The Washington bee., 1902-02-15
WHAT l SAW AND HEARD.

saw editor For unG last week.
He had a talk with the President.
Hisr ceptIOn was not as he exp ct
cd. My esteemed friend is guess
ing and ne knows not where he
stands.
Postmaster Mo'an is now num-
bered among the derapitateI.
A a hite democrat has been appoint
ed in Misplace and he vii. nolonger
hand letters to the good white peo-
pie of Georgia. lie made a bold
tight hnt without avail. Our friend
rs much wiser than he was some
few months ago, we'll it is no more
chan what / eXspected and no more
than what I told him. lam look
ing for the head of Devaux and
Rucker against whom nothing can
be said. Both men are efficient
officers, but that amounts TO moth
ing. They are colored you know
and from Georgia.
Col, Pledger of Georgia is in
the city and doing "a gres. deal f
thinking, He is not ready TO talA
as yet. He Will have something
to say later on. He paid his re-
spects to recorder Dancv on Tues
day in company with expos N l8te
MO'en.
Ex-GOvernorP B. s. Pinch back
is looking on. H. is in hopes that
North West cyclone vii! strike
him. He may live in hopes, but,
the genial ex-governor will not be
numbered among the living. Presl-
dent Roosevelt is looking for
delegates and not for men who ave
IN positions to persuade the unruIy.
lam of the opinion that the governor
will wait a long time for that
oficial cyclone to come.
1t is amusing to see republicans
state chairmens appeal to moss bacs
democrats to ind0rse them for
places. Never before in the history
of the republican party was it even
necessary for a democrat to indorse
a representative republican for a
place. This is an administrati ton
If surprises. l would like to see
colored republicans have some back
bone. There Is not a negro repre-
sentative with any back bone. II e
Tuskegee wizard is the only ind
Vldual who has the ear O. the Presi
dent, and he will see that the Prrsl
dent secures negro delegates from
the South.
One peculiar thing about negro
republicans is. they are too easily
persuaded. They don't agree with
the policy of the President and are
afraid TO tell him so. They are
very anxious to know who the
Presidents advisors are. The ad-
ministration is beiEgmislead. The
fact is the negro doesn't know where
he stands. lie is a political non
entity and he is not being consulted
about any thing.
Jessie Lawson read paper be
fore the Brthel Literary Tuesday
night. Poor Jessie has p cnliar
ideas. He wants the people to i'm
agine that he is "A great man and if
they don't he gets angry with hjm
self. He has a great responsibility
and if he is not helped with his bur
den the negro race willgo to pi ces,
He would like 70 DE salesman,
but forensic oratOry is not smooth
enough. His great legal mind Is
in advance of his people l wonder
if lie has consulted the President
as to his southern policy
There is a movement or foot to
give colored men work. Of course
there Will have to be "A change l.
the administration and the move
ment started be consummated be
fore the District gOvOrnment EN-
ployes are placed in he classified
service. see no r"a son why the
constitution of the United States
has not civil service clause ap-
plIcable to Presidents Above all
hings Presidents should be equa -
quail fci to fill office as others
The politicians don't k ow any
thing. They are worried and dis
appointed. There will be good
lime some day.
ROUNDER,