The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-03-17
SAT WITH NEGRO.

SAT WITH NEGRO.
Taft Adorned Stage In Company With
Black Society.
Washington. March 12.-President
Taft has not 30 far dined a negro.
but II one T. r. had chosen to do
what the president did the other
night. there would have been more
noise about it. for Mr.. Taft. as We all
know. Is not as noisy q party as his
predecessor. The president did 90
to a celebration In honor OF the ne
gro. w. 8. Scarboro. who married q
white woman. and sat on the stage
with the representatives Of negro 90
ciety in Washington. Instead OF tell
ing the story myself l will give the
veroion Of John Corrigan. Jr.. CORE
spondent Of the Atlanta Constitution.
who has made me q carbon COPY OF
the story he has just written. It is
as follows.
THE presence OF President Taft on
the stage OF the Metropolitan African
Methodist Episcopal church in Wash
ington q few nights ago at q celebra-
tion given In honor Of w. s. Scarbor-
ough. president Of Wilberforce COL
lege In Ohio. Is still causing some very
pertinent comment.
Some efforts we're made In ad-
vance to disuade the president from
attending. as It was pointed ont that
his presence on the stage to honor q
negro who is married to q white wo-
man. might be misconstrued. Then
the character Of the audience who
had secured tickets, including prac-
tically all Of the negro social element
Of the capital. strengthened the idea
Of social equality aspirations.
"A number of negroes, who have
no fantastic social equality heresies.
have opposed Scarborough. and be-
lieve that his example u detrimental
to the best interests of the negro
race. They think his marriage to q
white woman. who Is a teacher In
the normal training department of
Wilberforce college. has not only
hurt that college. but other negro in
stitutions Of learning throughout the
country.
1T - understood that the trustees
OF Wherefore college are seriously
discussing whether Scarborough can
render the best service to the rank
and file who look to him for example
and guidance. Wilberforce college il
situated at Wilberforce. Ohio. It was
organized in 1856. and now has 80
instructors and an enrolment of
about 400 students. according to the
world directory.
THE meeting in Washington was
to try and raise $4,000 for the
school to obtain the $4,000 offered
by Andrew Carnegie on the condition
that like amount was contributed
by friends Of the institution. Presi-
dent Taft made . subscription. though
the amount was not made public.
His brother. Charles P. Taft. con-
tributed 81 900 to the school. Though
80 alumni are seeking to raise the
fund. 1t is Understood that they are
having q dihfcult time. Many of
them attribute the reluctance Of the
public. especially in Ohio, to sub
scribe to the movement. to the pres
ence Of Scarborough at the head of
the school.
Very great dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed by the more humble negroes
in Washington at the "exclusiveness'
Of the function at the Metropolitan
negro church on last Tuesday night.
The conservative and sober leaders
among the negro race. who are
preaching the salvation Of thorough
work and honesty to the negroes. and
are doing their best to discourage the
distardly doctrine Of miscegenation.
have confessed their regret at the
action Of the president and those who
had charge Of the recent meeting in
Washington.
They recall too we'll the Freder-
lex Douglass incident Just after the
Civil war to wish q repetition of
those times. They propose to unite
against Scarborough. fearing the
widespread evil effect to the race of
the disastrous example he 10 giving.
and the sure trouble he 10 ferment.
ing.
Scarborough was born in Macon.
Ga. In 1852. and war educated at
Atlanta university and at Oberlin
college, graduating from the latter in
1857. He married Sarah C. Bierce.
Of Dandy. N. Y. on August 2. 1881.