The Washington bee., 1889-03-02
OUR POSITION.

have from time to time made per-
sonsI attacks on the editor of this
paper. Before we 60 any further
let as state who these men are:
Mag. Robinson and his brother,
as we stated last week, are two of
the worse political acrobats in
this country. Fred. Douglass, jr.,
who 10 not capable of making llv-
ing on his own responsibility, but
depends largely upon his father of
whom we shall speak before we
conclude this article.
Some time ago these editors Of
the patentback published an ar
ticle charging us with INCONSISTENCY,
etc. And In the last weeks issue
they published another communi-
cation, signed Md, to the effect
that DIR. Purvis indicted US for
libel and we are now supporting
him. Let us see how incOnsistant
we have been: We would not
have gotten into the libel suit
with Hon. Robert Purvis, of
Philadelphia, had it not been for
Mr.. Fred. Douglass, who was then
Recorder of Deeds, and Mr.. Chase
was In his office at the time. No
one knows this better than Fred,
Douglass, Jr., the present associate
editor of the weakly patent
back. Again when Hon. Robert
Purvis called on Mr.. Douglass at
the time, he (Douglass) informed
us of certain things which he was
sfra d to stand to after a consulta-
ton with Col. Corkhill who was
then District Attorney. Had we
listened to Mr.. Douglass, the ed
itor would have been compelled
to have stood the responsibility of
the suit; but through Mr.. James
H. Smith the case was dismissed.
1t was through MIR. Douglass that
the history of the negro race was
criticised ia the BEE, and
Fred. Douglass, Jr., furnished
certain data especially the facts
concerning bis fathers Saratoga
speech. We would have been a
Jolly good fellow had we publish
ed what Fred. Douglass, Jr., re-
aaaested US to publish concerning
his brother in law NathanSprague,
one of the most enterprlssFIg men
in the real estate business in this
city. 1t can be seen that the
Douglass are mean enough to do
anything 10 carry out their own
selfish purposes.
In the Purvis libel suit, DIR.
Purvis was manly enough to
inform the Secy. of War that his
father and Mr.. Chase would settle
their own indifierences. DIR Purvis
is q man although he has his pe-
culiarities. We have everything
to say in his favor so far as the
management of the Freedmens
Hosp tai ia concerned.
" e are unlike Fred. Douglass,
Jr., who did all in his power,
which was very little, to have J.
G. Matthews confirmed to have
himself retained as q clerk in the
Recorders Office, and then attempt
to deny it. He squeeled like a
pig when Trotter discharged him
and it is for this reason his father
wants to be made Recorder to
satisfy a prejudiced spleen on a
few small clerks in the Office. The
republican party will not give any
man a position to revenge his
enemies. Mr.. Fred. Douglass, Sr..
complimented Mr.. Cleveland and
said that he was the best president
since Lincoln; that Mr.. Cleveland
was the first man to invite him TO
his receptions; that he gave him
his own time to resign. Now he
says that he wants a reappoiut,
ment to the Recorders office as a
vindication of his removal. That
is not 1t; the reason he wants the
Office is TO appoint his entire fam
lily as he did before. MIR. Fred.
Douglass, ST., was the first man
to urge the negroes to split. He
urged it at Louisville, KY, at the
colored convention that met
there, and it was w. III. Young,
OF Tennessee, Langston man,
who exposed Douglass perfdity
and ingratituds to the republican
party. He had the most compli-
mentary things to say about Mr..
Cleveland as long as he held the
Office of recorder of deeds; but
the moment he resigned after
having been in one year under
Cleveland's administration, he