The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-07-31
eFrom Jackson evening News STAFF Correspondent. july

Washington, July 81. The
police census of the District of
Columbia, just completed, shows
negro population of $4,000, the
total population for all races be-
ing $4,000. The census further
shows that the negro race prac-
tically controls the government of
the District of Columbia. In
the Offices of the District negroes
predominant. There are negro
health officers, negro policemen,
negro clerks, negro chiefs of di-
visions, negro assessors and in
spectors, all of whom receive
from 5000 to $4,000 per year.
In the departments of the Fed
eral government hundreds of ne
gro men and women are employed,
many of them receiving as much
as $4,000 per annum. In most
every department of the govern
ment can be found from three to
ten negro men occupying posi-
tions as chiefs of bureaus and
divisions, having under them
white men and women clerks.
Washington is often referred
to as Negro Heaven Negro
men and white women, and white
men and negro women marry In
this jurisdiction at an alarming
rate each year. In fact, the sit.
uation became so bad that the
Hon. Adam Byrd, representative
in Congress from the Fifth Missis-
sippi district, at the last session of
congress introduced a bill prohib-
iting the intermarriage of eau
casians, negroes and mongolians,
which bill came very near pass
ing the house, which is
overwhelmingly Republican. 1t
is generally understood that Mr..
Byrd will again introduce the
bill when the Sixtieth congress
convenes in December, and push
it to passage.
Congressman Hefiin of Alabama
introduced bill, providing for
"Jim Grow" cars .on the street
railway systems Of Washington,
and made a loyal fight for it's pas
sage. The white people of the
District of Columbia regardless of
party, approved the bill, but the
three commissioners appointed by
the President to administer the,
affairs of the District, fought it,
and it failed to become a law.
Another effort will be made to
pass the bill III the incoming con-
gress.
Conditions so far as the negro
is concerned have become so bad
in the District of Columbia that
it has become necessary for po-
licemen in plain clothes to patrol
the streets and alleys Of the city.
Hardly a night passes that some
white woman is not assaulted by
some black brute. Only short
time ago white woman was al
most choked to death by a negro
right in the shadow Of the dome
of the capitol building The me-
gro was arrested but when
brought before the police court
Judge, who halls from the State
of Main, be fined him SO, which
he thought was a very severe pen-
atty.
Both Democratic and Republi-
can congressman have made up
their minds that the curse of me-
gro domination in this city must
end. They. of course, realize
that it will take time to achieve
this result, but they propose to
agitate the question until success
shall have crowned their efforts.
| Mr.. Mccarthy was for a long
time private secretary to Senator
A. j. McLaurin.
1t Will be noted that in the
concluding paragraph It says,
The curse Of negro domination
must end. They, of course, real
ize that it will take time to
achieve this result, but THEY
PROPOSE TO ACETATE THE
lQUESTION UNTIL SUCCESS
SHALL HAVE CROWNED
THEIR EFFORTS.
These conditions in the District
| of Columbia are what VARDA-
NAN is TRYING TO SAVE
THE SOUTH FROM. HE PRO
POSES To DO EXACTLY
WHAT TIE DEMOCRATIC
AND REPUBLIACAN CON
GRESSMEN PROPOSE TO DO,
ACETATE The QIJ ESTION
UNTIL So &C ESS SHALL
HAVE CROW NED HIS EF-
FORT.
For this Vardaman is abused
land misrepresented when be
points out the horrors alluded To
labove, yet Democratic and Re-
publican congressman 4 are not
calIed alarmists, negro haters''