Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-16
From Washington.

special Correspondence OF tho AloSs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1G, 1889.
Both the North Carolina Senators, Messrs.
Ransom and Vance, were at the Capitol to
day. The former, in talking about the ru-
mored appointment of ex.Congressman
Smalls, South Carolina negro, as collector
of customs at Beaufort, said be was not sur
prised, SIS no matter wat Mr.. Harris On
might think of the Negroes, he could not al
ford to igaore or disregard them, and tbatlt
was folly to suppose he would. The repuo-
lican party, he said, was built on the negro,
and though the negroes in the South Wonid
vote the republican ticket irrespective the
way they might be treated by the republican
party. 1t was not sc in the North, and that
but for their vote in Indiana, New York and
other northern States those States would be
democratic. Then, too, continued the Sen
stor. the people of the North, democrats
and republicans alike, don't understand the
negro, and consequently entertain erroneous
ideas regarding him. Even Mr.. Cleveland.
said he, deemed it necessary to give politi-
cal recognition to the negro by appointing
him to office.
A gentleman at the Capitol to day re-
peated the gist of conversation that took
place between Congressman Reed, OF
Maine, and FELTON,, of California, after the
full and complete returns of the last Presi
iential election had been received, in which
the former said that those returns proved
that the low tariff ideas Of the democrats
were spreading among the people of the
North and had advanced considerably, and
that unless his party could find new issue
for the next campaign he would be doubtful
of its result.
It is reported among the Virginia repUb
leans here, of the Malone faction, that Sep
stor Sherman called on the President last
week in behalf of one of them who is an ap-
plicant for office, and was told by Mr.. Har
rison that he would take up the Virginia
applications In short time, and before be
did go would hear General Mahone's state
ment of his side of the party'5 troubles in
Virginia. Elk Senator Riddleberger called
upon General Malone again yesterday, hut
though the General addressed him in the
most familiar terms. he did not intimate that
he would pay any more attention to the
/ kickers In the future than in the past.
A Vireinian, here to day, in talking about
{ the determination of Georgia to take care OF
her INDECENT ex Confederates, said his State
1 would soon do the same, and mentioned
the fact that the managers of the Confeder'
ate home at Richmond had recently added
to their fund considerably by selling fer
$4,000, ten acres of land which they had
bought short time ago for S. 500
The usual number of office seekers were at the
White House to-day, and the President was a
| little moro chirpy than he had been for several
| previous days, owing, probably, TO his trip down
| the Potomac yesterday. Those familiar with Mr.
Harrison say his health is by no means as good Is
| might be desired.
| postotiice was established to-day at Berry g
Clarke couaty, Virginia, with j. NJ. Symons as
| postmaster.
| Among the Presidential appointments to-day
are those of eS congressman Hepburn, of Iowa, Ia
be solicitor of the Treasury, and cx-cong,cssman
Hart, of Chic to be solicitor of the internal reve
nue. bureau.
All the surrounding country poured lis coorod
population into the city to day to witness the
parade of the Washington negroes to celebrate the
| anniversary of the emanci patton proclamation
The rain sadly married the day, but the Sidewalks
even OF Pennsylvania avenue, were made dark 10y
the immense number Of black faces assembled to
witness the procession.
Col. Jones, orcc Gen. Mahone'S candidate for
the State Senate in the Hanover district of Vr-
gins, but now resident of Missouri, is here, as
he says on strictly business visit The Colonel
says no is now out of politics, and views the
troubles and turmoilF the dissppointments and
heartburnings of his old readjuster friends with
regretful smile, if not with seraphic delight
Gen. w. Ii. +. Lee has been appointed the Yir.
einia representative of Congress NJ tho Wishing
ton nia1 in Now York