The Washington bee., 1908-10-24
SHOWING THEM"
IN MISSOURI.

1. CoVlngton secretary, IS pertectlng
arrangements for two monster mass
MEETINGS of colored Republicans in the
interest of TAFT and Sherman. The
first meeting is to be held next
week, and on. Nelson Crews, the sill
yer-tongued orator of Kansas City,
will deliver the principal address. The
second netting will be a grand wind
up Of the campaign and it is expect
ed that the latter part of October will
be chosen as the most propitious time.
For this occasion, the famous spell
binder, Hon. w. T. Vernon, Register
of the Treasury, has been invited to
be the guest of honor. A committee
made up of DR.. D. w. Scott, Rev. B.
w. Dunavant, DR.. William H. Man.
sifee, Prof. John A. Agee, Noble
Williams, and E. L. Hicks, all citi-
zens of influence and standing, has
been authorized to make all necessary
arrangements for these two big meet
ingS.
Secretary Covington states that the
registration of colored voters is about
complete, and out Of the $4,000 in the
city, fully 1900 Of them have reg
istered, and it is certain that Taft
will poll 90 per cent. of them.
There is practically no disafec-
ton over the troubles that some loud
mouthed agitators have advertised
early and late, and before the books
close the fraction of voters not reg
istered will be very small. 1t is an
open secret that if the Democrats
carry the Legislature, Jim crow car
law will be enacted, and a constitu-
tional amendment restricting the suf-
frage is sure to be adopted. The only
salvation for the black man is to see
to it that Taft gets the electoral vote,
that Hadley is made governor, and
that the legislature is Republican in
both branches.
Judge Taft made an excellent i'm
preston upon the colored voters on
his visit last week, and they will
strain every nerve to give him the
state by as big a majority as was
given Roosevelt four years ago.
ROOSEVELT'S BIG STICK.
after Southern Railroads that Dis
criminate against Negroes.
Injunction Applied for to CompelTen-
nessee Railroad to Obey Law Re-
quiring Equal Accommodations" to
All Passengers for Same Fare
Administration Tired of Foolish
ness.
Nashville, Tenn, October 6.-The
Interstate Commerce Commission,
through its attorney, has instituted
proceedings in the Middle District of
Tennessee for an injunction, to re-
strain the Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis Railroad from further dis
obedience to the Commissions orders;
and, also, from further discrimination
between white and colored passengers
paying the same fare.
These are the proceedings ordered
by the President in the early part of
the present year against this and other
railroads which have been most in
sistent in their determinations. Some
of the other common carriers COM
planned of by colored passengers are
the Seaboard Air Line, the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac,
the Southern and the Pullman Sleep
ing Car Company Bishops H. NJ.
Turner, w. J. Gaines, c. S. Smith
and E. w. hampton have testified
before the special agent of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission that the
Pullman Company refuses to sell
berths to Negroes-except perhaps in
very rare instances, and this discrim-
nation will be rigidly investigated.
1t is understood that the railroads
deny that there is discrimination, but
the facts are so plain that the legal
of the Interstate Com
merce Commission is giving their
statements no serious consideration
and will proceed actively against all
offending roads with the evidence
now in his possession, beginning with
the Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis railroad.
President Roosevelt is tired of the
foohshness of the roads IN question,
and there are evidences that unless
they comply with the law speedily