The Washington bee., 1907-02-02


does ne fear an investigation. 1t is
ALL COONS LOOK ALIKE"
The mid-winter dinner of the IA
nous Gridiron Club at the New VIII
lard last Saturday was thrown into
CONSERVATION BY the attack of PreSi-
dent Roosevelt on Senator ]. B. For
aker in the discussion of the Browns
vile matter. At this dinner were the
diplomats and the brains of the world.
In the discussion OF the Brownsville
matter among other things President
Roosevelt declared that all cOonS
look alike to him" He was quickly
reminded by the distinguished Sena-
tor from Ohio that not only did all
coon, look alike to him. bur "all per-
sons, President Roosevelt especially
not excepted.
When the nations chief executive
should so soon forget himself and fail
beneath the dignity of a great nation
by discriminating again-t one class
of people 10 satisfy his personal pique
he should say ro the American people
that he is unfit TO occupy the office
he holds. What had the Brownsville
matter to do with the social functions
thar were in progress
The speech of the President show
cd his littleneSs. Senator Foraker
was not slow in his retort. Not even
the President of the United States
could deter him from doing his duty.
1t was manly speech which forced
the author of a square { , deal to
offer to drink toast to the Demos
themes of the Senate. So offensive
was the speech of the President that
the Club would not permit him TO
reply to Senator Foraker Ii was a
crushing rebuke to the Chief EXccu-
tive. Brother Gardner in the Lime
Kiln" Club could not have. made a
more offensive address. Senator For
aker fully demonstrated his superior
intelligence over that of the PreSi-
dent. Have not the actions of the
President towards the colored Ameri- |
cans fully proved the assertions of
The Bee.
When Senator McCarmack of
Tennessee declared that the colored |
Americans owed the President a debt |
of gratitude he did not know what !
he was talking about, Does the Sen
ator from Tennessee expect the col /
ored Americans to take every insult |
that the President offers? Because
he invited Prot. Booker /. Washing [
ton to the White House to dine, as
he said in a speech in the Senate a
few weeks ago, must the entire COL
ored race accept every indignity and
insult offered BY the President? If
there IS one negro in this country
who declares or has declared in a
public or private speech that he in
dorses the action of the President he
is traitor to his people. 1t is true
there are few coIored men who will
curry favor with the Administration
for personal aggrandizement, but
there are not enough representative
cdlored men in this country who
have sufficient power TO persuade the
colOred people to support the Presi-
dent, gratitude or no gratitude. Sen
ator McCarmack condemns the &C
ton of the Boston colored men be-
cause they condemn the action of the
President These men are loyal to
the race and don't look for any favors
from the administration. Does the
Senator from Tennessee indOrse the
speech of the President at the Grid
iron Club? Was not Senator Fora
ker justifable in defending himself
against the attack of the President? |
The colored American is not migrate
ful.
WHY ARE WE ASHAMED OF