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The Washington bee., 1908-10-31

Americans III t!lS SCI VIC VI tliC
Government, exclusive of the
Army and Navy, has more than
doubled in the last four years, un-
der a Republican administration.
Their aggregate pay has been IN
creased from 100000 in 1904
] to more than $8,ooo,oOo in 1908.
Plank in Republican Platform.
The present Republican plat
form contains this plank: The
Republican party has been, for
more than fifty years, the consis-
tent friend of the American Ne
| gro. 1t gave him freedom and
citizenship. 1t wrote into the or
ganic law the declarations that
| proclaim his civil and political
rights, and it believes today that
his noteworthy progress in intel
ligence, industry and good citizen
ship has earned the respect and
encouragement of the nation.
"We demand justice for all
men, without regard to race or
color; we declare once more, and
without reservation, for the en-
| forcement, in letter and in spirit,
of the 18th, 18th and 18th amend
ments to the Constitution, which
were designed for the protection
| and advancement of the Negro
and we condemn all devices that
have for their real aim his dis
franchisement for reasons of col
or alone. as unfair, un-American,
and repugnant to the supreme law
of the land"
The Hon. William H. Taft, in
a speech in Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, recently said; "What
the Negro and his friends demand
is equality of enforcement of the
| law under the Constitution"
! Democrats Hate Negroes.
| Contrast these kindly senti-
ments of Republicans with the fol-
lowing from Democratic sources.
w. J. Bryan in his speech at New
York. 1908, said: "The white
| man in the South disfranchised
the Negro in self-protection; and
there is not a Republican in the
| North who would not have done
the same thing under the same
circumstances. The white men OF
the South are determined that the
Negro shall be disfranchised
everywhere it is necessary, to pre-
vent the recurrence of the horrors
of carpet-bag rule"
HOke Smith, who was a mem
Der of Cleveland's cabinet, and
who is at present Governor OF
Georgia, said: Il favor the elimi-
nation of the Negro from politics
and if | am elected | will urge
this with ali my power" Senator
Tillman, in a speech in the 59th
Congress said: "Some of the Ne
groes are so near akin to the mon
| key that scientists are still looking
| for the missing link"
Democratic Hypocrisy.
With defeat staring it in the
face, without a real, virile issue
except those embodied in the
peerless One, +" Democracy r
struggling to win in this present
campaign, with the Negro vote
| in the North and without the Ne
gro vote in the South.
| This seems to be the crowning
climax of political idiOcy. The
Negro, disfranchised in the South
by the Democratic party,iS expect
ed to lick the hand that smites
| him. execute an abOut-face move
ment, and aid the Democrats III
swinging Republican states of the
| North into the hands of his Dem
ocratic oppresSors! From the day
of its birth, the Democratic party
has not only halted its bOasted
Democracy at the color line, but
has Dragged about it. There is
not law on the statute books to-
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
:. NAPIER'S VERDICT
ON JUDGE TAFT.

To all thinking Negroes the
following estimate of Judge Taft
by ]. c. Napier, of Tennessee, is
commended. Writing to the edi-
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:
" | have stated above nv rea-
sons for not severing my ale
glance to President Roosevelt on
account of the Brownsville affair.
In the main they apply with equal
force to Secretary Taft. He
avows that the question of race
did not enter into the matter with
him, and his avowaI taken in
connection with the whole history
of the man, is sufficient for me-"
WHAT MAY BE EXPECTED.
What may be expected from a
Democratic Administration with
regards to the Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Amendments is clearly
brought out by an editorial ap-
pearing recently in the Whining
ton IN. c. Journal. Those
Afro-Americans who are in doubt
as to how they shall vote will
probably make up their minds as
soon as they read it. The edito-
rial is as follows:
"Bryan's Election Assured and
the Repeal of the I4th and 18th
Amendments Now a Forgone
Conclusion.
Verify things are coming our
way in the South. Crop pros
poets were never so promising
and the farmers are practically on
easy street. This years cotton
cropis already estimated at some
thing like S75o,ooo,ooo aside
from all other resources. Cotton
mills and other manufacturing
enterprises are dotting the hill
sides and valleys of Dixie as
never before, and the tramping
footsteps of the march of pro-
gress is heard in the land. In
fact, manufacturing industries
are daily multiplying all over
this land of ours, and the day is
not far distant when the South
will be in the saddle again.
Bryan's triumphant election in
November is now freely predict
ed by those in a position to know.
Let the stalwart sons of the An
glo Saxon race rally round the
colors of the Nebraska statesman,
for with his election will come
the certain repeal of the I4th and
18th amendments to the Constitu-
ton of the United States. dis
franchising the Negroes of the
North as we have disfranchised
them by states here in the South.
Democrats, North, East and West
ars a unit in favor of such 1egis-
latiOn, and with Bryan in the
White House, Sambo as a voter
will be a thing of the past.
The Republicans of the North
have prevented for forty years
the repeal of the Fourteenth and
Fifteenth amndmentS, bit after
Bryan's election they will be
pOwerless to brush back the tide
of public sentiment, for Mr.. Bry-
an, when elected, would not dare
to ignore this one cherished am
bitiOn and desire of the Southern
people, to whom he is chiefly IN
debted for his nomination atDen-
yer and his victory if elected next
month. For SambO, however,
there is no room in the Democra-
tic camp, and every Negro vote
cast for Bryan will lose him two
white votes. Let us be under
stood, this is a white mans coun-
try, and in due time the Negro
will be relegated to the position
of servant, where he rightfully
belongs, and for which place an
all-wise God in the creation Of
the world originally designed
him. To your tents, o Israel, for
the battle is on. The present is
our opportunity to establish Tor
ever and perpetuate the rule OF
the Anglo Saxon race in this
country, advance forward in the
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31

tor of the Nashville Clarion on
the present political situation,
Mr.. Napier expresses himself as
follows:
TO begin with, he comes from
old abolition stock, and the tradi-
tIonal attitude of his family has
been one of cordial friendship
for the colored people.
His course in Cuba and the
Philippine Islands shows that he
is a believer in the rights of the
dark races.
He believes in the Fifteenth
Amendment to the Constitution
and has said over and over again
that the suffrage law should ap-
ply equally to both races.
Such mistakes as the colored
people made in the early days in
voting he sought in some South
ern speeches to explain philo-
sophically, and to show that they
were errors out of which the col
ored people could grow. This
was done to offset the claim OF
those Southern whites who hold
that reconstruction experiences
should serve as an eternal bar.
These efforts of Secretary Taft
to trace to natural causes any
shortcomings of the race as
voters, have been seized upon by
his enemies as indications that he
does not believe i'll equality of
citizenship.
But | challenge any one to
produce a speech on the race queS-
ton wherin Mr.. Taft has not de-
clared for equality of citizenship.
GAS the Republican party OF
the North seems hopeleSSly diVid-
ed on the question Of federal in
terference with Southern elec-
tons Secretary Taft believes i'll
trying moral suasion, in trying to
win over white men in the South
to the Northern view of the suf-
frage question.
'If made President it is my
earnest belief that he will use the
whole power of his position to
influence sentiment IN the South
favorable to the acceptance IN
good faith of the fifteenth amend
ment.
"He says that he is with Prof,
Booker T. Washington. On the
question of equality of citizenship
Prof. Washington thus expressed
himself in letter to the Con
stitutiOnal Convention of LOuisi-
ana:
Since the war, no state has
had such an opportunity to settle
for all time the race question, SC
far as it concerns politics, as is
now given in Louisiana. VIII
your convention set an example
to the world in this respect?
81 want to suggest that nc
state in the south can make a law
that will provide an opportunity
OF temptation for an ignoran
white man vote, and withhold The
same opportunity from the igno.
rant Colored man, without 1nJur
| ing both men. No state can make
a law that can thus be executed
without dwarfing for all time thu
morals of the white men in thu
south. Any law controlling th'
the ballot, that is not absolutel,
| Just and fair to both races vii
work more permanent injury t.
the whites than to the blacks.
''The Negro does not objec
to an education or property test
but let the law be so clear that NJ
one clothed with state authority
will be tempted to perJure anC
degrade himself, by putting on
Interpretation upon it for th'
white man and another for tn
| black man.
"Whlie I do not presume t.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31

t prove of this course Of the "solid
south" and will say so, I will
support you for having the cour-
age to tell them wherin they are
wrong.
The thirteenth amendment to
|; the federal constitution abolished
slavery; the fourteenth gave civil
rights to the freed people; the
fifteenth prohibited suffrage
disqualification on account Of
race.
No. ?. If you believe these
amendments incorrectly prescribe
the political and civil rights of
the Negro race. and will indicate
the error, I will support you for
having the courage OF your con-
victions to speak on the subject.
On the other hand, if you believe
that these amendments correctly
define the civil and political
rights of the Negro race, then I
will support you for having the
courage to say so.
No. g. If you will give your
approval to Oklahoma Senate
Bill No. I, declaring that the i'm
mediate safety and peace of the
state of Oklahoma depends upon
separating the Negro from the
white man and the Indian in rail-
road waiting rooms and passen-
! ger coaches. then | will support
you provided you will have the
/ courage at the same time to say
why you never thought it neces-
sary to advocate the Jim Crow
railroad law and separate schools
in your own state of Nebraska.
No. 4. If you believe there is
a Negro issue in the south and
define what that issue is SC that
there may be a moderately fair
understanding OF the issue, then
| will support you for the courage
| you may have in such a task.
| No. ). If you will make clear
, that there is any national political
, issue on the Negro question,
pointing out where the northern
and southern Democrats are uni
ted, and that this issue is opposed
to a like issue of the Republicans
then | will vote for you for your
discernment in being able to find
such an issue in national politics.
On the other iland, if there is nc
definite national issue between
the parties, marking a living and
distinct national policy, and yOu
will tell your southern adherents
that such is the case, | will sup
port you for this act of coura-
geOuS candOr.
No. 6. If you will come to the
south and make speeches to the
+, Negroes on the issues of politica
economies; or if you will have
published addresses along the line
of your interview, appealing tC
the Negro for his support on the
question of the tariff, for example
and will circulate these politica
documents, among the coloreC
race, to influence his vote by
appealing to his intelligence a:
we'll as his patriotism then
will vote for you for this act Of
high devotion to duty.
No. 7. Men like Senator Till
man, who say that the Negro ha.
no right to any franchise, anC
that to control the Negro it /.
necessary to use the shot gun
the bull whip, and the educationa
and grandfather restriction, anC
that when these fail other mean.
will be invented to prevent th'
Negro from voting, certainl,
must be facing an issue that re
/ quires the use of such measures
If not, they are attempting t.
overthrow the liberties of a rae,
of people. In view Of the fac
| fbo+ Car1atOr~ Ti1I111or 1c n, ar
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HOTEL MACEO.

4AO LII QA1CEO.
When visiting New York City,
stop at the Hotel Maceo, zig West
53rd Street, corner Broadway.
Steam heated. Telephone, So3.
Columbus.
B. F. Thomas, Prop.
Read The Bee.
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Read The Bee.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16

DENVER PATRIARCHY, NO. CT.
month at Odd Fellows Hall, 1882
ArapahOe street.
c. A. BURTON, W. P. R.
HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH. NO. 367,
G.. U. o. of o. F.
Meets the first and third Tuesdays In
each month at Odd Fellows Hail. 1888,
Arapahoe street
Mrs Clarence Holmes 2139 Curtis st
Worthy Recorder.
PAST GRAND MASTERS COUNCIL
NO. IIS, G. U. o. OFO.F.
Meets the second Friday in each
month at Odd Fellows Hall, 1892 Arap-
4hoe street
WALTER SCOTT. @. ..
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PlNlON MESA LODGE

No 90, A. F. & A. NJ, Grand juno
ton, meets the first and third We'd
nesdays in the month.
]. z. HARRIS, w. NJ.
T. P. LANGDON, Sec, 139 Chipeta.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16
TABERNACLE NO. 52o.

Tabernacle No. 529 meet the nrst
and third Thursday in the month a,
Hl2 Curtis street. All members In
good standing are invited.
LAUr-. CARSON. II. p.
NANNIE WELLS. Recorder.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16
KEYSTONE LODGE.

Keystone Lodge, A. F. & A. NJ, Han
n, Wyo., meets the first and third
Tuesdays In the month. All members
in good standing are invited.
HENRY ANDERSON.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16
RICE LODGE NO. 80.

TtlOE I.OIJE INV. 81.
/. b. o. T.. of w. meets FIRST and
third Wednesday night in each mont
at 1872 Curtis street. All v.tS.ng ELI
s-e welcome.
CARL WILSON,
Exalted Ruler.
Walter Allison. secretary
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16

GAINES TEMPLE, No. 4. 8. N. T.
or Trinidad, meets the first and
third Monday afternoons at 3 O'Clock
st Marble hall. III First street.
A. Z. SUTTON, w. p.
n. b. WILSON, Sec.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16

PRIDE OF THE WEST LODGE NO.
10, X. OF P.-CastIe Hall, Collins
block. Meeting nights. first ano
third Tuesdays each month. VII.
liam BYRD. 9. G; c. F. Albert, X. Of
r. and s.. Box $40. Laramie. Wyo
ming.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16

The first and third Friday Of each
month.
D. H. WILLIAMS, C. C.
]. W. TAYLOR, X. OF X. ana D,
2222 Lincoln Avenue.
AETNA CAMP NO. -, q. r. X. OF p
Meets at 1712 Curtis street the second
and fourth Friday nights In the month
G. B. PASH, Captain.
A. J. LYLES Recorder
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16
coLUMBINE COURT NO. z7s,

!. o. o. C.
Meets the second and fourth Tues-
day evenings at l7l2 Curtis Street.
All visiting members are invited to
attend.
TULIP BANKS, ". C.
IDA BANKS, X. OF d.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16
SIMPSON REST LODGE.

Simpson Rest Lodge, No. 10, A. F.
& A. M, Trinidad, meets the first and
third Tuesday nights In the month.
Members in good standing are vel
come
]. w. BOOKER, W. NJ.
W. A. JORDAN. Sec,
III n Walnut.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16

QUEEN OF THE WEST NO. 1.
Meets first and third Thursdays in
each month, 1884 Arapahos Street
MRS. HENRlETTE WRIGHT, W. p,
AXIS. F'LUhENLA .A,TON. ~.
lG2 Fillmore ST.
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HIGH MARINE LODGE

No. II. A. F. & A. NJ. Salt Lake
Titan. meets the frs. and third We'd
aesday In the month.
VIM. BURGESS, W. NJ.
". D. POWELL, Sec, Pc. o. 1888
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16

EUREKA COMPANY NO. 4.
Meets the first and fourth Tuesdays
R. BUTLER Captain
=. l. VOOREE, Recorder.
1928 18th Street
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16
TRUE REFORM

True Reformers No. 1921 Colorado
Enterprise Fountain. meet first and
third Monday at 1882 Arapahoe street.
c. NJ. Hughes Master. Mrs. M. Z.
Riley, Secretary. Cooper building.
c. II. CLARK, Master.
c. NJ. HUGHES, Secretary.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16

CENTENNIAL LODGE NO. 4, A. F
& A. NJ
Meets the second and fourth Monday
flights in the month at 17l2 Curtis
Btreet. All Masons In good standing
are invited to attend.
VIM. RUSS, w. NJ.
P. ]. BARNARD. Sec'v
1882 Welton st.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16

Western Star Lodge No. 12s, U. B.
OF F., meets the first and third Tues
day evenings OF each month at 1882
Arapahoe street.
II. b. BROWN, w. NJ.
X. GRIGSBY, Sec.
cAPToLIA TEMPLE NO. 1sa, .. N. r.
nesdays in each month at 1882 Arapa-
hoe Street. Members in good standing
are invited to attend.
HATTIE KING, w. P.
NARY o. STEAM, secretary,
1882 9th Street
Webster Temple No. s. s. NJ. T.,
meets the second and fourth Wednes-
afternoon in each month at 1892 Arap-
ahoe street. Mrs. e. A. Carter, w. p,
Mrs. Callie V. Campbell, Sec.
LILY CADET COMPANY,
U. r. X. ofP.
Meets 1712 Curtis Street every Non
day evening.
JOHN CLIFTON, Capt.
HARRY SMITH, Secretary.
2465 Curtis Street
PHYTHIAs LODGE NO. II.
Meets the first and third Wednes
day nights. 1892 Arapahoa Street.
HARRY JONES, c. c.,
1922 18th Street.
J. M MARTENIA, X. of R. & 8.
Montclair p. o.
DAMON LODGE NO. 5.
K. Of P. meets at 1912 Curtis street
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16
GOLDEN GATE JUVENILES

GOLDEN GATE JUVENILES.
Meets the second and fourth satur.
day afternoon at 2:30, at 1892 Arapa.
hoe St. All members in good stand.
ing are invited.
OGLESVTE LAWSON. Y. s..
VILLA MAY. NJ. p.
1860 Hazel Court.
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DAUGHTERS OF rAsERNAcLe.

Pride Of Denver No. 52l meets At
1712 Curtis every first and third
Thursday.
SARAH THREET. X. p.
E9TELLA j. JONES. c. r.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-16

Lone Star Chapter No. Is, o. e. s.,
meets the first Friday in the month,
? p. H., and the third Thursday in the
month. 1880 p. m, al 17l2 curtis street
All members in good standing invited.
CORA O'BRYANT, w. NJ.
SUSIE CLINGMAN, Sec'y.
1924 So. 18th st.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-03-13
He RODE FREE.
Ths Reason Camp Meeting John Allan
Got Maine Central Pass.

Camp Meeting John Allen was one
Of the most picturesque characters of
his time in Maine. Apropos of railroad
passes very interesting story is told.
1t occurred when Governor Morrill,
was president of the Maine Central.
Aliens applications were refused
number Of times, because II there was
one thing above all others which Nor
rill disliked it was to issue passes. The
governor came down to his office In
somewhat brusque frame Of mind that
day. Those familiar with the storm
signals quietly backed of and waited
for an explosion. 1t came. One of the
first letters opened was from Camp
Meeting John Allen requesting a pass
for "self and wife" The secretary
approached his chief with some heslta.
ton.
"Here Is another letter from Mr.. Al
len asking for pass" he said and laid
the missive gingerly on the governors
desk
The governor read it through and
blazed away for few minutes; then,
tossing the letter to the astonished
secretary, he said, Make it out"
The young man retired and began to
NIL In the various blank lines, but when
he came on what account the pass
was issued he was puzzled and ven-
tured to seek information, I
"On what account, governor7" he
asked.
The chief looked irately over his
spectacles.
Account. account? Account Of -
persistence. Be sure to put it in, too"
and he growled as the young man
passed out, "These Methodist parsons
may have to get us all passes on the
road to heaven, and want Maine
Central to have good connections with
Camp Meeting John Aliens route.n-
Nav Ices T-shune.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-03-13

nsual the rns,i,' --.---
waited attack of Indigestion More than
this, and, although | never drink any
thing in the way of intoxicants. am
certain to have an attack of hiccoughs
as a result Of laughing. which always
amuses my friends who are aware OF
my nondrinking habits. present the
anomalous picture Of perhaps being
the only man at the table who has not
taken drink Of any kind. and yet my
acti0rr are those Of man who had
dec' lily too much liquor, You can't
maxi ne believe that old saw about
laughter being good for digestion in
spite of the solemn gentleman who
wrote this article."-New York Press.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-03-13
The Maaazina Wsst.

Once there was a newspaper man
who came up into my country to write
up the way his syndicate thought 1t
ought to be. His sombrero was very
wide and rakishly tilted-away from
the sun. His shirt was open at the
throat and decorated with handker-
chief, but because he did not know
why cowboys wear handkerchiefs
around their necks he wore it like
girl at picnic. 1t was white silk and
became him very well. There had not
been an arrest made in Maverick for
nearly three years. but the syndicate
man had SO much gun metal on him
that he fairly clanked. When he first
struck our town he saw an Indian, in
shirt sleeves and overalls, leaning
against the doorsill of general store.
He was Johnny Dean, a graduate of
the Carson school. who played the cor
net and afterward organized labor
strike among the Indians at the salt
works. The syndicate man clapped
him on the back and said:
Heap big Indian, come drink Rre
water"
Dean looked him all over. with tho
gentle flicker Of smile. Thank you,"
he said. II never use alcoholic stimu-
lants." The interesting part of this
story is that 1t is two years. peni-
tentiary offense to furnish liquor to In.
dians.-Atlantic.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-03-13
SAVED BY HIS TEETH.
Quick Wit Of a Missionsry Among =
Tribe of Cannibals.

Quick Wit OF q MiSSiohWy %Wo"8
Tribe Of cannibais.
Missionaries have much to contend
with in dealing with the tribes on
some of the islands of the southern
Pacific, and am reminded of an In
cident happening on a remote island
of the Fiji group whose tribes were
still Influenced by the savagery of
caHnibalism. A German missionary
had made excellent progress toward
the enlightenment Of tribe of saw
ages in the interior when he was tax
en- Ill and forced to abandon his work
and seek recuperation in a village
along the coast.
During his absence native medicine
man succeeded in undoing all that the
good German father had accomplished.
The latter was warned that under the
circumstances 1t would be unsafe for
him to return to the scene Of his Ia
bors upon his recovery. but he decid-
ed that his duty called him there, and
upon regaining his strength he jour-
neyed inland to the village whose in
habitants had gone over to the teach
1nES OF the medicine man.
His reception was decidedly warm
one, and he was informed that unless
he made practical demonstration Of
the superiority of his teachings over
those of the medicine man he would
be converted in short order into food
for the hungry tribesmen. He at once
realized that his hfe hung upon
slender thread and endeavored to show
to the savages by argument that their
conclusions as to his edible qualities
were entirely erroneous and that they
should tarn their thoughts to other
kinds of food as well as to higher sub
jects.
His efforts were In vain. however.
and just as he was about to be struck
down by the uplifted clubs Of the chief
men in the tribe he happily bethought
himself of the fact that his upper teeth
were false. Opening his mouth. he
hastily extracted his set, nourished 1t
In the faces Of his astounded oppo-
nents, and particularly the features Of
the medicine man. and. replacing the
teeth as suddenly as he had extracted
them, rebuked his charges in man
ner which can better be imagined than
described. The tribe, believing that
he had performed a miracle in taking
out and replacing his own teeth. drove
the medicine man from the village and
restored the missionary to his former
place as uplifter of their material and
spiritual destinies.-Washington Star.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-03-13
L.uahtsr and Indias,tion.

Il don't know whether nature fitted
me out with different sort of diges-
tive apparatus from the average man."
remarked magazine reader, who look
ed up from the printed page. Here Is
writer who sets 1t down as a SOL
emn fact that laughter and good cheer
are enemies Of dyspepsia Now, when
ever so to dinner where lot of
good stories are told or amusing
spssrnss .nsaas and I laugh more than