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The Washington bee., 1907-09-14

with the Coliseum. was nIso.5
disposal Of the Local Committee - -. 'a'
Tangement. Every possible courta.- =, al
press and people, has been EXTENDED y
one and all agree that the For-t.'~[,a '-'a
Conclave, with the encampment ~ ,,''a --
Sir Knights. has surpassed all c,..:' y"
sessions. '''O0'
The stellar events Of the ye-L .,
course, aside from the Legislation ,
been the monster parade on Tbn-,s --V
through the cig's streets. and II.
pearance as the guest Of the Co.,
on Friday, of Booker T. Wssb;rr-'
who, accompanied by his secratsrv ~
Emmett J. Scott reached her. -.
New York, and spoke at four o.
at White City. A special conmif-..
appointed to meet the Great Tuskeg...
and in addition an escort Of The 20
officers of the Uniform Rank rit
OF the crack bands OF the Eucamor,-,
The reception accorded DR.. Wasbi,..-
as he passed through the street. -
automobile, was cordial in the evt-.r.
but it was reserved for his aopea-s,..
on the grounds OF the White Civ :
indicate the high appreciation and 90.
dial regard in which he IS held bv 81.
thousands there gathered. Not f.g.,
than 10000 people proclaimed HIM o..
he arose to speak after Supreme Chan.
cellor Starks terse introduction. ar
would introduce the greatest Negro b,,
tory has known to the greatest N-y-o
organization the world has known 7,
was many minutes before DR. WASHING.
ton could proceed, so long cantirr.5
was the applause, and frequent ve-a fl.
Interruptions, with applause when III.
great leader would hammer home SOM.
fundamental truth. When he had I'm.
ished, perfect ovation followed He
was followed, cheered again and again.
and all but mobbed by the people IN their
anxiety to grasp his hand and whisper
words Of confidence and good Will Il
was great sight, and a fit ending 70
the great week of the Pythian Conclay,
In undiminished loyalty, the masses Of
the Negro people, whenever they have
opportunity testify as to the high esteem
in which they hold the great leader Of
his people.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-14
SNAP SHOTS.

The most disgraceful blot on AH5''-'
was that Of slavery and colorp5'oi''
without II. it would be the garden 'y''
Of the world
Comrade r. d. Goodman ard oil.l'
are making preparations to attend III,
coming encampment at Saratoga Springs
New York. They expect to have o.
bang-up time.
The match between Joe Cans anu
Burns has been postponed until the 15o.
As we sow, we reap. Recent e'e'@
have demonstrated the same.
The New York Journal says thai h''
ley Miller raped the big stick.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-14
EDITOR TROTTER.

The attempt of Secretary Du
Bois to thrust upon the people of
Massachusetts a man they do not
want will be suicidal to his cause.
The Bee and all honest people
will stand by Editor Trotter and
it will not be long before Secre-
tary Du Bois is put out of busi-
ness. He doesn't understand the
cOiored American and it would be
better for the Niagara Movement
if he resigned. Editor Trotter
will be sustained.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-14
A CORRECTION.
Editor The Bee:

In overlooking The Bee Of August
II. 1907. relative to the death Of Com
rade J. n. Mayne, | have been mis-.
quoted. In The Bee of August 10 the
article stated that the Masons failed to
be on hand the day the body was COM
mitted to the ground and the only csre-
monies were by the q. V. u 1t Eas
expected that there would have been a
committee from the Masons on this oc-
casion, and consequently It caused con-
siderable talk. The Masons committed
the body at the vault from speculau"
point the u. V. u. committed the body
TO the earth. from whence it came. from
the operative standpoint Thanking you
for past fayors,
Fraternally,
The Washington bee., 1907-09-14
R. D. Goodman,
Commander Sumner Post. G. Ar
ECHOES FROM THE TOPEKA
DAILY PRESS.

Touching he Banner Meeting Of ne
National Business League.
From the Topeka State Journal.
If anyone thinks that the Negro race
has made no progress in America,
visit to the National Negro Business
Mems League will prove an eye-openeT'
Same.
The flower of the colored race Is I'D
Topeka this week.
Same.
Booker T. Washington is the kind oi
a man of whom any race might be proud
He never sings in a minor key and his
face is always turned TO the sun.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-14
.DELTVERS THE GOODS

Says the Mosaic Guide, published D'
the enterprising Chester E. Bush at LIZ
Col. r. w. Thompson's article in the
Washington Bee on the Topeka mse'-
ing of the National Negro fusHes5
League was simply fine But that saol'o
surprise no one, for We all know VINO
Colonel Thompson IS and what he can
do"
The Washington bee., 1907-09-14
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON DIDN'T
SAY IT.

From the Richmond Planet
We are authorized to state that the
statements accredited to DR.. Booker T.
Washington to the effect that he is al
legged to have said that the feeling Of the
colored people in regard to the Browns
vile incident was confined only to a few
colored politicians, Is erroneous.
He never made any such statement,
but on the contrary has said that the
feeling was deeper, more lasting and
wider spread than was true of any other
incident in recent history.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-14
forty-horse power to get to them.

The big Republican mass meet
ing will take place at Grand Army
Hall October 25. All true blues
are invited to attend.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-14

Teachers in the public school
need to have no fear, because the
President, Captain Oyster, VIII
see that they are protected against
spiteful supervisors.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-14

There should be no petticoat
supervisors in the public schols.
The Bee will certainly keep tab
on them. If petticoats are to be
supervisors those in male attire
should resign.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-14

The case of Miss Charlie Pat
terson has not been settled as yet.
Miss Patterson is one of the
brightest teachers in the public
schools.
VIII some philosopher explain to
The Bee why colored mans head
swells so large the moment he is
given a quasi boss job? Many OF
them become so big that it takes
The Washington bee., 1907-09-14

When the Christian Congress
met in this city the Methodists
were more liberal than the Bap-
fists are.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-14
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-17
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-17
The Day OF
Decision.
By ALICE LOUISE LEE.
Copyright, 1906, by Alice Louise Lee.
By ALICE LOUISE LEE.
Copyright, 1906, by Alice Louise Lee.

wv THEN Lem proposed the fifth
wv time decided to take day
w off in the little country town
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-17
SHERIFFS AND CLERKS AND
ASSESSORS.

In contemplating reforms the Legisla-
ture has requested information from the
sIeriffs and others interested in the pro-
posed decrease of the emoluments OF
their several offices.
1t is not surprising that these officials,
especially those having the assurance Of
a reelection for another term of four
years, should not view favorably the
proposed curtailment of their perquis-
ties and the f ing of their salaries to a
stated amo'"t. If these yield it is be-
cause they c. not help it and therefore
they viii 3,ait gracefully to the in
evitablc.
In the treatment Of these officials the
Legislature must not be niggardly nor
too generous.
Each official, in his capacity, should
be paid a salary commensurate with the
responsibility of the office. This is fair,
and no fairer proposition should be ex-
pected.
Reforms which are to be reforms are
demanded by the people It is not a
question of personal sentiment, but prac-
teal economy No official in the State
should have a salary Or compensation
exceeding that paid to the Governor.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-17

neither singular nor surprising in plead
ing for the favorable consideration of
this measure, which is one of his al
dendum to the Governors proclamation.
His speech is for effect. AS a lawyer,
he knows full well, OF should know, that
if the proposed reform is defective 1t
will become imperative. Indeed, the best
legal authorities have expressed the
opinion that any of the recommends
tons of Lieutenant Governor Sanders
embraced in his addendum will be null
and void.
In the discussion doubts of its legality
was. as reported, in thc minds OF Sen
ators Nillsaps, Hemenway, Louque and
Beale, but these, excepting Louque with
Senators Barret and Favrot. insisted
with Sanders on the right of the people
to adopt it.
In this vote 5 demonstrated the fact
that no opposition is TO be offered to any
Of Sanders additions for the reason that
thew will become, to all intents and pnr-
poses, a nu1Iity. 1t is also evident that
the representatives of the people, who
are earnest advocates Of desired reforms,
will give Sanders ali the rope he may
want and dou1r llessly, in time, he will,
in fieurative sense, be as the calf in the
green oat feld-tang1ed up with his own
rope.
The proposed amendment passed the
Senate by a vote of 81 to I. Mr.. Louquc,
Sandersite, voting no.
If Sanders was not a demagogue, if he
was not playing to the galleries, if he
was not striving to be reformer OF re-
formers, he would have considered be
comingly the objections of Mr. Louque,
as we'll as that Il the other senators
who expressed doubt if the proposed
amendment wo-.t stand the test, and
would not have a.!vocated and insisted
on a measure which can have had de-
sirable effect in its practical operation.
If Sanders anticipated the opposition
of true reformers he has been dlsap-
pointed. 1t is good politics to permit his
addendum to go through like creased
lightning, and when these are out of
the way the reforms desired will be Sc
cured
Sanders reforms are more in the ma
ture of gold bricks than in the substance
of facts which are demanded by the
people and are opposed by the Bosses
and the political time-servers of which
he is the exponent and the leader.
What the people want and demand are
results and not the shadows of prom
iscd substance.
1t is fortunate that Sanders can not
fool all the people at one time, and in
the end he will be fooled himself by
methods of his scheming which are as
glaring as stitches of black thread Oh
snow white muslin.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-17
recent rains. the little lakelet had en-

recent rains. the little lakelet had en-
croached on one wheel track.
AS the old surrey creaked merrily
along Ma Sweet began peeking over
the back seat to assure herself and us
that something WAS wrong with the
vehicle. 1t never snapped like this
before" she began anXiously and
raised her voice. Pa. pa. stop and see
what ails the crittcr"'
But instead OF stopping pa cracked
his whip and cried, 'G'Iang here" He
had not heard Il word.
Then the lean Mrs. Sweet raised her
voice say, Watts, stop a moment.
Stop"
The swapping had Increased in vol
ume but pa heard it not nor did the
thin voice Of his sisterA CLAW pene-
trate his inner consciousness.
Then l tool, d hand iii the matter, /
half arose 70 bring my lips near pas
ear and screamed. MI. Sweet. yoH
better got no further. The right
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-17
HOW THE FIT VIEW IT.

In these days of loose party ties and
i'll defined party lines, when party ma
chimes have become the means for spe-
cial privilege spolation and for graft, the
fit citizen has come to understand that
in the final analysis there is nothing alb
stract about city or State or National
government for that matter, and that
only earnestness and honesty are the real
factors.
A case in point which will illustrate
our meaning is this, which came from
Ohio during the Johnson-Burton con-
test:
Il am for Johnson because he reduced
my water rate so that what I formerly
paid for water at my house now pays
for the water and fire insurance on the
building. He reduced the price of gas
enough to pay my city taxes on my
home. | can buy a good suit of clothes
with what he has saved my family in
street car fares this year"
Government at last, be it large or
local, touches at all points the peoples
living.
The sum total of our taxes, which like
death no man can escape, is large.
When necessary the payer submits cheer
fully to the burden, but when extrava-
gance, and worse, marks the expendi
ture Of the fund of taxation, then the
is more than reasonable, it is
The Governor has shown just where
the burden lies in Louisiana. 1t is not
in the public debt and its annual interest,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-17

NJ
N|N time | decided to take a da :
w Off in the little country town
where | was not born and
think it all out\among the birds and
flowers. There should come to 4
final decision.
Lem grimaced when ! told him-I did
not reveal the name of my destination
for obvious reasonS-and retorted, "Al
right. Jane. think it over as much IL
you like. but remember if your decision
doesn't suit me | shall not accept it
not L."
That's the way with Lem. He ought
to have been on his knees begging me
to make it favorable, but he isn't thai
kind. He always stands so straight ht
fairly bends backward and laughs
when he should appear distressed
Lem is not an ideal lover, as | once
bluntly told him.
He merely remarked grimly-it was
on the occasion of his third proposal
eff you have a lover more ideal. name
him, and I'll go out and punch his
head" Then he laughed.
Lem doesn't appear to take me seri
ously. except my name. | want to be
called Jennette. but he forgets; says
Jane was always his favorite name |
admit that when he says it it doesn' t
seem half bad. but only think of the
sound of Il, Jane take thee. Lemuel"
"By Jove," exclaimed Lem when /
called his attention to this, there ism t
another sentence in the English Ian
guage that would suit me half 50
wellr' And he looked almost handsome
when he said it.
He isn't bad looking anyway, and
every one praises him until get tired
of hearing it-"A rafting good fellow
that from my brothers,, Plenty Of
sand CHATS fathers verdict. such a
dear boy around the house" (of course
that's mother,. and SO on. until | was
really afraid should get to taking
others opinions and not thoughtfully
formulate one of my own. This was
the reason | decided to spend Sunday
at SINNERS Lake alone.
l came near being born at SINNERS
Lake, as near as two months, and we
left before | was six. so | have not Il
lively recollection of the place. Father
often says it's too dead to be remem-
bered, therefore | decided it would be
just the place to set ones thoughts III
array. Certainly there's no such OPP
pOrtunity at home. It's Jane, sew on
this button in hurry" and "Oh. say
Jane, make fourth at tennis, won't
you?" or "Jane. where did | put my
arithmetic" and Jane. Jane, Jane
from morning until night.
l did not know the name of person
at SINNERS Lake. and. not wanting
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-17

front wheel crumpled up and folded to-
gether like the remains of the one boss
shay. and | shot headforemost, frog
like, over pas knees into the lake. my
arms extended and my loose sleeves
scooping up quantities of yellow sand.
Pa pulled me out Ivy nay feet. They
remained high and dry, which canuot
be said Of any other portion of my
anatomy. Ny nose was scratched ana
scraped by pebbles. Ny hair was soak
ed and filed with sand. Oh. | knew
without looking at myself that | WAS
ludicrous sight. Ia stranglel every
time he tried to speak, and ma $;t
down fiat in the middle of the road.
shaking like mold of jelly.
But the lean Mrs. Sweet came to the
rescue. She was properly alarmed. She
sent pa off on the white horse for an
other vehicle. She led me up Oh Il
sunny bank took off my dress. wiped
off my face and draped me in mas
raincoat. which folded twice around
me. Then she and ma went on to see
if they could not get some hot coffee at
the next house. They assured me that
no one Travelled the road on Sunday.
and, anyway. could not be seen.
So there | sat behind clump Of
bushes on Il rock, my bare arms bound
fast inside the raincoat, my hair driZ-
zling sand and water over my face anl
down my neck, my eyelids red and the
tears chasing down my cheeks or me-
andering over nay poor married nose.
looking at my ruined briliantine sui.
spread out to dry.
| was just wondering how I'd ever
get back to town that night was
bound to go that night-when. withoI;
any warning, there was Lem STANDING
in front Of me. looking me over wiz.
the gravest expression | had ever seen
on his face.
Oh, it was a mean flank movement.
hut it was all my brothers fault
Brother had seen the postmark on the
letter sent by the SINNERS Lake post
master. and he had given Lem him
and consequently Lem had followed
There he stood looking me over al
time when | could least bear inspec-
ton.
"Jimminy crichtons.' he exclaimed.
This is what comes of going away t.
think | never believed in thought my
self"
| begged him to turn his back ana
look over the lake-such a pretty lake
but. oh. SO wet. was almost hyster
r
he had Well. when | remember the
commissions into which pa had gone
over my appearance | considered j..
delicately thoughtful of Lem not to
gh-superhumanly thoughtful.
Instead OF smiling he came Il step
nearer, and | began to free my arms
and then remembered | couldn't. 1T
strikes me-" he said soberly. that the
mermaid act amt conducive to health
this early in the morning. Aren't You
pretty wet?"
Then | broke down. "Oh, Lem" !
began. I'm awfully wet and not pretty
at all. Boo-hoo!'
Then he put his arms around me just
as though | had announced a favor
able decision and said with such com
forting heartness. lane. | neve. saw
you when you weren't pretty enough
to suit me all right!'
Well. | made my decision then and
there and when pa came back with Il
whole wagon and ma and the lean Mrs.
Sweet with coffee they all looked
askance at a wet sandy spot on the
front of LENS black coat. Neither of
US had noticed it until they came.
Ill ~;
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-17
GOVERNOR SANDERS STRONG
ARGUMENT

answering Mr. Louque, Governor
Sanders said that no corporation could
do business in Louisiana without our
permission. 1t was not denied that the
Federal court could take jurisdiction
where Federal, foreign or nonresident
corporation invoked its assistance, but
neither could the right be denied the
State to penalize such corporation to
the extent of driving it from the State
and to punish by fine or imprisonment
its officers in the event they sought to
carry on business here after having been
ousted.
Governor Sanders urged the passage
Of the measure, even if there were de-
fects in it. If the corporations then
challenged it in the courts and the courts
pointed out its defects the defects, he
held, could be corrected by subsequent
amendments until an article was OBJ
tanned that would be proof against at
tack.
Throughout the discussion Governor
Sanders showed that he had given the
whole subject profound thought and his
argument was SO effective that he carried
the committee with him and the amend
ment was ordered to be favorably re-
ported, only Mr.. Louque casting his
vote in the negative
The clip quoted appears in the New
Orleans States issue of November II.
1t is in the column of news from Baton
Rouge, from its staff correspondent, and
is given publicity under the flashing
headlines Governor Sanders Wins
Clear Cut Victory With Vital Reform. %
This is the rankest of demagoguy and
so ridiculous as to arouse the risibles
Of an Egyptian mummy.
In reproducing the clip quoted The
Caucasians purpose is to direct the at
tention of sensible and conservative men
to the statement credited to Would-be
Governor Sanders.
In their eagerness to catch the pub
lies eye and ear Sanders ''claquers and
boosters" do not stop to consider the eff
feet of their words or speech, but rush
madly along, bowling and claiming all
things for Sanders.
That Sanders is a demagogue Of DEM
agogues has been demonstrated repeat
edy, and this demagoguy is emphasized
in his declaration, as reported in connec-
ton with Senator Rcil1ey's advocacy of
his joint resolution prohibiting any Fed
eral, foreign or nonresident corporation
doing business in Louisiana from suing
the State or any of its political subdi-
visions or citizens in other than State
courts or from transferring suits begun
in State courts to Federal, under penalty
of forfeiture of their right to do bust
ness in the State" As the discussion
progressed, Lieutenant Governor San
ders urged its adoption even if there be
defects in it, to which Senator Louque
objected. In his argument Lieutenant
Governor Sanders held, as indicated in
the clip, the course of the corporation
to it, which could be corrected
by subsequent amendments, until an
article was obtained that would be proof
against attack"
The Lieutenant Governors attitude is