The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1894-10-20
d" OBSERVER" ALIAS G. r
DOUGLASS.

Mr.. Charles R. Douglass, writing
under the nomdeplume of sob
server in a local contemporary
last week, attempted TO defend bis
and lis fathers position in their
opposition to the confirmation of
Mr.. III. G. g. Astwood for Calais,
France, by saying that the BEE
states untruths; that Mr.. AstwoOd
stopped the BEES little game with
Recorder Taylor, and that the BEE
did not know the difference be
tween a diplomat and a consul
that his father has been the BEES
benefactOr and he has received In
return abuse.
Charles II. Douglass, as the pub
lie knows, is a man full of deceit,
prejudice and jealousy.
His pen has been turned against
every mau of prominence whom he
thought was in bis fathers way.
To speak well of public man is
just as foreign to Mr.. G. Il. Dong
lass as Greek is to an African
heather. Mr. Frederick Douglass
has not at any time been bene-
factor of the BEE and the BEE has
never teen under any obligation to
the Douglass family nor any public
man.
The BEE still maintains that Mr..
g. r. Douglass and his father
caused the defeat of Mr.. Astwood
for Callas, France, and also for the
San Domingo mission under the
Harrison's administration and it
was OH account of the inward jeal-
ousy of Mr. Douglass.
No one has tried to run the re-
corder's office more than @. r.
Douglass and bis father, so much
so that Mr.. @. r. Douglass was
disappointed after he bad beer re-
duced in bis position in the Pen.
sion Office. when he failed to receive
the promised appointment 10 a
position in the Recorders Office and
the failure of the present recorder
Of deeds to have g. R. Douglass
appointed on the scbonl board. 1t
is this same q. r. Douglass, who
has, ever since his domicile in this
city attempted TO put the blacks
against the brigbts and every op-
portuulty be has he can be found
in the company of half white
colored lady, especially when be
can find one to associate with him.
Who made the attack on CT orge
Il. Downing? To whom did Mr..
Douglass appeal MOTTO expose him?
By whose instlgation was Hon.
Robert Purvis attacked? Will
Charles r. Douglass answer these
questions?
President Cleveland through the
instrumentality cf Mr.. Tayl nom
mated Mr.. AstwoOd for Calais,
France, and urged his friends in
the Senate to confirm him and Mr.
Douglass filed a set of dirty and
malicious charges against his con.
tirmation. No one was more per
sistent 10 their opposition to Mr..
AstwOod than Mr.. Douglass ard hi>
father, no two men demonstrated
TO the world the lit,leness of a
supposed great man and the dem
ogoguery of mall one.
The Bee has criticised the public
acts OF the Sage OF Anacostia, and
not under cover like Charles r..
Douglass has "ttacked public men
whom he thought were inimical to
his father and the house of Doug.
lass. Mr.. Cleveland, although a
Democrat, showed that he was not
opposed to the Negro bl the nomr-
nation Of Mr.. AstwoDd and Mr..
Taylor TO two places never b-fore
represented by Negroes.
Mr.. Cleveland was not rcsponsI-
BILE for the action of tie Senate:
he was uoI responsible for the
charges FLED against Mr.. Astwood
by Mr.. Douglass. The Democratic
Negro has been bis own enemy: be
hds Jug MS own grave and with the
assistance of MIR. Douglass one was
defeated.
No one has attempted to dictate
the patronage of the recorders office
more than Mr.. Douglass. The very
first appointment in the office was
made on the recommendation of |
M. Frederick Douglass.
Yes, Mr.. Astwood made mistake |
when he attacked Mr.. Cleveland.
and the Bee IS honest aud frank
enough to tell him.
Mr.. Douglass benefactor of the
Bee?
When has Mr.. Douglass assisted
the Bee in anything? To the con-