Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-06
OUT FOR THE OFFICES
Many Colored Politicians Concur in
Ex-Consul Astwood's Conclusions.
NOT ENOUGH NEGROES ARE NAMED
Another Letter From Another Dis
gruntIed Co!ored Democrat.
MIR. STEWARDS OPEN LETTER


The colored democrats who have been in
this city since the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Cleveland anxiously expecting Office
have taken new courage from the letter of
ex-Consul Astwood, which was published
yesterday. They hope that 1t will bestir
Recorder Taylor and others to the work of
looking up federal pap for the boys.
The corridors Of the recorders Office were
crowded during the day with men and wo-
men who had their applications on file in
the various departments. The most promi-
nent men who have affiliated with the de-
mocracy concur in Astwoods letter, but
they did not have the courage to write
them. 1t may be truthfully said that Asst
wood IL now done with the democratic
party. One of his most intimate friends
said today that he had already prepared
letter announcing his complete withdra wal
from the democratic ranks. The letter has
been submitted to some of his most intimate
friends, end it will be given to the public
In day or two.
Mr. Astwood seems not to be the only
colored democrat who is dissatisfied with
the attitude of the administration toward
the negro T. McCants Stewart of New
York, who has been favorably mentioned
for the appointment of United States as
slstant district attorney for the Brook
lyn district, has written letter to Pres
ident Cleveland protesting against the at
utude OF the administration toward the
negro. In connection with this he has
sent to his friends here document, in the
form of an open letter, to T. Thomas For
tune. editor of the New York Age, and the
president of the Afro-American Leagne
The letter contains the following:
Hot Shot From Stewart.
ert G. Still. esq, asking me to be a men,
ber of the advisory board of the Afro
American bureau Of the democratic con-
gressional committee. 1 telegraphed him
quick as a fash: Administration has treat
ed the colored democrats niggardly. 1 can
not serve 1 have no patience with the
men who are leading the present admins
tration for its fair treatment of the COL
ored race.
1t makes me laugh to read some of these
resolutions. l wish TO speak out my pro-
test and the Still letter is the occasion of
this expression, because being a democrat
sheace under the circumstances would
make me particeps criminis. The class of
sthe coloredr- democrats who are ont for
money and offices Is the class that is laud-
ing the administration; lauding Ii for what?
why, Afro-Americans have less representa-
tfon today than at any time since Andrew
Johnson, the political traitor went out of
office. Against this fact negro democrats
should protest. / have done so in letters to
PRESIDENT Cleveland. i do so now. l have
no grievance. l have asked for no Office
for myself, except to say to the President
that. under certain contingencies / would
accept the United district attorneyship or
the assistant district attorneyship os Brook
lyn. And l have repeatedly said I'm public
and private. that these two we're the only
positions that l would accept
"Principles As Are PrinciDles,"
Il am a free trader. I caBnet therefore
be republican. unless free coinage should
become an issue and the democrats favor It
and the republicans oppose It. In that
event, or in the event that the republican
party should favor a constitutional amend
ment giving the national government con-
troll over civil rights. suffrage and mob
legislation, then I would be a republican.
But with the tarin the supreme and only
issue, then ] am a democrat.
Il have made the foregoing personal al
fusion, because I do not want my protest
weakened by the thought that am a sore
which is found in the wholesale discharge
OF colored men from the public service at
washington and in the south to make
places for white men and women who
the law.
Instead Of glorifying the administra-
ton / would like to sign a memorial TO
the President and the congressional cota-
protesting against the administration of
Secretaries Carlisle. Boke Smith and Her
bert. old bourbon Democrats in connection
with the removal Of colored Inen and wom-
en- from office. and telling them president
etcO that If they expect TO attract the
negroes TO the democratic party they must
give them square show in the public
service; they must send them abroad as
ministers and consuls without reference to
" whether the nation to which they are ac-
credited are white or black; they must do
what they can (and anything would be bet
ter than nothingD to stop mob law, the foul
blot on our boasted civilization, and to
nationalize the Declaration of Indcpend-
Gnce.
Pntting the President ON the Back.
FL admire Grover Cleveland. He has had
a hard time, and it is not SO strange, after
ALL that he is not the same Cleveland of
1Ss5-1SS9, so far as seeing that negroes
have a square show in the public service
But the Pres lent mas two years more in
cfiice, and he can do much in that time TO
restore the race to such representation
to the public service as 1t had when Doug
lass was in Hayu, Bruce recorder of deeds
Lynch auditor of the treasury, Townsend
register of the land office, Quincy, Lee and
Doney collectors of customs. Well Ii
makes my heart ache to think of what We
had, and to know that We only now hold
one of the FOREGOING places under the pres
ent administration. Would to heaven that
the President would so something, and that
right early, to rebuke Bourbon democracy
which Is crowdinS colored men out of Office
at Washington and throughout the south
1 hate to see these things. because l ad-
mire the President, but l shall tell him the
truth, and not be among those who bend
the hinges Of the knee that thrift may fol-
low fawning."
No More Letters to lie Advertised.
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