The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18
Cleveland,s victims.

Yesterday I made the acquaintance Of an
other one Of President Cievelands victims,
writes Pension Agent Dusenberry in Texas
Siftings. He is colored clergyman from
Texas. He came into my once and begged
for money to get ont Of town. 1 told my col
Ored brother that II harrison had been re-
elected 1 could have fixed him up with a
pension while he waited. but the PIE sent com
missioner knows not Dusenberry. or rather he
knows too much about Dusenberry, which Is
worse.
Huh" said nv visitor, IF Harrison had
been 'lected L wOuidn hab ter ask nos ody ter
help me. d help myself wild bofe hands. 1 Sc
one OF desc loyal niggah postmast5rs what S
done had his head chopped OF.
he then went on to tell me that his name
was Rev. AIelchistdek Clack, late postmaster
OF Llckskillet, Tex; that he was one of the
IA southern pOstmaSters who were delegates
10 the Minneapolis convention, that voted
SOLD against Blaine. Yet. IN spite or all this,
the present Postmaster General, Bissel. had
investigated MelphlsiGeks accounts. Ihls
was an indignity Wanamaker had never
heaped upon him, so he resigned and left
Texas suddenly on a borrowed horse.
How much was the shortage your bonds
men had to make good MelchisidelS:'
Hit was right peart ermount. but |
dldn get hardly any OBJ it, replied Mel
chlsldek, and he went on to tell me how,
v h n Harrison made his southern tour, the
party halted at Lckskillet, aud as no self
respecting white people would show him any
social attention it devolved on postmaster
selchisldek and the other Federal officials to
put up the money to hire a rass band, etc,
to give Harrison spontaneous ovation.
y our republican friends seem to have
bled you quite literally. l remarked.
Dat WASH all, Mistah Dusenberry. Durin'
de campaign 1 had ter tamper wild de mails
some noah. Glneral Wanamaker sent me a
suceuar dat had ter subscribe ter de relief
fund for de starving publican editors of New
York, who was threatenin ter become luke
warm If deg wasn't CREASED said Melchisi-
dek.
As we pension agents we're also bled for this
fund d like to know how. much Doodle the
EDITORS OF the Tribune, Press, Advertiser,
Mail and Express and Recorder got to advO-
cate the superior honesty of the republican
party. believe III write and ask them.
But what are you doing here in Washing
TOM asked.
,Mistah Dusenberry." said Parson Mel
chtsidek impressively, I is one of de most
inhuentaliSt niggah in de souf', bekase, like
Wanamaker, l is a religious coon. is pow
erful exhorter, an last yeah when l stumped
lnpanny for Harrison, ltwould had done yer
good to hear me tare de hide off Tammany
Han for stealth. Huh, how 1 scored de dem,
ocrats for fraud and corrupshunisml"
1t is no use for you TO make out you love
the President now. You should have Topped
last year
But de President doesn't know muffin
ABOUT how chawed his ear in Injianny las
year"
But he will know it as soon as you apply
for anything. Dan Lamont keeps an indeXed
scrap book with the records of all of us re-
pubIcans, and he reads it out loud to the
President whenever we ask for anything"
I am IN hole, sure enuff. I can't go back
to Texas, bekaSe my bondsmen are looking
for me wild shotguns. can't stay in Wash
lngtOn, bekase l Sc so hungry dat could cal
de cracker off buggy whip, and I can t raise
ernuff ter git outer town"
felt so sorry for poor Melchisidelz 1 gen.
erously gave him counterfeit two dollar
bill, and the grateful creature wanted to hug
me, but repulsed him. Ever since the Min
neapolls convention, when it cost me a SIP;
gold watch to hug colored statesman. I've
drawn the line at hugging After Melchisi
dek was gone l hunted high and low for my
new green silk umbrella, worth at least three
dollars, but the id Niger had swum of
with IT, which is another disaster for which
Cleveland and the democracy is to blame.