The colored American., 1901-03-16
RRUCE on BUSINESS.
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- ! '''l respectable cOlOred man with cul-
lo l.., and cash can get accommodations
u. botpIg like the Walton and CONT
a1 -oT That this seems to be true Is
t.i5',-. .5',,ood Inv a movement on the part
es lu Tas 7 GoOdal1, a public-spirited
0- ,,,.ad citizen Of Philadelphia, who
solo-r lo,nr,1,ed TO the common pleas court
D.' @ hat cffv for a retail liquor license
VI ,b +hp intention, if successful, to
VII Ilro+ frst-class hotel for the pub
~ on+arr9fnment Of visiting persons |
"r aoIo. The discrimination against |
,-,,,rons IN hotels in the larger cities |
~ 7ho Tnion accentuates the demand |
VI Go+n7s Of their own where they can |
end fr,r-class accommodation and be |
,irar decent treatment without being |
-aoda to feel that they are social
Pariahs.
,,rfno the Republican Convention at
nrnadn1nbia had arranged before
hand for the entertainment of dele
rotas hv States. They evidently did
e-1+ know or think that some of these
da1oo9tcs would be Negroes. At any
ra-o mon The appearance of the var
ions State DELEGATIONS at the respective
hotels. to which they were assigned.
the Negro delegates were politely but
nosftfvpIv refused. and many Of them
wore comnpllpd to walk the streets Of
tba cftv Of brother love" on their ar
rival within its hOpitable gates.
Mr. Goodall is to be commended for
his nn+prnriSp in taking the initiative
IN 2 movement which must at once ap-
neal to the sympathy Of every lover OF
f9ir nIav. While the question Of the
equality of the citizen may still be in
dispute the cOlOred people must eat,
and drink and sleep just like other
npoDIp. It is clearly manifest that the
courts can greatly modify the evils OF
which the cOlOred man justly COM
plains by granting hotel licenses to
caDabe and reputable cOlOred men,
under whose control and direction
such Incidents rs disgraced the city Of
PHILADELPHIA last June will have but
little reason to be repeated. [ hope
Mr.. G00dalI will get his license. The
"br0thprlv love" of which Philadelphia
boasts. seems to he out of the same
package as that Of which Georgia and
South Carolina boasts. The cOntiguity
Of the State of William Penn to Mary
land and Delaware may account for
the pronounced aversion of some Of its
people to according the Negro fair
play as a man.
JUDAS IsCARIOT THOMAS AGAIN.
The Review of Reviews for March
commenting on the Thomas book
says: Mr.. ThOmaS'S book may be safe
ly commended to all who wish to ge
the most DeSSimiStic view OF the
Negro's condition today. Those Wh'
are engaged in the work Of uplifting
the race should, Of course. be familia
with the worst as we'll as with th'
best that can be said Of its presen
condition. This is very fiattering in
deed to the One-armed saddle-cOlOre'
Judas.
have Just put to press a little tract
dealing with Mr.. Hannibal Thomas
which bears the title 'The Critic Rt
vealed" If Mr.. Thomas wishes TO dc
fond himself from the statement
therein made he can be accommodate
through the proper channels. III
pamphlet will be out in a few day
and anybody who wants it can get
for one dime by addressing ]. 1
Bruce 81 Orange ST. Albany, \. 7.
have a great quantity Of pOstag
stamps received for the 'BlOOd Re
Record" I won't object to receivin
cash for this last pamphlet. YOU
dimes may he safely enclosed in a
ordinary letter.
THE GREATEST NEGRO NEW SPAPER
l have no longer a doubt as to tt
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