Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-11-17

1on. ". II. Dockery is the man to
represent the South in President Har-
rison's cabinet. We would like to see
him made Postmaster General.
The new railroads for this city are
being discussed now, and it is said
the county commissioners will next
Monday week consider petitions for
election.
There will be many new faces in
the field when the offices are to be give
out. They say some of the old ones
have had enough and should not go
back in. Let all have chance.
We do not mean to single out par
ticular democrats to be removed, but
simply mean that all must go and go
speedily after the 4th of March. There
are few though, in whose exit we
will take special delight.
The Central N. c. Annual Confer
ence meets at Fayetteville next We'd
nesday. Bishop J. J. Moore will
preside. DIR. J. 7. Williams and
Mr. R. A. Simmons are the lay dele
gates from this district.
Our military company should not
miss the opportunity of going to
Washington on the 4th of March and
march behind our next President in
the grandest demonstration ever seen
in Washington. What about it Capt.
Taylor?
This is our time to laugh, and no
one ought to object to our having
our full share. Negroes and radicals
are as certain to take the federal
Offices as the sun is to rise, and what
Negro and what rad won'tlaugh It's
hard, but it's fair.
Dakota, Montana and Washington
territories have been pleading for
Statehood some years. As the
peoples party is now in power and
these territories have theN acquired
population, wealth and improvement,
they will be admitted by the 51st
Congress.
Charleston and Columbia, S. c.,
are made up of as heightened, aristo-
cratic democratic business men as are
in the South, and they stood Negro
postmasters. Suppose a Negro should
succeed Gen. Young, who would die
from the effect? But faint-hearted
republicans might say it wont do to
give the Negro even subordinate
place,
We surrender much of our editorial
space this week for the reproduction
Of two articles which appeared in this
paper in May and October concerning
church and schools. They are repro
duced at this time because the annual
conference of A. NJ. Il. Zion church
will be in session in Fayetteville next
week. We hope all the preachers
will read both articles carefully.
The next man to Col. Dockery to
be remembered by President Harrison
should be Mr.. 0. J. Spears, of Har-
nett county. He is lawyer and a
farmer and should have good place.
Wonder if he would like to go to
Brazil or be Commissioner of Agri-
culture, or Solicitor-General. Mr..
Harrison will honor his administration
and North Carolina by recognizing
Mr.. S.
A return Of republican rule is very
encouraging to colored people every
where, yet it makes it more important
| for every colored boy and girl to be
sent and kept in school. You will
want your boy tie fill some Office Oh
| your girl to marry an Office holder
after while, but unless a fellow
knows something he can't even be Q
| ianitor to a postmaster. Times are
getting better and your children will
enjoy it if you only do your part BY
them.
Colored men will soon be called
upon to circulate and sign petitions
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