The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-07-12
WASHINGTON.
The City Of Magnificent Distances
With the Light Turned On.
Our Capitol City With it's Multitude o
Important Matters CulIed for our
Intelligent Readers-C. A. Us
Budget of News.

After an acrimonious debate the Elec-
ton bill passed the House. It will be
taken up in the Senate very soon, per-
haps this week. Senator Spooner of
Wisconsin proposes to see it through.
1t is question now in the minds of
many as to whether the Constitution of
the United States is broad enough for
the people since every bill introduced is
vigorously fought on the ground of un-
constitutionality. If the election bill
becomes law Hon. John R: Lynch of
Mississippi, now Fourth Auditor of the
Treasury will be in the next House.
Indications are that Hons. J. M. Langs-
on, Miller and Cheatham will be re.
turned from their respective districts.
Langston has the unanimous support of
both white and Colored of his district.
Cheatham has little opposition from
some disappointed oficeseeker but such
things blow over quickly. Miller did
not have the support of Small in his dis
trict in 1888, but matters have been ad-
justed and things are running smoothly.
It is about time that q Colored man ia
sent to Congress from some Northern
Republican State.
The next thing we may expect to hear
from some Colored journal is that Hon.
H. P. Cheathaln is opposed to the race
because he did not reply to the speech
of Ewarts of North Carolina against the
election bill. Mr.. Cheatham acted
wisely in remaining silent Had he
spoken, the bill would have been an
tagonized more than it was. It started
in as a fight between whites and so
ended. If their are any plums to pe
had when the final scramble is over let
the Colored man get his fruits of some
other peoples labors. That is the way
the faded faces do.
10 be IN the lead all around T.
Thomas Fortune of the Age proposes
that Gresham and Depew be the Re-
publican standard bearers in '92. No,
give us Ingalls, and Cullom. Party is
not the main consideration with us for
'92, it is the Man. ~
I counted % Colored men on the
chain gang of this city. Quite repre-
sentation.
A very pleasant evening lawn fete was
given in the spacious grounds immedi-
atelv about the residence of Hon. M. M.
Holland on University Hill on Monday
evening.
The Presbyterian church trustees gave
an excursion to Collingswood beach on
the I'd inst. A good time was had by
all and it was quiet orderly affair.
The National City Guards ran an ex-
cursion to Harper's Ferry on the 18th
inst. About ], 200 people enjoyed it.
Somewhere in Ohio a little paper
called the Gazette appears. Its editor
uses his shears more than his pencil
and forgets to give credit to the paper
he so maliciously mutilates unless it be
edited by white man, and then he
never fails. In the issue of July 5th
which some person mislaid (?) accident
ally or cast away for spite and I picked
up through pity I found three such clip.
pings in the column "Of Race Interest"
On the editorial page I also find one
half column devoted to "the young man
who writes the Washington letter" for
The APPEAL. (Sorry Mr.. Smith my
name is Chas. A. Johnson.) In very
violent manner, he intimates that 1 had
"seen" the Recorder Bruce and changed
my tone and manner of talking since the
issue of The APPEAL June 7. (Wise men
change their minds, fools never s'To
see man" in Ohio must be synonymous
with being New York Alderman. He
makes a clipping of short squib. I
wrote concerning Mr., Bruce and iniects
It full of italics. Yes what I said then
was right. Mr.. Smith in view of the
one charge your amiable Bruce Grit"
had brought against Mr.. Bruce. 1t did
not bind me to believe every thing said
thereafter. Mr.. Bruce does pay to Col
ored employees 81, 400 a year more than
his predecessor. That is the way to
love your race. Increase the amount of
money its members receive. Yes Mr..
Bruce did reduce Mr.. Johnson's wages
and he admltsit. He appointed white
man as deputy. He has never denied
anything that has been truthfully said
To an editor who has jumping-jacks and
wooden men that write ~ his private
letters. I must say he can not afford to
discuss the morality and virtue of Ana
MAS. Don't touch the word Ananias!
Steer clear Of it Bruce Grit" Mr..
Smith come off the perch. Your feathers
are too short to fly SO high. You have
urged your fight against Recorder Bruce
until it has become persecution and il
only shows you to be a ''dog in the
manger." Ifyou don't keep still you'll
tell all the people you wear cap and
bells and aspire to be kings jester
(spelled fl beg pardon my pencil il
tricky. C. A. JOHNSON.
Information Wanted.
Any one knowing the whereabouts o
one Ellis Dennis Kemp formerly of At