The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-04
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worst enemies had never made such charge against him.
 Webb Springs Denial.
 Representative Webb of North Carolina snrune MT. Cleveland's denial on the house, though the former President evi- dently desired the statement widely de- nied, as several letters written in sim liar strain were received here rom nm today.
 The house resumed consideration of the District of Columbia appropriation bill in the committee of the whole, MT. Law renee of Massachusetts in the chair.
 MT. Webb of North Carolina, called att tention to the statement made lew days ago by MT. Scott of Kansas, that negro had dned in the White House While MT Cleveland was President and said that he had written the former President send ing him an extract from the record and asking him If the statement made by MT. Scott were true.
 This morning." he said, 'I received the following reply" which he read amid applause on the democratic side
 President Cleveland's Letter.
 princeton, March ?, 1904. Hon E. H. Webb, House of Representa- lives.
 Dear sir--It is a matter of small con cern to me that a Mr Scott has seen Tt
  propensities on the floor of the house of representatives.
 .'In ansW CT to your inquiry, however, l have to say of his statement that the coored man, C. II. j. Taylor, took lunch with me at the White House, that 1t Is a deliberate fabrication out of whole cloth
 .'As far as MT. Taylor Is concerned l understand prior to his appointment as of at No al nt0 had served as an assistant in the office of the city attorney at Kansas City His nomination as register was confirmed by the senate and he served fin that place with intelligence and efficiency. He has since died Some people restrain them selves from abusing the dead.
 My inquiries concerning MT. Taylor before his appointment, my observation of him during his incumbency and the little I have known of him since, satis- fled me that his character Is very un- justly attacked in the dlatribe of MT. Scott.
 "One charge is made against MT. Tay- Tor by MT. Scott which he doubly clinches with truth when he declares: He was a black negro I am led, how ever, to doubt his familiarity when he adds 'as black as you ever saw
 Yours very truly,
 GROVER CLEVELAND"
 Wanted Denial to Travel Fast.
 Mir Webb said he wanted this denial to travel fast that the statement of Mir. Scott might be overtaken.
 MT. Cleveland was a friend of the negro but not fool friend" said Mir. Webb. He never by word or act encouraged the dream of social equality in the breast of the black man." This was greeted with applause by the democrats.
 Again. he continued, The was the friend of the colored man, but he was also the friend of the southern white man and sympathized with us in our race problem and race burdens, and that. sir, is more than MT. Roosevelt seems ever to have done"
 Mir. Scott said he accepted the state ment of MT Cleveland as true, and of fered his apology to the former President. In justice to himself, said MT. Scott, he desired to say that he never heard the report denied.
 Mir. Swanson of Vermont asked Mir. Scott where he had heard the report, to which Mir. Scott replied that he had seen the statement in newspapers. MT. Swan son asked further for a copy of news paper containing the statement. Mir. Scott explained that these statements were made several years ago, and the papers might not be easily procured. He said that he had made full apology to MT. CleVe- land. MT. Scott added that he had brought to Mir. Cleveland for the first time in four years applause from the democratic side. This was loudly applauded upon the ma jority side of the chamber.
 Done for Examples Sake.
 Mir. Williams, the minority leader, charged that Mr. Roosevelt had dined Booker Washington to carry the light of example to the south. which does not be- lieve In social equality When question is raised. he said against the appointment of negro to position in the south the statement Is made that there can be no discrimination on account of color, but added MT Williams, the administration would not appoint a Chinaman as a post master on the Pacific coast If he possessed the ability of II Hung Chang
 "I remember distinctly that when MT. Taylor came back from Washington said Mr. Scott, "preceded by the announce ment that he had been appointed to the position of recorder of deeds in the Dis trict of Columbia by President Cleveland, his friends met him at the union depot at Kansas City with a carriage, to which was attached four white horses. A com mittee was with the carriage and he was escorted to a public hall and there he boasted, according to the reports of the newspapers. that 1t remained for the dem ocratic President. notwithstanding the professed good will to the negroes always shown by the republicans, to entertain at
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