Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-07-24
AND YET WE WILL


contend with in his herculean task and eff
forts to make Of himself such citizen of
this country as will meet the appreciation of
the effete expectations of an over-critical
white population, we are reproducing in
another column hereof an article from the
Tacoma Daily Times, a paper published
apparently in the interest OF an ever-grOw-
ing disgruntled element, better known as
Bolshevists, but more accurately defined as
the rag-tag and bob-tail Of the revolutionary
element Of American civilization.
The article bristes with damn lies from
start to finish and per Sc is a disgrace to
American journalism and we say American
journalism advisedly, for in no other coun-
try in the world would weaker class Of
citizens be subjected to such journalistic
humiliation by the majority and ruling class
Of citizens as is done almost all over this
land Of the free and home of the brave.
The cOlOred man who succeeds in rising
above the environment of the slavers'
chains and the lynchers' limb, and acquires
an education no different than that pos
sessed by the most cultured and refined
white man, is nevertheless pictured by
the semi-cultured and would be refined
white man as but possessing an educational
smatterng-a white wash of the real thing.
However, no such low bred criticisms should
discourage the ambitious colored citizen,
and it verify doeth not, save only in rare
instances, but, "believe me- it has a most
depressing effect on many, if not on all.
According to the records Of the medical
board D. Il. Cardwell, the president of the
Washington State Colored Republican Club.
passed the most brilliant examination of
any seeking a certificate to practice medi.
cine in the State of Washington at the
time he passed his examination, and there
were many. AS to his English, it is ex-
ceptionally pure, and to hear him and yet
not see him. it would be absolutely impos.
sible to detect from either his words or his
articulation anything therein that would
lead even college (white) professor to
suspect that he, Cardwell had drop of
Negro blood in his veins. AS with Dr.
Cardwell so was it with an overwhelming
majority Of all Of the delegates present.
And yet this creeping slum of the earth,
this dispicabe representative Of that nau.
stating ''po' white trash'' element of this
country-one w. Jamison Field-writes to
the publishers of the Tacoma Daily Times,
he of the same bristling breed of poison
polecats, and quotes those educated colored
men and women in plantation jargon--a
thing unknown to most of them-and they
read with difficulty what was said about
them We suspect Reporter Field himself
halls from some Southern cotton field, and
may perhaps, have the blood Of some plan
tation Negro in his VEINS which, if so,
fully explains his adaptability Of using that
plantation jargon so fuently. Many years
ago the actual colored man learned that
such spurious white men are his most dead
ly enemies and in doing as did Field is
endeavorlng to hide from himself. This
crouchng contemplate cur could not per-
NIT even the chief executive Of the state to
escape his cantankerous billings gate
and he, too, fell victim to his vulgar
pencil and was quoted in manner that
should call forth the almost violent criti-
clsm OF every loyal law abiding white
citizen of the Evergreen state This repor.
torlal rag-tail rooster would leave the i'm
preston that Gov. Hart had spoken thusly
in order to make the colored voters believe
that he, Hart, was of like educational
stripe and stupidity as they-Oh! what a
liar.
John F. Cragwell was reported as the
POSTMASTER Of the evening banquet, which