The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-10-24

" EAcaAoonI CleNelanQ.
Three Colored men were also Al
pointed By him to serve as postmal
ters In Old Virginia. and one at Colds
bono, Florida.
II was President Cleveland VIII
selected Dr.. Daniel H. williams, On,
OF the best surgeons in the Unite,
States. as Chief Surgeon Of the Freed
mems Hospital. Washington, D. C.
Allen Allensworth received hi,
commission from the hands Of Pres
ident Cleveland. to serve as Chaplain
OF the 24th Regiment.
He also permitted John c. Dancy
who is a strong Afro-American Re
publican to continue to serve as col
lector Of the port at wilmington. NJ
,, C., and he appointed the greatly Ia.
mented DR.. ]. c. Price, minister to
Liberia
Prior to March 4, 1885, every branch
Of this government had been under the
absolute control Of the Republican
party for twenty-four years, notwith.
standing this fact, Grover Cleveland
has the distinguished honor Of being
the first President Of the United States
to select Colored man to serve as
minister TO white Republic CBoIivia).
and the late C. H. J. Taylor, was
chosen to serve in that capacity. ].
N. Trotter, 7. McCaint Stewart, John
h. Durham, Alexander Clark, H. c.
Smith, G. G. Astwood, James c. Mat
thews, and many other worthy Colored
men were appointed to responsible
positions under both of President
CleTeland's administrations, the first
Negro clerk, foreman Of works, and
pressman to be employed and put to
work in the Government Printing
ONCE, was. by President Cleveland
and his Public Printer, Thomas E.
Benedict, who was Democrat Of the
first water.
Albert Hawkins, the old Colored
coachman, who had driven all the
presidents from Abraham Lincoln,
down to President Harrison, was
deprived Of his time-honored position
by the Hoosier President, and one Of
President Cleveland's first official
acts was to hunt up Hawkins and re-
store him to his old position, declar-
ing at the same time that Hawkins
was good enough 10 drive President
Lincoln and his family and he is
plenty good enough to drive for me
and my family"
And al in all, more Colored men
and women entered the government
service under his administrations
than under all Of his Republican pre-
decessors combined.
June 2, 1886, President Cleveland
was united in marriage to Miss
Frances Clara Folsom, at the White
House, and on June Is, he celebrated
the happy event by giving a diplo-
matte dinner and grand reception at
the White House. The Washington
Post in ifs issue Of June Is gave an
elaborate account Of that brilliant
social function, The Post went on to
say that:
The list Of guests included some
Of thu most distinguished people in
the world. There were present Prince
Leopold Of Brazil; the celebrated
Archibald Forbes Of England: Com
modore schley, Colonel Bonaparte and
General Sheridan. There were also
the Justices Of the Supreme Court and
Senators Of both parties and many
other eminent citizens and social lead.
ers.
'Amid this glIttering throng. ming |
ling with # on terms Of social equal
I'll. moved Frederick Douglass and his |
wife"
It win be found in reading over the
history Of this country that Grover
Cleveland was the first President that
had the courage to invite q Negro /
and his wife to attend q similar func-
don ct the White House
In 1883, IN company with Mrs..
Taylor, II was our pleasure to meet
Mr.. Cleveland face to face IN the
White House. the great JeRersOnian
Democratic President cordially re-
eeieVed us, leading the way himself.
into the East parlor. where We had
the honor Of being presented to Mrs.
Cleveland who was very gracious In
her manner, and after being escorted
through the public part Of the White
House. and attending one Of the after
noon receptions. and on the eve of our
departure, Mrs. Cleveland ordered Al
oert Hawkins VINO was very loud IN
Ifs praise Of President ana Mrs.
to bring forth = lovely ,
,ouquet for Mrs. Taylor.