The Washington bee., 1897-01-16
A JUST REBUKE.
tFrom the Washington Post.l

The Washington Post editorial was
q great feat OF journalism, as we said
at the beginning. Ii made very man,
republican papers show their real feet,
ing toward the negro, and unfortu
nalely, il gave negroes a chance to
show how little faith some members
of this race have in themselves, and
how meanly they value themselves
Imagine lriShmen, Swedes, Germans.
Italians, declaring their lack Of suit
able race timber for the Cabinet.
The Washington Post no doubt
the greatest political organ in this
country, in the above excerpt which
appeared in its issue Monday
morning, January 11th, has dealt
q just rehuke to the Ignorance,
stupidity, and cowardice of some
co'Ored people in this country.
The true mesni & of The POSTS
editorial advoca ing the appoint
ment of colored man in the Cabi.
net is now explained, which agrees
with the position that The BEE as
sumed when the editorial first ap-
peared after our interview in The
Eve ling Star of this city, sdvocat.
ing the appointment of a colored
man in the Cabinet. The BEE
fully agrees with the Post when
it says that the col9red man
dep ec:ates his own value in the
great body polite.
The BEE has for ten years advo-
Gated the appointment of a colored
man in the Cabinet or for Vice.
President of the United States and
the m IRE we have endeavored to
show 10 the Afro-American press
aid repressn tatives OF the race the
importance of making 9 demand
OH the republican party for recog-
milton on account of the voting
strength of Afro-Amrricans in this
country and their strict adhearance
and fidelity to the republican party.
the more they would attempt to
convince the white people and
those who hold the reins of Gov
e.umcnt that they were socially,
physically, and politically unquali-
fed. You can hear them say Sum e.
times that they hold the balance
of power in such States as Indiana,
New York, Ohio, illinois, New
Jersey. and great vote in Penn
syl,ania, and yet they have never
had sense enough to force any
party to terms In these States.
We are inclined to believe that
this generation of Afro Americans
must pass imuo posterI;y and tn
present idiosyucrhcies, ignorance,
stupidity, imbecility. and lack of
rae. unity, honesty, and AN
hood be monuments Of air castles
for future generations Of Afro
Americans to laok upon in disgust
and perhaps sympathy for a gen
Grafton that might have been II
shining star in the history Of
America.
Is it OF ignorance on the part
of any individual TO admit his in
felioriry? Is it wise or prudent to
admi, to your enemy that you are
an inferior quality?
The negroes of Africa have a
superior instinct than the Ameri
can negro; ; the Abyssinians il
their b ,rbaric state showed theil
superiority over Italian Invasion
The Ilaytians and the DOminicani
know no superiOrs. The greer
Irishman when he lands at Castle
Garden, New York immed ately
asser and feels his superiority
over the American negro, and in
deed every nationality that lands
on rhe American soil never admiti
his superiority 10 the proud Ameri
can Caucasian. In the present
campaign for an Afr"-Amerlcan FOL
the Cabinet, there have been but
few If the representative men o.
the race who opposed the sugges
tion of The Post. aud this can b,
readily nc ounted for, The Afro
Americsr is peculiarly constituted
He is Of q jealous disposition
men whs ought to know better
men who h We been abroad 90 dip
lomats lack that manhood, honesty