The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-03-03

things, IL the Almighty will just he
as good to him In the next three dec
AIDES as He has been in the past. 1t
may be said, in parting. that John4
G.. Dancy is one OF those men whom
public office does not make larger,
and his retirement will not make
him less q leader chan he. has been
as churchman or Recorder. HIS
returns to private life "unsolled and
unspoiIed." . .. s
- Another set o>-~ speeltlationS also
abounds in this communicating
most fertile under the sun for ru-
mors and conjectures, wise and Oth-
erwise. The man-on-the-corner ia
asking What will be the effect Of
these appointments and changes up
ON the Negroes of the coumtry in
seneral?" Worthy as Recorder-to-
be. Johnson is, will his appointment
make the aapirants- from Indiana,
Ohio, Illinois, West Virginia, and
other pivotal States, less insistent
upon recognition. Will they, who
must help to maintain a Republican
majority in Congress this fall, be-
content with the fact that this hon,
or has been held onto by the race?"|
Again, the inquisitors are asking:
will Kentucky rest on her la0rels
with the special agency handed out
to Editor w. D. johnson, another
misunderstanding gentleman?' Did
Mr.. Nelson Crews get as much as he
might have gotten had he waited
around a bit? Will Missouri be sat-
istird with the Crews reward? And
further. they inquire: How about
j.. G.. Napier, whose uncompromis-
ing stand for Judge Taft merits the
richest econiums the party can be-
:; Stow" He halls from Tennessee,
; considered by the optimistic to be
debatable ground. for Republican
Z missi onary work. Will the admin
= istration be able to designate anoth-
= er Southern man for a post OF the
! 50, COO grade. ry-seen after having
. named a Georgian for Recorder on
2 Deeds here? The friends Of Mr..
: Napier hope that this issue will not
be raised-and it probably will not
t strong a personal following in the
= land as has this gracious son of
= Tennessee Mr.. Napier belongs to
the country at large. His place OF
abode is of no consequence. This is
} 1.-the feeling with reference ito Mr.
Napier, and it will surprise no one
] if he is the next Negro to be called
q 20 hi tn lNYyor 1C Tn mo n
, time, to keep the ball rolling, GER
: tain candidates in the Northern
= States, who cannot hope for the big
t / est plums, are being urged to ask
; for well-paying oeputyships. The
office of Assistant Register of the
Treasury, now filed by Mr.. c. F
! Adams, is looked upon as within
. reach, and, if an innovation is ito be
, made, the Deputy Authorship for
, the Navy Departm has a num-
) Der Of "sheep's-eyes' cast in its d.
= rection. These pay $4,000 per an
= mum, which judiciously handled,
, might help some" Around the de-
partments are a lot of medium-siZed
, places that might be had by the right
parties, but they are difficult to 10
cate with a searchlight--unless word
: comes from "higher up that a place
z answering the description must be
found. In such contingency, a
, berth of comfortable dimensions is
t tnot infrequently forthcoming-so
the wise-acrcs hereabouts are say,
ing. .. u.
= . The tenure Of the remaining mem
| bers Of the so-called "Black Cabi-
t net?' This is always fruitful
2 theme-usually winding up in a
circle. viii the break just made in