The broad ax., 1904-10-22
Thomas Jefferson Was the First
president to Dine With a
Negro in the White House.
Vice President Richard NJ. John
sons Wife Was a ,Colored
Woman.

Whenever some Of the gentlemen
who are posing as the leaders Of the
Democratic party in certain sections
Of this country will cease their rail-
ing against the Negro - whenever
they and the Negro will take the time
to familiarize themselves with the fol-
lowing historical works, namely, Mrs.
Sarah Randolph's Life Of Thomas
Jefferson" Johnson's School History
of the Negro Race in America" Henry
Wilson'S Rise and FAN of the Slave
Power" Horace Greeley's Great
American Connict," James G. Blaine's
Twenty Years in Congress" Cooper's
history OF the Political Parties and
Their Platforms" George w. Julian's
political Recollscaons." James Free
man clafk's history Of the "Anti-
Slavery Movement" and similar
works, they will learn that Thomas
Jefferson, the father Of true Democ-
Jacy, was the first President Of the
United States to dine with q Negro
in the White House; that Benjamin
Banneka, astronomer, mAthmemah-
clan, author and publisher Of one OF
the first almanacs IN America. who
could master the arts and the sciences
and could speak five different Ian
guages, who assisted the commission
ers to survey and map out the Dis
trlct Of Columbia, was the Negro
whom Mr.. Jefferson invited by letter
to come and enjoy his hospitality at
the white House; that Mr.. Bannen
accepted the invitation, and he broke
bread with the first Democratic PresE
dent; that on his return to his home
near Baltimore, Md he, according to
his promise, sent Mr. Jefferson copy
Of his almanac. and a letter pleading
for better treatment Of the people OF
African descent In the United States,
That Mr.. JEFFERSON priced the almanac
SO highly that he sent it to Monsieur
de Cordorat, secretary Of the Academy
of Sciences at Paris, and member OF
the Philanthropic Society. That the
original letters which passed between
those distinguished men are still In
a high state of preservation
The smail-bore politicians-those
who are expanding much Of their en-
ergy and precious time in condemn
ing President Roosevelt. for informal
" Iunching with q colored man In
the White House. must from necessi-
ty condemn Thomas Jefferson Tor DO
ing the same thing, and they and inc
Negro will also learn that the slavery
question did not assume q national
sspect until 1885 or 1910. That the
leaders of the Federal party, which In
time merged into the Wing party
which was finally absorbed or sWai'
lowed MP by the Republican party
did not regard slavery as an immoral
institution. That the Democratic par
ty under the leadership OF TnomAs
Jefferson. at that time, and Tor many
Wars thereafter, contained more able
leaders and statesmen who we're Dit
tar,v ouposed to the advancement OF
slavery than any other political parry
II was Thomas Jefferson VINO De
clared while speaking against the con.
t,uuanee of slavery in the Continental
Congress- that The chief character.
istic Of this age, as it was the cniei
Characteristic Of Plato's, is the srus
ole for what we call the rights OF man
In other times the thing insisted on
=. th.t men should do whal
was right as something que 70 !
higher authority. Now demand Is lol
vh.+ q called their rights as some
thing dine to themselves, and among
these Is a right to liberty meanins
tbe utmost possible freedom OF every
man consistent with the freedom o.
others and the abolition OF e'rs
kind of authority of one ma. ma.
over another. It is with this view InH'
we intend to introduce popular SUI
frage that we give every one To's
or aim at giving it, as the nign1s'
political perfection" In conclusion :.
declared ''That nothing is more GER
tainiy written in the book OF ts''
than that the Negro shall be free'
George Mason, a virginian, ana ON -,
., tbe treat fathers of the Democratic
party. followed Thomas Jefferson n;, am -
during the course Of his speech ~ =
exclaimed that 'tmore than four oeI
tnr,s . before the Christian era Alci
damas, a pupil Of GorsiaS' '