Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-02
THE NEGRO IN THE CABINET.

Il Cofored Mans Letter, liz Which He
sharply Criticises His Race.
To the Editor of the Globe.
The colored citizens hobby now seems
to be the negro in the cabinet Of the COM
| ing President have no idea who start.
ed the sensation. 1t is nothing but SEN
sation. The President-ele l am sure,
never entertained such selection 1t is
done to make fool of the negro, for he
is Of such a nature he jumps at all such
catch-penny reports.
Let me ask the negro of what
good one of his race would be in
the cabinet? He must be at the head
of one of the positions that cabinet min.
listers generally hold. Is there one of
capacity to hold the digni6ed position of
am advisor to the President, and col
league to his associates in intellectual
ability, to command respect from every
citizen in the land
Ever since the joke was perpetrated.
every negro is anxious that MIR. Bruce
should be appointed. What would like
to know, what are capabilities of Dir
Bruce for such q position. The abovenam.
ed gentleman IS at the close of his sixth
year in the United States Senate and am
still waiting to hear of the bill or bills
that Mr. Bruce has ever introduced in
that body of assembled wisdom of cur
nation During the best portion of his
time t he Senate had a Republican ma
iority, and that was his opportunity TO
Stir his brains, and get up something in
the shape of bill to relieve the neces-
sites of the people of the South. He
did nothing, and if ne was TO be sent
back there again he would be just the
same blockhead as he was before going.
He is very good figurehcad to vote as
the Republicans desire him to. With
such backing of 100000 colored votes,
common sense should spur the dukest In
tellect to do something for their cemmu
interest, and not to beg, but demand.
The negroes are put down as the wards
of the nation, but l think they are the
babies of the nation, especially those of
the North. They seem to have no intel
lectual capacity for invention of any
kind. They will not become mechanics,
in the proper sense of the word, TO build
themselves up as a people or as our for
eign population, in mechanical arts and
sciences. They have not the capacity to
form themselves into associations TO ele.
vate their progeny from becoming the
drawers Of water and hewers of wood.
All their aim is for Office and the posi-
lions Of small beer politicians, but when it
comes down TO hard work, as blacksmith
ing, horse-shoers, printers, engineers, car
penters, tailors, brick and stone masons.
painters, boilermakers, timers, shoe
makers, telegraph operators and other
mechanical positions up TO the highest
int Of ri mill h<,xr d. ta
win for fear of soiling their beautiful
hands. Their highest ambition is the
gambling dens and places of the lowest
small ones also and see the thousands of
young men daily going to destruction.
They are not learning anything for the
future. What will become Of them, Echo
answers, what!
They have an idea that voting will save
them for all time to come, and that will
make them. wonderful citizens. The
poor things, pity them.
Let me advise them to put their own
shoulders to the wheel and try TO work
out the problem of their own destiny, for
the other race of the nation would like to
see them do something that will reflect
credit on the race. Slavery is dead. the
war is over, let there be new deal in
something eleyating and cnterp; ising,
but as natural thing The negro is always
waiting for something to turn mp do
not know if they mean a turlip or a
pumpkin, for that must be the cause Of
their reasoning being so shallow.
/ would advise them to sleep sound in
their little beds, for Mr.. Garfield never
intends to put one of their race III the
cabinet. In tune / will let ibe;n know
what will be good for them 10 command
respect, get wealthy and become COM
mercial citizens and other positions that
pertain to distinction.
TIE NAkID EYY.
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