The state journal., 1884-10-11
PRESS COMMENTS.

GhGDS COMMENTS.
STRICTLY BUSINESS Colored men
should not forget that the Democrats
of Ohio have appointed more colored
men to positions in two short years
than the Republicans did in twenty
Cincinnati 4 fro american.
LOUISVILLE (KY) School QUEs-
TIoN,-There is movement on foot
to put white teachers in the colored
schools It's bad enough to have
separate schools, and then to have
them taught by persons who have 60
sympathy with the pupils, is little
like rubbing it in If we must
have separate schools give US colored
teachers The best way to settle all
these school troubles is to open all
the city schools to all pupils regard
less of color.
TRIBUTE To A NEGRO STATESMAN
AND ScHoLAR.-The citizens of Co.
lumbia, S. c., united in splendid
tribute in memory of Hon Robert B.
Elliott, last Wednesday night week.
They eulogized him as one of the
most celebrated lawyers, statesmen
and or tor of the Negro race-a pa
triot and defender of the equal civil
and political rights of all citizens be.
fore the law The eulogy of the
evening was delivered by Prof d.
Augustus Straker, L. l.. B., at Bethel
A. M. E. Church. A crowded house
listened with rapt attention to Mr..
Straker and those who joined with
him in kindly remembering the late
orator of our race.
TEXAS WHITE LAWS. The law of
Texas Furnishes only the white person
who intermalri es with negro, but
inficts no penalty upon the colored
party. A white man, sentenced to
the penitentiary under this act, has
appealed to the Supreme Court of the
United States, claiming that it violates
the Fourteenth Amendment, which
torbids the enactment of laws which
do not operate equally upon all with
out regard to race, color or previous
conditions of serVitude. The highest
court of the State Of Texas, and the
United States District Court hiss de-
cided against him.
LET IT DIE The recent Presi
dental election has shown that there
is an invincible reason why the Demo
cratic party can never win National
victory. 1t is that the youths of this
Republic are not Democrats. The
sons of Democratic fathers have
grown up Republicans. So long as
slavery and the war linger within
the memory of Americans, the youths
of the Republic will continue to grow
up Republicans and slavery and the
war will be remembered as long as
the public school system exists
arkansas Herald Mansion.
CLEAR, OPEN AND MANLY.-Mr.
Blaine's letter addressed to Mr..
Phelps, is clear, open and manly.
Every tair.minded man must be sat
isfed. The unreservedness of our
candidate in all his effol IS to tell the
country who he is and what are his
intentions, should commend him to
all good citizens as proper person
to lead a free Philadelphia
| Christian Recorder.
EXTENDED NosTRILs.- The De-
mocracy of Ohio seeming defeat in
the air, is making strenuous efforts to
defeat General ). S. Robinson, the
Republican nominee for Secretary of
State. Colored voters of Ohio must
be on their guard. Do not allow
yourselves to be Influenced, but do
your own thinking and draw you"
own conclusions, both of which the
average Democrat is too willing to
do for you.-C Cleveland Gazette.
SOLID FOR THE G. o. P.-If there
is any detection in the colored vote,
any detection that is worthy of con-
sideration, it has escaped our notice.
As in times past, the most loysl ad-
herents of the Republican party are
the colored voters They do not
! appear to be concerned about tsriff