The Washington bee., 1907-10-19

or qualified suffrage, thus getting
rid of the character of citizens that
Mr.. Macfarland has in mind.
Every State in the Union, take
New York for instance, has ''unde-
sirable citizens" As notorious as
New York is, good men are elect
What does Mr.. Macfarland think
of the Southern States, where
thousands of colored citizens are
disfranchised because they are col
ored. These outrages are commit
ted by men who are supposed to
be honorable and upright, and the
distinguished Commissioner is COM
PEELED to receive these men who
come to him and give them official
recognition. They demand from
the Commissioner places. Are
there any such men in this city to
whom the Commissioner gives a
hint of warning? The only objec-
honable citizens in Washington are
the blacks, and to them Mr.. Mac
farland must be alluding. If he is
not alluding to them, will heexplain
to which class he is alluding. The
Irish, Dutch, German, Italian and
the Negro wish to know. He must
be referring to one Of the above
named races.
Read what the man you succeed
ed said, Mr.. Macfarland, and ex-
plain yourself at once. The col
ored people have been abused
enough.
RUM, ROMANISM AND REBEL
ION OUTDONE.
(By Hon. John B. Wight, Commission
er of the District of Columbia.)
Let all colored people, Irish and Ital-
ians in the District of Columbia read
Commissioner Wights opinion of them
as expressed by him in a printed public
document entitled Hearing conducted
by the subcommittee, Messrs. w W.
Grout H. H. Bingham, J. T. McClery,
John NJ. Allen, and NJ. E. Benton, of
the Committee on Appropriations, House
OF Representatives, in charge Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Appropriations Bill
for 1901, on the days following, namely,
February 70 and 20, 1900"
Mr.. John B. Wight, Mr.. John w.
Ross, Captain Lansing H. Beach, Com
missiOners Of the District Of Columbia,
appeared before the subcommittee.
Mr.. Benton.-There may be a good
many policemen, but is not the criminal
class as successfully taken care of in
Washington in any other city of its
size in the country?
Major Sylvester.-I believe so; but
when I answer that statement want to
invite your attention to what I stated
to you the hours these men have.
Mr.. Benton. - I recollect what you
said on that subject You effect it, but
you have to work your men more than
you want to.
Mr.. Wight-Perhaps I had better an
swer that because It might be a little
embarrassing to Major Sylvester. 4
think it is remarkably to the credit of
the Police Department with the small
amount of men and the large amount of
criminal classes
Mr.. Benton Ga member of the Com
mittee) Il did not know that there was
a very great amount. I know there is
not great deal of crime, comparatively.
The Chairman of the Committee u
They are not the worst criminals.
Mr. Wight say it with all kindness,
but I state it as a fact, that the 10000
colored people here are equal TO the
criminal conditions in any city. They
regard life as of no value whatever.
Mr.. Chairman-But they are not safe
crackers p?
Mr.. Wight-They are worse.
Mr.. Wight-And to handle these 90
COO colored people with the Irish and
Italians and other classes that are here
and in considerable numbers, speaks
we'll, think, for the police department.
and l will defy any city in this country
to show better handled prostitutes than
is shown here.
Mr.. Wight is understood to be a can
didate for reappointment in May next.
Let all Irish, Dagoes and Negroes rally
to his support, and if they do they will
be all he tells Congress they are.
BRUCE VS.. DR.. MOTION.
DR.. William E. Chancellor has