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THE INSTIGATOR OF THE COLOR LINE IN THIS CITY — THE SECRET OF ASTWOOD’S ATTACK—WHY RUO RENT PURVIS WAS ATTACKED— WHAT LED TO A LIBEL SUIT—THE PART FRED. DOUGLASS PLAYED ASD HIS COWARDICE DURING THE FIGHT. Charles R. Douglass is the son of Fred. Douglass, Jr., sometimes called the Sage of Anacostia. Mr. Douglass had a son named Fred, who hs since lied. Charles was sent to Santo Do migo as United States consul, but on account of his accounts being mixed up and ese he was removed and son. H.C. ©. Astwood succeeded him. This is ase, secret of the fight of the house of Douglass against Astwood, and on account of the relationship be tween Mr. Fred. Douglass and the Har rison ministra ion Douglass succeed ed in defeating Astwood for Santo Do mingo after his commission had been made out and signed. This same Charles R. Douglass, without any or provocation, filed charges Astwood after he had been nominated for Calais, France. Douglass’ pretext was that Astwood had talked about him, when in fact Astwood had never said a word against him. ‘This same Douglass said to the editor of the Ber that Astwood was a for eigner. Which was one of the reasons he gave for his opposition to Astwood. Astwood’s mistake is that he at tacked Mr. Cleveland who — had been so kind to him and praised the men who endeavored to disgrace and humiliate him. Charles R. Douglass, like a few other colored men am this city, has always raised the color line: that is, he has abused the bright colored people be cause he imagined that they were op posed to him. On one occasion he got insulted be cause he was not invited to one of Dr. Purvis’ swelled reception Not that Purvis was prejudiced to color, but because he did t Pawituit the company of Charles R. Doug on another occasion he made an at tack on a very pretty, bright colored lady in the Census Office because she would not speak to him, and he subse quently charged her with associating with white men. The attack on no N. ROBERT PURVIS was instigated by the Douglasses at the time the editor of this paper was in Douglass’ office. The old man came to the editor while he was at his desk and asked him if he read the democratic speech of Robert Purvis. He was told no. He then read the speech. It was at the time Mr. Purvis took an inde pendent stand in politics against the white republicans because they would not appoint colored men on the police force in Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Purvis dennounced the republican mayor be cause he refused to recognize the negro. Per this and other reasons Mr. Doug lass instituted the attack. The second attack led to the libel suit, and in this Mr. Douglass played the coward when he refused to give to listrict Attorney Corkhill the libelous letter written by Dr. Purvis against the editor of this paper. It was then that the editor's friend, lawyer James I. Smith, was consulted and an adjust ment of the differences was made be tween Mr. Purvis and the editor of this paper. No set of men have been more vindictive and treacherous toward the representatives of the race than the Douglasses. When they found out that they could no longer hold the Bree in line for the purpose of making their fights, the editor is charged by this te Charles R. Douglass with having abused his father and other representa tive colored men Mr. W. Allison Sweeney, who took part in the movement with Purvis, was attacked editorially through the col umns of the Bre by Frederick Doug lass, Jr. The attack was written in the Recorder's Office and revised by the old man In the next issue the reason of the attack on George T. Downing will be explained and the part Charles R. Douglass took. This will be rich and racy.
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The Washington Bee
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Sat, Oct 27, 1894
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