The colored American., 1900-06-02

cord In the position to which you wOult
appoint him, which We have com
mended, and against which We cai
raise no criticism, yet this man 10 10 uI
personal non grata, and he must mo-
be sppointed, and wise and powerful
President bowed to this ultimstum.
MUST GET INTO BUSINESS.
II we would strengthen our held
upon the American people, II we would
bring ourselves more in accord with
their spirit and civilization, II we woule
enjoy q greater share of their friend
ship, sympathy and support, we must
With The financial and com meHclsl In
terests of the country. We must dc mon
strate more clearly and generally oul
ability to construct or to capture large
business interest for ourselves. When
we learn to be as interested in business
matters as we have been in politics
affairs; when we shall have achieved
financial prominence and influence as
great as the polirioal that we have
welded; when we shall have produced
business men and finaneiels as useful
to the commercial growth Of our re-
psctive co 70 munities as our orators,
politicians and statesmen have been to
the republican party, when we shall
have our representatives On Wal
street and other financial centers as
cons pieuous and we'll qualified as we
have IN legislatures and IN Congress
we shall see the average Of intelligence
and wealth among the ninety thous
to point Of equality with that of the
dominant race; and the greatest repre-
sentative government on earth give to
it's Capital City a charter for municipal
regulations in keeping with its time
honored and blood bought principle
that taxation and representation 60
hand in hand" We shall find every.
hele our foundations not resting upon
teeacherous and shifting sands, but
upon the lmmovable rocks of Gibralta
against which the waves Of prejudice
may harmlessly LASH their unavalling
fury.
At the republican state convention
in North Carolina last week, it ap-
peared as Though the white republi
cans of the state were vising with the
democrats ia the campaign for Negro
debassment. 1t seems now that both
parties are lining up agains the activity
of intellie ent and ambitious Negroes In
political affairs. If could read be
tween the lines correctly, ii seems
from newspaper reports that not even
a Negro ex Congressman, who is noted
for his conservatism N and political sa-
gacity, who is generally regarded as
atanding high In the confidence and
esteem Of the Administration, and
whom the Negroes Of North Carolina
proudly and oheerfulIy recognize as a
wise, prudent ana experienced leader,
and whom the public men OF all parties
Of the statement admit to be an 40.
complished gentleman, and skilled
diplomat-not even such leader be cause
Of his racial Identity could receive
honors from the convention OF the
party which he had 80 long and SO faith.
fully served Bot such rebuffs and ad,
versities will not discourage the Ne
gro nor hinder his progress. Twice
in q decade man whose election to
seat In the English parliament was un-
questioned, was denied membership
because he was q Jew. Recently when
the America Spanish war was on, when
Spain was appealing for the inter
vention OF European nations, France
and Germany, it is said, abandoned
their sympathIes because this t.
nan cier's seeuret1es would have been
damaged had those countries become
involved in war; and today he has made
1T probable that member Of his family
will at some time sit On the throne OF
england, He and his people under
.l horu IN noat tho nreiu0i0es