Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-09

John s. Wise on the stand, tnat they
would do wonders towards making theii
Danville Investigation" respectable
There is nothing that our politica
friends esteem so highly in the way OF {
campaign weapon as a turncoat Demo
crat. If a Southern man whose family
they were wont to damn as Shareholder
and "nigger drivers" comes into theil
m they never question the genuine
ness Of his conversion, but take him tt
their bosoms without argument or con
dition.
This is the correct thing, perhaps, IN
a political sense, and hardly to be avoid
ed by a party which VIGOROUSLY disre,
CARDS the means by which it may attain
it's ends. What it requires to continue
itself in pelf and power is numbers.
The character of the units is Of no con.
sequence.
But when the Republican party appeals
to a great, intelligent, thoughtful and
independent public. it can gain nothing,
or SO it would seem, by putting forward
such recent converts as John S. Wise.
Sudden political conversions, Chops,
SO to speak, are suspicious. Men have
never full confidence in one who flies
from one extreme in belief to another,
whether the creeds opposed be religious,
philosophical or political. When no mo-
tive can be perceived for such a radical
change, people are apt to imagine a mo-
tive, and they generally hit upon the
right one. But the motive for the po-
litical somerset of such men in Vir-
ginia as Congressman Wise is apparent.
Mr.. Wise got his seat in the House OF
Representatives by entering into the
coalition" movement. When he
s'coalesced" think of what this means in
MI. Wise's neighborhoodD does any one
suppose that his political views were SO
changed that he could feel at home with
his new political associates? Not by
any a
Are the people Of the United States
of any party SO prejudiced that they
are to be gulled by the speeches of a
man like Wise, who not only turns his
back upon the home associations of his
entire past life, but v~irulently attacks
his neighbors, with whom, until very
recently, he was in undisturbed accord
socially and politically, and all for the
mercenary purpose Of gaining a seat in
Congress? 1t does not appear credible
that this can be SO.
In fact, Mr.. Wise has demonstrated
his own hypocrisy and ~rottenness OF
pretence to a change of heart in poll.
tics. Instead of being a tower OF
strength to our Republican friends in
the manufacture of a Danville "horror, "
he has proved himself to be the weak
est tool they could have used.
The negroes of Mr.. Wise's Congress
sional District were deceived by his
proffer of love and brotherhood to send
him to Congress. This is only n of a
great many instances that 60 to show
the unsuspicious and coniding nature
of the colored people. As a race they
are simple and trustful and rarely ever
fail to be seduced by a cunning appeal
to their emotions.
But when they have been betrayed
they are not long in finding it out; moi
are they slow to resentment when they
see their betrayers unmasked.
1t is to be regretted that they forget
so soon the frauds perpetrated on them.
When hurt they strike back; but, like
children, they forget their grievances in
a day, and return affectionately to the
embraces of those who wheedle them
only for mercenary uses.
1t is refreshing to note the spirit with
which the representatives of the colored
people in Virginia hurled back Mr.
Wise's contemptuous reference to them
on the floor of the House. They will
forfeit their right to the respect of theil
fellow citizens if they forget that speech
and get down in the dirt to be walked
over by him again.
The following live dispatch, partially
given in these columns some time ago,
will bear reproduction in full.
RICHMOND, Feb. 27.-The colored PEG.
pie here are very much excited over the
speech OF Congressman John s. Wise in
the House of Representatives, wherein he
said that ''Colored members of the Leg.
i~slature came to his house to consult him,
but they always came to his kitchen"
To-day, in the House of Delegates, nearly
all the colored members of that body
rose to a question of personal privilege.
Mr.. Dodson Of M~ecklenburg was the first
speaker. While disclaiming any idea of
social equality, he said he did not know
Mr.. Wise lived. "But, he added,
81 will say that when | 60 to see him /
shall not 60 into his kitchen"
Mr.. Harris. another member. followed