The colored American., 1902-04-26

| friend, who was made warmer because
| in snapshot column" there appeared
an inquiry as to his whereabouts. lie
| thought the question was either re-
] Election upon him or a confession OF 1g-
norance on the part of the editor. to
whose paper he had been AN old sub
scriber and stated that his name and ad-
dress could be found upon the books.
| We must not deem little harmless fun
as thrust The funny man lives by
trading upon the peculiarltleS OF people
and it is a pertinent query where a once
active man is located who gets married
and then disappears from public view.
The supersensitive colOred man keeps
progressive race journals from bright
ening their pages with the cartoons OF
persons and their foibles that have gwen
Pack and Judge a national reputation
and brought many ordinary men into
prominence otherwise impossible. Let
us all move forward and judge broadly.
If there isn't any punishment for the
bore who insists upon "butting in" to
a conversation of gentlemen, an ade-
quate one should be provided At a
club, in a shop or on a corner two or
three persons cannot transact a little
private business but what some intruder
must come up and chime in and thus
break up discussion that concerns him
not They stick as close. as leecheS and
won't be frozen out by frappe stare.
| hope somebody will bring few of
these fellows up with round turn be-
fore long by bluntly telling them that
their company isn't wanted. Anyhow,
managers of pleasure resorts might help
by putting up a sign marked "Xlth Com
mandment: Don't Butt In
The Pen and Pencil Club wouldn't be
true to its traditions if it did not have
a problem on its hands. Now the sOlOnS
are trying to answer the questions of
who will be Mr.. HerShaw's successor
as president and shall an amendment be
adopted making the president er-OffciO
chairman of the governing board. There
appears to be a line of cleavage some
where, but it is difficult for layman to
tell which party" is the simon pure
administration party, and who can
legitimately claim to be the residuary
legatee of the administration influence
Caucuses are held daily and nightly and
states are made and smashed-for one
reason and another. The Man-On-the
Corner has no candidate, and IS salts
fed that the logic of the situation as it
stands on May I will solve the problem,
if allowed its natural development Upon
this election depends the future of the
and no selfish conSidera-
tiOnS should influence any member to-
ward a course that would retard the
work that the club is now getting in
shape to accomplish If Mr. Hershaw
will not remain, from the material avail
able president should be chosen, who,
first of all, is cool-headed, well-poised in
manner, versed in parliamentary proce-
dure and capable of deciding quickly He
should be absolutely impartial have no |
personal axe TO grind and no favoriteS |
to humor at the expense of the clubs |
welfare. He should be able to make |
speech, and talk we'll without |
talking too much He should be liberal |
without being lax, and be enough Of a |
diplomat to get along amicably with all |
religions, political parties, grades 6f |
society and local factions Last but not |
least he should be a practical newspaper /
man of national acquaintance, whose |
name and experience will be pace
setter for the organization Has the
club such man? If so, he is the choice |
Of PIE MAN-oN-THE-C CORNER.