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The Washington bee., 1908-04-25
SENATOR FORAKER

The Bee is and has always been
a staunch defender of Senator 7.
B. Foraker. The Republican par
" of Ohio cannot afford to turn
him down. It is hoped that the
administration will see that it IS
important to heal whatever diff
ferences that may exist between it
and the Ohio Senator.
There is a great deal OF talk
among certain colored men that
Speaker Cannon, Vice President
Fairbanks, Senator Knox, Senator
La Toilette and Governor Hughes
would be more acceptable than
Secretary Taft. While all of these
men are distinguished Republicans,
will those men who favor any Of
the above men point out one thing
that any of them have done for
the cOlored American?
Secretary Taft has spoken in de
Tense Of the colored Americans, but
have any of the other men except
Senator Foraker said one thing in
defense of the Colored race, or done
one thing that should command
the colored vote: There is too
much sentiment among the colored
people, and but little reasoning.
While Governor of New York,
has Mr. Hughes made one colored
appointment? Has Speaker Can
non, Senators Knox, La Toilette,
Vice President Fairbanks recon-
mended one colored American for
office or anything else? Why, then,
is all this cry raised against the
Secretary of War?
Has any declaration been made
by any one of them as to his po-
sition on the race question, if NOM
mated? The colored American
should reason with himself before
he utters a word. The Bee be
heves that Senator Foraker is hon
est and entitled to the support of
the colored people; but, in the
event of his failure to be nominal
ed, and Mr.. Taft becomes the
nominee OF the Republican party,
would it be wise for the colorel
voter to support the Democratic
partv2
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25
MR.. TAFT.
the job

From the Cleveland (Ohio) Journal.
The Washington Bee, the original
Foraker organ of the East is out in
an editorial conceding the defeat Of
It's favorite candidate, and declaring
for William Howard Taft as the
probable nominee of the Republicans
at Chicago in June. w. Calvin
Chase, editor of The Bee, is a strong
man in politics, and his detection
from the Foraker ranks has produced
no small degree of CONSERVATION
among the leaders of the movement
for the nomination of the Ohio Sena-
tor as THE choice of the United Ne
gro Republicans of the Nation"
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25
NEGROES OF OHIO WILL VOTE
FOR TAFT. DECLARES
COTTRTT
Replies to Walter S. Thomas, of
Mixed NOtoriefy.

Replies to Walter S. Thomas, OF
Mired NOtorety.
Special to The Bee.
Toledo, Ohio.-The colored voters
Of Ohio will support the Republican
candidate for president AT least
that is the opinion of Charles A. Cot
trill, deputy county recorder, and a
member of the Republican State Ex-
ecutive Committee.
Cottrill was asked for his opinion
of the letter which Walter s. Thom-
as, chairman of the Ohio Afro-Amer-
lean League, sent to Representative
Rainey, in which he declared that if
Taft is nominated for the presidency
ninety-fve percent of the colored vot-
ers of Ohio would cast their ballots
for the Democratic candidate.
Il think that Mr.. Thomas has made
very, very wild statement" said
Cottrill, "and that he is considerably
off in his reckoning when he makes
the assertion that ninety-hve percent
of the colored voters of Ohio and of
the United States will support the
Democratic nominee for the presi-
dency rather than cast their ballots
for Secretary Taft or any man whom
Roosevelt might favor.
So far as the colored people of
Toledo are concerned | am positive
that this statement does not apply.
While we do not lose sight of the
Brownsville incident and the dis
charge of several companies of the
Twenty-ffth Infantry. we think that
this IS matter OF secondary CON
sideration as compared with what we
believe to be the best interests of all
the people when it comes TO select
ing president for the United States.
The colored people have far
more friends in the ranks of the Re
publican party than in the Demo-
cratic organization, and it would be
folly for them to sacrifice everything
that they have gained in the past for
the sake of party which would
never give them the slightest recog-
nition.
The interests of ten million col
ored people are of far more vital
importance than the few soldiers
who were discharged, and Mr..
Thomas will find that when the col
cred voters walk up to the polls next
November it will be to vote the Re
publican ticket straight"
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25
=WHATTHEYTHINKR
Continued from first page.)

| was judge on the bench I came
into contact with a great many people
and | believe that a better feeling
toward your race among the white
men in the South is growing. and
that more and more they are in favor
OF an equal application of the law.
When that is done - and that Is
what l understand the Negro has
been seeking - he will be given an
opportunity to make himself valuable
under any rule of franchise that ap-
plies equally to both races"
eve are satisfied, and are with
you," said several of the prominent
colored men as they shook Mr.. Taft's
hand warmly and filed away.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25
THE NATIONAL MEDICAL AS
ISOLATION
To Hold a Great COHgeHfioH in Nezv
York IN august.

New York, pril 22.-Great prepa-
rations are being made by the physi-
clans representing the Medico-Chi,
rurgical Society of New York, and
the North Jersey Medical Association
of New Jersey, in anticipation Of the
meeting of the National Medical As
sociation, which convenes in New
York City, August p, 20 and p.
This latter body is composed of the
Negro physicians, dentists and phar-
macists of this country with many
honorary members living in foreign
countries.
The Convention this year will mark
the tenth in the history of the or
ganization Starting with a few
brave hearts" it now has an annual
attendance Of nearly three hundred;
and it is now almost a maxim that
"once attended always attended" for
everyone feels that the benefits de-
rived from personal association, ex-
change of ideas, recital of experiences
and the practical suggestions given
in the papers read are too great 70
be missed.
The organization has never befores
met 50 far North. The three previ~
Gus sessions held, respectively, in the
cities of Richmond, Philadelphia and
Baltimore, took the organization out
of the experimental setage and gave
it a permanent status. The Conven-
ton this year will undoubtedly be the
greatest Gas all things in New York
must be- in the history of the asso-
citation.
Practically every Negro physician
dentist and pharmacist in the near
States of Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Delaware, Connecticut, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, and the District
OF Columbia has already signihed his.
intention of being present. The lo-i
cal physicians Of New York and New
Jersey on their part are putting fortls
every effort to make the meeting
memorable one and the criterion fd+1I
for ali future conventions.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25
NARROW CRITICISM.

Some very few of the Northern
clerks in the Government service
here in Washington have been
criticizing Auditor Ralph w. Ty-
Ter because he has assisted in Sc
curing the promotion of three or
four colored clerks from Southern
States. These men do not stop to
consider that a Negro appointed to
an executive office under the Gov
ernment becomes at once repre-
sentative of his race in every sec
ton. Again, it is very narrow of
men in the North to object to as
sistance being rendered colored
clerks from the Southern States.
The condition of these cClored
clerks from the South is pathetic.
They have no Congressman or
Senators to appeal to for assist
ance, while the colored clerks from
the North have. A solid Demo
cratic delegation represents the
South in both houses Of Congress,
and these Southern Congressman
would rather see all colored clerks
removed from the service. They
have no sympathy with or for col
ored clerks This being the case,
it is only natural that colored clerks
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25
ANSWER.

The Bee has never asked 9th
ers to think as it thinks. The Bee
was the first paper that placed the
name of Senator Foraker at the
head of its editorial columns for
president. When it became appar-
ent that Senator Foraker could not
win and had been defeated at ev-
cry turn The Bee, like Senator
Foraker, selected the winner.
Perhaps the Editor Of the Way
cross News does not understand as
well as The Bee. No paper has
been as loyal to Senator Foraker
as The Bee, and no paper is as
loyal to the Senator as The Bee is
today, and The Bee ventures to
say it will go farther to advance
his interest than any of its critics.
The Bee can boast Of its LOYALTY
to the Senator with consideration,
and it cannot be charged that it has
directly or indirectly made any de-
mand or request for the least mon
etary consideration. There has not
been one cOlored Republican who
has not made a demand or a re-
quest for help from the friends of
or Senator Foraker himself. The
Bee supported the man and is sup
porting the man because it consid-
cred his cause a just one. The Bee
challenges its friends or its enc
mics to prove one act of disloyalty
or show one demand it has made
upon the man in whom theseNegro
hypocrites claim to have so much
faith and for whom they claim to
have so much love. There are hun
dreds of the type of the WaycrOSs
editor who are like the brothers of
Joseph. There are Negroes today
clamoring for Foraker, at the same
time endeavoring to make terms
with the Administration. The Bee
knows this; this The Bee is pre-
pared to prove.
The Bee is unlike these political
renegades and hypOcrites; it does
not hide its light under a bushel
measure; it does not claim to be
for Mr.. Taft, but if Mr.. Taft or
any other Republican is nominated
J by the National Republican Con-
vention in June it will give him its
loyal support. Mr.. Foraker will
do likewise, The Bee is confident.
He is too loyal a party man to
desert any man named by his par
ty, although that man may have
checked his political ambition.
It is folly for colored men to say
that they will desert the Republi-
, can party for Mr.. Bryan. What
inducements have the Democrats
offered to colored Americans? !?
What will the Democratic party
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25
A STRIKING ARTICLE ON
NEGRO PROGRESS

We have been permitted to see
the advance sheets Of an article
which will appear in the May Cen
tury magazine on Negro Homes
by Booker T. Washington. This
article is finely illustrated with
some of the best types of Negro
residences in different portions of
the country. The main object Of
the article is to show to the public
the progress that the race is max
ing. 1t emphasizes the fact that all
Afro-Americans do not live in
shabby, ill-kept, cheap houses, but
that the race is making tremendous
growth in housing itself and already
has many homes that would do
credit to a race that has had thou
sands of years of freedom. No
one can read the Century article
without having a higher respect
for every Negro man and woman
in this country.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25
ESTABLISHED 1880.
THE ISSUE. -

The Issue is tn name OF a six
teen-page periodical published by
James ardaman, formerly gov
ernor of Mississippi. The Issue is
published at Jackson, Miss, and
this distinguished fre-eating Dem
ocrat honors the Editor of TheBee
by sending him copy OF his pa
per. The Bee welcomes The Is
sue, Notwithstanding the fact that
The Bee and The Issue have diff
ferent political views.
Mr.. Vardaman has gone crazy
on the Negro question, and almost
every article in his paper is more
or less an attack upon colored Am
orleans.
In discussing the railroad ques-
ton the colored American comes
in for his share of abuse. He COM
mends the bloody Ku-Klux Klans
in this fashion:
Monuments have been builded
to Conferedate soldiers who died
on the field of battle, and much has
been said and written about the
erection of a shaft to perpetuate
the memory of deeds of love, self
denial, devotion to duty of the
splendid women of the COnfeder-
aCy. But there IS one Organiza-
ton the members of which deserve
more credit and praise than any
other class of men of the South,
about which nothing especially has
been said in commentator and in
praise. That organization was the
Ku-klux klan.
When the carpet-baggers, scala
wags and irresponsible Negroes,
emboldened by the presence Of the
Federal troops, walked rough-shod
over the men and women of the
South after the Civil War, this
mysterious Klan sprang up in a
night and drove the vandals from
our midst, and inculcated a whole
some lesson of respect for white
supremacy in the excited mind of
the newly freed Negroes.
! am in favor Of the erection of
a monument to tn Ku-KluX Klan
of Mississippi. | should like to
have it built on the capitol grounds
in the city of Jackson, and a full
history of the organization written
and published and taught to South
ern boys and girls in the public
schools. 1t was the most orderly,
law-respecting, law-loving body
that was ever organized and main
tanned in violation of the law, and
it drove from power a band of
vampires who, under the guise of
law, robbed and plundered and op-
pressed and outraged people"
Just think of it! He wants a
monument erected to these bood-
thirsty murderers, men who defed
the Constitution of these United
States and of their own State. The
day will come soon when streets
OF Mississippi will be filled with
blood and the ghosts of the victims
of the Ku-Klux Klans will rise up
before Mr.. Vardaman and send his
heartless soul to hades.
The Bee welcomes The Issue,
Mr.. Vardaman, and it hopes that
YOU will love long enough to feel
your blood leave the veins of your
body by drops.
THE PRESIDENTIAL CON
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25

offer, or the Democratic candidate
OF that party offer? VIII the Edi-
tor of the Waycross News answer
and say whether he has been doc
tOred
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25

and its principles even though the
devil himself may be nominated a.
Chicago, Such nonsense as boiling
the party should not be considered by
our people.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25

make II certain that the result Will
be as predicted few weeks ago.
Up to date Secretary Taft has such
a lead over all his competitors that
to many the race is no longer in
teresting. With FIVE hundred del
egates already selected Taft has
assured 900 delegates for him, but
IoI less than the number required
to nominate, viz, 49I. There are
yet to be selected 400 delegates,
and as the majority Of these are
to come from States known to be
positively for Taft, the prediction
of some weeks ago by close OBJ
servers that Taft would have 600
votes on the first ballot is now Ger
tain to become a realization.
The Hughes boom, of which
much was at first predicted, has
flattened out completely, and he
lis no longer considered in the equa-
ton, and it is certain that he will
not have his home State with him
on the first ballot The disappoint-
.ment in the Hughes boom is due
mostly to Hughes himself. He
shut himself up at Albany and af-
fected the "greater-than-thou" at
titude, expecting the mountain to
come to Mahomet. But the noun
tain is not a pedestrian.
The Cannon boom never did get
farther than the joke stage, and it
is clear to Cannon himself that the
Taft sentiment in Illinois is too
strong to even be overcome by a
favorite son.
The Knox boom is a State af-
fair. 1t never has gotten beyond
1.-THE confines of Pennsylvania. and
never was expected to.
The La Toilette boom, like the
Knox boom, is local affair; and,
like the Cannon boom, a vaude-
vile joke.
The Fairbanks boom, had it not
been ten years in propagation,
might have amounted to something
but the people got tired of hear
ing about the Fairbanks boom
several years ago. At that, how
ever, it is stronger than any of
the "also ran aspirants.
The Foraker boom is no longer
considered seriously. The other
candidates, known by the appela-
ton of reactionaries, though that
name IS a misnomer, have used
Senator Foraker's name to trade
upon. They have not dealt fairly
with the able and brilliant Senator
from Ohio. They have simply used
his name to detraCt votes from
Taft, in the hope that in the final
analysis these votes would come to
them. And the Senator is no doubt
now alive to their game. Without
the use of Senator Forake's name
the Cannon, Hughes, Knox and
Fairbanks booms would have long
since been exploded.
The situation is clear to all. Taft
will be an easy winner, and it is
impossible to form any combina-
ton to beat him for the nomina-
ton.
In sizing up the situation, The
Bee is not actuated by favoritism
to Taft, but is simply giving the
situation as anyone who runs may
see. It's Taft, and you might as
we'll accept the verdict.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25
A POSEY FOR TERRELL

A POSEY FOR TERRELL.
The Bee has differed vitally, and
strenuously, at times with Judge
Robert HI Terrell, and we may
differ again, should the occsaion
arise, but we are not so petty as
to withhold from him any credit
that he may be entitled to for things
he has actually done. And we WI
say for him that no man in the
District will go farther or more
willingly and more promptly TO
help his people than this same
Judge Terrell. Someone is al
ways appealing to him, and he is
always responding. We don't
train in the same camp, but an
honest man will sometimes compli-
ment his bitterest foe for perform
ing a good act. The Bee will crit
icise. and The Bee will praise, ac-
cording to the merits of the case.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25
STAND BY THE NOMINEE.

From the Charlotte (N.C) Adver-
tiser.
We are afraid that some of ouT
leading Negroes are going to make,
and are making. a serious mistake in
that they are following and believing
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25

Vote the Odell-Chase Ticket.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25

w. CALVIN CHASE, EDITOR
The Washington bee., 1908-04-25
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100 Eye ST, N w. washington. D. c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-17
FROM CITY COUNCIL AND COM.
MERclAL CLUB.
RELATIVE TO CITY LAKE
Recommendation by City Engineer
Walter c. Dean-Reports Favor
Voting Bonds for Reconstruction
Of City Lake Dam.
Ardmore. okla.. May 12. 1905.

Ardmore, Okla. May IL. 1908.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council. City OF Ardmore. Oklahoma.
Gentlemen:
After maxi ., survey and calculat-
ing the quantities OF ma-rlal and la.
Dor to raise the present dam at the
city lake, SIX TOY feet in height max.
ing roadway on top tweGty (201 feet
In width and making slope on the out
side of same two (2) feet horizontal
to one % foot vertical OF clay for
the construction OF masonry wall at
the top OF outside slope to stripping
barrow pits and base OF new dam of
all soil. sod and vegetable matter. to
constructing concrete core wall across
old spill-way. to the present spll.way
to building retaining walls OF ma
sonry in new spillway. to the paving
OF the water slope with rock and CO.
ment filter, to sodding the outside
slope OF the new embankment with
Bermuda grass, TO filling 1pc under
the embankment with concrete, to
raising the pump bouse floor and
cementing outside os said house be-
low water level, aad to cleaning out
ire timber and bush on water shed
below the new water level, and to
placing of clay core wall in the pres
ent dam six .eet wide, fifteen feet
deep and l2s feet long. the total
amount OF cost to be s2S,5S5sO, and
for the extension OF water mains
around In new district and for two
inch lines IN new paving district.
100000. | would suggest s30O0O.OO
for the lake, as there may be more
trouble before these improvements
are completed, and by making same
s30,O0O.O0 would allow for any extra
repairs that would have to be made,
to the extent OF sl,4O0.OO.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER c. DEAN,
City Engineer
The ground plan of the reinforce
ment of the dam and quantities OF
same are on file at my office.
WALTER c. DEAN,
City Engineer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-17
Election Proclamation.

BY virtue OF authority vested In
me as Mayor of the City Of Ardmore,
Oklahoma, in conformity with a reso-
luton OF the City Council OF said city,
an election is hereby called and the
same shall be held In said city on
the gath day Of June, 1908, for the
purpose OF determining whether or
not there shall be issued by said city
t35. 900 at 8 per cent 20 year water
works bonds. The proceeds of said
bonds to be used for the purpose OF
raising the dam at the City Lake
feet in height; making roadway on
top Of same; for the constructing OF
masonry wall at the toe OF said dam
for stripping barrow pits of all sod
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-17

We, the WaterwUrks Committee of
the City Council. and the Commit
tee appointed by the Commercial Club
OF the City Of Ardmore. hereby state
that We have personally inspected
the dam at the city lake. and have
carefully gone over the plans and
estimates OF Walter c. Dean, and We
unhesitatingly recommend that the
Improvements outlined by Mr.. Dean
and hereto attached be made.
We are confident that by making
the Improvements 20 herein outlined
that the said dam will ueed no fur
ther repairs and will stand as long as
time lasts. A smaller amount OF mon
ey could be probably used in fixing
said dam; but taking into considera-
ton the tremendous Importance OF
the city lake to the city. and realiz-
ing the fearful consequence II any
thing should happen to said dam. we
therefore, think 1t is the safest and
wisest course for the city to fix the
same as there will be no possibility
OF It's giving away in the future.
The plans and specifications IN
every detail and even the estimated
cost OF each item can be seen at the
Office OF Walter c. Dean, City Engi
neer. Respectfully.
MORRIS SASS.
j. NJ. SHELTON,
j. h. PENNINGTON.
Waterworks Committee
j. n. DoDSON.
b. A. SIMPSON.
NJ. GORMAN.
Committee OF Commercial Club
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-17

and vegetable matter; for construct
ing core wall across old spillway; for
eAcavating through rock for new
spillway; building retaining walls of
masonry in new spillway; for paving
OF the water slope with rock and ce
ment filler; for sodding the outside
slope of new embankment with Ber-
muda grass; for filling pipe under
dam with concrete, for raising pump
house floor and cementing outside OF
said house below water level: for
clearing out the timber and brush on
watershed below the new water level;
for placing clay core wall in the
present dam; and for the extension
of water mains in said city of Ard
more.
All persons who are legally quail.
fed under the law shall be entitled
TO vote at said election. Those vot.
ing for the issuance OF said bonds
shall have printed on their tickets.
For the issuance of $4,000 at 8 per
cent 20 year waterworks bonds"
md those voting against the issu-
ance OF said bonds shall have printed
on their tickets. Against the lssu-
ance of $4,000 at per cent 20 year
waterworks bonds"
That the places OF holding said elec.
tlons and the judges and clerks OF
same shall be as follows:
Voting Precinct No. at First Bap-
list churc h-Judges: DR.. w. NJ. An
derson, l.. West, NJ. J. Hayes. Clerks:
j. L. higgins, b. S. Curtis.
Voting Precinct No. at First
ward school building-Judges: Paul
Jones. N. l.. Alexander. Guy p. Cobb
Clerks: T. II. Banks. J. C. King.
Voting Precinct No. at West End
Wagon yard-Judges: Ed Hoffman
X. +. Jordan, J. b. Mansfield. Clerks:
I'D Deem, VIM. Kilgore.
Voting Precinct No. 4 at Halls
store--Judges: c. Z. Hall. John +
Easley. Moran Scott Clerks: o. l.
Ellington, Ed Allen.
Voting Precinct No. at Second
ward school building - Judges:
Charles Fraley. Sam Daube. James
Smock. Clerks: James Chandler. L
~ Murdock.
Voting Precinct No. 6 at City Hal
Judges: W. M. Robinson, w. p
Poland, George Dashner. Clerks: A
G.. Edwards, T. L. Choate.
Voting Precinct No. Z at Staples
store--Judges: Porter Staples. 2
West, w. c. Kendall. Clerks: w. f
Whltehurst. C. o. Bum.
Voting Precinct No. 5 at Fourth
ward school buildlng-Judges; T. ]
Jones, w. f. Wilmington. 4. F. Pye
att. Clerks: Chas. Cook. ]. F. Var
nell.
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Voting Precinct No. at Whiting
ton hotel-Judges: ". Y. King. C. ID.
Wortham, Tom Bell. Clerks: II. T.
Rutherford. +. NJ. Snyder.
Witness my hand this the 14th day
OF May, 1908.
II. w. DICK, Mayor.