The Washington bee., 1889-12-21

of bis popularity G and gwen an
opportunity to "Press bricks for
walker" He saw his blunder
aud Immediately after his removal
from office ne unceremonlously
bounced both the confding edit
ors and assumed charge himself.
His praise of, a democratic chief,
Evens with fine cut and biz
graphical sketch could not stay
the hands of the Off :ial axe and
the shells thrown from the BEE.
With picture gallery annexed
to his paper of prominent colored
men, he was able by hard strug-
gle to survive the democratic
administration and not until his
failure to obtain the Liberian
mission, for any political service
he could render the democratic
Congressman, John S. Barber,
did he criticlse Mr.. Cleveland.
These are all facts aud the speech
that was made to the democratic
Congressman, with pledges that
Cromwell's appointment would
aid the democratic party In dlvld-
ing the Negro vote, is in our pos
session, also the names of the colo
rcd men. headed by, the colored
democrat, Mr.. &. D. Beckley, now
employed at the Capital. What is
it now? This same Judas received
an appointment, a few months
ago, in the public schools on the
recommendation of Mr.. Henry
johnson, whom be some time ago
opposed, as we'll as ourself, for
which we have no apology to offer,
and placed the name of little ig-
noramous at the mead Of his paper
and published to the county tha'
be. John Wesley Cromwell, had
resigned its editorial management.
He has not resigned, but simply
took down his name from It's COL
umns for the purpose ofdenouncing
the administrator OF President
Harrison and blackmailing honest
and honorable men. Ever since
his appointment in the Public
Schools his patent-back sheet has
been flied with scurrllOus and II
bellouS articles against public OH
GERS and this administration.
We have been charged with be-
ing'an enemy to the race, SIMPLY be-
cause we saw tit to defend the
Judge of the Police Court and Mr..
Il. NJ. Hewlett aud others against
the vile slander of this hypocriti-
cal sheet. If by denouncing the
commissions Of the democratic
party aud the omissions of the re-
publican party make the editor OF
the BEE an enemy to his race, then
he is an enemy; if defending the
iudSo-c,f the POliaA-C~~.t--.-1 ~el-
ored members OF the bar against
the unscrupulcus attacks OF q
demagogue, exposing corruption
aud criticising the short coming
of so-called negro leaders, make
the editor of the BEE an enemy to
bis race, then he is not to be trust
ed. Itwould have greater weight
Inf it had come from source Other
than John Wesley Cromwell
who asked the editor of the BEE a
few month sago 10 enter into a com.
bination to break up the Bethel
Literary, that great literary insIi'
ton, which is an honor to the race
and burst up" the douglas
ring" as he put it, the father W,
criticised few months ago and
and the man whom be now seeks
to defend. We have no apology t.
offer for our criticism of publl
men and measures, nor do we hu
mil ate ourself and crawl like
snail and beg repentance for wha
We believe to be conscientiousl
right. We restate. that The des
tiny of negro criminals as safe i
! the hands of the present judge G
the Police Court as it was unde
all of his republican predecessors
= aud if John Wesley Cromwell
who is attacking the administra
ton behind his nephew(0 is
man he will unmask himself an
refute what we have said an
can substantiate.
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