The colored American., 1903-07-25

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and Notwithstanding there are seven
or eight coolred men employed as
storekeeperS and gaugers. there are
only three at work, while Democrats
are given preference.
AS to the appointment of DR.. Crum.
that was made by the President AFT the
instance of all of our people through
out the country. That he has not been
confirmed as yet is due largely to Ca
pers' secret connivance. Capers is try
Ing to make cheap capital out of the
appointment of two coIored doctors at
Spartanburg and Greenville. The only
way he could get a Republican doctor
for either place was to appoint a col
ored man and then the colored man
would not have been appointed if the
office paid anything OF consequence.
L defy Mr.. Capers to show in one
single instance where a prominent
white or colored old liner has been ap-
pointed on his recommendation to of
nee IN this State who was not in Office
when Mr.. Capers took charge. The
very few remaining were reappoint-
ments that Mr.. Capers had no control
over.
Last fall the term of Col. Pioneer
as postmaster at Spartanburg-
the last President Mckinley appointed
IN this State-eXpired. Immediately
Capers started a warfare against his
reappo1ntment and worked for
straight Democrat by the name of Dill
1ngham, livery man. Ali South Car
DINA Republicans rallied for Col. Pho
neer. The appointment for said office
hasn't been made as yet, but it seemed
settled that Dillingham; was to be left.
So straightway Capers and his crew
went to Washir I with the false
representation another depu'
was needed, OF that high officials
winked at it and deemed it expedient
to provide another hankering Demo
crat and he was nicely ensconsed in
that sinecure.
Mr. Dillingham; has been a candidate
for the postmastership for the past
two years. That being the case it was
thought probable that he had made up
his mind to vote the Republican ticket,
so the Republican candidate for Con-
gress from that district, Maj L. w. C.
Blalock, sent him his ticket, ETC.. and
it is alleged that he (Mr. Dillingham;
with an oath, threw them into the
street. This is the allegation against
Mr.. d. by the leaders of the party up
there. Major Blalock is not only
Republican, but part, if not sole, owner
Of cotton mill and oil mill, and is
one among the largest cotton farmers
Of the State, native and to the man
Or born.
Thus you see how the Republicans
n the South are treated, and the offices
nearly all are given to the Democrats;
and yet you tell me that the President
IoeS not know of these doings.
l have unending links of such colos-
sal rascalities that 1 can not enumer-
lte them in one or two letters. but
viii give them to the press occasionally.
It will not be long before the whole
bottom will fall out. Then the world
will see the disgraceful disaster.
Mr.. Deas has heretofore and at some
ength reviewed the political career of
Mr.. Capers antecedent to his reappear-
ance in SouthCarolina as the Immediate
representative Of the Administration
demand for the denomination of the
President.
Under date of November 6 1902. in
a lengthy communication to the Charles
ton News and Courier, and again un-
der date of June 29th last in the same
paper, Mr.. Deas has revealed the facts.
He has shown clearly that at the time
Of Mr.. Capers' appointment to Federal
office in South Carolina he was not
even citizen of the State; that he
was claiming legal residence in the
State of Maryland. In both communi-
cations Mr.. Deas quoted the indisputa-
bic testimony of Mr.. Thomas Vinson