Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-26

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Trled Brown. AlIwood LdBoonb, Major
Henkoue. Iuupkius A1d<x, A1IdAxk and
aloonbsam H0idfAnt- These fIve GcusIe-
rnez1 have discovered = waF % pscoexre
ve<ormeIorn ebe. yoax fouuds aud =
promise vas held o0s 20 supply the
fdne Kiln Club with 100 melons per
month from NcvsmbeT 20 Jaiy.
On motion u Stepouf SLOW. Who has
rad no isss than effsen dzstinet urestlee
Win waterr1es0u ootie this year, the
rules we're suspsude1 and re applsSsnts
voted In.
TIE Secrets then read the following
from Poplar Grove. Ark.:
Cor1os SEED HBLr- 1
CoLoKKD Law ABIDrzo CLUn-
Brother Gardner: The following reso-
iufions wsrc Adopted a. our reRuiaz
meeting:
Rssoired. D.s sdnsstion do educate,
kass n ann always de ignorant man
what steals de chiekens and gets IN Jsll,
and ft IL de educated man dat - snort
IN bis book accounts Tor the snm OF
3lGO,152 20.
Rsslrsd, Aein, dat de popular edn-
cation We nab Il q savin' to taxpayers,
az IL elevates de crime Of stealing and
takes IL cot Of de courts aud p1ss g
above de Law. Coarse de Lao dom
punish man for sbein short ID ms
ledger"
R<sofpsa, Dat we change our motto
Of BE sure yon're right, den 90 ahead, .
snd make IL BE sure you're Law abid IN
den 90 ahead
Resofrsd, Lastly, dat copy Of desc
resolutions be sent TO de Lime-hiin
Club. Ux1LE GooDLoE, President.
JAKE RoRLET. Secretary.
ADe rosolushuns will be received,
replied the President, "but l would
suggest q different motto from de one
Las raenshuned. seems 20 me dat sun
thin iiks BE sartin 70 steal nun 70 pay
de lawyers, or dosn' steal at all, would
his de case mo- In de center"
A letter Of inquiry from the hon.
John Skipout, of n. T., asked II It was
violating any rule Of the club for g
member to have his head shaved and
wear eye glasses and polka dot collars
The Secretary Vas Instructed to answer
hins that, while q member who thus dis
guissd himself violated no rule,h must
take his chances Of meeting the fool
killer, aud being Drained with . stuffed
club.
Giveadam Jones' here arose to ques-
ton Of privilege. Some one had sent
hin q copy OF the Norwich. N. T., Post,
in which vas an article purportinR TO be
report Of q meeting in which he had
vigorously opposed the policy Of Brotllel
Gardner ON the civil rights question and
carried the vote Of she ciuD with him
He wanted TO deny the correctness Of
the report. He wanted to take his am.
davit that 10 nust have been written By
some enemy who wanted to place him
Ia falss light.
.Doan' get excited, Brudder Jones'
softly murmured the President. "No.
body In dis clus believes de- report. IL
de fast place, We all know dat you am
In accord Wild our policy on do cioi
right queshun, an In de eecon' place "
all know that II you should stan mp an
delibsr any such speech in dis hall dal
so'thin' would drop. You couldn't havs
percolated any SIGH remarks an beer
on deck tonight! Sot down, BruddeI
jones'
A communication from the Office o.
| the Dock Commissioners of New Yorl
| City asked that the rules be suspended
and Getsround Hoyt, Of that place, b.
voted in at once, as be was about to Sc
married for the third time, and wanteS
the certificate of mem bership for a shirl
bosom. He was described as q man 81
years of age, wears No. II shoes. prefer
pumpkin pie to any other, and caI
sweep an Office in three different Ian
guages. He has for the past severe
years been an open enemy of the Lime
Kiln Club, but of late has seen the erro
of his ways and concluded to NOV
along with the other 100000 coloret
people of the United States.
Pickles Smith objected to suspen
sion of the rules. The application wa
deficient. IL did not state whether tn
applicant was sound ia body or had I
wooden leg. He might be cross eyet
and loaded with dyspepsia. No ons
could say that he was honest or has
any religious belief. The objeetiSi
laid the application over for two weeks
A letter from the Office of the Six
teenth Assistant Auditor of the Treas
ury Department contained the fellow
ing inquiry:
docs Brother Gardner hold that col
ored people have no right to atten'
skating Kinks and other such places o
amusement"
II has answered dat queshun once,
replied the old man, "but | will take
mp once mo-. De right OBJ de case an
not queshuned. A cull'd man kin worl
| in sewer all day an den have de RICH
| to sot down in street kyar betweel
two white ladies. lie Kin kill skunk
an eat onions, an take seat in de par
kay circle of de opera house. He XII
shoulder his whitewash brush an marcl
aboard q ferry boat an take de bes
cheer. He has right to 20 anywhar'
| white man kin 90.
But am IL policy Does dc whit
man invade our hotels and halls Doe
be force bis way into our festivals an
dances ? Doan he let as alone, in q 90
shul pint of view, as a race 7 Den VII
| try 10 crowd in on him doan den,
de right, but say to one an all Of yor
keep ter yerselves. Let de white folk
aisne. DE Law may gin as de right &
intrude, bat let us be content 10 wal
an improve. De iSnitor will nov strik
de triangle, an We will dspreciats =
our homes."