The Washington Bee Newspaper, February 12, 1887, Page 2

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Extract from letter of the U. S. Senate prepared by Sen. J.J. In- galls and sent to President Cleve land in the Matthews’ case: “Just recognition” would have been tendered to our colored fellow citizens by the retention of Fred’k. Douglass, rather than by his re- o@Y. The ans ver of Senator Ingalls to President Cleveland assigning reasons for the rejection of Re- eorder Matthews is weak, vacil- lating und trashy; weak iu the promises, Vacillating in argument and trashy in detail, The part we desire to address ourselves especially to is tha. wherein Frederick Dougliss is held up to President Cleveland as the Moses of the colored people. We have always admired and respected Mr. Douglass for the heights which he has demonstrated possi- ble for the Negro to reach, and in discussing him in connection with Senator Ingalls’ letter we purpose to deal with him as freely as that gentleman does in his epistle to Special notices 50 cents each. Ten lines evn tirement in order to reward an un-| President Clevelaud. Frederick - soe 8 titute an inch. We disclaim ny responsibility for stat ments expressed by our correspondent neither do we indorse all they say. Correspondence on living topics is solicite but to have attention must be brief. Communications for publication mu he accompanied with the writer’s nam Net necessarily for publication but as guarantee of good faith. W. CALVIN CHASE, Eprror. LS SS CT Subscribers are requested to pay up. If you want alive paper read the Brz. We want 10,000 subscribers by ey} middle of next year. The progress of the negro race must be stopped, education causes them to think for themselves. sen. J. J. Ingalls, for republican U. 8. senate. MR. LANGSTON’S SPEECH. The speech of Mr. Langston at the memorial meeting in hovor of Gen. Logan, under the auspices of the Bethel Literary association was entirely out ot place. His at- tack on the President and Recor der Matthews was unculled for and in bad taste. Was this the reason Mr. Matthews was asked to be present by Mr. Geo. M. Ar- nold? It looks as if it was a scheme to have Recorder Mat thews present so that he would be insulted. Perhaps Mr. Arnold will explain. WEST CONVICTED. John L. West, who was charged with house breaking &c., has been found guilty. We are not in- clined to believe that West is guil- ty of all the charges against him, but as a jury of 12 citizens found him so, we must abide by the consequences. Judge McArthur, in his charge to the jury demon- strated fairness and justice. He said all that any honest man could say and if the jury could have considered and weighed the ebarge of Justice McArthur in- stead of the District Attorney’s speech, West would have come off better. We had hoped and presumed thata verdict ot simple assault would have been rendered Let our young men hereatter stick to their own young ladies and not go after others becaus they are white. Messrs. Cook and Cahill, counsels for Mr. West, made a noble fight and did all they could to save him. The de- fense of insanity was tame, and he can only blame himself for his conviction. It isa lesson to all Negroes to let white women alone. The birth ofthe negro is a con- dition precedent to his recognition by our party as a representative colored man. J.J. Ingalls, for Re- publican U. s. Senate. “THIS WAY DANGER LIES.” Genl, Logan’s honor and memory are too pure and fresh within the minds of the people to be besmeared by the trickery and intrigue of wily politicians. There gathered on Tuesday eve- ning at Mr. Cromwell’s office a number of young men led on by the nose and blindly by two ex- office holders, one the son of his father, the other the father of his children. These men who are in office ought to have sense and ex perience enough to understand that they can not risk and embolden their positions. Let those out of office blow the horn of popularity wherever and in whatever way they choose. They have nothing to loose. They are trying to re- gain the blissful seat. In haste they would stir upa sentiment to attract the eyes of known partisan, who had never been a slave and therefore repre- sented the enfranchised race only by the accident of color.” NO SURRENDER. When Mr. James C. Matthews was first nominated by President Cleveland for Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia we felt no special interest in the mat- ter, and not until Senator Ingalls threw out his ‘drag net,” and opened the Senate District commit tee room as a sewer to receive all the filth and refuse matter of years accumulation to the detriment of Mr. Matthews, did we enter heart and soul into his support. We are to the manor born, and have in us a deal of home pride, but when we see one of our own race, who earned his spurs through his own exertion, struck down because ot his color we throw away every consideration except our manhood, and nail our colors to the mast come weal come woe. Too long has the negro been the pliant tool of desiguing political demagogues ; too long has he basked in the sun- shine of political promises never redeemed; too long as fuel to keep ablaze the fire of hatred kindled by political tricksters; too long has he been held by the gratitude dodge; too long as the meaus_ to the end to fire the northern heart during election time; too long in forgetting the animosities which men have long since buried. The nomination of Mr. James ©. Mat- thews by President Cleveland for Recorder of Deeds, aud the action of the republican Senate in reject- ing him on account of his color is worthy of being noted as an era of political fieedum for the American negro. The negro now is the slave of no party, he now wears no party col- lar around his neck he is a free man indeed, both in body and miud. His body before the war was claimed by the democrats, his mind since the war by the repub- licans. President Cleveland by a bold and manly stroke brought his party up higher in nominating Mr. Matthews the republican party in the senate relieved the negro of the gratitude and obligation claimed by them for freeing his body by endeavoring to enslave his mind, and if the negroes have to choose between them there will be no mis- take as to their choice. _—_—— Deductions from the letter of the republican Senators written by J.J. Ingalls and endorsed by them unanimously and forwarded to the President with notice of Mr. Mat- thews’ rejection. Let every intel- ligent thinking colored man in the country read the infamous repub- lican declaration. Out upon such demagogism! Out upon such hypocrisy ! THE BEE ENDORSED. THE INDIANAPOLIS ARGUS ENOUNCED. Indianapolis, Feb. ‘87. Editor of the Brr. Dear Sir :--- On behalf of the best element of society in our city accept thanks for the all to- gether vigorous and fitting manner with which you read the titles ot Benjamin Bagby the reputed edi- tor of the *‘Argus” in the last num- ber of the “Bee.” The term re- puted is used advisidly , for it is a well kuown fact here that W. Alli- son Sweeney isthe editor iu fact, and writer of the ‘Asology and Donkeyism” editorial. For years this man Bagby has been a charge and a pensioner upon the country and cliairitable consideration of this community and your scattering expose is not a whit too late. chance and fair play” for the Negro. A republican for Right. The young people’s international fete at the 15th st., Presbyterian the next administration. Young church will continue all next week. Yours for “an equal} Douglass has for more than half a century been a prominent figure in American politics, and has reaped both honor and _ profit therefrom. He is looked upon by the republican leaders as the only great Negro leaderin the country, in fact the Negro jumbo _benefic- iiry. Now let us measure their appreciation for him by the same standard used by Senator Ingalls in presenting his merits to Presi- dent Cleveland. During the con- troversy between President Grant and Charles Sumner relative to the annexation of San Domingo, a Negro republic, to the United States, Frederick Douglass sided with President Grant as against his life long friend, Charles Sum« ner and received as reward for the desertion of one of his truest and best friends the appointment of scribe to a commission to visit that Negro republic. Upon the return of the commission from San Domingo they were dined by President Grant, but Mr. Douglass was not invited. Mr, Hayes when made President by the grace of God and the Elector: | Commission, nominated Mr, Donglass for Marshal for the Dis trict of Columb‘a; protests from the Negro hating elements, dem- ocrats und republicans, against his confirmation, exceeding any thing in the Matthews’ case were laid before the Senate and influ. enced Mr. Hayes to the extent of relieving Mr. Douglass of certain social duties at the White House, heretofore performed by all his predecessors. Later, President rfield asked Mr. Douglass’ resignation as Marshal and plac d a friend of his from Ohio in the. position and complimented (?) Mr. Douglass by tendering, which he accepted, the inferior position of Recorder of Deeds. If, as Sen- ator Ingalls says in his letter to President Cleveland, “Fred- erick Douglass is the most dis- tinguished representative of the colored race, not in this country ouly, but in the world,” why did the republican leaders named place these’ indignities upon this colored Moses; and why did the republican Senators sit by and see it dove, without even entering a protest against it. While Frederick Douglass com- mands respect trom the colored people for his ability and past ser- vices he is not, nor has he ever been able to shape and control the colored vote of the country. In every hamlet throughout the country Negroes can ve found whose influence is far greater as a political force than that of Mr. Douglass, to say nothing of such leaders as Gov. Pinchback, Dr, Derrick, Prot. J. M. Langston, B. K. Bruce, Hon. J. H. Smyth, J. Willis Menard, Geo. T. Down- ing, Prof. Wm. Howard Day, T. Morris Chester, F. G. Barbadoes, Miffiin Gibbs, and hundreds of others. The undignified fling at Mr. Matthews “as an unknown and obscure partisan who has never been a slave and therefore represents the enfranchised race only by the accident of color” is unworthy of emanating from the highest legislative body in this country and will fall far short of its purpose of arraying the freed- men against their free born breth- ren. If anything further was | needed to show the hypocrisy and ; baseness of the republicans tollow- ing the lead of Senator Ingalls in the Matthews’ case it is ‘urnished |in their attempt to create a preju- dice on the part of the freedmen against free born colured men. This insult will be resented at the olls, by both trecdmen and tree- born, and the instigators made to feel the responsibility of their treasonable design. The knowledge of the temper and feeling of tue colored people throughout the country as to Mat- thews’ rejection does not hinge may say or do, and of the. many mistukes made by the republican Senators in this case none. are more apparent than their igno- rance of the depth of feeling among the colored people as shown by them in resting their case upon what President Cleve- land should have done for Mr. Douglass. President Cleveland in appointing Mr. Matthews rec- ognized the rapid progress made by the young colored man of the country aud at the same time signified his purpose to wipe out the color line in politics, for which patriotic purpose the colored peo- ple of the entire country will hold him in grateful remembrance and will if opportunity presents ex- press it through ballots. OPEN LETTER TO J. J. IN- GALLS, CHAIRMAN COM- MITTEE, DISTKICT OF COLUMBIA. (From the Editor.) Feb. 11, 1887. Senator: You in your letter to the Presi- dent say that your course in Res corder Matthews’ case was not actuated by color prejudice, but out of deference to the wishes of the citizens of Washington, white and black; of the former’we have nothing to say, leaving them to thcir God and their conscience, of the latter we are in a position to speak from personal knowledge, and we assert that up to this writing no pe.ition of respectabil- ity either in character or number from colored citizens of Washing- ! ton have been filed in the Senate against the confirmation of Re- corder Matthews; to the contrary petitions numerously signed by respectable, responsible, and tax- paying colored ¢tizens tavoring the confirmation ot that gentle- man have been filed with your committee among the signers were John Wesley Cromwell, ed- itor of the “People’s Advoca'e,” Lewis H. Douglass, son of Fred- erick Douglass, and others of like sianding aud character. Senator, as you appear over solicitous in deference to the wishes of the citizens of Washington in the Matthews’ case, will you please explain your indifference and ineriness In the matter of their wishes in the scnool b l!, which is geon holed in your committee? Have you ever had a bill more} respec ably vouched for than the school bill pres: nted by the citi-| zens headed by the venerable and re-pected Chief Justice Ca-tiei? | Have you not heard the thunder of the local press, without excep- ; tion, askiug for its passage; have you not heard that such eminent diviues as Dr. Sunderland and Dr. Lartlett, and other equally prominent clergymen favor and advocate its passage? Why then with such array of eminent citi- zeus favoring a public measure do you hesitate to “defer to the wishes of the citizens of Washs ington?” We wiil answer for you Senator, there’s “no nigger in the wood pile’ You may air your- self as much as you please, and talk of your great love for the Negro, you like him as a menial and not as a peer, and that which you would commend ina white man as bright and smart would, coming from a Negro, be regarded as impertinence. The bones of old John Brown must rattle in his coffin when threugh the spiritual world he sees the great state of Kaneas, which he loved so well, and which thraugh his efforts was made a free state, represented on the floor of the Senate of the United States by a man whose summary as a legislator consists in having defeated au honorable, upright and capable colored gentleman for a petty local position in the District ot Columbia. The record is yours Senator, and like Banquos ghost, it will not down. The “Kitchen Cabinet,” whose chef is your man Friday may tell you what they please as to the feeling of the colored people respecting the rejection, through your lead- .-|SENATOR INGALLS’ APOL- upon what Frederick Douglass | ties,” because one of their number dared to think and act pulitically like a man. ‘The Negroes have not forgotten that their brethren south were sold out and deserted by the Hayes’ administration, ueither are they indifferent to the fact that in Ohiv, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, where there’s a large Negr» vote, no Negro has ever been given a place of honor, profit or trust by the republican party when iu power. They also remember that it was a democratic mayor in the city of Philadelphia that firs: recognized their claim to office in that eity. The Negroes have al- ways been loyal, to both count y and party, and the debt of grati- tude which is constautly wrarg upon them by the republican leaders has been paid over aid over again through the blood of their kindred on many a battle field, and they should have had a quit claim from the republican party long ago. The class of republicans led by you Senator, present rather a novel political spectacle, and that is aiding the democrats in enfore- ing their platform. In the good old republican days of Ben Wade, Zack Chandler and Thad. Stevens uo such “dolly varden” proceed, ings would have been tolerated- but then we suppose it is all right for white republicans to aid white democr:ts, but the rankest kind of treason for black republicans to give aid and comfort toa black democrat. But whether it is or not they have done it, and have no apologies to make for the do- ing. In fact Senator, you might as well know it now as at any other time, that the Negro isa man and uot a serf, that no self- his vote and influence at wiil, that if the Irish, Dutch, Scandinavian and the other tail ends of human- ity are of sufficient political im- portance to be courted sv is the Negro, and don’t you forget it. Very respectfully, The Editor, ARE L D ELS ADVERTISERS can learn the exact cost of any proposed line of advertising in American papers by addressing Geo. P. Rowell & Co., Newspaper Advertising Bureau, 10 Spruce &t., New York. Send ‘Qcts. for 100-Page Pamphlet New Improved High Ar New Mecha y and Rotary Mov tion, Cylinder Shutile, ting Needle, Positive Feed, Mo Springs, Few Parts, Minimum ight, No Fricti Yo 2, No Wear, FY V “Tantrums,” Capacity Unlim ited, Alwaya in Order, Richly Ornamented, Nickelplated, and Gwes Perfect Satisfaction. 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