St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-01

tors esteem made vacant by the untimely
demise of the gifted Eliza.
The sweet Violet was brought before Mr..
Sherman's committee where her department
must have greatly gratified her friends and
patron. The gentle Violet told the Commit
tee that she did not like Democrats, that she
would not have one in the house, and if her
husband voted the Democratic ticket she
would no longer share her bed and board
with him. In the report of the testimony of this
lovely creature, as given by Republican
paper she said: 81 tink dat if a colored per-
son votes de Democrat ticket he won't have
have doubtless cost some money" In the
view which Violet gives expression to, she
exactly agrees with her Republican friends,
as witness the statement Of the Denver Tri
buae that ''the general experience has been
that the colored vote will generally 60 where
it can get the most money. 1t is purely
matter of money. The colored vote in the
country at large is unreliable and
purchasable.' Add to this another
paragraph from Violet's testimony. translat-
ed from herrlvernacular by the N. Y. Tai
bwne. Referring to the ''colored persons"
whose votes cost the Republicans money the
T1ib,nae credits her with saying: sit can
not be doubted that they would more than
repay for themselves in the first five years,
and that they would at once enhance the
value of real estate in the neighboring
low-lying regions" Here we have the meat
in the case. The colored persons ''wbo votes
de oder Republican ticket will have doubt
les cost some money!. Violet understands
the secret power of the Republican party as
well as Mr.. Dorsey who so ably put a golden
stream from Stevenson IS bank where it would
do the most good, as well as Mr.. Arthur who
publicly expressed his joy that he was elected
by the liberal use of ''soap," as well as ''My
dear Hubbell,'' as well as NJ. Levi-Morton,
the distinguished campaign banker, as W ell
every Republican politician, who knows, that
votes for the Republican party ''cost some
money" 1t must have been very interest
ing to the committee to be told by this wit
MISS that for all this expenditure for votes,
the successful party could ''more than re-
pay themselves in the first five years" This
good lady is statesman of the John Sher-
man school, and understands perfectly well
how it is so much money can be used
used to buy elections. She hates
the Democrats, because if "a colored person
votes de Democratic ticket he won't have no
privileges" that is, he won't be paid money
for his vote. Mr.. Sherman hates the Demo-
cratic party for the same reason. The New
York Tatbuae endorses Violet as "Repubf-
can" with Every sensible, sound creed"
Certainly, Violet is as sensible and sound as
any Republican, and ii is pity she has not
heen as successful as her friend Mr. Sher-
man.
In the course of this "outrage'' business,
however, Mr.. Sherman is emitting the great
opportunity of his life. Very gently
the New York World asks Mr.. Sherman to
look at home We quote cit was in the
model state of Ohio, Mr.. John Sherman, that
three negroes were murdered because they
were Of no earthly use, and dragged off and
sold to q medical college. The affair has no
relation to the late Congressional election,
Mr.. Sherman. but negro, is as much emitted
to his life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
in Ohio as in Virginia. Do not forget this,
Mr.. Sherman, as you pursue your great
work Of investigation.
But case of this kind does not come
within the slope of Mr.. Sherman's purpose,
of it, but as an outrage, the matter exceeds
anything that has happened in any section
of the country.