The Washington Bee Newspaper, June 25, 1898, Page 4

ne very SATURDAY, at i aciptianet SonmecTox. D.C tl o ” =) Uilice at Washing on ouxe Gehi matter.t a y «ALVLS CHASE, Evitor. ee wis OF SUBSCRIPTION. | “ER rER Ow copy per sear Six «a Thre te SPECIAL NO TICE. 3 |} There are regular Authorized Col- lectors in the employ of THE BEE Printing Co.. and when they call to see | delinquent subscrirers they are re-| quested to pay them and not give a excuse that “they wilt see the Editor. i The Editor has no time to see the sub- serth and oped that his) rriends and the patrons of THE BE it 4s ee eeeeeeeEOoOoO FALSE ALARM. } That we want a colored man ap-} pointed on the Excise Board is} most true and whether that man comes from some state or cit} other than Washington, it make no difference. The report that is| sireulated, that there would | on tothe appointee it| », Weare an outsider! being be oppo he is an outsider. is fal of the opinion that would be better for Several first class colored uve been turned down by they have people s have the colored people plic the p board because were colored. Many license been granted to undeservit while hundreds of good pla nut been granted whisky licenses. Tue Bee would suggest the enact- ment of a police regulation or an act of Congress cr perhaps it needs ent 5 | departed. :|obtained a@ jrepresentations this Negrophobist | dent to effect it. fHE WASHINGTON BEE. very much fear that they will be| ¥@t of a sense of propriety and a too much concerned with their —- of a busybody. Let the an- own affairs to exert themselves |Cient order of handkerchicf-heads toward destroying prejudice, Ir} be disbanded never to Teorganize. would seem to us that education | sees Mee eS ought to liberalize and purify, but | DO THEY DISCRIMINATE? we very much apprehend that, education does not educate—| especially in Washington. Thisis| ~~. * ce of course no creuit to the town but | “ich provisions are being sent only shows that the spirit of ces jto Camp Alger to the white troops but it isa rare thing to see one in which similar interest is manifest- ed toward our colored troops. It is difficult for us to explain this apparent neglect. Certainly it is not because we lack sympathy and pride, neither is it because we are too poor to coutribute. It may be that our troops are so few in num- ber that we hardly realize that we are represented in the army. In any case the fact remains that we have brave, intelligent colored sol iers who deserve and command our respect, and it is high time for Daily we read of instances iu session and tyranny has not There isacrank in one of the Anditor’s offices, who, when a cul- ored chief was appointed in charge of the division in which he worked immediately applied for leave and did not return to werk until he trafisfer to ancther division. Wedo not know what made in order to secure the trans- fer, but if it were on the grounds that he did not wish to work under| a colored man, he should have been discharged instantly, even if it required the order of the Presi- This p2ndering to color prejudice is not only un-} republican but pusillanimous and impolitic, our patriotic colored pvople ty con- tribute toward their comfort and happiness. Let us get together and contribute ample provisions for our soldier boys. They will not be in our midst long, and as a matter of duty and a stimulus we ought to give the soldiers hearty cheer, We should not aliow 1t that It is only to suggest suffrage in ; ee 8° ™\our colored troops should the District in order to bring out the devilish prejudice and mean ness of the enemies of republican institutions and especially of the colored people. Suffrage in the District would be just as practic- able as it has bern in New York, or Boston, and certainly there is! more ignorance, crime and squalor | Report has it that Miss Moten, in those cities than there ever was , the principal of the Normal schvol here. If it is good for other cities, is nut ple.sed with the appearance leave without our having furnished proof of our pride in them and offering antial token which they to the front with them, TOO BLACK. There are several thwest section of no special houses in the this city, where the moment a color ed person enters the saloon for a glass of beer or a glass of whisky, the bar tender will either say ‘‘we don’t serve colured people,’”’ or he will charge you a dollar for a bot- tle of beer or for a glass of beer or fifty cencs a drink for whisky. The present Excise Board is so prejudiced against the negro that it over looks imposition upon colored citizens. Yes we believe that it would be to tne best interest the whisky in the city if outside colored man were appointed. We know of cases where deserving men have had their licenses revokea. The sooner the Commissioners make a cvange in the ertire personel of the present excise board, the bet- ter it will be forthe people. The alleged opposition to an outsider, such 8 of element an is false alarm. AN AFTERNOON WITH VIRGIL. The improvised drama by Mrs. A. J. Cooper, for A4 and C4, wasa most unique affair and that partic- ipants acquitied themselves most creditably. Why it was necessary to select a lady, extremely fair, as Queen and two others extremely dark, as ladies in waiting, we cannot divine. Most probably, ‘ta voice from the South,” cuggested this arrange- ment .o Mrs. Cooper. Miss Addie Wormley was the queen and Miss Emma Brown and Miss Sadie Simpson were the ladies in wait- ing. DUTY O- OUR SCHOOL OFFICIALS. Now tiat the National Educa- tional Association -is about to meet, it becomes the duty of the colured school officials to set avout providing meaus of enter- tainment for their visitors. This becomes uecessary in order to insure something like fair enter- tainment as well as to protect our frieuds from the ostracism which the meanness of our local hotels and boarding houses always display when colored people are con- cerned. As a matter «f charity and race pride, we ought to pro- tect our friends from the humilia- tion of insult. It may be that the influence of our white educators may beable to correct the mean and spiteful spirit which is usually it is good for this This talk about|of the graduating Normal class. Negro domination is absurd and It is inferred that the lady was not fudge, and does the opponents to pleased with the colors and hair of suffrage but littlecredit. In order 'he graduates. We do not believe to establish monarchistic tenden-|that Miss Moten is prejudiced cies, it is not necessary to be liars |0n account of color, but certainly and knaves If American insti-|the remark, if made by her was tutions do not suit, why just lease |subject to unfavorable interpre- the country. tation. Itis true that the class representative, being of the boquet variety, but we sce no objection to z that. On the contrary we should If the democratic caucus held |, pleased that the class is’ repre- this week can serve asa marker sentative in color, if for no other we opine that it will take some-| reason than that it quiets the claim thing scarcely short of amiracle to which has been set up by the crit- insure the democratic party any-|icg of Miss Moten that she has thing like a fair show for success. | hitherto discriminated on account The members of the caucus were of color, We hardly think that Ishmaelitish in the extreme and \isg Moten could have made so when they had completed their y, charitable a remark, but if she deliberations it became doubtful | gia she made a grievous error. which won. The leader, Mr. | Bailey, was forced to accept a com- | promise, which was a mere fence | built for straddling and nothing} more. There was abso utely no| harmony, and decidedly a very bad ‘The graduating exercises of the feeling. | High and Normal schools of the ‘colored public schvols, were well ‘attended at the Academy of Music : on last Thursday evening. The One of the great obstacles in the jaddresses of the graduates were way of our progress, is indi oy i ie prog’ se a5 cpr i |wel delivered, especially the ad- appea ces at as well as | Tiki ae rances 5 ae as we’ ®! dress of young Wilkinson whose : : : in the street. Some of our race! oration had teen declared by the who clai intel- | : ho claim more than sverageintel-| oo nso, committe too hot but to ligence seem to be utterly unmind- |), disgust, chigrin of the orator ful of the importance of observing he turnelthe~tablo ia the proprieties recognized in Proper | vaingerted what the. censor board home life. This fact is especially out out and added - page ae ES emphasized in their habit of keep- | aqitional to what had been cut ing their heads constantly out of/out and scared those who had dis- the windows. The epithet “han’- | crjminated against the negro in the kerchief-head” has been provoked | selection of soldiers for the present by this habit and has called forth war. The orator wanted to know the disgust and ridicule of the | why were the negro igiorel and better classes. The habit, however, | rebels appointed or men who had is confined mainly to the more | endeavored to destroy this Union. iguorant class, who while they are} These men are now drawn to the but little less intelligent than the! bosom of the Administration. Out average white person, are discrim-|of the 200,000 voluntzers called, inated against for the very good | not one negro regiment has been reason that they do not observe|accepted. What means this, ex- proper appearances in their homes claimed the orator. Among the and not merely b cause they are | distinguished audience present colored ‘There is nothing more'were Hons. Lyman Gage, Secreta- disgusting than to see a row of)ry of the Treasury; Commissioner dwellings ever: window of which) Wight and others equally distir- is disfigured by an unkempt hand-| guished. The school officers sat kerchief heaaed colored person | trembling under the scoring, Wil- If our people would keep their/kinson was given and the house heads indoors, except when it is} went wild with eathusiasm. necessary to do otherwise, we would| This fully demonstrates the sen- be able to secure better houses andjtiment of the American people, inspire a better feeling among the| notwithstanding the many apolo- whites. - Whatever may have been gies are being made by the apolo- the proper thing, certainly the gists and trimmers among the cust.m of poking our heads out-of|negro effice holders and office CONGRESSIONAL. THE BOYS TURNED THE ABLE. OUR IMPEDIMENTS. the windows in season and out of jseekcrs in this country. o7 1 S8°©) shown toward our people, but we|Season is now an indication of a’ AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESI- i DENT McKINLEY. i — The President of the United States, Washington, D. C. ; Sir: Itis the misfortune of persons hold- ing exaulted positions such 4s yours, | that they can rarely if ever hear the truth, when those surrounding them haye reason to believe that such truth }is unpleasant, or runs counter to their wishes. Those who are quick to | “bend the pregnant hinges of the knee, that thrift may follow fawning”’ will applaud your every utterance, ap- prove your every motion, and assure you that “‘the people are with you,” when they know that they are false to themselves and to the people whom they pretend to represent. Mr. President, in your race for the attained goal you had no more sin- cere champion than The Bee, It has followed your course with approval and commendation, earnest and sin- [cece hitherto, but now upon one j phase of your policy, we are hopeless- ly divided in this, that we cannot go to you, wiil you come to us, or shall the branch between you and our people only now begun, widen to a final separation of interests? Can you afford it? When your several calis for men to enlist and go forth to fight the battles of our common country were made, our black citizens feeling secure that with a republican adminis- tration, the republican amendments to the Constitution of the United States would be jealousiy executed came promptly to the front. Few of the State Governors availed themselves of their offers, but as a rule promptly turned them down. Of those who did accept of them, not one, whether dem- ocrat or republican received them with any invidious distinction, but ex- tended to them the same rights and privileges accorded to any other of their citizens. Yen regiments of so-called ‘‘im- munes”’ were placed absolutely at your personal disposal Mr. President, and from you as a republican, sworn to carry out the provisions of the Con- stitution, placed in nomination for high office by black men’s votes, and by their aid elected, from you came the ruling discriminating against us “on account of race color and pre- vious condition,’ that no colored man should be given a position higher than a lieutenent in the six regiments set aside for negroes. Possibly a cap- tain or two may have slipped through, but only as the exception to prove the tule. ‘he democratic Governor of Virginia declared that he would not violate his oath of office, the Consti- tution of the United States and the rights of the negro, by departing in one iota of treatment from that accorded his white fellow citizens boes not the contrast in action cause your cheeks to blush with shame? We are told that you positively deny the ex- istence of such arule, but the War Department officials just as positively assert that it exist, and the fact that such is the untavorable practice goes a lung way ahead of any verbal denial. You cannot plead ignorance Mr. Pres- ident, nor can the War Department plead that no worthy or capable per- sons applied, certainly not if compared with many others who have been appointed. Now Mr. President, we are neither aggressive nor impudent, we have respectfully and firmly asked for rec- ognition as citizen of a common coun- try, nothing more. We want it. You shouid bear in mind that the men assigned to the duty of organiz- ing these troops are safe in their places for life. [hey care no more for you nor .or your administration than the wind that blows. Some are find- ing rests for themselves and priyates, others are catering to prejudice with! which they are in full sympathyand you | are getting badly left. Calla halt now | Mr. President, establish the practice of your departments upon the fire basis of equal and exact justice to all before it is too late or the day must} come for unavailing regret. Demo-}| a NOT WANTED! Men Hard atin Tog ‘pmaaes Reade, Bu’ let Recognised. wH4t O03” OT MAY? New Orleans, June 13, 1898. Editor WASHINGTON Bee.— In view of the fact that your valuable paper reaches the hor of thousands of Afro-Americans, and for the reason that at this time this city does not afford a secular race journal, I have selected Tue Bee as the medium through which the following facts could be made known, which ought to effect the race throughout this land Pursuant to, and immediately after the issuance of the declaration of war by the President, the colored people, without standing on the order of being urged to action, feeling it more their du.y tothe Government than an act of expediency, held a mass meeting on the 22nd of April iast, with more ‘than 5,000 people in attendance, and adopted resolutions tendering their services to the Government for the common defense of the nation. Steps were at once taken for the organization of a colored regiment, with this success, that ere a month had elapsed, 1,500 men enrolled their names, ten (10) companies organized, selected officers, all intelligent men, of whom enjoyed considerable ry training and experience. h the passage of the ‘ Immune Volunteer” bill, the leading colored men of this city persistently requested and appealed to the authorities for recognition of Louisiana in the accept- ance of this regiment as one of the ten (10) provided for in the Immune bill. They were successful to the extent that Louisiana was designated wherein to recruit the gth Volunteer regiment, and to facilitate the work it was expected that this regiment which was erganized and already tendered | would be accepted. Col Crane who was as;igned to this State to take charge of recruiting a regiment, arrived in the city a short while since, when a committee repre- senting the colored regiment called on him to learn under what conditions the regiment could be accepted. The colonel informed them that at that time he had no instructions and could not speak authoritatively. After the jlapse of a few days the information | was imparted that it was the policy of the War Department that only white captains would be placed in command of colored companies, and that he (Col. Cran2) was instructed to recruit | a regiment accordingly. To go in under such conditons would necessarily bar the officers who had been chosen by the companies especi- tally the captains, and to acquiesce was greatly at variance to the wishes | of the colored people. Consequently, |a meeting of the regiment together | with the public was held on the 7th inst., the keynote of which was that colored companies should be allowed to have colored captains. This was the trend of all the speeches and met with ahearty approval from the vast throng which had assembled. Such an order from the War Depart- ment is regarded here as an act of dis- crimination against one class of its citizens to the favor of another, and cannot see what plausible reason couid be assigned for its existence + catic influential papers throughout the! While the ex-Confederate’s disa- South are sternly arraigning the prac-| bility through this war culminates in tice of the Administration in this re-| his ability, the Negro’s ability through spect and some democratic governors | this war, results in his disability. The setting up object lessons of sharp con- | black man is as valorous, will fight as trast. They are playing good politics well and as long, will bare his breast of course, and you are furnishing | tO as many bullets, and face as many them with acluo to break your own| dangers as any other class of peopie. back. Do not expect to close our eyes | Then, Why should this inequality or mouths with any amount of protes- | 0btain? Z tations that you are doing all you can| In the personnel of the regular army for us and that you are our friend. | Officers lurks the rankest and most Must we believe that the great Presi- | deep seated prejudice to the colored dent of this great country has not as| soldier’s promotion, and if it must much control oyer his subordinates as COntinue it can but result in our utter has the Governors of asingle State?| abhorrence and contempt for those That while they can treat us with jus-| Who are charged with the responsibil- lice you cannot, because your subor-| ities and the direction of affairs of that dinates will not do as you say, but as} branch of our Government, who lend they please? It is a terrible self-ar-| tir tacit approval to the prejudices raignment! }and caprices of this army aristocracy, Ounce before one of your predecessors | by the issuance of- such orders that proclaimed himself the Moses who/ have for their purport and meaning, was to lead us to the Promised Land, | the expression: ‘‘Negro, so far may but finally told us to “go te the peo-| you come, ard no farther. It is ple.’ That grand old man Frederick | Clearly visible now that there is no Douglass said very, well Mr. Presi-|Toom at the top for the black man. dent, we will go to the people. Shall | Yet, this is acountry whose presidents we go again? Remember that we)|and statesmen have proclaimed that only ask simply justice and good faith, | there is No distinction, and that its Mr. President, 1t was said of your | humblest citizen is permitted by his Ohio predecesssors that once sold out | ability to reach its highest stations of the republican party of the South to/ trust and honor. purchase his seat in the Presidential|, Spain, the very country of whose chair, and the other split the repub- | inhumanity we prate so much, is more lican party in the North, and these two / generous and just to her black sub- alone made it possible for the first democratic President to occupy the White House sinc€ the war for the Union. We ail hope from you better things than the establishment and recognition of the color line by the Government of the United States. It is simply horrible. The mistake was made when a seli-constituted com- mittee without a constituency, offered you the services of nine millions ofne- groes for the war. Mr. President, the conditions of thirty-five years ago do not obtain today. Throw down the bars, open up the positions and pro- motions, and the negro will flow into the army as a flood. Keep up the color line you have established and they will trickle in as now, only those driven by necessity to take a half loaf or be utterly without bread. This is plain talk Mr. President, when a man is about to step off a pre- cipice, itis no time to pick out fine phrases. ‘‘Faithful are the rewards ofa friend.” Take them allin kindness | jects and soldiers; and if this country | would learn that “‘A man’s a man for | a’ that,” let her look to the conduct | of such people toward their armies, as the French, the German and other | Nationalities that tortunately cannot | lay such loud boasting and pretentious claims to Anglo-Saxon origin. | Judge Tourgee, the unfaltering | friend of an oppressed people, has aptly said that this country is the “home of the coward and the land of the oppressed.” Ep. BARNES New Orleans, La., 21or St. Andrew St Mrs. Alice Strange Davis, has promised an eveving of great pleasure to Washington musical public at the Temple next _ Wednesday evening. Miss Lula J. Brooks, Miss Lula Hamer and Mr. Stanton Wormley will have special doi The Tempie choir will sing. Themembers are Mrs. Lula Brooks, Mrs. Josie Ball, Miss Lu as they are meant, for your own good as well as for ours. You have no truer friend than, Tue Beg. Hamer, Miss Louise Smith, Miss Jec- nette Williamson and Messrs. W. B. Hayson, W. Scott Brown and J.S. Simms. | a SCHOOL OF PRI\ ae We would respectf readers’ attention + lador that Tue Bez Fated at its office, 1] W —a School of Pr ored youths. It | | i the managem avail thems of this school, plete practi of print The i Personal gs Leonsrd, ical Un grap who best « ay. 0 mented by ar out fir, styles of inder pres a chane trade. would ask our their orders for kind, as we will all orders from t! card to ] promise that will compare fav of any firm in Any young man will do well to writ ete., or call at this over the | d-siring tu inquire at once, number can of modated. For inform ete., Address Manager Bee Scho: Thanking you for and feeling a sured port in this new yours, COLORED IMMUNEs. News and Observer, Ral June 16, 1898.—Col. J. A., told me tonight that € to go to Charlotte in a day which place he has decided his rendezvous for the negro i regiment which he will com The Negroes will come from ana, Georgia, Flerida, North ( and the District of Colnmbia Lee intended assembling e in Raleigh, but says he aged by Gov. Russel adjutant general. He Springs, of Charlot cious. Col. stood that he e t negro officers shall m officers. During the exam named Roston, who will one of the comp nies, would not expect to officers or otherwi equalities... Roston w officer to be examin panies. No; Roston will n white officers nor wil i an appointment colored privates captain—see. to ‘ar He WE ARE NOT BLIS The negro is told th wanted as a colonel, but see a bicycle policeman a captaincy in the arm ligent negroes under and secoud lieutenants, in every particular, Jpinion that it is abou to protest. ‘The War would have the educated colored man pe‘ent to command to fill an inferior posit not blind. D most It is hoped that th next year see that amp dations are secured for ation ceremonies From all sources comes plaint that the room at emy of Music was the demands. ‘I'he dem is a public one, and srranged aa to measur’) J the public. of o FREEDMEN’S HO> Dr. A. M. Curtis, ti geon-in-chief of the Hospital has decided to + D. H. Williams’ sister, | | | | matron; Mr. M. J. Brow! | ored steward, and sev Dr. Curtis claims man h } are not true. He | fault with the white wos Ebersole, who has been buss negro help around the |and even the colored ‘Tas Baz will give fall partic” next week. ‘Ihere are breakers ahead.