The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-10-09
The Negro and the C. o. p.

Their. are not over five or six states In
the Union which the republican party
could carry without The colored vote.
Vermont, Kansas, the two Dakotas, and
Pennsylvania are probably the only ones
that would be reliably republican" ex-
cept for the support which the ringers"
as the heightened white republicans call
them, give the G. o.p.
Notwithstanding Candidate HARRIsoN's
pledges to the contrary, President HARRI-
son is conducting his administration
strictly upon the theory that "to the vic
tors belong the spoils.
The negroes are certainly entitled to a
share of these spoils in proportion to
their number In view of the fact that
without them there would be no spoils
whatever for the republicans to distribute,
they may perhaps be regarded as entitled
to even a larger share than their mere
numbers would call for.
But as a matter of fact they have been
practically ignored by B. HARRISON. We
have shown in former articles that he has
done scarcely anything for them in In
diana. The negroes OF the other northern
states have Jared no better at his hands.
Only one colored man north OF Mason
and Dixons line has received presiden-
tial appointment, and that Office brings
but 1000 year. Taken altogether only
ten colored men have received presiden-
tial appointments Their names, posi-
tions and salaries are as follows
JOHN r. LYNCH OF Mississippi, fourth audi
tor of the treasury, salary, $500; j. NJ. Town
SEND OF Indiana, recorder OF the land Office
5000; ROBERT SMALIs OF South Carolina
collector OF the port Of Beaufort, - 900; FRED
DOUGLAS of the District of Columbia, minister
20 Hayti. 5000; n. w. CUSEY OF Texas col
lector Of the port OF Galveston, 3, 900; JAMES
HENLEY Of Alabama, register OF the land Office
in Alabama, 5000; JANIS X. PATTEE Of
Louisiana, naval officer NJ New Orleans, $1,000;
y. H. ALEXANDER Of Alabama, receiver of
public moneys in Alabama, $1,000; G. G. WIN.
Bush, surveyor Of a southern port, 81 0O0 and
AMEHICUs NELLY Of Arkansas, receiver of
public moneys in Arkansas, 5000 year.
These comprise oil the negroes ap-
pointed 10 Office by the president, and, as
a matter Of fact, only a few others have
been appointed. Several young negroes
have been given jobs as railway messen-
gers, and few have been appointed
fourth-class postmasters by CLARKsoN.
JOHN SPELLMAN of Mississippi, SAM LEE Of
South Carolina, ALLEN GAMER OF Alabama,
and JIM Mckinney OF South Carolina have
been appointed special land examiners by
Secy. NOBLE at salaries of $500 year
each SAM CLARK has been made PEN
sion examiner at Cincinnati. These are
all the negroes that there is any record Of
having been appointed TO Office during
HARRsoN's administration.
The colored men all over the country
are finally waking up TO the fact that the
republican party has no use for them ex-
cept on election day. The indignation
among them at the ingratitude and
treachery of Mr.. HARRISON is finding
vigorous expression through their news
papers and other channels. Meetings
have recently been held at Toledo, Gin
cinnati. Boston, Pittsburg and other
northern cities, at which resolutions were
Iassed serving notice that unless the
negro received fair share of the offices
he would no longer cling to the republican
party.
We hope the negroes will stand up
manfully for their rights. But for them
the republican party would have been de-
feated at every presidential election save
one in the last twenty years. They have
been treated as chattels by that party long
enough. They have it in their power to
bring the republican leaders to terms. If
they fail to do so they will have no one to
blame but themselves.