Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-09
HE IS DISGRUNTLED.
Editor Ross on Mr.. Cleveland's
Treatment of Colored Men.
he WANTED TO BE A CONSUL.
The President Will Reappoint Both
Taylor and Astwood,
DESPITE THE SEN ATE'S ACTION

Mr.. James A. Ross. editor of the Free
man, a colored man. who has been in this
city for several months. awaiting substan-
tial recognition in the shape of consulate
for campaign services to the democrats in
1892, has gone home at last, very much dis
gruntled at the treatment of the "colored
man and brother at the hands of the ad-
ministration. He says his race has been
Disseminated against In the interest of
dudes like Van Allen and Roosevelt" and
instances the case of Mr.. Smythe. a white
man and the editor of a Virginia newspaper.
appointed minister to Haiti, and the case of
Mr.. Mead of Connecticut. appointed consul
to San Domingo, places held heretofore by
colored men. He intimates that the nomi-
nation Of a colored man as minister to Bo-
ivia and OF another one as consul to Calais
was not in good faith.
Mr.. Astwood's Opinion.
This opinion is shared by Mr.. Astwood.
the colored man who was rejected by the
Senate for consul at Calais. He believes. so
1t Is said. that he would have been con-
hrmed IL he had been nominated to an
office heretofore filed by a colored man.
A well-known colored democrat expresses
his views on the subject as follows:
Two colored men were nominated for
offices for which 1t was pretty well known
they would not be confirmed. In this way
the administration gets the credit Of recog-
niZing colored men. while we fail to get
the offices. The only colored man who has
succeeded in this way is the one who was
appointed consul at Santos, Brazil He was
from Alabama and his influence came from
Mr.. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy. The
various departments have discharged hun
dreds Of colored men holding Office. / shall
go home and will never help the democratic
party again"
Both VIII he Reappointed.
1t is said on good authority that the Pres
ident proposes to insist on the appointment
of Mr.. Taylor as minister to Bolivia and of
MIR. Astwood as consul at Calais. regard
less of the fact that the Senate did not
confirm the nomination of the former and
rejected that of MIR. Astwood 1t is said
that they will both be commissioned during
the recess of Congress to serve until the
end OF the next session. Such action, es-
pecially in the case of Mr.. Astwood, will
undoubtedly excite considerable comment
There are a number OF precedents for it,
however, the most notable. probably, being
the action of President Cleveland during his
hrst administration in the appoin tment Of
Mr.. j. G Matthews. a colOred democrat of
New York, as recorder of deeds for the Dis
trict- after his nomination to that office had
been rejected by the Senate. Mr. Matthews
was nominated March 4, 1856 and his NOM
1nation was rejected July 81, 1886. He held
ONCE during the recess of Congress and was
again nominated December 21. 1856, and
again rejected January rs. 1857. after which,
VIZ, February S. 1851, Mr. James NJ Trotter
OF massachusetts, was nominated as record
er. He was confirmed
The President undoubtedly has the right
TO make such appointments during the re-
cess OF Congress. but the exercise of this
right In the case of persons repudiated by
the Senate Is only resorted to in extreme
cases and then only as a matter Of prin-