The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
TALKS RIGHT OUT.
What ooIored Editor Says About
That Dinner
AN UNFoRTUMATEIMcIDEMT,
a Scash;ng Arralgnmens of Many
N Norshern Dlvlnos, Merchants
and NJ anufac,urors Tor thoir
RanIs.HypoorIsy.
RankHypocrIsy.

uo IOjlOWlu8 artlclo Oh the famous
Booker Washington dinnor is from the
B rookIyn Dcfender, which is edited by
II. q. Q. AstWood, oolorod man:
Tho Booker Il. Washington inoidont
at tho Whito House, in our judgmont,
is ono Of the most unfortunate incidents
,hst has happened in national political
affairs sinoo Reconstruction. It ia
like tho premature onfranohisement of
tho raoo that brought about tho irre-
pretsiblo COL hiot, and tho carpet bsg
ragimo in the South that caused 800.
tional animosities, that has coat al-
most tos Of blood. Hero worship il
bad thing anyway, and whether We
try 10 doity man or idols conf o.s aro
almost sure to como. This storm hos
been coming for somo timo and wo
havo hcon PR dic,ipg it. rho writing
Of this editorial will bs just as much
misondcrstood by tho oolored people
gonerally, and tho hypooritioai anu
mswkish newspapers of tho North,
M President Roosevelt was misunder>
stood by tho sensational people ard
newspapors Of the South. We will DO
abused and traduocd juat as tho Presi,
dent is being traduoed by rssh South
orn Criticism, and al tho South is be.
ing traducod and abused by the nows-
paPora Of the North, ard yet NO phall
have tho courage to write 1T. Wo arc
told by our best friends that it will kill
our chances for Federal position,
Well, it may; but Che truth must be
told Leaders arc born and not created by
mon. Tho ooiored raco has not beon
allowed TO mako or create their own
leaders; these leaders havo always been
mado and crcatcd by white mon, snd
forced upon tho race regardless Of
qualifications. Mr. Washington is
gentleman and scholar and q great
educator along industrial lines; but it
ia preposterous and ridiculous 70 try TO
impIeBss upon tho world that he IL the
only and greateat colored man and
gentleman in tho United States. raerc
arc moro than thoutand oolorod
mon, -ycR, thousands better eduaoted; !;
just as gcntlemanly, greater leaders
and more progressive in eyory way than
hlr. Washington, bothi in Church and
State, who are purposoly ignored and
turned down by the white people Of
tho North every day.
President Roosevelt is great Presi.
dent, with on hohost heart, with tho
purpose and courage to do right. Ho
had no sinister motive in inviting Mr.
Washington to dino with him. Brought
into tho Presidential chair undor Pc
oular and extraordinary conditions, he
was somewhat handicapped and would
naturally teek Tor lightin every con-
coiyablo direction. Tie South pio.
sonted tho greatest puzzlo to his in auir-
ing mind, and he tries to paoify and
oonoiliate differences down there to
tho satisfaction Of ell parties concern
cd. 10 do this he must not be imposed
upon by his whito or oolored friends.
The greatest diplomacy is neoe ssary to
adjust a y.xed question not yot set
tied, but whioh was beginning to bo ad-
jusled by hia cautious me asures. Con.
servativo whito mon wcro being appoint.
ed to Office and sectional barriers woro
being torn down. Two colored leaders
were called to the White Houeo, one
8 Bishop IN tho person Of Bishop Abra.
ham Grant, ono Of tho most cautious
ana ablest colored leaders OF tho race
in the country; tho othcr an educator
in ho person OF Prof Booker It. Wash.
ipgion, tho estimablo and honorod prin-
cipal OF Tuskegeo. Bishop Grant was
graoiously received, talked and ,dviscd
with tho President, and, like cautious
prclate 80 ho 10, left and mado GOOD
impression, as ho always does.
n q tha min 20
quote bit of unwritten history, per-
| haps, btcauso OF his modesty, not gon-
,rally AnoWn. Imlnodiatcly aftor
ho Spanish War Wo had oauBe to visit
tho White House with Bishop Grant.
PresidcnS Mckinley, always graoi.
GUS, received him oonndentially
and, talking over tho appointinont
Of the labor commission, of.
tered HIM o plaoo upon it. We insist-
cd hat Bishop Grant accept it. He
said 10 the Pfesidont, nc, whilst he con.
aldered it % great honor, yot 1T Ws3 not
III keeping with hlb position ab chiof
| paBtor In bis ohuroh. The Presoont
laid TO him: Wcn, consult youe B.sh.
ops ana If you all can deolda upon q
proper msn viii appoint HIM. Ihoy
did not deoldo upon q proper man in
tmo and dsd Tot get the appointmens.
W. print lhs to show Bishop Grants
| dirlomaoy. Now to Prof. Washinston'e
uon. uiplonaOy. An educator ID Dover
s politician, or seldom o atatetmsn;
a.ho tncIn out Of thoir ugcful aYooa
lions aud ilj:ot tn, IN ipto politics and
they booomo absolute failures. Book
Or L. Washington, because Of his great
suecoss as ~ iDdusVfial educator, in
our judgment tie gsostoat in the na-
tor, dong moro Sood in his way tEan
hny other one man to solve difiouls
quostion, had been proclaimed gcd
and ! moscs, marvel, pher omcno0, !,
Tho only oGucatGd oolored gentleman lii
the UDltod Ssatos, whom NO havo upon
our fingers hen his superior in every
way saving only the lines Of indu,.rial
education; ho he's bten aattered and
favored, both by tho whito psolls Of
tho North aad tho South, until both ho
and tho Plosident misunderstood tho
difficult political underlying situation.
Bus mr, Washington should have boon
tho wiger OF tho two, Whom Pfehidont
Roose volt inyitod Prof. Washington 10
tho White Houso to canfor wish him
hc did tho ryopor thing, for which wo ap-
plaud him. Whom he invited him to
dino at tho White House no did tho
gontlomanly thing, tho lawful thina;
but tho most inexpodiont political
thing possible. 81. Paul. tho srAst