The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-19
SAT DOWN ON BOYD.
AN IMMENSE INDICATION MEET
ING HELD BY COLORED FOLKS.
They Express Themselves Unmistak
ably on the Seperate School Ques-
tion--Some Strong Speeches
Made Denpuncing Mr..
Boyd for Raising
the Issue.

Wleu o. Z. Boyd the barber ralsed the
issue through the EAGLE Il few days ago,
he stirred up hornets nest.
Ii he was present last night he would
hear these very hornets buzz about his
ears ia the most bothersome way.
When Boyd's interview was published
it excited the colored people. and the more
they thought auout it tue more necessary
an indignation meeting seemed to them IN
order that they might crush Mr.. Boyd
while his theories On the school question
were in their infancy.
Sunday night Tom Glover went around
TO the various colored churches and re-
quested the ministers TO announce puhl!c
mass meeting at the A. VI. L. church for
last night. The announcements
were made aud in accordance
the church was so packed that
standing room was at a premium. Colored
people of all classes were present and it
was certainly representative meeting OF
colored citizens.
Before the church doors were thrown
open group of at least fifty men were
gathered outside, and the issue raised by
Mr.. Boyd was the sole topic OF discussion.
1t could be easily seen that the opinion
was all one-si6ed.
At $50 the meeting was called to order
by Thomas Glover, who stated its object.
On motion Alexander Hutchinson was
chosen chairman aud j. L. Thompson
secretary.
Sam Williams WAS the first one to hit
his voice towards opening up the business
of the meeting, ana upon his motion
committee on resolutions WAS appoi uted,
consisting of l.. r. Johnson, Thomas
Glover, s. L. Williams, Mrs. Naomi An-
derson aud Mrs. c. r. Stewart.
In order that full and fair expression
of public sentiment might be heard,
Thomas Glover moved that all speeches
be limited to five minutes. He then ex-
pressed himself as being unalterably OPP
posed to the separation OF co!ored and
white school children. He believed not
only in mixed schools, but in mixed
teachers, and thought the day was not far
distant when colored men aud women will
be found who will be competent to teach
schools with credit to themselves and their
race. He also believed in letting we'll
enough alone, as the school Interests are
in good shape as they are, so far as the
interests of the colOreu pupils are con-
cerued.
Jacob McAfee occupied most of his five
minutes i'll denonncing Mr.. Boyd. The
language of the colored veteran was full
of vim and vitriol. aud he applied some
mighty hot eloquence to Mr.. Boyd, whom
he denounced as All enemy to his race.
w. A. Betlis is the Mark Twain of the
Iut; nd oil his
speeches are interlarded with humor, no
matter how serious may be the question at
issue. Outside of his humorous efforts his
speech was devoted to an explanation of
the special legislation enacted for the
maintanance OF mixed schools in Wichita.
j. A. Van Lew made a ringing speech iii
defense of the Tennessee coIored people
living in this city. 1t has been limited that
as the Tennessee colored people are the
most learned they were at the back Of Mr..
Boyd in the movement in hopes OF getting
positions as teachers in the proposed col
ored school. Mr.. Van Lew denied this
and pledged the faith of the Tennessee
people to the other colored people OF the
city IN maintaining mixed schools.
L. r. johnson questioned the right of
in the EAGLE for the reason that he had
no children whose interests might bs im-
paired by the fathers peculiar IDEAS.
When j. II. McCune's rich baritone
voice Numbered towards the sps aker's
stand it was an easy matter to see that he
was on the warpath aud hunting the scalp
of Mr. Boyd. He denounced the latter as
an enemy to his race and thought that
the proper thing to dc would b. to drum
Mr.. Boyd out of town. Mrs. Anderson
bitterly opposed separate schools and
could see nothing practicable whatever in
Boyd's plans.
Rev j. w. Price of the New Hope Bap-
tist church made things hum when he
arose to speak. He said Boyd was dude
anu he didn't like dudes in auy form-not
even dude BARRIERS. He WAS in favor OF
his child standing shoulder to shoulder
with white child when it came to ques-
ton of mental education. lie asserted
that ali questions tending to the downfall
of his race originated in the mind of some
shallow brain dude He also asserted that
Boyd WAS used as cats paw to FAKE some
other fellows chestuuts out OF the fire.
Sam Jones, the ingalls, of the colored
colouy, hated, be said, TO discuss question
that was all one-sided. be would prefer
to discuss the question facs TO face with
Mr. Boyd, but he heard that the climate
was no, suited to him here any longer aud
that be had gone to Oklahoma, where il
was more coDgenIai.
Many others spoke.
4 vote was then taken on the question
and mixed schools were Endorsed unani-
mousiy.
The following resolutions were reported
by the committee, and they went through
with an AYE" shout that made the build
lug fairly trrm5!e:
Whereas. GA the morning of the I4th
inst. there appeared an article in the
Daily EAGLE OF this city under tue caption
uf "Fayors Separate Schools, il which
article oae, o. L. Boyd, would maze IT APP
pear that large number OF the colorst
ciitz.us OF this city are II favor OF sspar
ate schoal., aud
Wuerpas. He claimed that a meeting
had been arranged by some OF tae pronla-
ent citizens for the purpose oi discussing
Tie question Of separate schools tor the
colored children, and
Whereas. Taas great lass OF the color-
ed cttiz=u, OF this city were at that iiGss
aud are now. hopesessly Ignorant Of Rue
arrangement OF such fprSt.nS as mention
ed ia Mr Bsyds article, and suea are
bitterly opposed TO any otaer lAaG sys
tenn OF mixed schools, aud are PERFECTLY
satisfied with the present. schoos system ot
our c1Gy and the treatment cosorcss pupils
receive al tt.s hands OF tsseir white teach
r; therefore be if
R-solvs1, Tazs we the co.orsa citizens
If " Icaita. in mass meeting Essem bird,
having The best interests Ut the race a.
heart aud are inoSt sI1cere IN sne welfare
OF the eoaored pupils OF tbs city. do IL uc-
isleAsasah.e Fe.sas d-aounca AT. Boya's