The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-08
WASHINGTON.
The City Of Magnificent Distances,
With the Light Turned On.
Our Capitol City, With its Multitude -
Important Matters Culled for our
Intelligent Readers-C. A. Us
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The reatpoiitical fight Of 1890 has
been ended. It has settled the question
of Free Trade vs.. Protection for time
at least but it has not settled the vexine
question of a Solid South against .
divided North. Now the fight for as
cendancy in 1892 will be vigorously
waged. The presidential possibilities
will assume something more than pban-
tasmal shapes. Blaine, Harrison. Alger,
Reed, Mckinley, and the rest of the
great Republican leaders must now be-,
gin 70 develop their strength Reed
has made trlumphal tour OF the West,
Mckinley has made gallent and manly
fight, Blaine has started and electrified
the commercial world by his ideas on
reciprocity, Harrison has allied the Col
ored man to him by his recognition of
them in the matter of appointments.
and Alger has made himself solid with
the 6. A. R. Now who will be the man
or men? 1t only remains for the Repub-
lican party to continue its march of pro-
gress and insure to the people of the
United States an era of domestic and
commercial prosperity. By this means
a Republican victory in '92 can be as.
sured.
Colored. men holding office here al
most to a man went home to vote. II
they did not 60 home they sent money
and were more thoroughly imbued with
the retention ofthe Republican sin power
than many of the whites. The Colored
man is a thorough politician. lie be-
longs solelv to the old spoil regime. He
is an active and enthusiastic politician.
Money is not his only desire in politics.
He loves to win political battle for the
sake of victory alone.
J. E. Bruce of the Cleveland Gazette
has created quite furore in the politi-
cal world of the Negro by an article on
Negro leaders in the Gazette. He struck
a popular vein and found responsive
chord. He not only exploded the old fic-
tional idea of Negro leadership but also
showed the disadvantages of such.
Well, the Negro has been withou: q
leader for all time and when he has pre-
sumably had a leader, he has been sadly
left or disreputably sold out. 1t is about
time for the young men to take hold of
the reins; they have walked beside the
wagon about long enough.
Hon. B. K. Bruce has been appointed
as one of the school trustees, vice Rev.
Grimke resigned. - >;''s' u -
The Pilot is the name ola hew news
paper adventure in this city. It will
have to be avery good pilot to steer the
manager clear of the rocks and shoals in
newspaper seas.
Editor Nv. Cromwell has been ap-
pointed as one of the supervising princi-
pals of the city schools.
I have been the recipient of several
letters from parties who took exceptions
to my statement recently in regard to
Mr.. Isaiah P. Montgomery. For their
benefit / now say that the statement
that Jos. Davis was the paternal ancestor
Of Mr.. Montgomery can be established
by afidavits of three white gentlemen of
this city. namely Col. Floyd, Joe Nick
erson, relative Of the Davis family, and
doctor whose name I cannot mention
under promise until the proper time. I
did not make the statement concerning
Mr.. Montgomery except as reporter.
Mr.. Floyd made the remark to me and
with his permission sent it to HE AP-
PEAL. Now if any of my correspondents
who by their letters appear to be in
censed, wish further information will
gladly give it and will also publish their
letters.
Mr.. J. H. Rector of Little Rock, Ark.
has recently beenappointed to clerical
position in the War Department. Mr..
Rector is quite political power IN his
district and state. ....-..@s.
Robert Smalls in the North American
Review gives very excellent resume of
politics as it ''are" in South Carolina and
Rev. Mayo in the Forum talks quite en-
couragingly Of the progre 81 of,he Negro.
Both articles deserve the attention of
every thinking Negro in America.
The new ten dollar treasury note
is marvel of skill and beauty. The
| vignette on it's face is that of Gen. Phil.
Sheridan. The back bears the word
Ten in capitals horally engraved and
stamped in green. They are very beau
tiful and their beauty is enhanced in
proportion to the number of them you
possess. r. ...z
The police of this city unearthed on
last Saturday sthe largest fence" ever
known here. It was conducted by q
Colored ashman named Hiram Walker.
1 Money was found by the hatful, sockful,
and valise FULLY Enough slverware and
clothing to stock q store and enough
firearms to arm mob. The Negro is
gradually developing into a first class
tradesman, finapcier, and broker.
s. C. A. JOHNSON.
A man in Houston County, Georgia,
in order to save the extravaganza of q
wife and the expense Of hiring cook,
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