The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-24
THE STATE JOURNAL
Our Pseudonym Representative
Men.

UNI er this title ydyioUjS writes
a communication to the daily papers
Of this city, in which il says that
when 'THE STATE Journal, the al
legged organ Of the colored people Of
this city, speaks in opposition to
Senator Cameron, it speaks only for
itself" The above statement il alb
solutely untrue in every respect, for
not only does the writer of the article,
but every colored man in the State
know, that J. Donald Cameron never
has considered a colored man fitted
for any position higher than that Of 9
mental servant. We believe that the
recognition due colored men in this
State has been denied more on the
account o. just such sniyeling, moss
backed and race. retarding representa-
tive men as the writer Of th t article,
than of any other reason. TIE JoUR
NAL, while it does not claim 10 be the
organ Of the coIored people, does
claim to be published in their interest,
ard is tc-d4y the only o'gan in the
city that boldly defends their interest,
or ventul es a word in their defence
We most emphatic lily deny the fur
Their statement of this hide bouud
prevarioator, ''that the coored men,
as q body, endorse the reelection Of
Don Cameron" The Philadelphia
Independent, the only other paper
published in the interest Of the col
ored people OF this stare, ana iafge
msjority of the truly representative
colored men Of this STATE, had de
cided preference for the election Of
aome other man for United States
Senator, SO far as the interest of the
colored people is concerned. There
Is not an instance on record where
Don Cameron ever recognized col
ored man because Of political signif
canoe, or his ability. WE believe he
has secured a few janitorships, OF
other menial positions for men who
were bis private servants. 1t is a
well known fact that when Don Cam
eron was approached by several col
ored citizens in the interest Of one Of
our prominent young men, graduate
of Howard's University, to secure for
him clerkship in one Of the depart
ments at Washington, Mr. Cameron's
reply was, 'SYou should teach your
son to be good waiter, and | have
no doubt he would find employment"
If it is intended to give Don Cameron
credit for whatever friendliness was
shown by his noble and respected
father toward our race in the days Of
their greatest tribulations and strug-
gle for liberty, then it would be well
TO use the plural, and say, the Gam
eroDs are friends Of the African race.
This is the only thing ia the article
that has q semblance Of truth, for we
candidly believe that J Donald Cam
eron, the son Of his father, is ATTEND
Of the African race, and as long as
the race stays in Africa, he will ever
be friend to them; but no man who
lays claim to any degree Of intelli-
gence, or who is familiar with the
youngest representative Of the house
of Lochiel, will assert, unless with
brsEen impotence, that Don Cameron
is friend to the American Negro
when it comes to considering him in
politics. What colored man tver ap
preached Don Cameron that was not
made 10 feel, in the wsrmest weather,
that the atmosphere was assuming a
most chilly nature? Where in the
record Of past events is there single
instance of his respect for, or hlsin-
terest in lis colored constituents 1t
has not been many years since Mr..
Cameron discharged from his service
his colored coachman, with the de-
claration that he should be the last of
his race to draw the ribbons over his
horses. Perhaps this is the repre-
sentative men who endorse Mr.. Cam
eron SO warmly. we ale constrained
to believe that the writer Of the artl-
Gle referred to is either employed as a
spittoon washer, or some other highly
honorable and lucrative position under
Mr.. Cameron's large patronage, and
hence By an unlimited stretch Of the
imagination thinks himself the repre-
sentative man. One of the greatest
badges Of sufference of the race is