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&&& iBmi -,H ;H w f , 4 dKB WASHBWSI'ON BBB. aaaaalMMl ft-. M &.i M 7" H i 1 ill iU I I ;; i;i '.'1 . '3' r . m- m iahcd even Saturday at no I Strre lenfiwest, Washington, D. C. Entered at. the "Post Office at Washington cctuu clA8B mall matter. 1 W. CALVIN CHASE, Editor. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy per year S2.00 Six months. -co Three mouths 60 City subscribers,monthlv 20 mm SPECIAL notice, j There are regular Authorized Col lectors in the employ of THE BEE Printing Co., and when they call to see delinquent subscribers they are re quested to pay them, and not give the excuse that "they will teethe Editor." The Editor has 110 time to see the sub scribers, and it is oped that his friends and the patrons of THE BEL will pay the Colle hen he calls, DISTRICT CI 1LIZATI0N. If there ever was a disgrace and mockery to civilization in the Dis tict of Columbia,, it w& fully dem onstrated on last Monday, when an attempt was made to have a street parade in honor of the 35th anni versary celebration of the Emanci pation of slaves in the District of Columbia. And to the surprise of the many thousands intelligent cit izens, the board of school trustees assisted in augmenting the disgrace and mockery by closing our public schools all day, thus permitting thousands of young children to parade the sidewalks, the cross streets and every other available pace to wituess the farce of a pa rade. In years gone by, when parades were looked upon with admiration, when reputatble citizens took part irrespective of color, our schools would only close one-half a day. What was demonstrated on Mon day? A display of ignorance. "Was there the slightest attempt to show to civilization that the negro had improved since his 35 years of freedom? Did that parade set up the standard of District civilization among the colored people? For four months or more a set of sharks have been soliciting funds from the white citizens, ostensibly for a street parade. There was at least 15000 or more ..dollars collected and not one-15th was appropriated to the manage ment that had charge of the cele bration. If the white people, in this community would cease con tributing to irresponsible persons, their money, the community would not be disgraced by these street parades. The Bee ventures the assertion that not one colored per son contributed five cents to that apology of a parade on Monday. The best portion of the money that is collected is put into the pockets of the collectors. They either spend it for whisky, new suits of clothes and indeed some of them go so far as to pay their house rent or purchase bed room furniture. We blame the colored school trustees for recommending to the Commissioners the closing of the schools. The specticle in both of the Police Courts on Tuesday morning was disgraceful. Some were charged with snatching money, others with disorderly conduct, while some others were charged and convicted of carrying guns and shooting. There were fights on the grounds and elswhere. We don't condemn the celebration of the Emancipation of the slaves, but we do condemn the -manner in which it is celebrated. One would suppose that the pro gress of the negro would b& shown Bince his emancipation. His pro gress in industrial and mechanical arts, in literature, in art and in science. The money that is con tributed should be appropriated to the Home for Friendless Women and Children, or to the Colored Orphan's Home. Instead of closing the schools on such occasions, let appropriate exercises be held in commemoration of the dav. in stead of a Douglass, Brnce and Langston day in our schools, let their memories be celebrated in connection with Emancipation day. Select some large hall and have an industrial fair and exhibit the pro gress of the negro shice his eman cipation. Let street parades be abolished. : TOLL STKIKE'THE.BLOW The President and Congress have at last come to an understand ing and war is practically declared". The system of mobilization is going on rapidly and patriotism is in creasing in intensity every day. Spain in her dastardly conduct has diplomatized itself into a.delemma out of which she will hardly emerge without much smoke and rents in her garments. The President in his usual wise manner will conduct a vigorous campaign and Congress will not be behind in responding to every demand. The colored soldiers are at she front and thous ands of valiant colored men are only waiting for Uncle Sam to say, "come on ooys, ana a nownng response will be forth coming. A FRO-AMERICAN LEAGUE. There has been a great deal of talk of organizing an Afro-American League. We have a very strong cue in the State of Pennsyl vania, and it is composed of young representative oolored men. Our goodfrisnd. Mr, James L. Goodall, is chairman of the executive com munity, and he is a very level headed man. Now, if there could be a national organization with a level-headed man as its president, we have no doubt buD tnat it would amount to something. We need a man at its head who is not looking for an office, and one who will not attempt to sell out to some politi cal party in consideration of the hope of getting an office. That has been the trouble with all ne gro organizations. We have good material, fiom which we can select some good man, and it is hoped that immediate steps will be taken to establish a national body. FOR CONGRESS. Lawyer Thomas L. Jones, a young member of the District bar, is being urged for Congress frem his district in Virginia, where he was born and reared. Mr. Jones is a young man of brilliant parts, and it is hoped that his constitu ents may be successful in electing him if nominated. There is one thing certain. Mr. Jones is a progressive young man, and if he succeeds in securing the nomination he will have the sup port of The Bee. , THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. The message of the President that was sent to the Senate in the last few days was no doubt a surprise to both branches of Con gress as well as to those who want war. President McKinley is only a man after all, and he was right to throw the responsibility of a war on Congress. Now that Congress has it, let it act. TOO MUCH SENTIMENT. There is entirely too much senti ment in the personel of the colored public schools of this city. Some of the eigth grade teachers should be changed to enable the principal in the High School to turn out competent pupils. Some of our trustees are aware that a change in some of these schools is abso lutely necessary, and yet they will not remove them. The colored High School is in need of reforma tion. There should be a few changes there for its benefit. The four colored trustees, who have been made a sub-committee of their own High School, should cer tainly make a move towards ref or mation. Tne colored soldiers will fight. There is a disposition to put the colored soldiers in the lead. The white schools will receive a large appropriation for the indus trial department, while the colored schools received only a small one. Emancipation Day parades are coming to be nuisances. EMANCIPATION DAY. Again Emancipation Day . has been celebrated, and once more we have had an exhibition of folly and almost madness never shown be fore. With everything in its favor the procession proved to be a dis mal failure, being no longer than the length of a short square and a3 motley as anything ever before seen or heard of. The manage ment may find something to be proud of, but they can gather no consolation from the better class of people, who have had no scru pies about calling it a mere farce and a disgrace to the city of Wash ington. Monday's proceeding fur nishes a very strong reason why such parades should be discontin ued. We have contended for years that street parades never have and never ivi.l amount to much as an expression of thoughtful apprecia tion of an important event. For the most part, such demonstrations merely furnish designing men the means of cheap advertisement, with a resultant loss in many ways to the people whom they profess $o represent, The Bbb suggested I last year aild in previous years the propriety of discontinuing street parades and the importance of holding appropriate exercises in public halls. Bv this means the event may be fully analyzed and discussed and the lessons growing out of it fully emphasized. Our children, iustead of being allowed to ruu the street after a miserable and half equipped brass band might well hold exercises iu the schools commemorative of the emancipation. GIVE US A CHANCE. An open letter to the judges. To the Judges of the Supreme Court, District of Columdia. Having the most abiding faith in your honesty, integrity and fairness, I desire to suggest to you for your immediate consideration a few remarks- Ever since the foundation of this government and the judiciary, the Afro-American members of the bar, have been very considerate and un selfish in their demands for recogni tion. Your bar associotion is com posed of some of the most brilliant men in this country, and I believe that they are conservative enough to in dorse the sentiments of this letter to your distinguished body. You are 'aware that every branch of our judiciary is presided over by an Anglo-Saxon and is liable to be unless you see fit to give one member of the Afro-Amenican legal profession a chance. During the summer months, the honorable judges of the Police Court, will take a month's vacation. One will go to the cool and placid hills of Maine, while the other will summer at his home in the mountains of West Virginia. I thought that it would not be out of place if your honorable body, would place on the bench an Afro American member of the bar and see with what dignity he he will display and the diposition of fines or sentences on persons who may be brought before him. I hope therefore, that you will consider these suggestions in the most friendly man ner and believe me to be, Sincerely yours, The Editor. SELF CONSTITUTED. The committee of colored residents of this city, purporting to repre sent every State and territory in the United States, called upon President McKinley on last Wed nesday morning and offered the services of 9,000,000 negroes for Cuban independence, and to assure the President that these negroes are all loyal to the flag. If this self-constituted commit tee would only reflect for a moment it would see how ridiculous such a statement reads, Every negro who is an American citizen is pledged to suort the constitution of the UniteiMStates, and oy virtue of that pledge he standa ready to fight to sustain the constitution. What The Bee contends is that the American ne gro needs protection himself, and he docs not hesitate to fight his ene my or offer his life for his country if his government will guarantee protection to him. We have had enough of a few colored men, who have no constitu ency whatever, arrogating to them selves to speak for the millions of loyal negroes inthe United States, H. S. ADLER. Are you ready to save money, if so, call at Adler's Shoe Store, who keeps the larges Shoe Store in the South west, his place is on the corner of 44 and E streets Southwest. W. L. PRICE. One of the best, if not the best pho tographers in this city is Mr. W. L. Price, at 723 7th street northwest. This is the only place in the city where pictures of citizens are properly taken. Mr. Price with his competent corps of assistants, will give you satis faction. Give him a trial. PUBLIC OPINION; . Drawing the color line; The following is a copy cf an invita tion received by Gen. H. L. Street, ana his answer to it. . f Hdprs. Committee on Visitors Ma sonic Fair. . City, April, 4, 1898. Commander-in-chief, U. V. U. Dear Sir: A cordial invitation is extended to you and through you to the officers and members of your va rious unions, to attend the National Masonic Fair and Exposition -on the evening of April 22, which has been set aside as the night on which to re ceived your and kindred organizations Permit me to inform you that this in vitation is only intended to apply to the white organizations, kindly in form me if it will be your pleasue to accept. Thomas P. Morgan, Chairman on Visitors. Hdqrs. National Command Union Vet. Union. Washington, D. C. Thomas P. .Morgan, Sin Your kind invitation to yisit the National Masonic Fair and Expo sition April 22, at hand, we should be most delighted to do so, only your in vitation excludes some of our mem bership, (those of color.) During the dark days of the war these comrades of color stood shoulder to shoulder with us and did their share of the fighting, we as comrades cannot con sent now in time of peace to ignore them. Yours respectfully, H. L Street, Commander-in-chief, U. V. U. A COURT OF JUSTICE. Judge scott's good advice. 'There is no man on the bench thar. seems to win the plaudits of the peo ple more than his honor, Judge Scott, who is now presiding over the lower branch of the Police Court. During the week Judge Scott has tried several hundred disorderly cases which has distinguished him. In disposing of a case in the Police on Tuesday, he re marked in vigorous language; ad dressing himself to the officers, said; he wanted it understood "that his court was a court ol justice and not one of persecution; that he didn't know what the officers insructions were, but he didn't want police officers to make cases, or go around hunting up cases, because some one informs an officer that he heard some one swear or use indecent language would not be sufficient. He didn't want arrests made for disorderly conduct, unless the public peace was disturbed. It is important to have witnesses when an officer makes an arrest. I am dis gusted, said Judge Scott, with the number of disorderly cases I have tried yesterday, Monday and to-day, which were very trifling. I again state, this is a court of justice." COLORED EDITORS SPLIT. Col. PLEDGER OF GEORGIA, KICKS HIS PARTNER OUT. From the Augusta, Ga., Union. We see from the Southern Age of last week that Messrs. Hagler and Ple'dger have dissolved partnership. Col. Pledger taking the entire outfit, leaving Mr, Hagler the office. We regret the rupture between these gen tlemen and hope for an amicable ad justment of existing differences. Editor Hagler who assures the pub lic that the Age will continue to issue, gives his version of the affairin a long, hot-tempered editorial. We have not vet seen Col. Pledger's side of the af fair, hence we are not disposed to say who is right. In fact it is a business transaction between two individuals in which the public is not greatly inter ested. However, it seems from Edi tor Hagler's statement that Col. Pledger had bought and paid for the plant, hence his right to remove same at will should not be questioned. Perhaps Col. Pledger was opposed to furnishing the outfit for a paper which was constantly abusing and misrepresenting the trusted party and race leaders of this State. THINKING OUR WAY. From the Indianapoli, Ind. World. Brother Benjamin of the Standard as well as Brother Chase of the Bee' are right. A newspaper to amount to anything must have opinions of its own with the courage to express them boldly and the ability to maintain its views. The lickspittle, slobbering kind of newspaper is a nuisance. Above all, a newspaper should be in dependent in the true sense of the word. That is, it should have the nerve to express its honest views, without regard to outside considera tions, especially those of party. What ruins 'most so-calleJ newspapers is that they are servile organs of some party. They make all their contests subservient to what they regard as their duty to their party. They lie for it, suppress facts for it, cringe for it, deceive for it and in every way make themselves slaves to it. They are afraid to call their souls their own un til they have consulted some party boss or local leader. A thick and thin party organ is simply a paid liar whose views cannot be excepted or trusted by people who want to know theactual facts of a particular case; let it hurt whom it may. This is true not only of the negro press but of the white press as well. The organ bus iness has ruined thousands of papers and is the bane of the press. You can tell twenty years ahead what an organ is going to say on any public question. It will always be for party. PATRIOTS. Col. J. W. Lyons, Register of the IfrUr.1LrladZto Se a regimen? -J.uU,ciu negroes. Col. M. M. Holland will g0 provided kiUed. eSn ' exPect to be wi?hhearesngteed dt32 editor of TheBi,,?,h Ws J&8 C.Sa"B,CterU' l va,oPr '& I J V l 1 " 2 HH ai D 2 -j-n ! "0 BJ ft Crq n HIS - . vo O jB to THE BEE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. Colored patriots cut their strings. John Nalle supervising principal. District republicans taken care of. Bob Keys appointed to a good place. Emancipation day parade abolished. A colored judge fill the recess term. T. L. Jones come to Congress. Reforms in the High and Normal schools. The colored press independent. Chief Clerk Sylvester promoted. License Clerk Montague promoted to a good place. A few colored men in the Health department. THE BEE WOULD KNOW. LIKE TO How long the black and lily whites of Louisiana will remain in the city. If colored officers will be recognized in the army. Why the Bethel literary didn't pass its resolutions. Why colored lawyers cannot unite. What the democratic party will do in 1900. When the civil service law will be modified. If the new Surgeon-in. chief of the Freedmen's Hospital will reorganize his department. IT IS RMMORED. The civil service law fied May 1st. will be modi- Public Printer Palmer will stand by the negro. A colored bailiff will be ap pointed in the Police Court some day. C. Maurice Smith will be recognized soon. More changes will be Recorder's office. made in the ROUND BAY. The attention of the citizens Wash ington, societies, churches and other organizations, is called to the opening of Round Bay, the Palasades of the Chesapeake Bay. In another column of this paper will be seen the adver tisement of this popular summer re sort. This beautiful place, will be un der a new management this year Rev, S. R. Hughes, of Baltimore, Md., will have full charge of arranging for picnics and excursions. The citizens of this.city are requested to apply at the office of The Bee for any information they desire for "the renting of these grounds. Rev. Hughes is one of the "best known divines in Baltimore, and will do all in his power to make the people satisfied when they go to Round Bay. IN THE COURTS. Lawyer Ricks had an in court. Italian week Justice E. M. week. Hewlett had a busy Attorney R. S. Smith was busy in the equity court. J Attorney Sellers was the present week. not so busy Attorney Campbell Carrington, has been doing the races, but not so much so that it has taken him out of the courts. cne Mr Frisby is becoming quite active. His business is on the increase, Lawyer Thomas L. Tones is devotine some time to his canvass in Virginia. He will make the run- h,,ThHt?iitaCfflthe ministers has had but little effect on the WfH oft. neys. Their business seem to be on me uiLicase. " - . 'i The Chesapeake B,ach H. Company is a jointer Ration chartered uuder of Virgin to p ' suitahlp wn -Pl,r rwym.y an(j cc -ontlact a general hotel busi isniess at. Buckroe Beach On the Chesapeake R-,.. j ant about fifteen Jay' the electric ca from 0?! b' Comfort, Va. " 0,d Po'it There is no finer beirh more attractive snnr I n.or Atlantic Coast ! $ Lil k to join this company by J scribing to its capital; Shares only ten t3im H ?d each. 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