The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-03-03

lican and Democratic parties He said
in part:
| More than generation has passed
since the civil war with the emancipa-
ton OF the slave. The abolitionists
and statesmen who contributed to the
rescue, with few exceptions, have pass
ed to their reward. in the North. race
prejudices have, in measure. revived
The defeated South tacitly accepted
conditions it was powe.less to resist
'Unconquered in spirit, her white
people held their views unchanged.
and sullenly bided their time. You
can conquer men by force, but it has
no constructive power. 1t can neither
change prejudice nor convictions
New conditions and problems, there
icre, confront the country today. The
Republican party, once the rhamD ion
OF the negro. is. now a cOnlmercializet}
! machine, controlled By the representa-
lives swollen privilege The hetero-
geneous Democratic party, with ne
binding principles, and with Slight in
f1uence in National legislation, is Meth
er an object OF admiration or respect
Though the Constitutional amend
ments are still unchanged, the political;
rights of the Afro-American are prac-
tically nullified by force and fraud il,
! the South. and b. subservient ruin IS
OF the United States Supreme Court.
The faint OF color happens TO be the
only front at which to draw line
Hence tho ingenious devices to evade
The Constitution and disfranchise the
Blacks
Secretary Humphrey read sap@=
explaining the abject Of the league.
Letters expressing regret at not he
! ing able to be present were read fror,
Charles w. Chestnut. OF Cleveland; W.
e.. B. Dubois, OF Atlanta University.
| and Gen. Henry Edwin Tremain, OF
New York
Representative Bennett introduced
the Southern representative bill in
Congress. He said the Speaker OF the
House did not authorize him to say 50,
but he felt certain that his bill would
be voted on at this Congress.
! Acting Secretary of the Interior
! Ryan has forwarded to Congress :,
draft OF bill repeating the provision
of existing law which requires the
trustees of Howard University to sup.
1 ply all medical and surgical attendance
/ at Freedman's Hospital free OF. charge
| TO the United States Or the District of
, Columbia.
a farewell concert in honor of Clar-
/ enc2 Cameron White, the young violin
! list. VINO was a teacher Of music in
i the public schools Of this city, was
I given Monday evening ar he Metropoli-
I tan A. NJ. E. Church. More than three
! thousand persons filed the large anS5-
! to'i.7o1 TO rect Mr.. White. who is &C.
! ing abroad to complete the study of his
j chosen art The young man was pro.
! nornced a musical genius and his Sc
lee ions were arplaudea to the echo
THE Swan and the african 'ancc~
see1nei 10 be the favorites.
Madam Ar;nstead contributed con
| tralto solos Mr.. Jeter. as ce]list,
made q hit. rs did Mr. 3 ,rleigh who
/ gave THE Deserted Planta ion," ia
sl'e1l: Dry .of Paul Lawrence Dunbar
The trio. Miss Henson aEl Mess-5.
White and Jeter. were well received
and the other numbers were literally
applauded.
Senator Gallinsar has introduced
bill for increased salaries. The b;1,
provides that the change in salary be-
+, comes effective on and after March 4.
! 1909 The Vice Presidents salary is
1 increas I'd to. $4,000 a year Speaker Of
the House OF Representative to s12,-
! 0)) each Cabinet Office to S15.00D,
4 Senators. Repres entatives. and Dele
gates in Congress to $500 each pc:
rear.
The question OF including deputy col
! lectors OF internal revenue in the
classified service i; still up in the ar.
I, Secretary q. the Tceos-,rv Shaw Az
/ ncared l'o"n-e the House Ccm'aittae On
!. Industrial ri ard PROPOSITIONS il CO
/ 7si-i7l - the plan oi the JamestoTn
Exposition: Compan~ to have the Gov
2iaces. re ADVISES tho exposition
/ cor Ds.ly 10 make only 2 big naval Gis-
rla..
I. CherIes M'Gavin who has presentsd
/ a bill IN Congress to erect S5,G00.01O
oostaaice q. toe West Side. represents
re eie]lta Illinois district in The
/ f5o;-sc having been elected il Novea,-
! her. 1924. ove~ William Preston Hsr.i-
son. He has been d member Of the
bar since 1897. and after practiein4
two ears in SDrin :tiell came to Chlc-
! AGO in 1899 He was assistant city at
i t~raey in 1903. Mr.. McGayin is che Of
The Youngest men in CONGRESS. being
but little over 80 years OF age.