The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-02-12

o"SNiHS is "p AbE "h'N pS'S
CATION was led by .X-Coneress :
man Russell. r .p.. who accused
President H,rri.ou's negro app
poinlee of theft. perjury aud
other crimes. He pointed al
him across The table aud stated
specifically The charges agains,
him. Tn. negr es g'ared as he
dill so. called lin a traitor and
said he was II" K publican. The
S. Louis Repa5lic correspondent
reports what iuliowed:
In the middle Of Mr.. Russells
speech one of the negroes starred
up and said !: "Gemmen Ob de
committee You sees now how
lie whites treats us nigroes when
dey gels a chance. Gemmen
dere would be no Republican
party hut TO de migr. es, and We
are ents!led 10 some ob tie fat
This speach. OF course, brorgbi
down The House. but Russell
continued TO denounce Harri.
sons appo,niee with specific de
tail. lie collector sat at tie
other side OF The table aud made
no denial of The charges beyond
saying once: "You's just as bad
as me-"
in response 10 ques,ions by
Senator Washburn ni Minnesota,
Judge Russell said that nlne-
Ienihs of the negroes oil the
South were barlarIans, and a
majority of the other one-lenth
were corrupt.
'Gertlemen, said he, sit is pain
iul for me 20 make the comics
sion, because am IA Republican
and know the negrnes vOie The
Republican ticket. l am a Re-
publican, unfortunately, because
| would like TO be
Democrat and l cannot. My
ideas are in accord with Republic
can principles, bui l must say
thai Oh he race question ana
The treatment OF The negroes The
Democrats are right l have NO
he went ON, that Senator
Vest is c:IucklIny over This be
cause he has said much The same
things himself on the floor of The
sehale. and il will doubtless
tickle him 10 have Republican
such as | am now sui
miiilng. hut 1t is true jnst The
same. This man, The one who
lhe President of The United
States has appointed collector OF
The port of Charlotte. is a nor
iorious thief. blackleg. pegurer
and lea,ls q life of such general
immortality as 10 shock even the
people of his own race"
Judge Russell declared in
closing the rpni. rmation OF the
negro would spli, the Repubh
can party in North Carolina.
make a white mans Republican
patty and a black mans Repub-
'ican party, and the factions
would never come together.
A hnIEer member Of The white
delegaiion-.ape not given, but
stated TO be native of Main-a
brlgadier general ia The Union
army. who settled IN north Caro-
lima after the war aud was elect
ed TO Office as Il Republican. sub
slan,iated what Judge Russell
had said, and continued as fol-
lows:
Those OF the negroes who
aCl hopele sly ignorant were will
July corrupt. He said that IA
Il couple "i years ago there was
an election In his county 10 de-
eide whether or mol the county
should issue bonds for he build
of a railroad. lie was interest
ed il the elecIioa and wanted To
get The iut1uei ce of the negro
whom Harrison subsequently
appointed collector "f The port
He Ohe wilness) sent man 10
him with SOLO use in securing
his influence. The man return
ed IN a lilile while and returned
IS saving Thai he had bought
he subsequent collector for S.
instead of $40. The collector
made no denial of the charge.
When the whie Republicans
OF through The negroes had
their innings. They made no al
tempt 10 vindIcate Mr. Harri
sons app"in'e-., but slmpl,
,:laip.eu that the whites Drre
;ast Mt bad. "lf one sci Of u>.
aid they, has TO 20 to The peni'