The Washington bee., 1896-12-05
race would be honored by the appoint
ment of one of our representative men
to the cabinet.

race WOuIQ De nOnOIeQ by the dppOlit-
ment of one of our representative men
to the cabinet.
/ (From the New York Tribune.
The suggestion made by The Wash
ington Post that a cabinet office be
given to Prof Washington. ex-senator
| Bruce or some representative colored
| republican is naturallyindorsed by the
| Negro newspapers, though The Age
views the source of the suggestion
with some suspicion. Just why The
Post should champion the cause OF the
Afro Americans in this matter, when IT
! has taken such infinite pleasure IN
hamperlng them in others, is not clear
to The Age, but, assuming the propo-
sition to be made in good faith, 1t pro-
| ceeds to discuss it with emphatic ap-
probation. Either Bruce or Washing
ton, it holds, would make an accePta-
BIZ cabinet officer The time faS
long been ripe" it continues, for
such radical departure on the part OF
the republican party 1t came into ex-
! istence as the party OF freedom 1t
prosecuted the war as the party OF tree
dom and the preservation OF the Union
of the States, and was ably assisted IN
its purposes by gallant Afro American
soldiers, none of whom eve reached
the rank of captain because OF race
prejudice, which conforms TO neither
rhyme cor reason; since the war these
men have supported the republican
party for twenty-eight years, and the
highest position accorded them by
presidential appointment at home has
been Register of the Treasury, and
abroad Minister Resident and Consul
General 10 Hayti-despite the fact that
they have cast quite million votes Tor
republican candidates in seven presi-
dental elections
(From Dayton, Ohio, Daily Times)
The republican party has owed
MI ch to the loyal and unselfiSh devo-
ton of the Colored race III times gone
by, but never SO much a5 IN the cam
paign which it has just conducted to
triumphant conclusion. AT every stage
of his personal fight, Mr.. Mckinley
has been indebted to the Negro 1t
seems to us that at least one cabinet
position should be gi en- to the race.
We might name such men as Hon. B.
K. Bruce and Prof Booker T. Wash
inyton. MIR. Bruce has been a senator
of the United States and 1t may be
truly said of him that in that capacity
he won the respect and esteem of all
his colleagues and served his country
with distinction.
(The Mobile Weekly Press.)
The two most favorably mentioned .
are Booker T. Washington and B. K.
Bruce. The proper man entitled to
that honor by his ripe experience as a
man emlnently qualltled
for the position. One in which the en-
tire race would be honored is B. K.
Bruce. He has fought most valiantly
He is capable, he is honest, he is true.
Let McKinleJ appoint Bruce. Let the
entire people center on Bruce. Let
the Negro press of this country
support Bru' e, and we think
that there will be but little doubt of
MS appointment. Let us cease on
Let him continue his
great work as he will. Let us indorse
a support the truly great political
eader, ex-senator B. X Bruce.
From the Savannah Tribune.)
Should President-elect Mckinley in
his wisdom and sense Of justice, in
WHICH VIC idNC NOA-
fidence, deem it one of the necessities
of the times to place representative
of our people in his cabinet, there is
no colored man in the United States
t lat would so aptly and more ably fill
t te requirements than Hon. B. K.
Br ice who has made an envia BILE record
as United States Senator, Register of
the Treasury and Recorder of Deeds
at Washington, and one of which the
colored American may feel proud.
MIR. Bruce besides possessing all the
ability requisite for the position is dig
ni6ed and courteous which ar: also
necessary for a cabinet office, and he
v ould certainly reflect credit TO any
administration that he may be called
upon to become part OF.
From the Jacksonville, Fla, Advocate.)
In an editorial the Washington
Post on the 9TH inst. presented the
plea of the Negro in a way that can
not fail to claim the active attention of
the president-etect, and every real
leader of the republican party, and the
liberal element of the whole Ameri-
can people irrespective of parties.
We reproduce the editorial of The
Post for the benefit of the readers of
the Advocate, knowing that we do a
good service to all concerned by SO
doing, and urge all to read it carefully
and watch the trend of events,