The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-18
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| which has gone the long route to the class
and returned TO me promises something
AS TO the quantity and strength of the
! black element of the party, which has
lately risen to the ascendancy here In the
legislative system. 1t will be particularly
| interesting and instructive to the large
element of negro republicans in the South
TO know just what estimate is placed upon
| their services by the party in its new
hour Of triumph. Along with all of the
ether mass of aspiring public servants
witch witnessed the late eclipse of con
gressional democracy. the consequent bril-
| liancy of republican consultations and the
ACCOMMODATING ascendancy Of Venus Reed,
| the colored republican YVES particularly
noticeable. Long serving these gods ana
long used 10 the idea that service With
out reward was a thing OF the past ne
vas particularly unhappy after the cleo
ton OF 1899, when there was nothing of
republican office holding left for him to
| hope for.
There was reason for his hungry hope
fulness at the opening of this session. Re
cause Of recent Southern Victories, Witch
he attributed to himself. he was particu-
| larry hopeful. But SO far he is still
lonely and repining and not only is he
/ which he expected The negro candidate
! for chaplain Of the house, the negro cau-
didate for postmaster ana the hundreds
| of negro candidates for all kinds of minor
positions, from committee clcrkships to
messengers. have been crowded out by
white office-seekers PERHAPS t IS this
! very latest growth of strength IN the
! south which has inaugurated disregard
! Of the colorcd man. Party leaders -cpm
10 believe that the time has come when
( the south can he mad republican through
Z { L.
! ne, no one VIII be more delighted than
/ The Northern republican. He has long ago
! round out that he ana not have half of the
/ honest affection for the negro felt Wv the
| negroes old-umo masters aud as soon ms
/ po@lucal cNDedioncy permits he will not
hesitate to 30 TO the fullest extent of long
nurtured revulsion.
No one from the South received much
notice at the hands Of the organizers Of
tine now house bat wherever sui stautial
| 'cnrouraEement' was riven, # has been
| eiNrp invariably to white men 1t took
The black men some time 10 understand
the situation. Among thcm both those
VINO live here AMI the thrcngs OF visitors.
there was unrcstraincd rejoicing whom the
republicans took charge Of tho new house.
Speeches were made in their churcn,s and
meetings. at which it IVES said that the
black mans friend was again IN power.
ana mat the black man would again take
i+t" ~, spur ~ EoNernWtnthI
the poor denied ones prepared a great
- o '{.l,, "t 'I.'' measer means FER IT,
"a tior 49,, ~, ~, ~ w nv
/ 70 every member nni one of tho largest
f',e d" rhhNi We urea lg1 sPIoH1nS Pc
about IV,,ebinrtr, ,,g,,. az 'N' Co, NS
r.ri w - IN "plh'u ioI GAYS Pre-
Is 't VI 'iI,l cuh"INal.n Helcaci"S
Was n o,5pnit1e,t arc VA ~, Ia, "i{inlu"l
0t, ,,ihlllp''Nl one anG me nan vas
~. - -, =, '''fi Nv p, ~, Ni' 'til NNt
XII baJ ,',ii IA '' n,,, iul l"M ill,noa'
Not a conercssrran ,ame rho iocai w.,
pcrs. telling the story. said that ir even
" i tL XXX. q, WnuIi nave hoen nero.
feas, v.4s sitop ayrav ma te Wy .,rclao,,, i,,,
came TO q pitiml eni because there vas
no one TO receive
The ranublicare ga,.o o,o,ho. ,,.n,,,,
ton of how they cer carr,. ,,,4 w.
pramma of idleress So far ,ox,a,..,o,,
4, ,,,,,...,.,,,., -, 90, ''On
~ concerned, ana be particularly active
in discussing public questions from a
partisan standpoint in the bouse Tho
seselo, vos n-,,,,i,.,i',. ,.,i
'N was Pl"c'i'iliF hrlp 10 permit
Representative Grow of PENNSYLVANIA to
make IL speech criticlslng tho presidents
messare and tho dcr,o..,.ti. ,,,,ff ole.
ana ,SEr,, Wy " IN.l"'H t".H Ip'lcN'
al ionrn NJ ~ H'.,r WIS me mousse
thS new ,ro NH ri9% Was hsi9ued to ny
o on aiao.,. because they have not become
lments Of the nrotectionista ne tbe al dlEar
members, but the latter paid little heed
10 Az Grows remarks, Ills speech was
the o1nosition Of thn Us, uc lu1lcdted
retirement of the greenbacks' and also
because ne Attempted to show that in
Of he Wat;nrs5 priosauening Of the basis
dent had entirely cbsneSd The cue s,t,t,,1Io
he assumed year ago respecting state
o"hNS'
! Atlantic, -. -
NtuNlt'oh mas already neen called 10 the
evidences in the presidents message that
| he refrained from rene,.irr hi -
nord,ttors 80 ~ -. Us ''' 'ecoH'-
| w. vi ltst year win regret lie
mad however learned through experience
| that the repoal Of tho star, I.,,,I- .. 49,
tba astoiits,,,,,.., ''" '"N eau
.'', '''e'i' u' ne'ter banking
system could not be expected from this
congress. and therefore made ~. All.
recommendation. ,,.t, we "'ilN
! nrnhnhIa ti ionS wien u seemed AT all
| nonsjdn, n NpuuNCsul majority would
clarnd nr,,tr, Prvsiuen'' however, de
! ll>t ,'N'''d'iS tHdl tue loss TO the
pproobbiit,,V3lV le VGunIry' occasioned by the
MOI been compeusat.d So h' 10 issue, ha1
| banking system, and therefore urea lbat
the les'ric'lons upqn the National banks
maV nerTor,1 1bn S'd IN order ihat they