Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-07-31
THE PASSING THRONG

Even the American Colored man. after
listening to Kelly Miller talk on the hope OF
the Negro of this country, feels that there
is still something for which to live and fight.
Almost thousand Colored citizens turned
out to hear him lecture last Tuesday evening
and | feel absolutely safe in saying that
not one Of them went away disappointed and
not only not disappointed, but went away
feeling" that there is better day ahead. In
Seattle Prof. Miller always draws a full
house and. occupying commanding posi-
ton in the gallery, | watched with intense
interest that large concOurse of depressed
humanity drink down his every word and
utterancc and also observed the hopeful
light that came to their faces as he took his
audience, step by step to higher and better
life. Kelly Miller is not only a lecturer
but he is philosopher and not only philos-
opher. but an inspired genius and the good
he does on such lecture tours is incalcuable
He ecturcd under the auspices of the local
order Of Elks and the organization is not
only to be congratulated but to be heartily
thanked for opening it's series of public
functions with one of such high ideals
Quite few readers of Cayton's Weekly
have incidentally complimented the editor
hereof for his criticism of a Tacoma daily, all
of which is highly appreciated, but compli-
menting me does not amount to thinkers
DAM aside from momentarily swelling of my
head. and | suggest that the Colored citizens
damn the daily paper. Such things are
repeatedly handed to them and are never re-
scented until newspapers have reached the
conclusion that such things can be done with
mpunity. Had the citizens Of Tacoma, re-
scented that insult in way that would
have made the owners Of that paper set up
and take notice, it would not have done so
again. and the other papers would have hest
tated before venturmg on such treacherous
human quick sands. | am told that num-
Der of the readers Of Cayton' Weekly sent
the Tacoma paper a marked copy, but no
one of them, so far as | have heard, has
written to the paper protesting against such
reportorial brutality. nor not one appeared
at the editorial rooms Of the paper and regis
tered his or her protest So long as such
insults are taken without resentment just so
long will they be handed out.
If any Colered person in the state has in
any way thought favorably of the guberna-
torial candidacy of George B.. Lamping
permit me to say to you and as one who
blunder than to even speak kindly of it, to
say nothing of supporting it. If you have
amy doubts about what | had to say about
his treatment of j. f.. Hawkins and his
reasons for not giving Ida Hill a place in
his office then | invite you to question Lamp
ing on the subject and | do not doubt but
that he will tell you, 'that's my idea" I
would rather see the Colored voters never
get any political recognition than to be
jimcrowed in order to get it. and, believe
me, that's exactly what will happen if
lamping is ever governor Of the Evergreen
state. There are four other candidates for
the governorship on the Republican ticket
none of whom have gone on record as has
Lamping concerning the Colored man, and
surely the most fastidious Colored voter
can make selection out of that quartet and
thereby give Lamping the 60 by.
According to a statement made by w. H.
Wilson, the presiding officer at the Kelly
Miller meeting last Tuesday evening, the
local Elks are preparing to cause to be
erected Fraternity Hall in Seattle. five
stories high and at cost of 100000, the