The southern argus., 1891-11-19

nessee-The President Puzzled as to
who to Appoint I'm DR.. Town
sends Place-A Tribute to
Dr. Townsend.
Special to the ARGUS.
The average Ohio Afro-American is
shaking hands with himself and feel
ing excellent, and he has cause for all
this, for the great Republican tidal
wave that recently swept across the
state, swept into the legislature two
of her best citizens, and two of the
races brightest members in the per-
sons of Hon. John p. Green of Cleve-
land, elected to the Ohio senate, and
Hon. George Jackson of Cincinnati.
elected to the house. If this is not
sufficient to make a colored man re-
joice hardly know in what category
to place him.
A Louisiana lady's experience un-
der the "Jim Grow" car law of Arkan-
sas is given in the form of a private
letter TO friend, printed without
names. The lady paid full fare for
herself and servant, a young colored
girl. They took seats in the chair car.
The duty of the servant was to take
care of a white invalid child and ass ist
with the baggage. The servant was
required by the conductor to take seat
IN the "Jim Grow" car. Her escort to
he other car was the Negro porter of
The chair car, who returned to and
rode in it as the servant of the COM
Dany. The lady very properly want
I'd TO know by what legal right white
passengers may be deprived of their
servants, while the car companies ex-
srcise the privilege of using Negros in
heir service in the coaches set apart
or the "whites." The nut is a hard
me TO crack, and is but annother in-
stance of the injustice and inconsist-
'ncy of the law providing for separate
.ars for whites and blacks. Our south
rn white brother in his effort to leg
slate against the Negro, invariably |
Duts his foot in it. Two-thirds of the |
cts passed by southern legislatures
re unconstitutional, and they know |
I, but in Mr.. Grady's New South"
night makes right.
~
There is a wild scramble among
oliticians in Ohio for places under
be new governor, Mckinley, aud |
mong the seekers there is an endless
nmber of Afro-Americans who feel
hat they are sufficiently patriotic and
oyal TO serve the state. They are not
Modest either in their demands. An
lhio man is never modest, but they
re applicants for every position from
xecutive clerk to the governor down
} personal supervisor of the cuspador.
he chances are the Afro Americans
ill not be called i'm alarming nem-
ers to serve the state, so many will
urse deception.
~
Newspapers in this country are con-
nnally harping upon the cruelties
nj slavery of the Siberian exiles in
ussia. They would go thousands of
'agues from home to find barbar-
" This is unnecessary, for i'm the
lines of Tennessee, where convict la
Or Is employed, four-fifths being Ne
roes, the barbarity. injustice and cru
ty inflicted would make the hardest
earted Russian oVerseer blush for
lame. No need to 60 from home to
nd cruelty. No need to write of the
arbarous treatment of Siberian ex-
IS. No need to prate about the in
stice heaped upon the Russian Jew,
4 right here in our own boasted "free
merlca," can be found barbarity.
uelty and injustice unequaled since
e days of the inquisition. Go down
the mines, the death traps, of Ten
1ssee and there feast upon inhuman-
Y, if you will.
-
| see that DR.. j. NJ. Townsend re-
ived farewell ovation i'm Washing
n that certainly must have warmed
e cookies. No man is more deserv-
g Of snch demonstration, no man
more worthy. j. NJ. Townsend is a
an who is not afraid TO call his soul
5 own. He is one of the few colored
en- in public life who are for the
ople.
have been informed that the pres
0Hl IL uHueCIueu as 10 VINO 10 ap-
int to succeed DIR. Townsend as re-
rder of land Office. The president is
sposed to let the appointment 90 to
diana, and yet he feels that il would
I be amiss to let the appointment
TO the adjoining state. In any
ent. it is very probable that young
an will be chosen, and one who is
I candidate. When DR.. Townsend
signed the president asked him to
ggest man 10 succeed him. This
:. Townsend refused to do, but told
2 president that there were numbers
young men throughout the country
ly equipped to fill the office with
edit TO the administration and the
,e- He casually intimated TO the
esident that Messrs. Bruce, Lynch
al were not the only Negroes in the
lntry capable of holding offices.
I. Townsend is today probably the
'st popular Negro i'm the country. |
NIT such all assertion is broad, but
applies 10 broad man, and to one :
10 is deserving. He is especially
pular with the young men, whose
'ecial friend and sponsor be has
IN.