national representatives in this! country. There is too much jealousy among us to do anything. One dislikes to see the other succeed. Whenever a colored applicant fails | in his ambitious undertaking, be| finds fault with the party and con- year’s work was considered by all | cludes that he is the only man in j the world who has been turned ; down. If the administration made! mistakes before the office seeker came to the conclusion that he a: d his race are being ignored, why does he wait ti!l he is turned down aud then find fault? Is it for the benefit of the race or party that these men kick? ‘That thing we call self has more than once caused - good fruit to decay. What induce- ment has the democratic party offered the Negro? Is it right and just that we should leave the home of those who were instrumental in liberating us and gu to those who i have lashed us? Be not tov hasty. Wehave time enough to pay our debts. THE DEMOURATIC LEAGUE. Elsewhere in this issue of The Bex will be seen a circular letter that was set to the colored demo- cratic employees under the last democratic administration. On this circular appears the names of colored democrats who are now holding office and have been in- dorsed for retention by some promi- nent colored republicans. When republicans go to the several de- partments for places they are con- fronted with the fact that they can- not be given places because the place they want, has a’good man in it; an alleged colored democrat who is highly indorsed by the most in- fluential colored republicans in the country. Still the administration is blamed because Nepro republi- cans are not appointed to office. Read the circular next week of some colored republicans who have asked the retention of colored democrats. Did the colored democrats ask for the retention of republicans under Cleveland? SHALL WE HAVE A POLITICAL LEAGUE. From The New York Age. We are bound to accord credit to the editor of the Indianapolis Freeman for coolness and judiciousness in dis- cussing the manner in which the ed- eral Administration has ignored the Afro-American Republicans of In- diana. It states the case fairly. Without the Afro-American votes of Connecticut, New York, Ohio, IJndi- ana and Illinois, the Republican party in the State and Nation, in those States would be constantly the minority par- ty. We favor the organization of an Afro-American political league in the Northern and Western States which | will force the respect of hypocritical leaders and insure to the race in those States proper representation, based on the support which we give and for which we get practically nothing, and have got practically nothing since the war. It is useless to ask the South to take partin such a league, because the Afro-American leaders and masses of those States are hope- lessly bound and gagged and con- trolled and muzzled aie led by a hand- ful of common white men who live by politics. Shall we have such a league? No, we want no political League. If we had one the officers would sell themselves to the highest bid- der. We want political sense and political manhood. The editor of the Age ought to know that there is not enough manhood among the Negroes of this country to have anything. We have had leagues, clubs and all kinds of organizations and what do they amount to? There is now |more throat cutting’ among the Negroes at this time than ever be- fore, and still you want leagues. [f we organize a political league what | force willit have? Every member will want to be officer. Your executives will sell the league out and then there will be a row over the spoils. At this time the republicans out of office should cease indorsing Negro democrats for retention. There are three hundred Negro newspapers in this | country and not one is supported by the race. What do you want with leagues, when you will not sup- port yourown mediums which de- fend you against oppression. First show the white man we are capable of self government, then we can talk about organizing leazues. The administration is all right. <‘‘The fault, dear Brutus, is in ourselves and notin the stars that we are underlings.” We want no politi- cal leagues, Colored National Protective As- sociations are being organized throughout the country. PERFECTING PROTECTION. Two Slight Changes Suggested in the Interest of Farmers and Laborers. The senate is now engaged in remedy+ ing the small imperfections of the Ding~ ley bill, which, as all good protection- ists assert, is one of the best tariff bills ever drafted. It distributes its bless- ings to all—farmer, laborer and manu- facturer. Without doubting the good intentions of the makers, we wish to suggest one or two minor details which might possibly help the bill to fulfill the expectations of its authors: First.—Lubin’s export bounty scheme j might enable the farmer to get a small slice of the benefits of protection. Of course the farmer doesn’t expect—espe- cially at first—to get as much of the benefits as the manufacturers have been getting for 30 years. A protection of about 20 per cent.—that is ten cents per bushel on wheat, five cents on corn, eté. —would satisfy him, while it takes four | times as much to satisfy ordinary tariff infants. This small export duty would not make good the farmer’s loss because of import duties on manufactured prod- ucts, saying nothing about past losses, but in course of time, after his industry had felt the stimulating effects of real protection “what protects,” the farmer might muster up courage enough to fol- low the example of Oliver Twist— which example has grown into a cus- tom with protected interests—and ask for “more.” Possibly also he might form political trusts or combines to de- mand “more” and raise miltions of dol- lars to send lobbies to Washington to bribe congress. While protection is in order export duties are the farmer’s only hope. With them he may hope not only to change his losses to profits, but also to regain that power and position which were once his, but which have long since passed into the hands of the manufacturers. Second.—It is also fitting to recognize the laborer in the distribution of tariff profits. Like the farmer, he now puts his hand into his pocket to help swell the profits of protection, practically none of which comes his way. It is not an easy matter to equalize the benefits of protection so that the workingman shall get his full share. A prohibitive duty on imported labor might in the course of time afford some protection by restricting the supply of labor, so that manufacturers could carry out their good intentions (expressed when asking for higher duties) and pay “American wages to American work- ingmen.” At present the condition of working- men in the protected industries is pitia- ble in the extreme. The Philadelphia Ledger, a good republican paper, told us about May 1 that in the protected iron and coal industries of Pennsy!- vania the wage rate has been reduced so low “that it is searcely sufficient to pro- vide the necessaries of decent, sanitary living.” It says “the lowest classes of alien cheap labor swarm in the iron and coal districts of the state,” and the competition for work is so fierce “that they contend, not against the employ- ers for the highest wages, but among each other for the lowest?” “As ap- pears by the testimony presented to the legislative committee, * * * they herd in squalor, subjects of abject pen- ury, and are beset by disease, dirt and hunger.” The Ledger thinks our im- migration laws are “defective and im- provident” and suggests that “to prop- erly protect Americgn workmen con- gress should pass an immigration as well as a tariff bill.” This is a good idea and:should be acted upon at once. The only wonder is that some of the good manufacturers, in their anxiety to protect and raise the wages of their workingmen, did not think of this plan before. Then, if they should have a law passed which should make it com- pulsory for them to give at least one- half of their protection and monopoly profits to their employes, protection would begin to be an all around bless- ing. The manufacturers might still be getting the lion’s share, but they would not get all. When these changes are made in the bill it will undoubtedly be what the New York Tribune declared its proto- type, the McKinley bill, to be—“the bravest and best tariff bill ever passed.” Will they be made?—Byron W. Holt. The Monkey and the Cats. The monkey could pull its own sugar out of the fire, but prefers to use the paws of the cats. Poor cats, how it must hurt them! Yes, it does hurt them a little, but they can stand it for the sake of their good friend the mon- key. Perhaps they will get a share of the sugar, or if not that something else which they like better. Perhaps! Itis certain that they have long been fast friends of the monkey and that they like him for his sly and cunning tricks. Of No Consequence. The brewers are good campaign con- tributors. Therefore they are to be ex- cused from their proper share of taxes. The wearers of clothes are of no par- ticular account to the Mark Hannas of our time. Why shouldn’t they and the consumers of sugar and shoes be made to bear the whole burden?—N. Y. World. Rival Attrac: . The sugar schedule and scandal are reigning attractions in Washington at the present time.—Philadelphia Press. of the General. We don’t itis the policy of the tration to ignore colored matter what Postmas:e Gary may think. Mr Georgia is authority f. ment and in justi administration, ask is this the policy ministration ? George & Co., 908 7th west, is where you w best gents goods. Take there and say The Bez sent George is an affiable and just ; the people. ; Whe? you go to the Ce goto stands 451, 452 and 4 go to the Northern Li call at stands gor and x Mr. Miller or Krogman. the best hams, lards, etc ket. Don’t fail to givethem a Do you want fine produc to V. S. Moton who has ed since 1866. Stands 19 zor enter Market. You can you want in fresh vegetat My livered to all parts of the city. Mr. J. R. Gow, the shoe m 1638 14th street, northwest the best and cheapest pl section of the city. If y« and good shoes, don’t f his place of business. Good butter can be purcha: Mr. Gibbons. Do not fail to ¢ him. NEGRO NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE. : Officers—C. H. J. Taylor, President. H. C. Smith of / Secretary. Eli Banks, of \ Serg.-at-Arms. Executive Cor H. C. C. Astwood, Louisiana man, J. T. V. Hill, Indiana, A son, Ohio, W. T. Scott, Illinois, White, New York, L. Moore, Mis sissippi, J. Milton Tu , Missi H. C. Smith, Alabama, C. H. J. T lor, Ex Officio. Committee on C ference: H. C. C. Astwood, L« S. J. Davidson, Kentucky, R. Pennsylvania, C. H. J. Taylor Ex Offibio. Committee on Ru H. White, New York, Chairma Moore, Mississippi, J. Ross St New Yor Committee on He quarters: Smith Wormley, Dist. Col., P. H. White, New York, R. £ Gilchrist, New Jersey. Washington D. C., Sept. 6, 1% Resolved that each member Negro National Democratic Leagu hereby taxed two dollars ($2. month to defray the expense in for the maintenance of headqua for the League, furnishing of headquarters, etc. This money be paid in two installments, one every fifteen days. Resolved that the Secretary Executive Committee shall f each member of the League w copy of the above resolution. The above resolution was unanimously, August 31st Mr. Glascoe is authorized these collections. E. L. Dawkins, Secretary Executive Com: Mr. John Curtain keeps one best places in West Washin: is a thorough going business m liked by everybody who does | with him. BEAUTIFUL BOOK The B. and O. R. R. has just a very handsome little pam scribing Deer Park, illustrat number of very fine en Copy can be had by sending stamp to D. C. Jones, Mgr, | Central Building, Baltimore, Md AN OLD ROAD MADE NEW And now another joke is ta} from the already heavy afflic grapher and specialty artist can either ring the chang time-honored old minstr the man who wanted to go “the worst way,” and w the B. and O. station, for straightening the curves at once the delight and t all through passengers on t esque B. and O.”’ is about and the trip through the nm longer reminds one of English channel on a part day. This will be welcome ne general public and to B asts—people who woul other route to their des B. and O. would possik c These are mostly passionat of natural scenery, to w gantic panorama along the route can never become st why should it, when it is the same? Scenery on t such immensity is like susceptibility to chai with the seasons, but does its beauty vary. asummer day it is ne scene an hour ata time. doscope, which the slig in position occasions a ¢t view, so the forests andt along this scenic route as new appearances with ¢ cloud and ever weather ¢ Now that the exagura of the B. & O. curves has | disposed of, and its roa¢ second to none, the exce equipment and the pecu yourself comfortable—we'! thing we can for you, which surrounds the tra stance he steps aboard train on this road will sh and treble the number 0! enthusists, to whom the mountains is lessa jou pleasure.— The Pittsburg » 5th 1897. N }