The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-08-14
u.s. IND, SATURDAY, AUGUST IA, 1880. !.


very liable to catch burglar. The
force is under the command of Cap
tain Joe App. Mr.. App is Il very nice
man. He is nervy, and shows great
many favors to colored men. This we
know but Evansville has not enough
policemen. You may 60 miles with
out seeing one. We suppose they are
about somewhere. If anybody is
caught, App or Wunderlich do the
business. Saturday a clothier found
his establishment had been entered
by raising back window. He noti-
fed App, who remembered seeing
some of the described stolen articles
in Jew store. He could not learn
who took them there, but arrested on
suspicion a colored man, William
Foster. Foster had a similar coat.on.
He denied the theft, butsaid he bought
it a month ago. He was "jugged." T"
Saturday night Julia Allen, colored,
was arrested by Wunderlich and Ives,
and gold en-faced wa5ch and a
long chain were found on her. She is
also in the ''cooler" awaiting investi-
CATION We predicted last week that
the various burglaries committed
would be fastened on colored people.
OF course we can't blame the authori.
ties for suspecting colored men, for
there are about twenty colored men
who loaf in the vicinity of Fourth
and Walnut streets who have never
done days work.
POLITICS.
Politics is a business that a man
goes into at peace and harmony with
all mankind in general and with
regard for his own party in particu-
lar. If q candidate for the suffrage
of his fellow citizens, he comes out at
the end OF time disgusted, so used and
broke" There are only three can
didates before the people for County
offices, and what is strange all are for
the same position-recorder. We are
certain that all these will not be
nominated But there are many
prospective candidates. How do we
know them? Itis by their condescend-
ing smile, and the proffer of their
hand for shake. They thrust their
hand into yours as though the great
object of their lite had been accomplish
ed in meeting you. hate this warmth
i'm every sense. We have walked
up Third street and have been unnoti
ced by parties, who now are all smiles
and good words. Its entirely to warm
to shake hands.
Our County Convention will be
held August 21, at Salt Well Park
1t is a delegate convention with 264
delegates. The delegates will be ap-
pointed on Augut 19, and if we are a
delegate we will be sure to go a-fish-
ing, and stay out of town from the
18th to the 21st. There was some ru-
NOR of offering y colored man be9bre
the convention to be slaughtered,
but we have two or three fellows
who have been pulling at the public
teat so long that they consider it an
infringement on their rights and pri-
vileges for any colored man to
come into the field. By lies, and
other despicable means they have
endeavored to discourage the move
ment. All of which forces us to the
conclusion that the Negro is his own
worst enemy. He is like the little
dog in the manger with the cows he
can't eat the grass and by his spitetul
bark will not allow the cattle To eat.
1t is apparent that the Democrats
have the bulge on the Republicans in
organization. The Republicans have
been holding back, and the Demo
Gratis, under the leadership of Mr.
Tom Byrnes, have set the thing up
81. S. Bennett, Esq Republican chair
man of this District, is an organizer
par excellence, but he is powerless
since the working sympathy is not .ol
the party behind him. The Demo-
Gratis have selected their delegates for
the convention August 14th. The
Democrats also intend to open the
fire all along the line on the 18th
They intend in this District to con,
duct the campaign on "cheek," and
no party is more able to do this in q
proper manner. The Democrats have
their headquarters directly opposite
the custom house. They have placed
their banner on the outer wall They
are carrying the war directly into the
enemy's camp This reminds us that
in the Evansville postoffice is gen
tleman who is nabled-thanks to
Republican votes and his own father
in-law, the Postmaster-is enabled
we say, to draw good fat salary; but
he is not in favor of being a member
of Club where white and black
men meet on the same political foot
ing.
There is one man in Evansville who
by nature, ability and faithfulness
should be our next Postmaster, and
that man is HI. Stokes Bennett, ESQ.
chairman of the First Congressiona
District. There would be many
changes for the better. If the Dem
ocrats are successful, George Shank
lin, Esq, editor of the Courier, viii
undoubtedly be the P. NJ. Well, i
bounding the Negro is any recon
mendation, he is the only man il
town who deserves it. Speaking o
, the Courier, there are doubts in oul
mind whether it or Bob Hyde is tn,
greater liar The Courier by claim
ing that colored men are being i'm