Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-08
Bcgus Represeut ,tiver Of the C,lor- 4
Pc 1Ule

Inc coloTed laboring men o. Washington have
had to bear the burden and d'screc't Of a set Of
assumed representatives, pretcntsous humbugs,
who have IA ed their self-corst;tIted champion
sffp Of their race g. a mears o. MAXIM them
selyes conspicuous, and enabling theu father
their own nests.
conspicuous illustration OF this fact ;s
afforded by the recent attempt o. a squad OF
these bogus representatives Of the eolored men
to figure before Congress in behalf OF TIE
poor, POOR workingmen," and charging that
the present city government is less disposed
than the preceding one - give labor TO the
eolored men," also that Gen Michler, Superin-
tendent of Public Buildings anu Grounds. Ddis-
eliminates almoct entirely in favor of Whit
men and against colored men in select;n,
laborers for ,nesriy, II not all the work under
ms supervision" Now. these Representations
are transparent falsehcods, to begin with.
As II appears that at least two-thirds OF thu
laborers on General Michler's rolls are colored
men, and that colored men fiji some of the has,
positions The only personal ssd;scrim' nation,
made by General Michler has been in favor
OF soldiers and when possible for those vbo
have lost their limbs in battle. IN 40
appears that his appointments, with verv
Few exceptions, have been made upon the
recommendations Of members Of Cons .ess.
The equally groundless charge that "the pres-
emit city government Is less disposed than the
preceding one to give labor to the colored men,
has Its evident animUs in the fact that the SELL
Constituted delegation who make these repre-
sentations-A- M. Green, Charles III. Peters.
George b. Nsshon, and James A. Green-all
held Office under Bowen, and have been replaced
by capable, respectable eolored men by Mayor
Emery. That these defeated ofice-holde-s
should seek to champion the cOlored man ~
Washington has an absurd side, from the fact
thatthey have been time and again repudisted
and denounced by the body of the colored peo-
ple here a. having no IDENTITY with them or
interest IN them beyond the selfish one of using
their backs to Chamber to fat positions
A nj. Green, better known as arc, 1lut-on
Green Slazy loafe-, who has probably never
done an hours work in his life, was a Bowen
striker and assistant ward commissioner and
was hooted by the colored laboriny men from
every ward meeting where he showed hi, face.
Peters was Bowens striker and Commissioner
in the Third Ward. He made binself partjcn-
larry offensive to the people of his color BY put
ting on Caucasian airs" and by attempting to
pass his children of white in the CITY schools
And it Is well known that the most urgent of
the petitions for Peters removal came from the
cchred men ofthat ward.
Vas, on y chiefly know Al to fame through bav
ing, as School Trustee, tieketed the child-enog
Peters and Others OF their clique to the whit,
schools, while refusing tickets to those a shade
darker; and he is put down by the coIored
people on the same footing with Peters No ore
OF this precious squad has any standing amongst
the colored people OF Wash ngtOn, and it is pure
cheek on their part to assume u represent
them