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The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
MR. ELMER DOVER.

One of the best men in the Re
publican party and the man in
whom colOred Americans have con
fidence is Mr.. Elmer Dover, sec
retary of the National Republican
Committee. Mr.. Dover may be
Objectionable to men on the Ma
tional Republican Committee, but
in the opinion Of The Bee, Mr.,
Dover is more popular with all
classes Of voters than any man the
committee may select. As mat
ter of fact Mr.. Dover IS an attable
man, who is possessed if power to
that when elected president, he
ference how busy he is, he always
has time to see the most humble
citizen. Such man IS invaluable
in this campaign.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
THE LATE HON. FRANK D.
DANCN. OF TARBORO. n. {.

THE LATE HON. FRANK D.
DANCY, OF TARBORO. n. {.
We present to The Bee readers a
sp'e~did cut Of the ate Hon. Frank
D. Dancy, of Tarboro, n. c., the
deceased brother of Recorder John c.
Dancy. This is the first time his
cut has appeared since his death last
fall. 1t represents him in the prime
Of his manhood, when he was a State
Senator in North Carolina. He was
at different times town commissioner,
county commissioner, member of the
School Board, State Senator, and
mayor of Tarboro, one of the first
colored mayors in the United States.
He was active in politics, and a
shrewd, successful party leader in
his best days. In later years he gave
his whole time to business life, and
accumulated a fair competence in his
native town. He died in the fifty
eighth year of his age.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01

have been threatened or he may
not have been. Why didn't he give
the names of the oficeholders who
made the threats?
The colored American has come 70
the conclusion that the Democratic
party can do him no more harm
in the event Of its success than IL
did when Mr.. Cleveland came into
power What has the Republican
party done to protect the colored
voter from being disfranchised in
the South? The Democratic gov
ernor Of Maryland stated to Rev.
S. L. Corrothers, a few days ago,
If the colored vote would di-
vide the Democratic party would
be less hostile to him.
The colored man is barred from
everything. Take Our local gov
ernment, for instance, to which
The Bee made brief mention last
week. Out of the ninety thousand
colored people in this city there is
not a representative place been
given TO them. Our local govern
ment is filled with persons who
have no interest in Our local affairs
at all. Year in and year out col
Ored citizens are being taxed upon
real and personal property. What
reward 90 they receive? The Bee
is speaking honestly and candidly
as to present conditions. The same
conditions which exist in this city
obtain throughout the country
where Republicans control. White
Republicans seem to be against the
colored American as much as the
Democrats. The colored man de-
mands fair treatment, and if he
does not receive it he will 60 where
his conscience dictates.
Under existing conditions is the
NEGRO safe?
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
PRESIDENT SCARBOROUGH

The new president of W1lber-
force University, Professor Scar
borough, was in the city a few
davs last week, but could not re-
sist the temptation of submitting
to a political interview before he
left town.
Now The Bee, in all sincerity,
and with an eye single to the Sic,
cess of Wilberforce University and
her new president, wishes to eau
ton Professor Scarborough about
dabbling in politics. He has just
been elected president Of a Negro
college that is in bad financial con
dition. 1t will require all his time,
and then some more, to devote to
his duties as president, in order to
make the college what it should be
and prevent its remaining in the
rut into which it has fallen. He
will have no time to play politics,
and the best thing he can do IS 10
let politics severely alone. That's
been one trouble with the Occu-
pants, the recent occupants, OF that
position. They have neglected the
institution for politics.
When Professor Scarborough has
achieved a reputation as a success
full president; when he has lifted
his college out of debt, and rehabll-
itated the school, he may have a
little time to play politics; but he
is too new now, and the response
bilitv that rests upon him IS toe
great to even snatch one minute OF
the university's time to discuss Of
dabble in politics.
Stick to Wilberforce, Professor
At least until the old school recov-
ers from her aggravated attack OF
fnancialitis.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
FORAKER AND THE NEGRO

The Republicans Of Ohio may
think that they are playing good
politics by throwing Senator For
aker overheard. They never made
such another blunder. There are
some colored men in this country
who will vote the Republican ticket
no matter what you may do 10
them. a majority Of colored Am
orleans in this country are deter
mined to follow Senator Foraker,
no matter what the conditions are.
If Senator Foraker IS eliminated
from Ohio politics, every sensible
voting colored man will vote the
Democratic ticket. The Bee is 4
Republican organ, but it cannot
see its friend and the friend of the
race thrown aside because he cham
pioned the cause Of the colored SOL
diers.
This is a republic and the people
under its Constitution are entitled
to freedom Of speech. The Negro
is with Foraker; whichever way
he goes the Negro will go. Some
will go any way.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
MR.. HITCHCOCK IS GER
TAIN.

Mr.. Frank II, Hitchcock is Ger
tain, if he has been published cor
rectly, that the colored vote is GER
tain for the Republican ticket. Just
how he figures this out The Bee
is unable to state.
The attack that Rev. Waldron
is making is having its effect with
the colored voters in the States
which must be carried to make the
election Of Mr.. Taft certain.
The Bee will not deceive the
party by making false statements
or by misrepresenting the present
condition of the voters. The col
ored voters are dissatisfied, and
there is no use Of attempting to
hide it. This talk that the COlOred
vote is for the Republican party
and that it has no place to go but
to the Republican party is all rot.
Some say that they will head off
the "tirade" Of the anti-Taft col
ored opposition. Just how it IS to
be headed off The Bee IS conjec-
turing. Sitting quiet will not do
it.
Mr.. Hitchcock may have a meth
cd unseen by The Bee and those
who are doing the kicking.
Register Vernon suggests the
propriey of starting a newspaper.
Who is going to finance it? VIII
he? If so, The Bee is confident
that he will be indebted to the Gov
ernment at the close Of the scam-
paign. 1t IS a very easy matter for
persons to suggest to those who
have had life experience in news
paper work how to run a neWspa-
per and how to stem the tide" Of
this cOlored revolt; but when they
attempt it they will find out that
the newspaper will exhaust all the
funds that the so-called advocates
of Mr.. Taft can secure.
The colored editor wants to know
how he is to be benefited. No man
is running for an office for his
health. No man under the Gov
ernment is working for his health.
Politics has been made a business
proposition. The average Colored
American IS learning some sense.
1t is no longer sentiment with him,
and the politicians know it. The
colored voter s waiting to see how
he is to be benefited before he
moves. He is grateful when his
interest IS guarded.
Platforms amount to nothing,
Parties make platforms, but how
many adhere to them. The age OF
sentimentaItv has long since pass,
ed away. There is maxim II
law, Nothing is certain until il
is made certain
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
IS THE NEGRO SAFE?

The consensus Of opinion is that
the colored American vote is safe
for Mr.. Taft. Never in the his
tory Of the Republican party has
there been such disaffection among
colored American voters. The
natural presumption among certain
Republican politicians is that the
colored voter will adhere TO his old
principles, notwithstanding the fact
that he has been i'll treated by the
party to which he has been allied
since his emancipation.
The breach is getting wider and
there IS nothing done BY. .RePubli-
can managers TO close this breach.
Talk will not do anything. Threats
will not appease the anger of the
oolored voter. Rev. Waldron may
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
AN ELECTIVE GOVERN
MENT.

1t will be the disposition Of the
next Congress to change the pres
ent form of government. The Bee
has always maintained that an cleo
tive government will be more pref
cradle to the people in this COM
munity. There should be a prop
erty and educational qualification.
which would guarantee greater
protection to the people. A COM
bination Of the two qualifications
will insure the election Of good
men to govern the people. The
persons to be voted for should be
persons Of property as well. Aside
from the property qualifcation,the
voter should possess a sufficient
amount of intelligence to cast his
vote intelligently. A man may have
property and not the intelligence
to vote. Hence, both are requisite.
There should be a governor or
mayor, and a representative in
Congress. The executive should
be given the power to appoint a
white and a colored superintendent
of schools and a Board Of Educa-
ton of seven reputable citizens.
This Board of Education should
be paid a salary commensurate
with the duties performed. The
duties of the Board of Education
should be we'll defined. Teachers
should be given better protection
and none should be dismissed with
out first having been given a trial
by full board.
Charges involving immoral con
duct on the part OF teacheTs and
employees in the schools should be
investigated behind closed doors.
Such an investigation would keep
down scandals in the schools. There
is every reason to believe thatCOn-
gress will abolish the offices Of su,
pervising principals.
Investigation of the marking
| down Of certain teachers will re
ceive full consideration. A great
deal of favoritism and prejudice
will be shown to have existed in
the Committee of Supervision anc
Marking.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
WHO GOT IT :?

The New York Age, last week,
asked the question, What Negro
received the three thousand dollars
for agitating the Brownsville mat
ter? We always had sneaking
suspicion that someone was being
paid. Now, who did get that three
thousand dollars? And now there
is a painful silence. Nobody wants
to or will "fess up 1t may be
that The Age will give name, date
and place. Look out for the ex-
Jiosion.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01

suit of his labors in actual operation.
The per capita tax was increased
from y to IS cents.
The following new lodges were
reported: St. Luke's. East New Mar
ket; Alpha, Frederick; Liberty Sal
isbury; s. w. Starks, Baltimore;
Metropolitan and Potomac Lodges,
of Washington.
The address Of welcome was de-
livered by Commissioner II. B. F.
Macfarland, and eloquent responses
were made by Lawyer Thomas L.
Jones, of this city, and c. F. Nc
Mechen, of Baltimore. Supreme
Chancellor S. w. Green, of New Or
leans, was present, and delivered
stirring address, in which he stated
that the Order has a membership Of
one hundred and sixty thousand, and
is one Of the largest among colored
people.
Officers were elected as follows:
George A. Watty, Baltimore, grand
chancellor; Samuel Williams, Balti-
more, vice chancellor; H. H. St.
Clair Cambridge, Md, grand master
Of exchequer; DR., II. c. Fowler,
Baltimore, grand medical examiner;
Thaddeus Copeland, Baltimore, grand
prelate; Josiah L. Diggs, Baltimore,
grand keeper of records and seals;
A. c. Washington, Cumberland, grand
master-at-arms; John c. Green, Bal
timore, grand marshal; ]. Philip
Henson, Chestertown, grand lecturer;
John H. Booth, grand inner guard,
and George Z. Fisher, grand inner
guard. The past grand chancellor's
degree was conferred upon Samuel
D. Hayward, the retiring grand keep
er of records and seals, and George
A. Watty and John H. Henderson
were elected representatives to the
Supreme Lodge, which holds its BIZ
ennial session in Kansas City, Mo,
in 1000. The Grand Court Of Clan
the. the woman's auxiliary, elected
Mrs. Lille G. Jones, Of Baltimore,
grand worthy councillor. The next
annual session will be held in Cam
bridge, Md
The social features of the week
were noteworthy. There was a ban
quet on Wednesday evening at Odd
Fellows Hall, at which Hon. w. T.
Vernon, Register of the Treasury;
Hon. John c. Dancy, Recorder Of
Deeds; Sir S. w. Green, Supreme
C. A. R., responded to toasts. On
the same evening Lawyer Thomas L.
Chancellor, and Mrs. Julia Mason
Layton,of the Woman's Relief Corps,
Jones, leading member of the Dis
trict Bar, gave a magnificent dinner
at his residence, Sixteenth street and
Vermont avenue, in honor OF the
newIy-elected officers of the Grand
! Lodge. All Of the officers were pres
ent, including Supreme Chancellor
Green. and a number Of prominent
citizens of Washington, covers be-
ing laid for twenty-five Lawyer w.
| c. McCard acted as POSTMASTER, and
appropriate responses to important
sentiments were made by Messrs. 5.
w. Green, George A, Watty, Truly
Hachett, Samuel D. Hayward, w.
| Calvin Chase, editor Of the Wash
ington Bee; R. w. Thompson, the
national correspondent, and r. NJ.
| St. Clair, the speechmaking closing
with an eloquent tribute to his guests
and Pythianism in general by Law
yer Thomas L. Jones.
Purchase your ice from the Co
lumbia Ice Company wagons. IT.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
TAFT'S SPEECH CLEAR.

TAFT = SPEECH CLEAK.
There is no mistaking the Ian
guage used by Judge Taft in re-
ferring TO the race question in his
speech Of acceptance. No man eY-
CT came out more strongly and
more boldly and more clearly in IA
vor of the enforcement Of laws
passed to protect the rights OF col
ored men. There IS a clear, bell
like ring to Mr.. Taft's statement
of his position on the rights OF the
coloned voter, in his speech deliv-
cred at Cincinnati Tuesday. Here
tofore it has been charged by Mr.,
Taft's Negro critics and defamers
that he was not square on the race
question. Heretofore even some of
his friends among the race have
declared that his language was not
quite clear enough; that 1t was
possible Of misinterpretatiOn, and
that the Judicial manner in which
he discussed the question was not
Just satisfactory. That speech de
livered Tuesday is possible Of no
misinterpretation. The language
is strong. The words are simple,
but Understandings used. He de-
clares, with all the force possible,
and as plain as it is possible for
an American, and friend, to make
himself, that he is in favor of the
enforcement of the laws for the
protection of the colored voter. He
wants them enforced in spirit and
in letter. He uses no sentences OF
doubtful meaning. He straddles
no point. He comes out so boldly.
so clearly, so strongly, that he
serves notice on the bourbon South
that. whe nelected president, ne
will use his power and influence
for the enforcement Of every law
made to protect the son Of Ham.
It NAV drive some Of Mr.. Taft's
Negro critics crazy, trying to find
wav to make his positive stand
negative stand, but the great
masses, the busy, hustling Negroes
who are building for themselves
and their race, will lay back in SUI
preme contentment after reading
Mr.. Taft's reference to the en-
forcement Of the amendments tc
the Constitution.
There can now be no doubt as
to where Judge TAFT stands on the
race question. He is with us and
for US, and that, too, beyond the
peradventure Of a doubt.
HE SERVED THE NEGRO,
Some enemy of the late Editor
E, 4. Cooper wrote to a Boston
(Mass. )paper and stated the con
dition in which Editor Cooper died.
Any colored editor. no matter who
he may be, will die in poverty, no
matter what he may do, if he de-
pends on his people TO sustain his
paper.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Jurisdiction of MARYLAND and Wash

THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Jurisdiction of Maryland and Wash
inqton Combine with Main Body.
Long Cherished Dream OF Late
Supreme Chancellor Starks Final
" Realized - Officers and Social
Festivities.
The Maryland and District OF Co
lumbia Grand Lodge OF the Knights
Of Pythias OF the Eastern and West
ern Hemispheres were in session on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at
Odd Fellows Hall, 1906 K street
northwest. The principal feature OF
the first day was a grand street pa
rade. with FIVE hundred knights IN
line. covering the main thoroughtares
of the city and presenting hand
some appearance. Upon the recon-
mendation of Grand Chancellor Geo.
A. Watty it was decided to cast the
lot of this branch of Pythians with
the larger wing of the two Supreme
Lodges of colored Pythians, thus re-
alizing the fondest dream Of the late
Supreme Chancellor S. w. Starks'
who died before he could see the re-
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01

city would refuse to get the big
end OF it did they but realize how
much money the Negroes are real
ly spending.
Now The Bee is the only Negro
publication in this city. 1t stands
without a rival or competitor, and
covers the field like a blanket. If
a few Of the merchants in this city
will patronizethe advertising col
umns of The Bee, presenting the
attractive bargains they may have,
these Negroes - these 5,499 Ne
groes who draw annually from the
Government over three millions OF
dollars - will assume that by pat
ronizing a publication edited and
operated by one of their race that
such firms desire and deserve their
patronage. And such firms will
receive the bulk OF these over three
| millions Of dollars received and
spent by the Negroes of Washing
ton.
What clothing stores, what fur
niture stores, what dry good stores
and what other lines Of business
will now make an effort to divert
to themselves these over three mill
ions of dollars spent by Washing
ton Negroes by advertising in The
Bee.
Place your advertising in Th(
Bee and watch these 5,499 appre
ciative Negroes spend their over
three millions Of dollars with you
Now is the time to advertise II
The Bee, the newspaper that goes
into every Negro home in Wash
ington. Remember, merchants Of
| Washington, it's what advertising
pavs YOU, not what it costs.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
WORTH ADVERTISING FOR

There are 5,490 Negroes en-
ployed here in Washington by the
Government alone, and these 5499
Negroes draw salaries aggregating
S3,o44,4o4. These more than three
millions of dollars are spent right
here in Washington, but scattered
among the hundreds of tradesmen.
Is this amount of money worth
bidding for? It certainly IS, and
not even the largest stores in this
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
PUBLISHu s4

100 Eye St, N W. Washington. D. c.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01

Purchase your ice from the 20
lumbia Ice Company wagons. IT.
is the best.
Arizona republican., 1908-10-12
LECTURE OCTOBER is.

II is understood that the lecture to
be delivered here will be accompanied
by stereopticOn views. many of which
he secured from the extensive collec-
tion of photographs taken by govern
ment officials under the reclamation
service and represent some of the
wonderful work accomplished by this
branch Of the United states govern
ment during the past few years in the
arid sections of this country, a num-
Der of these being Of irrigation pro-
jects built in the Salt River valley.
Mr.. Maxwell's knowledge of work
along this line. is extensive. and it is
expected that his lecture here on next
Friday evening will be one of the most
interesting and helpful to the resi-
dents of this section that-has been
given here for sometime. Mr.. Maxwell
is a most fluent platform speaker and
no doubt will deliver an address here
that will prove beneficial and helpful.
Arizona republican., 1908-10-12
STEREOpIICAN LECTURE
BY GEORGE 4. MAXWELL
Chairman of National irrigation Asso.
citation to Speak in Mesa.

George II. Maxwell of Chicago. who
is executive chairman of the National
Irrigation association. and to whom
the credit for the organization of this
we'll known body, justly belongs. has
been induced through the efforts of
Mr. POmeroy to speak in this city on
Friday evening October 18th. 1t has
not yet been stated where the meeting
will be held, but this win be an
nounced in these columns later.
Mr.. Maxwell is now enroute to Cali
fornia on an important business trip,
and on his return to the valley next
week he will pay the Gem City a visit,
and talk to the people here on irriga-
ton matters, as well as ideas relating
to the homecraft association, of which
society Mr. Maxwell is the founder.
He has just been in attendance upon
the sessions of the National Irrigation
congress held in Albuquerque, where
he acted in his official capacity and
addressed the meetings.
This gentleman is so well and ia
vorably known by many of the citi-
zens here that the information that
he is to visit Mesa will be received
with pleasure and it is needless to say
that his coming will be greeted with
cordially.
Arizona republican., 1908-10-12
Mesa Department
w. HOGLE. Manager


sign of their church house. and for
get the more important part the Holy
Spirit
The average man cares naught for
his fellow creature. Am l my broth
er's Keeper" So old yet so often
heard today. And man is heard to
cry out with David NO man cares for
my soul" Woe to them that are at
case in Zion"
A sculptor in Paris one evening fin
ished the dream of his life. Silently
he gaZed at his handiwork, and glOried
that God had so talented him. AS it
grew dark a bitter frost came, and as
he lay covered. with scarcely enough
TO keep him warm, in his hard bed in
the corner of the studio he thought of
his statue and of the cold Realizing
that the water in the pores Of the
clay would freeze before it dried and
would forever ruin the work that had
so long engaged him, he arose and
wrapped the bed clothing around it
securely Next morning the neighbors
entered the studio to find the artist
dead but unwrapping. the bed cloth
ing from the work there was a beau
tiful statue of Christ that the man
had died to save and that would live
as a monument to his sacrifice and
love. If the man could give his life
for the clay model of the Master what
ought we TO do for the real Christ liv-
Arizona republican., 1908-10-12
CAMPAIGN
OPENS HERE TONIGHT
The First Time the County candi-
dates Will Be Seen Together.

There will be something doing in
Tempe tonight, the nature of which
will be republican in the extreme, for
the occasion is a rather important
one and will mark the firing of the
first gun in the county republican
campaign. Tempe has been honored
with the opening night and no pains
are going to be spared to make the
meeting a grand success in every re-
spect.
1t is expected that every member
of the county ticket will be in at
tendance and will make an address.
on account of the number of speak
ers. if this rule is followed out they
will necessarily have TO make their
remarks short, but they will at least
be presented to the people and will
be given an opportunity to say a
little. The oratory will he ably
handled by Z. w. Lewis and Paul
Renau Ingles, Mr.. Ingles having been
added to the list since yesterday. He
will be a strong attraction for it is
remembered with pleasure by those
who heard him that his address at
the republican club a couple of
weeks ago was the feature of the
meeting. There will be plenty OF
music and the people of Tempe and
vicinity are expected to turn out in
full force.