Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-10
THE MATTHEWS
A Talk with the presiae,.
the Matter-The Feelinn :,
Washington. i

The New =. York Herald publisbs,
interview with President Cleve,a sus !,
gard to his appointment Of N.Y.,
succeed Frederick Douglass 49, , ~
of Deeds for the District of as :; ke
The President is stated To hovo ool
Il had only one object in apnoint; sad
thews, namely: to put the b est
find, that is, the best colored 1 ,noa man
ton. The colored race are dera s,.' IN Y
many very able men. They have , als
wonders during the last twenty. aseeola
could not appoint them nil, SO I wa ase
to use my best judgment to do n ss ns eou
give the appointment to a faitb; zane
man. think 1 have done both. NJ. az
is, believe, thoroughly competent ' NJ N
good education, and he achieved T. ha
many serious obstacles. ~
He occupies good position an ,o,
he has won it by right honest hard t m
people who know him most int;,nnm. WI
Of him most highly. What more caI
quired?' e9a
lis regarded as a novelty. I have e s
that one gentleman, we'll known in ' w
ton, remarked that Il colored Democr,.!
lititical anomaly, or even q monstrost,r
YES he replied, Il believe thcros
such opinion in the air. But it is not nv
Of which Il man has any right toh.
A colored Democrat an anomaly, w.
prly?"
We'll. because the Southerners W,
their masters in the old days, were nv
Democrats"
"True," replied the President, "bu. n
thirty years have brought changes in It'll
"a nj ra1 a lrT
old times can never return. The North
South are equally gratified by this fao1
cannot apply the rules which obtained
day to the things of to-day We Nre n \
ton. The occurrences of twenty-five val
belong to ancient history. Now, then N
two gre at parties i'll this country Tba1
salvation. Every four years these pnrtil
a wrestling-match. It's q hot fight lbr1
the campaign. But when the fight Is ov1
we forget the fight and settle down
naturedly to support the administrator
Well, the co!ored people of the South n
like all the rest of us. The moment the,
to recognize the duty of citizenship III
| ment they will begin to folm conyic.0
to he governed by them.
| Does any reasonable man suppose ths
| the white people If the country divide
selves between the Republican and the
crlClc pafUleS, the cOlOreu people will all
| alike and Join the Republican party?
an insult to the colored man brains
| sheerest nonsense, and, more than
would be n grent political calamity.
ference OF opinion is not onI
charm of the republic, but it i
! its safety, and l have no donl
| when education does its effective work
ored race OF the South will partly weelil
| with the Republican purity and partly
with the Democratic party. 1t canno b
wise SO long MS human nature is whu. it
have great respect for the co.ored
| Again and again I have told the dely
/ which have visited me that they lnu
convictions of the own and act on tile
they must choose their politics with tho
care and personal independence. In i
alone can they become worthy citizens
best Government in the world.
II appointed Mr.. Matthews solely b.
believed him to be the right man for til
and feel certain that the people will
| see that an right