The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-05
A NEGRO NEwsDoY's cAnEEn.
Now Trying to Establish Paper OF
His own

MS ONNns
C. II. ]. Taylor. editor Of the Appeal
published in Atlanta, is in the city He is
here to get subscribers for his paper. He
is oolored man, who. for many reasons,
deserves the support and encoura cement
MOI only OF the leaders and best thinkers
Of his own race. but OF the white people
also, Il Will be remembered that this man
has the distinction Of being very popular
with the Southern white people For
more than twenty years he has been busy
trying to have his people see that their
best interests are in CultiVating friendly
relations with the white people of the
South, among whom most Of them live.
Until recent years, on account of his poll
tics, he mas not had much weight with
them. In 1895 he received great aid by the
stand taken by Booker T. Washington in
his great speech, delivered at the opening
of the Atlanta exposition. Mr. Cleveland
named c. Il. j. Taylor oftener for posi-
tons than one President in the country
ever named negro, and this was APP
proved by all the white Southern leaders,
for Taylor, during his whole career, has
been consistent and uniform in preaching
che doctrine of peace. He is the only ne
gro in the world that ever resigned posi-
A4Oi pay AilS AosOlu "A year. Inns WAS the
position of United States minister 10 Lii
IBERIA, to which MIR. Cleveland appointed
him during his first term. Rather than
stay in Liberia and have his people mis-
understand his position with reference 60
that country and the Democratic party,
| ne returned to America and gave up the
office. He is the only negro ever elected
| by Democrats 10 a national convention 10y
the largest vote cast in the
| tao A.
| land named him for envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to Bolivia
| South America. The first instance IN
| America, and the only one, where a negro
was named as envoy extraordinary. etc, e
| the white government. The Senate of the
United States adjourned before this ap'
| pointment was reached for confirmation
Mr.. Cleveland then named him for recor
| der of deeds for the District of Columbia
| This is the most honorable and best pay
! ing position ever held by a negro in tho
history of the government. This position
used to be one that payed nearly $4,000
| a year, over and above the running ex
penses, the incumbent being paid in fees
| When Mr.. Mckinley came into Office
Taylor resigned. Since his resignation h,
has been in Atlanta, where he is publish
| ing a newspaper from a building which III
has erected in that city. He has letters
country, including Cleveland, Bryan, Sen
ator Jones, eX-Gov Atkinson, the presen
| Gov. Gambler and State Chairman duBig
non, and unlike In former days he Is nov
| popular with all the bishops. leading
preachers, teachers and foremost people o
his own race. Yesterday he was prevail
ed upon to deliver an address TO the Betl
Eden Baptist Sunday school and to thu
young men and women of his race thu
meet an song service every Sunday after
noon in the Colored Congregations
Church in this city. He was a newsbol
for the Morning News years ago, and
very good one he Is reported to have been
He mas made a success Of his life and &
entitled to encouragement. He is dulnl
much good and ought not TO have TO asl
twice for the kind of assistance he desires
He is a colored man of tact discretion
and judgment and should be given an op
portunity to WELD influence with his rae
in the communities he visits.