The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-26
RECKLESS APPEAL
TO NEGRO VOTERS
The Union Republican League Deals
Largely in VituperatiOn,
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
The Commission viii Establish an Ell
igibIe Register for Fat Job-Io
Extend the Semi-Annual Exam-
ination of National Banks.

WASHINGTON, oct. 25.-SpeclaL-An
appeal to negro voters. characteristic OF
the Republican party. has just been Is
sued by the Union Republican League.
No aliusion TO the tariff, and the merest
reference to sound money are made A
long list Of alleged wrongs is given. In
addition to this many virtues and good
deeds are assumed on behalf Of the Re-
publican party.
In the first place the charges OF mis-
management and incompetency in the
conduct Of tire war is called "a general
imputation against the army and navy"
and ii is MADE 10 appear that the negroes
are made to snare the blame. All the
'conlumely and misrepresentation is
charged 10 the leaders of the Demo-
cratic party
THE Republican party" the address
says has displayed friendship for the
coiored citizen hy voting millions tor his
education
At the governmental Bureau OF Educa-
ton I'm this city / was informed that no
statistics were obtainable to show the
proportionate amount OF money expended
in the South for the education Of whites
and negroes. Neither can the percentage
Of the cost Of the education Of their chill
dren paid by negroes be ascertained.
COST TO THE SOUTH
a report from the Bureau on the "Edu-
cation OF the ColOrcd Race for the year
just closed, says for the year 1867 the
total expenditure for the public schools
Of the sixteen Southern States and the
District Of Columbia was $3l1H,S0l The
report says further:
The cost OF the schools for the coored
race cannot be accurately stated but a
fair estimate would place the cost OF the
coiored schools at about S65l5.0lO This
Is something over twenty per cent. or the
aggregate expenditure for the southern
States. while the average attendance OF
colored children was about twenty-siX per
cent Of the entire average attendance Of
white and colored pupils
This would indicate that notwithstand-
ing the enormous difference between tax
es paid by whites and negroes. negro
children are receiving but little less In
the way of appropriations for education
than tho white children Nor do these
figures include benefits from the Slater
and other similar educational funds. The
figures given here are taken from reports
showing money raised by State. county
and district taxation. Continuing the
report says:
Since 1870 the amount OF money ex-
pended for public schools I'm the South
has reached S51L922.2JN IL is believed
that about 500 o0000O Of this sum must
have been expended for the education of
the colored children
THEIR SCHOOLS.
Further on this document says there are
rs schools in the United States Cor rhe
secondary and higher education OF color.
ed youth. exclusively Cue i'm Illinois.
one I'm New Jersey. two in Indiln.. tro
in Ohio three in Pennsylvania and 100
I'm the South Nine schools failed no zee
port.
All Of the facts briefly outlined above
are taken from report just issued from
one OF The branches of ths Republican
administration.
In the next TO the last paragraph ~
the address il is stated without quali.i-
cation that where Democratic rule pre-
walls men, women and children are shot
down in cold blood. hanged TO lamp
posts upon fictitious or supposed charges
Of felony and other crimes without being
granted systematic trial I'm the courts
OF justice. and families are pauDerized
and their property destroyed but
where tho Republican party prevails
there are no such wrongs perpeira ted.
Hence. IL is but folly 20 either support
tho Democratic party or TO vote the in
dependent ticket"
The address admits that the colored
voter has not been fully recognized In
material patronage" but-this is disposed
OF with the statement that the Demo-
cratic party did less.
VIRGINIA PATENTS.
Patents were issued to-day % the fol-
lowing Virginians:
Morgan s Byrue, Jr. stanton faucet;
George G.. Hanger. Churchvilie. feel cut
ter: Jerome j. Landlord Roanoke, level;
Presley W M0rehead. New Market hil
coupling: Stacy II. Snowden, Arcturus.
draft clevis for plows.
a new pOstOfce has been established
ar Lena. Cumberland county y c.. with
W. H. Mcdonald postmaster
An order published to-day declares that
Hawaiian postage stamps shall be recOg-
nized In payment Of postage.
SOLDIERS DISCHARGED
The following discharges have been or
dered: Private ]. Coleman Motley Com
many H. Fourth Virginia Infantry: Cor
poral Charles G.. Plumb Company A. and
Private James Wood, Jr., and Sergeant c.
J. Wernheimer, Company c, Fourth I'M
munes.
on the expiration OF his sick leave First
Lieutenant Thomas J. kirkpatrick. Jr.,
Assistant Surgeon L. s. Army, IS under
orders 10 proceed TO Fort LeavenwOrth.
Kan. for duty. lie is relieved from duty
al Fort Douglas. Utah. Lieut.. Kirkpat-
rick is a Virgiuian
PERSONAL.
H. B. Shower, Leesburg. l. T Myers.
". Ben. Palmer, d. y walker. Jr.. j. T.
Schultz James Jones and wife. O. ].
English. II. c. Jordan, Mrs. J. r. Gill.
Miss Ida Palmer. Mrs. W r. Whitock,
Mrs. G. W smirher r IT, Beades. II. r.
Fairfax. Richmond; Mrs. l. NJ Carson,
Lynchburg: the Misses Moore. Richmond;
Ernest williams. Lynchburg. are at the
Metropolitan.
National-John \. Esser stonega, Va;
C.. W. Jones. Fredericksburg: 5. G. DIM
ock. Fredericksburg, Va; w. A. Huddle-
ston. Richmond
ST. James-Rev. J. Mex. Pittinger, RAJ
Z charlottesville