The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-21
ROAST FOR B. WASHINGTON.
Chicago Man Smitcs the Coiored Ora
tor Tor Ills Attack on GOV. Tanner.

Chicago Man Smitcs the 'oioieu OI"-
Tor Tor Ills Attack on GOV. Tanner.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean prints the
following: ,,,
To the Editor:
san I'm the Columbia Theatre al the
Jubilee exercises held thcre to-day ana
heard with Indignation the attack by M
situation made on Governor John H.
Tanner by one Booker u. washington,
who poses ass a leader OF the coloreH
race. Washington speech. or that por-
ton of 10 iO which 1 refer Was in cN-
tremely bad taste. 10 say iue ieasI' rae
could not content himself with speaking
I'm keeping with tine occasion. lie haa
10 crafty petty spite by appealing TOD
PIC. prejudice in % shameless manner.
He dragged in an alusiOn-not 10 Doe mis-
taken or misuuderstO0d-,o Governor
Tanners action with regard 20 the
trouble az Yirden. He had just hedfa
tho Identified. eloquent address OF Gene
raj Miles. but he did not profit By the
lesson il should have taught him. VITA
an the verb0sity and pOmposlty porn OF
an overweeulng vanity bee mad che im-
audience 10 refer IN terms meant 20 be
insulting % the Governor OF the STATE
I'm which be was being handsomely enter
tained washington prated I'D siandiose
language about his "raco' and wnat X
had done for the country. lie appeared
10 forget an the country has done for
his race" He claimed for them the
right 10 do many things. among Others
t0 mine coal. and demanded n govern
ment that should be founded ON tie law
ne it is written and not as 10 Is con-
strucd by one man. The inference from
his remarks We're plain. though be mem
toned no names. Tie meant 10 arraign
Governor Tanner for keeping the negroes
imported from Alabama by the mine
owners out Of the coal pits az Nirdc1.
He claimed for tho colored man the
same privilege accorded foreigners.
Washington evidently forgets some
things and is ignorant of others Seem
inely he does not know that II the inn
ported negroes az Nirden were msted out
the same law applied TO foreigners under
Ike conditions tdey would have been
sent back In custody 10 tho camps Of
Alabama. He does not know. apparent
~. Of the auii-coutract labor laws Of tho
nation lie does NOT know. it would ap-
pear. that on the statute books Of Illinois
IS law prohibiting Tho employment OF
hired. armed guards en- labor troubles.
lie deliberately faisihed when ne insin-
uated that the negroes were rcpulsed
from the Virden mines because Of their
color Governor Tanner has repeatedly
stated I'm public that he know no color
Of a mans skin I'm his action; that he
would have dealt i'm tho same manner
with imported contract labor, white or
black
Washington forgots that this country
gave the lives Of 3ol 000 Of its bravest
sons and millions Of dollars that he and
his race might have any privileges what
ever lie f0rgets or purposely ignored.
The fact that John z. Tanner was one
Of the mcn who carried musket and
risked his NE ON many "a battlefield that
Rocker r. Washington and his race might
be free men. He forsets that only FOR
John r Tanner and mon Ike him he,
Booker y. Washington. would be picking
cotton or mining coal a slave IN Ala
hama to-day. instead of being recognized
as % raln and enjoying d privilege which
he know no hetisr than to abuse.
e. ~ WASHINGTON rge.a or purn0s'lg
ignored the fact that John X. Tanner
was the first man IN all this United
States 10 accord to the negro full and
complete recognition in the right and
privilege to wear the uniform OF the