The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-04-21
National Capitol
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J e. The Washington Times, the Off
clal organ Of the bourbon whites Of
Inet histrict. takes a savage delight
) an, stirring up strife between the races
Z son the subject CT federal Offices Of the
] ;h1Sher type. IT does not believe any
! Negro should hold any position which
| gives him the power to boss" white
! nnen, and above all. in its narrow
! iDhilosophy. no black man should ever
De In authority owe: white woman.
Last Friday, the Times printed an
article which set the colored people
Yof the town by the ears-not that
theY TOOK any stock in what the vile
r. sheet said. but they were astounded
by the boldness of the statements
given out and by the apparent under-
current OF determination that it
would leave no Stone unturned to
make its wildcat demonstrations
nfact. These mean attacks on Negro
officials set certain wheels of
thought in motion that Nigh; other
wise remain still Unrest is created
among the lower stratum of white
employees who are forced to work
with Negroes and this unrest finally
influences the men higher up" and
breed the thought that the efficiency
, or TN" service is impaired by the
-'frlctlon' so artfully manufactured
Through the nursing Of such snnti-
nents rs are found from time to
time in, this Times The situation is
h-n -,
at washington, and there IS no tell
Ing what may grow out of the spirit
Of segregation and racial hatred that
the Times takes delight in fomcnting
day by day.
The Sist of what the Times hao
to say is that the colored politicians,
Here and elsewhere arc considerably
worked up over 4 report that Prasi-
dent Taft rs likely to appoint a white
man to- the position Of Register OF
theTreasury. M;is recorded as a fact
that Mr.. Vernon is to retire in Hume
HFor his position" says the Times.
several prominent colOred men are
aspirants. One Of the J. c. Napier.
of Nashville, who is a right-hand to
BOOKER j : " aShlnSI ION
The article goes on to insist that
the President is going to appoint a
white man as Register. bun the as
sistant register will remain in the
hands of the Negro race. Cyrus F.
adams, as the story goes, is not to
remain, but may be displaced By
another Colored man from Illinois
Chicago, is mentioned.
Not content with summary dis.
missing Register Vernon, the Times
cub reporter takes whack at MI
Ralph W. Tyler, Auditor for the Navy
Department, who has heretofore been
considered immune from stories
pointing to his retirement.
Coupled with the report that a
white man is TO succeed for the
position Of Register Of the Treasury,
there is some talk that white man
will succeed Ralph Taylor, Of Ohio,
as Auditor for the Navy Department.
Tyler is from Columbus"
After some further persi1age
showing mis- ignorance Of Ohio pol
ltlcS and OF the estimate in which Mr.
TYier is held by the people Of his
homo state, the cub gets in his dirty
work by adding that IF it be so
arranged chat lhc Auditor is white,
then the assistants Will undOubtcdlv
be colorCd. The statement is made
that Mr.. Hitchcock is unfricndiy 10
Mr. Tyler, no reason being given.
Resolved into its lowest elements
the attack of the Times simply
the beginning Of a fight for white
men in both Of these responsible
Offices. by slyly bringing the mate q
+ to the attention Of tn" appointing
powers. there is a hope that thcy
may take advantages Of the lnop-hOle
oRered to get rid Of an ''undcrSir.
able chieftain, claiming that tht
pressure OF public sentiment is too
strong to be rcSiStrd;" then AGAIN
the Times has an ida that il cat
make suspected jealousics on tht
part Of certain race leaders servo a
means Of dividing thu Negroes in
TO warning factions, so they will xii
each other eff. Verify, tho vii
Times is "playing both ends agains
the middle: with tho usually dis
aStrOuS result.
The game won't work. McsSrs
Vernon and Tyler are losing no Slrc
over the Timcs' scrccd. and it i
given this amount Of space ONLY bc
cause Of its ,picturesqucncss as con
tributfon to the gaycty Of nations.
Mr.. Manning G. Jones. who is 21i
to have some influential connection
in this city, has FLED an annlical %