The plaindealer., 1900-01-26
Washington, D. C.
BILE as the other.
r Correspondence of The Plaindsaler.

pleasant and interesting chat with
Mr.. Galloway, the special agent for
the Negro exhibit at the Paris Ex-
position. If enthusiasm and earnest
effort count, Mr.. Galloway is sure to
make creditable showing for the
race. He proposes making a tour
Of the South and West, and will visit
the Sunhower state. He expressed
the hope that Kansas would be rep
resented in the exhibit.
Congressman Curtis, who is inter
ested in all that pertains to the ad-
vancement of the race, informs me
that the committee on appropriation
will recommend the appropriation
of the $4,000 asked for by Mr.. Cal
loway to meet the expenses neces-
sary in collecting material necessary
for the'eXhibit. Congressman Caul-
derhead is also interested in having
the colored people in Kansas make
showing of their progress. l felt
safe in assuring Mr.. Galloway that
he would have the hearty co-opera-
ton and support of the leading col
-ored men and women in Kansas.
Mr.. J. H. Hale, of SGlth Glaston-
bury, Conn, who owns ant operates
farms in both Connectict and
Georgia, gave some very interG3ng
testimony before the industrial COM
mission this week, especially inter
esting to the Negro. He claims that
rolored farm labor is more salts
factory than the same class of white
labor in the North. In the South
colored labor is much cheaper. The
Negro is more faithful and takes
great interest in his work, and is cap
able of performing about the same
amount Of work as the white labor
tr of the North. He thinks the Ne
gro has a good future on the farm,
and that his failures have been be-
cause of lack of capital and from
farming too much land without abil-
ity to attend to it properly.
Our esteemed friend, R. w.
Thompson, of The C0l0red AmerIcan
staff, has been appointed to a 81 200
position in the census bureau. The
recorder of deeds office, where Mr..
Thompson was popular and efficient
clerk, is the loser and he the gamer
thereby. Mr.. Thompson by his pen
and his voice has rendered great SER
vice to the Republican party in his
state Indiana) and the country at
large, and his situation is but fit
ting reward to a faithful and valua-
BILE worker.
1t rs true that the colored people
have control over the colored schools
and are given one-third of the
whole number Of teachers and third
of the appropriations made by Con-
gress for the District public schools
but in the other branches of the
District government the race has
very little representation. 1t is safe
to say that the only way they can
hope to secure a fair share of Dis
trict patronage will be by suffrage. A
majority of the whites are opposed
to suffrage in the District, and it is
very doubtful whether it will be grant
ed so long as the balance OF power
is held by the Negro.
The colored people of the District
of Columbia are to be congratulated
upon the appointment of Mr.. Mon
tague as assistant tax assessor. The
appointment is a deserving one, and
meets with general approval. Mr..
Montague entered the service as
messenger, and by his merit, and mer-
it only, has advanced to his present
position. For years the colored peo-
pie have been contending for sub
stantial recognition from the Dis
trict commissioners, and considering
the fact that they make up one-third
of the population of the District and
pay a considerable portion of the
taxes, their contention is not unrea-
sonable.
The good CD citizens of Whining
ton, N. c., who were responsible for
Editor Manley's hasty departure
from that town to Washington, will,