The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-08-04
BY NEGROES OF
WASHINGTON
ALL FORMER TENNESSEANS
Now Residing IN District of Colum-
bia Pass Resolutions IN Honor
of Deceased Statesman.

colored men from Tennessee, now living
in Washington, met August and
adopted the following resolutions:
IN MEMoRIAM
HON. WALTER p. BROWNLOW,
Late Member of Congress from
Tennessee.
Walter Preston Brownlow, who died
a few days ago in the Mountain Branch
Soldiers Home, Johnson City, Tenn,
and congressman from that district,
was one of the strongest men in public
life of our country.
He was indeed friend of the people
every respect.
The future of his district along all
ines was uppermost in his mind He
lid not make the "welllin " ring with
speech making. He was not a SPELL
binder on the stump. The record in
congress is not burdened with his
speeches. He had no leadership in
any measure which laid heavy taxes
on the people or which gave the strong
| power to Cypress the weak but like an
irresistible force of nature, overcoming
| all obstacles he proved an ever abiding
blessing to his constituents.
He was friend of all the people. He
never forgot the colered constituents of
his district and of Tennessee as to that
| matter He had more colored men ap-
pointed to offices than the other men,
bers of the Tennessee congressional del
agation combined. There is a colored
man in Office from every county in his
district and throughout the state color
ed men have been the recipients of his
bounty.
We venture the assertion tn 1t he Sc
cured larger and more effective appro-
priations than any other member Of
congress ever did. He was twelve wears
in congress, actually serving eighty
months and secured for his district
eight million dollars in appropriations
or an equivalent to enc hundred thou
sand dollars a month, record without
parallel ard which was not equaled by
even that of the lion hearted Thomas
B. Reed.
When Old Glory was threatened by
an unfriendly nation, w. p. Brown
low appointed more coored officers in
the army to serve on the firing line
than any other congressman and we
are proud TO say in this connection that
these officers in the main acquitted
themselves with honor and distinction. |
1t was never too late or too early to
find this champion of the people busy
at work at his home or at the capitol |
building, serving the people. He saw
to it that every one whom be had APP
pointed obtained a square deal
The Almighty Father saw fit to re-
move him from the activities Of men in
His appointed time and way.
We, his colored constituents in Wash
ington, feel that in his death we have
lost real friend and hero of every
true and worthy cause-that the dis
trict has lost man who represented it
in every department of the government
and had stronger support from the
people of all parties than any who pre-
coded him.
We feel that the state of Tennessee
has lost one of its foremost citizens,
and that his family bias lost loving
and devoted husband and father.
We humbly bow to the Fathers will
and ask that He will deal tender with
his bereayed family.
Men there are in this loud stunning
tide,
OF human care and crime,
With whom the melodies abide,
Of the everlasting chime;
Who carry music in their heart,
dusty lane and wrangling
mart,
Plying their daily task with buster feet,
DSNouoO 1heii oSClSV ooulS III uOIy strain
repeat.
(Signed)
H. L. Peterson,
Robert p. Rhea,
James Colt,
Joe TIiggs,
John @. Nicholas,
A. q. Garner,
r. f. Toomey,
J. Bert Rhea,
Frank Thomas,
A. Il. T. Draper,
Fritz Canslor,
Alfred Blair.