The colored American., 1902-12-13
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Clans Discuss ODE Question
Of 66e New Collector-Cood
Words for DIR. CrUm and COL
mobiey-News Notes and Gene
raj Pickings.


cify is: who will be tie collector
s.Wkom will the President appoint
There was great rejoicing by the
whites in this state when the news
was flashed over the wires that Dr.
Grimm would not be appointed. 1hN
Negro haters are jubllant Il
fought Crum because Of his color,
nronise 10 fight The appointment 81
All Negro applicants. regardless OF
fitness. The Presidents open letter 10
two very prominent Charlestonians,
Suffering with cOlOrphObia), defining
his position on the color question
was a sumner which wrought havoc
in the camp Of colordom, and set It's
adherents guessing what will Teddy
do next? The whole state is guessing
will it be a Negro? To the demo
Gratis and liIy-whites, Teddy is
mighty big conundrum. They pro
tested against the selection of Crum;
and the alleged political duplicity
of DR.. Crum has eliminated him from
tie race. There is another prominent
Negro in the race. whose chances are
not to be despised. And at this stage
of the game who can tell who VIII
land the plum?
We are of the opinion that the Presl-
dent will select q colOred man for the
post. and Col. J. S. MObley, Of this
CITY. should not be turned down. The
President is looking for men OF char
acter to fill the different offices in
the South. and We believe that the
chickering's Of Negro haters VIII not
deter him from doing the right as ne
sees it. In Col. Mobley he Will ma
man of high character, and an I'M
furnished reputation We would like
n
Collector of the Port of Charleston, u
would be a fitting recognition OF
worthy man.
Thanksgiving Day was duly OBJ
served in this city at the different
churches, special services were held
The devotees of the diamond and grid
iron were very much in evidence. me
students of Allen University and Bene-
dict Institute crossed bats in the morn
ing and in the afternoon Allen played
the students OF Howard school the
foot bal. game vas very interesting.
The article written by the Man-on-
the-cOrner relative to washington
theatres. the exclusion of cOlored peo-
pie therefrom, is timely. Is there not
? remedy? Let is withhold our pat
ronaee and establish theatres Of orr
own. The treatment accorded the col
o-ed people Of Washington obtains
J. re also.
must confess that we felt very
much huniiIia Ell to find ourselves
excluded Except from the 'roost ;,
when a first c ass play was advertised
to aDpear here. but welcomed when a
minstrel was booked TO depict the
plantation Negro in buck dancing, cake
walking, etc. it is then that we see
4 S Djacari: Entire balcony reserved
fC.. colored people" We should not
complain when We make itpossible FOL
them TO Sc insult US, and then accep'
it as our due, thus acknowledging IN
feriority. Race leaders, now is your
time to help us. Start the agitation II
washington and work south.
Sunday ar 1870 a m, Dr. NJ w
Gilbert held forth at Bethel a. NJ. +
CHURCH. corner Taylor md Sumter
streets. His text was selected from II
Matthew 18th and goth verses. This
scholarly and eloquent divine delVel
into the sacred writ, held his audlenc
spel-bound while he reasoned on tn
Ire to come. Owing TO the lnclemenc,
Of the weather, the audience was small
The stay-at-bomes missed rare treat
DR.. Gilbert being one of the creates
nuipit orators in the country.
Among the race enterprises IN on
CITY deserving Of more than passin
notice. is the mammoth clothing es
Establishment OF Maj. 1. J. Miller, a
1enn ,ain street. er attends
+ha last session of the Business Leagu