The bee., 1882-12-30
OUR REVIEW.

FRIENDS - WHY HON. j. TT. LEVY
OF KNOXVILLE WAS DfFEATFD---.,
| UNMERITED REBUKE--A BREIF CA
REER OF THIS DISTINGUISHED MAN.
THE BANQUET TO HON. FRED. DOUG
LAss---EA-SENAToR BRUCE WILLPRE
sIDE--ANoTHER ONE THE GLOBE
FALSEH00DS---EX DORSEY
GOING BLIND - OUR NEW COMMIS
SIoNER---wHAT THE PRESIDENT WILL
DO If Mr.. ARMSTEAD Is NOT CON
FIRMED &C.
The course which the colored men il
the body polite are pursuing is on,
that will ultimately end in the distruc
tlon of the best interest of the coloreC
race. Having made review of tn,
situation we find that some of our co
Iored friends have gone against theil
own interest for few dollars or :
glass of whisky We have in our minC
now a case in the
NINTH DISTRICT
OF Illinois where three hundred negroes
defeated the election Hon. ]. Lewis
who has always been a friend TO the
colored race. Hon. j. LII. Lewis. OF
Knoxville. was born in Tompkins
County, New York, July 2l, 1880; emi.
grated to Illinois in the fall of 1886
received a common-School education
was admitted to the bar in 1860: was
elected clerk of the Circuit Court of
Knox County in 1860; was elected a
member of the House of Representa-
tlyeS of Illinois in 1874; and was
elected to the Forty-Seventh Congress
as Republican, receiving 1868 votes
against 1924 votes for John 5. Lee.
Democrat, and 2,548 votes for ". LII.
Reynolds, Greenback candidate.
He was elected Mayor and to several
other important positions, and every
position has been filled with honor and
credit. He was an Abolitionist and
was often condemned and rebuked be
GAUGE he refused to notice advertise
ments of runaway slaves. lie has al
ways been Republican true and tried
and who, from his day of majority, has
voted the republican ticket. In the
darkest and most dangerous hours of
negro expressions, Mr.. Lewis stood firm
and was faithful to the negro. 1t was
three hundred negro votes, that de
1eated this eminent statesman and
friend of the colored race. Mr.. Lewis
could have been elected had he purchased
negro votes for money and whisky
which he was too honorable TO do. The
Democrats resOrted to the meanest
schemes, the tender spot of the three
hundred was touched: they had a pecu-
liar weakness for rum, which had the
necessary effect. The corrupt and dis
contentedncgro politicians are doing the
MASSES more harm then good. 1t would
be well for the muses. to have a watch
full eye of what is being done by these
malcontentS. For the services rendered
to our race 10y Mr. Lewis the colored
Republicans should honor and respect
him and return him TO Congress when
an opportunity presents itself. A man
SO eminent and Seryic cable to our people
has the thanks and support of the BEE.
HON. FRED. DOUGLASS
will on next Monday be rendered a
banquet 10y the representative men of
the Country. The long services of Mr..
Douglass have been appreciated and as
a token of such esteem and appreciation
he receives banquet The program
for the occasion has been eycellentlv
10y Profe Ssor j. NJ. Gregory
and the master of ceremonies Hon. Il.
h. Bruce, who had been reelected from
the beginning to preside on this occu-
sion. No better rejection could have
been made, no more honorable gentle
man could been found and no other
person could give more dignity, char
acter and significance TO this prOffered
banquet than Hon. b. X Bruce. The
correspondent of the Globe
as usual when that CORE
spOndent published the assertion that
some one else would preside, and as Mr..
Bruce was rejected from the beginning,
none other except Senator Bruce could
have given more honor to the occasion.
Ex-senator
J. ". DORSEY
is going blind. Whatever may be the
desire of the Government to do in this
Star Route case there should be some
mercy shown, not because we believe
that these gentlemen are guilty, but
because we believe them to be innocent
We would not attempt to impede the
wheels of justice, but there should be
mercy shown if there is a shadow of
doubt of their innocence. There is a
big fight being made against
OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS,
Mr.. Armstead. 1t is said, should Mr.
Armstead be defeated, Hon. A. NJ
clapp will be appointed. There are
men who deserves the commissioner
ship more than Hon. A. M. Clapp,
since the President don't intend 10 au-