The age-herald., 1901-10-24
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 If the President had asked cultured Indian, Hindoo, or Chinaman to dinner no Southerners would have objected. But when black gentleman is treated by the President as white gentleman should be treated then the thunders roll and fierce remarks are made.
 From the Philadelphia Telegraph. The right of the President to dine with anyone he may please to have with him is entirely his own affair, and Theodore Roosevelt is not a likely man to pick out bad company either black or white, for his personal or social companionship. From the New York Post. The candid Northerner already treats as his social equal the man whom he re- gards as such. The candid Southerner will ultimately do the same thing. It Is only question of time.
 From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 By showing plainly in the Washington incident that he has absolutely no preju- dice against the negro race he has dis armed any criticism that may arise when he removes an unfit coiored man from of- hSe UT iSiuSeS to dppoHht uililt colOFeu men to office.
 From the Brooklyn Citizen.
 The whole world has approved of Booker Washingtons labors and the social system of the South will not suffer because the President invited to dinner the most distinguished living negro. From the Philadelphia Press.
 The republic exists that all men, be their birth, their heritage, or their color what they may, shall have all they de- serve. The negro asks no more. He must have no less if the republic Is to endure true to its principles, and if 1t is not true to them it neither can nor should endure From the Rochester Democrat and. Chron-
 icle.
 Theodore Roosevelt will probably con- tinue to exercise his inalienable right as an American citizen to invite whomsoever he pleases to. take dinner with him, undis- turbed by the clamor of excltable South ern relics of the past.
 From the Chicago Record Herald.
 Professor Washington has done more for the education of his race than all other agencies combined and the Presi-
 >->>-~>S~>-<+~-~>>- MIR. LODGE HOME FROM EUROPE. Washington Correspondent of the Chi
 cago Record-Herald.
 Henry Cabot Lodge friend and conf- dant of President Roosevelt, for whom it is believed he will act as spokesman in the United States Senate, returned to- day on the St. Louis of the American Line from his summer vacation abroad. Because of his position as the most inti- mate associate in public life of President McKinley's successor Senator Lodge was besieged by those who sought to obtain his views concerning the policy of the new administration. To all questions. however, the junior Senator from Massa- chusetts returned the same answer, positive but courteous declination to be interviewed.
 with Theodore Roosevelt in the White House the country is in safe hands," said MT. Lodge, "and," he added with smile. you might have taken that for granted. since said the same thing on the other side"
 Lodge was met down the bay by his secretary, with whom he held an earnest conversation before receiving the report CTS. James W. Wright, Jr., second vice president of the American Line also greeted him in advance of the newspaper men, and it is said that when the sena- tor landed he was in possession of ad- vices direct from Washington. T have decided not to talk politics for the present." said Senator Lodge to the reporters. He had been asked if 1t were true that he was ambitious to serve as chairman of the Senate committee on foreign relations. The senator is already | member of this committee and chair man of the committee on the Philippines His elevation to the chairmanship of the foreign relations committee has been predicted, but If he expected tho honor he made no sign today. sf | Senator Lodge was accompanied on his vacation by Mrs. Lodge and his son. They registered at Holland House this evening, and will remain in the city for several days. proceeding then to Boston.