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The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
THr COMMITTEE gUES-
TONED

Before anyone should be charged
with an offense the accuser should
be in possession of unmiStakable
evidence.
If we are to listen to rumors up
on the public streets, there would
not be an innocent person in the
city OF Washington.
1t is quite evident that some II
responsible person Informed the
two members Of the Board of Ed
ucation that the recent committee
that conducted the examination for
the position of supervising princi-
pal resorted to questionable meth
ods in the conduct Of the examina-
ton to pass the successful candi-
dates.
This is a grave charge to make
against reputable examiners who
have successfully conducted eXami-
nations for every candidate Of i'm
portance who has been before that
committee. Then just why the Prin-
cipal of the Armstrong Manual
Training School should be reflect
ed upon and charged with being a
party TO unfair dealings The Bee
is at a loss to conjecture.
This city IS full Of meddlers and
busy-bodies who are continually
furnishing false information. Why
was not the positive proof present
ed?
The Superintendent of Schools
was right when he said that he
would not be Investigated. His
honesty and integrity had been
questioned. The other two mem
berS OF the committee, MISS DIlSSS
and Mr.. Mattingly, are two persons
Of the highest integrity. The Bee
would like to have seen its friend
win out. He failed completely, The
Bee IS informed. Must The Bee
charge the committee with unfair
ness? BY no means would It be
guilty Of such conduct,
Then, again, there IS no teacher
at the head Of our schools who de
serves more commentator than the
principal Of the Armstrong Man
uaI Training School. He has done
more for the young men who grad
uate from his department than all
Of his aCcusers..
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
GAG RULE CONDEMNED.

GAG RULE CONDEMNED.
There are evidences everywhere
of dissatisfaction at the conduct OF
Rev. E. c. Morris, president of
the National Baptist Convention,
in coming out Of the chair and us
ing the power Of his position and
the influence of his personality TO
thwart the evident will Of the con
vcntion with his compromise reso-
lutions. 1t will be remembered
that Rev. Morris is responsible for
the bringing of politics in the con
vention BY alluding to politics in
his address at the opening. When
he said that the oolored people
were prejudiced against President
Roosevelt because he ueatedSouth-
ern white people with consideration
h. uttered a manifest untruth and
if he does not know what he said
in that connection was untrue he
is wanting in that intelligence
which should be the quality OF a
man who is the official representa-
tive Of two million Of fellow-re-
.Irgionists. 1t is manifest that the
Rev. Morris usefulness as a re-
fgious leader is at an end. No
intelligent man who IS now outside
the Church Of Christ will ever be
brought in by his exposition of the
plan Of salvation. He has sacri-
feed his influence as a teacher OF
religion to his ambition to be a
political henChman, The follow
ING editorial from The Florida
Standard shows how his own
brethren think OF him:
Rev. F. c. Morris will find Chat
he has lost thousands Of his most
ardent admirers because Of his gag
rule in the Convention just clos
ed at Washington, D. C., which
truly means the organization Of an
other National Baptist Conven-
ton"
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
CITIZENS PROTEST.

The colored citizen believes in
protests. Their protests are mere
ly momentary and nOn-effective.
Many of them are easily per
suaded and diverted from their
former position. For the last ten
years or more several well-known
colored citizens~have been protest
ing against the longer retention of
the principal OF the Minor Normal
SchtNl. Many Of them claimed
that their daughters were unfairly
marked and otherwise badly treat
ed. The Bee has been very much
surprised to see these very same
individuals with petitions in hand
Sning from citizen to citizen beg
gins them TO sign TO have the
principal retained. Just what cause
these sudden changes The Bee IS
unable to state. Some time ago
two Of these same individuals came
10 The Bee office and requested
the publication of a report that
they had submitted to the then su-
perintendent, Mr.. Stewart, against
the principal. which The Bee de
clined to publish unless it was paid
for. This report was submitted
by two persons who had griev-
ances against the principal on ac-
count of their daughters.
The Bee was more than surpris-
ed TO have received a communica
ton from one Of the same individ-
uals commencing the principal IN
the highest terms, which The Bee
declined to publish.
If the principal was guilty in
the first instancet. she was guilty
at the time the last communication
came in, and if she was innocent
in the first instance she was inno-
cent when the last communication
came in.
The Bee has always endeavored
to treat its patrons fairly, but when
hypocrisy is demonstrated to the
satisfaction of The Bee it is going
to be exposed, no matter who is
stung.
The principal of the Normal
School has been reinstated, and
The Bee is of the opinion that
those who have played hot and cold
should come from under cover and
show their manhood as well as
their womanhood. The principal
has made a good fight and won
so give her credit for the victory
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
COLORED AMERICANS.

1t is indeed very strange that
colored Americans are different
from all other nationalities. They
don't believe in resentment, and
neither are they revengeful. Many
of them are too timid to resent a
wrong that is inflicted upon them,
it matters not how grave it is.
The coming great political con-
fiict will decide whether they will
follow blindly the political teach
ings and policies Of the present Ad-
ministration, or whether they will
seek new fields of clover.
The present Negro leadership is
humiilating and degrading. It has
lost all of its virtues and manhood
rights. It is composed of sucklings
and pigmies, and its catering am
bition is cowardice.
The colored American is always
willing to forgive and return to
the fold of the masters. The Sec
retary of War, Mr.. Taft, is Civ
ing his glittering generalities and
many are willing to be influenced
by their false lights. The colored
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
THE NEGRO IN
1908.

1t will be we'll for the Republi-
can party not to deceive itself in
1908, so far as the colored vote is
concerned. The coiored vote will
support men, and not parties.
If any of the three strongest
parties in the country - the So
cialist, Democratic or Republican
puts up strong men for Presi-
dent and Vice President, the col
ored vote will decide for itself.
If the Republican party nomi-
mates men Objectionable to the col
ored vote, and either the Demo
cratic or the Socialist party nom
mates men acceptable to the entire
colored vote, that vote will go
where it is to its best interest.
The Socialist party thus far has
offered greater inducements to all
claims of Americans, irrespective
of color or condition than either
the Republican or Democratic par
~
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28

ers Of the land needed are M.
factory.
Mr.. Austin L Crothers. Of }f.--,--.
has been stricken with TYPHOID lever n,
IS out Of the race as The De-,---
candidate for Governor Of his Stq,.
The Commissioners have bzr- s....
for an appropriation Of S2628.o bv !,
Washington Fairgrounds As,a---..'. -
Last Monday the public school, o,.-
ed, and two days later the hall.
classrooms Of Howard Un.ve-..--
thrOnged with students eaee- ~ a..
another years work.
1t is said that under the asv ,-,
hibltion law Of Georgia. min5v.-. ~ ~,
deacons who pass wine are HaH- rI-
indicted.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
GOOD MEN

A very prominent white member oi -
bar, in speaking Of good men TO h.- W.
the vacancy caused by the death otJlls.
Louis I. O'Neal, stated that he @'--
like to see a cOlored member o. -.
bar appointed to the vacancy He aa.l'- p.
Attorneys L. NJ King, James 4. 0'''
and Fountain PeytOn "a
Attorney King is one OF the 0ss. 0,'
lawyers at the bar, and has mads ].
markable progress since he has 5s'l -
active practice. a..
There are other members OF ta' -
doing well-Attorneys James f2'.-.. -
Hughes and Gray, BuHdy and " -
Martin and many others.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28

The NJ. w. Eureka Grand L91g' "
Compack Masons for the Distrla Oh y.
lumbia held its quarterly commll-----,
at the hail, Second "Wednesday. ~ ~.
siderable business was transacted 10, T..
ther Robert Norman. Ihlrty--alol
gree, Grand Master; II. F. Frlzs'' ~ n.
ty-third Degree, R W. G. Sec's.@''4 p,s
F. Seville, Thirg-third Degree, ,,-..,,|
G. Master. Grand Lecturer and
For the Masonic Jurisdiction. -
Chief Powderly Of Bureau oI my. ~.
ation. Commerce and Labor, s,aI7' -,
he has for aliens z56,4oo JOBS PA5. s,r
from $500 per week to $3.50 Pc. -.
This is one Of the reasons thar ''i sr,.s
tive Americans, both white and D .-,,.
but especially the blacks, cannot g.
and living wages in this county
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
"HFLLO BILL
The Minnesota Delegation Cgs,,,.. ,

~ -iA'''''NSO'S Lete SsilvE JZrfgFgs =
EikS Grand Lodge for ST. Paul
From the Appeal, ST. Paul. lli11
Last week the National Grand T,s-.
Of Improved Benevolent Pr5rer-.r. =.
der Of Elks Of the World va, r-r5 ..
Chicago. There were about one hrrs..3
delegates and forty thousand yi,;,,r
present, and the biggest time Afr,-sns.
leans ever had in Chicago va, tbe ..
suit. Minnesota sent as delegate, f,,-
Gopher Lodge, No. los. St Paul T u
Lyles Samuel G. Thompson. LEeIbo-7.
Ames Lodge, No. 100. Mianeao5H, ssr.
{. II. Hinds and c. ". Dwyer Z-r;,5
Lodge, No. 10, Duluth. sen. sbe,
Johnson, and there were a rurber n.
enthusiastic Elks who went to hin
them.
They had very large time in Chic.
go The Grand Lodge was intended 70
FIVE days and TWO nights.
The Minnesota delegation g emf with
the main object in view of capturing
the Grand Lodge meeting Of 1903 and
they worked like beavers and succeeded
The invitation was extended by S G.
Thompson. Esq, in a speech that took
things by storm. Boston. Cleveland
Buffalo and Richmond wer, comoetrtor,
for the honor Of entertaining the august
body, bur ST Paul beat them an and
secured the coveted prize and the meet
ing viii be held In the Sanity Ciy du.
ing the last week Of August Of next vsar
Some idea may be gained Of the mag
niude Of such a meeting when il nH
that there were 5-8 automobiles and cl
riages. over 500 foomcn and 10 bands
in the great parade at Chicago There
were over 1000 present at the grand
bali at TauersaIIs.
Il is safe o. say that there .l' D..
1900 visitors in ST. Paul next year.
Besides the work o5 the fa.rts
named above. much credit IS trs u
capture Of the Grand Lodge TO the lg-
Iomatic and ardaous labors Of g. ST.
Goodwin. Grand Deputy, D. C. Cotton
Andy Combs. S. R Walker. X. d. G.,
sey J. H. Hickman. Jr. r. NJ Jam
Andy Shepherd. James Hyde. John Dai
ley, Walter Roots Chess O.NeL R0t.r
Shaw, r. billiard. c. H. Hamilton
The Minnesota delegation H. gl,.
conspicuous in the parade. being led H
the great Eighth Regiment Band The.
delegation was also entertained by Law
yer ". W. Johnson with an aa.anoal.
party, taking in Manhattan Beach. Sans
Souci and the White City In die plr
" were Grand Secretary J. IS. Holmes
Grand Est Loyal Kt John Broan1uat
Esy. NJ. Sh0ecratt Capt james larson
Grand Deputy ". ". Goodwin and I'd,
itor J. K. Marshall All returned hon.
highly elated with the treatment t@'
received and with their success
The Grand Officers uer. elected Is
follows G. Ex. R.. a. E. Atkins.
G. E. L K, F. J. Harper: G. T. l..
K, John Galloway; G. E. l. H. b.
B. Phillips; 6. S, J. w. Holmes .
T., c. II. Brandy; O E. l.. ". Shoe.
craft; G. l. c. T. Frazer
The Grand Lodge viii be entertained D.
Gopher, Ames and Zenith Lodge during
its stay in our city. all Joining hands 20
give the members a royal welcome
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS.
Continud d From Ist page
which will undoubtedly arise.

which will undoubtedly arise.
The request of the family of General
Cecil Clay to have his funeral quiet was
complied with, and his remains were
buried at Arlington last Wednesday.
The international Brotherhood of St
Andrew convened last Wednesday, and
delegates from all sections where Eng
lish is spoken were in attendance
The Government has given up the idea
of building a permanent landing pier at
jamestown. because the terms with OWL
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
.THT TITLE GRADUATES.

Since the Emancipation Of the
colored Americans they have more
or less graduated from every acad-
emy or college of the highest stand
ing in the United States.
The colored American who has
graduated from Amherst, Yale,
Harvard or Princeton. does not
possess the manhood that other
graduates possess who receive de
grees from colleges conducted by
their own nationality. They don't
come in contact with their own
people, except as ,Neachers. and
when they do they seem to have
that fear that characterizes all cow
ards when they are confronted by
the white man.
They don't understand their own
people, and the white man will not
permit them to understand him.
There is perhaps one colored
man in this country who has had
the happy faculty OF graduating
from a white institution that thor
oughlv understands his own peo-
pie
The Bee has failed to see any
bright stars among colored Amer
leans who have had the privilege
OF graduating from any of the
colleges named. There Is some
thing lacking. What that some
thing is is beyond the conception
Of The Bee. Highsounding titles
don't make the man or the scholar.
HOME RULE?
This word IS a dream TO the cit
izens Of Washington. Any old
stager that comes to this city is
placed in control Of affairs, and
the citizens are relegated to the
rear.
This is a peculiar city. The cit
izcns, to a great extent, viii not
govern themselves, and when 9th
ers attempt to govern them they
soon become disgruntled.
The Bee has endeavored to point
out 10 the people the wrongs that
exist against them, which seems to
have no effect whatever, The in
terloper walks in, takes charge Of
our public and private institutions
with the greatest degree Of i'm
punity, and if there IS any resent
possess.
ment they lose what they already
Home rule is a dream to the
citizens of Washington. They
once realized its fruits, and by
their own acts lost it. They lost
everything that was beautiful, ev-
erything that was beneficial, and il
things continue they will be lost
themselves. There will be a time
some day when the people will rep
resent themselves.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
PUBLISHED At

PUBLISHED At
100 Eve ST.. n. w, Washington, D. {.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28

American is told that he must not
desert the Republican party, not
withstanding its false promises and
defective issues.
The rank and file of this new
leadership will go down to coming
ages as the most cowardly that ever
breathed the air Of freedom. The
old slave, prior to reconstruction
possessed more courage, more man
hood and more common sense than
this new generation of academic
or college butterflies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-25

forming an act Of public service that fills
the measure Of his responsibility.
Under the American system the citi-
zen needs to be a partisan either fxedlg
or else following the trend Of bis chang
ing convictions with regard to political
conditions. Parties have deeper mean
ing than that Of organizations for the
winning Of elections The great parties
have certain basis distinctions that are
radical and that generally command the
steady adherence OF the citizen, These
distinctions are not always acute, and
local features Of elections may at times
overshadow them SO that the citizen be-
comes an Independent. But independent
cy is but an occasional virtue. The citi-
zen should ally himself TO the party that
in his estimation stands for the best
interests Of the people. The existing
OF parties has much to do with stimulat
ing citizenship. Issues are exploited
men become individualized and campaign
methods educate the citizen. Baltimore
American.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-25
WHAT A CITIZEN rs.

10 be citizen in the real sense Of
the word one must exercise the right
Of suffrage This Is necessity inherent
in the term that il often lost sight Of
by the man whom the law authorizes to
cast ballot. a citizen IL voter who
votes. But he is not simply voter,
The submergence Of the citizen in the
voter has been the result Of the wrong
political education Of the American peo-
pie. Nothing Ii more significant in these
days than the restoration of citizenship
to its rights and prcrogatives. There is
tho width Of the universe between the
voter and the citizen. The former has
the right to cast vote, but may or may
not exercise this right. lie may be do.
tered by indifference. He may be re-.
strained by purchase. lie may be pre-
vented by fear or favor. In any case
he has forfeited the vital part of his
citizenship. The mere voter has been
the bane Of the country; the lack Of as
sertiye citizenship has been one of its
most serious losses. The voter IL essen.
tally venal unless he is citizen as
well as vote-caster, II the election
to him means only the casting Of a vote,
he is open to suggestion or influence as
to how he shall cast that vote, and so
becomes an instrument Of corruption
and political debauehment. II Is the end
Of free institutions to make every in.
diyidual feel his personal responsibility
toward the government national, state,
municipal or county When the voter
yields his right into the hands Of an
other the franchise has been polluted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-25
MONTPELIER


The malpractice case 81 Debert Law
son Of Woodbury. against Doctors Crane
and Hall drags along in county court.
The mother and father Of the plaintiff
were on the stand nearly all Of yester-
day. The plaintiff is still putting in
evidence.
James II. Kelleher, school commits
sioner from ward 4, moved into another
ward after his return from his wedding
trip and the question arises whether
there is a vacancy on the school board,
which, ii such exists, must according
To the charter be filled by the city coun-
Gil. This is the first case Of the kind
that has arisen since Montpelier be-
came a city. The charter II not clear
on cases of this kind Mr. Kelleher is
q valuable member ON the board, and
no one wants To see him removed Of
resign. The school commissioners re-
ceiye no pay for their services, and as
no one il after Mr.. kelleher's Job, it IL
probable he viii serve ont his term.
The marriage Of William Andrews
the planter, of this city, and Mrs. Julia
a. Martin Of North Thetf0rd, took place
at 1880 o'clock Saturday evening, the
ceremony being performed BY Rev. Geo
"A. Moore. pastor OF the Peoples church.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews carry their 6S and
Go years. respectively. lightly, and re-
eeiyed congratulations with al much spi-
rit as they would II their ages were
down in the twenties. Mr.. and Mrs
Andrews Will make 4 short visit with
relatives il distant part Of the state,
and on their return VIII make their
home in this city. Mr. Andrews il a
brother Of Mrs. A. b. Humphrey, at
whose home the marriage took place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-25
MENTAL LAPSE CAUSED
The CANAAN WRECK
Boston & Maine Officials So Declares
at Railroad Board Inquiry-Re-
fuses to Fix Blame.


Concord, n. H., Sept 25-A mental
lapse Ii the Boston & Maine explaua-
ton for the most frightful wreck IN
the history Of New Hampshire railroad
ing
Charles Z. Lee, general superinten.
dent Of the Boston & Maine railroad, on
the stand the greater portion Of yesi
terday afternoon in Walker hall before
the New Hampshire Railroad Commits,
sioners, now investigating tie wreck Of
week ago last Sunday, in which
twenty-five lives were lost at West
Canaan, advanced the mental lapse
theory.
NO surviving passengers appeared be-
fore tie Railroad Commissioners yes
teraay, The witnesses summoned were
railrGad officials, like Lee, or members
oil two train crews
"The teleqaphic error which eaused
the wreck" Lee testified, twas the re-
snlt of a mental failure on the part Of
either James A. Browley, in the dis
patcher's office at Concord, OF John S.
Greeley, the teiegrapher-station agent
at West Canaan.
II would not attempt TO place the
blame on either of them. Whichever Of
them had the lapse he was wholly UNI
conscious Of it,
The railroad officials to appear al
witnesses are General Superintendent
Charles +. Lee, of Boston, and Division
Superintendent William I. Ray, Of the
Concord division The railroads In
terests are looked after by John NJ
Mitchell, Of Concord, general counsel
Attorney General Edwin q. Eastman
conducted the case for the state and ex.
amined the witnesses. ~ was assist
cd by County Solicitor NJ. D. Cobleigh,
of Lebanon.
Conductor i. ]. Lawrence Of the
| freight train was the first witness. He
described his sreceiving order No. 4
from the operator at Canaan, and a pre-
yions order, No. Q, from the operator at
Fast Andover. He said 1t was foggy
morning, and the sun had risen when
the collision occurred. Had been in the
employ of the railroad eight years
When the trains came together he
| jumped from the caboose and went for
ward to assist in taking the injured
| from the wreck
Engineer Shurtleff Of the freight wa:
/ the second witness
Other members " the crew followed
IN order They all told about The time
Of the collision and how f0pgy the
morning was. Nothing else was brought
out from their examination
1t was a noticeable fact that Of the
witnesses summonei ali were employe.
81 the railroad. No person who was 4
passenger on the train was asked 4
come and give testimony The question
ing Of such men a. Browley. Greeley
and Maher, whose testimony woult
tenu to place responsibility somewhere
was left until later in the day.
Yesterday was the first time that
General Streeter has appeared against
the road for which he was for many
years counsel, severing his connection
with the Boston & Maine last January
General streeter did not leave his rail
road connections with the best Of feel
ing, and It Is expected that there viii
be some revelations when he is permit
ted to get into the examination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-25
WE CLEAN, PRESS AND
REPAIR CLOTHING.
FHRl)GiER,,S,Ii'. va
ia North Main St Barre, Vt.

and the country has lost that much in
the quality Of its citizenship.
A citizen represents but one vote: a
voter may represent as many as the
bosses can enable him TO cast, or repre-
sent none at all if It is to their interest
that he refrain from voting. A voter
has no interest in the outcome of the
election other then the success OF the
persons for whom he was instructed to
cast his ballot, and this only because,
as a purchasabIc charter, he may need
to look 60 the same source in the future.
A citizens interest in his vote only
begins at the ballot box. He votes not
simply to exercise the right Of franchise
The votes that through that franchise
he may make effective his political opin
ions. The vote is but an fundamentally
behind the man. It is but his voice in
the conclaye Of the people II is his
speech upon the questions Of the day,
and Is effective when stump oratory
may have failed to change the senti.
ments OF single individual.
II the citizen is such in the real sense,
he must perform his duty at the polls.
There is no silent voting among good
citizens. There is never an election at
which the issues do not come TO the
doorsill Of every citizen. There is never
a selection to be made in public SER
wants that does not involve principles
Of public policy and questions OF rela-
tive merit that call for the expression Of
the citizen at the polls. The man who is
not citizen in the sense Of being Vi.
tally interested in the conduct Of the
city, state Or the nation, has no cause
for complaint at the herding Of the mere
voters by the men who are vitality, even
| il too personally, interested in the things
he negects. The citizen IS as much a
public servant as IS the officeholder. His
common duties may leave him only the
work Of keeping informed upon public
matters, and Of casting his vote for the
men and issues that are approved to his
Judgment. But in doing this he is per