The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-22
NO FAVOR SHOWN THE NEGRO.
EDITOR FORTUNE ATTACKS THE
ADMINISTRATION.

hudson Lyons Returns Good For Evil
nv Defending the administration
md Postmaster General-Hc De-
mics That Mr. Gary Has Informed
Him That He Can Not Have the Au-
ruSta Postmastership on Account
of His Color.
Washington. July 21.-Judson Lyons IS
engaged in a newspaper controversy with
7. Thomas Fortune, the colored editor OF
the New York Age, over the attitude OF
the present administration toward colored
republicans. Editor Fortune in long ar
ticle in his paper. proceeds TO verify the
statements recently made in these dis
patches showing that this administration
has done practically nothing for the col
ored republican politician.
Judson Lyons is out in a statement to-
day, in which he denies that he was
''turned down" by Postmaster General
Gary on account Of his color as was stat
ed by Editor Fortune in an address at the
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church
on Monday evening. Editor Fortune in
the course of his remarks, spoke of Judson
LYONS as an Original administration
man" turned down by this man Geferring
TO Postmaster General Cary, who said he
could not appoint him on account of his
color"
Judson Lyons says: "If this correctly
represents the speaker, he was both pre-
mature and unjust. The Postmaster Cen
eral has never referred to by color in my
presence in discussing my application for
postmaster at Augusta, nor has he ever
told me he will oppose my appointment,
or that / could not be appointed. If turn
ed down means unsuccessful, defeat re-
lection, lack many miles before reaching
that stage in my journey. / am convinced
that the administration does not and will
not countenance objections to Americans
based on color. / regret that my friend
should have said anything uncompliment-
airy about any portion of the people Of
my home city. 1t is true that some of
them oppose me for the Office that ] have
applied for. But for that position
has never descended to the preferring of
bottomless accusations against me. l can
understand their opposition. 1t is the
outgrowth of past environment and educa-
ton, but they know me and respect me as
a man, and while I regret the opposition
OF some or lnem L understand now 10 ap-
preciate it,"
Editor Fortune gives a long list of prom
inent colored men who worked for Presi-
dent McKinley's nomination and election,
who have thus far been ignored in the dis
tribution of the federal patronage, and
concludes his article with this statement:
1T is not only in the matter of the offices
that we do not get that we are dissatis-
fed. We are Disseminated against in ev-
cry way. The tariff is against us utterly.
What chance has any colored man to
obtain work through any of the trusts
which have been loaded down with favors
by this tariff?
How much does the tariff help the col
ored man in the south?
NOW all this means that the race is
disconnected, from the ground up. There
is not a colored republican in the whole
United States who is not disconnected with
MIR. Mckinley and his administration This
discomfort will be felt in the future 1t
will have its influence in the party. We
are going to kick and kick hard and per-
sistently. The republicans are to know
before the next campaign just what atti-
tude we are in. There may be no general
disaffection from the republican ranks,
and there may be-"