Show I COLOR LINE DRAWN I Discrimination in the Matter of I Drinks Causes Protests There Is consternation among that portion of the colored population of the city that cares to indulge in strong drink There were loud and long mur murlngs on Saturday and these were accentuated yesterday A number of colored men and brother gathered In little knots and discussed the mater and all were of the opinion that a blow had been aimed at their lights as American citizens It Is a fact well known among the saloon men of the town that there are many white people who will not patronize patron-ize a bar where colored trade Is catered ca-tered to l Is also a fact that the majority ma-jority of colored men have always gone to saloons where they would meet men of their class and color But good luck does not seem to perch over the doorway door-way of the average colored man who goes Into the saloon business and the failure of several have left the colored man who desires to quench an alcoholic alco-holic thirst no alternative He must patronize the white man or else go dry There is a saloon a Second South street which has up to last Saturday enjoyed or rather had a goodly portion of the colored trade of the city Great was the consternation of the dusky customers thereof when as they entered en-tered the place fqr their morning cook tall they saw In flaming red letters over the bar this legend 25c for all drinks served over this bar to colored people There hove been many protestations and much talk about the alleged discrimination dis-crimination and Home have oven gone so far as to talk of making a test case I of It with the Idea of discovering whether n publichouse or a lilacs of common entertainment can charge one price to a white man and a higher price to a colored man Dont see why there should be such a difference In price remarked one a dJtIence colored man In discussing th matter last evening I was In a bar for several sev-eral years arid I want to tell you that the average white man takes enough whisky in one drink to keep a colored man going for several days I Ant with this parting shot he van I |