The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-10-29

Senator Foraker left on the noon
train Saturday for the East to attend
to some professional business, but be-
fore leaving he was waited upon by
committee of colored men, composed
of George l.. Knox, editor of the In
dianapolis Freeman; Rev. Edward L.
Gillian, pastor of the colored Baptist
Church at Columbus, and large num-
Der of others, and formally presented
with a handsome and very valuable
solid Alaska gold watch fob, sent to
the committee for presentation to him
by II Negro miners of Fairbanks,
Alaska.
The fob Is of very unique and beau
tiful workmanship, and is very much
priced by the Senator. 1t was sent
as a token Of the appreciation of these
Negro miners in Alaska of the services
rendered to the Negro race and the
cause of justice by Senator Foraker in
the Brownsville matter.
DR.. Gillian presided. Mr.. Knox
made an eloquent speech of presenta-
ton. A number of others spoke in
the same strain, all expressing the
highest confidence and esteem for the
Senator and keenest appreciation for
the work done by him.
SENATOR FoRAKER's SPEECH.
Senator Foraker was deeply and
visibly affected, and in response said.
Mr.. Knox, Rev. Mr. Gillian and Gen.
tlemen--T could not be insensible to
such an occasion as this If / would
be, and / would not try to be If
could.
II feel very much moved that these
colored American citizens from far dis
tant Alaska should have taken such
note Of that to which you refer, as
that they should have been prompted
t. send me such a beautiful remem-
brance as that with which you have
presented me. l am proud to receive
it-glad to have it. 1t has great in
trinsic value, but 1t is not on that &C
count that | prize it, although / prize
it for that reason and we'll might, for
it is certainly most beautiful-far ex-
ceeding anything I had reason to anti
cipate 1t might prove to be from that
which had been said to me Of its ma.
ture. But prize it because it comes
to me from men of your race, as an
assurance to me that have their good
will and their confidence and their
respect, and that they want me to
know that I have. Any man might
be proud of that. The 100000 Ne
groes of the United States are, as you
Mr.. Knox well and eloquently said
so many people who have never fal
tered in their devotion to American
institutions or to that flag so many
of them have followed to victory anC
to death. (Applause) They have been
sn i~"nOrtPnt part of our country from
the very beginning. They have beer
identified with every war that we have
ever had. The very first blood shed in
The War for Independence was that Of
Crispus Attacks, who fell in the
streets Of Boston, and so on down
from then until now they have stood
the colored men of this country, side
by side with the white men. in the
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velo"ment of our resources, in the up
brilding of this great mighty empire
of which we are to-day so justly proud
(Aprlause.)
"Any man might feel proud, there
fore. say, to know ny su"h toker
as this and from such words as you
have uttered, that he enjoys the re
spect, confidence and esteem Of such
an imnortant part Of our population
q peop'e who have done so much fol
the common glory Of the American
people.