The Washington bee., 1897-02-20
WHAT | SAW AND HEARD.

The Fourth of March will bring
d numb,r of OH applicants l.,
town next month kv'ry man,
more or |, IS, will be office hunting
Major Mckinley will have more
,rouhle settling the Recor ier-hip
of Deeds tn IN any other Office.
Up to date l find $50 applicants.
Ey. ry State in the Union has from
to 5 candidates The District of
Columbis is making "a quier hunt,
with but one or two exceptions.
Col. Truesdell .oesn't seem to
be very much bo hered over the
District Commissinnership.
He is taking things quietly and
phlIosophicaliy. Col. John ".
Douglass speaks in the highest
terms of Col. Truesdell. Col
Douglass thinks he is . smart and
active Commissioner.
don't think white mun will
be appointed Recorder of Deeds.
remarked MIR. l.. NJ. Saunders a
few d vs. ago "You see, said
| he, that the offic has been held
By he co!ored people under several
administrations. even MIR. Cleve-
land didn't take it away fr"m
them," and IL am of the opinion
| that it would kick up a great howl
if Pres,dent-elect NJ Kinley should
take it away from them
/ have been convinced that there
is but little differenc if ary be
tween white q d colored people.
The only exc p'ion l find Is, that ii
white man will combine against the
culore. man if it is to his interest.
On the other hand the cnlored man
viii betray his colored brother for
white man
Not since the foundation of the
Government has any of our United
States District Attorneys had tn
liberalty to appoint colored man
IN Office.
There is Q disposition on the
part of some of our white fellow
c.tizeus to see a colortd d judge ap-
pointed Judge in the Police Court
t, succeed Judge Ri bali. There
is no reason that Can be set forth
we should not have a colored
Judge. l have never questioned
Judge Kimball's homes Y Of pur-
pose. know he is Conscientious
man and desires 10 be fair. | must
SAY ne knows how t. address our
color, d ladies when they cnme be-
| fore him to testify. Out Of the
two bai,iffs in his court, both are
white, ami yet two-thirds of the
Cases tried in tina; branch Of the
court ere colOrtd pe"p.e
1t is not Presumed that Judge
| Kim ball is col prelude, but J
am If the opin on, that it Was
al over sight wnen he made the ap
continents. His trea ment Of the
colured attorneys is fair, but |
know he has become disgusted
more tnan once at srme Of them,
who run to him with tales u out
their fellow a-soci. ties While !
have ALWAYS had the highest respect
for him, d h,v" now, d not
desir ng TO detract anything frsm
| hum, am in favor of the app ant
ment OF a colored Judge of that
court.
I have alwsys entertained the
gre test respect and consideration"
for the Prosecuting Atror ey tor
the lower branch of the + lIc''
Court, Mr. j mes l. Pngh. He is
n Southern democrat. it is true,
but he is not the man +" prosecute
cas- A.. if lie c.nscieLti"usly believes
TIA there is no case against the
defendant. Mr Pngh has lie re-
srect and cor fIence at the bes
members of the bar and the citizens
{ Washington
There should be q law to make
persons who bring in suits against
4 person that properly belong to
| the civil courts to pay the cost OF
the court.
There is quiet hunt in the in
terrst of Mr. Edward b. Hay for
D..trirt Commissioner. Mr.. hay
is 6ne grntl man and would nc
doubt MAKE fine officer.
I CYRUS.