Black Leaders Break with 'The Standard'

For some time the colored people of the city have been greatly worked up over scurrilous attacks made upon prominent people by the Standard, a paper which claims to represent the Afro-Americans of the city. The paper did formerly represent the colored people, but it fell into unscrupulous hands, and recently it has done all in its power to incite race prejudice and to antagonize the good will of white citizens whose relations with their colored brethren have always been pleasant. Recently the paper has attacked so many citizens and has shown so little respect for men holding dignified and honorable positions that a meeting of subscribers was held yesterday at the office of A. A. Garner, the colored attorney. A warm discussion took place. The following resolutions were prepared and signed: WHEREAS, The Seattle Standard, a weekly newspaper published in this city, supposed to be devoted to the interests of the negro race in particular, has of late published articles unjustly assailing the character of some of our most respected citizens and friends, especially so doing in its recent issues, in which it assailed Hon. A. A. Denny, Gov. McGraw and Chief of Police Jackson; therefore be it Resolved, That we denounce such articles as calculated to injure us as a race among our friends. Resolved further, That unless proper apology be made by its present editor, Mr. J. R. Cayton, for the uncalled-for attacks lately made, we withdraw our names from the subscription list until the management is changed. An effort will be made to start a strong opposition paper in the interests of the colored race.