Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-18

Organized warfare is about to break out
aud annihilate the negro employees of the
Capitol on the hill The Caucasian will
have no hand in this affair 1t will be an
interuecine war Of the outs against the ms
of the Afro.American race, and as when
Greeks meet Greeks then comes the tug of
war, so when the negro politicians yearn-
ing for the flesh pots the brooms and the
honor of rubbing down those among the
lawmakers who take baths move upon the
intrenched ring in the Capitol under head
barber Evans the fur, or rather the wool
will fly as thick as the leaves in Valarn-
brosia, or words to that effect.
To come down to more sober specifca-
tions it appears that the Justice to Vaughan
party" lately organized in this city has EN-
braced within its membership negros who
resent the monopoly enjoyed by a ring of
colored men at the Capitol and are de-
termined 70 break it up. It is charged that
there are over fifty colored employees in this
ring, embracing ianitors, BARRIERS, cloak
room employees shop boys folding room,
bath room and general utility men and that
no outsider can secure a job of any kind
unless this ring of which head barber Evans
is the Richard Croker decides to take in
the stranger.
Mr.. Evans runs a shop outside as well as
inside the Capitol He tweaks the noses of
Senators and Congressmen in his tonsorial
manipulations and he twists them to his de
signs in the appointments aforesaid
This supremacy Mr.. Evans has maintained
for the past ten years and strange to state
himself and his following are as solid"
under a Democratic administration of affairs
ss under the Iepuh'iccn This is accounted
for by the revolving members Of the JUS
tice to Vaughan party by the colorless
character Of the Evans & Co. political coi-
victions. In other words no change in the
political complexion Of the party ia power
is permitted to flag the ring-its members
come under the wire abreast of the party
endorsed by the people without any
squeamish reference as to whether it is
Democratic or Republican. The messenger
of the Speaker is instanced as holding his
present job since the day when that prince
of Democrats, the late Sam Randall, was
Speaker of the House.
The balance of the ring has held office, T"
as stated, for over ten years and no negro
Constituent of Congressman or Senator can
break in to even assistant chief of the GUS
pidore squad without the vote and consent
of head barber Evans and his cabinet,
which guards the ring and controls the
patronage. The following communication
is self explanatory in more ways than one,
for It not only states the grievance, but ap-
plies the remedy. Here it is:
Editor Sunday Globe;
For the Last ten years there has been a
Ring organized amonge the Colored
Laberor and messengers at the Capitol and
they Have Prevented any Colored Republi-
cans or Democrat from getting on the Pay
Rolls unless he Joined this Black Ring or
trust-they are So Well Organized that it
makes no Difference Which Side Win they
stay there Just the Same they Have But
few Voters in this Ring as most Of them are
from this District. But they impose on the
Western and Northern members of Congress
and then to place them on the Pay Roll and
once on the Roll there they Stay through
Democratic aud Republicans Congresses,
there is a move being made by the inde
penent Colored Voters to Break up this
Ring this fall BY Voting the Democratic
ticket. Every Employee on the Roll of the
81 Congress Has been Secured SO as to See
Just Who are Democrats and who are Re-
publicans. Hundreds are Joining the
Vaughn Justice Party to Garry out this Re-
form"
The communication is signed by a well
known colored politician and that he means
business may be inferred from the fact that
he openly announces his allegiance to the
Democratic party in the impending Con-
gressioual elections. The BLACK Ring" at
the Capitol Is doomed. The Eruption of the
Vaughan volcano is only emitting smoke at
present, but the hot ashes and lava will
come later on and overwhelm Evans and
his followers.