The Washington Bee Newspaper, August 28, 1886, Page 2

=. Published every Saturday at 1luy 1 street northwest, Washington, D.C. ; > e at Washingtor red at the Postoffice at ; ee second-class mai! matter. TERMS OF Sl JBSCRIPTION, ne copy, per year ~ - ae 5 Hs Six months - - 4 = Three months - - - es City subscribers, monthly - - 2 ADVERTISING RATES: One inch, one month - - $1 ved Quarter column “ = - 2 : - Half column sod ae - : xdoay One column : Rouge One uch, one year - afr Quarter column * - roe Halfcolumn , - : - : - : =e One colump Speci al notices 50 cents each. Ten lines cur stitute an inch. We disclaim ments expressed by our neither do we indorse al! they Correspondence on living toy ; ‘ut to have attention must be brief. for publication must “sume ny responsibility for state rres pondent vies is solicited Communications he accompanied with the w Not necessarily tor publication, but guarantee of good faith. W. CALVIN CHASE, Eprror. From present indications it secm- as if the Negroes are exodusting from political serfdom. Lord Randolph Churchill mide a matchless speech in the House of Commons, London, on the 19 The Mexican flurry is about over. Cutting is released and the world goes on just the same a> ever. The Irish National Leegne. which convened in the city of Chicago on the 18tb inst..is being felt throughout the Unired States and the world, Mr. N. Braxton, Editor of the Denver Col. Sun, is a wide awake man. We hope that the difference between himself and the editor 0; the Argus, will not terminate in avy serious trouble. It seems that from present in dications, the courts intend io ob- struct the fixed principles of the Rreisbset daha bY Uunuting to some of the most eer.ous charges Ex-senator B. K. Bruce is being received wih great enthusiasm in the lecture field. Mr. Brace is, beyond all doubt, one of tie mos popular American ci izens in the lecture field. Long live Bruce. Weare of the opinion that th: cireular on our first page of the colored democratic political union israther strong. We admit that there are a few democrats named, in the circular, who are well dis posed toward the colored people. A paragraph is going the rounds of the press to the effect: that Hon. J. Sherman has given $5000 toward the relief fund to as: ple in the south who desi homes in the North and West. are authorized to state that there is no truth in the statement. In the speech of Jefferson Davi- before the sixth Mississippi con gressional district, onthe18 h he said: “It is not diffi ult to find an honest man to send to congress, but to get «me who could with- stand the temptation and come back honest, was not such un eusy matter.” Cullings from the many commu- nications and exchanges through- out the country, show that th: ruinous customs by the churches of the District of Columbia in their constant leadership in excursions, bush meetings and picnics, wh ch are both hurtful to the moral and financial condition of any commu. nity, is very generally follow:d hy the Christian churches everywhere. Secretary Whitney deserves the thanks of the people of Wasbing- ton for reviving the operations at the Navy Yard by which hundreds of laboring men and skilled me- chanics can secure renumerative employment. It is said that prop erty in East Washington is increas. ing in value on account of this new impetus given toone of the great industries ofour city. We do not agree with some our contemporaries about what they Say against holding conferences, conventions and drafting resolu tions, and the like. It is through the instramentality of conferences, conventions and petitions that our best judgement is moulded into declarations of exact princi- ples and wise demands for the bas- is of effeetive® petitions to be pre- sented and acted upon with the view to proper organization. The misfortave of our experience, as it relates’ to, conferences and sueb ike, is that the many wise meth- ods discussed aud adopted have never outhved the sessions iv which they originated. If after “resolving” and -‘declaring,” our representative men would mani fest Uke same disposition to organ- ize we would have reasons to look with betier favor upon our public gatherin, Let us have mort conferences but closely following apon them, let us put our wisdom to some usefal account. The colored people are learning to look with distaver upon any at- temps to obtain cheap glory or no- toriety at their expense. They would have first a council of war snd then a valient fight. Let us reason and then act together. EX SENATOR BRUCE. Ex senator B. K. Bruce, who ~metime since accepted an invi- | ation trom the Knights of Labor } to deliver a serics of addresses on “Lhe Pending Industrial Pio! lem in Americ.” delivered the fiirst of the serics at: Mune.e Indiana on 20th inst. There was an im e crowd in attendance, and the iddiess was received with great en hi n K SOFTLY. Notwithstanding the seeming opposition to W. Calvin Chase. editor cf the Washington Bee,]e secs to have been the lion of the occasion when the press conven- tion met at Atlantic City. He nom- inated editor W. J. Simmons for president, escorted him to the chair, aud was himself elected the historian of the organization. Cal- vin got there just the same, etce.— Memphis Watchman. Yes and we would like to have met the clown of the Louisiana} Standard, who said he would be present at the convention.—Ed. ALEXANDER POWELL. There are ¢ ored people in certain class of col- this city, and else where who have embraced every opportuuity to criticise and con- demn Mr. Alexander Powell. Our limited acquaintance with the gen: has been sincere in all of his deal- ings to frieuds and foes. When te was with Ex-president Arthur he never missed an opportunity to aid some colored person, democrat | or republican when he needed it. What he has done to merit rebuke, condemnation, &e., we are unable to state. Whil Mr. Matthews case was pending in the Senate and after he was rej cted by that body no man worked harder to get the unani- mous endorsement of the colored citizens for him and no man felt Mr. Matthews.’ ie jection more keen- ly than Mr. Powell. After Mr. Matthews was re-appointed by the presid there were hy pocrites ind dagogues to congratulate aim upon bis suecess, who had heretofore played the part of Jadus I-canot. Mr. Powell was not one aced political strad- ta friend when in dis ress, but, he was manly and hon- est cnough to do all in his power to make a favorable impression ‘mong the people in the irterest of Mr. Mitthews. We take the liber- y of making this statement with- out the knowledge or consent of Mr. Powell. If the gentleman has been false to any trust, of which some of his enemies would like to charge against him, than the BEE is false to the welfare and interest of the colored people, for which its makes no apology. Our new Recorder ot Deeds can fiud a host of friends now to con- gratulate him and wish him sue- > buta very few while his case pending in the Senate. This ! were placed by hia? city is famous for political and so- cial cliques, each of which is fish ing tobe ingratiated in the favor ot Mr. Matthews. He doen’task this; what the new Recorder wants is a Stay of criticism on the part ot the pe ple to enable him to show what ve can aud willdo. We believe it Mr. Matthews is supported by the colored people he will do more for their welfare, than one third of our so called Negro republican leaders have done. MR. BLAINES’ HYPOCRISY. Mr, James G. Blaine, opened the campaign in a speech at Saba- go Lake Me., Tuesday afternoon. Among other things he said : “If the Democratic party shall succeed, as they have been annual- ly attempting for twelve years past, in destroying the protective tart, the artisaus of the United States will be thrown into direct competition with the highly skill- ed and miserably paid labor of Europe: Secon, If the Demo eratic party shall be able to hold control of the national government, the colored laborer in the southern | states will remaim where the south- ern democrats have placed bim po- litically, subject to the will of the white man, and unable to fix the price or commant tbe valne of his} labor. The colored wan will, there- | fore, under those conditions and intluences, remain acoustant qvan- tity in the labor market, receiving inadequate compeusation for bis own toil, and steadily crowding down the compensation of wiite labor, if not to bis own level yet far below its just and adequate standard. At every turn, therefore, wheth- er it be in exposing the white American labor to the danger of European competition by detroy- ing the protective tariff, or-wheth- erit be in reducing the wages.ot the white man by unfairly making the colored laborer bis tatal com petitor, in all the fields of toil, the Democratic party vorth and south appears as the enemy of every in- terest of the American workman. With the party placed in full pow- er, and with all its measures achiev- ed, the wages of the American laborer will fall as certainly as ef- fect follows cause. There has never been a greater piece of political bypocrisy uttered, a more gigantic piece of affoutry and demogogrery displayed than in this Sebago speech, so far as Mr. Blaines’ interest in Negro la- b r secon cerned. Who is the cause of the depreciation ot } labor in the south but Mr. Biaine? In- deed, no baser crime could bave ben perpetrated ujoi the belp- less Negro inthe south than the defeat of the Foree Bill by Mr. Blaine. Labor would bave been respected and the Negro would haye had his constitutional rights in the south had it not have been tor Mr. Blaines’ pretended friendship for him. He says, “if the Democratic party shall be able to hold control of the national government, the colored laborer in the southern states will remain where the southern democrats have placed him politically, sul» ject to the will of the white man &e.” Mr. Blaine is right’ in this utterance, but doesu’t he know that he is responsible for the Ne gro being under the political con- trol of southern democrats ? doesw’t he know that he was instrumental in placing the Negroes in the con- dition which he says they are, and are kept in the condition by the s TE MUEIUUE CUS — TE rrertwas wtewy Mr. Blaine is responsible for the condition of the Negroes in the south and the southern democrats are unjustifiable in keeping them where Mr. Blaine bas placed them. He thinks that his kind of taffy will catch the colored vote in the event that he gets the nomination tor president in ’88. He is mistak- en and we take this opportunity to inform him that he will be unable, should he get the nomination, to unite the colored vote. We are no longer the serfs of political parties, nor do We propose to ally ourselves | with any party or set’ of men until we understaud how we are to be benefited. It is too warm for taffy pulling at this time and it will be too cold in’88 unless either party gives us better assurauces, than what has been given, THE BALLOT. The ballot was oniginally de- sigved and adopted foc the pur- pose of exp'e-sing a will, prefer- ence «Pr choice touching any meas- ure proposed, in wiich the person using the same had au interest in common with otbers. This.mode of expressing choice was regarded as the surest means by which the best and highest resuits of combi- nation could be obtained ard through which the greatest possi- ble good would accrue to the greatest number involved. The system, as it wus applied to gov ernment, orlgiuated in times when every mem er ot the body-politic manifested an interest in its in li- vidual cr general weal, aud was based upon an intell geut coucep- tion of his obligation to society and a di-position and readiness to ex- erese intelligent 0-operation. But it seems that ihe b illot, as it is now regarded and applied, is so now a passive, slavish and degen- erate tool— is permitted to pass current as the representative of the sovereignty of citizenship and the evidence of individual will or choice Tuus the corruption and i ubecility of the government, the suppression of the voice of voters in some parts of the country, the prostitation of labor to capital and the monopoly of politicians, have resulted from a want of proper ap- preciation of our v tes, as the means cur protection and ad- vancement and a cement to bind the weak against the stro 1g. Tue politic:1 bosses and the business bosses have joined hands to paralyze the energies and tongue of intelligent labor, while the citizen permits himself to be deluded into the notion that he is governing. Le is ld off by party namcs and empty professions and threadbare and impracticable principles; he beuds the knee to sickly pomp and swallows sugar- eoated scorn and flattery, with surprising readiness, until _he magnifies himself bound, mind and body, by the business and po litical monopolists, by gossamer threads which he magnifies into ropes of steel. And then be stands, a mesmerized giant, a snoring Ajax wrought upon, flat» tered, Over-awed or frightened by a mere apparition, an ballucination which would vanish at the first manifestation of intelligent and persistent and manly indepen- aence, This is true with the great ma- jcrity of voters. They are regu lated by the opinions of one or two men, in whose judgment and control they place their political interests, well pleased to be re- lieved of the trouble of choosing for themeelyes. This they do in a'l contidence and for a time, eu joying the fraits of a wise and consistent administration. Butin proportion as the credulity and ce ntidence on the part of the voter increases, 80 dues the dispesi'ion of the leader to tyravn ze increase u til the masses finding them- s lves governed by acrushing ma chine, seek fo exercise their own judgnie it and control by assuming the righ’s which they had 1trust- ed to the c r : inde. pendence is always a bier aid protracted one. bit always ends iu favor of the masses. beep The colored voter has for the past years inirusted, his politicat literesis to the few aud bas not always exercised intelligent diss crimination between his enemies end his friends. True, for atime his dependence was euforeed by peculiar circumstances, which of fercd no alternative. But enforced dependence soon Save way to rea- sous for independence, and the reasons were ignored while we continued to remain the political pro, erty of a certain set of leaders Whose views, as to our utility to them, wee ever changing and who bad more than once atiempt- ed to get rid of us. It seemed that We were a very heavy weight—s» heavy that when we were needed as ballast, we were in great de- mind, but when there was no uced of ballast we were in the way and the object of no little embar~ assment. ‘This weight, instead of being regulated by ourselves and distributed according to an intel- ligent conception of the needs of the situation, remaited in bulk and sat with no good results upon the stomach of one party. Had we grasped the situation and di- divided according to the demand of the times und the disposition ot friends aud enemies, we might now be in a position to know just where it would be best for us as voters to locate. Besides our in- disposition to take sides upon local and economic issues bas made for us no additional friends. We are still brandishing our tists in the faces of those upon whom we are dependent for a political endorse- ment and recognition of our polit- ical avd other claims, when it 1s mueh stick, in the scheme of mu-| Ut duty to use diplomacy where uicipal of general government, to | force and entreaty will not avail. be bought and suld, exchanged or|Siaves to no party, but always stolen, according to the induce. | !ooking to the best interests of the ments or demands of the political | Tee let us manifest an interest in market. And this market is gov-| ihe practical issues of the day in ersed like all other markets, fj- | order that our adaptability to full nancial or otherwise, by a few|itiz nsbip may be mde apparent who prostitute the interests and|'? #ll aud iu order that we may wishes of the masses, to their own be. respected as a judicious enter- selfish ends. Hence the ballot has| P'iug and thoughtful race of become a eoit of coummoditv—s people. We can not do this by something which is bereft of its|uddling or pretending to be what original character, is without in-| We a¥e uot; but we can do so by trinsic worth but is brought up, echt a lively interest in all that and used simply because this ova Should interest the whole people ate : and passing upon all questions, lo- inestimable boon of liberty——Lut! Gal dnd otherwise witliout regard to party, in an intellectual man- ner. Ifwe do this we will make ourselves felt and respected by all parties end many advantages which are not vouchsafed to us will be extended und enlarg: d. POLITICS IN VIRGINIA. (BEE CORRESPONDENT.) Hampton, Va., Aug. 25, ’86. The republicans have had their primaries which has resulted in electing a mejority in favor of Bouden to the county convention which will be held on Saturday, where delegates to the congression- al convention will be elected Col Clay folluws closely behind. Hon. R. M. Smith is the only col- ored aspirant who will go from home with a solid delegitio White republicans are telling ¢ #I- ored people that a Nesro could not be elected should he get the nomination. They say that this is an off year and weeann ot afford to lose any chances in getting back the Ho: se of Representatives, and mo eover colored men have not tae money to ruo a canvass, and they, the white republicans further say, the colored people have not the confidence in their own people to elect one of their own rave, though very largely in the major- ity. Dr. R.A. Wise, of Wi'liams- burg, is being vigurously gruome | both by himselt and the fr ends of Hon, H. Libby, M. C., as a dark horse. The colored leaders feel insulted at the idea of white republi- cans holding conventions to the sole exclusion of colured mem- bers of the party. If the republi- can party wishes to make any gains in the south, the white mem- bers must stop breaking the con- fidence of the illiterate with their educated leaders. Already the spirit to fullow the example of the c lored republicans of Tennessee, manifests itself to that importance that it is bard to say where it will end. LS TS SUMMER RESORT. 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