The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-22
WHEN
CLOTHING STORE.
THE COLOR LINE IN ASBURY PARK.
Shall Not Negroes Be Allowed to Walk OH the
Beach Like White Folks?

AsBURY PARK, July 21-The feeling among
the colored people over the publication in the
Daily Journal here Of an attack upon their race
is very bitter reporter conversed with several
of the proprietors of the largest hotels this
ing. Theodore Owes, proprietor Of the Metro
politan Hotel said he had received no complaints
from his guests about the gathering of colored
persons on the board walk, along the beach or in
the pavilions. He employs colored walters in
his house, and, at his request, they keep away
from tho beach during the hours that it is most
frequented by white persons. George l.. Atkins,
Of the Ocean House, said he had not heard his
guests complain because the colored help went
down to the beach. j. S. Ripley proprietor
of the West End Hotel who employs
white walters, said his guests had not
found fault this year with the colored
people, but the season was not yetfairly opened.
Last year some of his guests had objected to the
number of coored men and women who crowded
the payilions on the beach, occupied most Of
the benches that line the seaside of the broad
walk, and jostled the white people about as they
promenaded I'D and down. He did not think
that the colored folks corgregated on the beach
to such an extent that they obnoxious.
One property holder thought it would be a
good idea TO have pavilion erected expressly
for the use of the negroes. He did not. how
satisfied TO have them go to the beach as often
rs they pleased
The article against the race was an outrage"
said an intelligent colored man, "as it was
simply an attempt to revive the old Southern
feeling against US. Many of the walters in the
hotels are men of refinement and have college
educations. 1t is true that they come to the
beach, but assert they do not act in such way
as to make themselves offensive to the whites
My family spends at least $500 here every
season, and the most of the people who come
here and growl about the blacks, stay here two
weeks, spend $l5 or $40, and then live on corn,
beef and cabbage the following winter, so to
make both ends meet. The majority Of the
negroes who come here are as orderly and we'll
behaved as the white people"
responding secretary of the African Methodist
tonight is in the church in Main street. He
prayed that i'll this centre of culture and refine
ment his people might be so circumspect and
so chaste, in conversation and in conduct, that
they might bring upon themselves only com
mendation. The Lev. Dr. Benjamin w. Arnett
preached as follows:
Your fathers lived in greater darkness, but
you have the light They tell US that we can
not walk on the beach, and cannot get breath
of sea air. A hundred years ago Asbury and
Black Harry went preaching through the coun-
try, and Freeborn GarretsOn preached like an
evangelist through the land. Hold fast your
confidence. God is doing great things for US"
The Rev. A. ]. Chambers, pastor of the
church. branded the editor of the Journal as a
liar. He said his people were not aggressive,
but were as humble as dogs. There was no
conflict with the white people Of Asbury Park.