The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-05-07
" ASH GTON
THE CITY OF MAGNIFICENT Dis
~ ~ TANcES. s5.. - s .eatz,
A Collection of a Few Of the Events
: Occurring Among The Afro-Ameri-
cans of the Capital of This Great
and Glorious Nation for Our Many
, Readers. ~ - 81, = .s-ss-


A. j. Hopkins left this city he ar
ranged to have sent to his Afro-Ameri-
can friends and constituents several
hundred copies of Congressman Nor
relPs recent speech on NEGRO Suf=
frage,'' and 'Should the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth amendments be repeal.
ed?' It was very thoughtful in the
senator and those who were SO for,
tunate as to receive copies of the ia
nous speech will doubtless appreciate
the senator's Kindness. u
Representative Morrell is an aristo-
cratic gentleman, broad minded and
scholarly, which. of course also implies
that he is a republican-his$a ancestors
were old time Philadelphians and were
prominent in the, history. of that city
when the forefathers Of some Of these
newly rich Negro haters'@ were dwell
ing in caves and eating clay for bodily
nourishment. The immense wealth of
Mr.. Morrell is not the result of day
or a. years speculation and his social
status, like that of President Roosevelt
was fixed the day he was born. In 9th
er words he is notea PARVENUE and
therefore has the courage of his convic-
tons. Born and raised amid favorable
surroundings, educated with care and
by those who doubtless taught the
brotherhood Of man and the fatherhood
of God he believes in equal opportuni-
ties. In speaking Of hOw.unfairly' we
are treated he said:
ut is not alone in the Southern
states that the Afro-American is unfair
ly' treated in the enforcement of law;
it is also true that in the Northern
states courts and juries are often his
enemies, always ready to exaggerate
his faults and ignore his virtues.
''The Afro American, especially the
ambitious and aspiring Afro-American
is treated very much as the Jew is
treated by the ignorant peasantry of
Russia. Everywhere prejudice tracks
him and defeats him; everywhere he is
more or less looked upon as necessarily
in many Of the walks Of life."
We must remember that such men
have nothing in particular to gain by
taking up the "Black Mans Burden
and in order that they might know how
thoroughly we appreciate their efforts
we should encourage them by letters
OF thanks.
The Washington friends of Ex-Sena-
tor T. T. Allan are glad to learn that
he can take an active part in factional
politics regardless of the presidents
racent orders, but the most Distress
ing thing is that they don't know
where the senator lis at" Twas but a
few days ago that Washington was
flooded with marked copies of papers
announcing the important fact that the
eloquent ex-senator from the land of
sugar cane would take the stump and
make thirty or more speeches for Col.
Frank O. Lowden-and we thought H.
linois safe. In a few days the district
is again flooded. this time with circu-
lars stating that the ex-senator will
speak for Chas. S. Deneen, and Incl
ldentally preach the political funeral of
Hon. E. H. Morris. Has the venerable
ex-senator forgotten Yates, Warner and
Hamlne or hasn't he time to make a
few more lightning changes before the
convention. Time tells all things and
in the meantime the washington
friends of the ex-senator hope that
they will not be called upon to send
flowers to HIS political funeral. But
those who are familiar with Chicago
politics whisper knowingly about 9th
er times and about other fellows who
thought they had contract to say the
last sad words over the political
corpse of Hon. E. H. Morris. But
where are they now-echo answers ION
the hog"
Miss Ella M. Russell and Mr.. Henry
P. Slaughter were married Wednes-
day evening at St. Luke's P E. church
by the Rev. Owen NJ Waller The
bride was becomingly gowned in en-
broidared white chiffon over white
foulard and wore veil of tulle, fas-
tened with a wreath of orange, BIOS
sons She carried a daintily finished
prayer book, a gift from the bride
groom. Mr.. Slaughter has for a num-
Der of years been lay superintendent
of st. Luke's Sunday school. The ush-
ers were Messrs James A. Cobb and
Charles F. M. Browne Master Chas.
Fisher, a member of the Sunday school
served as acolyte and: Mr.. John Burns
escorted the BRIDE After the cere-
mony the bridal party was entertained
at the residence of the bride, where
wedding supper was served. The new
ly married couple are residing at 1910
V street, where they are at home to
their friends.
, Mr. Slaughter is a Kentuckian and
is we'll known in Chicago, in fact in
most parts of the country, especially
by the newspaper gang,' the K. of P,
T~1@ = oil
of whom wish Mr.. and Mrs. Slaughter
many years of happiness and prospect
ty.
Senator Allison, chairman of the
committe on the order of business in
the senate in a public statement is