The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-08-28
EVANSVILLE DEPARTMENT /.

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ence-Odds and Ends OF Evansvflle's
People.
Ere this reaches you, dear Leader, the
Press Convention will have met. We eager
ly desired to attend, but have been seriously
suffering from a hemorrhage-of the pocket.
1t can not be as it was at Chicago, for there
Pledger, of the Athens Blade, would daily
receive drippings from Sherman's barrel,
and would generously. fcrce-yes, forcel-.
portions of it on his friends, of whom I was
one. 1t is too bad that Cromwell will be
prevented by business from attending the
session. That Cromwell is fine fellow
well, they are all fine fellows. This is no
blarney for you newspaper men, for fellow
feeling makes me, to-day, wondrous kind.
I've been there. My pleasures were heavy
penalties, my laurel wreath a garland of net
ties. Take it as you may, the editor is a
dupe of destiny. ] used to think he gov
erned opinions; but he is slave to the opin-
ions OF his readers. How many of you fell
lows write just what you think concerning
the evils about us? You spend your life in
ushering people into celebrity, and from the
catalogue of the. famous your name is an
eternal absentee. The editor sits as char
ioteer outside the vehiclein which prodigious
talents are driven to immortality. He in.
ours all the risks and responsibilities, and
reaps less than one hundredth part of the re-
ward and reputation. He may succor the
oppressed, raise the weak, applaud virtue,
exalt talent; and the thanks he gets are
for his readers to take his paper and never
no, emphatically, neveri-pay for it.
From my heart pity the poor fool; and
''If thou teIrst this heavy tale Alright,
ypon my sssi shs a Sss1srs will shed
And say Alas itisa piteous deedp"
Yes, the subject we'll deserves your tears
Though the whale-the Leader-swallowed
Jonah-Our Age-I am "with you in senti-
ment and action" asF
JOINT STOCK GROCERY.
There is healthy rumor afloat that sew
eral of our leading colored men propose to
open on the joint stock plan first-class
grocery. We trust it will materialize.
Many years ago an institution of this char
acter was in operation, but it failed to pan
out well, and it went to pieces. The failure
was attributed to this, that every other
member either wanted to control the insti-
ton or hold the money. Colored men are
very loathe to trust each other in the man
| agement of their affairs. They generally
| suspect every man Of being a thief
This grocery oughtto be a success, and
would add much to the vigor, forwardness
and growth of our city. There are about
| groceries and saloons combined. We have
| an1nrQ1 xuha 70 ha driu
good business There are several white
grocers who are dealt with mostly by col
ored men; and it is said that Stohlhoefer,
Ossenberg and Bofandick and Stahlsmidtz,
have grown wealthy from the colored trade
alone. If race pride could induce the col
ored people more to patronize institutions
controlled by colored men it would do good
to all. / doubt whether they would trade
with their own race. Let us have the gro
Gerry by all means, gentlemen,
THE EXCURSIONS ARE EVIL.
There is serious thing that every sum-
mer saps up the earnings of our race, and
our leaders are net doing their duty in fail
| ing to call attention to it. We have had ali
kinds of excursions for all kinds of purposes
! And it is difficult to tell just how many
thousand dollars have been spent by colored
people in this section in this folly alone Ii
is nothing more than folly. For no money
| is made; no money can be made, for the
boats and cars take about rs cents on every
dollar that is paid into the hands of the
managers of the excursions. Consider the
time lost and money spent, for which no re-
turn is given. All our young people remem-
Der the story of the cricket and grasshopper
One sang all summer, and when winter
came, with want staring him in the face,
was told that as he had sung affpummer he
should dance all winter. Our thin clusters
and feecy memories of the joys of the ex-
cursions will not keep the frost and cold
from making us dance to keep warm, when
flannel is up and coal costing two dollars
per load. The time is coming that will
prove to our race that tbs all folly to work
| five days in the week and on the sixth and
seventh give it all back to the white people,
getting nothing else in return. Down with
| excursionsl
THE REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CONVENTION
was held last Saturday at the Salt Wells
1t was damp, muddy day without ray OF
sunshine. The clouds lowered and looked
threatening and doubt and distrust for a sue
cessful issue was DETECTED on every face
Notwithstanding the bad day the clans
at the call Of the Republican leaders, gath.
cred in full numbers from the hill and wales
of old Vanderburgh. The weather damped
as wet as blanket, any attempt at exhibi.
ton of enthusiasm. In point of number
and the working interest shown the conven-
ton was decided success. 1t excelled the
late Democratic convention in every respect
There were aspirsnts sufficient for every
position to be filed. The desire to be
placed upon the ticket argues well for sue
cess in October. This was marked difference;
for in the Democratic convention men were
forced to allow their names to 90 before the
convention. Ja fs4
The ticket is good from Senator to Coro-
ner, and our independent white voters who
do not vote for party good, but for good men
as opponents of party principles, can have
no excuse in failing to support the men NOM
mated by the Republicans. The profession
a, man, the manufacturer, the merchant,
the farmer and the horny-handed laborer--
all found place upon the ticket. The con-
vention seemed to place the right man in
the right place, as if by inspiration. But
yet they slaughtered colored man. DIR.
w. 8. Green, an intelligent physician, capa-
BILE and qualified, was chosen by the colored
men as proper person TO be placed upon
the ticket as a representative of the race.
The colored men only asked for a plank
from the raft they were constructing. The
most insignificant place on the ticket was
chosen. A place that is given by parties as
political offal. 1t was that of Coroner.
Then the fight began; four ballots were nee
essary to elect, not Green, but white man
that has not, we are certain, the technical
and professional knowledge sufficient even
for that of Coroner. and in these a va Of l.