The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-01-15
CINCINNATI DEPARTMENT.
Hacks Harraneue

Senator Bruce Cabinet folio, is q topi
which is r, ceiving considerable notice i
high political circles and by the press. T
be, and not to be-, that is question; whethe
tis robler ''for the colored people to be salts
fed with the foreign missions, clerkship
aud ianitorsbIps. rather than to aspire TO
Cabinet position? Lol and behold, it is sal,
that Garfield thinks well of this idea 0
Bruce in the Cabinet but also 'thinks Their
is plenty time for reflection" We find tn
liberal minded and gifted Halstead, with hi
great Commercial on the right side. as usual
and strongly advocating Bruce. The Com
mercial says: "It is reported that Genera
| Garfield says he thinks favorable of the ap
pointment of Senator Bruce to be Cabine
officer Why shouldn't he? Bruce is al
honest and able man, very gentlemanly anC
faithful to all obligations There is 10 Other
Southern man whose claims AID qualifcs
| tions are comparable with his
As an illustration OF Bruce's high stand
ing, il is stated that the greater portion OF
the Mississippi delegation to Congress pre-
fer Bruce to any white Republican from that
State The Cincinnati Enquirer grows fun
ny, yet like Satan, is always on the wrong
side. Speaking of Bruce and the Cabinet
the Enquirer SAYS: IL is announced that
Garfield will endeavor to fearlessly reward
all the sources that contributed to his nomi-
nation and election and all the great forces
in his party. Blaine must be rewarded.
Conkling must be recognized. Came ron
must be considered. Logan must be con-
suited. But what did either of these dis
tinguisbed men do, compared with the Ne
gro, to perpetuate the power of the Repub-
lican party7 Blsine's State Was lost in Sep.
tember; but the ubiquitous Negro carried
Indiana and Ohio in October. The Negro
casts, perhaps, three-quarters of million
votes, and Gar6eld's alleged popular msjer-
ity in the United States was only 5000
votes. Look at this obligation Ingrati-
tude, thy name is Garfield. if Bruce Is
no: made member of the Garfield Cabi-
net
The South should be represented in Gar
fields Cabinet This is confessed by nearly
all Republicans The South should be rep
resented BY Republican. if at ALL This is
universally admitted by Republicans. But
nearly all the Republicans of the South are
blacker than Bruce; and so. if Bruce is not
representative Southern Republican, it is
because there is some adnliXture of pale error
in mis- complexion, and more pronounced
brun than Blanche Bruce should be placed
in the Cabinet
We have not even touched the septimer-
tai side of this question. We haven't said u
word about the "down. trodden race and
equal rights" We haven't quoted word
from Sumner. or Garrison, or Phillips, or
Garfield, or Giddings, or Ben Wade. We
haven't repeated the sigh of Mr.. Hayes for
the poor black men when he heard that TIL
den was elected four years ago. But Gar
fields heart will throb responsive to all of
these things, and he will put Bruce in his
Cabinet-if ne has time.
GRAND MUSICAL FETE.
The announcement has been made that
the young ladies and gentlemen's Singing
Circle will render in full costume the Can
tsta of Daniel, at Melodeon Hall, January
81. The bills contain the names of about
eighty five ladies and gentlemen who have
kindly profered their services in performing
this cantats for the benefit of the colored
Orphan Asylum. The officers of this circle
are as follows: Mrs. Kate. l. Easton, Pres.
Mrs. G. IL. jackson. Trea., Mr.. p. j. Fergu.
son, Director, Mr.. I. w. johnson, Asst Di-
rector, Messrs. Lewis and Quarls organists,
Mr.. 7. j. Monr, stage manager.
The Executive Committee of which Mr..
Tom johnson is chairman. has offered three
prizes, $500 81 so, and Sl.O0 in gold
to those persons bringing in the greatest
amount from sale of tickets. The cast of
characters for this cantata consists
Miss Hattie Holmes, Queer; Mr.. John
Lewis. Azariah; VIM. Parkham, Daniel;
Mr.. Phillip Ferguson, King; Mr.. Tom w.
johnson, Herald.
This circle has given much time to prac-
ticiDg and the varioust trios, quartettes, duets
and solos are very beautiful and will be
finely rendered.
The choruses will be sustained by about
seventy of the best voices from Gaines
High school and Walnut Hills school and if
we can Judge by the rehersal we recently
heard, their choruses will be sweetly, even
ly and superbly rendered The price of sd-
mission is 50., for adults. children half price
The Colored Orphan Asylum has been very
unfortunate this winter, and il is to hoped
that the colored people will turn out to this
grand musical fete and in that way help the
Asylum and gladden. the hearts of the little
orphans with warm fires and bodily comfort
Rememper January 2lst, at Melodeon hall,
corner of Fourth and Walnut streets
SOCIETY PLEASURES.
Whereas the winter and its holiday sea.
son comes on, all classes of society rush into
clubs and circles The holidays are over
and in Cincinnati several new clubs were
disclosed by grand party or ball which
they gave. The "Maids and Matrons' sur
prised the boys with grand Leap year
ball and the Occidental made 9. grand dis
play with their holiday party. Next came
the Unity Clubwnich gave its first hop. fol
1881 in magnificent style at Wueblin's hall,
The music Dy Prof Kinney's orchestra was
simply immense and as Pelham would say
Prof. Kinney took the "cookie." The sup
per which was served by Keppler was ele-
giant and consisted of so many entries that
we have not space to mention them
The Misses Susie johnson, Leanna G.
Young, Florence Berry, of Harrison, O..
Hattie Flowers, Florentine Jackson, Hattie
Todd, Blanche Liverpool, Consuelo Clark
Clara Grandstatf, Mrs. Nelson Russell, Mrs
, w. S. Berry, Mrs. John Lewis, Mrs. Edwin
Hawkins and Mrs. Mamie d. Shelton, were
among the ladies present, and were superbly
and elegantly dressed. The dancing wal
kept up until in the morning, and the
Unity Hop adjourned until after the mex
Lesp-year party(?)
THE ANCHOR CLUB.
Last, but not least, comes the grand party
given by the Anchor Club last evening, a
the residence of Miss Fannie Cole, on MOUND
street. This Club consists of twenty ol
more gentlemen, who have as their officers
President, Horace Olds; Secretary, FOun
tain Lewis, Jr.; Treasurer, Charles II
Blackburn; Ex. Committee, VIM. Mayo
Chairman; John O'Bannum and Joe Mil
le-; Messrs. Bryant, Owens, +. Stith. Franl
Abney, George Yates, James Fielding, c
W. Reynolds Smith, Joe Taylor, Alfret
Turner, Jim Taylor, Willoughby YounJ