The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-05
HE NEGROES AND HE FAIR.
The Horoscope Of Hoar az Drawn in
Washington.
Tor me llncs.l
Ata meetng Of the Harrison and Norton


AT meeting Of the Harrison and Morton
Colored League Monday night it was
"Resolyed. That il the Federal Elections
bill is not passed Efforts shall be made to
have meetings held throughout the country
ana request the cO,0red people not 20 take
any part i'm the Worlds Far, and that
everything shall be done go prevent the co..
0red people from attending The falrOr be-
ing in any way represented.-M ashln-ton
Post, February 30.
N.et il be- noted that this meeting was held
IN the night time OF grounding day, and
sthat the resolution Is in pigeon Ensllsh.)
II there be any lingering doubt in the
minds of the fearful as 10 the death anu
burial and the sealing Of the tomb Of thu
Force biz, surely it ought 10 he dispelled
and dissolved hy this act and resolution at
the Candlemas meeting. IL is, indeed, a.
the touch OF grace and The benedlctlOn, ana
the mOurners have departed from the grave
and ''lefl not a track behind
VINO will not say that As il is the Amen
of the Force bill so also is it the invocation
and quicken.ng and the new birth OF the
FAIR; idirer in is prospects, ana promises
more than enthusiasm had ever dared 10
h0peY
Il has been curious evolution in Federal
against the Force bill. and. now that the
Fair has WON'T seems stranger still that tn
victory is little "oil col ur," so 10 speak ;
And vet a cOnsummatiOn y0uty 10 be
wished has been achieved Tor AT least threat
ened) that leaves the situation quite Colour
lie rose even though the odOurs Of DO
quet may not abound as was expected
and feared.
We believe that the prophetic soul OF
Frisbie ll0ar has been plotting ard PLAN
ming lthis lame and impOtent conclusion
(ior the colored brOther) from the beginning
Employing both salem wltchcralt ana
BOslOne.e strategy TO have the name Of
Columbus illustrate the old poets noble
c0uplet:
"Ouly she actions OF the past
smell sweet and bl0- som IN the just
a result that could only be attained by some
such seli-impOsed hari-kari as this on the
part oil the cOlOrcd brother and his sisters.
..sweets TO the sweet" said Denmark
Queen. Fairs for the fair" saith Frisbie.
Hail. Thane Of Boston and OF salem. You
have Duilded wiser than We knew.
Will We reyiled YOU for attacking the
very f. OF the States, you were, as chair
man Of the COMMITTEES on Ulfactories, de-
voting yourself with patriotic impulse and
purpose 20 the good name and fame Of the
Nation. We saw through a glass darby,
but now all il far. THAT strain again.
Ike the sweet South that breathes upon a
bank OF ylOlets, stealing and giving OdOr.v
Alas, that we have 10 mOdernize all this.
and yulsarize Shakespeare's sweet senti-
ment in'o the slang Of the day; which being
interpreted. is "the niger In the wOodpile'
but not at the Fair.
IL il as II the clOseted skeletons OF all the
generations had met in council and resolved
u emigTate forever aud shake their bony
ing ers at Us no more. As IL the serpents
had missed "A compact never 10 enter another
paradise. AS il Pandora had boxed her
Ills again and sealed the lid with Hermes'
matchless skill.
We wouldn't have believed il OF you, Fris-
bic, and yet II is true.
Force bill, Fair, Freedmen, these three;
let US add Frisbie, If only for .'apt allitera-
TONS artful add
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 4, 1891.