The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-07-25
WASHINGTON.
The City Of Magnificent Distances
With the Light Turned On.
Our Capitol City With its Multitude o.
Important Matters CulIed for ouy
Intelligent Readers-C. A. J's
Budget of News.
APPEAL BUREAU,
No. SIT TENTH STREET, n. w.,
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 81, 1891.

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Although the weather here is quite
warm, politics is none the less raging.
Just now the question under discussion
is whether Ohio, Indiana and illinois,
Colored votes are going to be cast with
the Republican party. Messrs Bruce,
Lynch and others who have hitherto
been considered as sponsors of the Col
ored people are being severely criticized
here for their presumed interference
with the Colored people of the Northern
states and to this account partly, some
say that the recent uprising in Ohio and
Indiana are due. AS far as President
Harrison is concerned these emissaries
act without instruction. It is their own
oficiousness that causes them to speak
for eight millions Of people, and if the
administration had known of their little
personal influence before their appoint
ment, they would not now be the ones
so favored This is the sentiment as ex-
pressed by Northern Colored men here.
As to Ohio 1 am Informed that Stale
politics and State patronage are chief
causes of complaint. Walter S. Thomas
a protege of Senator Sherman talks very
freely on this subject. In reply to
query concerning Ohio politics he says:
''There are $1,000 Colored voters in
Ohio and these will stay at home this
fall on election day unless radical
changes are made and promises of polit-
ical preferment are reduced to writing.
The Co1ored people are tired of being
used as tools only. They cast eleven
per cent of the Republican vote and for
this only get one clerkship in the State
House. AS far as Mr.. Bruce is concern
ed, if he or any outsider is concerned,
the State can get along without them;
and if they are called in to adjust our
difficulties the Republicans will feel the
consequences" I did little investi-
eating and found that there are liz cler-
ical and laborers appointments in the
State. OF this number only
two are - Co]ored, one being
Mr.. Chas. Cotterill, in the Sc ~. of the
States Office and the other Mr.. Herbert
Clark in the Adjt. Generals office Mr..
Clarke being Democrat. I also found
that in the Auditors, Treasurer's Atty.
Generals and the various other depart
ments no Colored man has ever been
employed. These conditions are what
cause trouble. In Cincinnati and the
large cities very few positions are
held by Colored men and these
in most instances are mental in char
acter. There is 4 general revulsion
of feeling going on and here especially
is it most talked Of. The feeling against
our hitherto self constituted leaders is
growing every day and only new deal
in the. political cards will satisfy our peo-
pie. -
Mr.. Henry E. Baker has just returned
from his summer vacation very much
improved in appearance and feeling.
Prof. J. G. Price spoke at the Metro
politan church Friday night in the in
terest of the Industrial Exposition which
will be held at Rahleigb, N. c., during
Oct. aud Nov. this year.
Mr.. f. f. Smith, ex-miniater to Ii
IBERIA was in the city last week sccom-
panied by Congressman Cheathan.
They called on the President at Cape
May concerning the Liberian missions.
From reports it seems the President
favors Western or Northern man.
a~ a ,s4s G. A. JOHNSON