The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-22
PINcHBAcHs PALAvsR.

PINcHBAcHs PALAvRR.
The Views Of . colorsd Statesman
from Louisisns.
- l>oaI- Post Dispatch.
The Hon. Percy Bvsshe Shelley
P,nchbsck. Of Louisiana. and Col.
Robert Harlan. Ut Cincinnati, both
Of whom we're delegates to the repub-
lican national convention at Chicago,
are in town. stopping a few days prior
to their return home. A rep"rter Of
the Poet Di*pa'eh called On the two
distinguished colored politicians at the
Hopkins House. corner Of Eleventh
and Morgan, this morning. and found
the gentlemen ut breakfast. He Was
courteouslv received. and immediate
~ began to ply Mr.. Pinchback with
questions. The Hon. r. b. $. Pinch.
back wss q United States Senator
from Louisiana, then president Of the
senate and Lieutenant governor under
the republican rule. and finally claim
ed that he vas duly and legally
elected to the United States Senate.
His claim, Of course. Wa contested,
and WAS fought for years at Washing
too, finally resulting in 4 decision
adverse to PiDchbackis claim. This
struggle at the Capitol brought
Pinch back into IN unenviab bic national
repute. His ability and talents are
undoubted At Chicago Pinchback
was for Grant first and all the time.
Although what is termed u colored
man. Mr.. Pinchback is a. white a.
the average Caucasian. and only
slight trace Of negro blood is percepti-
bic in bis veins. He is distineue and
sristocratic in appearance. His hsir
is becoming iron gray, and the tip Of
bis dark beard is also touched with
silver. He has large. bright. vivscio,,s
eyes, and in appearance is decidedly
intellectual. He was dressed in q
handsome suit Of gray. After the
preliminary greetings were over. in
response to the reportorial inquiry as
/, to what he thought Of the Chicago
nominations. Mr.. Pinchbeck replied:
GARrIEiD's RECORD.
Il think the nominations. all the
circumstances considered. are about as
good "a could have been made"
"Whst do you think OF Garield's
De Golyer and Credit Mobilier re-
cord ,"
Mr.. PiDchhack evidently didn't
like the question. He paused
moment and then replied: Il don't
know what to think &c that
Col. Harlan. who wss reading
taper. here interrupted saying. "A
man would not sell himself for $500"
WASN'T it $500" queried the in
tervie wer.
"No. 1925. answered Col. H.
IL don't know anything about the
matter at ALL" resumed Mr.. Pinch
hack, To whom the subject was evil
IDENTIFY distasteiul. Il remember
reading it at the time, hut ! attached
no very great Importance to It either
then or nOw. II certainly had not
damaged him in the estimation ii his
constituents in Ohio, or else thew
would not have promoted him from
the house Of representatives to the
senate Of the United States. What
effect It will have upon the country at
large Of course remains to be SEEN"
ARTHUR AND THE CUsTOM-HoUss.
"What about Gen. Arthur's record
in the New York Custom-hnuse ?"
IL think it another instance in
which the public has been able to
discriminate between accusation and
criminality. don't think that it fol-
lows ss . matter Of course that q man
il bad man simply because he has
been removed from Office. l know Of
several instances in my own state
where good men have been removed
from Office simply because they re.
fused to be the tools Of their en-
ployers."
SOREHEADs
"Has the nomination Of Garfield
closed up all the divisions in the re-
publican ranksT
There is no question hat what
there is good deal Of soreness on the
Dart OF the Grant men, and Of the
Blaine meO o. well"
COLORED D LEGATEs.
"What have you to say Of the
statements that the colored delegates
were bought up at Chicago%