The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-31
Colored Citizens Still Expecting Position in
the Workmens Compensation Depart.
ment---No Charges Against In
spector Booten.

spector Booten.
In the last paper called attention
70 the fact that considered certain
tnsn ever that colored ought given place
"orkmens Compensation Department We referred
certain inspector having through this county during
the month of March and insuted colored woman about
whom We wrote article stated that this
same man 10 employed department. guilty of at
tempting assault innocent working colored
woman We purposey withheld calling the mans name
hoping and thinking that he would the same
service "a reward for his WICKED cowardy and filthy
treatment OF colored woman. Our attention call
ed to the fact that for this section ia
Editor Booten of the Mngo Republican williamson He
was not the referred high tone gen
teman and thinks himself his family and b.s
too much sympathy and for be guilty
OF such thing. And for benefit of anyone who
might have doubt about wh1 was we state To Vim
that our good Republican friend and editor the Mngo Re
puohcan weekly newspaper published williamson ia
not and was not the man. But the whom Miss Corde
Lpford whipped for his cowardy attack on her in an in
specor for this department. did Mcdowell county
in March, did accos this lady without cause and in hold
ing place At the table of this department And only
for his his hair respect We would like 70
show bis family We have purposey using his name
TheE il that kind of given q place whv not
give doesn't selfrespecting intelligent pansakne
coored man place In this department Does man dare
the % 900 Negro loyal true 70 evsrv rus.
tnu as death to principles of the Republican party
oy which we have always sto,d like Gbrat walls under
promises that the party willing give 1T least
measurable amount Of recognition entitled 10
some consideration along this liner Is there any harm to
ask our good white Republicans high in the CONN.,
ellis OF the party some less Jet holding ce lust be
kind tender and sympathetic enough give the black man
little place inspectorshp in this great workmens Com
pensaton Department. before City DER cent
Of whose claims coorsds While we are opposed 10 any,
thing that borders Jim Crow any other
kind of class legislation yet should be in the wav
isn't possible good white folks to give coored
some members Of our who would be other than
both intelligent and respectable to everybody
Letters are coming into this ONCE every day number
OF which WILL in time il given publicity some
from coored and others from white approving
course This is political subtsruge has no purrose
more than TO the workers party who ask ma
why 10 this thing not done We all ressons in tho
world TO think little thing like would not be vitbbed
from some member Of the poorly black man a the no,
ca pie counter of plenty We asking for and are
not expecting Of the big fat high up Offices and Wa
don't want little Office wherein body could charoe m
with seeking social recognition That kind of stuff in stale
and weatberbeaten Now the but they are
Interested IN another. There departments of tb
state that recognize the service ability the
devotion OF the the We never for eetth
We just looking for do what say And evan
this Of the fact another depsrt
ment that might be giving the black 1t least little
something TO do which, TO totally silent
on the matter