Sunday Washington globe., 1902-04-27

Condition An Enthusiastic Con
vention of Delegates-at-Large
The Justice for Vaughan" party has been
launched on palpitating and sympathetic
public 1t met in this city the past week
and delegates were present from Alexan-
dria, Rockville, Chevy Chase and Foggy
Bottom. The ex-maYor of Council Bluffs
and former publisher of the defunct Depart
WeHf Nel0S, stood in the midst of his fol-
lowers like Bonaparte surrounded by his
generals when assuming command Of the
army of Italy. He couldn't be seen except
between the legs Of his gigantic and stall
wart chiefs-of course, we mean Vaughan
not Bonaparte--but his voice and his genius
dominated the assembled hosts and one
mighty shout of Justice for Vaughanp'
greeted his appearance by the leather
lunged delegates from Goat alley.
Mr. Vaughan explained the objects Of the
party, which his leisure hours had conceived
since his retirement from and sale of the
DEPARTMENT Nsa0S and its twenty two sub
scribers to a stock company that busted"
after the act of incorporation. He said he
was dead tired of the exclusive snap the
soldiers and sailors Of the Civil and Spanish
Wars enjoyed in the matter Of pensions aud
he proposed to secure pensions for every
man who had been a slave or who was the
heir at law Of a slave.
The delegation from Goat alley at this
point raised the roof and rocked the con-
vention hall on its foundations with Fill
pino yells cheers and hoarse shouts of
Justice for Vaughanl" After the roof had
been replaced and the rocking Of the hall
had become somewhat less strenuous,
Mr. Vaughan further outlined his proposed
plans OF securing pensions, justice and any
other old thing lying around loose. Inas-
much as there was neither hope nor pros
pect of the ex-mayor receiving justice or
recognition from either the Republicans in
power or the Democracy to which he for.
merly belonged (Which had nothing TO
give) he had thought out this scheme and
proposed giving the benefit Of his gigantic
intellectual conception to the ex slaves and
their lineal descendants, male and female.
He had tried all manner of philanthropic
measures for the benefit of the white race,
even going so far as to sell an ingenious
toy puzzle to the purchaser of the Depart.
meNf Ns10S to be exhibited at the Buffalo
Fair, but Caucasian deviltry had defeated
every project devised for Justice to
Vaughan" even the toy he had sold for
S2oo turning out so badly that not one of
the little articles was purchased by the
visitors to the exposition.
Now he was tired from his efforts to work
up an appreciation of his humanitarian de-
signs towards the whites" so he fondly
turned towards the blacks" and hoped TO
6ud them more susceptible to the benevo-
lent designs he had in view and more tract
able in accepting the emanations of the
gigantic intellect aforesaid He proposed
to carry the convention to the President in
asmuch as the President refused to come to,
the convention, this he remarked audibly
to the chairman of the Foggybottom dele
CATION was a case of "the mountain going
to Mahomet," but something had to be
surrendered that justice to Vaughan might
be the result.
The new political party thus launched has
been irrevereutly referred TO by the George
town Daily EARLE as the "Black and Tan
Hanna Terriers" This is a gross and indie
cent libel and deserves the condemnation
of all right minded citizens. The party is
reputable and respectable organization of
American citizens of this District who can
neither vote nor hold Office because of the
monopoly enjoyed by the two existing great
parties which have now pooled their issues
or formed a trust with the aid Of J. Pierpont
Morgan against The Justice to Vaughan"
aggregation That Mr. Vaughan's laudable
efforts have already borne fruit may be in
ferred as well as realized by the following
item in Fridays Post, the day after the visit
of the convention to the President
Senator Deboe yesterday introduced a
bill creating commission 10 inquire into
the condition Of the colored people Of the
United States The bill provides for a
comprehensive investigation into the CON
dition of the people Of the negro race, in
cludiug an inquiry into their educational
progress and the best means of promoting
haimony between the races The bill pro-
vdes for a commission Of hve persons, TO
De nominated BY the President, and to be
paid salaries of $500 each"
Justice to Vaughan and a salary Of $500
while inquiring into the conditions Of Goat
alley and FOggybottom calls for the passage
OF Senator Deboes bill. II is now the
move of the Democratic side to outbid De
Doe for an alliance with the new party de-
manding Justice for Vaughan"
Mark the GLOBES prediction, ye respect
i've chairmen of Congressional campaign
committees-you will have the fight of
your lives in settling with the ex mayor Of
Council Bluffs on any less terms than
Kitchener offers the Beers. The formation
aud launching Of the new party has already
cost him the greater portion Of his accumu-
lations from the sale of the Department
Meas and the toy puzzle and Justice TO
Vaughan imperahvely demands that he
shall be reimbursed.
The President is already scared to death
Of the Justice to Vaughan party and stands
ready 70 compromise.
What will Mr.. Vaughan have