The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-01-20

A MEETING of colored Republicans IN
Memphis adopted resolutions indorsing
colored Senator Bruce fora place in Pres
ident Garfeld's cabinet. These colored
people say that they voted one million
strong for Garfield, and it viii be base
ingratitude not TO recognize hem in the
formation of the new cabinet. tits true,
there is no question of the fact, that but
for the colored element, Garfield would
have been badly beaten. And YET ii
will be written over the SaRctlna SaIseto-
rum Of the incoming Administration +;
NO niggah need apply" Here is the
lesson which the Philadelphia Bulletin,
Republican paper, reads 10 the voters
Of color on the subject Of ofice-holding
so far as the darkey Is concerned:
The notion that the negro race, simply be
cause it contains many voters who voted
sOlidly for single party, must therefore,
and as a matter OF course, be fully represents
ed in the public Offices, l. not justified by
sound sense The destiny of tine race is not
necessarily 70 hold Office. This Is not the
felicity. The theory that the blacks will
not have full justice done 70 them until they
are allotted certain clerkshIps and post
Offices is intrnsically absurd. What the race
wants much more than anything else Is &c
improve its intellectual and material condi
ton, tQacquire education and 10 learn how
to conduct those industrial pursuits which
bring wealth.
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"a ggfr
bill Of Senator Herman, Of New York,
to repeal the law authorizing the coin
age of silver, the Vicksburg Commercial
says:
If THE CLARION expects to find either
a Democratic a Republican Senator from
( New York, or from any Of the adjacent
States, free from the influence of the bond
rings and the money power Of Wall Street
| it is doomed TO be disappointed. There j.
no such Senator in Washington now frou
/ the region indicated, and in our judgment
there will be none there for many a long
/ year to come. We are ready to stand by
/ THE CLARION, however, in opposition Il
/ Mr.. Kernan's bill, no matter who favors it
This Is a bad report 10 make of the
Democrats from New York and thu
adjacent States, but it does not do then
entire justice Senator Wallace, o
Pennsylvania, voted and spoke for tn,
remonetizing Of silver However, there
is consolation in the fact that the "bonC
rings and the money power" do no
control the great body Of the Democra
cy of the Union as reflected by th'
votes of their agents in Congress.
The colored politicians from South
Carolina who waited on the Presiden
elect the other day, were not conten
with a formal arraignment Of the Demo
cratic party in the South for numerous
and sundry crimes against their race
among others, the neglect toappropriat
money for the education Of coIored chill
dren but they complained of the ''char
acter Of federal appointments in tn,
South" It's not cur fight, but we hav,
an opinion that in Mississippi, Garfield
can make no improvement on tn
present appointees unless he makes hi
selections from the Democratic party
| For example, among the whites
Messrs. Chandler, Lea, Morphis, Dea
, son, Kerr and Galbreath and anon;
the colored people, Hill and Spell
, man. OF course, we except from
the list Of reputable Southern Republi
can officeholders, the redemptionless ras
Gals whom Hayes rewarded for helping
= him to steal the Presidency.