The state journal., 1884-08-02
HOHARD'S LETTER,
WAR OF WORDS BETwEEnr
NEWSPAPERS
Colored Cleveland and Hendricks
Club and Personal
Notes,

PHILADELPHIA, July 3l.-The ha
" Tie OF words between "Possum," wi
:, writes the Seventh ward letter for II
~ - Nerc''rN, and "Raccoon," who writ,
F. letters for the Mirror from the San,
eA ward, has attracted general attentio
y rom their many readers, but from a
indications "Raccoon'' is getting th
/, " worst OF the battle. In his letters b
= has attacked "Possum" for cslIin,
: some OF our colored politicians repre
sentative men. He claims that the,
, are not such, and to prove them a,
y :, not he spluges out in an article tba,
+" is noted only for its display of larpe
and unnecessary words that make il
failure as it can only be understood
by the writer and-I doubt if fully by
himself. Instead of replying in a
way that will show whom are the
representatives of our race in the civ
ne proceeds to show that the men
that are called leaders are earpinp
livelihood in the liquor business. and
therefore such men are necessarily of
an immoral character. Granted that
tne pursuance of the liquor business
Is not the most refined, still because
man deals therein it is not sbowino
that his moral character is dehasad |
or dishonest. How many men that
now are holding high positions 10 life
and are respected by all could, if
neeofui, show that they started from
the same business. Do not select q
man as a representative man on ac-
count OF his being in what is called
society, but rather look over his
works In the past and see if there are
acts OF kindness or where, by his firm
ness, he has secured recognition for
bis race. Sect, when time has come
he is capable of sustaining the posi-.
tlon assumed by him and succeeds
IN his endeavors ''Raccoon'' sbould !
ponder over this and remember that !
1t is not always those who dress in '
the latest style and give grand recep- '
tions and exquisite dinners that are !
representative men, but those who n
Davis, in "Items on the Wing" in
Sundays issue of the Mercury, after =,
a lengthy leader for the colored voters
to support Cleveland, tries to write >
what he considers a comical article ::
on "colored politicians" in which,
after q avigorous onslaught, he de-
mands their determination by the
shot gun. Alex. evidently forgets $
the time when he wanted to be
leading politician, when he was to be :
found at all public meetings and .
spoke at majority of them, but per- .
haps he sees the folly of his ways 7
and desires to change. If ever =
shot gun policy is started against g
oolored politicians on account oftbeir
uselessness, friend Alex. will be the
first one to suffer. !
We have a Cleveland and Hen I
bricks club of colored men in the r
Seventh ward, or at least five of I
hem, for that was the number pres !,
ent at two meetings held by the club :,
Each member holds an Office and be-
sides there are two offices vacant, to ;,
be filled when there is an increase in
he membership if there is any. This Il
club will no doubt be highly spoken
Of during the campaign by the demo q,
Gratis as large and influential body r
of men, "
Major Jas. Teagle is confined to @
MS residence by severe attack of r.
illness. h
Miss Ella Mofat of New York is n
n the city the guest of Miss Lillian p
Bouslere of South street. Il
Prof. Layton left last Tuesday for
4 trip down east, accompanied by II. G
Smyth Martin. Il
Union A. NJ. E. Sunday school =
gave very large excursion to Ne =
Fails on Wednesday last, :
carrying over 1000 people. =
]. F. Ramsey, the well known =
grocer, has composed a campaign :,
song called "Bound to Elect Jim "
Blaine" which has been set to music + I,
and published. Mr.. Ramsey has re- :,
,eived a communication from Hon. =
Jas. G. Blaine thanking him for his =
work.
1t is one thing certain now and
that is that the colored men of the
Seventh ward who were independent :
in the campaigns of 1882, 1883 and :,
spring of 1884 are now found in the :
ranks of the republican party fight =
ing as earnestly for the success of the =
party as any have done, it shows the