The Washington bee., 1910-12-10
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
THE COLORED VOTE.

1t is reported that conference
of cOlOred Officeholders and ap-
plicants for office under the pres
ent Administration were called
to meet in this city for the pur-
pose of influencing the cOlOred
vote to return to its old mOoring
and discuss other questions of I'M
pOrtance pertaining to the well
fare of cOlOred Americans. The
conference is to be composed of
the sO-called self-constituted rep
reSentatives of the cOlOred race.
just what influence this cOlOred
conference will have on the col
Ored voters of the country The
Bee is at a loss to know.
Speaking of cOlOred confer
ences, there was only one held in
this country that ever hau any
effect upon an Administration.
The OficehOlders, under the lead
ership of James Young, of Ten
nessee, and Hon. J. G. Napier,
Register of the Treasury elect,
fought bitterly the election of the
late Frederick Douglass for the
permanent chairmanship. 1t was
the wirey and eloquent speech of
Young and the political tactics of
Napier that came very near de-
feating Mr.. Douglass. A. NJ.
Green, formerly of this city, but
who moved to Louisiana, was an
other of Mr.. DouglasS'S OppOsers,
and denounced him bitterly.
About some of the shrewdest
Washington politicians accom-
panied Mr.. Douglass to Louis
vile, KY. In this delegation was
the late T. Morris Chester, parlia-
mentarian. The speeches of the
Tennessee and louisiana delega-
tiOns were so effective until the
friends of Mr.. Douglass suggested
that he be escorted in the con-
ventiOn hall. Before then he was
kept in the background. The ap-
pearance of the massive form of
Frederick Douglass entering the
hall, with Rev. r. S. Laws and
Z. Morris Chester at either side
of the sage of AnacOstia, sent the
opposition flying. The cheers were
deafening, and the applause con-
tinued fully ten minutes. A vote
was taken, and the forces of the
Arthur Administration were ig-
ANONYMOUSLY defeated. The sage
of Anacostia aSSm ed the chair
and showed that he was master
of the situation. This was a con-
test to the strength of the Doug
lass and Administration forces.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr..
Douglass was the United States
Marshal, he delivered a speech
that demonstrated his manhood
and gave the Arthur Administra-
tIOn to understand, although he
held Office, he was no traitor to
MS race. What has become of
negro leadership to-day? What
influence has the present leader
ship upon the cOlored vote? There
is not an officehOlder under this
Administration that will dare to
express his real convictions. With
but a few exceptions this present
leadership is too cowardlY and
sycophantic. Mr.. Taft ought to
be told that the real workers
among the colored politicians OF
the country are being ignored
and he will not find out his mis-
take until it is too late. We have
representative colored men In
this city, and not one, as yet, has
been appointed. Our local gov,
ernment doesn't mean to recognize
the cOloTed man. We have been
informed that one of the judges
of the Police Court declared that
he would not appoint a cOlOred
man one of the recent probation
officers. If such conditions exist
among the judiciary of this city,
what is the cOlOred voter to expect
elsewhere? The Editor of The
Bee Is stating what one of the
judges stated-that he was will