The Washington bee., 1902-02-22

~" win thoSe Ot his Krief-Strick
on family. No man either OF ancient or
modern times, the speaker continued.
mas Osen shown reater reverence.
The oistingui shing Characteristic Of
/ Mr.. Douglass was thorsughness. With
an attractive and charming personality
and exceptional vocabulary. he was
well equipped for aiplomstic service
and his laboTs in the field of djnlom
scy we're Of the highest order, and
were Creditable alike to himself and
the government, and = source Of salts
faction to the American people. DOUG
iaNS eAdeavOTed to be as near perfect
asposslsle IN everything he undertook
SAID GOV. PinchbaCk, and all who have
ever had the pleasure of listening TO
MS matchlesS oratory can recall the
care With which he selected and utter
cd MS words. In conclusion he said
IL do not deem il amIss to call your
| attention to the action Of the caucus OF
the Republican members Of Congress
last Monday evening. Fifty-Six out of
ninety one present voted in favor of
revision Of Southern representation.
That is a sign of encouragement. re
gard this question as a vital one TO the
race. Its settlement involves the
equality Of the voters in the different
States. 1t is to determine whether in
the future one white man in the South
is to be equal 10 FIVE or ten mon in the
North, East and West, in electing
congressman and Pie iidential electors.
Northern voters are becoming restive
under the brand of inferiority this in
equality in representation places upon
~ h. ~
ought 10 prevent Republican Repre-
sentatlves rom doing their'plain duty
on thus question and removing this
stigma from their constituents.
"Some # Cur people and a number
of white t.iends ask what good the
Curtallment of Southern representation
will 90 the negro? | answer, much.
IL will CuTtail the power of our enc
| mics IN the nation. 1t will put prem
ium Oh citizenship and tend 10 its en-
largemeuI IN the South instead of its
lurtailment which is now being done
all over that section. Put better than
all else, II will establish an honest ele c
I tOrate and DC a long stride in the di-
/ reCtion of fam elections. Il will re-
/ move IN a measure the seeming nee
| CeSsiJy for the gross misrepreseuta
/ tlOns OF the negro which are constant
/ ly being sent TO the North from the
South 10 justiyfy the repression of the
race.
"The one time rebel has been restor
ed 10 citizenship and is in control of the
Southern State governments and Ell
ljoying all the hOnOrS and emOlumentS
| of official station, while the COlOred
men whOtought to preserve the Union
are being diSfranChISed by wholesale
and Inundated by the most odIOus and
unjust class legislation, which IS run
ming a jim crow car right into the
Capital of the nation. Il is an act of
injustice and an exhibition of ingrati
tude on the part Of the nation without
a parallel IN the worlds history. The
ides of November will soon be upon
us, and then the court Of last resort
the peOple-Will be IN session. Will
we be brave enough to argue our cause
before Il? In my opinion, iithe grand
ma q whose memory We are here TO
honor and perpetute was In the land
of the living he swOuld not hesitate to
speak out IN trumpet tones on this i'm
pOrtant and farreachrng question, and
BY The magic of his immortal name /
conjure YOU TO follow the splendid eA
ample he has left us.
Ex-Rep resenative George II. White
/ of North Carolina, was introduced to
speak of Douglass as leader. He paid
an eloquent tribute 10 Inequalities that
/ had predominated in the character Of
tue great negGo, and referred to the
! last years of his life and to the in
/ fluence lac exerted up to the time of
/ his death on his fellows.
Mr.. Stanton Wormley who was in
excellent voice sang Boots and Sad
| dies in his swn inlmitable style to the
great delight Of the gathering MIR.
! 7. A. johnson also sang selections
/ from Handels Messiah. The other
musical numbers of the evening con
SISTED of piano solos by Prof Brax
ton and the sin. ing of America and
Auld Lang Syne by the Club and its
/ guests.
AT this junCture Corresponding
| Secretary Pelham read letters of re-
gret from Booker Washington, Aaj
| Charles X. i,ouglas, Prof. Kelly Mil
|ler and others TO which was added
a rice letter from Mrs.. HslsL Doug
/ ass.
/ CUPlO'S VALENTINE PRESENTATION.