The Washington bee., 1889-04-13
GREAT SCOTT.

cry and wild eyed southern re-
publicans who are bending their
energies toward the annihilation
of divers negrowumps and demo-
Gratis now ensconced under the
protecting wing of the American
eagle, ( Borrowed this style Of SEN
tence from Senator William Max
soeh Eoarts) has greatly alarmed
the mvre conservative members
of the Fourth Party, and steps
have been taken by few of the
more representative men to hold
a mass meeting at the Office of the
National Hard Times, official
organ of the negrowumps, tor the
purpose of calling the attention of
the chief mag strate to the whole
sale slaughter of the innocents(?).
rhe call recites that many worthy
colored democrats who desire to
remain in inocuos deseutude
during the natural life of this
administration, and whose only
offense, if it be an ofense, was that
they espoused the cause of the
late Stephen Grover Cleveland,
who asplred to the presidency and
got fired, are being ruthlessIy pur-
sued by the aforementioned hun
cry republican office seekers who
parade with ghoullsh glee the
facts herein recited, to their great
disadvantage and chagrin. They
demand the right as American
citizens to stay until the last
armed foe expires, or words to
chat effect. Attention is also
called to the rernicious acting of
Que Gen. Bassey who is busylng
himself in looking after the
private affairs of our public men.
The recent outrageous dismissal
Of a leading member of this
organization, who represents the
state of South Carolina and who
employees on bis farm in that
state many hundreds of negro
voters q, is Indignantly condemns
ed by the committee.
The committee also states that
Senator Wade Hampton upon
whose recommendation the afore-
mentioned influential ~ citizen
was appointed, is sorely grieved
with the action of Sec'y Noble
aud General Bussey and that be
has promised to say something
about the removal when he COM
es up here next winter. The BEE
comes in for no little share OF
abuse from this committee. 1t is
charged with being an incendiary,
an infiammatory hide bound,
knuekIe close republican organ,
(the committee returns thanks to
L Thomas Fortune for permis-
sion to use The agetiueS in italics
which goes about seeking whom
it may devour. Steps were also
taken to find an able bodied,
worldly man who would be will
ing to call at the BEE office some
time soon for the purpose of give
ing the editor and Bruce Grit a
genteel cussing. The Hon. Jay
[. See was settled upon to per-
form that duty. The committee
reported that subcommittee OF
four members of the general
committee had waited on Mr..
Russell Harrison to talk about the
offices and that that gentleman
had informed them that so far as
the distribution OF the offices went
he was considerably below "Pa."
The report was referred to the
committee on puzzles for solution.
Chief Clerk Brackett and Ap.
pointment Clerk Brynes, of the
Treasury. were also handled with
out gloves by the committee for
removing or causing to be remov-
ed certain Influential democratic
gentlemen who were willing to
support the republican ticket but
who got the tip too late. The
committee asserts with some pos
itiveness that, since the intent is
in law is equivalent to the actual
commission of an ofense, the
gentlemen removed have been
upjustIy treated because they are
by this method of reasoning and
logic as good republicans as any
in the party.
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