Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-16

.DsJ sfe o. extraofdtnazy hissosi.
ca i7tersss and have an i1aportan,
oearinz On The question lately rsissd D.
tween Gen. Sherman and Mr.. Davis >
lie cSH proposes 70 PRINT them.
The Esailsh Press On erznt.
AET foEz, January 1.-The Herald
+ escaes an editorial from London ar,
Sfhps, which calls hin a raodsrr
Beiisaiius, and says: From 6ehtino
tie enemies of bis coQutrv- - -
tanned 20 Eight Wall streets beasts
SsfIoisou watching the suns. .eros-
ne Aiisrtie vas not half 40 seutH .
sonersf ss Grant receiving his banner.
sne. badges. conquest from the hands
OF the money king
/ HE pTovinsial papers make tbs Kind.
est references botb 20 Grant ana Var
aeroif All the papers are paving OF
l.le onosnsi attention 70 American
affairs.
As.fEnment % Jshs =. Cisco A %
sKS IoEs, Jan. i5.--Iohn J. Cisco 4
Co. the bag banker., assigned lsts his
aItefnoon- The liabilities are stated al
IL was officially announced shortly
! after the oiose OF BUSINESS that fhe Ala
oankinR hrnz of John ]. Cisco A Son
mad made an assignment 90 Louis MAJ.
formerly of the firm Of NAV 4 hing
bankers, who are also the aasieuees Of
hAhst-ad, HAines q Co, which eonceYu
suspended soDe months zso. The Arm
vas intimately o0noested financially
Tor many years With the Louisville 4
Nashville and the Houston q sxas
Cenlra' Railway Companies. OEiug TO
th5 snrlnkzRe In toe values Of the above
securities, reports we're started several
oaJH ago that the firm Wa embarrassed.
although reports affecting its credit
were denied at the tls0e. they led 20 a
steady and increasing run by deposit
ors, and II was deemed best.
for the benefit Of all creditors.
20 MAKE an assignment With
out preference for the purpose Of
gradual liquidation. The matter ia
rather m tue nature OF a liquidation
than failure, "a II is stated that ali
depesitors will be paid Ia full A. soon as
the securities can be realized noon. No
statement has ye. Keen made up. The
present partners are joan A. Cisco, a
son OF John J. Cisco. and F. A. FoO,e.
The late John J. Cisco vas for a long
period Of time sub Treasurer of thr
United States at New York. All mousys
deposited with the hrm will DO returned
tomorrow
An 0pen Letter.
NEv YORK, Jan. l5.-1hs .Sae York
freeman, tne oolored peoples nexspa
per here, will publish tomorrow an opsn
letter 20 the Democratic party. written
by Geo. i. DovneS. we'll known colOr-
ed man. TIE following IL the texu
To Honorable VIM K. DorSAsIoaer,
d. Dudley Fill. AiesrAoH ). Saltiean,
X. 4. Prior and Jos. Pzlifzsr-3KN
TLEMEs: / take tue liberty to address
you thia open letter, because VOC are
Demscrats and have influence With your
party. and because | believe your dev :
ton 20 pure Democratic PRINCIPLES will
admit Of your advocating tnat the ID IN
oratie party shall henoefoFth favor the
recognition of the eolored element of
the land ~ it has not heretofore done.
refer With some pride 70 the fact thai
my bstter Judgment promoted me to
efforts toward bringing about sueh
csndation OF public Affairs a. would
warrant discussion Of the colored vjte,
and that they h%ve not been fruitle-s.
regard the election OF Hon. Grover
Cleveland as happy event. IL AT srds
opportunity for the Democratic party to
encourage consistent and Just policy
toward the colored man, which
believe will be taken advantage of.
This belief arises from expressions
already made by the Pr s.dout-elest.
fromlencouraginR declarations unexpect
eddy given by Hon. Thos. A. Hendricks.
from the significant stand taken in
Congress by suoh q number Of Demo
Gratis on O'Hara's amendment to the
anf ~ A IA
sitior affecting civil rights of she color
cd man taken by Mr.. Cleveland a. Gov
ernor of the State of New Yoik, and of
q similar just stand taken by numbsr
of Democratic Governors beoAuse mate
rial interests prompt such line Of
policy and because IL is Just. A number
Of circumstances are haviHR sn effect 10
arouse the eolored people from the in
toxleation IS to the parry that he's
been upor them. They will ba enabled
in the future TO discriminate, and
use more Judgment ~ TO men
and partisaa policies and acts
There are Democrats who are much
disposed 10 deal rs fairly viii
ths colored man as Others. bat
who hav. teen unfortunately
hampered ana Tsstrai4ed by an
element within their party which has
caused the party To be dlsgusted and
passed BY for NJ least txenty four LONG
years BY a majority of the people This
element Of tue party cannot In good
faith expect s,iore liberal division 10
make furthef sacrifices or adhere to q
policy OF the past not suited to the pres
ent state Of affairs Ii cannot be ex.
psoted nc such cost. ihu lol.cy
wars with decia atoms of the party ma
tionally made In 1871. and emphaticaiIy
repeated IN its nation Il platfoFa only q
few months ago IN obedience TO the de-
IN md Of public sentiment 1his nd
vance IL made 10 YOU. sc q men, not
g. osucede any right, bat because you
are Representatives OF = p'Ir,i0p OF the
Democratic party, which ~ q power |
feel warranted N Appealing 10 10. / do |
20 because crisis IL upon the party, |
because the Democrstis party Is IN u |
more mellow mood touching soc inter.
est Of the colored man than has eAhib |
Ited itself within my day, beoause / |
hAvs never been y slave TO party. The |
coiored vU,e may be won. which il bet |
ter than TO inlimidate u. Thai which |
10 necessary thsreso do-s not cal for a |
change varying from what 10 has be |
come, may ssy TO some extent crystal |
lxsd into custom or lag. osyoad what |
has be~n conceded TO be Inss. II in |
wolves no dieresard OF vested Interests |
OF provriesy. u ciaims the invasion Of |
no privats or domiciliAry right. What |
4. nsorsssrs 10 respect for common or |
pablo fights. regard for merit, inieliee-
tuai attainment. respect. irrespective OF |
color. or proper feelings including nstn. |
raj and Jest aspirations: IL does q, in |
voiss dopinition because OF color by |
write or colored. ] hops for fair play. |
Certainly my Waite fellow elt'z n, VITO |
has the advantage Of centuries Of culture |
and domInitiou. and Who IL wealthy will |
nos BE- restrained from acting instly |
through any th"ssht u the black man |
IN free and equitable aeld becoming
master OF the situation. Distrusl OF the |
Dsnourasic party has been fsit by lhs |
uolored MAI. aud not By him alone. IL
thre4 the party out Of power in 1854. on |
issues involving the oolored mans
rsshts. II 10 about 20 be reinssated.
May i,s neg advent to power ce for the
best"
Raiirasa reel AwardA
DExvEn, Jan. iA-At q meeting Of
general managers Of roads reprssented