The Washington bee., 1907-03-30

sentatives of the colored Americans have
not the temerity to demand the enforce
ment of the fundamental principles of
the Constitution, let them remain quiet
let them continue to suck the tit of
Uncle Sam and allow the men of the
race to say that present conditions un-
der the administration are menaces 10
them and that their advice is an impedi-
ment rather than benefit. We are told
that the present Secretary of War will
succeed the present incumbent in the
White House. What is the duty of the
cOlOred AMERICANS? Can they afford
to give their suffrages to him? Why
should the colored American for policy's
sake place a man i'll power whom he
knows to be against him! Let him be
not surprised when the crown is offered
him. Let him know that we take no
part in the Coronations. The future
destiny of the colored Americans is in
| their hands. He doesn't have to fall
over the precipice unless he wants to do
so. He doesn't have to return and run
against the enemies bayonettes unless
he desires. What acts have the present
Administration executed that have been
beneficial to the colored Americans? !?
What laws have been enforced looking
to his protection? Wherever you go
under the general government, we see
evidences of the alleged superiority of
the white man. No matter what our
ability is, we are reminded that we be-
long to a race that has no rights that
the white man must respect.
Our Women.
Efforts have been made to pass laws
to protect the purity of white women,
but so far as our women are concerned
we are told that they are not entitled to
any respect. Who will dare to deny
this assertion? The general govern
ment under the present administration
has no respect for our women.
The white man has debauched our
women to such extent and he continues
to do so, until he is afraid that his own
women see more virtue in the colored
American than they do in him. Not
withstanding his continued pursuit of
our women he becomes indignant when
we attempt to protect them. The heart
of the colored man bleeds when he sees
his women insulted in public inns and
upon common carriers. Shall we die
without a struggle? Have you no man
hood? The white man sees nothing in
our men or women. The colored serv-
ant is no more to him in the public eye
than a COW, but, like hound he pursues
her in private. If there is one spark of
manhood left in the colored American
he should give this administration to
understand that cur women, in certain
branches of the government, are insult
ed. That the prejudice is so great that
we are Of the opinion that the Chief Ex-
ecutive indorses it. That there is a
certain branch Of the general govern
ment under the present administration
that rejects our women when they are
certified to by the Civil Service Com
mission In the Bureau of Engraving,
part of the government, over one hun
dred white women have been appointed
within three or four months and not one
colored woman, and a very few colored
women promoted. Colored men who are
doing the same work as the white men
receive less pay. And the declaration
is that no colored man or woman will
get a promotion if it can be stopped. II
can be seen that the servants of our gov
ernment under the direct supervision OF
the present Administration have estab-
lished rule of discrimination which
seems to have the sanction Of the Exec
utive. A government thus established
and so conducted is in violation of our
federal constitution, and if the Chief
| Executive. whoever he may be, fails tc
enforce the Constitution is subjected tc
impeachment Some of the most dras-
tic measures have been adopted by thi:
administration, so much so that the bet
ter thinking people have become alarm
ed. 1t is indeed, a conjecture whether
they are living under a republic or
tyrannical monarchy. Rulers of a mon
archial form of government arrogate tC
themselves absolute authority. Antlqui'
ty records the fall of the Tarquins, which
forced "Lucius Junius Brutus" to sacri
fee the head of his son to uphold fh'
purity and sovereignty of the Roman
people. AS civilization progressed, his
torians recorded acts of governments
and characters of rulers which tended tC
show enlightenment. But conditions to-
day show that history is repeating itself
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