The Washington bee., 1889-06-08
CHEATHAM.

lOI GuO pui PoSS W ihtSi VIC W iHS9
some of the leading colored men
now in the city on the animated
subject of this article starting from
a "coonery" and keeping a Bee
line down F st., [ ran up against
Hon. B. K. Bruce, who had just
emerged from Col. Clarksons Of
flee where he had been to witness
the operations OF the Co.'s. newly
imported karving knife. He was
saying to himself as l came. up,
"it you Wanamaker a mau laugh
give him an Office" As he look
ed up he caught my piercing
black eye. l said, good morning
Senator, have you any objection
to giving you views of Cheatham?
Cheat who? says he, the new Con-
gresham from North Carolina,
says l. Oh! says he, certainly not
what do you want to know about
him. [ want your candid opinion
of him: want to know what you
think of him and what kind of
a Congressman you believe he will
make.
I regard MIR. Cheatham very
highly, he is an unselfsh and
progressive young man and is do
ing what he can for the uplifting
of his race; he is a broad man,
liberal, intelligent, gentlemanly
and a splendid representative of
his race. He will make a first
class legislator and he will in my
judgement, come up to the high
est expectations of his friends.
[ never saw man work 80 hard
for his constituents as he, and
they ought 10 keep him in Con-
gress.''
[ bowed my thanks and wend-
ed my way to a caucus of North
Carolinians, who were sitting on
the 2. 0. steps waiting for Some
thintf to turn up. Hon. j. IL.
Williamson was discussing point
as I approached the august as
semblage of we'll preserved states
men. What have you to say
for Congressman Cheatham, MIR
Williamson, said [.
"Well sir,' he replied, [ want
to say that he is an honest, up
right and industrious man; that
he is giving satisfaction to his con.
stituents and that he will do any
thing in his power for a NORTH
Carolinian or for any colored mau
who is deserving of his assistance
; No! there is no danger of his get
} ting the big head, he is got toe
much sense for that, he is not
J build that way. He was one o
the finest and brightest of ouu
young men and abundautly able
to take care of himself"
Rev. Garland H. White a mar
of considerable influence in Nortf
Carolina, and who is evidently y
we'll informed upon North Caro-.
} lima politics, said, [ canvassed fo
Mr.. Cheatham, and am proud tina
[ was able to serve him.
[ have no hesitancy in say
ing that be is one Of the very best
} men in the old north state ant
she is proud Of him. He is a higl
toned christian gentlemen and {
graduate of Shaw University. H.
will represent his race in Con
gress with ability and dignity.
Hon. John NJ. Langston, of Va
[ know Cheatham, and I tell yo1
Sir, that he is an able man, very
able man Sir. I don't know o
another young man who has in
pressed me so favorably as thi!
man Cheatham. He has push anl
| brains and manhood Sir, and these
will win him high place in Cor
gress or elsewhere. Yes, Sir,
have great faith in that youne
man and 1 am going to keep M
eye on him. He will win.
Hon. Robt. Smalls, s. G.
thluk Mr.. Cheatham is an excel
lent mau and that he will make
capable and efficient representa-
) tive; he is thoroughly devoted te
the interests of his constituents
aud his race. The former will
never know his real value until
they give him two or more terms
in congress. He works like a Ma
jor and stands we'll with the ad.
ministration. he has lots of COM
mon sense and is a level headed
intelligent gentleman. He will
not disappoint his race 1 assure
you.
BRUCE GRIT.