The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-09
GIVES IT THE LIE
Grover Says BE Did Not Lunch
With a Colored Man
AsCHARGED BY A CONGRESSMAN.

Social Equality Of the Roosereltion
Variety Discussed in Very
Plain Manner in tho
House Thursday.
In the house Thursday aletter from
Grover Cleveland to Representative
Webb of North Carolina vas read de-
nying that C. FL. J. Taylor, negro,
had dined with him at the White
House while be was president, as
charged by Representative Scott OF
Kansas few days ago. Mr.. Webb
said he lad written the rormer presi-
dent sending him an extract from
The Congressional RECORD and asking
if the statements made by Mr.. Scott
were true.
''This morning." he sail, Il receiv-
ell the following reply which he
read amid applause:
Princeton, II. J. March 2.
E. Y. Webb, House Of Representa-
tiveS.
Dear Sir: 1t is a matter Of small
concern to me that Mr.. Scott has
seen fit to use my name in a display
of his evil propensiSies on the floor Of
the house Of representatives. In an
swer to your inquiry, however, 1 have
tc say of bis statement that the col
ored man, G. H. J. Taylor, took lunch
with me at the White House that 1t
is a deliberate fabrication out Of the
whole cloth.
AS far as Mr.. Taylor is concerned, l
understand, prior to bis appointment
as register OF deeds at Washington
that be had served as an assistant in
the office of the city attorney at Kan
sas City. His nomination as register
was confirmed by the senate and he
served in that place with intelligence
and efficiency. He has since died.
Some people restrain themselves from
abusing the dead.
NV inquiries concerning Mr.. Taylor
before lis appointment, my observa-
tlon of him during his incumbency,
and the little l have known Of him
since satisfy me that his character is
very unjustly attacked in the diatribe
of Mr.. Scott.
One charge is made against Mr..
Taylor by Mr.. Scott which he doubly
clinches with truth when be declares
"He was black negro" I am led,
however, to doubt his familiarity with
his suggestion when he adds: AS
black as you ever saw"
Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Mr.. Webb said he wanted this de-
NAL to travel that the statement OF
Mr.. Scott might be overtaken.
MIR. Cleveland was a friend OF the
negro, but not fool friend" ,"said Mr..
Webb. HE never by word or action
encouraged the dream OF social equal,
ity in the breast OF the black man. .
This was greeted with applause by
the Democrats.
Again." be continued, be was
the friend of colored men, but be alst
was the friend Of the southern white
man and sympathized with US in ou1
race problems and race buroens, anc
that, sir, is more than Mr.. Roosevelt
seems ever to have done"
Mr.. Scott said be accepted the
statement OF Mr.. Cleveland as true
and offered his apology to the former
president. In justice to himself, sale
Mr. Scott, he desired to say that hs
never before heard the report denied
I Mr.. Swanson OF Virginia asked MT
Scott wh ere he had heard the report
to which MIR. Scott replied that ht
bad seen the statement in neWSpa
perS.
Mr.. S'qanson asked further for
copy of {. newspaper conyaining TIT
statement. Mr.. Scott explained tina
these sts .tements were made severa
years age and the papers might no
be easily procured. He sale that r.
had made full apology to Mr.. CleVe
| land.
Mr.. Scott added that he hat
brought 10 Mr.. Cleveland for the frs
time in four years applause from th'
Democra jic side.
This was loudly applaud ed upon th
majority side Of the chamoer.
Nj. Williams, the minority leader
charged that Mr.. Rooseve had dine
Booker Washington to carry the llgh
Of example to the south WI ich does no
believe ia social equality. When
uestion is raised, he said. against th
arpointn ent OF a negro to positions
tie south the statement is made tina
there car be no discrimination On &C
count of color: but, Continued MI
Williams, the administrs .tion woul
not appoint Chinaman as poStma!
ter on the Pacific coast if le possesse
the ability Of Ii Hung Chang. NJ
Williams said the whole incident We
a telling blow at the abstract theo1
of general equality and that it lis
discovery OF the underlying hyprc
crisy Of the contention that all me
are socially equal, regardless of colo
race, traits and tendencies. :
Mr.. Scott desired to know who ha
been asserting social equality.
, II have understood" replied NJ
Williams, that the political theor
Of your household political faith II
the last 20 years has been that mel
/ regardless Of color, race, traits, tel
dencies, characteristics, capabiliti'
or what-not ought to be strictly eQu
politically" and said social equal1t
J must follow.
] But that is not all, the head
( your party set the example OF socl
} equality in the only manner it can
5 set by inviting a black man to
? table,
5 Mr.. Williams said that if what Il
: nrasi1ent had done was not to car,