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Show I CLEVELAND DENIES . ENTERTAINING NEGRO I'oruier President Resents Statement That During1 is Administration a ' Negro lunched With Him. WASHINGTON. March 3.-Durhiff the House session today air. Webb of North Carolina, calling attention to the statement state-ment made a few days ago by Mr. Scot! f of Kansas, that a negro had dined In tho Whl to Houso whllo air. Cleveland was President, aunounccd that he had written tho former President, sending him an cx- tract from tho record, and asking If the I statements made by Mr. Scott were true. "This morning," be paid, "I received the following reply," which ho read amid applause ap-plause on tho Democratic side, as follows-. "PRINCETON, March li. 1M. Hon. K. W. ' Webb, House of Representatives Dear Sir: It Is a matter of small concern to me that a Mr. Scott has toon lit to uso my nanio In a display of his evil propensl- , ties on tho lloor of tho House of Representatives. Repre-sentatives. "In answer to your Inquiry, however, 1 have to Bay of his statement thao, tho colored col-ored man, C. H. J. Taylor, took lunch with mo at tho White House, that It Is it deliberate de-liberate falsification out of the whole "As far a Mr. Taylor Is concerned, I understand, prior to his appointment as Rogl3ter of Deeds at Washington, that he had served as nsslstant In the offico of tho City Attorney at Kansas City. His nomination as Register was confirmed by the Senate, and he served In that placo with Intelligence and with efficiency. He has since died. Some peoplo restrain themselves from abusing tho dead. "My Inquiries concerning Mr. Taylor before his appointment, my observation of him during his Incumbency and the littlo 1 havo known of him since con-vlnco con-vlnco mo that his character Is very tin-justly tin-justly attacked In tho diatribe of Mr. Scott. Ono charge Is mado against Mr. Taylor by Mr. Scott which he doubly r cllnolics with truth when ho declnrc3: 'He i f wan a black negro.' I am led, however, to doubt his familiarity with his subject when he adds, 'As black as you ever Vnw:' Yours very truly. "GROVJSR CLEVELAND." Mr. Webb said lie wanted this denial to travel, that the statement of Mr. Scott be overtaken "Mr. Cleveland was a friend of tho negro, but not a fool friend," said Mr Webb. "He nevor by word or action encouraged en-couraged the droam of social equality In tho breast of the black man." This was greeted with applauso by the Democrats. "Again." ho continued, "ho was tho I friend of tho colored man, but he was also I the friend of the Southern white man and : sympathized with us in our race problems " ' and raco burdens, and that, sir. is tuoro than' Mr, Roosevelt seems ever to have dona." Mr, Scott said he accepted the statement ' , of Mr. Cleveland as true and mado apology to the former President. In Jus-tlpn Jus-tlpn trt lilmuolf Kfifil Tp Rorilt Mil st?lln. I mont hart never been denied. . r Mr. Williams, the minority leader, c charged that Mr. Roosevelt had dined f "Bookor T. Washington to carry tho light ; of example to the South, which docs not believe in social equality. When a ques- , tlon Is raised, ho said, against the ap- . polntment of a nogro to positions In tho i South, the statement Is made that there V can bo no discrimination on account of color, but, added Mr Williams, the Ad- I ministration would not appoint a Chinaman China-man as postmaster on tho Pacific coast If 4 hr possessed the ability of LI Hung l i "I remember distinctly that when Mr. Taylor camo back from Washington." Tsald Mr. Scott, "preceded by tho announcement announce-ment that he had been appointed to tho ofVtce of Rcsrlitcr of Deeds In the District 0fiyColumbla by President Cleveland, his fr,fcn&3m'et t'm at tho Union depot. Kan- siis City, with 'a carriage to which was attached at-tached four white horses. A commlttoo was -with the carriage and ho was escorted escort-ed to a public hall, and then ho boasted, according to tho reports of tho newspapers, newspa-pers, that It remained for a Democratic President, notwithstanding tho professed good will to the negro always mado by the Republicans, to entertain at his table at the "White House, for the first time, a r negro That matter was published so - broadly and generally throughout the. Stato of Kansas that It was Impressed upon my memory." |
