The Washington bee., 1889-01-26
MALONE THE OFFENSIVE
BOSS,


Senator Malone on the 18th inst.
at Charles ton, S. G., when a dele
CATION of colored Republicans
waited upon him, stamps him as
anything but friend to the
colored race.
We are not unmindful of the
General's exploits in the political
arena and the services he has
rendered to the Republican party.
But we also remember that the
colored citizen, by his answering
devotion, has sustained the Repub-
lican party in power for years.
We also remember that, the
victory recently won, depended
largely upon our devotion to party
feaIty. We have not forgotten
that, but for General Mahone's
malicious hostility to our most
able and worthy representative,
John Mercer Langston, Virginia's
eIectral vote would have been cast
and counted for President Harri-
son. Last, but not least, we
remember that our first duty
IL to our race.
General Malone is reputed as
having said among other things
y ''that the colored element
should act wisely and not be i'm
prudent or unnecessarily aggres-
sive" "There will be no colored
man in Ben Harrison's cabinet.
The time for that has not yet
arrived. / do not approUe Of col
ored men Hrustng themselves torUard
as candidates for p eminent posi-
tons" The best minds
of the North and OF the RepubE-
can Party feel that he is u heary
load to carry.
These are the declarations of
man who has been lifted into
power and sustained by the votes
of thousands of coIored men In
Virginia. In an ungarded moment
be has thrown off the mask of
hypocrisy in VII cb he has been
masqueradlng before the country,
aud IN bis gratuitous insult has
Enthusiastically revealed his true
character; his Bourbon proclivities,
as also the true cause of his
opposition to Mr.. Lsngston, name
ly, bis hatred Of the negro, and
purpose to keep him down. Gen.
Mahone's henchmen havesquarely
ceased apolog 'zing for, aud deny
ing bic declaration, 1.-The time
has not yet arrived to send d
negro to Congress; when 10!
comes from bis lips confirmation
of that sentiment, 81 do not approre
of coLored men thrustjng themselves
foraUard US candidates for prominent
positions" Mark the deadly
parallel! These words burn in our
brain and pierce our soul. We
can only characterize this language
as Extensively impertinent.
When was Malone appointed
censor of public opinion? When
was he elected spokesman of the
Republican party, or ofthe nation?
This liliputation diction, 81 do
not approee was he merely
enacting the role of demagogue,
catering to jaundiced Southern
sentiment, for effect as it were,
setting "springes for woodcocks."
Or does be forget that he was
referring to American citizens,
and not to slaves; a race that has
in the space Of 25 years produced
men, the peers in every respect Of
the dominant race, who have had
the advantage of centuries. The
time has passed for using colored
men as cats paws for raking
chestnuts. The time for cringing
and fawning at the teet of white
men has forever gone by.
In all seriousness we declare
that no self respecting colored
man, having proper conception
of his rights as an American
citizen, of the dignity of true
manhood, can sustain the same,
and consistently obey the dictates
Of man whose utterances prove
him such an arch enemy.
Whatever may have been the
incentive of the opposition to Mr..
Langston, by the people of his
own race, there is no longer any
wisdom In such course. Of two
evils, (if you care to put in that
light choose the lesser. Standing
by john Mercer Langston in this
contest is emphasizing our con-
demnstion of the wholesale
srnnroesion Of tho ooIorod