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The Washington bee., 1908-11-14
result disastrously to his political fu-
Foraker's Republicanism.

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ture.
FOraker's Republicanism.
Senator Foraker is certainly a Re-
publican, and those who say that he
IS encouraging the colored men 10
vote the Democratic ticket are guilty
Of questioning the sincerity of SEN
ator Foraker'S declarations. Do they
mean that when he consented to take
the stump for the Republican ticket
that he did not intend to work to
secure success to the Republican
party?
On the great questions that have
come before the country since he has
been in public life, Senator Foraker
has always taken strong Republi-
can stand. He is a staunch defender
Of the War Amendments and of all
measures that tend to secure equal
Justice for all men without regard to
race or color. He is a protectionist
who believes in protecting home in
dustries and home labor against for
eign invasion. He believes in, and
advocates the regulation of corpora
tions, although he did not suppory ghe
Hepburn Bill. In fact, he is with his
party in nearly all, if not all, OF the
great questions relating to govern
mental policies. He is against every
Democratic policy }and opposed TO
every Democratic principe.
How absurd it is in the face of
these facts, and how unfair it is in
consideration of his record, for the
cOIored men who are advocating the
election of Mr. Bryan, a Democrat
who believes in Negro disfranchise-
ment. and who is silent on Southern
outrages, to urge others to follow
them because, as they say, IT shows
loyalty to Senator Foraker.
No colored man should allow him
self to be fooled and hoodwinked
into the Democratic party on such
false and fraudulent plea.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14
HARDSHIP.

Information reaches The Bee
that Supervisor Baily has insti-
tuted another one of his pet meet
ings, known as Friday night
meetings
Nobody has this character OF
meeting but the colored super
visors in the colored schools. The
meetings are unnecessary and
from what The Bee has been in
formed nothing is to be learned.
After a teacher works all the
week, certainly he doesn't desire
to wind up his weeks work by
attending supervisors meetings
from which nothing is to be learn
ed.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14
OUR DISTRICT
GOVERNMENT

GOVERNMENT
The has been a great clamOr
by a few disgruntled citizens
associations, for a change in our
present government. The oppO-
sition to the present form of gov
ernment was inaugurated by the
Daily Post, because the Commits
sioners recommended TO Con
gress a reduction in the price OF
gas. This monopoly is owned by
Mr.. John r. McClain, the Editor
of the Post, and one of the larg-
est shareholders in the Post.
Those Senators who wrote to
the Editor of the Post are not
aware that the opposition to the
present Board of District Com
missioners, is personal. They
don't know that the citizens OF
Washington have not asked for d
change in our present form of
government. If those Senators,
who personally responded to the
Posts letter will read The Bee
next week, they will not be sur
prised to read the many failures
of the elective governments that
have controlled this city and
have been complete failures, and
burdens upon the people
We have had delegates in Con
gress, we have had governors, we
have had mayors, we have had
legislatures and because they all
were so rotton, Congress had to
abolish them. The people were
burdened with heavy taxation,
and indeed, there are thousands
OF citizens today, paupers by
ventures of the feather duster
legislatures that legislated for
the people and controlled their
affairs.
There hasn't been an elective
government in this city, that has
ever amounted to a two cent
piece. The present Board Of
Commissioners is composed of
honest and upright men. These
gentlemen are properly admins
tering the affairs of the govern
ment in a manner that all sensi-
bic people applaud.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14
MR.. WEST

The Bee congratulates Com
missioner H. L. West, on bis re-
appointment as Commissioner OF
the District of Columbia Mr..
West deserves a reappointment,
and It IS firmly believed that
every honest citizen thanks the
President for his reappointment,
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14
PROF I FWJS

The Bee called the attention OF
its readers few days ago to a
supervising principal who enter
ed school to criticise the prin-
cipal's work, but, who didn't
know himself; and because the
supervising principal did not
know he became disgruntled.
In his interview with the Bee.
Prof. Lewis is more magnani-
nous than his supervisor was.
The action of the supervisor
should be investigated.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14
THE DISTRICT NEGRO.

THE DISTRICT NEGRO.
Every nationality in this city
seems TO take an interest in its
own except the Negro. OF course
there are a few exceptions,
The Baptist denomination is
about TO build a home for the
poor colored women of its faith.
There is no colored Methodist
home, nor a colored Presbyter-
ian home OF the many wealthy
Negro citizens of Washington,
many are too stingy to build a
home for their poor We have
several native Washingtonians
who have money and property,
but it is impossible to get them
interested in the work. Mrs.
Ralph w. Tyler, a citizen of Co
lumbus, Ohio, is only tenn
pOTaTy citizen, but she has been
doing more for the poor colored
children than many of those who
should be more interested in the
welfare OF the c0lOred children of
the city. There is too much self
among the so-called we'll to do
colored people in this city.
Thousands of children are 90
ing to destruction because they
are not properly cared for. The
colored citizens do not take the
proper interest in their own chill
tren. In many of the courts and
narrow streets in the southern
section of the city, especially,
hundreds of houses are too
filthy to live in. The Health De
partment should visit South
Washington, between Third and
Sixth; B and Maryland; and
between Four and one half and
Third, and Maryland avenue and
{ streets, southwest. The Health
Department should recommend
to the Commissioners the aboh-
ton of all houses in courts and
alleys. In the northwest, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh, and n
and O streets, the Health inspec-
tors should go in this alley and
in many of the houses and ask
themselves this question: Gould
I live in one of these houses -
There is a great deal for the
COlored ministers to do right in
this city, instead of sending their
money and missionaries to Afri-
ca We have Africans in every
section Of this city who need the
light of civilization. We need all
the teachers we can secure, in
this city; and when the Negro
pulpits get down to business and
teach morality, cleanliness and
honesty TO the denizens in the
alleys and courts of the city, III
stead of attempting to lead the
colored citizens into the Demo
cratic party, they would be doing
a good service. The Negro is
asleep at his post He is doing
little or nothing for himself. The
intelligent Negro seldom reads
anything except scandals. The
ignorant Negro reads the police
court news. 1t is surprising to
know how few intelligent Ne
groes read the current topics.
A very intelligent and educat-
ed cOlored news dealer said a few
weeks ago, that he expended
about thirty-fve dollars per week
in every leading newspaper and
magazine in the United States,
and made a speciality of Negro
literature, but, his receipts from
Negro readers were so small that
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14
a DEMOCRATIC TRICK

y DENlDANfA IL ! KUN
Colored Men Supporting Bryan Try
to Twist Senator Foraker's Words.
The Senator'S Staunch RepubIi-
canism Speaks Out Against Them.
By Oliver Randolph.
Chairman, Foraker National League.
Washington, d. C., Oct, ,, o8.-
Seeking authority 0 justify their
present course Of action, some colored
men who are supporting Bryan, Jug
gle and distort Senator Foraker's
words yainly attempting to CLEAN
from them Democratic advice TO the
colored voters.
No Source For Authority.
Not one of them can produce a
single statement that the magnificent
Senator Foraker has ever uttered in
which he advises or even suggested
that colored men should vote theDem-
ocratic ticket. In all of his state
ments that have been made public,
both before and since the Republican
Convention, his characteristic Repub-
liCanism has been 2. most striking
feature. How can anyone gather
from his words material for a Dem
ocratic appeal is beyond the power
of human comprehension. He congrat-
uiated Mr.. Taft upon his nomination
and said that he was his candidate
because the candidate of his party.
No stronger evidence of party loyal
ty can be shown by any Republican
than he displayed in that statement
Upon Senator Foraker's return
from his summer vacation in Maine,
he, while expressing regret at the
action of the Ohio State Committee
asserted in his own forceful way that
there was no basis for such unfriend-
ly action on the part of the State
Committee, for, Notwithstanding his
attitude on certain questions, no one
could reasonably question his SRe-
publicaniSm. The Toledo meeting
with its exchange of personal regard
between the Senator and Judge Taft
and Senator FOraker's consent 10
speak in behalf of the Republican
ticket cannot be interpreted to mean
that he had any sympathies with the
Democrats.
Even in that recent hour of su-
preme temptation which came to him,
when an attempt had been made to
disgrace him and defame his good
rame and his honor, a time in which
most men would have fallen victim
at the tempter's feet, yet, even in that
hour of trial and temptation, Joseph
Benson Foraker, one of whom
Every god docs" seem to set his
seal
To give the world assurance of 4
man."
did not utter one word in favor Of
the Republican defeat or Democratic
success. but, true partisan that he was
pointed out how distractions had
been thrown in the way of party
success might have been averted.
Unjust to Senator Foraker.
The colored men who are support
ing Mr.. Bryan do Senator Foraker 4
rank injustice when they say that
they are following that course out of
regard to Senator Foraker's wishes.
In the fight between the Republican
factions in Ohio. the bitter enemies
of Senator Foraker attempted TO
trump UP charges against his Repub-
licanism. Why then should men who
"ossess friendship for and loyalty to
the Senator use such an argument as
that when they welt know that such
as argument will, if believed by many
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

Bishop Walters committee did
ask for mention in the Democrat
ic platform at Denver. The Dem
ocratic party was too cowardly
to veto the sentiments of Varda-
man, who said that the Demo
cratic party would rather go
down in defeat than to win a vic
tory with the help ofNegro votes.
Vardaman will have the salts
faction of going down to defeat
without the Negro vote.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

-Four years of ROosevelt's ad-
mnlstration have placed in the
pockets of the Negro from one
source alone - political recogni-
ton the enormous sum of Sal
100000. Professional men, la
borers, business men and domes-
tic workers have prospered in
proportion through the stimulat-
ing force of the Roosevelt fnan-
clal and commercial policies. Do
you want to dam up this golden
stream by putting a dreamer at
the head OF the nation?
The Bee wants to know if the
Walter NJ. Farmer who claims to
be connected in some way or an
other with the speakers bureau of
the Republican National Com
PdISh COMMITTEE at Chicago IS
the same Walter NJ. Farmer who
took part in the meeting of the
Niagara Movement at Oberlin,
which adopted resolutions de-
nouncing the candidacy of Will
lam Howard Taft and urging
Negroes to vote for Bryan. If
he is the same Farmer we want
to know what he is doing at the
headquarters Of Republican Ma
tional Committee. 1t IS late in
the day, but Mr., Farmer owes
the country an explanation on
this point, and We pause for his
reply.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14
AFTER THE SPOILS.


The Atlanta, Ga, Constitution
publishes a report OF an organic
ed method OF the city whites to
capture the spoils in Georgia. and
remove every colored ofice-hold-
er in the state. This organize
ton has declared against two OF
the colored Taft men in the state,
Messrs. Rucker and DeVouX,
two of the most efficient officials
under this administration. But,
is this all
Constitution states that no col
ored man will be able to secure
an office because the city whites
will oppose him.
The Bee has the most implicit
confidence in Mr.. Taft. The Bee
is confident that Mr.. Taft will do
as much for southern colored Re
publicans as any president we
have ever had, Notwithstanding
the Democratic disfranchisement
laws.
The COlored Americans of Tex
as should read the excerpt that
appears in this weeks Bee, from
the Atlanta Ga, Constitution and
ask themselves the question,
What would Bryan have done
if he had been elected?"
The vote of colored men, south,
against Mr.. Taft, certainly did
not affect. The northern cOlOred
man showed his good sense. He
knew that Bryan could never
have withheld Democratic op-
position against him had he been
elected. The colored Republicans
in the south need have no fear.
Mr.. Taft will enforce the laws
under the Constitution.
SEPARATE SCHOOL LAW.
The decision of the United
States Supreme Court, upholding
the Kentucky Separate School
law, was no surprise to the Bee.
Every state will make, and has
right to make, laws that do not
conflict with the Constitution of
the United States. To prevent
d state from passing laws of
discriminatory nature, there
must be an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States.
The state right doctrine is
bound to prevail until there is
change in our Constitution.
Many state laws are inconsls-
tent and unconstitutional. What
right has a state to say that GER
tain citizens will not be permit
ted to vote for president and
vice president Of the United
States? Doesn't the Constitu-
tiOn of the United States cover
such restrictions? If the Con-
stitution guarantees rights to
citizens what right has a state to
say mixed schools shall not exist,
and such laws are upheld by the
United States Supreme Court?
The question is, should a state
be permitted to pass discrimina-
tory laws and such laws be sus-
tanned by the United States ST.
preme Court. Such being a fact,
the only remedy the colored man
has is to see that he gets a suf-
fcient number of liberal men in
the legislatures who believe in
equality of citizenship.
HARDSHIP.
Information reaches The Bee
that Supervisor Baily has insti-
tuted another one of his pet meet
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14
HOTEL MACEO.

When visiting New York City,
stop at the Hotel Maceo, 2I3 West
53rd. Street. corner Broadway.
Steam heated. Telephone. Bog,
Columbus.
B. F. Thomas. Prop
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14
phy from the perdition to which
he is Fastening.

Preacher Corrothers is still in
the Ananias Club where Tudge
Taft placed him, for asserting
that the Republican nominee had
endorsed the repeal of the 15ti
amendment. The friends of the
A. NJ. F. Zion church are calling
for Corrothers resignation-and
1t ought to be forthcoming, with
out delay.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

President Taft will enlarge our
representation in the federal SER
wee where we are drawing S.
100000 annually in salaries.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

President Roosevelt is making
a determined effort to compel the
railroads Of the South to furnish
equal accommodations to their
Negro patrons. This is one of
my policies" the Negro should
give his heartiest endorsement by
voting for Taft, who will carry
the Presidents work to comple-
ton. in
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

Napoleon Bonaprte Marshall.
who went to Secretary Taft to
draw him out as to the amount of
influence DR.. Booker T. Wash
ngton would be allowed to exert
with his administration, in the
event OF his election, has broken
with the Bryan outfit and con-
cedes the election of Judge Taft.
With the letting down of the
brilliant and erudite Marshall.
Bryan's downfall began. It is
Just weaknesses as these, at a crit
ical stage of the game, that causI
es Bryan to lose his fights.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

The Republicans have lost
Judge NJ. w. Gibbs, but they
have gained Hon. Luke E.
Wright, Secretary of War. It
IS barely possible that the grand
old party will not go into the
hands Of a receiver yet awhile.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14
BEE LINERS.

Lodges of the race will pro
tect their invested capital by
standing up for Taft.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

As President, Bryan would cut
us down to the ciphers. The
places now held by us would 90
to the hungry and thirsty bour-
bon Democrats.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

A cOlOred ministerial confer
ence in Dayton, Ohio, the other
day adopted a resolution declar-
ing William Howard Taft to be
the highest type of a Christian
gentleman" The religion that
Judge Taft breaches and prac-
tices is good enough for us.
Why doesn't Preachers Wal
dron and Corrothers worry some
about the religious beliefs of their
friends and allies, Tillman and
Vardaman?
They are now calling him
"Wide-Mouth Trotter.
The coIored press fought no
bly,"
The solid people are behind
Taft. Every Negro who has a
stake in the soil, money in the
bank, property interests to safe
guard and a future to provide for
IS for Taft and Sherman.
The Democrats who tried to
sidetrack the Negro from the Re
publican party by shedding maud
lin tears over Senator Foraker,
thought we were an easy mark.
InjuringTaft will not help Fora
ker anyway,neither will it restore
the Negro soldiers to the army.
Let us keep our friends in power
and the rest can be settled as we
go along.
Taft stands squarely on the
platform which calls for an en-
forcement, without reservation,
of the 18th, 18th and 18th amend
ments.
Bishop Walters committee did
ask for mention in the Democrat
ic platform at Denver. The Dem
Ocratic party was too cowardly
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

The Mosaic Templars, 10000
strong, led by Bush and Alexan-
der, the Arkansas Giants" are
solid for Taft.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

The postal savings bank.which
President Taft will perfect early
IN his administration, will be the
best guarantee of the working
mans deposits that can be devils
ed. The Bryan scheme savors of
wildcat speculation and will
never work out in practice.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

Taft stands squarely on the
platform which calls for an en-
forcement, without reservation,
of the 18th, 18th and 18th amend
ments.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

B. F. Thomas. Prop.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

w. CALVIN CHASE, EDITOR
The Washington bee., 1908-11-14

100 Eye ST., N w. washington, D. c.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-31

drank much in secret and thought no
man knew. But one day, as the king
glasced in a mirror, he saw the reAec.
6oa of his own aose and behold it was
red, red even as the rose. And stzsight-
way he called the executioner and bid
him cut off-the nose in the looking.
glass. And the executioner struck with
his sword q mighty blow and tho mirror
was broken into Thousand pieces.
Another day the king was sailing in his
war vessel over the sea and the sea was
calm. The king looked over the side of
the ship and beheld he again saw the
reflection Of his red nose ia the sea. He
again bade the sfecutioner 10 smite the
sea and destroy the red nose he sdw
therein ; snd the executioner smote the
sea and disturbed the surface thereof,
but when it was again ,calm the king
looked to see IL the nose had disappear
ed-but'behold it was still there. There
after the executioner had life Job
because the kings nose remained red.
Moral-The man who stops his paper,
because there is something in it which
reflects on him, may possibly smash the
mirror, but he will always; find the same
reflection in the ocesn,o Of public opinion
-if'his nose is really red.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-31
MEETING OF DEMOCRATS
NOMINATE BRYAN AND sJOHNsoN-TuRx
DOWN PRIMARY LAW.

NOMINATE BRYAN AND JJoHNsoN-TUR1
DOWN PRIMARY LAW.
The Democraticsstate committee met
ataGrand Forks on Tuesday and called a
convention of $50 delegates to meet at
Grand Forks on March 25tn. The com.
mittee resolved that while they s.will
be- pleased to follow him, Governor John
A. johnson, of Minnesota, as a national
standard bearer at some tims in the
future, yet we believe that the condi.
tions at the present. time demand man
whose observation and experience have
been of wider runge"-and we pledge
our hearty support to William Jennings
Bryan and recommend that Gov. j. A.
johnson be nominated for the vice pres
idency."
Another resolution provides that all
aspirants for state Office shall bring their
petitions to the convention; also that "a
committee of one from each district
shall be appointed. to select candida tes
for state Offices to report at the state
convention. ALI of which means of
course that the state ticket will be
selected at the state convention in prao-
tically the same manner as before the
passage of the primary law, which is
sensible, perfectly legal but make IA
farce of the primary, law just the same.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-31
School classiflcations.

Supt. Stockwel gives out the follow.
ing statement as to high schools classi
fed and entitled to state aid since the
October meeting of the State High
School Board
+ First class -Casselton.
Second class-Ellendale, Page, ,Towner,
Crystal.
Third class Churches Ferry Gilby,
Granville, Inkster, Leeds, Reynolds,
Rugby, Velva, Webster, Courteney,
Miner. Aneta, Buffalo, Steele, Wash.
burn, Forest River and Hilton.
There are eight or ten applications
for classification pending, which will be
acted upon in the near future. Al
present there are thirty three first class
schools, seventeen second class schools
and nineteen third class schools, making
total of sixty-nine classified and aided
high schools. The state aid, amounting
toSS80O to first class, s5OO to second
class and $500 to third class schools has
been apportioned, but owing to the
heavy drain upon the state treasury
this past year the warrants for this aid
have not been issued and may not be
prior to March l, 1908.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-31
NOT I'm THE wrswAM.

Tne st. Thomas Timesaud some other
papers keep talking about the right of
papers and individuals ito be politically
Independent and still be partisans. They
claim thatas long as man or paper
upholds the principles of Abraham
Lincoln ct al, that is .republicanism
pure and undefiled, and as such, in the
case of newspapers at least, they should
lbs. entitled to the spoils of war, such as
insurance statements, etc.
Well, all that stuff is somewhat of a
"sglittering generality" andjust to come
down to plans and specifications, about
where should, say the insurance COM
missioner, draw the line?
How about the Grand Forks Press ?
The Press is working mostly within the
lines of the Republican party, though
puofessedly a Democratic sheet, and
doubtless iReiny is as devout "a worship
Per of Lincoln as anybody. Besides
that, the Press is giving considerable
support to some of the Republican can
didates in the present campaign per-
haps only inferentially, but rs certainly
because by its special abuse of certain
Republican candidates and its silence
or mild appreciation for their opponents,
its choice is well known. T..
But, seriously, what in the measure OF
party ,allegiance8 What paper pro-
fesses or what it does !? In other words,
can q newspaper openly support the
Demoenahic candidates for governor, and
for judge and perhaps few othar,otices
and still be considered Repahhean
newspaper
In the old story, when the Indian was
asked it ho were lost, he replied: aNo,
Indian not lost, Indian here wiewam
lost = This is really the sum and sub
stance OF the position OF the newspapers
referred to. These insist that it i the
party that has gone wrong and that
they are right; which might be true,
but it also proves the main fact in auas-
tion, that they are not within the party.
When man or newspaper steps out
side Of the wigwam, because Of dissatis-
faction with what Is going on inside,
that is his unquestionable right and
he may be, right, and he; may lie even
deserving Of praise, but he should, to be
consistent, and to really deserve due
credit for his noble principles be will
ing to take his meals elsewhere.