The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
ARRAIGN PRESIDENT
Negroes Approve Bitter Ser
mon by Preacher.
WILL SEND CASH TO TROOPS
Minister GriIIs Roosevelt from the
Pulpit, Branding Him a PolitfcaI
TricLSster, n PrevaricatOr, and In
just-UrEes Blacks to Move to the
Doubtful States and Correct Abuses

New York. Nov 29.-Long lines of men
and women marching past the altar and
depositing bills and coin for the relief OF
the negro soldiers dismissed from the
regular army by the recent order of
President Roosevelt, and a sermon in
which the President was referred to as a
'.prevaricator," unjust" political trick
ster." and a "peacemaker tired of his
job, marked the Thanksgiving service at
Mount Olivet Baptist Church to-day.
The service was a union between the
colored congregations of Mount Olivet
Baptist. St Marks Methodist Episcopal,
St James Presbyterian. and the Abyssin-
nian Churches.
The sermon was by Rev. DR.. W. II.
Brooks. of St. Marks Church, who, after
referring to the recent outbreak in At
lanta. said in part:
This was scarcely over before the
Chief Executive OF the nation covered
himself with eternal shame and disgrace
by his unjust, un-American. and Infamous
orders against as brave. as heroic, as self
sacrificing a set of men as ever wore the
blue or bore old Glory" on field OF
strife in the battles for liberty.
We viii not be resentful nor reyengeful
but we are bold enough 10 denounce the
act as an outrage, and aggressive enough
to demand justice at the highest court OF
earth and before the bar of heaven. Let
him of the square deal deal square; him
of the fair play play fair; him Of the
door OF opportunity not shut it and bolt
it forever in the face Of the black vet
Grams.
Says He Has Lost His Head.
HAS the worlds peacemaker lost his
head and tired of hts job, that he can
ruthlessly mistreat a suffering. hysterical
woman on the one hand, and outrage a
battalion of soldiers on the other-soldiers
to whose faithfulness he owes his life?
If 'peaching' on comrades is such a sol
dierIy virtue, he should have a chair Of
parchment in West Point, Annapolis. and
especially al Harvard.
Roosevelt must go down in history as
the uncertain quantity in the political
world and the destroyer of a nations con-
hdence As We look over the history Of
our country, We think of Washington as
the inaugurator; Lincoln, the emancipa-
tJr; Grant, the pacifcator; but We must
place Roosevelt as the prevaricator;
Washington, the truthful; Lincoln, the
honest; Grant, the fearless; Roosevelt, the
unjust: Washington, the patriot; Lincoln.
the statesman; Grant, the warrior; ROose-
velt. the political uickster.
But. in spite of all this. we have reason
to be thankful for again we have dis
appointed the world, for the soldiers in
disgrace have acted as brave men: thank
full that the press of the country. with
few exceptions, has condemned such dras-
tic measures; that the conservative peO-
pie, North and South. do not cOuntenance
such impulsive actions
Move TO Doubtful States.
If a Republican Congress refuse to
correct the wrongs thus inflicted, every
black man in the South ought to pack Up
his belongings and move to a doubtful
State and vote the whole thing out of ex-
istence. It is by the ballot, and not by
vengence, we shall win.
There must be a crusade against wick
edness in high places or low, and no COM
promise IN high life, infdelity to the
country, the State. and the home cannot
be too forcibly denounced.
Reed SmOOt is not the only sinner in
the United States Senate who ought 10
retire with their dirty linens. New York
State has TWO who misrepresent it. The
odor is sitting. and the stencil is terrify-
ing, and yet they have the brazen eff
frontery to ask. Why should 1 resign?
Il hope we all live TO see TiIIman back
on the farm. and Platt and Depew not
disgracing Us in the United States Sen
ate.
I pity Roosevelt 1 have no word OF
anger. l forgive him. God bless him.
We don't want TO be fOndled as a race;
we simply want TO be treated as men
only men.
This is no time f0T despair OF whin-
ing Let towards return. The stars are
brightest when the night is darkest, and
in the armament 1 see the form of One di-
vine, and, walking on the troubled waters,
/ see that same Form, and hear His
voice: 1t is I; be not afraid "