The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-29
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A Pointer on the Worlds Fair.-The No.
Kinley Campbell Tussle I'm Ohio
Other Items OF Interest.
| Special to the ARGUS.
There has been considerable talk
and an abundance of letter recon.
mendations in favor of this and that
man for the position of director of the
colored exhibit at the worlds fair,
| Mr.. Bruce has thrown his ponderOus( p
influence in favor of Mr.. Chappele oil
Boston, contingent of course upon his
assisting to secure an appointment for
Mrs. Bruce on the board of lady man.
ayers. At any rate this is current
rumor, and we give it for what it is
worth. There is another faction who
favor the appointment of DR.. j. M.
Townsend. Now the plain unvarnish-
ed truth is, there has been no such
place created by the worlds fair CON-
mission, and no such place will be
created. This is both exclusive and
accurate. 1t does seem that man oc-
cupying the position OF Mr.. Bruce
would have investigated the status OF
the case before filling the man of his
|
ruse to gain favor, or was it case of
jumping at conclusions before investi-
eating, which? In either case ii has
nothing 10 commend.
Practicabiity is one thing our lead
ers should possess and il not looking
into this affair, and finding out the
when, the how and the why, Mr.. Bruce
and others have displayed an eminent
lack of practica bility. We have in
vestigated. and the result is that the
minutes of the worlds fair commission
do not show that the office had been
created, but they do show that the
question was brought up twice, bnt
each time was tabled for the reason
that the commissioners believe to
establish such department as the col
ored exhibit would make it consistent
to establish German, Irish, Welsh or
any other race department. To color
ed brothers who are looking l0ngingly
for the position of manager Of the
colored exhibit at the worlds fair, we
say vanish The hope.
TX
The saving" All roads lead to Rome
was no more true at the time it was
suggested than is-all eyes are on
Ohio. From the efftminate east to
the wild and woolly west, from the
bleak north 10 the tropical southland
states, the Ohio campaign is the attrac-
ton. | pick up republican paper
published in some sister state, and the
burden of its editorials is that McKin-
In i, of nln nd Va
bell is not in it. The wish is evident
ly father TO the thought, or else these
journals can see naught but Mckin-
leyism at long range. We admire the
major for many things, for his states
manship, for his superb bearing, and
would be gratitied to see him elected,
yet our liking for facts prompts us TO
say that Campbell is very much in it,
No Republican here on the ground,
right in the midst of the bombardnent,
where the fight is hottest, and who has
regard for the truth, will say that
Major Mckinley has walk over.
Gov. Campbell is an intrepid fighter,
a man that can dodge issues in such
manner as to lead the masses to think
he is right. lie is popular with the
people because Of his manly stand
against the corrupt city government of
Cincinnati, and it will require Hercu-
lean efforts to defeat him. 1t is pretty
near toss of the penny as to which
will win, cKinley or Campbell.
The labor and farming classes are bit
terly opposed TO Mckinley, and the
Over-lOyal contingent of the Republi-
can party in OhiO-the Afro Ameri-
cans, have nothing to enthuse over in
this campaign. Never in the history
of politics was there such apathy
among colored voters of Ohio as at
present, and the niggardly way in
which the Republican state committee
has treated the colored constituents
has not served to better things. With
all these forces operating against it
Major McKinley's election is but
problematical, and not an assured sue
cess, as newspapers, of Republican
proclivities, in sister states would lead
us to suspect.
~
l had long talk with Hon. John P.
Green, candidate for state senator in
Ohio, the other day, and quizzed him
regarding his chances for election.
Mr.. Green feels sanguine of election,
and be has a right TO feel so, for he is
especially popular with the toiling
classes, as it remains for him TO reap
the honor and benefit of introducing