The Washington bee., 1911-09-23

Almond w. Scott is not only rec
ognized as one of the brightest lights
in this community, but he IS just as
successful as he Is able. He IS ag-
gressive and progressive, and a man
of great forensic ability, his speech,
three years ago. presenting Senator
Foraker with a loving cup, given by
the Senator's colored admirers for
his great stand in defense of the dis
charged colored soldiers, being re
garded as a very brilliant and able
effort Though opposed to Mr.. Taft,
during the pre-cOnvention days, be
cause he was loyalty for Senator
Foraker, Mr.. Scott Is thorough
race man, and broad enough to ap-
preciate and commend good in any
and every man. Speaking of Presl-
dent Taft, Mr. Scott had the follow
ing to say to The Bee:
4 thoroughly appreciate the honor
which President Taft has conferred
upon COlOred lawyers of this country.
The recognition he has given us can
not help but give the cOlOred legal
| fraternity that high standing which
their ability and service merits. By
the reappointment of Judge Terrell
to the Municipal Court bench, the
appointment of ]. c. Napier, of Ten
nessee, another high-class colored
| lawyer, TO be Register of the Treas
ury. the appointment of Henry Lin
coin Johnson, a Georgia lawyer, as
Recorder of Deeds, the retention oi
| James A. Cobb as Special Assistant
United States District Attorney, the
appointment of S. Lang Williams, as
Assistant United States District At
ltorney, at Chicago, and by that
Icrowniug act, the appointment OF
William H. Lewis to the position OF
! Assistant Attorney General, Presi-
/ Ident Taft has put a high estimate
upon colored lawyers. Not only
should, and do, the COlOTed lawyers
of the country appreciate this sigma
honoring of the fraternity, but the
race as a whole must appreciate it
for there is no class of COlored men
doing more for the upbuilding of the
race, and who have been less recOg-
nized than the coloTed lawyers. II
is the cOlOred lawyers who are the
buffers between the Negro and his
rights, and it is the COlOred lawyers
who are depended upon, by the race,
to contend at court for very right
vouChsafed by the law, and for every
privilege sought to be denied Us by
iniquitOus laws passed by the Dem
ocratic party. Differ as some OF US
may, with President Taft, as to his
alleged Southern policy of curtaillng
Negro political presentation IN that
section, and a policy to which I have
always been opposed, still, we can
not help but admit and appreciate
that he has taken an advanced step
lin the recognition which he has gwen
the colored lawyers.
Certain it IS, that the time IS yet
far off when Negroes can ally them
selves with the Democratic party
whose every policy and principle has
been antagonistic to the development
of Negro manhood and WOmanhood
I am hopeful that President TAFT will
abandon his alleged Southern polIcy,
Ias affecting the Negro. always
Icontend for whole loaf, when real
hungry. and especially when | know
that I have earned it; but If neces-
sary, will accept half loaf, yet,
when doing so, I still feel that l am
entitled to the whole loaf. There IS
more likelihood of Republican
Presidents giving us even so much
as the crumbs that fall from his ban
quet table"