The Washington bee., 1907-03-30

and act Ike dumb driven cattle with
halter around their necks or Will they
from this day throw of the yoke of
oppression and declare their American
citizenship? I am not painting q dark
picture; I don't say that we are help
less, nor would l say that ten millions
OF colored Americans in the Republic
shall continue 10 be the hewers OF wood
and drawers of water or the sucklings
OF administrative influences. The col
ored American has been told that this
Is
His Flag.
He knows no other flag, but the Amer
lean which he has helped to uphold from
the days OF the Revolution to his going
up San Juan Hill, which made America
great in the pages of history and poster
ity immortal. The Chief Executive 10
nom historians have given credit for
taking San Juan Hill, will be a black
spot in the future ages of our American
history With shot and shells to the
right OF them, with shot and shells in
front of them, the black soldiers took
San Juan Hill and not the misnomer
who has dismissed without honor the
heroes of the 25th Infantry. In this
connection let US turn over a few leaves
of history and see if we can find a man
who equals that champion of human
rights; the man who is against wrong,
and the one to whom the colored Amer
lean shall ever owe debt of gratitude,
for his expose of this executive mis-
nomer who owes his elevation to the
miscarrying of justice and the accident
of fate. We thank Summer for his noble
defense prior to and subsequent to re-
construction times; we cannot forget
Garrison, Lovejoy, Douglass, and many
others who believed in and advocated
human rights, There is no cause for
the cOlored American to despair. While |
we must watch the enemies without as
well as those within, the greatest enemies
of human progress and civil and human !
rights of the colored American are the
apologists in the present Administra-
ton, who have not the temerity to pro-
test against the wrongs of the present
Administration for fear that the attor-
ney general will file a bill for divorce
from bed and board 1t is amusing
when you think of it, We have a few
who are merely drawing their salaries
as a matter of form while the white
man directs their thought, acts and deeds.
Reverting again to our leadership, which
has been such an impediment to the race,
it IS nothing more than fair that we
should extend Mr.. Gilchrist Steward of
New York the thanks of every colored
American for the investigation and re-
port of the alleged Brownsville riot, be-
cause the final outcome of this will be
just as he reported at the beginning
Not guilty. This is the kind of leader
ship the colored Americans want and
with all due respect to the representatives
who are holding positions under the
present Administration, remain quiet,
draw your salaries, and do not attempt
to advise an injured and outraged race
by apologizing for those who are against
us. We know they do not represent the
sentiment of the American Negro and
if they want to fool the Administration
for Gods sake do not attempt to mis-
represent us. It was but a few days
ago when Bishop Grant went to the
Executive Mansion and urged the ap-
pointment of minister connected with
his denomination for a position as Chap
lain in the Army. The naughty Bishop
stated to the Chief Executive that he
asked for this appointment in the names
after millions of colored Americans
whom he represented. Now what do you
think of this? The president told him
that he must first modify the criticisms
that his people are making against him
and set him right with them, then he
would give him the place for his pastor.
The distinguished Bishop has a contract
equal to that of Giles B. Jackson to-
unite all of the colored people on the
negro Jamestown Exhibition. Just how
Bishop Grant should dream such thing,
that he represented ten millions of col
ored Americans, is one of the mysteries
of the dark ages. Seriously speaking,
want to say that demagagues and the
apologists are the only individuals who
will compromise race of people. These
are the people who are to great extent
responsible for the political condition of
the colored people-who are no more
than co-cOnspirators with administrative
powers. l now come to the doctrine of
surrender and what do ave find? At the
beginning Of the second term of the
present Chief Executive the colored
American saw painted in an artistic
style, the immortal door of hope. o,
this door of hope had as much effect