The Washington Bee Newspaper, December 18, 1897, Page 4

Negri Mr Bruce was not our choice, but that has nothing to do with our admiration for the man who has been able to keep himself ma gocd fat job, whenever his party is in power, ever since he began his career as a politician. Mr Bruce has always been an able, effic- ient representative of the Negro in ail the positions to which he has aspired but he lacked that aggressiveness we | Senator from Mississi feel should characterize the acts of a| f€construction Period. public man, and especially a leader of | Register of the 1 tea the Negroes, but perhaps his very con- | administration of G,, fe servatism will do more for his race|and was Recorde 1 Str ' pointments in this and other Sout! resident of a national Republican he een gh es ee TE ead ee BRUCE---THE NATION 5 CHOICE, Btates this one is above criticism: em in vonvention he called that gentleman : = all respects creditable to the Adminis- j to the chair to preside during the Sen- Washington tration, The appointee has been long | ator’s temporary absence. There Ente ed »t be Host Uiice at in public life, and his record through- | seems to be no reason why he should eT, PRESIDENT McKINLEY STRUCK | out is clean and manly. not be made Register of the Treasury THE KEY NOTE. except the fact that he happens to have Ie Negro blood in his viens. Our con- (From the Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss.) | temporary does not sa that in its opin- 5 : i a disqualification, but the THE AMERICAN PRESS UNANI-| President McKinley to day appointed Se ee ie have adoted Gawa Lear Blanche K. Bruce, of Mississippi oe irection. Register of the ‘Treasury. Wee ‘eld ca ausateeaaee pT = this office under the Garfield-Arthur eae administration, and for several months [From the American Baptist, Louisville’ Ky.] under the Cleveland administration (From the Burlington, lowa, 7 appointing Blanche K Bp, t egister of the Trea. TUce ident has given the colored? the rat the population conspici, tion and a capable ma, 0° tee the duties of which hes " miliar. Mr. Bruce has ;, honorable record as a —_—_———— W. CALVLN CHASE, EviTor. anaes cae TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy per year-- Six months... Three souths.. Gartie T of WHAT THE LEADING EDITORS AND - il reli i The President has ended the spirited | than the quality we so much admire. | ington during 1, ity subscribers. CORRESPONDENTS SAY. until relieved by the appointment of . h = Who can tell? Of one thin: tion, I ° City General W. S. Rosecrans. contest for Register of the Treasury fice held spit Lng always feel assured, that an office held by ex-Senator Bruce will be dignified by his presence and carefully and wise- ly managed. filled he has disch fidelity and ability, — as Register of the 7 e generally regarded py of all parties a ete 5 selection. eee —— ; hea by appointing the Hon. B. K. Bruce Mr. Bruce is one of the most distin- ee ree position. There will be some . [From the Commercial, Louisville, Ky.] guished colored men in the country. | (4: t at his nominati (te SPECIAL NOTICE. fA News sane rs of all Snndes Or ont He represented Mississippi in the ad ieee eae aut one will pecaehs ar agree Gintatighe appointment ofexSen.| United States Senate during the re-| his fitness and competency to fill the There are regular Authorized Col-| ator Bruce to be Register of the Treas- by Genetal J eee Wat Sicceedes position. The most prominent candi- [The Star, Houston, Mo.] jectors in the employ of THE BEE |\uty, President McKinley has made an| 1881. He has been aurepalac pee dates for this position in addition to 1B ICS Bilice Bas teed notated Printing Co.. and when they call to see recemireee Stie orain 5 ag ec ant at every National Republican Con- | Mr Bruce Te Nagkes BO alee Register of the T reasury by Presisens a _| du g t enti i of Georgia; J. C. ; * - delinguent subscribers they aré T€-| triumphed over obstacles of birth and pilin area seen Race sadiWwaaGaricaol Kentucky. The cca Pith is one of the most uested to pay them, and not give the | social conditions. If color had been atihelSealouislG ti ad ut appointment is received with favor and , Mtelligent Negroes of the country. ! that “they will see the Editor.” |ignored and had worth of a similar] tributed largely to hig HORA tion oo flis generally approved. The appoint- | He has had honors no other Negro e character been respected in Louisville, Bely vera ment of Mr. Bruce disposes of all the !i" this country ever enjoyed, havin. [From the Boston 4, And still some of 1 ren are not content ment of Blanche kK. orable position of | Treasury. They allow excus “The Editor has no time to see the sub- : -_| what a lilly-white tumult would have Cater icant! the colored Repub- been elected United S-ates Senator} African descent, ang seribers, and it is hoped that his| heen paige It 1s well to think this | (Fto™ the Republican Vindicator, Columbus, 0.] Ree nuatky except rAiteciee from Mississippi during the reconstruc- | @ Slave, but they insist ; ; ‘ friends and the patrons of THE BEE | over. The appointment of Mr. B. K. Bruce Albert S. White who wants to be min- tion days. He was Register of the} cult to distinguish the py. oft his as Register of the Treasury was for- ; ister to Liberia. Treasury under both Garfield’s and|rom that of a plain, oy skin will pay the Collector when he calls, roy r rd) sha owed in the issue of the ‘Vindi- Arthur’s administrations. Bruce at man.—Boston Herald, CUNATY white OR eee ton of Nevember 27. We knew at cE Choco: i ie Gb Toler dalek Seay No, no, Bro. Editor wh é § 5 that time that his appointment would | [From the People Recorder, Columbia, S. C.] nore € capacity ofa devil in a}, btell Bok gua mans THE SENTIMENT OF THE bel made ube iore cee assembling Eston! thee Feonle Resorde P printing office he learned to read and bere bap de hea Post Bruce from COUNTRY. of Congress. In this appointment After months of stispense the Pres- | write. las dou tless ne: B. K. for he is way down ss below the Mulatto and any sees him would not cai! any means. ident has appointed the Register of the Treasury, and Blanche K. Bruce is the 5 ~~ lucky man. [From the Philadelphia Bulletin.] bulugiie Sorat the dea erean ie Mr. Bruce is one of the foremost) Ex-Senator Hruce was made ser- Bruce’s appointment was but the logic ™€" Of our race and his Sppommentent geant-at-arms of the United States of the situation. He stands to-day ac Hs a recognition of his worth and abil- pemeyas 1872, and in 1874 the colored S z ou. 3s. 2 ‘ : epublicans in the Legislatur is- in’ public fe. "He's strong because, Mr. Bruceisno stranger tothis office, sissippi. elected him to the United he is conservative. He is great be- @ving acceptably filled it with credit | States Senate, the first Negro to sit in “The Vindicator” feels somewhat flat- tered in that its espousal of Mr. Bruce’s In another column will be found a few of the very many newspaper e-mments upon the appointment of ex Senator B. K. Bruce as Reg- ister of the Treasury. In the main these comments have the unmis- his wi AU White: by From the Gazetie, Raleigh wc uw hile the Other applicants for the Registership of th Treasury wy doubtless staying around Washingtye city watching the movement rm cause he is broad. He is the ripe con- fon hintee ang the race under Presi- brcipy ts beige a ap-| President and getting indorsemes id i ° egister sho “ian ho ee takable sound of eolid ees sucomaneniof oe igrereatien ite a _Mr. Bruce enters upon the duties of tee cflice now gives pie aati iy Pee: Gatiden rosea Pane @ and high appreciation. It wou State—he ibélongsi to tlelwhole! coun- his office with the best wishes of the | ident McKinley. A friend and ad-|out in Ohio. “whos oh Stucema a i , . 3 ie > Ping it yp” appear that the people are not as try. He has outgrown the environ-, Ce 4nd the entire country. mirer says that he is the most influen-| Senator Hanna, and as a roy" r i i @ result og a : Hon. B. K. Bruce. ments of State and stands as the bright tual and possibly the ablest culored cit-| Thursday of jast week. Pray anappreciative as is often charged ce particular star of the Negro race in! ; izen in the United States. As such he| McKinley appointed ex-Senator in by narrow politicians and pessi- America. {From the Savannah (Ga.) Tribune]. was conspicuous in the Republican|to his former Position of Register he 5; 1. It may be true]: {From the Mobile (Ala.) Weekly Press.] A few papers narrow in their concep- Hon. B. K. Bruce was appointed ‘ onvention of 1884, and his fine Ppres-|the Treasury. It is not only tard mists in general. f The appointment of ex-Senator | tion of things, blind to the fitness of Register of the Treasury by President | ence, large and dignified, gave him,|down a working man, but also bard tg 2 4 é . . there, as elsewhere, additional distinc- at the people are slow to accord] Bruce is one of the best made yet by| things, are backing up their protests McKinley on Wednesday. Wr Bruce ice! 2, adds Se Fee ALP gheLrcsidcntliMcKanleyand will aceite against Mr. Bruce with the flimsy is one of the ablest and best represent-| ton. His complexion is a clear yel- pre-eminence, notwi i$ universal commendation. The Press|Charge that he has held office for so atives of our people. Georgia Repub- | !ow, not as dark as that of some West down a live politician. While the younger fellows slept Bruce went aga with the prize. Congratulations! riods of uninterrupt-| has always admired him and of course | Many and so many years. ___ licans are a unit in tendering their con- | Indians of the Caucasian race; his hair dact of lony per aa se aes With the great leaders pass-| President McKinley has been in gratulations to the ex-Senator. is fine and wavy, and growing thin at SSeS) ed and meritorious pul "ling away it was but just and right that | Public service for over thirty years, the top; his features are better cut From the Times, Walton, N. y But, though delayed, it will come) come of that class be properly recog-| Secretary, John Sherman for oyer than those of most colored persons,| The President has appointed Blane Sarge: 5 inion be-| nized and none are more worthy than| forty years, and there is hardly a! [From the Item. Forth Worth, Tex.] his eyes are black and expressive of| K. Bruce, of Mississippi, Regiswe g -in time, and public opinion be the gentleman upon whom the mantle| member of the United States Senate,! ion. B. K Bruce has been oie his love of fun, and his countenance|the Treasury. Bruce ° represaa4 comes fixed and unalterable. The] fey). but whose public service has extended oq Register of the Treasury by Presi-| We2"5 2 look of happiness and content. | Mississippi in the Senate in rep His manners are refined, his dress Pouce and his voice sweet and mel- Ow. Over a greater period than Mr. Bruce. 3 Length of service brings ripeness of i Fi Southern Age, Atlanta, Ga. 4 4 peness 0} vould be appointed [952g OSEAN ental character and statesmanship. Mr. tha ha coloreditiemwould ue spp . datter recognition of Senator Bruce Hon. B. K. Bruce was appointed] Bruce's long service should be, and it to the Bist Mr. ule bas sige the is evidence that the people in every ae of the Treasury by President] was, a strong argument in Riastavors cholge o a Meee oft e Hide ieee : j , 1 4 Mc inley last week. There were sev- There is plenty GE rOoaE TOE ability ie throug! out t e€ coun i ry tent (The Times, Washington, D.C.) section of the country have selected | 252] candidates, among them our dis- but held this position under President} When ex-Senator Bruce, the new 3 sigan : this broad country of ours, without Girfeld. He has “The Item's” con- i s their logical and deserving | tinguished educator, Prof. Wright who | crowding tothe rear giants like Bruce #2 Register of the Treasury, assumed the him a 4 g 2 s & ’ gratulations. diities of the registership he found his 4 but for the fact the President desired} | ynch, et al. Jeader. and that hereafter his coun- bee office a bower of flowers and his desk to pate Mr. Bruce for his past honor-| “Mr. ‘Napier, Mr. Bruce’s strongest | sel and in fiuence will be sought) able service to his country, would have | competitor, had he received the nom- merrete Gites covered with floral offerings sent by tte d relied upon as an expres- been appointed. ‘ ination, would have received the most , [Erous the New York }iibune admiring and congratulatory friends. -after an PC : Mr. Bruce has been known to the} cordial support of ‘The Vindicator.” The appointment of Blanche K.| Mr. Tiliman introduced Mr Bruce to -sion of the people, in whose inter-| writer for a quarter of a century and| We recognized that he was eminently Bruce to succeed J. Fount Tillman as|the employes of the office and Mr. t he has so long devoted his has been known all the time as a true] fitted for the office, that he was duly Register of the Treasury, a place he Bruce was warmly welcomed by them, = 8 _ |tace representative. He has in and| and well qualified, but Mr. Bruce was creditably filled under Garfield’s short | especially those who had served under service and the best effort uf his|out of season served his people in all) our first choice, and for him we gave Administration and through. Arthur's | him when he was Register during the lif the avenues of life and especially here | our best support. In the appointment term, is without question one of the | Garfield-Arthur administration. r. oe in the Departments (Washington). We] of Mr Bruce, the Administration rec- most popular acts of the present Ad- Bruce was sworn in last Friday and it We heartily congratulate the|have known him all along as one! ognized the entire race without recard ministration, and since news of the|is said that he does not contemplate Hs a 3 spending his money and time for the|to state or section. In the appoint- honor conferred upon him was made | making any changes in the office. people on their splendid indorse-| race, the sayings of malcontents to the ment of Mr. Bruce Presidemt w.cninicy public Mr. Bruce has been in receipt struction days and is the best kaon negro republicans in the country. ie was Register of the Treasury og before, and is a genial fellow. woluminous comment touching this dent McKinley. Since it was known (From the Morning Republican, Wes) Chester, Pa. We are pleased to observe that ty President, in selecting his Registerd the Treasury, has reappointed vm place Hon. Blanche K. Bruce, of tis sissippi. We do not approve dt custom, started we believe by Ine dent Hayes, of reserving certainpics for colored men, because we ti every man, white or black, shoud eligible to every position for whichly is qualified, and to which his servis to the party, or the country, permitiie to aspire. So long, however, aii particular place, like that of Recut i t on the| contrary notwithstanding. ae niz fi ings. of congratulatory letters and telegrams pay of Deeds of the District of Columtia > eo" ao $ The appointment gives the adminis- date na Rote eaete plete of another so great in atime and so complimen- From the Richmond (Va.) Planet. seems to have become a chattel ott wisdom of his selection. tration the strongest man among Ne-| whose ability well qualifies him for tary in characterthat, while heissome-| The nomination of Hon B. K. Bruce] 288'egate colored vote, we areyit gro leaders. that place, but rather let us make a What astonished by the amount of en-] as Register of the Treasury was a com- that Wr. Bruce was not passed by place for ourselves. thusiasm his appointment has inspired, | mendable act on the part of President Of those who give to the lovd THE AUTHORITY OF Mr. Bruce has earned his distinction he is naturally gratified at this evi-| William McKinley. mankind hope that the future ott A JUDGE. {From the By-Stander, Des Moines, lowa.]_ in the face of obstacles, now let him dence that he still retains the regard} [t will be received with satistaction | ©?1}0red man may be creditable toi and of benefit to the land of whichit has become a part, Bruce 1s the we contemplate with most satisfactim He is a man of brains, and he hi gentlemanly bearing and ¢ draw men to him and retair self-respecting man, he is at the saat time the type of a perfect gentlems No doubt he feels, as every sensitit colored gentleman must feel, thematy humiliations which the worthiest d his race must bear because the Lat Ex-United States Senator B. K.|enjoy the fruits. ‘The Vindicator’? of his old friends and supporters. The | by our people throughout the country. _ Bruce, formerly from Mississippi, was | Congratulates Mr. Bruce upon his ap- Majority of these pleasing messages | Mr. Bruce is one of the most polished In the Police Court on last). pointed last. week Register of the|Pointment and thanks the President come, of course, from Mississippi, the | gentlemen at the capital of the nation. Wednesday morning, when thej United States Treasury by President |for the wisdom of that appointment. State Mr. Bruce so ably represented in|, He has grown steadily in Poet 5 3 McKinley. No better appointment | Long live Bruce. j the Senate and in the politics of which | favor and ‘shines with added lustre jury in the case of saloon keeper) (guid have been made and will no he sob Se many years pases 2 leading ee i a Cr lamented 4 i Bz r roval of the part—from his home, ouglass and the idolized Langston. ‘1 homas KE. Banon, reported to the eamine oroerecsive alapproval onthe [From the Indianapolis Freeman.] | There is every ‘reason why Mr.| Time has dealt lightly with this dis- court that they could not agree,| pice. “In all of Mr. Bruce’s long polit-| Hon B. K. Bruce has been appoint Bruce's appointment should be a pop-| tinguished statesman and he stands thereupon the court got very in-| ical career he has not one word against |ed Register of Treasury by the Pres- ular one. Mr. Bruce was an especial | prominently forth as the leader cf the : P his honesty and purity of character,|ident. The fitness of Mr. Bruce has 2@™irer of General Grant and hey | oppressed millions. @ignant and inferred that someone] neither has he lost his identity with | long been understood. He atands ae Were warm friends. When General ‘ : 5 ; : he hasvonce be: 5 ; Grant made his famous trip around — God chosen to give him a compe had violated his oath as a juror ore AN Sata sponse we orth aaa ereceute very eminent men Bas the world: they happened ts meet in From the Leavenworth Herald baler Bec the Cancion, 3 Hy = 5 : g os : bere aris, und, stopping at nearby hotels, : stead of resenting this im anger, Tue Bre is of the opinion that the|the office with abundant experience, | desired the position it should have » ONG, STORE y meeting prejudice with fierce putes : rs 7 ‘ : © were much together, and tramped| _, ‘‘B. K. Bruce,” says the President of has a judge to chastise a jury or &/ Senator will remember Iowa in the se- | most honored men jostled out of time PADIS Life Picts Gore Gee Lie ee ee ee ee i i friends all the Republican leaders of | years.” . 5 hat should | lection of some of his assistant clerks. and place because they have served leac Wei e j juror as to the verdict t their country in the past. Mr. Bruce t8¢/ast quarter of the century, Senator ve known the result of this - t eae Ere ‘ji contest for ks, - be rendered? The jury, as well as is not an old man by any means, and if Conkling was his warmest friend, and weeks, and are not sur ‘ rised. @ juror, muat be the judge of the| (Fromthe Record-Times Wilkes Barrie, Pa] |he were he should go down to his Re had for the New York politician | P . ; . Cay Our illustrious 1 facts in any case A judge may], President McKinley has appointed | &14ve full of honors as well as years. * 8Teat te ConMsiier whocte bodes ows no Waterloo. acts in C rocated by Conkling, who, to Bruce, | battle; truly he knows no Waterloo. Mr. Bruce again to the office of Reg- We feel that he cannot be too highly never showed any of that’ arrogance * 5 e honored for his distinguished worth. . < see a case one way and a jury|ister of the Treasury. It can de said : which he was accused of possessing. of Mr. Bruce that he has filled every We feel that Mr. McKinley has chosen fen of sud and wilt Mr. Bruce bears the bu discrimination with dizn abiding faith that time will judice, that the bearing of su will disarm hostility, and that ! vance of his race, year by year, gentler. attributes of civilization, # compel fair treatment at the handed christian men and women When we reflect that new Regis (From The Times, Washington, D.C.) $: j Mr Bruce’s only child, a bright boy, Z ter was born in bond that he qe gee ite siiuincde office to which he has been called with | ¥¢!!- now a student at Exeter, from which pate evseeh an of Hon. B. K. emphatically a self-made man, that be looking for the guilt of a defen-| conspicuous ability and unquestioned =e preparatory school he goes to Harvard, Paleaiy Poet noc United State Senator] has acquired wealth by the exertsté dant and not his innocence. This | "delity. The colored people generally [From the New Vorx Age.] ‘was named for the picturesque Senator | ‘fom Mississippi, to be Register of the | the gifts the Lord vouchisafed him # recognize him as one of their most hon- s from New York, and his father wishes | /T€asury, which was made yesterday kind of business is practiced too | ofable and honored representatives. The appointment of ex-Senator B. i is | afternoon by the President, was not K. Bruce, of Mississippi, by the Pres- nothing more than he shall model his much of asurpriseto politicians It was are astounded to behold whata beat? man, a pure hearted man, 4 thorougiy . : . character after that of his illustrious 7 honorable man, can make of bimsel : and the ident, to be Register of the Treasury, namesake. understood all the time that the place | under stad mstauees: eee 58S Pees Dear, {From Paris (Ohio) Daily Beacon.] on Thursday of last week will meet was fora colored man, and public | We fates h : jore spokes ves with general favor. There were four opinion had it consistently that M Another worthy recognition of the : ace : - y Mr. colored Republicans is the appoint- competitors for the position and the. [From the Aberdeen (Miss.) Examiner.] Bruce would be the representative gooner the President makes a change the better it will be for all President considered Mr. Bruc the ge ment ot ex-Senator B. K. Bruce, of most competent . and acceptable of The es of citizens. Mississippi, to be Register of the : spi Treasury, to succeed J. F Tillman, of SC has held many higivand graph. Dur of the subject of de riod he repre ing the Reconstructi« appointment of ex-Senator pe Ussoreark He has had an unblem-| sented the State of Mi Blanche h. Bruce, of Bolivar County, | 615° fecor _ and one that extends all | Senate of the United St a siaeh Mississippi, as Register of the Treas- eonatatiod Gen tk Me was the rae men who at that tim After the jury had reporved and|Tennessee. Senator Bruce once de- ae ury to succeed J. Fount Tillman, of f wee tnuce: In. fact, aS} Congress from the lat " jury : higered eubchirevanethisucity andes eile Bese J and made an hon- Ténnessse, will ee great satisfaction | W¢!! as his services to the national par- zeceived such a chastisement from|}. remembered as a brilliant orator | OT2b!€ and satisfatory record in all of to Mississippians generally, who re-|*¥ aNd his well known ability that : : : i them. Itis gratifying from every point i F ive | Secured for him his position. #he court a certain negro juror has-|2"d a man of exceptional polish and| oF view that the race is capable of pro- Beene a ap cnn uneprescntarive i intellectual power. His appointment fy t 'O- of his race, and one whose private life | _ he most recent service of Mr. Bruce -4ened to the prosecuting officer and | is wisely bestowed as his thorough ca- ducing men of such capacity, ability and public career have been distin- | the Republican party was in the Ohio States did not always ‘ clean bill of health. ; @ certain general disposit! 5 todraw th the other member: Th the “camp bors d dignity as Mr. Bruce possess : campai; He is f. i i r olored mea i ability has been fully demonstrated | 2" I Pp €8. guished by efforts to s cure and ce- paign. He is familiar with Uhio} baggers”” and th co had @ informed him how the jury stood. 5 former positions of public trust. i ahunil bess Eratiyine tothe people ment Endl relations between the two | People and politics, having been edu-| whom the ‘‘carpet-bagse" be his . : . : fe hie Mt Bee as it is to the pevnles whose interests and happiness | C@ted in that state and been there in| recognize. Senator Bruce bor Not being satisfied with this he Real ts rer. Bruce more partic- have been providentially blended in | "¢tlv every Presidential election. legislative career un ee not followed him to his office and ask- [From the Herald, Rochester, N. Y.] Hy UElOnRS. this commonwealth. The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher at i ifyi dings But It is also gratifying that we havea ~~ Comin to our one ti d hi ant surroun P x i = : . ‘ State after the war, ime urged him to study theol-| been there | bef cosigfeiber is wah te blkmi ale K pce ne new Register | President who is not afraid to 2ppoint he became engaged in planting inter. | °8Y and become a Congregationalist est, yet "self-respe od him whether pad but Ry BameiCn EST SenDACI: samorte an Afro-American to a really repre- ests which have Claimed his attention | Preacher, which studies he began, but secured the respect or rather placed himself in a] be sneezed at. sentative position. ever since. His official life has em-|4id not pursue them long, as he| both sides of the > seis a . braced the positions of sergeant-at- felt the profession was not his living.| friends he then humiliating position, as if to court a of Gee Senate, member of inate he: Sane ne an cotton plant-| Since he left the Se : i s the levee board, sheriff of Bolivar in the State of Mississippi, and “ral in dis favor, or to give him to under- [From the Press, Paterson, N. J.j ‘The Rochester Unionandladverticc: (on county superintendent of ed- ae We! ey by bs March| of these he has s j onal vertiser ucation, United States Senator, and a » which inundated the entire " h ha stand that he, the juror, was Sues eS Gee t0\ says that Blanche K. Bruce, just ap- term under President Garfield in the | €ctton of country in which he was| ieee (toons: alright. The prosecuting officer] 2 post which he filled withigreatcredit pointed by President McKinley Regis- office to which he has again been ap- | °Perating. J we are glad to aura two former sdministrations, | °°" of the Treasury, is a Negro and pointed, and while out oF office he de-| , He isa professional lecturer, and pointment that his was heard to say: ‘‘Oh! no, you are President McKinley has honored the | lat ‘he is appointed simply and solely voted his time to the lecture platform | during the two terms of President i » ON 5s thi ay [seers ye aigcablest uence] oe Negro, representative of the col- with great success. Cleveland’s administration he was on alright. ow, is this not a nice bern, antl BERIE” orn a sieve "aud ored race. In seeking for a colored man of na- (From the Democrat-Chronicle, Rochester. N, Y. The future of the country isnot y as a race, attain 4 } they have so far learn to respect white men will ! whole. They mv Spicuous as the upon a political yet closed. the lecture platform and traveled from . . 5 > . If our contemporary is correct the tional reputation, whos: int- | Ocean to ocean. He is a very popular Affair? Well, nothing more can be oe ih pang concey ouunder eeaaret “Union’s” frequent complaint that the ment would reflect honor aouteruce campaign operator, and has takes an expected from certain negro jurors.|in an intellectual way. The restora-| R¢PUblican party and those who rep- and at the same time satisfy all of the | 2ctive fart in every national campaign it b i f thi It| tion of Mr. Bruce to his former posi- resent it do not treat the Negro fairlyis demands of the exalted station, Pres- | Since the war. was bern in some o: em. £ a Sees si {not well grounded. But the statement ident McKinley has mad is ; tion is a consistent application of civil quoted above is not entirelytrue. Mr. j raed er eoe MnStARE | tercdea te Meass Sait iael Caled : ds a man’s perogative, as a juror, to | service principles. ; race is a man of, fine ability a ac: am on 3B. K. Bruce of Mis- pie Be (is : “ Be “ * . ae . ‘om| - etter qualifies AS; " exercise his own opinion, notwith- ickburg (Mi for public station than a large percen- } Hon. B. K Bruce by appointing him | When the Leap iy standing theinstructiona of a judge. [From the Vickburg (Miss.) Herald.] tage of white men who get offices. | {From the Kansas City (Mo.) RisingSun.] __ | Register of the United States Treasury | "© expense be & JNCge.) The friends of ex-Senator B. _K.| Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, isone' Hon. B. K. Bruce knocked the per-| his .old_position. We're extremely evan i } A juror is above the judge, and he| Bruce are rejoiced over his appoint-|of the most fastidious men in public simmon for which he had been reaching | 8!ad of it for the negro press can now brs Fans mioase “< i ghana be mais to k it ment to his old position of Treasury ! life, but his opinion of Mr. Bruce was and we congratulate him on his abilit: speak of something ide the “Hon. ingero' } ns5 ame 7) Snow i. Register. Unlike certain other ap-!so favorable a few years’ ago that as to walk away with one of the best pe . K. Bruce.” [Continue Jon sth pases)