The Washington bee., 1896-04-11
THE NEGRO IN LAW.

| OGISTS EXPOSED,-MOREO OF PEYTON'S s
| HARANGUE ON THE NEGRO LAW
YER.-NEGRo ATTORNEYS SHIP
| WRECKED.-LAWYER JONES BIG
| INCOME RIDICULED.-HEW-
| LETT EXCITED.--MR. PETER
| SON SHOWS THEM UP.
There was mixed audience at the
| Metropolitan Baptist Church Lyceum
on last Wednesday evening. Foun-
tain Peyton again appeared and ha-
rangued the people on the starving
condition of colored lawyers and ap-
pealed to the people not to employ
white lawyers if they want to build up
the negroes legal profession.
Peylon started out by saying that he
had modified his paper, which il
showed very plainly, but inconsistency
was shown.
He denounced the entire white press
of the city by saying that everything
to the detriment of the negro was pub
llshed; that the negro lawyer owed
nothing to the press for his elevation
and in the same breath he cOmpli-
mented Howard Brooks of the Star
and a writer on the Post, when he had
denounced them in his previous paper
and said Brooks had read his pap, r
and after he saw his illusions to the
press he declined to publish it and ac
cused and condemned Lawyer Moss
for having been influenced by Brooks.
He insisted on condemning the col
ored people for employing white law
yers when there are SO many compet-
ent colored ones. He denounced co..
ored lawyers who have their offices in
the halls of the court and advised Il g
colored people not to employ such
men.
He complimented the judges, and
declared there was no prejudice, when
he admitted, what The BEE said, that
he charged against certain judges,
was true.
Peytcn on last Monday denounced
both Judges Miller and Cole.
Peyton concluded by offering chal-
lenge to any one to refute his paper.
The first speaker to discuss his paper
was Mr.. E. Nj. Hewlett who declared
from the beginning, that it was an ex-
cellent paper; that there was no preju.
dice in the courts against colored law
yerS and the idea that white lawyers
have more influence with the courts
than the colored ones was ridiculous /
will say, however, that Judge Kim
ball, is good man, but he doesn't
know anything.
Judge Miller, o! don't know what
is the matter with him, it depends on
how he feels, would say he is dyspetiC. !
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Hew-
lett has not only denounced the courts, !
but he denounced Peyton's paper last |
week and declared that Peyton was a /
fool for reading such paper.
Mr.. I. l.. Jones, who had also de- /
nounced the paper; declared that there |
was prejudice in the courts, took the |
occasion on last Wednesday to COM
pliment the paper and the courts. He |
declared that there were negro minis |
-ers who arrived at the court the same i
time the van did and capped for white
lawyers.
He did not mean he said, such men /
IS RevS. w. B. and Robert Johnson
Walter Brooks and Taylor
Why said Mr.. Jones, "before | prac.
iced law, only made from 5000 to 81,
700 per year." but now he made said he
asst year $3,546,5o.
Mr.. P. H. White did not agree with
he paper.
Col. NJ. NJ. Holland said that he al
ways had 7 hours out of to spare.
He did not have enough to do and
lie was frank enough to say so.
His address was conservative and to
he point. Of course said he, ''I wal I
:.Ients and if these gentlemen get all
he business they say they get | would
lsk for clerkship in their offices"
Mr.. LomaX excited
STORM.
In dign fed air, Mr.. Lomax stot d
aCing the President and said he had a
question to ask.
The chair ruled him out of order,
but Mr.. Peterson made motion that
ne be heard, as he had not attended
the meetings for some time.
Mr.. Lomax said that he heard one
Of the gentlemen say that there was no
in the courts and he wanted |
to say, if lawyers wanted the colored |
people to believe them they must tell |
the truth. have heard this gentle
man denounce the courts.
Mr.. Hewlett in very excited man
ner jumped up and declared, yes! say
so now, say Kimball is no good and |
neither is Miller!!
The people got excited and started
to leave the church, but the President
ordered the doors to be locked
Mr.. Lomax said he did not refer to
Mr.. Hewlett, but he was referring to
Mr.. T. l.. Jones.
The last speaker was Mr.. L. H. Peter
son, who said the paper of Mr.. Pew
tons was not bad one, that it showed
much study and care in preparation, |
but he had one or two criticisms to
make.
He gathered from the paper that the
destiny and fortune of the negro law
yers had been shipwrecked, yet if he
could make what some lawyers claim to
make, he would start to studying law
AS colored LAWYERS
demonstrate their capability and abil-
" to the interest of their clients, so
will the negro encourage him. Ie
also spoke of the prejudice in the
courts against negroes.
Mr.. Peterson also said there was a
division between the lawyers.
Mr.. Peyton concluded BY replying to
all of his critics but Mr.. Peterson.
Mr.. T. H. Clark reads next Wednes-
lay night.