The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 9, No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, November 1, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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The Muskogee Cimeter.
jiluskofjQ I. T.f Friday November 1 1907.
jVo 5
Vol 9
That Washington
Trip.
August 17 1007 the delega
lion of Colored men elected to
go to Washington to protest
against the constitution left on
the evening flyer mid arrived in
St. Louis the next morning.
After a short stay in this city
they departed and readied
Washington on Saturday even-
ing Octoher 19.
Work s begun at once and
every effort was put forth to
accomplish the desired end.
A visit was made the Hon. V.
rK Vi.iMi ii. register of ihe
United States treasury and his
aid secured. Mr. Vernon is a
race man and one of nature's
noblemen w h o s e generous
courtesies pormpted him to
render all possible assistance to
spective of tangible results we
yet believe that the protest was
the proper course to pursue.
Members of tlio delegation
were L. A. Bell J. A. lioper
J. A. lioper A. V. Jones Willie
Bradford A. G W. Sango J.
W. Simmons. W. H. Twine.
Just befor the conference with
the President. J. C- Johnson
Morris Sango Rav. Henry Pesd
and Attorney Harrison of Okla
homa citv. ioiued the delega-
-'
tiioii. ..
Some of the delegates visited
the Jamestown Exposition hut
the greater mini her returned
home.
While in Washigton the
members of the delegation were
invited to the splendid homes
of the lion. W. T Vernon and
Prof. A. J. Lank ford where
they were entertained in royal
style.
The work has been done.and
eagerly are results awaited.
should enjoy. Moreover when
viewing these familiar haunts
of our honored hero the trials
and struggles of that gloomy
period during which most of
his great works wore performed
one receives such an impression
of the wonderful change which
has been wrought in our con
dition that the present situation
cannot wholly efface.
There is a mortgage on the
old home that should be raised
and liverv race lovinir Neiiro
Race War in school.
WHITE PUPILS DRIVE
INDIANS FROM SCHOOL
HOUSE DOORS
School is Closed and
Moved
should se'nd a contribution bo WHITE CHILDREN WERE
the delegation. He has put the
Negroes of Oklahoma and In-
dian Territories under lasting
obligations to him for his kind-
ness and aid in this hour of
need.
The first step taken was the
filing of the brief with the At-
torney General which was done
October 22 The Attorney Gen-
eral received the delegation in
that kind and affable maiiuer
for which he is noted and after
some considerable o f roi ce
the delegation retired feeling
that they had a friend in Mr.
Bonapart. An aud.ence was
se -u red with Senat ir Curtis of
Kansas whose conversali .n
slowed that he was on theside
of justice and right and through
wlrusis influence and assistance
the delegation was permitted
a conference with the Secretary
of the Interior. Mr. Garfield
was found to he courteous and
willing to do a
our pi'ople. -
After visiting several other
men of prominence the delega-
gntion secured an interview
with President Roosevelt and
briefly stated their cause. The
sune consideration was shown
us as was accorded by the Pres-
ident to other delegations. The
impression was receeived by
the 'delegation that the chief
execniive was a man who be-
lieves in the doctrine of a sqare
deal to every man no matter
among what chus of citizens
his. lot chances fo fall lrre-
Prof. Reynolds.
It was Prof. C. W. Reynolds
of the Dunbar scoool of this
city who receved an offer of
$1500 a year to be one of the
Suourvisors of the Colored
schools at Washington D. 0..
instead of Mr. Fuller as was
stated in yesterday's Phoenix.
An error was made in the
name. Plw-enix.
Anacostia.
While in Washington it was
my good fortune in company
with J. A. Roper 'and W'. H.
Twine to visit Anacostia and
Cedar Hill 'the home of Old
Man Eloquent sometimes called
the sage of Anacostia the Hon.
le could for Frederick Douglass.
It is an inspiration for any
Negro to visit the home of this
departed patriot and view some
of the scenes so intimately
connected with the life and
works of this mighty giant
whose influence was felt during
the critical period ofAmeiican
history. To visit the library
where the' old patriot did such
great work for his race and
ountry to walk over the gar
den the orchard the grounds
where he once trod is to breathe
an inspiration of patriotism
and race love which all Negroes
ii ever so small. Semi the
contribution to Mr. W. Mo
Kinley. Anacostia D. 0. Mr.
McKinley and family reside in
the Douglass mansion and aie
doing their very best to restore
the house and grounds to their
old time condition.
It is a beautiful place situated
on a high hill overlooking
Washington giving a splendid
view of the national capital.
At night to sit on the porch
and view the distant city gives
the appearance of some vast
moving picture show flashing
across a mighty canvass in a
continuous performance for the
delight of auacastia.
This placo can be made a
Mecca for Negroes of the United
BUites and they should visit it
in the same spirit of reverence
with which white Americans
visit Mont .Vernon.
Should you ever visit the
National capital yon will miss
the best of your trip it yon
fail to go to Anacostia climb
Cedar Hill and gaze with ecsta
cy pleasure awe and pride
upon the last i sidence of one of
grandest actors in the history
of our country and one of
the worlds great men though
the hot blood of the African
flowed through his
ENCOURAGED TO ACT
BY THEIR PARENTS
tropics
veins.
W. Bradford.
Okmulgee T T.
Every business man both
Colored and white should pat
ronize the Afro American Ba
kery. It is the best in town.
Fifteen Lndian children driven
from the Star school near Cow-
eta 1. T. by while children
who were encouraged by their
parents in making their attend-
ance disagreeable resulted in
the issuance of an order today
by Supt. J. D. Benedict closing
the school and locating it else-
where. The school was origin
ally established for Indians but
whites were allowod to attend.
This is the first instance of
this kind hi lndtan Territory.
Supt. Benedict says there has
been a tendency for some time
to crowd fhe full bloods out of
the white school and when the.
government gives up the schools
after statehood this question
will bringabout trouble between
the races.
The matter was reported to
Supervisor Falwell by Miss Eva
K. Coleman who teaches the
Star school. There are forty
students who atted the school
oud fifteen of those were In-
dians. All manner of ill-treatment is
said to have been used on the
Indian children especially the
full-bloods.
The teacher Miss Coleman is
the young woman who a year
ago married Harry Marshall
and left him shortly after her
honeymoon in a Tulsa hotel
when it was proven to her that
he was a bigamist and had wives
in Kansas and New Orleans.
Muskogee Phoenix.
WHY PAY RENT7 .
. We sell you a house and lot for
$10 to $200 cash. Balance like rent.
We also sell lots on payments.
Get our prices. (
MARTIN QUARLES
Phonc.1r12ft.
3122 West Okmulgee Street
Again we ask that every
Negro paper in the Union make
the lequest of their Congressmen
and Senators to stay with us in
the fight against the constitu-
tion and against the President's
''issuing a proclamation.
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Twine, W. H. The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 9, No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, November 1, 1907, newspaper, November 1, 1907; Muskogee, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc70088/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.