The colored American., 1900-06-02

SSAA AA SAO POstAoA ~ W ulCA yOo WOuA
appoint him, which We have com
mended, and against which We ca
raise no criticism, yet this man is 10 d
personal non grata, and he must no
be appointed, aud wise and powerful
President bowed to this ultimstun.
MUST GET INTO BUSINESS.
II we would strengthen our hel,
upon the American people. IL we woul,
bring ourselves more 10 accord will
their spirit and civilization, II VS. woul'
enjoy greater share OF aheir friend
ship, sympathy and support, we mus
Identify ourselves more intimately
With The financial and com meTcIal Ia
terests OF the country. We must dc mon
strate more clearly and generally oul
ability TO construct or to capture larg,
business interest foR ourselves. WheI
We learn to be as interested in business
matters as we have been in politica
affairs; when we shall have achieved
financial prominence and influence a
great as the pollriesl that we havs
welded; when we SHALL have produced
business men and finaneiels as useful
-psctive co 10 munities as Our orators
politicians and statesmen have been &C
the republican party, when we shall
nave our representatives On Wal
street and other financial centers as
cons pieuous and well qualified as we
have IN legislatures and In Congress
we shall see the average Of intelligence
and wealth among the ninety thous.
and Negroes of Washington move up
to point OF equality with that of the
dominant race; and the greatest repre-
sentative government on earth give to
its Capital City charter for municipal
regulations in keeping with its time
honored and blood bought principle
that taxation and representation go
hand in hand" We shall find every
" hele our foundations not restIag upon
teeacherous and shifting sands, but
upon the ImmOvable rocks of Gibralta
against which the waves of prejudice
may harmlessly lash their unavaIling
fury.
At the republican state convention
In North Carolina last week, it APP
peared as though the white republi
cans of the state were visiag with the
democrats Ia the campaign for Negro
debasement. 1t seems now that both
parties are lining up against the activity
OF intellie enb and ambitious Negroes In
political affairs. IF could read be
tween the lines correctly, it seems
from newspaper reports that not even
a Negro eX Congressman, who is noted
for his conservatism N and political sa-
gsclty, who is generally REGARDED as
standing high In the confidence and
esteem Of the Administration and
W hOm the Negroes of Nerth Car 3llaa
proudly and cheerfully recognize as q
wise, prudent ana experienced leader,
and whom the public men Of all parties
OF the statement admit TO be an 40
com pl1shed gentleman, and q skilled
dlplOmat-nOb even such leader be cause
OF his racial identity could receive
honOrs from the convention OF the
party which he had so long and SO faith
fully served But such rebuffs an d ad.
versities will not discourage The Ne
gro nor hinder his progress. Twice
In decade a man whose election to
seat In the English parliament was un-
questioned, was denied membership
because he was a Jew. Recently when
the America Spanish war was On, when
pain was appealing for the inter
vention OF European nations, France
and Germany, 1t is said, abandoned
their sympsthIes BECAUSE this f.
had those countries become
Involved in war; and today he has made
It probable that member Of his family
will at some time sit On the throne of
england. He and his people under