The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-15
"A negro WORSHIPPER
Pure and SIMPLE. :"
mr.. THOMAS DIXON JR., REITERATES and
SUBSTANTIATES HIS CHARGES AGAINST
Mr.. OGDEN.

The News ana Courier Has r.
/, ceived the following:
Thanks for your kind offer of your
columns for reply. am sorry my
letter to the News and Courier was
printed in the raw. 1t WAS very
: hurrledly written and very clumsily
expressed. The truth of my state
ments, however, cannot be questioned
The quotation of the States edl'
torial from Mr. Ogden's letter.
as follows, is very vague:
"The statements contained in the
article have no foundation in fact, IN
general and in particular.
81 have never uttered a word IN
the introduction of Booker L
Washington to public meeting that
You and all my reasonable friends in
the South would not cordially ap-
prove.
s'The allegation concerning my re-
lations with colored persons in my
place of business are too conte'lp-
tible for notice and SO absolutely ab-
surd as 10 make denial or explain
alton purely ridiculous. "
These lines were evidently not
written for publication, and l fear
Mr. Ogden will be far more distressed
over their appearance than l am.
He simply declares that his ''reason-
able" friends will cordially approve
and that. my allegations are "too
contemplate for notice" l DO not
understand him to deny them. He
will not deny them over his signature
for Mr. Ogden, apart from his crazy
notions about the negro, is a truth
full and lovable old gentleman, a very
eSCimaOie cltiZeH.
I repeat my allegations with re-
newed emphasis and challenge Mr.
Ogden or any other man to deny
them.
I know that his introduction of
Booker T Washington to Cooper
Union audience was loathsome and
disgusting performance, because l
was present and witnessed it. The
lady with whom l went was anything
but AN enemy to the negro or to Mr.
Ogden, a woman of well poised mind
and sound common sense. When
M. Ogden finished his remarkable
speech of introduction she turned to
me, with look of contempt and
said:
swell, have heard of such
things-but never in my life before
did / see a white man get down in
the dirt and kiss negro's feet! I've
enough-lel's go !'
said: "No, it isn't the negro's
fault. He can't help it. He would
crawl under the table if he could,
but he can't escape. The negro is
good, let's.. heart him." We stayed
and she liked the negro much better.
Among the thipgs he said in that
introduction / recall one sentence in
substance: "Men tell me sometimes
that ] have made success in life.
Ladies and gentlemen, | count all
my achievements and all my honors
as trash compared to the glorious
privilege of standing here tonight
and t,utbfully saying to you that |
am the personal friend of the illus
trious man whom / have the honor
of introducing to you.'
This is only sample.
| repeat the allegation that Mr.
Ogden walked through the Wana-
maker store IN New York, with his
arm around this negro, because | saw
him do it. How long he kept it
there on that occasion / can't say.
He may have done it unconsclously
If so, all the worse, as revelation
of his character.
! might prolong this controversy
at great length and have much fun
with the venerable President of the
Southern" Educational Board, but
u have no time at present, being un-
der contract to furnish three articles
to great Northern periodicals on this
theme and its allied ones in the near
fAGnre.
allow myself single statement,
however, "to make the tale simple
4 IL - ,..,o,.hod, ks,.,,;xls &o H.