Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-01-24
THE PASSING THRONG

to think, was quite a disappointment to
those of my readers, who expect bit of
sensation. either had nothing to write
about or forgot to wind up my wandering
watch or, worse STILL was too lazy to do
my duty, as Judge Gay would say. do
not even now promise to be methodcally
prompt with this column, but will do by
best, providing Dr. Cooper will continue TO
swell my head and make me feel that the
colored citizens of Seattle would lapse into
innocuous desuetude should something hap
pen to me.
l attended the regular monthly meeting
of the King County COlOred Republican
Club last Sunday afternoon and was receiv-
ed with open arms by the president, which,
| subsequently learned, was due to the fact
there was not enough money in the treasury
and if | were made to feel that | really was
somebody there would be no hard feelings.
But fortunately for me the club raised quite
a sum of money and then [ realized [ was
the same old pest l. however, was deeply
interested in what heard and have no hest
fancy in saying this is a real club and do
ing good work. The club decided to invite
the mayorality candidates to speak before
it and to hold a subsequent club meeting
and discuss the merits and dement's of the
respective candidates.
While vending my way down town last
Tuesday morning | was accOsted by col
ored man, who showed visible signs of Ia
boring under much mental excitement, so
much so that he was unable to intelligenty
explain the cause of his excitement, and so
he said, | will show you, which he did, and
| found that his mental disturbance was due
to a picture scene in front of a "movie, -
which is operated by a Japanese. 1t repre-
scented a half-clad Negro running for his
life and being chased by large numbers of
blood hounds with the pictures of white
men on horses bringing up the rear, and
that the moments for that black man alive
on earth were very few. | talked to the
proprietor as to the unj ustness Of such, but
he could not be reasoned with and l hur-
ried to the chief of the police and explained
it to him and in ten minutes more the pic
ture was down. | watched the picture come
down and then [ hurried up town to get
glimpse at General Jack Pershng, that had
made the world safe for democracy, but re-
fused to undertake the job without the aid
of Negro troopers, and | wondered to my
self what he would have said had he have
seen that picture. But mOraliZng for a min
ute | cannot for the life Of me, see how
Christian white men can sufficiently blunt
their Christian senses to poison the minds OF
their fellow citizens (white) that they will
look upon their fellow citizens (black) in
the light Of dangerous criminals to be
chased and captured by vicious blood
hounds. We are here and we will live long
er and far more contented if peace at all
times prevails. If the white man thinks he
is superior to the black man let him act like
it. and leave the black man severely alone.
It's but another case of doing anything to
make dollar. No wonder the young boys
yet in knee britches are numbering men for
greed of gain and they will continue to do
so as long as they learn from their parents
and social sets that the almighty dollar is
the white man s highest ambition
| met p Frazier at meeting last Sun
day afternoon and after the adjournment
according to my custom, | started to hot
foot if TO nv home when he said, "Get in