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The Washington bee., 1908-11-07
DR.. GILBERT SPEAKS.

In a sermon on Religious Pa
triotism," DIR. Matthew w. Gil
bert, pastor of the Mount Olivet
Baptist Church, which has the
largest Negro congregation in
New York City, urged his con-
gregation to vote for Taft on
November 3rd. Bryan, he de-
clared, was no friend of the Ne
gro, and added that the Denver
convention had opposed the in-
terestS of the race. DR.. Gilbert
declared that Bryan, in his Coop
er Union speech, had justified the
disfranchisement of the Negro in
the South. IN
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THE ELECTION.

The election is over and the
prophets no longer hold the peo-
pie in doubt. The result has no
doubt, been disappointing to
those who wished it otherwise.
The colored voter has had his
revenge as is evidenced by the
cartoon on the front page of the
Bee today. What has he gained ?
What is he to hope for from the
Democratic party now?
The business interest of the
country wanted Judge Taft elect
ed. The property of the country
demanded his election. What are
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and in Judge Taft it has selected
a Twentieth Century American.
We do not care what Bishop Wal
tiers or anyone else says. We
know that Judge Taft represents
truly the party that has given the
Negro all he enjoys that made it
possible for him to have home
and a family. Were it not for
the Republican party, the Negro
leaders who are trying to blind
their constituents to the truth
would not be allowed to vote.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-07
DIR. WASHINGTON'S
PREDICTION.

Prof. Booker T. Washington,
Just before the election predicted
that the colOred voter would be
with Mr.. Taft. DR.. Washing
ton knew what he was saying,
and true to his word the colored
vote, with bat few exceptions,
stood by Judge Taft.
The colored Americans believe
in DIR. Washington. They know
that he gives them the proper
advice.
DR.. Vernon and Auditor Ralph
w. Tyler rendered invaluable
service. Everywhere DR.. Yer
non was booked to speak he re-
ceived the greatest ovation. SO
great were the demands for him
throughout the country that it
was impossible for him to meet
them. He brought the colored
vote into line in the West by
his great eloquence.
He is known as the black Ros-
sius.
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FALSE IMPRESSIONS.

The efforts of HenryWatterson
and others to create the impress
sion that the Negro vote of Ken
lucky would go to Bryan have
proved futile. Recent reports
from the Blue Grass state show
that the colored voters there are
almost solid for Taft.
False prophets are trying to
tell the colored people that the
Republican party of today IS not
the party of Lincoln and Grant, !"
says w. T. Hayes, presiding elder
of the Louisville conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal
Church, in discussing the Ken
lucky political situation in Ken
lucky. THAT is not so.
'The Republican party of to-
day is the same party, moving
more aggressively in more pro
gressive age, under different en-
virOnments. 1t needs new leaders.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-07
VIM. E. CHANCELLOR.

The deposed superintendent of
the public schools, DR.. VIM. E.
Chancellor, published a vile Ii
rade against the colored citizens
of this city. The Bee knows that
his article was false from begin
ming to end, but the people of
other cities and states would no
doubt be convinced that there
was some truth in what he said.
For the benefit of people in
other states who don't know Mr..
Chancellor, The Bee takes this
The Washington bee., 1908-11-07
SOLID AGAINST

SOLID AGAINST
THE NEGRO.
Northern Negroes who have
listened to appeals TO vote the
Bryan ticket, and thereby indorse
the political program of South
ern lynchers and Negro-haters,
ought to be interested in the pro-
posed amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Georgia to
be voted on at the coming cleo
ton. There is no concealment of
the fact that the object of the
amendment is to preventNegroes
from voting, without violating
the provisions of the Federal
Constitution forbidding disfran-
chisement on account of race,
color, or previous condition OF
servitude.
The amendment provides IN
substance that the voter shall
have paid all taxes assessed
against him since 1877, and shall
have the usual qualifications as to
residence. To prove that a would
be-vOter has paid his taxes for
thirty-two years might puzzle a
Title Guarantee Company, and
this requirement easily places
within reach of the registering
officer a legal excuse for exclud-
ing any applicant who appears
undesirable.
In addition to taXpaying and
residential qualifications, which
are supposed to apply to all, there
are five special qualifications,
each one of which permits the
person possessing it to vote. The
first two admits soldiers of all
wars and their descendants to
the suffrage This is fair and
would enable many Negroes to
qualify but for the thirty-two
year taxpaying qualification al
ready mentioned. Even in the
soldier provision, however, there
is a Joker" as TO descendants,
requiring that they shall be law
full descendants. ." The possible
uses of this are obvious.
Class number 3 includes all
who are of good character and
understand the duties and obi
cations of citizenship. The reg
istrar is Judge OF character and
understanding An applicant
under class 4 is required to write
correctly in the English language
a paragraph of the Federal or
State Constitution, as dictated by
the registrar, and if by reason Of
any physical disability he cannot
write, he must interpret para
graph TO the satisfaction of the
registrar. Imagine a Georgia
cracker" or ignorant colored
man interpreting the Constitu-
ton of the United Ctates, which
has been interpreted in different
ways by chief justices of the Su-
preme Court!
The fifth class includes prop
erty-owners, and would let in
many Negroes, but for the omni-
bus requirement as to taxes since
1877.
The proposed amendment
plainly leaves it within the power
of the Democratic registrars to
admit whom they please and ex-
clude whom they please and their
proclaimed purpose is to exclude
the Negro, thus putting Georgia
in line with other Southern States
which disfranchise the colored
The Washington bee., 1908-11-07

Charles w. Anderson is a potent
factor in this campaign in the Empire
State. The masses trust his judg-
ment and are standing with him as
one man. Mr.. Anderson says New
York is safe for Taft and that Gov
ernor Hughes will be reelected. Why
wnrry furtherI
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SHOULD BE QUALIFIED.

SHOULD BE QUALIFIED.
There is some agitation among
the citizens for a change in our
local government. Notwith
standing the many protests that
have been exploded, nothing rea-
sonable has been advanced
against the credit, integrity and
honesty of the present Board of
Commissioners. Has any mem
Der of the present Board of Dis
trict Commissioners been guilty
of any act that would discredit
them? Is it not fact that they
have done everything in their
power to advance the welfare OF
the people?
Now, if there is to be q change
in the form of government, and
the people desire to rule it should
be started, but do not attempt
to cast any discredit upon the
honesty and integrity of the men
who have been above suspicion
for these many years.
Many of the citizens associa-
tions, which are star chamber
organizations, state that they
want an elective form of govern
ment. An elective form of gov
ernment is a constitutional pc
rogative to which every citizen is
entitled. Not one association
has suggested the kind of a gov
ernment which is best for the
city. Not one has argued upon
the form of government that is
the best. In the first place, if
the form of government is to be
changed, would it not be we'll to
suggest a qualified suffrage?
Educational and property quail
ihcations?
Should a person be taxed out
rageousIy because the majority
has it in its power to levy taxes ?
Because a man has a vote, should
that man be given ballot to do
with your property as he pleases
and he has no property, or edu-
cation whatever?
In the opinion of the Bee, suf-
frage should be qualified.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-07
COMMISSIONER OYSTE-

COM MISSIONEk O1S L Elk.
Thousands of citizens would
no doubt be glad to see Capt.
James F. Oyster one of the Com
missioners of the District of Col
umbia. Capt. Oyster is an honest
man and believes in fair play.
There is no doubt of him admin
istering the laws of the District
in the interest of justice and fair
play. He would not Cypress the
peole, and neither would he pre-
tend Christianity and practice
the code of the devil. 1t is be-
lieved that he would make the
same sacrifice for the people as
District Commissioner, as he
does as a member of the Board
of Education.
If of course, there is to be a
change by the transfer of Col.
Muiran, no better man could be
selected.
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CrowiSm. The document bears
the names of the men above men
toned.
Rev. Corrothers seems to be
running his part of the Demo-
cratic campaign on his own
hook. "
The Washington bee., 1908-11-07
A SOCIAL CLIQUE.

female teachers in the public
schools is that they are discrim-
mated against because they are
not we'll and favorably known
and associated with the social
clique that dominates the public
school system.
While the Bee doesn't object
to married women teaching in
the public schools, but, since
there is a law against it; it is of
the opinion that the graduates
and those single teachers who
pass an examination should have
the preference over married
teachers.
Since the installation of male
teachers in the colored schools
there has been more trouble and
scandal than ever known in the
history of the colOred schools:
Male principals are failures, and
their domineering dispositions
are injurious to the public school
system. The Bee invites the
Board of Education to visit the
schools under the supervision Of
male principals, as to discipline
and good order in general, and
compare their records with fe-
male principals in former years,
positions at this time.
The Bee is in possession OF in
formation of a certain male prin-
cipal in the cOlOred schools,
whose order and discipline are
something disgraceful. The su-
pervising principal over this par
ticular school takes delight in
marking this individual excel
lent, and marking female teach
ers who formerly served under
him, fair or good.
a thorough investigation of
this marking system should be
started at once by a special COM
mittee composed of members of
the Board of Education. There
is too much favoritism in the
colOred public schools, and the
sooner these evils are eradicated,
the better it will be for the school
system.
The President of the Board of
Education has put the stamp of
condemnation upon cases where
it is shown that favoritism pre-
walls.
The complaints of teachers and
parents have been numerous, but
still they continue while known
to the school authorities. The
suggestion of the Bee is, let the
Board remove the cause and the
evil will be cured. Appoint no
more male principals; remove
those who are now at the head
of the schools and the Bee is
certain that there will be no more
trouble. This continued impor-
tatiOn of outsiders in our schools
should be stopped. There is
plenty of competent local talent,
sufficiently competent to be ap-
pointed. For thirty years, the
Bee has been opposed to these
social cliques in the colo-ed
schools, and as fast as they are
removed others spring up.
Under female supervision, the
colored schools are morally and
educationally better.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-07
JUSTIFIEs Jim CROWIsM. "

JUSTIFIES Jim CROWISM. :"
One of the most remarkable
documents that was issued by
Rev. ]. Milton Waldron, presi-
dent; Bishop H. NJ. Turner, vice
president; L. G. Jordan, record
ing secretary; VIM. NJ. Trotter,
secretary; A, H. Grimkie. treas
urer and Rev. Charles VIM. H.
Scott, organizer of the so-called
National Independent political
and other Negro Democratic
leagues, is a justification of Tim
The Washington bee., 1908-11-07
MACK THE PROPHET.

III SIGHT ana lOSI dll.
John Sharp Williams said
three weeks before the election
when Chairman Mack declared
that Mr.. Bryan would be elected
by a tidal wave, Mr.. Williams
said that those tidal waves of
which he had heard SO much,
generally carried the Republi-
can into office.
JUVENILE COURT REVERSED.
On Thursday of last week, Burrell
Johnson, who is an employee of the
Government Printing Office, was
brought into the Juvenile Court upon
warrant issued from the Juvenile
Court charging him with carnal
knowledge of female under the age
of sixteen years. When he was called
upon by the Clerk of the Juvenile
Court to enter his plea to the infor-
nation, his counsel refused to per
NIT him to enter plea upon the
grounds that the Juvenile Court had
no jurisdiction whatever in the case
and thereupon moved the Court 10
discharge the defendant from custody.
The Court overruled the motion and
ordered the Clerk to enter up a plea
of mot guilty and proceeded to hear
the testimony of the prosecuting wit
ness. After hearing the testimony of
the prosecuting witness, he continued
the case for a further hearing until
the next day at one O'Clock, and in
the mean time, committed the defen-
dant to Jail in default of One Thou
sand Dollars, (SI,ooooo) bail. By
seven o'clock of the same night. Law
yer Scott had secured from Justice
Barnard an order for a writ of Ha-
beas Corpus and the same was made
returnable before him at twelve
O'Clock on Friday and at the hearing
upon the petition. Justice Barnard
promptly ruled that the point was well
taken-that the Juvenile Court had no
jurisdiction in the matter and there
upon ordered Johnson released from
custody. On the next day the matter
came up for hearing in the Police
Court and Johnson was promptly re-
leased again, it being shown that there
was absolutely no merit in the charge
and that Johnson was absolutely in
nocent
The Washington bee., 1908-11-07
HOTEL MACEO.

When visiting New York City,
stop at the Hotel Maceo, 2I3 West
53rd Street, corner Broadway
Steam heated Telephone. 8os,
Columbus.
B. F. Thomas. Prop.
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PUBLISHu

100 Eye ST., N W., washington. D. c.
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B. F. Thomas. Prop.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-24
BUTLER and LUMLEY
PLEASING HONOLULU

The second appearance of Richard
BUTLER and the Lumley company OF
the Orpheum, last night, called forth
good house. and everyone in the
large audience was pleased, ju lying
from the applause, and the personal
comments rs they were leaving the
play house The Climbers" Is no
doubt one Of the strongest plays seen
In Honolulu in long time and the
treatment 1t received at the hands of
Mr.. Butler and the Lumley company
is beyond criticism Every member
Of the big company enters into the
spirit of the play aud by their com
blned efforts make 1t big success
Tonight will be the last performance
of THE Climbers" Starting tomor.
row night. the Company will be seen
in Richard Harding Davis master.
piece, Soldiers Of Fortune" The
original acting version used by Rob.
ert Edison will be used with Richard
Butler In the role of Robert Clay
Frank Z. Montgomery as Captain
Swift, Virginia Thornton as Hope
Langham. Special scenery and cos
tunes will be used to make this gro
duction the event of the season New
speclalties will be introduced between
acts by Miss Brundon ami Harry Tay
Tor. Seats are now selling
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-24
OAHU COLLEGE
CLOSING DAYS

Tomorrow VIII be busy day at
Oahu College. In the morning at
$3.50 the closing exercises of the
Preparatory SchCCl will be held in
Chas. Il bishop Hall. In addition
to the essays from members of the
graduating class, the program will
have numbers by the various grades
in the school. The drill by the
Kings Guard will be We'll worth see
ing. Principal Chas. r. Fits will
have charge of the exercises and will
give the diplomas to the class.
In the evening the college chorus
es will give a concert under the d.
rection of X. Rudland Bode. The
program contains an excellent varie-
ty of songs in which the choruses will
appear to advantage.
ID. p. X. lsenberg will sing two
numbers. Those who know the
excellence of Mr.. Isenberg's singing
are looking forward with pleasure
to his solos.
The concert will be in Chas. Il.
Bishop Hall at o'clock.
As is usual with Punahou COM
mencement programs. both the clos
ing exercises and the concert are
open to the friends of the school. All
will be welcome.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-24
.SUVA WELCOMED
BLANCHE ARRAL

The Western Pacific Herald of May
20 says of Madam Arral.
Madame Blanche Arral, the prima
donna of four continents. gave inost
delightful concert at Town Hall on
"Wednesday evening last to a large
and most enthusiastic audience. We
had been prepared after peruslng the
fiattering press notices of every Aus.
tralasian newspaper to hear something
out of the common and We were not
disappointed. Her voice has the me-
lodious Quaver of the lark and power
in the upper register that begets con.
fidence and full dramatic effect. The
program, which was liberal one, was
protracted to twice It's original length
by reason OF persistent encores which
the charming soprano willingly re.
sponded to. The gifted singer was
greeted with applause when she ap.
peared to sing her first scene LARS
du Page" from the Hugenots. which
showed her supreme command over
her magnificent voice. As an encore
she sang CAMS Sing Sweet Bird" In
way that took the house by storm
This was followed by the Jewel
Song" from Faust, followed by an en-.
core FROM the same opera, the prayer
from Act w, the prison scene In the
second half she sang "Habanera."
from Carmen in response to the vocif.
erous demands of the audience. who
were not to DO denied.
Madame Arral appears at the Opera
House Tuesday evening in the prin.
cipal grand opera arias. Seats at 75c.
VI and $3.50, are on sale at Wall,
Nichols Co.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-24

The Fleet 10 coming. Let Us clean
up the City.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-24
WATERHOUSE
Tells Of TOUR
Farmers Institute Hears
Of Industries In
Malay

The quarterly meeting of the
Farmers Institute of Hawaii, re-
Gently held at the Kamehameha
Schools, was well attended and prov
ed to be one of the most interesting.
After the business meeting the Me-
chanical and Agricultural Depart
ments were visited. The evening
meeting proved to be very interest
Ing.
+. T. p. Warehouse gave an ad-
dress on the subject of Some Agrl-
cultural Industries in the Far East. 4"
His travels were mainly through the
Straits Settlements of the Malay Pc
ninsula. He also visited the islands
of Sumatra and Ceylon.
Mr.. Waterhouse was very much
surprised to find the federated states
of the Malay Peninsula so well gov
erned and everything so progressive.
Though each of the four states have
separate governments they are under
British rule, which prevents any
rash uprisings. Aside from the mil
ltary policing OF the country. British
officers are appointed to sit in coun-
ell with the native governors and
have a voice in all questions of i'm
portance. The speaker was surpris-
ed to End these Malay states possess
Ing the best macadam roads that he
had ever seen and railroad building Is
being carried on rather extensively.
The automobile and many of the
other latest improved conveniences
are to be found In extensive use and
travelling is less expensive than In
our own country. outside of the
large cities. as Singapore, George
town at Penang. and other seaport
towns, there are no hotels, but the
government furnishes what are call
ed rest houses or lodging houses,
which are leased to the keepers who
furnish the meals. The keepers re-
ward being for the food only. The
charges for the lodging go TO the
government. This peninsula possess
rs many extensive tin mines, from
which a very large part of the
worlds output is obtained and from
which the Malay states receive their
main revenue.
Mr.. Waterhouse spoke of the un.
healthy condition Of the country. ma
laria being very prevalent on account
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-24
GARFIELD KEPT
ON THE JUMP

Secretary Mott.Smith received
wireless from Jack Atkinson late yes
terday dated at Olinda, an
It is possible that on account Of the
lateness OF the hour. the party Gu
out the ride down the Hama coast, an
made straight for Kahului in thu
steamer.
Weather conditions right. It is prob
able that the party spent last night OF
the summit Of Haleakala, Tor the plan
were so arranged. The party Shout
be In Kahului harbor this morning
and afternoon driving to Lahaina.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-24

of the low Hat lands. abundance of
wild animals gave him some fear, but
he was frequently informed that the
man-eating tigers were only danger.
Gus when very hungry and that they
would not fight unless cornered. Many
kinds of monkeys are to be found in
the woods and these creatures are
much used by the natives in picking
their crop OF cocoanuts. The monkey
Is required to climb the tree and Is
controlled by means of a strong cord
which the master holds and when the
monkey attempts to pick nut that is
too green, q yank on the string BY the
master is sufficient to convince the
monkey that he must make some 9th.
err selection; in this way the great
crop from which copra, the much
used food product of the Malays, Is
gathered. The cocoanut trees are
grown in large plantations; the trees
being set In rows in such way that
they are from ten to twenty feet apart.
The trees seem more prolific than
those of Hawaii. They are to some
extent attacked by insects. though ef
forts are taken to destroy the beetle
Their ravages do not seem as injur.
ious as do the ravages of insects to
The cocoanut in Hawaii
The banana industry seems very
much inferior to that of our own va.
rieties, are few and good fruit scarce.
Pineapples are much grown In some
localities and though the Malay coun.
try has a reputation Of producing a
fine fruit for European markets, the
speaker says he saw no good pineap.
pies while there. He visited a locality
that Is said to produce the finest pines
in the world but from repeated exam.
nations he reports them small. woody
and almost tasteless compared with
the pineapples of Hawaii. Their fruit
for canning Is very small, the largest
only weighing about three pounds.
Pineapple canneries are managed on
what seems to an American to be a
very unenterprising basis, most all of
the work being done by hand and by
very cheap coolie labor.
Many Of the Industries of the Malay
states are largely controlled by the
Chinese planters. most Of whom have
become very wealthy.
Mr.. Warehouse spoke to consider.
able extent on the rubber Industry.
He learned much of their methods of
cultivation. gathering OF the product.
etc.. etc. He saw plantations of the
Ceara and of the Heyea also NJ E,cns
elastica. The clearing of the lana ne
well AZ the care of the trees 10 mn ,n,'
portant problem ia the rubber srnwar
in the MALAY country In Inc woodod