The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-07
THE RACE QUESTION.
Coiored Comrades Championed by Ge
eral Warner-They Are Triumphant.

DETROIT, Aug. 6-The race problem came up
IN the eneampment this afternoon and was
effectively settled for all time. The specia
champion OF the negro race was ex-Congress-
man Wilian Warner, of Missouri, past com
malceI-in-ehiei, and he Is tonight receiving the
tribute of the colored veterans whose cause he
so eloqueniIy espoused- The matter came he
fore the convention when Warner. as chairman
Of the committee on TIE commandeg-in-ehfef's $
recommendation, presented the following re-.
port
Your COMMITTEES has earetully considers. the
clear and frank statements OF the commander
iu-chie4 regarding the ctihculties ex sting be-
tween the posts Ia the departments nf Iouisiana
am Mississippi. The committee has also con
si6ered ali the documents submitted 70 and az
caleuts made before II ss 10 the causes leading
Ia the existing troubls n those 3epzrtrnents
partmeats OF Louisiana and AississiVui are
composed OF white comrades. TIE new raasts
from 70 l. inclusive are composed of colored
comrades The contention 10 that the latrar
POSTS are tainted with fraud in their zatia
Ine remedy suggested. separate department Of
concurrent Jurisdiction for coiorei veterans. in
wolves an amendments 70 our rules ana regul q
lions.
During that fierce struggle for the life of The
nation We stood shoulder 10 shoulder as com
rAdes tried 1t is too late 70 divide Low on the
l0E line The man who Is good enough 10
stand between the flag 6ud th0Ss who yFog,li
destroy il when the fate Of tie nation is
trem o.ing in the oaisnes Is good enough 70 be a
Col4rsds IN any department os the G1rend Army
oi the Republic. No diicrept rules nave lser,
or eveF shall be recognized by the Survivors az
the MON army and nsvy, and no Department
should be established toE any color or nation
allty.
Ths platform Of principles OF the @. A. p 1.
50 broad thai all n6norabiy discharged soldier.
sE : sailors can stand upo2 II IN tae opinion of
your committee tue fact tssi he department. Of
Lolis!Aus 2ad Mississi- e01 lets OF posts part
of y hiah s-e rounEs ses "a vs. re cam r.dzs fha
others OF c0lored enalrE5ess e To SUFFICIENT
reason ior making fa.s fs1seA change IN our
rules AT1 regulations &F - srnlty. charity
4nd loyalty saould bs 7fitassses > our deeds as
well IS our woris Tha rseoran. zdauon OF the
coEuAsoder-in-chaef IS sSs9 gF the fact that
seven o. the e0lored p0Gss q ths apartment oi
Louisiana aud Missias nPi p Eioned for
= sepArase department saaFAsiss epresentlng
part Of these posts apPeS9 asso5% se commit
tee And claimed n Al EFan4eAt hat Z vas
their understanding and thst G. any ether
colorsd conEsdes that tas wsrs petition.
ing for department. 30 10 eAsS1 = Is state Of
Louisiana the ssrae in n@ osAs tstes, ii
which department. sal eoL1rsss1H " Ia aad
black, should De equal. snSttSe1 & z en- ber-
ship, and further, tnat they s1c sn &e repre-
sents1 By them are opposed 20 tie ers-stss Of .
ssrsrsts ,tepsrfrsat Ia view OF tSe EseSs sub-
mlTted 10 your committee II ]. q sas q nion
that u would De inexpedlsnf 70 Paaes al l-itY
with the commander II eeief % oEgautEs IeE
OF provisional departments IN states T. wEiea
there are crzSnized departments
This report e signed by william arneF. Eoal
2 Rez LuclGs FSirehild, Henry P4iateK
The minority report Was presented BY g :
Decker. OF Colorado. He eCueurTed IA ne
recommendations OF the eonusndsr~ inc aisI
and rscomuencsd that tie ruies ard Fssyn4s
tioas 6s % changed - 20 authorize sns eaEz
rslsn6er-in chief 70 organize department. IN |
Department now existing, whenever satisfies
upon proper representations thai IL szAy -