The Colored citizen., 1894-11-05
CUSHINGBERRY.
he TRIED TO WORK HELENA FOR 5000.
Wants Doodle from Both Helena and
Anaconda.

The Rev. Charles Cushingberry, of
Butte. has won an unenviable repu-
tation in the present capital contest,
and it is not to be wondered at that
Bishop Handy has removed him from
this state and transferred him to the
Maryland conference. Rev. Cushing
berry is not one sided man by any
means, neither is he incapable of
handling both sides of a case at one
and the same time. In the early part
of September last he was an ardent
supporter of Helena for the capital,
and to emphasize his loyalty thereto,
addressed letter to the COLORED
CITIZEN embodying his views on the
subject and winding up by saying:
"You shall have my hearty CO.
operation. say Helena for the capt.
tai" However, about the middle of
September, or therea bouts, he eXpe-
rienced a change of heart, sentiment
and so on, and addressed himself again
to the public in letter to the
Standard, declaring for Anaconda
for the capital, and winding up by
saying in reference to his prior sup
port of Helena: ''And had nothing
occurred since to change my views,
| would still hold to the same Had
the Rev. Cushingberry stopped right
here and looked zcalously after the
interests of his second Anaconda)
love HIS friends possibly would have
been able to reconcile his change of
front with an earnest endeavor on his
part to fulfill the duties of a Christian
gentleman halted between two opin-
ions. But did he do so? With his
conscience pricking him as he tossed
on his lonely couch night after night,
he bethough a Samaritan act and
decided to draw to his hand and divide
the rake-Off with his first love, Helena.
At first he hesitated; but had ne not
a christian duty to perform! Were
not evil men conjuring up. writing
and stacking sky.high naughty letters
about Helena and her good reputa-
tionp How could he as guardian
angel over the welfare of people
permit such wrongs to be consumma
tedg No! He would do his duty
though Anaconda lose the capital !!
Thus goaded by conscience and i'm
PEELED by stern duty, the Rev. Cush-
ingberry penned to a Helena friend
the following letter:
CUsHINGBERRY's LETTER. ASKING
| FOR 5000. -, !
BUTTE, Sept. 26, 1894.
Dear Sir,-I learn through Mr.. -
that you wish to communicate with
me in regard to some letters that are
to be published in the Standard con-
cerning the treatment and discrimi-
nation against the colored people of
Helena. Now, as am in position
to know that these letters will not
only influence the people of Butte
against Helena, but will have de-
cided bearing on the outside towns, as
I am personally acquainted with the
parties that are gathering up all the
statistics with reference to this
matter of discrimination, ETC., say
to you confidentially that it can be
suppressed or stopped with little
money to do it. | will assure you
that through Mr.. - and myself we
will have them stopped, as Mr.. -
seems to be working hard for Helena
and he has got hard pull here.
Now, it may take 5000 and it may
take more. Please answer at once,
as | know that one of these letters
will be published this week by a
learned colored man of our race.
Yours very respectfully,
Rev. CHARLES CUsHINGBERRY,
PIT Mercury st.
The above letter, carefully penned,
securely sealed and safely mailed, the
Rev. Cushingberry patiently awaited
the coming of his 1900 retainer from
his Helena clients, all the while
chuckling over the snap of being feed
by both sides of the capital case.
But the letter he looked
for never came. His hopes
had been blasted. Revenged he would
bel So his ingenious brain was again
set to work, and he himself, with his
own facile pen, would daub Helena Sc
smuttv that the people of the state
would turn away in disgust. But alas.
in his eagerness, he overdid the thing
and draws on "hearsays" that are
supposed to have existed or occurred
nearly thirty years ago, or didn't ex'
ist at all. The following is his kick
back as it appeared in the Anaconda
Standard of October 2S last, and /:
well worth perusal:
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