The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
CLEVELAND. NAILS STORY
 OF HIS DINING A NEGRO

UllvkVU A NEUMU charged that MT. Roosevelt had dined Booker Washington to carry the light of example to the South which does not be- lieve in social equality. When d ques- tion Is raised, he said. against the ap- pointment of a negro to positions in the South, the statement is made that there can be no discrimination on account of color. but. added Mir. Williams, the ad- ministration would not appoint a China man as . postmaster on the Pacific coast Chang.
 T remember distinctly that when MT. Taylor came back from Washington, '' said Mr. Scott. preceded by the an- nouncement that he had been appointed to the position of Recorder of Deeds in the District of Columbia by President Cleveland. his friends met him at the Union Depot at Kansas City with a car riage, to which was attached four white horses. A committee was with the car riage and he was escorted to a public hall and there he boasted according to the re- ports of the newspapers, that 1t remained for Democratic President, notwithstAnd- ing the professed good will to the negro always shown by the Republicans. to en- certain at his table at the White House for the first time Q negro. That matter was published so very broadly and gen. orally throughout the State of Kansas that it was impressed on my memory"
 "What evidence have you that he ever made that boast?" queried Mir. shachei- ford CEo.).
 'No evidence but newspaper reports" l" replied MT. Scott.
 IA would be improper and show a lack of dignity for the President of the United States or an ex-President to rush into print and deny every newspaper state- ment that might be published?' asked MT. Hardwick (Ga)
 Not Criticising Cleveland.
 Mir. Scott replied that he was not crit- icizing tine former President of the Uni- ted States for not having heretofore made a denial. T was giving him full Sgedit for the denial he now makes" he
 MT. Williams said the whole incident showed the underlying hypocrisy of the contention that all men are socially equal.
 MT. Scott inquired who had been as- sefting social equality.
 v have understood" replied Mir. Will Hams, .'that the political theory of your household of political faith for the last twenty years has been that men, regard less of color, race, capabilities or what not, ought to be strictly equal politically; but that is not all the hsad of your party set the example of social equality in the only manner in which it can be get. by inviting black man to a table.
 eff what the President has done was not to carry the light of example, it was done for no purpose at ali."
 The minority leader said he was not quarreling with Mfr. Roosevelt, adding: "He has a perfect right to invite col pred man if he chooses, but as far as l know he waited until he was President of the United States, SO 1t cotad bear an official stamp. before he ever did It." Mir. Scott said he had made no imputation of fault against Mfr. CIeve- land. He simply had ponted to the ale. gatlons he made, but the Democratic party had gone into mysteries because one man had invited eolored man to his table.
 "Ail right" said Mir. williams; T am glad to hear that, because thought the gentleman had a sharp stick and was after my dear and much adored old friend Grover Cleveland" Gaughter.) McCleary Cuts OH Debate.
 Mr, sMcCleary-. cut short further dis cussion by point of order against fur thef remarks not germane to the bill. MT. Lind (Wis.) complained of extrav- aGance in district affairs, asserting thai 1t costs more to run the District of Co., lumhia than the entire State of Minne- sota and other speakers likewise com plained that there were too many lnsti- tutions and too many salaried officers and not many properly cleaned streets. The Houee then passed the District of Co., lumbia appropriation bill and then began consideration of the Indian appropria- ton bill. Mir. Sherman (N. Y.) Chairman of the, Committee on Indian Affairs, ex- plained' the provisions of the bill He said, that it provides that the Dawes Commission should conclude its work by July, 1905. and then terminate MT. Fin ley (S. CD asksA Mfr. Lacey of Iowa who had defended v the commission. if he thought 1t was for the best interests of the Indian Territory to have members oi the Dawes Commission interested in in- vestment companies.
 Mir. Lacey replied that he found nc ev- idence of wrong doing on the part of the members of the Commission
 Mr. Stephens of Texas, the ranking mi. nority member of the Comlttee on Tn. dian Affairs, held the Secretary of the In terior responsible for delay in action or applications from the Indians of the In dian Territory for enrolling and criticized his rulings in that connection. He said applications had been held up by order of the Secretary. The House at p. m | adjourned until tomorrow.
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