The Washington Bee Newspaper, September 26, 1908, Page 1

i ae N WASHI GT NH Sa gio == Oo WOL. XXIX NOI7 WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 190 Dr Vernon's Speech . VERNON, REGISTER TREASURY, BY IN- ADDRESSES THE =LLOWS OF {BLED IN HON. W. 7 OF THE VITATION COLORED ODD F AMERICA, THEIR BIE AT ATLANTIC CITY. This organization is composed of near ly four hundred thousand members all over America and her possessions... On the piatform jwere seated the Grand Master, Grand Officers and distinguished Ze Address by Register W. T. Vernon, at Atlantic City, N. J. Wednesday, Ss nber 16. Mr. Ve Mr, Grand Maste the B. M. C. of the Colored Odd Fel- lows of America: Permit me first to thank you for the honor done me by this invitation 10n said in part: and members of to address your great organization. I say “honor done me,” because of the tt th for our people wherever your orgaa- ngs for which you stand and great work you are accomplishing tion exists I ir nce of order is bounded only Bent your by the confines of the It organizations and its possessions, is world with Made up of civilized ov0 me représer est order of it under the capabl 1 guidance of your mos Hon.W. L not di rwise Grand Master, it could the with succ the greatness it stands This splendid quality of frier 1¢ can grow out of the ability and to dis- the he closer culminative re- aptly W. T. VERNON, REGISTER k nd unreal, and through th grows more eternal since born of God, fitted to give pe wr to any words, are undying prin- 1 order carrying out your organization, bring- r the best elements of the st enlightened e’ements or friendly converse and to the best means to be her development of should have and er place in the estimation of all good-thinking people and in th he appreciation of your fel- low men han benefit the does mors It lities and the possit order This its members teaches worth, the ca of the Negro in the work of ization, without which cause can long survive. Organization, since the incipiency further and to a higher d eventuated from this advanceme S organization has been purified strenghtened and perfected. So that every effort for uplift and reform, whether soc political or religious, d its safe-guard and hope for erpetuation in the character i organization and the men comprising as fo of the same In these organizations which have , men have sought for the elimi- of weaknesses, crudeness and yn-essentials, and striving for the converse have placed leadership in the hands of those most worthy and As a result, these or- ganizations have made great leaders enlightened. and in turn have seen their greatest elopment under the direction of leaders. A race, environed as we were, v such within half a century ago, had no na- $ nor organizations,rami- national life, was prove itself in a world of 4 g our entire 10nstration alone could satisty ty—is the Negro capable of zation? It is not flattery to that your order as much as a organization of the race has answ ed the question affirmatively an clusively. on is advancing by you have employed 1 the itury--grown world This accumulated > highest form of indi- s flower and fruit men sitting before me show step from serf to the nan hese vegro people are men and their manhood should call for all | otehr peo- country the rights enjoy by —for them and th 1ould be no discriminatory laws, but laws should be equally applied. It i to much to ask that t tion of our comm + I not must of ae action of necessity ny order your principles of ve and Truth.” nuch to suppos —and you are all vi race rs—members in all these things which go to al development, 1 f this order and life purposes of its members a the of uplift to tre- and remarkable pro- hose questions fvhich af- 1 and with-| ghest individual pro-} suc mpossible : imp’ le: ure your order—are best to for how sec with y ous rowth and achieve has prosper prospe which he svelop. Our country develops and all develop t and free wh anc with the question as whether we should be a free or slave | civiliza and whether the mission} | for which America was born should} The the liberation A\bolitionist who preached} Crusader mankind— | of a all 1 sailor who died that sv with energy the of soldier a reincar: on of those mer centuri inight of « * God's command to lead t who out from ypression ever emerge good swords rust, s are with the saints we The splendi ant Superin mark in school g to know stand the ers Saturday orning should a new It is very gra authorities the beginning o affairs. that the of mittee parents ore it not for the fact ¥ people, seem to have lost more if they th ir| ¥ from clutches. Sweet memories, these, of} C their A'ma Mater! | Those of us who have been looking | on with sadde i to | Very resp i hearts have reaso now, fully, Frater Amicus HON. WILLET. M. HAYS. Assistant United States Department of Agrciulture. One of the best-known men in the United Sta what Secretary i for vast me s and a man who know farmers need H Willet M. Hays, Assistant Secretary of th Department A grictuture. Mr. Hays is one e most affable men © is of of th f whom in. public and a man in ed for Taft and Sherman. and to wage a vigorous battle for the lectin Oliver Randolph who was secretary LEAGUE FOR TAFT. cans United in Sup- can Ticket—Bishop =ditor Simmons and At- ndolph Bring Foraker nto Taft Camp—South on Hears Sound Repub- Doctrine. ‘oraker National League, at ting yesterday, declar- Ten states represented at the conference, esolutions were adopted pledg- s to continue the or- oughout the campaign ORAKER olored Rep port of Repu -ampton, torney Workers of the Chicago’ .nominees Does the Bully’s up weigh more than the law—Wait an the expense of tantly of their classm spirit of pupils. Many through M St. s to recognize or s Senator Mis Simmons,editor of the Mr.] who is loy- Mr. Wilson, his struggle for dele- to the nomination of Joseph Benson Foraker, »mes chairman under yesterday’s re- W urch, a resident Bishop Lampton | PI conunittee, and Roscoe Conkling New York Na- view, was placed at the head slicity commit- Foraker League last xestige of pp- ge Taft on the part oraker faction among red people has passed away vization had full charge of| ‘oraker’s campaign for th and was in the forfront against Judge Taft at the The line of Ne- rs is now solid for Taft and and the rank and file have - accepted the will of the ma- vention party, as expressed in voters of the states District of Columia The colored y attended mass meeting} Rustine Ha’l on Virginia tween 2nd and 3rd Streets, The speakers were W. se, Editor of the Wash- James W. Poe of the Lin pation League, Lawyer s and James W. Free- Odd Fellows fraternity. ive colored Republicans, cord with resolutions passed, de- clared their intention to go home and READ THE BEE. y WILL THE FORAKERITES FOLLOW THEIR LEADER: There of colored men who stood by Senator Foraker for the presidential nomination fore the Chicago and some of them were not pleased with the nomination of Judge Taft. Among the first to congratulate the were numbers convention, successful aspirant was Senator For- aker himself. He said, ‘ t is now Following a cogent re- view of the circumstances growing out of the Senator’s generous stand for Taft, the moved to inquire “If they(the colored Forakerites) are willing to accept Mr. Foraker’s advice on the some grounds, will they also accept it on this? : Mr. Foraker knows that there can be little or no hope for the race with Bryan as pre my leader.” Cleveland Journal is there can be no {4 or any adjustment of present factory conditions. The Democratic party is not in the business of help- ing the Ne; and has bee probably never will be.” ro, never n -_ NEW DISBURSING OFFT- CER.—A YOUNG MAN WITE A BRILLIANT CAREER The appointment Mr. Charles with the g many friends < THE eneral District who know taan of abil petent to great Mr. nding Ohio’s most public high is a strict business 1 in business Chief who beli body of made sonnel of eve ry position duties self a in many good CHARLES Disbursing hio, Hig entered t of Colur as Dis! great credit lector of Columbia charge Sey le The- people in his new f no officia who in th overnment go further, and who take more de duties to the will will 1 trying to do his i trying to do his £ col- or orc Every day, in rea papers, we find that the ther is the one that is committing the crimes of the y. The col- ored brother is painted blacker than 10us bro- ote for Taft and Sherman. he