The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-10-18
BY N. w. Harllee.

held in honor of w. E. King, editor
Of The Dallas Express on Sunday
evening in Pythian Temple before
large and appreciative audience of
the leading citizens of this city.
The following program outlined by
the committee was carried out. Hon.
w. e. King as a Citizen" ]. c. Jor
dan. Mr.. Jordan spoke of Mr.. King
as a man who had done his duty as
citizen, and emphasizing the fact
that we all missed his counsel and
timely advice just now in the crucible
crisis through which we are passing.
Mr.. King knew what to write hav-
ing lived in the south that
he deserved great honor because
he was was ever speaking in favor
Of the man who was down, and if
as a race would be united and that
in our union of efforts we could belt
the entire country as one man in our
strength to uplift race, and not only
that we could belt all North America
in rational relation and then extend
this relation beyond the seas in a
friendly grasp with our race in
Africa, and in the lies of the seas.
This generation will not raise up an
other King, and now who shall take
his place? 1t was he who labored
not only to found this mighty but
to give employment to other men,
bers of his race, emphasizing the
fact that if we wish to employ our
girls and boys that we must open
up business for them, and for that
cause his has been heard throughout
this state as no other one man.
1t is very fit and proper that we meet
today to do honor to Eritor King.
This concluded, Prof ]. p. Starks
was next introduced who spoke to
the subject, Hon. W. T. King as
Editor" Mr.. Starks spoke of the
economic relation to business stress
ing the high points in his economic
career in connection of the Dallas
Express and that to Mr.. King more
than any other one man, the EX-
press had accomplished material good
in every way. 1t was this one sub
icct that Mr.. King was much inter
ested in and would do much to put
his views into operation that the
good he would do might reach others.
Mr.. Starks divided his time with
Prof. N. w. Harllee, who spoke of
Mr.. Kings wide experience with men
and measure Mr.. Harllee character
lied Mr.. King as a man of ability
and ripe scholarship and as being
an adept in the history of nations
which knowledge he used on every
occasion to show that his people
would profit by the study of many
nations in order that they might
build upon lasting foundation of
the experience of all nations who
had played their part in the world
of human progress.
]. H. Dixon handled the theme:
Hon. W. E. King as a Business
Man." paying a high tribute to him
as a man of broad vision in the
founding of The Dallas Express. Mr.
Dixon reviewed the business career
of Mr.. King, paying him the honor
that is justly due his wisdom and
business sagasity in the establish
ing this one paper.
Mr.. King as politician" was the
timely subject of Hon. A. S. Wells,
who showed that Mr.. King was in
favor of the Colored man as Repu-
lican should have a larger repre-:
sentation in the management of party
affairs especially in the Republican
organization in Dallas County as
nine tenths of the party was made
Of up Colored men. Mr.. King always
trained with men of national repute
hn Loo oh &c Nf
he ever delighted to talk of these
men and what they stood for both
locally and nationally. Mr.. King was
an admirer of the Hon. N w. Quincy
and it was with him that he trained
and imbided in his noble thoughts
and even his burning ASPIRATION fired
with zeal and ambition, he was ever
on the lookout for his race. His
Republicanism could not for a mo-
ment be questioned, he ever stood
firm and in the right whether in
the National convention claimed him
as a delegate or the local delegate |
in a state convention.
DR.. w. L. Dickson made euligistic |
remarks in favor of the late w. f. |
King pointing out the facts that the
work which he founded still goes
hight ahead, and that If the Colored
man would be of service to his race
that he would do as Mr.. King had
done in establishing an industrial
plant so as to give them employment, |
for we need not expect for others
to do for us that which we failed to |
do for ourselves. what we Need"
said DR.. Dickson, "is to do something |