The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-13
TAGGARr.s PRErEssIoNs.
His Low Estimate of the Worth Of the Col
ored People.

His Low Estimate of the Worth of the Col
ored People.
Democrats are trying to mend the broken
backbone of Taggart's candidacy by talking of
his popularity. If the amable Taggart is the
man before the people his party represents him
TO be- there is no use of any one asking for any
thing he wants. But there isa great deal of the
soap-bubble affair about his canvass. 1t is
yhoop and hurrah, with nothing substantial to
back it. He hopes, as does Sullivan, to con-
trol enough colored votes through the colored
newspaper called the World, to elect him. But
intelligent.men of that race say that the World
may sell to Taggart what little influence it has,
IT il has any, but it cannot deliver ten votes or
che colored people. They openly charge that
Nhe editor of the paper received 5000 from Tag
gart, who, when asked about the matter rev
nights ago, did not deny the accusation de
gave laughing color to his reply sll ltwere od
aoke, II wish some one would let me have $500.
Where do they expect got the money!
Mr. Taggart's chances have been greatly
weakened by the puncture given his false pre-
+enses of being the colored mans friend. They
say that sit Is mental labor he offers them, ana
,he would not do that if he could employ white
men who would do the work as we'll and as
cheaply" Taggart claims that be was not su-
perintendent of the Union Depot restaurant
when the white walters getting Sc per week
struck for 81 six years ago, and their places
were taken by colored waters at $2O per
month. But since he has been
superintendent he has not seen fit to pay the col
Ored menials whom he pretends to favor any
more than $40 per month, about So per week, or
seventy one and three seventh cents per day. for
seven days count in this class of work.
There is another fact that came very near get
ting away in the heat of Taggart's popularity.
He is not superintendent of the restaurant now.
a man named Hardin has his place until after
bhe election. Taggart is very seldom about the
place.
AS one goes down to the depths of Taggarts
Favor for the colored race the richer are the in
eidents Of proof. A number of colored delegates
an their way to the national Republican conven-
ton in Chicago, in 1884, stopped at the Union
Depot long enough to take dinner. Seated at
the tables and along the lunch counter they
awaited Taggarts welcome. He was in another
par of the establishments, but when in
Formed of the presence of the delegates,
he went himself to them, saying, 1--WE cannot let
6olored people eat here. This restaurant is only
for white men. The prices are too high, any
how, for folks like you" The colored delegates
left without eating at Taggarts high priced
Union Depot restaurant, where the price OF
dinner is three and four seventies more than the
daily wages Of the colored waiter.
In card published in the News last evening
pr S. A. Ebert, contradicting statement in
the Colored World that James Ebert, his son,
would be appointed deputy in the auditors
efioe if Colonel Merrill should be elected, says,
Significantly: 81 am Republican from princi-
Pile, and have never sold out; neither am for
sale. l am one who opposed the nomination of
O. c0lored man In the convention; and did it
after due consultation with prominent citizens,
whose names were published at that time I
have no explanation to make to any peTsons who
would seek to sell themselves and their race for
q few dollars. Four hundred dollars is paltry
sum to barter away the rights Of a race. but it
may seem very large to some eyes. Possibly 1t
is large enough to incarcerate them behind iron
bars"