The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-25
NOTE AND COMMENT.

fool representative OF the Associated Press TO
tho effect--in speaking OF the New York ban
quet at which Mr.. Bryan was present-that
There were all kinds OF people there. dressed
In all kinds OF clothes. White men eibowed
with negro men and white women with negro
women" etc. This was taken up by certain
GAGS Of newspapers and the changes rung on
f.. This gleeful paragraph was teegraphed
from Austin to the st. Louis Globe Democrat
Democratic state officials and other demo-
Gratis In attendance upon the legislature are
IND ignant over the statement that white aud
&C oil ed men comminged at the Bryan dinner,
as IL Is taken to mean that one object of the
banquet was TO promote the social equality OF
the two races. Mr.. Bryan has the united sup
port OF the Texas democracy, but II II turns
out that the two races moved on a social foot
iig at the banquet and the occasion may be
accepted as anything like precedent he VIII
lose many warm supporters. not only In this
State. but throughout the South.
Now 1t is dollars to doughnuts that II the
correspondent of the st. Louis paper heard
anybody expressing any "indgnation" 1t came
fium political enemies OF Mr.. Bryan, and that
they did not believe the silly lie telegraphed
from New York at the time their feelings
were being so nwfully and feartully wrought
UP. The New York Herald gives an account
OF the banquet, and the incident OF two colored
men entering the hall. and interviewed Mr..
Bryan on the subject as follows;
told him OF the criticism by Southern dem
ocrats of the presence OF negroes at the ban
said he had not heard OF the criticism II saw
only one negro at the banquet said Colonel
Bryan, land that was after began TO speak.
"Will you express an opinion on how your
dining with negroes will affect your standing
In the South" | asked.
II positively decline to discuss the matter,
said the colonel. until know 1t Is an actual
fam hat . NIL nft ha ara nutt
must know the facts before | express an
opinion"
The Atlanta Constitution takes fall out OF
ono of the newspapers which have been max
ing such a to-do over the incident. That paper
says: The Montgomery Advertiser Is one of
those newspapers which has very tender mem
cries about 1896, when the people dismissed
the bosses and took charge of the democratic
party. few nights since the New York adj
mircrs OF the democratic nominee of 1896 gave
him dinner. which the Advertiser charac-
terizes as "a sort OF demagogic play to the
common masses of the common people" Tho
Associated Press account OF the affair went
oil TO say that there were all kinds OF people
there. dressed in all kinds OF clothes. White
mtp elbowed with negro men and white wo-
men with negro women" The Constitution,
knowing that the Associated Press can not be
held responsible for the partsanship OF every
calow reporter who may serve IT., and know
irG else that the fact alleged was either mis-
| leading or untrue struck 1t out and printed
the news. Hence the tears OF the newspapers
which have all along antagonized Mr. Bryan
and who would hold him personally RESPONSE
bic for extraneous matters, The Advertiser,
| tct instance. in Its extreme anguish says;
That Us the way the Associated Press ac-
coint appeared In the other Southern morning
papers. but not so in the Constitution. II
| carefully buo-pencled the last sentence IN
| the foregoing paragraph and thus prevented
| It's readers from learning that interesting fact,
| Il didn't want Its Southern readers to know
| that Colonel Bryans friends were elbowing
| with negro men and negro women on terms
o. entire equality Colonel Bryan being the
ceuter OF attraction. The Constitution real
lied that this information would not be pal
a,rble to the Southern admirers of the defeat
ed candidate, and hence IL suppressed the SEN
tence.
This howl was Joined In by other news
| pal ers OF like Ink. which suddenly became so
licitous for racial integrity, but here comes
along the supervisory opinion OF the Assoei-
atld Press itself. fully justlfying the position
OF the Constitution;
New York. April 2l,1n the account of tht
| Jefferson dinner by the Chicago platform
democrats in this city on the night OF April
Ii the statement was made and telegraphed
| taat colored men were present
| This, II Is stated. is entirely incorrect and
| that no Golortd man was seated at the dinner
| table.
When the speaking commenced colorec
nan and his son appeared on the platform
aud upon this fact was based the statement
that colorCd people were present and guests
at the dinner, which the managing committed
| OF the banquet state Is not the fact
1t is expecting too much, continues the Con
satution. to ask all these nervous gentlemen
10 Ietract their editorial utterancss and t
admit that intelligent editing is In the inter
est of truth, But, since the question is up, lie
us pursue Il a little further All these news
papers were such strong supporters OF thu
personal policy OF Mr.. Cleveland that tho,
| made II. instead OF the platform, the stand
ard of their democracy. II the accidental, OF
even Intentional. presence OF negro at
g, neral public dinner would have been $,
damaging to Mr.. Bryan, how was It in regart
to MIR. Cleveland? During his first term Il
ofhcc President Cleveland gave full ofncla
and social recognition to Frederick Douglass
the black agitator and miscegenationist MOI
was this all, for during his second term II
Office he appointed negro as ambassador t,
a white government. where. awed by tbs
greatness OF our government, the weaker on,
would have been forced to throw open tn,
inhict negro intrusion on white people tina
they were only saved from 1t by the senate
WI ich refused to be a party 10 such an III
dignity upon the white race II. at the tim,
OF these occurrences they received the censur
OF the Montgomery Advertiser. 1t escaped ouI
attention. Even at this late day we woulS
be glad Ia reprint such censure II 1t wal
made. The old adage about peoplo living II
glass houses stIll holds good and is well wortl
remembrance.
Houston Leople viii be compelled TO worr,
along with 100000 for the deepening OF Bur
talo bayou until the next congress shall in
crease the appropriation, --Fort Worth Regis
tel.
No worry" about II. We are feeling good
Tho ssOo,0cl is as much as can be spent be
tween now and the next meeting OF congress
oh, we're in II.
From the way some OF our representative
ana State senators are voting on the Huntlns
ton grant bull and the railroad consolidation
bills. they are liable TO run into snow drift
when the people have their say.--B Bolton Dem
orra,.
The moral OF this is in the application OF ii
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