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Negro Democrats Not Faring Wellin Washington D C

West Virginia TimesThose Negroes who were deluded

into thinking that he had succeeded-in ingrafting himself into the Demo-cratic and ingratiating himselfinto their good favor find this to be asad mistake when it comes time tohand around the good thingsThey were promised everythingshort of the Presidency and be-

ing a Cabinet Member and whenthe showdown comes the verybest they get is to be a cuspidor washer around WashingtonThere are today in and around Washington scores of Negroes vno sup-ported the Democratic party and they

there asking that they be takescare of and bile they are waitingdon t get it in your mind that theyare living on flowery beds of easefor this will be about the greatestmistake you ever made in your lifeYou may further put this down as asafe and sane proposition that aboutone out of every two hundred willget something to do and when he getsit it will be such a position as thecommon ordinary Negro who belonged to the Republican party wheii itwas in power in Congress would havescorned Could there be greaterproof of the fact of what the Democrats in this State intend to do assoon as they get a chance Whatfigure does the wish of any particular Democrat cut when he gets on thefloor of the House and is bound bythe planks in the platform of hisparty He might like to give Jim-a good berth but the Democraticparty says you just let Jim staywhere he is this is not Jims partyand you may put it down that Jimwill stay there The Bee of Washing-ton says the requisites that must appear on the part of a Negro Democratseeking position are

First In what State district andcounty he voted last

For whom did he voteThird How long has he been a

Negro Democrat and further citesone instance of a Negro Democratfrom West Virginia hunting a jobWe dont doubt brother Chases wordon this but if he will take the trouble to investigate it is dollars todoughnuts that this gentleman whoweas the burning sunhas self constituted and self delegatedhimself as coining from this Stateand when the truth is ascertained itwill in all probability be found thathe came from way down inthe cornfields of Mississippihad a few over here who went offafter strange gods but they have soseriously and solemnly repented thatwe feel that there will be no furthertrouble along that line The Democratic party in power in the lowerHouse in Washington in order tomake a show at economy and at thesame time to have some excuse fornot placing their newly acquired Negro constituents abolished 182000worth of places that had been pre-viously held by Negroes Did wesay abolished perhaps transferredmight be better for white men youngwhite men young white Democratstire being daily appointed to the socalled abolished positions and yetthere are some Negroes foolishenough to try to argue themselvesinto a frenzy about what the Republican party will not do for them andwhat the Democratic party does forthem The Times is not bridlednor is it following any partybut if anybody on the other side cansee anything the Democratic partydoes for the Negro to induce him tojoin their ranks we yield in such a

favor and i he can show us wewill take back alp we have said bttuntil this is done we are from Mis-souri

A NEGRO EDITOR CONDEMNSKENTUCKS LATEST

BARBARITYThe White Press and Pulpit Strangely

SilentTo the Editor of the Bee As a

member of the Negro race and knowing you as I do I ask that you giveme space in your valuable paperwhich is largely read by both racesto say a few words anent the treatment of Negroes in this country butmore especially to those poor and unfortunate Negroes who are residing-in the Southland You reserving theright as what should or should not bepublished in your paper I trust thatyou will see your way clear and publish same for me

To begin with I desire to call theattention of readers to the special dispatch from Kentucky to the Washington Post ofApril 20 1911 which reads as followsLouisville Ky April 20 Kentucky

established a new record intoday when a mob in Livermore tookM Potter a Negro who had killed awhite man from hanged him onthe stage of the local onera house andcharged admission for persons to enter and shoot at the body hangingabove the footlights-

It is reported that the money takenin at the door went to the family ofthe white man the Negro had killedThose who orchestra seats hadthe privilege of emptying their sixshooters at the swaying form abovethem but gallery occupants were limited to one shot The town isreported still in possession of themobGentle reader the lynching is badenough but when a set of barbarians after lynching a man who wasin chains in the jail in consequence

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of which was defenseless and thenafter killing him in such an unmercifulmanner charge admission fee for thepurpose of on their foul deedand receipt to the family ofthe dead man beyond allhuman civilization It is worse thanany time preceding the Christian eraIt is Barbarism pales intoinsignificance and the civilized worldstands aghast with such a crime

The killing or lynching of the Ne-gro Potter is the most brutal the mostdastardly the most fiendish act thatcould be perpetrated upon any humanbeing least of all upon the body of adead man who was lynched by a setof white marauders who constitutejudges jurors wherever there is an alleged crime committed by NegroesBut this time the poor Negro did notcommit that nameless crime whichhas always suspended him in the airwhether he is guilty or not guilty andwhich is always used as sign forwholesale butchery of Negroes

The crime of course is an abominable one when perpetrated and tendsto anger both white and blacK people and no man abominates thatcrime more than the man who nowwrites this article but it proves conclusively this time that that is notthe only offense that he is subjected-to to pay a death penalty

To talk of the Dark Continent totalk of sendinp missionaries to foreignlands for the purpose of civilizing andChristianizing others is such a mockery on Christianity that I fail to understand why such a farce is not stoppedNow

where is civilization Where-is religion Where is law Where isjustice Where is right Where ishumanity Is the grand old Commonwealth of Kentucky of which I am acitizen retrograding with its splendidschools with its magnificent collegesand universities with its accomplished-and learned professors is the oldcommonwealth verging towards barbarism savagery sansculottismWhere in the world is the commonwealth Where are its laws Whereare the conservators of the peaceWhere is Christianity Is justice fledfrom the bosom of the white people-in Kentucky I hope not

This atrocious deed which is a bloton the fair State was perpetratedupon the defenseless Negro not because he was charged with havingcommitted rape for indeed when such-a cry is made it not only stirs thewhite people of the country but theNegroes too feel it as keenly asmuch as any other human being andthere are instances where Negroeshave given tfieir in hunting downreckless and abominable men whohave robbed women of their virtueBut it happened that this is the merekilling of a white man who no doubthad brought it upon himself by hisoverbearing manner as is usually thecase when a Negro kills a white man

This question of revenge and cruelty is not one of sentiment nor one formawkish oratory but is a iiiestioiithat goes to the very foundation ofthe wellbeing of human society andconcerns the humanizing social mor-al and civil salvation elevation andevolution of the best gifts graces accomplishments of that portion of thehuman family who for centuries havebeen denuded of all human rightscivil and political privileges by theircousins and halfbrothers and sistersof the sons of Shem and Japhet whofor centuries arrogated to themselvesall the rights and privileges of thehighest forms of modern civilizationbased upon Christianity

Again those Negro haters suchmen as Vardaman Dixon Tillmanand others of their ilk who castigatethe Negro for his shortcomings haveforgotten that they have had thousands of years ahead of the Negroand yet there are thousands of factspatent to the most unintelligent andunobservant to stultify the broad assertions of the blatant caricaturists inall parts of the world outside of theUnited States not to mention the uncounted number within Uncle Sams

relation to the Ne-groes notwithstanding their authorsThomas Jefferson Dr Field and

others with respect to the degeneracy-of the Negro-

It is now too late for any sane manbe he who he may to stigmatize theNegro for shortcomings deficienciesignominious habits and abominabledegeneracies for the existence ofwhich the men like Vardaman andhis sublime accomplices were responsible as had it in their power for hundreds of years to have rais-ed the Negro to a higher plane of civ-

ilization and Christianity which theyguiltily and knowingly omitted to doand then turn round and accuse theNegro of every conceivable and incon-ceivable literary artistic and scientificdeficiency

But after all their boasted civilization does not make them better citizens than the poor Negro who hashad no civilization to thewhite mans idea of civilization

Many Negroes have beenwithout the least provocation although it is said that we are ma Christian land In conclusion letrre say that the while man has notdone his duty in way of protecting theNegroes in this country

Yours for the raceD JOHNSON

Former editor Kentucky Standard

Shepard and Pritchard

Cleveland Ohio May iDr James E Shepard of Durham-

N C spoke in St Johns A M EChurch yesterday to a large and dis-

tinguished audience and Judge J CPritchard and Dr Shepard spoke inthe Wilson Avenue Church-in the evening Both gentlemen madegreat impressions on thepeople

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America Is The Best Place

Liberia Rather a Cheerless Country-as Viewed by Bishop Scott

From New York SunIsaiah Scott of the African

Methodist Episcopal Church who hasjurisdiction the Negroes of theRepublic if Liberia arrived yesterdayby the White Star liner Baltic Hehas a poor opinion of the majority ofthe members of his tropical diocese

The men sometimes have morewives than one and let them do thework Bishop Scott said There aremany tribal wars because of womensold as children to become the wives

I of chiefs and who get tired of thechiefs attentions The Bishop doesnot encourage the effort to get American Negroes to remove to Liberiawhere he says the chances of improvement are slight He said therewas no better place for the AmericanNegro than America

Liberia will elect a new Presidenttomorrow for a term of four years instead of two as heretofore

WAS GUEST OF HONOR

Banquet Given for James C NapierRegister of the Treasury-

A banquet in honor of James CNapier register of the Treasury wasgiven last Monday night at Odd Fellows Hall M Street between i6thand 17th Streets by Tennesseeans residing in Washington A stringed

furnished musicJoseph M Trigg formerly alderman-

of Knoxville Tenn acted as thetoastmaster Toasts responded towere The Colored Soldier by GenAndrew S Burt Our ProfessionalClasses by Prof Roscoe C Bruceassistant superintendent of publicschools The Racial Outlook byThomas J Calloway and Politicsfrom a Racial Viewpoint by ProfKelly Miller of Howard University-

Mr Napier reviewed the progressof the colored people during the lasthalf century and advised his people toorganize their resources and developbusiness enterprises

AftermathThe committee placed Cy Adams pur

posely at the foot end of the table buthe was soon afterwards given a placeof honor

Three white invited guests were givenpositions of honor

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Prof Kelly Miller thought Tennessee-ans ought to fill offices at their homesand in own State

The Democrats

The Democrats are booming nowThey have the Lower House in towTheyre happy now and raising hobbsand knocking poor folks out of jobsTheyre cursing out the G O P Fordodging Reciprocitee Theyve hooked-up their old free trade raft alongside of Mr Taft Theyre hoping thatin one year hence To knock his

Nibs through the fence TheDemocrats may be all right Althoughtheir past is none too bright Theysure did raise particular hobbsknocking poor folks out of jobs Theysay the country needs them now Totake the ship of State in tow Perhaps it it dont somefolks are praying that it wont Theycant forget that gloomy fog Thatput the country on the hog TheDemocrats may be all right But lotsof still for sight

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The Invitation Is Withdrawn

NAPIERS BANQUET

Invitation to Mr Chase-r

The citizens of Tennessee residingin the District of cordiallyinvite you to in a welcomebanquet to Hon James C Napier ofNashville Tenn Register of the US Treasury to be held Monday evening May 1st 1911 at Odd FellowsHall 1606 M Street N

Joseph M Trigg toastmasterCommittee James L Smith

Chairman 39 Patterson St N EFritz P Cansler SecyTreas 408Elm St N Josephn M Trigg DrA C Garner Robt P Rhea Floyd ARoman Dr I N Ross W H Childress Thos J Calloway Frank Langston W E L Sanford Dr R Gilbert Sewell John Q Nicholas ProfL B Moore Ph D Albert E Dogan-H E Dunn Alex H Underdown T

Short R H Smith Oliver Randolph Lieut Thos H R Clark DrS N Brown John T Rhines

Invitation to the Editor of The BeeEditorial in The Bee

an Insult to the Committee TheGuilty Fleeth When No One Pursueth

In The Bee of April 22d appeared-a general editorial relative to publicmen coming to the city and allowingthemselves to be captured by irresponsible and other people who haveno standing in the community Thecommittee having in charge the banquet to Mr J C Napier undoubtedlytook the editorial to itself andthrough its secretary sends theEditor of The Bee a letter of revocation of an invitation that was senthim to attend The Editor of TheBee at the time he received the invitation April 28th to attend was surprised because he had informed certain gentlemen connected with theaffair that he would not attend andneither would he subscribe to the affair

However the Editor was invitedbut made no reply as to whether hewould accept but treated the invitation with silent contempt In themail Monday May I the followingletter was received

Letter of RevocationWashington D C April 30 1911

Mr W Calvin ChaseEditor Washington Bee City

Sir Please us the favor to consider the invitation issued youthrough Mr Jos M Trigg by orderof the committee cancelled Thisaction is rendered necessary by theappearance of the editorial in this is-

sue of your paper which is as we seeit a reflection at least an intendedone on a member of the said committee

By order of the committee on arrangements for the banquet to HonJ C NapierFRITZ P CANSLER

SecretaryMr Chases Reply

Washington D C May I 191 1

Sir Replying to your note ofApril 30 informing me of the revocation of the invitation sent me a fewdays ago to be present at the banquet-to be given Mr J C was received by me this a m I desire tosay at the time invitation in-

viting me was received I was surprised to know that my name hadeven been considered because I hadstated that I had no idea of attendingand by the revocation of your

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Bee is an evidence of an old aphorism the guilty fleeth when no onepursueth With assurance of myhighest regards believe me to be

RespectfullyW CALVIN CHASE

To Mr F P Cansler 408 Elm St

The New Rochelle DinnerFrom New Rochelle N Y Standard

JournalThe annual dinner of the Colored

Republican Club of New Rochelle lastTuesday night was an event of whichthe Negroes of New Rochellle havejust reason to be proud This is es-

pecially true of the officers and members of the club who have given theirtime money and labor to build up agood organization Those who attended the dinner will be able to recallwith pleasure the splendid gathering-of men and women the deliciousmenu and the good speeches that followed the repast Negroes will be especially proud of the able address ofHon Charles W Anderson the principal speaker of the evening who keptthe diners cheering and laughing alternately throughout his clever speechWe believe that the prominent whiteofficials of New Rochelle who attended the dinner will have an added

for the race and its possibilitiesafter witnessing an event such as thisThe presence of Mayor Colwell MrScherp and other local officials is initself an evidence of the growing recognition and respect for Negroes whoshow that they are capable and deserving

Chief Griffins Thanks

Washington D C May i 1911My Dear Friend I desire to thank

you personally for the service yourendered the Washington Division ofthe Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers by your wordsof encouragement during its greatstruggle to redeem itself and havethe license renewed-

I believe it was Gods way of testing true friendship and love for humanity Because of the determinedstand taken by some of our real raceleaders in defense of the organizationthat has made so many hearts gladand so many homes happy and theloyalty displayed by the membersthemselves the Insurance Commissioner of Virginia lifted the suspension of our license and we are nowdoing business as in former yearsHad we lost hope and allowed the order to die other Negro organizationswould have stumbled over the deadhones of the True Reformers for theiiext twentyfive year

We have collected in the past sixmonths during our inactivity morethan seventyfive thousand dollars

75000 This will give you someidea what we can do when allowed towork

Special concessions have beengranted to all unbenefited memberswho may desire to return as well as aspecial dispensation of three 300dollars to new members which willend Sept I 1911

Thanking you again for your sympathy expressed and asking your continued encouragement I am yours forsuccess

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Will It ComeMuch interest is attached to the

visit of Julius Rosenwald of Illinois-to this city Thursday among officialsof the local Y M C A and citizens-in general Mr Rosenwald recentlyoffered 25000 to the colored branchof any city that would raise 75000toward the construction of a Y MC A building The construction ofthe colored mens branch on I2thStreet between S and T Streets had

and was well under way whenMr Rosenwald made his offer Thisfact however did not discourage theofficials of the Association and theirefforts to get the 25000 seems to bemeeting with success

Mr Rosenwald and Judge J WMack of the Commerce Court incompany Johnson secretary of the branch recently made athorough inspection of the buildingnow in course of construction Ef-forts are being made to have thebuilding come within the offer of MrRosenwalds 25000 Although liedid not commit himself it is the gen-eral consensus of opinion that hebe persuaded into considering favorably the claims of the 12th Streetbranch

Dont Indorse Him

West Virginia McDonald TimesHoward University is having an up

heaval over the dismisal of two of heryoung professors whom the President W P Thirkield alleges areguilty of conduct unbecoming tutorsThe allegation second handed is thatthe young men were seen to havetaken a drink of intoxicating beverage and without trial were dismissedby being asked to resign The pressof the country is much on thesubject but the weight of the evidence and the consensus of opinion-is that the president acted withoutdue consideration in the matter and-a new trial has been asked for Upto this time the case has not been reopened It seems to be a well established fact that President Thirkield isnot any too favorably disposed towardthe higher education for the NegroAlthough an Ohio man most of hiseducational life has been spent inGeorgia where it is thought he imbibed the Southern idea

Charles E Merriam a ChicagoUniversity professor spent 13325480in his recent efforts to become mayorof Chicago according to a final statement of campaign receipts and expen-ditures

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Important News Happenings-

By Miss G B Maxfidd

Dr Harvey W chief chem-ist of the Department of Agriculture

alarmed at the number of deaths inthe United States caused by headachepowders

Princess David Kamonana Roaniece of Liliuokalani former Queenof Hawaii arrived in this country accompanied by several attendants toattend the GouldGraham wedding

There is keen interest naval circles in the claim involving more than1000000 due J Knapp US N against the United government for royalties due him for agas ejector now in use in theThe government claims the invention-was simplv work in his line of duty

Eightyone wreaths are to be usedthe decoration of the graves of

firemen May 15 when the fiftieth memorial Day of the District of Columbia fire department will be held

What is thought to be the thirdhighest yet paid for a singlebook was paid last week at the Robert Hoe sale when Helyas Knight-of the Suanne was sold for 21000to W M Hill The book was formerly the library of Edward Gwynnea book collector of the seventeenthcentury

Mrs Martha Harmon who is in herseventieth year and who has beenattending public night school in NewYork has been presented with twohold medals one for attendance theother for efficiency in studies Sheis an ideal pupil

William Conners after having beenexamined by three white physicianswho found no traces of Negro bloodin him has been sentenced to servethree years in the Maryland Penitentiary as it was his mother hadNegro blood It is held illegal in

for whites and colored tointermarry-

As the General Federation of Labor in Paris was so persistent in itsintention to carry out a monster demonstration May i in the face of the

prohibition the authorities drafted 10000 additional troopsto supplement the Paris garrison of25000

By the will of Dr Charles AOliver of Philadelphia a valuablelibrary hooks on ophthal-mology is given Harvard Universityhis paintings engravings and

to College the remainder of the estate valued at 15000 is given in parts to threemedical institutions of Philadelphia

The True Reformers Hotel ofRichmond Va has been sold for 7ooo to Mr J P Johnson-

A colored planter in Mississippihas given to Campbell a tractof land valued at 7000 the income-of which is to go for the maintenance-of poor but worthy students

Dr M W Gilbert pastor of ZionBaptist Church Knoxville Tenn hasbeen elected resiuent of Selma University succeeding Dr R T Pollordwho because of old ageSelma College is the oldest BaptistCollege of the State

The establishment of an inebriateasylum within the District is beingstrongly urged and recommended bythe commissioners

Every fourth woman in New YorkCity is a wage earner according toMiss Mary Van Kleeck secretary ofthe womans committee of the RussellSage foundation and 47 per cent ofthe women earn more than 3 perweek

At the beginning of the presentyear there were 26845 lunatics in thecounty of London an increase of 469over the previous year

With an American eagle as a mascot captured when it fell exhaustedafter following the vessel 100 milesthe United States transport Buford-is in port after delivering 12000 tonsof foodstuffs to Chinese famine sufferers The mascot is prized highly

The Carnegie hero hasawarded a bronze medal to Chas FFaley an employe of the bureau inrecognition of his drowned sonsbravery

The proclamation separatingChurch and State has been promulgat-ed throughout Portugal All creedsshall now have an equal standing inthe country and the faithhaj ceased to hold place as the Statereligion

All railroad traffic was stopped foran hour at Union Station in OmahaNebr when two stands of honey beesfell and broke open the bees swarming all over the station putting everybody to rout

THINGS TO HAPPENA W Scott and Fountain Peyton

shake hands in Detroit Mich nextyear

Thomas L Jones and A W Scottautomobile riding

Judge E M Hewlett reappointed onMunicipal bench

C Martin and W L Houston voting for the same Grand Master in 1913

H Coleman and Wm L Pollard thinking alike

Henry Lincoln Johnson and FredMorris going to in the samecoach

L M and John Pattersonconsolidate the Elks

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