The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1890-03-01

address which was in every respec
commendable. By the way hope
that he will be returned to San Do
mingo. His record at the Stat
Department is the best of any ne
gro in the service.
~
Well, the emancipation conven
ton that met last week decided tt
have a street parade and nothing
can be done now but join IN tG
make it a success. / am confident
that this celebration will be one OF
the largest that has ever taken
place in this city.
~
Well the worlds Fair will go to
Chicago, I am glad of it. Wash
ington is not the place to have
anything, not even dog show.
There is too much prejudice here
for anybody, the colored people es,
pecially. Chicago is the place and
| am glad that the House of Repre-
sentatives voted to send it there.
x*x
Before this paper is issued again
l am of the opinion that the Oklo,
homa bill shall have become law.
Ex-State Auditor McCabe is being
doomed for the secretaryship OF
that Territory by the entire negro
race. 1t shall now be seen if the
colored people in this country have
any influence with the adminlstra-
ton, they assisted in making. Nc
Cabe has not a deSenting voice
against him and if President Har-
rison wants to satisfy the northern
and western colored vote let him
appoint McUabe of Oklahoma. Up
to date the north has received
no recognition at the hands OF this
administration and the south which
cannot give enc electoral vote has
gotten all the biggist plumbs in
the departments. The south is en-
titled to all that it can get, that is.
the southern republicans should
have all the southern offices, but If
recognition in the departments is
to be given to the negro the north
should have it.
~
I am told that there is to be sew
eral colored appointments made In
the Census Office soon. Mr.. Porter
intends, from what l can under
stand, to give the colored people a
show. Mr.. George M. Cook has
passed the civil service examlna-
tion for the Census Office and will
soon be appointed. Mr.. Cook has
a large circle Of friends who wish
him much success.
~
There are some men who are very
hard to please and nothing seems
to satisfy them. This class OF men
are always on the beat. They are
satisfied with making promises and
never keep them.
~"x
It is not we'll to believe all you
hear, it is unwise to come to an im-
mediate conclusion on an exparti-
statement. There are two sides,
as you know, to all questions, but
men very often fern an opinion on
hearing one side of statement
and is hard to be convinced Oter-
wise even should the other side
prove that the evidence of the &C.
cusers is false.
*x*
There is to be organized in this
city an afro-American League, ont
that will be strong in the hearts o
the people. The politics of Mr.
Fortune have nothing to do will
his friendship for the negro. l be
lieve him to be honest so far a!
the welfare of the colored people il
concerned.
~
l noticed in Tuesdays ssS ar" 6
special notice purposing to have
come from the deaeOns Of Shiloh
Baptist church, to the effect thaI
no minister had been called to pre-
side over that church. The Bel
never said that a minister had
oeen called, l have been Informed
by, at least, two thirds of the mem
bers OF that church, that hey favor
Rev. W. 81. Phillips. If that is &
fact, undoubtedly he will be called
shall be too glad when Shiloh
shall have selected such a man a,
Rev. Phillips, l am confident tha
such influential memers as Edward
Dixon, Payne, Horton and Others
will select the best man. No mar
l.,