The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-28
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rhc President and the toiored Bfosher
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c,ou Farst.cr-ur. Phelps for ger
muuy- Ofner Current Topics.


PERHAPS comprehend this race
ouestiOn better than you gentlemen
think, and sympatbize with your iee'-
ines in regard 70 the cOlorcd people
more than YOU know. Certainly. IN
vour place. | would feel as you DO.
Personal contact with an alien race ln
social. political and professional iiie
would not be agreeable to me. would
not like to see a negro Mayor or post
master Of indianapolis, nor represent
ing the power and authority OF the
United States in a fiscal on administfa-
tive capacity at my own home. III WOULD
not be agreeable TO me 70 practice my
profession before cDlOred Federal
Judge. or to meet q negro az the Fed
eral bar as United States Attorney.
do not intend to impose upon the peo
pie Of the South conditions which
would think rather hard # they were
imposed upon me. It's my desire to do
! full Justice to the cOiOred people. Ihey
have been made citizens and our equals
before the law. They are an imIor-
tant element in the party which carried
the last election. They are entitled 10
recognition I'm the conduct OF the gov
I GTUfDfUIs iMFl nave ~ liSAHN w - 49,
their share of the official patronage. !
have no disposition TO ignore them. But
believe that all their just expec-
tations can be satisfied without placing
them in positions where race IN
stinct is sure 20 brew personal bitter
ness and social discord There are
places enough in the public service. EN-
| bracing as it does thousands Of depart
ment clerkships. and nearly as many
comparatively isolated functions. like
those of the railway mail service and a
multitude OF remote special agencies
and inspectOrships. i'm which cOlOrcd
persons can perform useful and honor
able service without involving that per
s0nal contact with and official authOrl-
tv over white citizens ma their own
homes. which you and your people find
offensive,
49,
CLARKsON's SNIKEHsNEE.-lt would
be a most liberal estimate to set the
number OF changes called for by such
legitimate causes ion a week as ll2.
This would leave 800 as 20 which the
presumption is that thevar made solely
for PARTISAN reasons. This is $50 a day.
Allowing Mr. Clarkson eight hours a
dav. this is nineteen changes an hour.
or one every three minutes during
working hours from The time he gets 90
To his office On Monday morning
until he leaves 10 ON Saturday
night for the much needed rest
OF Sunday. OF course it is "a physical
impossibilily for the Assistant Post
{ .sf. u
of "A postmaster every thr0e niuutea
every DAY ia the week. TO know any
thing about the merit, of any pafticu-
lar case: and he makes these appoint
mems at the demands OF those who
Il represent the Republican Machine.
without the slightest scuse of personal
responsibility. This is coufe -ed by
Mr.. GARRISON without lncsma.ic-t sense
Of shame-1he Nation.
2 FORAKER The World says of Fora
ker Is candidacy iu ONO That as third.
term clndidate-something quite new
ia Ohio p0lilics -he ought TO oe easily
beaten. despite The backing of the Har
ris0n administration; but ihe Democrat.
seem TO have no strong man to pl
against him. Siuco the decentralization
of Che party through tla sale of "a @eIa
'tor-hip aud thc adoption OF % genera
system If 90odimg 300 cap1nle leader
has appeared. it IS proposed now &c
nominate "a PiOloctlDi for Governor
e thereby. in the person OF The candidate
s setting 40 ga0ght the true mission of th'
party: aud lhis De done Foraker WI
probably be- reelected. III ha7antago
nized some of Che most Influential mei
a of Inns party, but tine party voters arc "a
t. his heels
SIMON CAyFgOy.-Simon Cameron
10 is dead. and his death sewers the oiies
J., and most notable link that haas conncc
f ted the present with the pa alike ID
j.. Safe and nation. lie was one of th'
very few OF amy section of the Couuir
Who remained comparatively active %
public affairs while dating their 5iui
i'm the last century. He was born on
p the SIN of March. 1893, and had alfead.
r. passed one natal day in the closing de
n cade of century OF life, and his facul
- ties were practically undated until tn
long bait was called. Although neces
IL .arily enfeebled physically, and unabl
r 10 travel with the freedom Of feS
5 years ago. he visited this city only
., few months since. and he ever note
with uufaltcring interest and freely dis
Z cussed public measures and events
Philadelphia Times. .
Should women be hanged ;-Phil0
delphi0 Inquirer.
Il Women INSIST that they should not b
IL deprived of any Of the rights whic
a men ENJOY. 1t would be ungallaut am
ungeutlemanly TO thwart their wishe
in little matter Of this kind.
Bat when it comes TO voting. why
10 that is wholly different thing. " J
- Herald.
II MR. PHELPS for GEBMANY.-If ia
n Hon. William Walter Phelps is appoin
+. ted as Minister 20 Germany because b
is man of brains and force and a wide
Il awake citizen Of New Jersey and of ia
e world. and lirstclass Republican par
II tisan. all right, Doctor Harrison cOuldn
have made a better selection.
But if NJ. Phelps is appointed becaus
s he brings back from Berlin IN hi, insid
l. coat pocket a treaty with German
4 which il satisfactory aud hOnOrabl
settlement of the Samoan difficulty,
" why. let us restrain our enthusiasm
K little while.
2. The treaty is unIaIfied and its cjI
tents Is unknOwu.-N Y. Siu,.
e ANCIENT NONSENSE ABOUT QUARAN
/. TINE But quarantine has Learned
n nothing for five centuries. There
the same stupid detention of passen
Il gers aud the same corrupt manipula
a ton of vessel and cargo. Every lette
I we b. d from jacksonville last year va
=. puncl ed full of holes 10 let out the Dc
mon supposed 10 have taken possession
II OF the correspondence from the infect
'e ed district And travellers who sOugn
: TO escape from the scene Of tr0u
Die were driven back with shot
guns and bowie knives. as If the
~ brought with them The seeds Of pes.
lerce in every pocket and pore. Ii
graphic description could be given o
the quarantine arrangements aud thei