The state journal., 1884-09-20
PRESS COMMENTS.

colored people how he loves them. In
view of this circumstance it should
be explained why Mr.. Hendricks
some twenty years ago voted in favor
of bill making it crime for any
c3lored man to move into the State
of Indiana 1t was because MIR.
Hendricks loved the colored man so
much that he didn't want him to
catch the Indiana malaria. .--Phit0-
delphia Press.
We hope and advise the milIicn
colored voters TO be consistent, and
not throw away their votes by voting
the Prohibition ticket, but to rally to
the support of the Republican party
as the party that will look after the
best interests of the American people,
and vote solidly for Blaine and Logan,
on November 4 4.-BdltimOre Vindi-
Gator.
Human liberty is above every other
consideration, and as the Democratic
party has failed to acknowledge that
as a cardinal principle, remains but an
unqualified support Of the party that
does, the party whose opponents are
Blaine and Logan Philadelphia
Independent.
HENDRICKS ON CoLoRED SOLDIERS.
On May II, 1864, bill to equalize
the pay of soldiers in the United
States Army, with especial reference
to the colored troops, was introduced
in the Senate. Mr.. Hendricks opposed
the bill, and in the course of the de-
bate said: 81 believe that every dol
lar that is paid away of the peoples
money to support Negro troops in
the field is so much money lost"
This was after the Negro troops had
proved their fighting qualities and
shed their blood on twenty fields
Cleveland Gazette.
DIRECTION OF BENNY's EYE.-Ben.
Butler is testing his strength now,
and hopes to be able to become the
man of destiny for 1888. He has
perfect right to do what he will at
this or any other time in that respect.
We shall not be party to the scheme
The Republican party needs all its
surplus votes to win the day, in No
vember next, and if it has any to
spare, as it doubtless will, of course
Ben can have them. There amt
nothing mean about the G. 0. p,
save its shameful neglect of the COL
ored brother, which let US hope will
not be repeated Washington Crit.
The people of these United States
will not convert the White House
into feeble minded institute, even to
accommodate such distinguished pa
tients as Grover CIeve' and, of Buffalo,
and Thomas A. Hendricks, of Hoosier-
dom.-LOuiSyiWe Bulletin.
A VICTIM OF WoE.-Henry Ward
Beecher must have realized that fame
was but a bubbles reputation, and
that the best efforts of a man are
often misjudged when he saw the last
number Of Fatck, which contained a
cartoon in which he was represented
as a monkey fiinging mud at Cleve-
land. AS a member of the tailed
tribe, boon companion Of Kelly,
Butler, Dana and Grady, and such
Democrats as the Independents have
characterized as the most venal, his
heart must have failed him, and like
Wolsey soliloquized over fallen great
ness.-Detroit Pldinde0ler.
DoN'T EVEN GET A CHRoMo.-The
colored vote is not even considered a
white elephant" but an ordinary,
old, plain, everyday kind Of an ele.
phant that is not satisfied with what
he gets, but wants the earth. If he
wants the earth he doesn't get it. He
doesn't even get a chrome of the
earth.-Indianapolis World.
Republicans, as general rule, con-
cede to the colored man great ability.
to vote for white Republicans, but
regard it as altogether wrong to sup
port colored man for Office. IT'S
poor rule that won't work both ways.
Chicago ConSerUator.
If the colored people want less pre-
judice by the white race, they should
have less among themselves.-Pitts-
burg Neacs.
The trustees of Berea College at
their annual meeting, June 26th,
called to tutorship, J. s. Hathaway,