Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-04-26
MEN WITH NERVE

All oversee army OInCef down IN New I OfK
banquetted 500 friends in one of the lead
ing cafes of the city and the music for the
occasion was furnished by an orchestra of
cOlOred men. When the eating time came
the entertaining officer, though white, gave
orders that the colored men be seated at the
head Of the table and served as the other
guests, which brought on heated argument
between the proprietor and himself and for
a second it seemed that the officer would
lose, but he rose from his seat and informed
his guests of his order and the proprietor's
refusal to do as requested and concluded
with: eff they were good enough to fight
with they are good enough to eat with. And
If they can't sit at my table you can cancel
the order for the five hundred plates
brought forth rounds of laundering ap-
plause from the guests for his 100 per cent
Americanism. long story short, the col
Ored men were served as the other guests
and all went as merry as a marriage bell
A ma jority Of the white men of this country
way down in their heart of hearts feel toward
the colored folks just as did the above army
officer, but they haven the "guts" to defy
the taunts Of the minority.
On previous occasion the writer hereof
has published a personal story Of having
been employed by Judge Richard Winsor
of this city as city editor of his daily paper
The Evening Call-when the twelve white
men in the composing room, on learning Of
the new city editor, struck and informed
Judge Winsor, eve refuse to take copy
from colored man. Rising supreme to
the occasion, and in words not clothed IN
Sunday school regaia, he replied, "Get your
effects, each one of you, and go to the office
and get your money You boss my COM
posing room, but l draw the line on my
editorial ROOM" The men after hasty
confab among themselves decided not to
strike and for months thereafter they took
copy from the Objectionable colored man
and after brief spell became boon COM
panions of the colored man. Judge Winsor,
like the army officer, had the "guts' to
stand up for the rights Of two human be-
ings himself and the colored man, and the
woud-be strikers tucked their tails under
the lash of right and justice and sneaked
away as so many whipped ours.
Not long since as train from Chicago
went speeding southwark headed for New
Orleans an oversee colored soldier sat in
one of the passenger coaches and when the
train crossed the Mason and Dixon line the
colored hero was told to go to the "colored
COACH" which he refused to do and when
the tram crew came to forcibly take him
to the colored car, a Southern white man
rose supreme to the moment and said, lay
hands on him at your peril" and the crew
fell back as though voice from the clouds
had commanded them and the colored soldier
rode the balance Of his journey undisturbed,
save numerous courtesies shown him from
the white passengers. The white man had
the CUTS to stand up for the right and the
wrong trembed in it's boots.
Some years ago after much persuasion
the Republican National Committee agreed
to hold a national convention in St. Louis,
providing always the places Of accommoda-
ton and amusements in st. Louis would
open their doors to the colored delegates the
same as to the white delegates, but when
the convention assembled to the chagrin of
the party leaders the colored delegates had
no place to rest their heads which caused
such row that the convention was on the
verge of adjourning and reconvening in Chi