The Washington bee., 1889-07-06

was q complete success. Inere
were over 5000 people assembled
| in front of his residence. About
8 o'clock the procession formed
in front OF the BEE Office, with
| Lieut.. g. III. Watson, marshal,
headed by the full National band
At $3.50 o'clock orders were given
| to start, arriving at the residence
| of MIR. Chandler, about 9 o'clock,
| where committee of both organi-
| cations and the invited guests
| were received in the large double
parlor. Senator Chandler stood
In the centre of the back parlol
| against the mantel.
| MIR. T. T. Simmons, secretary
OF the Chandler Association, in q
brief address, stated why the Or
ganization was named the Chand>
Ter Association, afterwhich be
introduced Mr. w. Calvin Chase,
editor of the BEE and President ol
the Sherman League and Chand-
lsr Association, who said:
| SENATOR CHANDLER, your fell
low-citizens, not alone in the
District of Columbia, but repre-
ssnting every state in the Union,
have come tonight to pay their
respects and tender to you their
congratulations up IN your re-elee.
tion. by the Legislature of thai
Granite Stste-New Hampshire
Foremost among those to vel
come you to the Capitol of the
nation are the representatives o.
that race whose civil and politicaI
rights you have 50 bravely advo-
Gated, the organization named fol
| you, the John Sherman League
and many other republican organ.
izations have come to rejoice with
you. Our organizations are strong
in number, with a weak treasury
bnt we hope soms day to be able
not only to show we'll filleG
treasury, but to be an important
factor in every branch of Industry
There is a great deal for Us to &C
complish before we shall be con-
sidered q strong factor in the body
rolitie. Admitting that our fidel
ity to the principles of the party
of which you are one ofits leaders
has, to an extent, been taken al
vantage of, we have still beer
faithful and law abiding citizens
and have aided to return that par
/ ty of liberty to power, with the
hope of realizing some of th,
! fruits for our toll.
| There are but q few to whom
our people can look for tn
enforcement of the 18th amend
msnt to the constitution of th'
United States, and it is TO you ant
Mr.. Sherman we look, as the re.
naming members of the schoe
of Sumner, Stevens, Philips
Loyejoy, Garrison and others, 70
the enactment of such a law tha
will protect every American citi
zen in the free exercise of bi
rights at the ballot-box. w
must then, sir. look to the Senate
for it is there that we shall expec
the Inauguration of such law.
There is prsjudice in the YER
atmosphere against US; 1t not enl,
comes from the enemy, but W
find it within our party ranks; i
is an educated prejudice; 1t is har'
to combat; it is In the schoo
house as well as the church; it
among Office seekers, as we'll q
ameng office holders; and notwith
standing these barriers all tha
we a.k is, for an opportunity il
the affairs of state; we, ask not fo
social equality, nor do we ask fo
fsyortism, but a hearing in equi
lty with a full discovery of th
plaintiffs cause and judgemen
rendered according to merit.
We had hoped that the rstur
, of the republican party to powe
, would have changed the politics
condition of affairs at the South
but there seems to be tendanc
on the part of certain white Repub
licans to discriminate in polite
by organizing a
fwHITE MANS REPUBLICAN PART
, to the detriment of the Negro. 1
, white mans party prior. to th
final result of the election of
Republican President was thin
still born. But the success Q
'our fiokaf hronpht forth sncI