The Washington bee., 1886-09-18

can managers are mighty "skeery"
that the colored meu of this state
who, by the way, number some
thousands--will support John Me
Bride for secretary ofstate. Doug
lass, who, it appears, participates
in this Republican dread, before
leaving Washington Ell route for
the east, where he is to be wined
and dined before departing fol
Europe, wrote editor Smith let,
ter in which he at considerable
length sets forth the why's and
wherefores that should induce the
colored brothers to adhere to Jim
Robinson and the g. O. p. and not
cleave to John Mcbride aud De-
mocracy. Editor Smith, who is an
avaricious youth, realizing the
value of the letter as campaign
document, saw his opportunity tor
making a little Doodle. He first
appeared before the Republican
committee OF Cuyhoga county with
the letter from Douglass, and with
out letting the document out OF
his hands-knowing, no doubt
of the weakness Of the Cuyhoga
county Republican committees
read 1T over to them and got the
guarantee of 500 for the corre-
spondence for campaign purposes.
But, like the pure and unselfsh
patriot that he is, $100 did not
appease editor Smiths thirst for
filthy lucre. Like Oliver Twist,
he cried for "more." With a view
of getting a bigger figure for
the Douglass letter, he has been
here for a day or two past negoti-
ating with Charm IN Billy Cap
pellar of the Republican state ex,
ecutive committee. Whether he
has succeeded in making success
ful dicker or not remains for the
future to decide. Il am young
man, with my weather eye on the
almighty dollar," said editor
Smith to the Enquirer correspon.
dent, "and I'll burn the letter up
before I'll let the committee have
it for less than 5000. That sum
will be ample to purchase a job
printing outfit for my Office, and
I'm going to make that amount
out of this deal or know the rea
son why" If the 5000 is forth
coming to Editor Smith, the
Douglass letter may be looked for
any of these bright mornings in
the Cincinnati Crazy Horse, the
Ohio State Juggler, the Cleveland
Ed Cowles and the other Republi-
can organs of the state. If the
Doodle isn't planked up, Patriot
Smith, if he be man OF his word,
will abide by Blaine's injunction
TO Mulligan and "burn the letter" "
cleveland Plaindealer, Sept IL,
1880.
This is the way a pretended re-
publican Negro is endeavoring to
get money out of the republican
committee of his state. From
what the Plaindealer says it seems
that Smith got Mr.. Douglass 10
write such a letter to enable him
to sqeeze the committee. The &C
ton of Smith is sufficient for the
republicans of the state to turn
him under Mr.. Douglass should
come out and clear himself of the
impression that he was a party to
Smiths scheme. The smart Ellie
OF the quill is no good to the
republican party and the sooner
he is made to know it. the better
it will be for the colored people OF
Ohio. We submit the above to
the intelligent readers of Ohio and
ask them will they tolerate such a
high handed piece OF imposition?
We don't blame newspaper man
from making all the money he can
but when he attempts to make
capital out OF a letter, written by
another republican for personal
gains, when he is identified with
the same party, he is unfit to rep