Indianapolis Leader, Volume 1, Number 34, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 April 1880 — Page 1

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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS County Ticket. Sheriff Harry C. Adams. Treasurer Leb Mothershkad. Rocorder Jacob L. Beiler. Judge Superior Court Byron K Elliott. County Commissioner John II. Smith. Surveyor II. B. Fatout. Coroner Allison Maxwell, M. D. Township Ticket, Trustee A. D. Harvey. A?sessor Bex Rau. Justice of the Peace .7. C. "Woodard. Constables Conrad Bvrleigii. (Jeo. AV. Seibkrt, Hugh Goupy, Hiram Plummer, Geo. E. Lowry. The Leader apologizes for being late to-day. Vote "YesV for -every- one of the Consthutional amendments on next Mondr.y. Erase the word "No" wherever it occurs on the Constitutional amend ments next Monday. Billy Herod, R. B. Bagby and Moses Broyles addressed the llepublicans of the 14th ward Friday evening. Will the Sentinel state to the public whether it is in favor of striking the word white out of the constitution or not? Ganeral Streight is the man for the emergency. The fact that the Sentinel and other Democratic papers are squeaking so about him is proof positive that he is the man. Democratic papers don t s want the Republicans to nominate a soldier. They'll do it all the same, though. The war cloud again looms up in the East. Eussia seems inclined to try the strength of the celestial emn l ? a 1 J pire. .uussia s pian is io matte ineuus with Japan and thus fall upon China's seaboard and lay wasto her most fertile and populous regions. It is safe to assumehowever, that John China man is not asleep. It is said that the most popular graveyards in Washington are the congressional cemetery and the committee on ways and means. While the f oi mer receives the' mortal remains of congressmen for the final rest, th latter consignsto eternal slumber their ambitions and hopes for the old flag and a big appropriation. Milton M. Holland, of Washington, D. C, contributes a very able paper to the Washington World in advocacy of the claims of Hon. John Sherman, lor the presidential nomination. Mr. Holland makes a very strong case for his favorite. We would be glad to give our readers the benefit of the article, did our space permit. The Eepublican township ticket to be voted for next Monday is an excel lent one, and ought to be elected by a handsome majority. Let every Refclican who can afford it devote the I day to the election. The people of this community should be deeply in terested in seeing that Republicans are chosen to carry forward the wt measures of economy and reform in augurated by the Republican party. The New Era is the name of a new venture in journalism, at Charleston, South Carolina. The paper is a neat five column folio and gives evidence of able editorial ability. The City Ot Charleston has 25,000 colored people. If one half of them will take the Era and pay for it they will give it a deserved "boom" and reflect credit on themselves. Mr. Wm. Holloway, (not our P. M.,) but another gentle man of color we mean a gentleman of another color, is the business manager. General öherman nas let up on Boynton and turned his attention to Chicago pavements. The Times of that city, of April 1, contains a very interesting letter from the General to Hon. J. R. Doolittle on this sub ject, which letter we most heartily commend to the thoughtful consider ation of our city dads. General Sher man is down on all modern attempts IO riVUI IltVUUru iU iuu uuuuiwtui u , fitone. He considers granite and por- - ihfk nnlv durable materials: ff J J J y j and though pavements would cost more at first; they would in the end be infinitely oheaper. The solid South is in a terrible quandary concerning Virginia. The I coalition formed by the Readjusters

and tho colored people has put Virginia on tho list of doubtful States. The most prominent Bourbons in tho State now admit that if Tilden is nominated the electoral vote of Virginia will be cast for the nominee of the Chicago convention. We do not see that it will make much difference whether tho nominee be Tilden or somebody elsOj the cause of the Readjusters is absolutely hopeless without the aid of the colored people, and the colored people will join no coalition that is not in favor of the Chicago nominee. The Readjusters have everything to gain by supporting the Republican candidate.

Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio, shook the dust of Washington from his garments the othor day, and came home "to repair his fences," which, it must be admitted, are not in the best condition. With Blaine making heavy inroads on the Western Reserve, and tho friends of General Grant in a fair way to control Hamilton county; with active opposition all over the State, and witli lukewarmness and possibly treachery among professed friends, and incapacity of managers; with all or even a pai-t of these things to encounter, it is itot strange that the Secretary should-decide to give his presence and a modicum of his attention to the affairs offliia own State. He was given a cordial welcome by his neighbors and friends at his home in Mansfield. In the, speech made to them he declared; that his name would not be presfnted to the convention unless he received the endorsement of Ohio.: 'The friends of the Secretary are active, and with tho influence of his presence in the State, will no doubt be able to secure a merited delegation from Ohio. KANSAS FOR BLAINE. Tho plumed knight has scored a glorious victory in Kansas. The Re publican State' convention which assembled in TopekaThursday, after an excited and stormy session, chose a solid Blaine delegation. General Grant had many warm friends in the convention, but the enthusiasm for Senator Blaine swept everything before it. There would be a sort of" fitness in the nomination of Mr. Blaine at Chicago. Mr. Blaine was undoubtedly the choice of a large majority of the delegates at Cincinnati. If unit rules and other questionable tactics had been done away with, and his name submitted to a direct vote of the convention, he would have been triumph antly nominated on the first ballot. Mr. Blaine's nomination at Chicago would rouse a whirlwind of cnthusia8m which would sweep the country. No disparagement is intended, how ever, for any one of the great leaders whose names will bo presented to tho convention. Washburne, Conkling or Sherman would lead the party to a glorious victory. General Grant." nomination would produce a bitter fight within the party, and might endanger the success of the ticket. THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. The fate of the Constitutional am. endments will be decided next Monday. For the sake of the honor and good name of our State wo trust these amendments will be ratified by an overwhelming majority. In our opin ion they are all right and just, and their adoption will be in the interest of low taxes, fair elections and equal rights. While declaring ourselves as decidedly in favor of all the amend ments, we, nevertheless, admit that there may be grounds tor honest dif ferences of opinion with regard to the merits of some of the amendments, but with regard to those amendments which remove from our constitution the odius discriminations on account of color which it contains, there is no grounds for honest difference of opin ion. True, these constitutional dis criminations are for the most part dead letters, by reason of the recent amend ments to the comstitution of the Un ited States, nevertheless they repre sent the blind, brutal prejudice against colored people which prevailed in this State before the war, but which no man will now publicly defend. They represent the darkest period in our history as a nation and the basest pre judices and passions of that period. No one with a single instinct of true manhood will vote to retain these infamous provisions in our Constitution Both political parties are committed

in favor of these amendments and it is to bo hoped that whatever differences of opinion may exist with reference to other amendments these will bo unanimously adopted. Colored men throughout the State should make it a point to stand at the polls on that day and mark every man who votes against these amendments. It should be made a personal matter, and a man who votes to deprive his fellow man of his God-given rights to life, liberty and tho pursuit of hap

piness should be treated as a foe and a fiend worthy only of the contempt and scorn of all mankind. The 'Boys' Business. There is one thine that a great many white gentlemen, especially politicians, in this part of God's country ought to learn as quick as they possibly can, and that is how to salute colored gentlemen. The almost universal salutation by aspiring candidates and their friends to colored men is "Hello boys," "Howd'y boys," "What'll you take, boys?" and so on for quantity. It not infrequently happens, too, that tbe Eerson extending such a greeting is a eardless cub' of 18 or 20 years, while the person thus addressed may be a venerable gray-haired man of 60, or a man of educalon, intelligence and culture, upon whose ears and manhood such a salutation, com ing from such a source, grates with exces sive harshness and who never receives such a greeting without feeling himself DeJittied and insulted, lie sometimes has rouble, too, in restraining his right foot rom a violent desire to osculate with the ower extremity of the spinal column of he individual thus addressing him. Mark you, we do not object to this style of sal-' utation between parties who are in every respect equal, but what wTe do object to is its re.-ervation for and wholesale application to, colored men. Let white gentlemen address colored gentlemen just as they would white gentlemen. If they are on intimate terms with colored men, Jet them address these men just as they would be addressed by them, and not in a style, which, if applied to them by their colored riends, would be offensive. In short, white' gentlemen ought to learn how to address colored gentlemen in a style diferent to that which they apply to boot blacks. Mr. Voorhees "Siakness." Washington Special. Senator Voorhees declines to go on with he exodus investigation because the Negro witnesses the Republicans have brought to estiiy about southern ontrage "have such an offensive odor about them that it makes him sick." Republican senators have not noticed any offensive odors, and think it must be their testimony that makes Voorhees sick. The sickness first appeared when a carpenter named Adams, from Louisiana, began to testify. Adams recited he circumstances of outrage after outrage. of which he knew personally in which colored people have been murdered. wounded, whipped, and hung, some of them, including people of both sexes, and even children, He did not testify from hearsay, but from actual knowledge, and his testimony is such an arraignment of he white people of Louisiana as was never presented before. His testimony covers a period of 10 years, and makes 250 pages of incidents that will make the blood run cold. It was this evidence that made Voorhees sick, and he has since lost all ir ierest in the investigation. Colored Disaffection in Missouri. Washington Special. Washington, April 1. A delegation of colored men from St. Louis, consisting of J. Milton Turner, ex-United States Min ister to Liberia; J. Smith Charlton, H. Tanney, J. W. Wilson and Alfred Carter, called upon the president to-day, and represented to him that the negro vote of the State of Missouri is entirely unrepresented in official positions in that State; that the iNegro and German vote together comprised the bulk of the Republican vote of that State; that the negro vote amounted to 40,000, and controlled two, if not three, Congressional districts; that if the president woule elevate a colored man to a responsible official position in Missouri, it would reunite the colored people, who are now disaffected on account of having to carry the burdens of the party without recognition. I he president said he was in favor of doing all he could for t e col ored people, and gave Mr. Wilson a copy oi me ionowmg letter to a government officer, written by himself May 7, 1877: "Dear Sir The appointment of colored men to positions under you, for which they are qualified, will tend to secure to the people of their race consideration, and will diminish race prejudice. Other elements of your population are, of course, not to be overlooked. Subordinate appointments should be arranged so as to harmonize and meet the wishes and approval of all classes of good citizens, and, at the same time, promote the efficiency of ine service, very truly yours, JR. B. Hayks." Wants Dan to Emigrate. New York Herald "J We suzeest an inouirv. nr.t. to ib Senate, but to the Democratic Senators. Suppose they inquire whether Voorhees is not rather a heavy load for their party to carry? Our belief is that the Democratic party will never get into Dower while it allows euch men as Voorhppa tn raise their voices in its name. Voorhees may suit the Indiana Democrats, and we do not mean to dispute their taste. But Voortiees does not suit the country at large, and every time he prances about in the Senate he seriously diminishes the prospects of the Democrats; because the American voters, who are in tbe main sensible men, don't "take stock" in Voorhees, to use a phrase of Wall street. If the Democrats could hire him to migrate to California and join Dennis Kearney they would make a great gain. As to the colored people, they have, like all other people, a tright to migrate from State to State at their own will, and why or how they do so is none of the Senate's business. We advice the Democratic Senators to muzzle Voorhees before it is too late. There is less activity in the marriage market than for some weeks,", reports an exchange. What a relief I How the poor men wh have been pummeled with - rolling-pins all winter rejoice! , But if this weather keeps on there'll bo the liyeUest kind of a circus unless there's more money and., less" talk. con-.

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"13 15 14.'! . Why don't Sam Tilden go a courting And make a little "mash" Upon whom to spend his cash? General Stieight is an Able Republican. An Angel will be a rare gem among the disciples of Confucius. General Blaine has no connection whatever with the "gem puzzle." The "ger-rand old Democratic party" is in favor of equal and exact justice to all white loafers. The Tilden and Grant booms and the Keeley Motor, like God's poor, are always present with us. According to the advertising columns of "Our Weekly Age," there is but one billiard table in Evansville. Strange to say there is no Hoop-pole boom at Shelbyville. John, you ought to Hoop up the boys a little more. If Tilden faite to get the Democratic nomination how many railroads will be required to satisfy his ravenous maw? President Hayes proves his true Christian piety by sending an Angell on a mission to the Celestial kingdom of China. The Beecher, Tweed, Belknp and Ben Hill scandals, are'a striking example of the inherent superiority of the AngloSaxon race. A well authenticated rumor is afloat that the Bloomington candidate has abandoned his still Hunt-(er) for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. We beg leave to refer the country newspapers, who would like to see " and know so many things, to our public libra ry, corner of Circle and Meridian streets. A great many of the eonntrv nansrs "want to see"and4,know"divers occult and strange things. If they will come un to the capital, we shall be glad to show them around and give them all the information we possibly can. The "wandering Jew"-(ett) boom has qeen corraled by the Sentinel of this city, and can now be found on file in it's editorial-rooms, where it will be kept until after the Cincinnati nomination. We state this for the benefit of the Cincinnati Enquirer. We have sent the following metrical lecture to the innocent result of Senator Ben Hill's flirtation with the milk maid, j essie Kaymond: O, little Tommy Hill, Your father owes a bill, But instead of striving to pay it, He is cowardly trying to stay it. You must tell him that men of etation In this gret Republican nation, Can not afford to step aside From the wife who was his bride. Yon must teach him to be true, Whatever he has to do, To the vows by which he was marrifd, And the friends by whom he is carried. You must teach himJby example On weak woman not to trample, And how very, very wrong To betray her for a song. You must tell him when he has anything to say, He must not make such long, long delays, For silence, in face otsuch comment, To the scandal always gives consent. Yo must teach him in good time. That a stitch in time Ba ve nine, And when an indiscretion he has made The bill would better quietly be paid. Finally, tell him that women lawyers, Like fiery equine pawers. When they get a statesman on the hip, Are apt up Salt River to give him a trip. No Bad1 Habits. People's Advocate. The colored young men employed on the Daily Witness in New York are T. T. Fortune and W. W- Sampson, both of whom were employed on the Advocate. They are both good compositors with no bad habits generally characteristic of printers unless 'they ' have contracted them since they left us, which we do not believe they have. ' A Good Omen. Terra Haute Express. A most remarkable case is reported from the South'. '"At Spartansburg, S. C, a white man is under sentence of death for killing a negro. This is the first ins'ance oi the kind in very many years. The shooting was done without provocation. The defense offered testimony and a white jury found him guilty. The verdict is regarded a3 a good omen although there are many who do not believe it will be enforced. If executed it will make the beginning of a new era in the south. " , Terre Haute News. James Clarke was in Cincinnati last week. . S. W. Stewart went to Marshall, Ills , Monday. Hannibal Davis, of Brazil, was in the city this week. Patrick Smith, of Marshall, was in the city this week attending his father's funeral. . V. The entertainment given at the A. M, . church last Sabbath, was highly appreciated by all.The Fifteenth Amendment festival, given at Dowling hall Tuesday evening, was largely attended. A concert was given at the A. M. E. church last night, for the purpose of paving off the church debt. " Merrit Smith, the :old gentleman who has been .lingering for ome time with cancer on the foot, died Monday in his eightieth year. .. - j Prof. Iindsev-Fleming of nn.t-.i ville, spent his vacation week in this city, visitme friends. J. H. &, of Peoria, "lay Mrs. Maria Bell, wife of John Bell, of Paris. llls..Idied verv niuMnni rr. ' j - , J ' "v.vtviujjr look A. UCH" day of measles. Her body was conveyed vsm faicuuj, iiear xiartioru, ind. The reason vhv T4m;i t .:j to Indianapolis last week, was that he got nn tha train n .1 . 1 i . r "u wascapiurea UY aiemale policeman, and th ronnlt. tVTa u u j hiB collar bone, dislocated, and several utiles yHj nineroup m.en;mxj.

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