The Washington Bee Newspaper, September 26, 1908, Page 4

THE BEE PUBLISHED @B 1109 Eye St. N. W.. Washington, D. Sh W. CALVIN CHASE, EDITOR. Entered at the Post Office at Washing- ton, D. C., as second-class tail matter. ESTABLISHED 1880. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, One copy per year in advance......§2.00 Six months . secceccesesce E80 Three months Subscription monthly .. IT’S TIME TO THINK. There was one significant sen- tence in President statement, published in the daily papers last Tuesday, that interests the colored Americans particular- ly, The President said: “For in- the entire agitation over Brownsville was in large part not Roosevelt's stance ic {port the Republican party if that { party THE NEGRO AND HIS DUTY. Actuated as he has been, the Negro, y sudden and nervous impulses, but i is found on the side of right. Why: the Negro like the Democratic varty? In other words, like Dem- ocrats at the beginning of every mpaign denounce tieir own} party and pretend that they in- tend to support the Republican party. Negroes like disgruntled Democrats have imaginary griev- ances. Some Negroes blame the entire Republican party for the acts of one individual member of that party. With in- view they come to the conclu- sion that they must support the pary that has enslaved them; op- pressed them; disfranchised them ; humiliated their wives and their daughters; and, in, fact, done ev- | of the Constituion of the United States. There are Democrats | who pretend that~they will sup- ill elimnate the Ww Negroes and give them the offices. How | successfully Democrats have fool- ed Republicans can be better told} by the number of offices they hold] In every department of the gov- ernment, Democrats are in .con-| a genuine agitation on behalf of colored men, at all, but merely one phase of the effort by the represen- tatives of certain law-defying cor- porations to bring discredit upon | the administration, because it was seeking to cut out the evils con- nected not only with corrupt use of wealth, but especially with the between certain large fortunes alliance business men of and certain pi jlitcians of great in- corrupt fluence. In oosevelt quotes by Mr. Taft last July, in which Mr. Taft said, in referring to a proposed compromise with Sen- Foraker : “And in his opposi- tion has siezed upon and magni-| fied but incidental matter to embarrass the adminis- sing in this without scru- statement President letter written; Ky ator in important tration, u ple, a blind race prejudice to ac- complish his main end.” The Bee knows that certain Ne- and out of Washington, were hired, and paid in cash to igitate the Brownsville matter, groes to a white heat—even to the and to inflame the passions of un- Ne- groes, in thinking and unreasonable point of anarchistic utterances. Now who paid these Negroes for their services, and where did the money come from? Last October the New Age, under the caption of G carried York houls” ville Brownsv lead edito Negroes as flayed them unmercilessly. Ag ial that classified these “Human Ghouls,” and The among other things, said: 10uls raised the yuman g g of Race Discrimination “These black and moved out in search not of justice, but of the thirty pieces of r coined for Judases.” Th: tion. t editorial created a sensa- Many Negro newspapers resented it, others. them The ic and among | Bee, deprecated it as impol We were not then in possession of certain information. We, along with other reputable | . Negro newspapers, were not then aware that certain Negroes were under pay to devote their time and talents to agitating the Browns- ville matter simply as a dirty poli- tical means to a contemptible end, with the race as the loser rather er than the gainer. The Bee quotes from the Presi- dent’s statement, from Mr. Taft’s letter, and from the New Age just to set Negroes to think- ing and just to impress upon all sane Negroes, be they preachers or laymen, who for filthy cash, hire to agitate and accelerate race hatred and race prejudice, is to follow men whose course must necessarily lead the race into the awful maelstrom that destroys po- ne York | take a back seat. The appoint- ing power is a great individual in the eyes of the Democrats up to jthe time a Democratic presiden- | tial Democrat is in the field. These | same Democrats the day of election will vote the Democratic} ticket. So it is with the Negro. He, it has cause to be- come disgruntled, but not to de- sert his party, and in fact he will not desert his party in a crisis} like the present. Press dispatches have announc- ed the entrance of Tillman again. trol and Republicans are made to on is true, \interest in the race. in the long run he} words, such thoughts |< erything against them in violation | Judge {the | r= opposers It was broadminded, utter- ance. with courageous eg mincing for expressions sentences, 10 hunting no that would not offend the ears of | jSouthern Negrohaters. He de- he unced the lynching of Negroes terms just as positive as could be used by a Negro. He took the last prop from under the DuBois {clan when he declared himself in favor of higher , as well as indus- trial education for the Negro, de- (claring that the Negro should and had a right to receive what- n he « It was it pres- ation of his sentiments couched guage that could not be mis |taken or misinterpreted. The A. M. E. lesire ive, intellige: 1 ere Conference, of jinvited Ohio’s most distinguished to opinions and senti- that received the hearty applause of Negroes in every part; of the country, no matter what be thei profession. That Cincinnati speech Taft’s ery Negro. reflected upon. manly stand for justice for the Neg ments creed or of Not only read, but It was a strong, NOT FAST COMING. It is amusing to see how dis- | National Colored Independent League are. Up to the present| no one has received any money. Many of them had an idea thou- sands of dollars woud have been said them before now. There is a great deal of di isfaction and unpleasantness now among them, and z ‘| sel any reme may be exposed. These of Mr. Taft and supporters of Mr. that they are fooling the Demo- The next man, no doubt, may be Vardaman. Two of the most in- foes of the Ne If} was a time for colored | veterate there ever men to unite it is now. REGISTER W. T. VERNNON. It gives the Editor of this pa- per much pleasure to call atten-| tion to the splendid address de-} livered by Register Vernon at Atlantic City before the B. M. C. Mr. Vernon came to Washing- ten and assumed the duties of his high office with a reputation which had gone before him for orator-4 ical excellency and thought. We are pleased to say that he has more than fully met every re- quirement, and measured up to the highest tributes which had been paid him along this line. Con- stant demands from all over the country have been made for his} His addresses, along have been eloquent and His popularity is] evidenced by the fact that there a constant demand for him. The Republican National Com- mittee will make for him assign- ments in to quests from all over the country, services. all lines, far-reaching. response these re- and as a campaigner it is very evident that he will bear the brunt of the work so far as relates to our people. His career has demonstrated the fact that true worth will suc- ceed no matter where, and that it is impossible to obscure the achievements of those who possess real leadership. We are pleased to say that there has been nothing f the compromise on the race question in anything that he has said or done, and that throughout the country it is well-known that he espouses any cause manfully and with good result. The well defined sentiment in this city of high appreciation for him, is but that which we find all over the country. Around him are clustered an element of pro- gressive men who believe in the best for the race and who are will- ing to give honor to whom honor TAFT AT CINCINNATI. The speech of Judge Taft de- | kickers crats to de What they want] y, and nothing more. of the most prominent| are very much disap- pointed at not having received any from the Democratic com- is money Some money mittee. The Bee never thought that The headquarters of the Demo- cratic committee will find the col- ored brother minus. Certainly no} colored man with a grain of sense will support a party that will en- slave him. a fool. South where the colored man is respected politically. No matter what the faults of | citizenship. Democratic money is not fast coming. IDOL. welcomes the Roosevelt ROOSEVELT THE \ll Washington return of President White House < the Be ea back to Oyster sident his summer home at Oyster Bay it will doubtless be as a private citizen. will not go there in the capacity of a President. And that suggests the oft asked question :—what will President Roosevelt do when he retires from the White House? is settled that he will hunt in Afri- But after that? A strenuous} strong man like Mr. Roosevelt cannot remain inactive. In many respects he is the most remarkable |president that ever occupied the White House. Always alert, in- tensely earnest and sincere,, with the highest ideal of morality—a reformer who reformed, he will leave behind him a record for do- ing that will not have been ex- celled, and a record that will tax his successor to the utmost to equal. Differ as you may with Pres- ident Roosevelt as to nonessen- tials, or even to essentials, the fact is patent to all that he has ca. litical and industrial and profes- livered before the A. M. E. Con-|made a great and popular pres- sional respect. Negroes, it’ s time to think. ference at Cincinnati last week, was further evidence of his deep ident. He is the idol of the ™ There was no juggling| | Ohio is to be congratulated that it | son to appear before it, and give} j utterance should be read by! +appointed many members of the/ at- | moment } the | Bryan declare | colored men would be such fools. | He will not be such} There is no place in the} many white Republicans may be. | their party stands for equality of | from} When next the Pre-| At least he| Of course it| WE WONDER. We wonder if the series of Ne- held at Chicago Republican National at which at- made President and Judge Taft were Standard Oil money? if those Negro who gave utter- on President ft in lan- anarchy Oil simple rdly gro meetings during the | convention vicious tacks were on Roosevelt financed by jAnd we wonder at peakers ther to Roosevelt and Judge that bordered financed by Standard two ance attacks guage on were 1,)money? These are 1 we I answer little question = 1 affir to, But in the light of recent events they simply All } we do know is that those Negroes it at those meetings, t rative pect are St ugg yested.. ry T I | who avere in the spot ae |Chicago denounciate were -not themselves possesed o \great wealth. id the freight? HOWARD UNIVERSITY. Elsewhere in The Bee will be | seen an advertisement for rooms for students who will enter How- jard University. The university will be crowded to its utmost ca | pacity this year; so much so, that y who pa | the authorities have been compell- | Never before in the history of the university has there been such a rush, This i demonstration lof the good work of President | Thirkiet. He is making How- University the greatest insti- fisen in the country. is a FORAKER LEAGUE. National Negro Foraker the lled organ- ation, a meeting last week with Secretary Oliver Randolph, Oliver Randolph, and plain ; Oliver Randolph present, and de- support Taft for was held | THE The held | Mr. Pres- meeting uf OF THE COLORED PRESS. sed.” SPIRIT Strongest and Clearest Negro’s in fave Den Thought af tive Jour- and Sher- Repres at f the ita nals r of Tait man. ed. BRYAN “MU M”’ ON NEGRO blican. the nomi- In- Speaking of the speech ce, Freen Mr nee’s dianapolis It’s time to de- iessage. Mr. Tait t now a persor liver I delivered hin and did not forget to specific on | the Negro question.” RO HAS NO CHANCE DER DEMOCRACY. Whi'e Roosevelt may have disfran the Dem- | | | | | NEGE UN- | chised ers jocra | (the iat Roose- to re- Dem- is opposed ness a solid 1 House jt any ler y whatever being Conservator AND I BLUN DER » Walters < Turner Fergus }A STUPID ATAL 1 his colleagues, the Revs. Cor- Waldron will t in attempt- America 3isho; Bishop and j rothers, on groes of camp, they have and fatal blunder to lead the | inte he Democ | committec CAN" | be there among the Negro voters of the and county, how- ever, Mr. Bryan a presidential possibility has never been considered here tot ent that a Bryan Club will be organized. _ The bait has been it wil not have any effect in entucky. thrown out here and elsewhere, but The Boston Guardian and Bishop Walters are spending idle moments bidding for the Kentucky Negro. — Kentucky Reporter, Owensboro. Ky. TRUE REFORMERS IN LINE FOR TAFT AND SHERMAN. The Reformer, of Richmond, Va.. official spokesman of theUnited Order of True Reformers, representing a constituency of 200,000 thrifty, in- dustrious colored people, is in line for the national ticket. The Reform- Notwit md may some ifference city as he jed to apply elsewhere for rooms | to accommodate the new students. ; cies Expos-| fully: iful i franchised over} ’ say: al PROSPERITY OR THE SOUP HOUSE THE ALTERNATIVE Forced by the facts of the situs tion to admit that all has not been well in the party to which we have shown blind allegiance in the past, we to face with the question —What is the best? That must be made by tt Negro as a part and parcel of the} Which party stands | he are now face answer economic world. for the highest who advantages to t er “We are R lican to the core, To this question | but one answer. That} and therefor shall lend our efforts to the support to the Republican candi- dates for Congress in this state | swer natura'ly suggests the Repub-} | lican party. Colored votors, must we again re-| s, silence the} hum of the factory wheels, still the voice of the whistle at the mine a) men labor ? there can be turn to the soup hou send forth an army of laborless men in search work, leave families for the state to support, and| erect: the evil of want in the of sunshine and plenty? These the which touch you and me. These are the which will influence us to act for the best. Omaha Enterprise. NEGRO HAS A STAKE IN THE TARIFF AND FINANCE. If Mr. Bryan anybody hands out the “dope” that black | man has no interest in the tariff or} currency of suffering | place are issues agencies or else a because he owns no manu- and runs mighty few banks, the fact should be emphasized that we factories are employed to a very great extent by manufacturers and bankers of the and our contingent upon their success in doing white race, prosperity is business and getting the money the 4 pay into our hands. When the business man is “hard up,” the jman suffers, The tariff and finances therefore, are not books to ‘the Negroes of this country. H Washington white black closed Bee. DEATH OF LEWIS H. DOUG- LASS. JOURNALIST, PRINT- ER, AND SOLDIER. A BRILLIANT RECORD. Douglass, eld Frederick Douglass, | rredSaturday Lewis Henry lest son! of the late Hon. whose death occ morn- ing last at his late residence 2002 17th Street, N. W., was born New Bedford Mass. Oct. 9, 1840. all years later the family moved to Lynn Mass., and then to Rochester, where Lewis entered the public school of that City. At the age of sixteer 1 his father’s printing off in Seve N he enterec e and began to learn the printing trade The foreman office Scotchman, but after completing his} trade, At the time of the capture of old John Brown, his father having sud- denly to flee to England,Lewis took full charge his father’sgextensive business though only ninteen years of} | oI the was a Lewis became foreman. of In | New 1863, Jersey, he was teaching a school but when he learned! jthat his younger brother Charles had} | enlisted in the 54th Infantry, he from this im- ned the erg mediately rest Te or. and enlisted in same eant Ma famous his } He} on becoming its took part in | Fort Wagner, | Robt. the assault « where Colone Shaw, and several hundre enlisted del. He 1 at that time, and a year later} was discharged for disability. After the continent seeking his fortune, and f- Denver, Colorado. } G. jof the men was | disabl | | war he went across the} nally located in He was employed as a.ompositor on Denver News, a Democratic pa-} per. He was forced out of that job} by the “Union.” He then came Washington, and was appointed the first of his race a compositor in the Government Printing Office, and was} later promoted to proof reader, but during all this time the typographical Union No, 101, of this City, was mak- ing a spirited war upon the Public Printer, Hon. A. M. Clapp, for his (Douglass’) removal. This was un- der the administration of President Grant, who visited the office during Douglass’ employment there and urg- ed him to “stick,” and he did stick; the “Union” for its own safety being obliged to open its doors to colored membership, though Douglass was made the target for the bitterest and most cowardly kind of intimidation. Threats of death, cross bones and skulls, and every other means to force him out were employed, but he would not surrender. Thus he opened: the; way for many others of his race who! have since found employment there. He afterwards began the publica-| tion of the New National Era. He | the 10 | | | port to his father, | morning, | of \d day evening t 1; COLORED | of better stick to their texts was ts Editor-in Chief. This pa j Was the largest enterprise in the print- ing business ever undertaken by color- ed men, and paper itself was the d weekly ever published by colored men, They had their own steam and all the matter prnte@l was original matter, The pa- ably and conducted, but the race at that tim sure up to the impor Journal, and for e largest coler presses, per was edited f such a of support it ” n thou- this enter- ce € a had to be suspended. ¢ sand dollars was sunk fr prise. Douglass was also a member of the the vf Col- Territorial He took a deep interest in the organi of Put system. a steady Upper House i District umbia Government tion our present lic He made 1 schools,and up to the day of his took a deep interest in tPer He was at one time Deputy } Marshal for the District of C | and at another, inspector for the Pos | Office Department. ne ¢ Before the war he was an able su and father-in- J. W. Loguen, in fugitive slaves into Can- the late Bishop | conducting ada, via the Under-ground Jai!rod In politics he publican. was a straightout He had hosts of fri walk of life, and | among the younger set. every espe He was passionately fond of ‘child- liking hi ren, and children took a great to him, though he had none of own, He Major Charles R leaves widow, and brother Doug is the last survivor of Frederick Doug- family. Mr. he had the devoted care and attention of a loving wife, ably assisted by her Miss Kathryn. Crummell, who from her early youth has been a mem ber of her Uncle Lewis’ a ass who lass’ Doug During s’ long illness neice family. ARTHUR EDWARD LANKFORD DEAD, : Edward Lankford, the ju- nior member of the architectural firm of J. A. Lankford and brother, of the District of September Arthur Columbia, died Monday 21 his sis- Mo., and was buried Wednesday at the home the Lankfc Potosi, Mo Young Lankford came to Wa hingy ton asso- himself with the firm known A. Lankford and Bro, He was a young man of fine qualities and ability, having graduated from the engineering department of Tuskegee Industrial School, Tuskeg la., and chitectural from Pa. He years of unmarried ad made at at ters residence in Ironton, j S in some three years ago and ciated as J. as an a engineer Scranton, > 27 He friends during his National Capitol. He worker in many of the social was age and hac the i , business the led many stay act Was an ve and religious organizations of City, and all who knew him, regar¢ a Lankford left Mon- 1 the funeral. Christian fy, attend him brother, Mr. asa gentl BRYANIT EAMERS—THA ES DR are abused not men to ited on any score involving lack of character, decency or intelligence— any than we d saders, the religious Middle Ages, or the of modern times more scredit Cru- fanatics the “Holy ot Lb , lers They are simply dreamers, ic jand impractical enthus: no notion as to how tangible al al results are now brought ut in the arena This is a and unexplored by Preachers and Professors had business and _ poli field wholly new them. and text- and leave who know books statecraft men something about the cur- rents and counter-currents of govern- to | mental affairs, Washington Bee. HOTEL MACEO, When visiting New York City, stop at the Hotel Maceo, 213 West sgrd. Street, corner Broadway. Steam heated. Telephong, 803, Columbus. B. F. Thomas, Prop. ~ Purchase your ice from the Co- lumbia Ice Company wagons. It is the best. Trinity Church of New York has been sued for $10.00 damages to fe- cover property held for over two cen- turies by the church. Lottie Mayer swam from Alton, Ill., to St. Louis, down the Missis- sippi, twenty-six miles, in five houry, and eighteen minutes. lid not mead! I