Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-02
PRESIDENT HARRISON INDoRsED.
Speeches Made by Colored Orators at Last
Nights Serenade.

Speeches Made by Colored Orators at Last
Nights Serenade.
Col Perry Carson displayed his ability as a
leader of the colored people and his power to
control them when he headed procession Of
nearly four hundred colored men on Pennsyl-
vania avenue on its way 20 the house of Maj.
Fred Bracket, who was to receive a compli-
mentary serenade by Col Carson's friends.
The serenade had been arranged in honor Of
Maj. Bracket, who is TO leave for Europe in
about a week as special agent of the worlds
Columbian exposition
The procession formed in front Of Carson's
Hotel, No. 326 Pennsylvania avenue, and fully
5000 persons gathered on the street to see the
start. The Capital City Band furnished music
for the occasion and each civilian in lire wore
q rosebud and carried a cane.
THOSE PARTICIPATING.
The clubs and other organizations in line
were the Knights Of Reciprocity fifty men, I'M
der j. b. Welborn; the Legion Of Honor,
ninety-fve men; the National League 100 men,
and the Blaine Invincibles, headed by Col. Car
son, with $50 men. There were also two COM
panies of the Butler Guards, under Capts
Young and Selby. Chinese lanterns, torches
and transparencies were numerous, each trans
parency bearing inscription.
Carson is our standard bearer was on one
Of them, while another was ''Ohio and Iowa
will not be backward in coming forward"
Upon others we're Inscriptions urging the pas
sage of the Blair bill and urging the Commits
sioners to appoint negroes in the police aud
fire departments.
1t was nearly 8 o'clock when the procession
moved along Pennsylvania avenue to 10th street
and thence northward to the residence of Col.
Bracket on L street between 9th and 10th
streets northwest
COL. CARsoN's SPEECH.
Upon reaching the house fireworks were set
OF and the colored lights illuminated the whole
neighborhood. Cheer after cheer was given
for Col Bracket aud Col. Carson and the
latter appeared on the steps Of the house
waving his sombrero, while the crowd con-
tinued to cheer. The assemblage was called to
order and Col. Carson, in a short address,
thanked those who took part for the manner in
which they responded to his request to do
honor to Maj. Bracket, who. he said, had
proved himself friend of the negro race,
and, he added, 1.-The negro never torgets his
friends"
Mr.. John H. Smythe was then introduced
and he said that the colored people were to be
congratulated for having such a truo friend as
the man%hom they had turned out to honor.
Public officers who have power, he said, do not
always Use 1t impartially. and he thought 1t a
good thing to know that there was one OF these
officers who could lay aside race prejudice and
were Iound III other than white skin.
PRESIDENT HARRISON EULoGIZEp.
He characterized President Harrison as the
abiest chief magistrate since the days OF Lin
coin. In conclusion he referred to Col Carson
as the recognized leader Of the District repub-
licans.
Maj. Bracket expressed thanks to his colored
friends for their kind words and said that as a
public official he had tried to perform his duty
conscicntiously. After again thanking them
for the compliment paid him he assured them
that he would always remember the occasion as
one of the pleasant events of his life.
Recorder Townshend of the land Office fol-
lowed in a short speech, telling of how the
colored man remembered his friends and de-
spised his enemies. He referred to the kind
treatment of coIored men by Mai Bracket and
said, referring to the negroes. that they were
in the republican party and would never leave
it as long as it adhered to the principles of
liberty. equality and justice. He paid glow
ing tribute to the chief magistrate, who, he
said had guided the ship of state through
many storms and had reached the harbor in
safety. The name of President Harrison was
loudly applauded.
MR. MORRIS SPEECH.
Mr.. c. s. Morris also spoke at length and in
regard to President Harrison's course, he said:
There are two ways in which an administra-
ton can show its friendship to any particular
class of people who are SO unfortunate as to be
regarded as a separate class. 1t can ignore
that condition as far as circumstances will per-
NIT and strive to benefit it as far as in its
power lies. An administration can show its
friendship by championing measures that will
more effectually secure rights withheld, and
it can show it by making appointments show
ing that it does not regard that class with dis
favor nor look upon them as unfit for offices of
honor and trust. / need not tell you that Pres
ident Harrison stepped to the verge Of his con-
stitutional power and stood steadfast against
all near-sighted policy and pressure unswerved
by threats of his enemies, mistaken by the de-
feat of his party, rising superior to a defeat
that would have crushed and overwhelmed
less dauntless spirit, championing the cause of
an honest ballot-not for partisan motives but
because his clear eye saw safety for his coun-
try only in such a measure and because his
oath of Office left him no choice but to urge its
adoption when convinced of its wisdom. He
then referred to the appointments which had
been given to colored people and said that so
long as the republican party could find Presi-
dents like Gen. Harrison and SO long it could
point to such a record that made by the
Fifty-first Congress under the leadership of
Reed and Mckinley the colored men could not
be coaxed or driven from the support of the
republican party.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Norris address the