The Washington bee., 1891-08-08
GIVE WILL NOT RIDE IN A
NIGGER CAR"

| ANAN NJ VAN.
Such was the declaration of two
young women at the Baltimore
and Potomac station last Saturday
evening, the occasion being the
departure of o. P, Morton Post
for Detroit to attend the annual
encamp ment OF the Grand Army
of the Republic. The declaration
ofthe women was Afterwards en-
phas'zed by the brother of one of
them who said be would not allow
his sister to ride in ''jlm crow"
car. The facts in the case as the
BEE learned them from disinter-
ested parties are these: The Pen
sylvania Railroad, anxious to se-
cure the patronage of the g. A.
R., offered extraordinary induce
ments to such of the Grand Army
Posts as would travel over their
roads. o. P. Morton Post accept
ed the terms offered and the rail-
road company placed as many
Pullman palace and sleeping cars
at the disposal of the Post as it
would require for its own use and
that of It's friends. Railroad and
sleeping car tickets were given to
Commander Butcher for sale and
these were sold by him to any and
all persons who applied TO him.
Those facts having cen brought
to the notice of the young
women in question, they strongly
objected to riding in "nigger
car" Notwithstanding the fact that
many of these "niggers" W re
battle-scared veterans some of
whom had left leg or an arm on
the historic battle fields of Peters
burg, Fort Fisher or Fort Wagner
and thus made itpossible for these
dainty females to ride even in
"nigger car" The BEE upon be.
ing Informed OF the insulting re-
marks passed through the Morton
Post cars and was surprised to see
them occupied by persons of the
highest respectabiliry. Among
those taking passage with the
Post we're. Hon. Rnbt. Smalls, wife
and daughter, Mr.. aud Mrs. Chas.
r. Douglass, Misses Julia Mason,
A. V. Tompklns, Major aud Mrs.
@. b. Fisher, Mr.. Geo. NJ. Arnold,
Commander and Mrs. j. w.
Butcher, Mr.. j. T. Layton, Mes
srs. Ames and Phillipson of New
Orleans and many other promi-
nent citizens. 1t was also observ-
ed that there were quite as many
white persons as there were color
ed in these cars. 80 that they were |
not "nigger" nor "Jim Grow"
cars In the sense in which the |
|eILns were appNeQ.
One of these women is employ
ed by the local authorities to
teach "nigger" children and the
other, through her friends, is max
ing every effort to engage in the
same occupation. How their dain.
ty nerves must be shocked and
heir esthetic tastes outraged by
being brought In daily contact
with these little "niggers." A
'nigger" school house is lust as
as "nigger car"
Then there is the brother. He
las circulars posted in several
'nigger" barbershops throughout
he city announcing that be will,
q few days, open a drug store
md hopes to secure the patronage
# the Jim Crow" people.
ls not about time that check
vas put upon this despicable dis
The very complaints :
We make, and with just cause, :
galnst the dominant race for dis {
Eliminating against US, exists
mong people of our own race.
Women who have these foolish G
are not fit to teach COL a
red children and their places a
1ould be given to those who are b
! full sympathy vito their race. c
rustees Bruce, Shadd and Cor. b
lsh should see to it that no such J
ersonS be allowed to hold posi- u u
ons in the colored schools. Their 7
'esence is a perpetual menance +, +
the we'll being of an institution y