The Washington critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-02-19
BLACK VERSUS WHITE.
NORTH CAROLINA CoLoRED REPU6-
LlCANS UP IN ARMS.

Complaining That They Arc Discrlm-
mated Against by the Admtnlstr
tion-MissioDary Work for Presi-
dent Harrison.
The revelations of the plans for re.
volt Of North Carolina leaders against
the ~hite politicians of the State have
had the effect of waking up the leaders
of the white men in the Tar Heel State
and hurrying them to Washington. 1t
has gotten out that the nominations Of
John b. Eavcs, Collector of the Fifth
District of North Carolina; Charles
Price, United States District Attorney
for the Western District of the State,
and A. w. Shaffer, postmaster at
Raleigh, have been hung up in the Sen
ate.
Collector Eaves has arrived, as have
Dr. J. J. Mott and "Logue" Harris,
chairman of the Republican Executive
Committee of the State. Postmaster
Shaffcr is expected to arrive this even.
ing. The candidates for confirmation
profess not to know whence arises the
opposition to them, and Chairman
''Logue" Harris spent the day yestcr-
day around among the colored Repub
licans endeavoring to pacify them. He
is near relative of Collector Eaves and
is much interested in his confirmation.
Collector Eaves' efforts at reconciia-
lion yesterday began by announcing to
j. III. Williamson that he had appointed
colored man to messengers position
in his Office at $75, month. Il APP.
pointed him." said Mr.. Eaves, "but he
has not accepted the place as yet. /
don't believe he wants ii and | shall APP
point another colored man in his stead.
The United States Blue Book for
1859 states that there are 307 govern
mental employees in the Fifth Internal
Revenue District of North Carolina I'M
der the Collector, said colored man
TO reporter yesterday, land of this
number there is one messenger at
salary of $500 year. The salaries of
allth others-feet up TO $40, $40 year.
The colored leaders have looked this
UP. and Mr.. caves is to be asked to ex-
plain how he can pay a messenger $75 a
month out of the $500 year which the
Government allows for the position.
This" said Mr.. Williamson, this
morning, sis fair specimen of the way
we are treated in this State. Mr.. Eaves
is no worse than the rest. Doubtless
he meant to convince me that he is the
best of the leaders of the white mans
party when he said, with an effort to
gladden. our hearts, that he had APP
pointed a colored man to messengers
position. And this is the only colored
appointment he has made or thinks it
necessary to make. Think of it, this
the fairest of the leaders of the white
mans party, dealing out to the colored
voters $500 year, while he distributes
$75,S10 to his side. A w. Shaffer, the
postmaster at Raleigh, has not given a
colorcd man place in his department.
There is coored janitor of the build
ing, Stewart Ellison, whose appoint
ment Mr.. Shaffer spent more than Il
week here last fall trying to prevent.
There is no man in the South who cares
less for colored people than he, and he
takes every occasion to keep them out
of office
HE is the least popular of all the
while men in the State among the col
ored people, and he seems rather to en-
courage their animosity than their
friendship. l believe his confirmation
will he defeated 1y the Senate when his
name comes up. 1t is hard to say
whether Congressman Cheatham will
fight the Presidents appointments in
the State or not. but every important
one was made in opposition to his
wishes, as well as the wishes of all the
other colored voters. We are begin
ming to fear, however, that he. like the
other colored men whom we have
pushed forward and given big positions
10 keep the race in line, has been
taught
TO bend the suppliant knee,
That thrift may follow fawning.'
''He will either have to stay with us in
our fight against the white mans party
or he will go under. BY the way. I
noticed THE CRITIC said yesterday
that of the $50 Federal appointments
in our State, the colored people held
but thirty. That was mistake. The
number was too large by half. as only
about fifteen colored men have places,
and their salaries altogether will moi
amount to $4,000 year. While the
white mans party distributes among
themselves more than 1920, 900 year.
In the face of this what is the use of
our trying to keep up party organiza-
ton? If we do it any longer we are
fools, and deserve to be treated as such.
They are Disseminated against under
this Administration more than ever be.
fore. The recognition Of, the white
man party has had the effect of stamp.
ing out the spirit of every colored man
in it."
Congressman Cheatham, who left or
an express train for his home last Friday
night after THE CRITIC had announced
the colored mems revolt, returned yes
tcrday. and he at once, the anti Harri
sen men say. set out to do missionary
work for the Administration by promis
iug to secure places for the more out
sroken Of the colored revolters. HC
said yesterday. that he suspected two
ren, for whom he had secured places
with giving information to The CRITIC
If the treatment colOred voters are re
ceiving in his State, and that he wa
only waiting to find If he were coryec
in his suspicious before he gave then
ause to regret it.
Don't Hawk, Spit, Cough,
suffer dizziness, indigestion, inlamma
tion of the eyes, headache, lassitude
inability to perform mental worl
and iDdisposition for bodily labor
and annoy and disgust your friends and &C
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