The broad ax., 1897-09-18

mitteemen were unanimous In their
convictions that there 10 no power |
on earth that can prevent w. J.
Bryan and bimetallism from march
ing on to victory in 1900.
coLoRED MEN IN BUSINESS.
The Southern Negro ahead of HIS
NortheTs Brother IN Business and
Money Getting.
OxE of the biggest undertaking
establishments there is owned and
successfully managed by a ne
gro. as is also the leading
livery stable In that city. In
Whatever business the negroes
are engaged in Nashville it shows
signs of prosperity. There is a
large new secondhand furniture
house owned and managed BY q
colored man, and the Boyd build
| ing Is q land mark of Nashville.
It is q bee hive where some OF the
professional men of the race have
their official residences. The rooms
are large and airy, and there are
modern conveniences throughout
the building. 1t is situated In the
business center of the city contigu-
Gus to the State capitol and the
street cars. Best of all it is the
property of DR.. r. F. Boyd, who
is said to be worth from SOS, 900 to
| $50, 900, and is unmarried
Napier Court has grown too
small for the immense real estate,
law and brokerage business which
lis done there, and will soon give
place to q handsome new brick
edifce.
The statement which is going the
rounds land which is doubtless in
spired), to the effect that negroes
are Disseminated against in the
buildings on the exposition grounds
at Nashville, and forced to confine
their sight seeing to the negro
building, is false from start to fin
ish. l was in Nashville just three
weeks, and / visited every building
on the grounds, especially those to
which the local kickers said negroes
would not be admitted, viz the
Woman's building and the Audito'
rum. At both these places l wa
} treated courteously, as / was in al
the other buildings 1 visited. I
was said also that negroes could
| not buy refreshing drinks in thu
Agricultural building, where Their
is a soda water fountain. / wen
over there, bought soda water anC
drank it on the spot The roo
didn't fall in, and nobody callet
= me "nigra" either. l had simils
refreshment in the Machiner.
building, where l also partook o
some delightful sweet cider, whicl
was served to me by white womal
e of tender years and prepossessin
e face, who politely requested me t
call again. l will make affidavit t
these statements and can produc
witnesses to corroborate every wor
q I have said. l make this state
e ment purely in the interest of trut
y and fairness, and to show the des
.. picable and cowardly methods G
the industrious liars who are en-
g gagged in an effort to belittle th
e Negro department and to Great
8 the impression abroad that negr
!. visitors are not allowed the priv
ileges of the exposition ground
The people who circulate these II
e mors know they are lying. The
70 know that the visitors to Negr
i, depai tment know that these state
v ments are lies made out of ii
: whole cloth, with malicious inter
to injure the most successful negr
% exhibit ever made in the Soutl
Is We ought to be fair and just
q our criticisms. This nagging {
the Negro department at Nashvil
by people who have no intention {
= desire to visit it, who seize hold I
every lying rumor and spread it Fl
the purpose of discouraging othei
" from visiting it may be HONORABLE
= but doubt it. 1t looks to me lii
r. q case of sour grapes. / have don
BRUCE GRIT.