The Washington bee., 1910-08-20
KNOCKERS.

In politics as well as in other
bodies polite the knocker is al
ways in evidence. Who is the
knOcker! The knOcker is the in
dividual who is on the outside
making ugly faces at those who
are on the inside controlling the
affairs Of state.
The political knocker is the
most dangerous of all knockers.
He Is never satisfied. He dislikes
to see his successful competitor in
positions of power and trust. IF
he IS In office, the knocker is
knocking at him. If he is seek
ing office, the knOcker is doing all
In his power to impede his success.
The knOcker is also an individ-
ual who is never happy. He is
found in all States, cities and en-
terprises. The successful individ-
ual IS generally knocked by the
knOcker.
The knOcker takes the mos
flimsy preteXt to get after the sue
cessful individual. If the individ-
Ual succeeds in anything well, the
knOcker will find some excuse to
knock him. If the individual is
successful with his enterprise, the
knOcker will manufacture a pre-
text to destroy his enterprise.
There are knockers among all
races and natiOnalities. Some
knockers knock harder than others
and knock at anything or individ-
uals. In all professions you will
find the knOcker. The legal knock
er IS the most amusing of all the
knockers. The lawyer, is the
most dangerous knocker when he
knocks his brother lawyer.
The Bee will first take up the
cOlOred lawyer as krOcker, be-
cause he is known better to the
editor than the white man in the
legal profession. The Bee has
come in contact with the cOlOred
legal knOcker who practices law
III the courts. He Is an adept
in knocking his brother lawyer.
If one cOlOred lawyer has a case
and the other can't get one, the
legal failure, otherwise the knock
er, will say all kinds of bad things
against his legal brother to his
clients. The Bee has heard GER
tain colored lawyers tell the eli
ents of others that this lawyer is
dead. out of town or sick, espe-
cIally if the client is looking for
a certain lawyer. IF one is re-
tanned IN a case and the other is
asked to 90 in and help him, the
lawyer who has the case first dis
likes to see his brother associated
with him, although the fee doesn't
come out Of the knockers pocket.
This kind of practice often OBJ
taIns among the cOlOred attorneys.
If person is looking for a law
yer and he is asked where he can
be found, the client IS told that the
lawyer who he is looking for is
not praCtIcing law now. or that he
has left town. or that he is no
lawyer, or that the knOcker will
take the case and guarantee an ac-
quittal.
There are some very treacherOus
men IN the legal profession whose
stock in trade is to destroy the
usefulness of his brother LAWYER
if he can. The Bee hears such
complaints daily coming from
some of the most reputable cOlored
lawyers at the bar. This class of
knockers are the most dangerous
and are menaces to society. 1t is
the constant complaint of certain
cOlOred lawyers of honor that
complaints come from clients of
the knocks of their brother law
yeTs.
The medical profession is differ
ent. While there are a few knock
ers among the medical men. there
IS less knocking in this profession
than there Is in the law. Just
why this Is so The Bee is unable
to state. The knocker Is gener-
ally intoxicated with prejudice
and jealousy, and until these ele-
ments of human nature are elimi-