Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-04
. DEMOCRACY'S RECORD.
What Cleveland Has Done for the Colore
Man.

What Cleveland Has Done for the Colored d
Man.
NEW YORK, November 3.-Ons hundred
and ten c,lored citizsrs who are going to
vote for Cleveland, Thurman and Hill,
held q ratification meeting last night al
their headquarters, No. 201 East 101st
street. In the club are sixty-three first
voters and fo!ty-seven voters who d:opped
their tickets for Blaine in 1884. This
club has the distinction Of being the first
colored Democratic club in this city.
Each member is doing his utmost to gain
as many converts as p,ssib'e.
Last evenings meeting was addressed
by Hon. Nicholas R. O'Conno-, Hon. T.
McCants Stewart, the eel, brated colore d
lawyer of Cedar street; Colonel George P.
Webster and Lawyer Trimey. The speak
era declared that the attitude of President
Cleveland toward the co'or.d people WIS
friendly. 1t was shown by them that
more colored men were holding high and
lucrative Office than during any. cores
pondipg time under a Republican admins:
tretion.
In evidence of this it was shown that
the following positions are filled by colored
men at pre- ent: James NJ. Trot.er (Msss. },
Recorder Of Deeds, District of Columbis,
81, ,OOO year salary; John E W. Thomp-
son, IN. ", Charge d'Affairs, Hayti,
5000; E E. Smith IN. c., United State,
Minister 10 Liberia. $1,000; A, G. C. Ass-
wood ClL), Cor sui to San Domingo,
81, 500; Henry F. Downing IN. Y. }, Consul
10 Loando, 81, 900; Charles B. Parvis, NJ
D. pa J, surgeon in chsrg. OF Ffeedman's
Hospital, D. D., 81, 500; Furman ]. Sbadd,
NJ. D. Cd. c. assistant surgeon in charge
of Ffeedman's Hospital, D. G., 81 200;
william 81. Smith D. G. }, Assistant Ii
brarian House of Representatives, 81. 000;
Aaron RasseIl, NJ. D., clerk in House of
Repre- ssntotives, 81, 400; Sol G. Brown I'd
c.. shipping clerk, Smithsonian Institute,
81, 400; David Warner Cd. G }, clerk. Tex
Collectors Office, D. c., 81 400; W. ?.
Montague Cd. C), license clerk, D. G.,
81, 400, John 81. Brooks D. @ }, clerk,
Bureau Navy Department, 81, 200; Albert
X. Brodie ID. o., clerk, Department of
Justice, 81, 900; Thomas 81. Wright (D.C. },
clerk, Department Of Justice. 81. 400.
1t was further shown that the following
colored men are employed in the Interior
Department.: Three at $1,000, two at
$94O each, three at $500 each, thiIt sen at
$500 each, two at $1,000 each, five at
$500 each, one at 81, 800 and four at
at $2i0 each.
In the Treasury Department there are
employed three at 81, 800 each, ten at
81, 400 each, thirteen at ST., 200 each one
at 81, 900, four at 5000 each, eleven at $40,
twenty three at S720, forty-two at $500,
four at $500.
In the War Department the following
negro clerks are employed: Seventeen at
81 200 each, six at $1,000 ea:b five at
$40 e,ch, ten at $720 each, twenty at
$3.50 e1cb, five at $500 each, four at $3.50
each and three at $3.50 each, ot.couptiDg
the small army of negroes employed at
81 so per day.
In the Pention Office there are no less
than eighty-fve colored clerks, drawing
salaries as follows: Two at 81, 800 each,
nine at 81, 400 each, thirty al 81 200 each,
twelve at 81, 900 each, ten at 5000 each,
seven at $s4O each, six at $720 each, five
at 5000 each and three at $3.50 each, while
in the Postoffice Department the good
showing is made, two at 81 900 each, three
at 5000 each, eight at $72O each, twenty at
$500 each and two at $3.50 each.
In railway mail service there are no less
than forIy-two colored employees, whose
salaries range as follows: Four at 81, 300
egch, nine at 81, $50 each, twenty at 81, 900
ch, five at 5000 each, three at $500 each,
and the balance ranging from 5000 down
ward to $500 each.
There are not less than $4,000 colored
Democractic voters in this Sta'e, and it
will no doubt strike them that the Demo
cratic party has done more for them in the
four short years than the Republican party
which boasts of being the friend of the col
ored man, but at the same time discrim-
mate against him by filing the Govern
ne5t offices and positions with its heelers
and tCo!s.