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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-26

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The Washington bee., 1901-10-12

Observer chips in the observation
that if Mark Hanna should enter
the race against Mr.. Roosevelt his
experience in handling Southern
delegates, plus his ducats. would
give him a dangerous rivalry to
Mr. RooseVelt's distributions of
Federal Pie adding that the
Southern delegate is up to snuff
and will land. And then comes
the Chicago Chronicle saying that
President Roosevelt expects to be
charged by the negroes and their
friends with abandoning the colored
race to It's fate in the policy he is
to pursue of what he calls bribing
Southern democrats and by which
their support of republican
measures, of tariff and subsidies is
to be secured and that the colored
race and its rights are 70 be traded
for federal offices for Southern
democrats and liberal appropria-
tions for internal improvements in
the South. But the Monroe La
Ne~s strikes US as verging on the
ragged edge of friendly jounsel to
t ne President when it hopes that
ne will follow his predecessors and
not interfere in the race problem
in the South for fear it will un-
settle political and business condi
siOns and prove disastrous to the
Northern Capital invested in that
section Of the eOuatry. It is not
probable that the President will
loose many sleepless nights worry
ing over al this voluntary advice
but will let the other fellows do the
floor walking.
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12

the city before, l would be Glad fv,
would meet me at the depot.
~ am five feet four inches .,n q,
have light hair and blue ewes ana,
pleasing appearance. ! shaL. Wear,
dark brown travelling skirt andaF,
waist with white yoke. tnEI
shall recognize You from yOurD.,,us,
but for fear that ! may make a ri..
take, will YOU please wear y8ur ss,i
in your hat? Yours truly. ETC."
After reading the letter the Dr.s,
dent turned it over to bis srcrr,sr,
DR.. Francis Shepardsou. with igs.r-,.
tiOns 10 take il to M. c. MacLelB ,s.
head of the bureau OF iafornsr'ap.
Following DR.. Harper's Instructions
DR.. ShepardsOn took the .ctter.6 NJ.
MacLean and suggested that the after
inform the young lady thai.w5alI5s
rather incOnvenient for tie Prrsider.
of the university to meet her and that,
in addition, II would be setting BAD
precedent.
But right there the chivalric nature
OF the head of the information buraa
bubbled forth as he pictured E,rI
coed "of pleasing appearance l-ls
and lonesome in a great city HsLs
clared that if the president Of tLsE,
vresity could not meet her be E,4,
and he Immediately set to workt5ls
cover on which train the fairOleHl
arrive.
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
President Roosevelt.

The policy that is to be pursued
by the administration in breaking
the solid South, is one that every
fair minded man must applaud.
President Roosevelt as we'll as
Senator Hanna are acting together
and they will have the plaudits of
the American people, notwithstsnd-
any distffectiOn that may arise in
the Southern republican ranks,
The sole object of the admins
tration is to encourage good and
strong men in the South to join in
and help TO make the party strong.
Senator Hanna will support the
administration and it is believed
that the latter is notinimical to the
Southern republicans. What has
the Southern republicans done to
build up the republican party
South? Do they put a state ticket
in the field? No. All that they
do is to keep alive their organiz-
ations to elect delegates to every
national republican convention to
keep themselves, in office or to
secure an office. If President
Roosevelt can build up 3 strong
republican party South bY the ap-
polntment of active and good men
to office he should do so and while
there may be some who may kick
and become displeased they are
injuring themselves and no one
else. The South has been under
bad republican leadership too
long and it is the object OF Presl-
dent Roosevelt and Senator Hanna
to eliminate from politics, such
men that are impeliments to good
government. 1t is believed that
the policy adopted by the admins
tratiOn will succeed. President
Roosevelt will have support of the
party leaders and it is believed
that Senator Hanna, whose honesty
cannot be questioned, will protect
the interests of all good and loyal
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12

izen, it is the damnable murder of
Mckinley, the president, that melts
75,0O0,0O0 hearts into one and brings
q hush to the farm, the factory and
the forum.
"One of the many striking and
touching incidents occurring at Buff
falo was the meeting between the
president and Mrs. Mckinley for the
first time after the assault. The dis
patches report that Mrs. Mckinley
took seat at the bedside and held
the presidents hand. The distin-
guished sufferer looked into the face
of his good wife and said in a low
tone: We must bear up; it will be
better for US both With tears
streaming down her cheeks Mrs. Nc
Kinlsy nodded assent.
There is a depth of pathos in this
little incident that must appeal force
fully to those who appreciate the
strength OF the ties that bind a good
husb-- o good wife.
Il may be some people who
haya 40 idea of the thoughts that
were passing through the minds of
this couple at that moment There
are, however, many others who can
imagine what these thoughts were.
There, on the bed of pain, Law the
strong, powerful man. BY his side
sat the frail woman, whose physical
weakness has been for so many years
the subject of this husbands tender
solicitude. In an humble yvay they
began life together. Two little graves
had for them a common interest. In
prosperity and in adversitv they had
stood together, participating equally
in the joys and sharing equally in the
sorrows of life. The wife had shared
IN the great hOnors that had come tn
her husband, and now, when the very
OF political ambition had bsen
reached and political honors had be
come so common that the conven-
lences Of quiet, domestic life were
Ionged Tor by the woman. in order
as she often expressed it. that she
might have her husband to herself
the bullet of an assassin had done tn
work that threatened to blast The
highest ambition of this woman's
life.
We must bear up said the. presi-
dent; 1T will be better for us both
1t matters not to what extent Other
men and women may have grieyed:
It matters not how many tears Other
men and women may have shed and
how much other hearts may have
ached. All of this grief and woe could
not have been so acute as was the
grief and woe which thiK mar and
woman suppressed in compliance wish
the suggestion: 1t will be better Co.
Va BOTH"
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12

tion in New York who are so expert
that their friends have asserted that
they could knock out most profession
ais in their class. A dozen friends of
one such amateur learned 40 their
cost some time ago that their conf
dence was misplaced. Ths amateur
has held a commission IN a crack ma
tional guard oFg9nization and he WAS
in his college day skilled oarsman.
He was not aVerse TO friendly little
mill with a well-known professional if
Il could be pulled off, without pub
hcity. 4 room was engaged in Brook
lyn and the whole affair was arranged
with the greatest secrecy. The pro-
fessional brought over with him three
friends who were sworn to silence.
The amateurs friends came in small
parties and when time was called for
the first round everyone settled down
for sporting evening. II lasted only
four rounds and then the amateur was
knocked out. The professional was
generous enough to say that he had
proved a hard proposition" but that
lid not wipe out defeat.a
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
An APPEAL.

Every effort has been made by State
and National Organizations to inaug-
urate plans and methods to cure the
evils that have taken a hold Of the
minds of the American people and
even permitted every Southern leEis-
latlve body in violation of the Ameri-
can Constitution and the law govern
ing law and order, pass unconstitution-
al laws. What methods, therefore
must the negro adopt to protect him
self. Shall he appeal TO the shotgun?
No. Shall he use force? No. The
BEE would suggest that a representa-
rive conference be held in the District
on or about the middle or latter part
of November and through that con-
ference let the American people make
an appeal to the President and the
President 10 the Congress of the
United States. There sh uld be
something done at once to ameliorate
the condition of the negro in this
country. 1t is hoped that the entire
press of the country will take hold
of this matter and do all in its power
to pnt this movement on foot. Let
this conference be void of politics en-
tirely. There shonld not be the least
reference to politics but, simply meth
DDS to be adopted, where by the Pres
ident and the Congress of the United
States could adopt such methods to
protect all classes of American Citi-
zens. 1t is hoped that the churches
through out the country will take an
interest in this subject and do all in
their power to make this gathering a
success. There is every reason to be-
lieve that the better element of the
American people is opposed to the
methods adopted by the mob in Justi
flying such acts that are perpetrated by
said mob in satisfying the ends Of
justice. THE BE maintains that mob
law is in violation of the Constitution
of the United States and II never
was intended by the trainers Of the Cen
stitutiOn of the United States, that the
Violators of the law should go unpun-
ished. The American Negro dosen't
belize in any class or individual COM
nj" crime and allowed 10 go free
i negro, is an American citizen,
aaC while there are So e.. who don't
believe in law or ora +, there are
others who are just = patriotic, hon
est and sincere in their intentions as
the white man. The ColOred people
of the United States are rot response
ble for what few of their number
may be charged with. Those who
have the laws 10 make and tho power
to execute them should be able to dis
crimiuate between those who are good
and those who are bad. Therefore,
the American people are appealed to
take such action in this call that they
deem best and wise. Ii is proposed
to have this conference OF representa-
tive citizens from throughout the
country to assemble, in National Con-
fernce on or about the latter part Of
November 1901 and adopt such an ad-
dress to the American people through
the President Of the United States and
Congress. Those who favor such A
movement will so indicate il, by ad.
dressing the Editor Of The BKK
Washington, D. c. The press.
throughout the country, Irrespective
of politics will please give this call
favorable consideration.
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
VANDERBILT AS A BOXER.
with Ris Fists and Delights in
the Rough Exercise.

William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., is lever
of sports in general, although he is not
carried away with any of them in par
ticular. He is, however, a clever boxer
and likes on occasions to have friend
ly bout with sOme of his friends. His
teacher at The New York Athletic club
regrets that young Vanderbilt should
waste as an amateur abilities that
might win for him a belt and distinc-
tion in the professional ring. There are
other amateur boxers of social distinc-
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
Against Lynch Fng.

Judge Lewis who was assigned b
the court to defend the assassin O
President Mckinley took occasio
before the jury to inveigh agains
the doctrines and practice of lynch
ing, lie said:
''When that doctrine becomes
sufficiently prevalent in this coun-
try, If II ever does, our institutions
will be set aside and overthroWn,
and, if we are not misinformed as
to the state OF mind of the public
IN some parts OF our country, the
time is fast ppTOaChing when men
charged with crime will not be-
permitted to come into the court
and submit to a calm and dlgnified
trial, but will be strung up upon a
tree upon the bare suspicion, some
times, of the fact that they may
have committed some crime. Why,
il is not long since | read in a
paper that a colored man in the
South was inObbed and his life
taken because he had inSulted a
white man. What the insult was
the newspaper did not say, but he
had inSulted a white man and his
life was taken because of that in
suit to the white man.
''NOW | suggest gentlemen, that
that class Of the community who
are crying out in our streets and
who are sending letters suggest
that man charged with the crime
that this defendant is should not
be permitted 10 have a trial be-
fore court of jusIice-l submit
that they are a a ore dangerous
class of community than the An
arChists about whom we read so
much. No, it IS the duty of every
American citizen, of every good
man, TO stand firmly by the law, to
put his face against any idea that
a man should be punished for any
crime until he is proved guilty in
a court beyond any reasonable
doubt"
1t is to be hoped that this see
of wholesome counsel will fall i
good ground and that lynohing
mob violence, and crimes To-
which they are claimed to aveng
will no longer stain our civiliz4-
tiOn.
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
Too Much Advice.

A great many newspapers are
very bcsy giving President Roose-
Vels a lot of cheap advice as to
how he should run his admins
tratiOn. Mr.. Bryan in an editorial
OF hls paper gratutously urges the
President not to maneuyer for a
denomination and 10 keep aloof
from machine men and machine
politics to which the "ToDska Cap
9tGP' rises to explain that advice
from a candidate who has twice
been defeated for the Presidency
comes with poor grace; that if the
administration is a success moth
ing can prevent the country from
giving it the customary approval.
of reflection and that president
Roosevelt has risen to his present
position without the support Of
he politicians and would seem TO
be the last man to be in need of
advice of twice defeated caudi-
1ta, while the RIlsigB News and
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
Seems TO Be a fitch.

There seams TO be hitch IN the
proceedings of IT,: irginia COnsti
tutional Convent 90 over the suf-
frage clause to be adopted. The
factions are wrangling over the
majority and the minority reports
of the committee on suffrage OF
which Senator Daniels is chair
man. THE TickSbUrg Herald says
that what ever is agreed on the
will act wisely by promul
eating the result without submission
to the popular adding that the
Alabama Convention has adopted
the other rule-of ratification st
the polls with the result Of a
bitter contest and a doubtful out
come. While awaiting the result
of the proceedings of the Virginia
Convention with some anxiety the
general opiEion is that wholesale
disfranchisement is the aim of the
leaders of the Convention and
that the common run" of that
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12

afternoon. Spencer is q crank o- o.. -
letics, and he said he Wa gong ~ ~
ton to recuperate his strength NJ :,
he'd sort of lost his guP--y7'
muscle. A.rl
~ was bemoaning the ID .-'-
kept me drudging instead OF -e'u+
panying him, when the captain - - 81
ed: All hands ashore! J Pfera- =,
step off the gang plank when -
suddenly swung his right arm ~ Il,
me and gave me s hug when cl- -
be compared to that Of the rra'-'...
Samson of Bible lore. When. gasIi i
for breath, / found myself f7-.- "a
and asked if he had designs Oh u, -.
he said: Only a fraternl- en- -,
old mana fraterHal embrace
waved me off the steamer. ID
"Two broken ribs are -a- Sou. ne
the story. mean - maj. 7'r-.- .5gf
Doctors bill and tell him BE- nee A., 4
worry over any immed.a-e .'..-.t .., 3
strength, and I also m~a. 10 10 10
hUuse-to-house canvas t-.-- ,,ssr
girls he know and ady.s- them =. % =" I'D
armor plate if their ;ntimact W. "a.
ever riPens to a point where .--
embrace may be expected.
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12

up the fight at San Juan hill and after
abusing the leaders to his hearts con-
tent he began TO pick flaws in the cour-
age and military discipline shown by
the men. The other boarders, who
knew the uselessness of arguing with
the great military critic, were listen
ing in broad silence.
1t happened that one of the negro
walters employed in the boarding
house was in the dining-room at the
time the soldiers of the American
army in Cuba were being denounced.
1t was seen that he was labOring un-
der some suppressed excitement.
Finally he could stand it no longer.
Excuse me, Eah," he began, ap-
preaching the orator. Before he could
get any further the great military
critic turned on him savagely.
''What do you mean by interfering
in this conversation, growled the
critic. What do you know about it,
anyway"
well, sah," the negro went on. "Of
course l don't much about it, sab. But
1 suved ten years in the Twenty-fifth
regiment, sab, and I was in dat chawge
myself My own brother was killed
right beside me in front of de block
house, sab. OATS all know about it,"
The other boarders broke out into a
roar Of applause, under cover of which
the military critic beat q haSty retreat.
The latest bulletin from the seat of
war is 10 the effect that he is about
to chance his place Of residence.
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
SILENCED A CRITIC.
San Juan Ends an ArGu-
ment In "a Jiny.

The incident here related happened
he other night at Chicago boarding
house. One of the boarders is an Eng
ishman, who talks with much wisdom
On many subjects. He is particularly
strong on military matters, and one OF
his fayorite pastimes is to criticise Sc
yerelv the tactics, of famous generals
in recent campaigns. He thinks moth
ing at all of calling down. Gen. Joe"
Wheeler or Gen. Macarthur, and not
,ven his own Lord Kitchener escapes
his nimble tongue.
The other evening at dinner, says the
Chicago Tribune, he happened to take
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Good Showing.

Good Showing.
According to late information
from the Census Office the colored
population of the United States
number eleven and ffty-eight hun
dreth per cent. of the entire pop
ulation as compared with former
census reports and is giving rise to
much speculation and varied pub
lie comment. What to do with the
negro and what will become of him
are questions which have long re
mained unsatisfactOrily answered.
Liberia was set apart to cOlonize
free cOlOred pie such slaves as
were manumitted in slavery days,
When slaves were smancipated IN
the District of Columbia, Congress
appropriated a large sum Of money,
one hundred thousand dollars, to
take the freed people away to for
eiGn lands, Liberia, Haytl, and
Cow Island in the Caribbean Sea
and only a few years ago a South
Carolina U. S. Senator proposed
the deportation of all colOred peO-
pie who desired to leave this cOun-
try at the public expense. 1t
seems to have been the idea that
the two races, white and black,
could not live together in this eOun-
try as free people. Some people
predicted that she negro race would
bleach itself out by amalgamation
with the white mccullough an
honorable bleaching process has
been prevented in every southern
state by the enactment of statuary
law prohibiting the inter-marriage
of the white and colOred people.
The cOlOred race has gained in
population in the past ten years, IN
fact it is eOantantly increasing
though it may not be increasing
with equal ratio as that of the re-
naming population. 1t cannot
be expected to do so because the
increase of the colOrsd people
comes entirely from within this
country and is not augmented by
emigration from foreign countries.
So that is no sign that the race is
dying out because the colored pop
ulation is to the whole population
relatively growing less. The
fact is the condition and treat
msnt of the colOred people in many
parts Of this country affords no in-
ducemeHt for cOlOred foreigners to
come here while it is a happy re-
treat and asylum for other Oppress-
ed people of the lands. The New Or
leans Picayune referring to the de-
crsasing percentage of the negro
population according to the cen
sus of 1900. after stating that in
many northern states the negro
population has been very material
ly augmented says "thus will the
negro problem be finally settled by
their diffusion among the white
people of the northern and western
states.
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
AN ATHLETIC EMBRACE,
Experience of "A baltimore Man wis
Friend Whose strength
Was Failing.

you don't seem to be moEag VIII
your usual sprightly agility salels
Baltimore Sun reporter 10 another
the latter climbed ginger.y on J01'
street car and signaivG the colllc9
not to start the car un:il be bad care
fully adjusted himself IN the end ssaa
You'd be as decrep.l as ! a-'
grimly retorted the other, III you L-l
been the victim of the same misplace
affection.
YES" he continued. 81 went 70 "
Spencer off on a Boston boat The AZ
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
What to Do with the Negro.

The greatest thing that can be
done for the negro at the present
time is to make him the most use
full as we'll as the most indispensa-
BILE man in the community. This
can be done by thorough education
of the hand, head and heart aud
especially by the constant instill-
ing into every fiber of his being
the thought that labor is ennobling
and that idleness is q disgrace. -
BOOKER L. WASHINGTON.
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
HALO ENVELOPS HIM.
William J. Bryan Pays Tribute to
Martyr President.
Says That Assassin's Deed Exalted
the Victims Place in History
Words That VIII Live Long
in Many Hearts.

Under the heading Gods VIII, Not
Ours, Be Done" w. j. Bryan says il
the Commoner:
''These were the last words of Pres.
ident Mckinley as he bade farewell
to the loving companion of his life,
to whom his kindness and devotion
have been so constant and cOnspicu.
Gus. 1t was with this beautiful spirit
of resignation that he turned from
the realities of earth to explore the
mysteries of the world beyond.
The struggle was over-the strug.
gle of q week during which hope anc
fear alternately gained the mastery
The book of life is closed and his
achievements are a part of history
After he became conscious that the
end was drawing near, but before
the shadows quite obscured the light
he was heard to murmur some of the
words of Nearer, My God, 20 Thee
This sacred hymn contains seyera,
lines inspired by Jacobs night al
Bethel:
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
MODEST LITTLE MAN
Wrote "A Nice Letter TO Presid...
per of the Chicago Tai n'S
10 Act as Her Escor,

DR.. Harper, of the Un.ver~f-r-,.
cago, had reason the other dsy to.., u
unusual broad smile that linz, ~ "a
his countenance when he r4cers %
letter that had reached him from p P.- q
tonica, H., in the morning. o.. u u
lows: '''
Dear DR.. Harper know vo,
be pleased to learn ghat ILaye az.
to come TO the university s.h..l ~. Ia
ucation this fall. am going ,1r5' ~ 80
eagO next Saturday Oh the m,..- ,-'
train, and, as l have never t.-
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
Though like a wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest & stone"

'Thus do the lines immortalize the
pillow which to Jacob must have
seemed hard indeed-the pillow
which, when morning came, the patTi.
arch would not have exchanged foI
the softest one on which a weary
head was ever laid
The terrible deed at Buffalo, rude.
ly breaking the ties of family and
friendship and horrifying every patri.
Otic citizen, crowns a most extraor
binary life with a halo that cannot
but exalt its victims place in his.
tory, while his bravery during the
trying ordeal, his forgiVing spirit and
his fortitude in the final hours give
glimpses OF his inner life which moth.
ing less tragic could have revealed.
But, ineXpressibly sad as is the
death of Mckinley, the ilIustriOus cit
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12
Yawn DIsIocntes a jaw

a " u y t7IVt+' - - n y
David Wilson, mOlder, o- \ ths
j.. gave full play 10 a ya"A' a.. =. -,
result was a disloca,ed Jaw. 49,. sur
fully an hour before pay ID
ceeded in getting the jaw reP'-'-
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12

body will be forced to do the
bidding of their political masters.
The Washington bee., 1901-10-12

izen, it is the damnable murder of
Mckinley, the president, that melts
75,000,0O0 hearts into one and brings
q hush to the farm, the factory and
the feFurn