Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03
DINNER 10 AUDITOR TYLER.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF RACE
HONOR OFFICIAL.
Loyalty to Government Championed.
ana Bitter Criticism L.
Condemned,

More than 100 representative colored men
from nearly every state in the Union at
tended a dinner last night at Gray's cafe
1913 E street northwest, in honor OF
Ralph w. Tyler Of Columbus. Ohio, au-
ditor for the Navy Department. Among
the guests were former Gov P. B. s.
Pinchback. now of New York, who was
chief executive Of Louisiana during a
portion of the reconstruction period; ]. C.
Napier. lawyer and banker Of Nashville.
Tenn; Fred r.. Moore. editor of the New
York Age, and Harry S. Cummings, law
yer and member Of the common council of
Baltimore Letters Of regret were read
from Booker T. Washington and Emmett
q. Scott of Tuskegee Institute. Alabama:
T. w. Flemming, Welcome T. Blue and
Nahum d. Brascher Of Cleveland, Ohio
c. j. Perry. editor Of the Tribune, Phila-
delphia; w. T. Vernon, register Of the
Treasury. and others.
Justice Terrell POSTMASTER.
Justice Robert H. Terrell of the Dis
frict court was POSTMASTER. The compli-
mentary references to Mr.. Tyler indicat-
ed his popularity with his race through
out the country and President Roosevelt
was warmly commended for having ap-
pointed him to position of such national
Importance. Mr.. Tyler was appointed
n.arly year ago. and is the second col
ored man to occupy the post of auditor
for the Navy Department, the place hav-
ing been filled during the administration
of President Harrison by Maj. John r..
Lynch, now a paymaster in the regular
army.
Toasts were responded to as follows:
'The Old Guard" p B. S. Pinchback.
New York; 1.-THE Republican Party" Har-
ry S. Cummings, Maryland; News From
the South" ]. c. Napier, Tennessee; "Our
Public Schools" Roscoe c. Bruce, District
Thompson. Indiana: 1.-The Impending Con-
fiict," Thomas L. Jones. Virginia; ''Our
Attitude on the Issues" Fred r. Moore.
New York: 'The Negro in Law" James
A. Cobb, District Of Columbia; 1.-THE Ne
gro in Medicine" DR.. e. D. Williston
District of Columbia; "Our GUEST John
C. Dancy, North Carolina.
Charles w. Anderson, collector of in
ternal revenue, New York city, who was
to have responded to the toast 1.-THE Pres
be present on account of the serious ILL
ness of his wife. A silent toast, however,
was drunk to the chief executive.
Auditor Tyler's Address.
Mr.. Tyler. the guest of honor, spoke, in
part, as follows:
There is one point that particularly i'm
and all political representation given to
the race must be construed as recogni-
tion of the right of the race to participate
in the administration of the laws. Such
recognition cannot be attributed to any
motive save one prompted by deep, sin
cere and helpful interest in our race.
1--WE. as race. have a duty to perform
for ourselves. We cannot expect to be
the white mans burden any longer. AS
soon as child can walk the parent feels
ebsolved from the duty of carrying the
child.
las long as we remain. a part OF this
government and citizens of 1t we must be
for 1t. The man who is against his gov
eminent because of a single act Is too
narrow to make a useful citizen. History
falls to record a single negro leader who
assumed an anarchistic stand against the
government.
Bitter and continued foundations OF
men whom the great majority of voters
have placed In position to interpret or
execute the law do not constitute patriot
ism. and that unreasonably violent abuse
OF men chosen by your peers to execute
the laws is dangerously close to anarchy.
1.-THE man who is looking for trouble is
always sure to find 1t. The man who Is
seeking peace and harmony will always
get that which he seeks. and without sur
rendering one iot of his manhood
Il shall not attempt to defend the Pres
ident, for the good and sufficient reason
that his course. so far as 1t relates to our
race as a race. has been 80 helpful, so
consistently fair that it forms its own de-
fense.'
Present at Dinner.
Among the diners were Robert H. Ter
Tell. Wyatt Archer. James A. Cobb, John
c. Dancy, DR.. John c. Norwood. Whit
field Mckinley and DR.. f. d. Williston.
committee of arrangements: Cyrus Field
Adams. assistant register Of the treasury;
D. c. Brandon. Eugene Brooks, r. c.
Bruce. DR.. G. w. Cabaniss. Thomas J..
Galloway. Frank II. Christopher. L. b.
Carson. F. w. Cheek. Harry s. Cum
mings. John w. Dabney. John C. Dancy,
S. j. Davidson, r. T. Douglas, James w
Gray. Edward Green. Elmer Hathaway,
r.. p. Henderson. John T. Howe. j. II.
Hudnell. T. H. Jackson. Louis Jefferson,
Thomas l.: Jones. j. A. Landlord, DIR. F.
p. Laney. Whitfield Mckinley, w. b.
Mitchell. q; P. Moore. w. H. Mcneil
J. c. Nalke. John H. Paynter, P.
b. s. Pinchback. Robert A. Pelham,
r. l.. Pendleton. r. C. Powell, E. A.
Patten. j. G. Powell. John Rice, w. J..
Singleton. e. A. Savoy. r. w. THOMPSON,
r.. w. Thompkins r. B. Thompson, III. c.
Tyson, j. c. Vaughn Todd. H. D. VIII
Hams. b. w. Smith and w. e. Hope.