Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-02-28
THE PASSING THRONG

Caldwell's recent meetings., to which, it is
said, he retorted, ''you bet l am not My
grandfather had more Negro slaves than
there are Negro voters in Seattle and l know
exactly how to handle those fellows" If
Hugh M. Caldwell actually used such lam
guage then he is by no means the dgnifed
gentleman that l had given him credit of
being, yea, if true, [ am Of the opinion
that he is a veritable damphool The own
ing Of human slaves on the part Of his or
any other PERSONS grandfather is nothing
to boast Of and had his grandfather re-
ceived his just deserts he would have been
hanged for his human brutality and if Hugh
Caldwell has any Of the blood of his grand
father then his political life should be
crushed out by the silent vote of the grand
sons and daughters of the men, who shot
the hell out Of the red-handed, slave-holding
murderers Of the South I trust, however,
that Major Caldwell made no such remark,
but Percy E Norris says he was present at
the meeting and heard the confab
If not actuated by the suggestion Of
Cayton's Weekly then acting upon their
own initiative quartet Of colored men.
more or less conspicuous in the affairs of
Seattle met a few nights ago and deter
mined on forming a strong committee to
make some effort to counterfeit what seems
to be growing anti.colored man sentiment
in this city at present. AS L understand
it, this committee, if perfected, will ask
conferences with the controlling spirits Oh
this city with view Of getting a mans
chance for the colored citizens within the
corporate limits of the municipality. With
out discussing any points that may come
before this committee, | have no hesitancy
in declaring it to be a long step in the
right direction
When D. White, negro, was stricken with
influenza he left his sole possessions in the
care of friend of but brief acquaintance.
They consisted of his clothes, a bright hued
silk shirt included, which were taken off his
person when he was disrobed and put to bed
in the special ward at the city hospital.
That was two weeks ago. White has been
convalescent for the last few days, but his
erstwhile friend, whom he knows only as
Johnnie, has failed to put in an appearance
with the clothing.
Saturday White learned, he says, that
Johnnie had pawned his clothes and spent
the proceeds entertaining Whites lady
FRIEND So White has asked that the police
find Johnnie and then recover his clothing.
MAN, just gimme pair O. pants an
razah and there's goin to be fun T." said
White in telling his woes to the police can
this yere Johnnie ain It going to smell no
flowers, neither"
The above news item is taken from the local
columns Of the -Intellgencer for the
purpose Of convincing you and each Of you
the low and despicable things great metro
politan papers will stoop to in order to hui
initiate the colored man in the eyes of the
world I took the trouble to inquire at the
hospital about the above patient and the
nurse said, ''the man is fairly well educated
and uses splendid English and not a word
of the article appearing in the P.-L was said
by that man. The colored man is good
and true to every institution of this country
and yet the metropolitan press of the country
never loses an opportunity to humiliate the
colored man and do 50 as it does no other
class in this country What perfectly beau
tiful reward for faithfulness.
Arthur Brisbane, chief editorial writer of
the Hearst papers, has become the worlds