Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-02-21
THE PASSING THRONG.

Race Relationship, has been under discus.
sion among the membership and few days
ago, :LOrenZa Graham, son Of Rev. W. A.
Graham, appeared before the society of the
church that has been studying the above
question, and talked concerning the re-
lationship Of the white and colored folks
of this country. Mr.. Graham is graduate
of the Broadway High and is quite studious
in his habits, yet he has been unable to get
employment, such as the white members of
his class have secured and all because he is
a colored man. Time and time again he
has answered advertisements for compe-
tent help only to be abruptly turned down
and that too without moments cOnsidera-
ton when he put in his appearance. Mr..
Graham s experience however, is no differ
ent from the experience of all educated
colored men and women The question is,
Does the public demand such demarlSa-
ton, so far as the colored man is concern
ed, or is it the prejudice Of the man doing
the hiring? In the North it seems to me
that majority of the white citizens have
no objections to giving the colored man a
square deal, but he does not get it. How
ever, the studying Of this question on the
part Of the Christian white citizenry will
at least soften the situation if not wholly
remedy it.
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Major have my
heartfelt sympathy in their recent bereave-
ment and they have it to greater extent,
owing to my own recent bereavement of a
like character. However, had have never
had bereavement, in the loss of child,
still all of my soul sympathy would 60 out
to this bereaved father and mother, and all
because l intimately know the Rev. Major
and know him to be most beautiful char
acter in the uplift work for the betterment
of mankind without regard to race, color
or conditions | was not acquainted with
his son. who recently passed to the great
beyond, but, if he had the blood of his
father, a good man has gone. I know that
the Rev. Major rejoced in the fact that he
had a son. who had reached the manhood
stage, and had begun to play his part in
the affairs of men and that in his life of
labor he would make himself no less useful
than he had tried to do and the death Of
that son must be bitter disappointment to
him, but such dsappointments come to us
all and [ know Of no man more able to
bear than the Rev. w. A. Major. The half
blown rose of yesterday is but a memory
of today, but now that it has faded and
fallen it's fragrance fingers with us, yea,
even more embracing than in it's beauty.
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Among those attending the Triple AL
lance convention last Saturday was John
H. Ryan of Tacoma, formerly publisher
of the Forum, a rabid Republican paper,
likewise Of Tacoma. Many years ago, Mr..
Ryan worked for the editor hereof as adj
vertising man on the Seattle Republican and
we became pretty well acquainted with each
other. In briefly discussing his recent
change of political heart he said, IT am for
the Triple Alliance because it is more IA
vorable to the general success of the color
ed man than any other party, and continue
ing to look for the best thing for the color
ed man, I favor the Radical wing of the
Triple Alliance because the Conservative
wing is the same old 'agin the nigger' as
has been characteristic of organized labor
for all these years. The Triple Alliance is
going to sweep this state next fall more
completely than did the Three Ring Circus
under the 16 to 1 silver banner. "Mr.
Ryan has always been more or less en-
thuciaSt and EnOwinO him as well as T do