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Döing of the Pant Week, Good, Bad and Indifferent. The Philosophy or ricking. IE. T. Horn, Editor.l Having an easy and amiable disposition, and having been unsuccessful in obtaining a certain thing, 1 was bewailing my failure to an old white gentleman. He said to me, "Young man, if you want to get along in life, always be a kicker. Kick at everything and people will get out of your way to avoid you." I've followed it with success and find it splendid advice. If you see a fellow driving haruni scarura on the road, as if he didn't care a continental for anthing, you'll get out of his way so as not to be smashed up. Ho becomes king of the road. That fellow is a kicker. If you see anybody paid special deference and don't see anything in him to warrant all this respect, make up your mind he's a kicker. Most people like peace, quiet and comfort and they 11 submit to anything to get them. Hannibal, Cwsar and Napoleon were kickers. They kicked against everybody and everything and people got out of their way. The kicker at school is always the boss until somebody gives him a good licking, butheisnot often licked. Conklinj and Kelly are types of the political kicker, and just see liow big and little fish truckle to them and do their bidding. If Tilden had been a kicker well, he wouldn't have been a privato citizen to-day. Notice what was done for our race by the kickers Zach Chandlor, Garrison and the other friends. Ingersoll kicks higher than anybody else. It was good advice that old man gave. The Leader is doing so well J guess it has kicked pretty well itself, a splendid chance to kick now is offered. The Young Men's Ilcpublican Club of this city marched in a body to Princeton, that is to the depot in a body and nine coaches took them there There were 119 white gentlemen and 30 odd colored gentlemen following to the roll of the drum and the toot of the horns. But I notice that the colored gentlemen were very conspicuous in the rear. They 'all wore white hats and the colored gentlemen as well as the white gentle men, had their white dusters on their arms coming back. But why in the rear again? I can't tell. Surely the Republicans don't wish to draw the color line, too. Or are they ashamed of their "man and brother." They should not be, for the colored man like Napoleon's "Old Guard" sustain every shock of the battle. Ho quits his work to yell around the polls. He gets beaten up by the white roughs. He divides the spoils in his mind. He votes and is never voted for; and he never, never kicks. If he does it is when some colored man is striving to elevate himself and them. Betwixt the burglars and the fires two portions of our municipal officers have their hands full. It is well, for it may have the effect of preventing themselves getting full. Our Fire Department is a queer institution; in many things it is a first class destitution. We have no fire engines, but only hose reels. We rely upon the water works for the powor to force the water on the fires. The water works Holly system has, been a white elephant on the hands of Evansville for many days. It was erected during the famous Van Riper regime, and it was rumored that somebody made quite a pile out of the affair. It cost considerable money then, and continues to cost the city money. We remember in the early days of the city, there existed a number of "hand engine fire companies;" bucket brigades, etc., and distinctly do wo remember tho painful spanking we got from the "boss" of our - home, for running with the machine. In lbbO a steamer was purchased and tho volunteer system dropped. In 1874 wc had three steamers, they were finally discontinued for tho present use of hose reels only, .bach hose reel has a driver and a man who stays with the reel and we suppose does tho yelling, for consfderablo is done. Besides these two they have three or four men with each reel, who form the company These stay at home and go from thenco to the fire; That is, they start, but some are seen coins: when the rcols are returning. It is fun for the fellow whose house is not burning to see how things are done. Though we have the telegraph, some simpleton gets hold of the different bell-ropes, and the clang is heard for hours more or less. Then there is hurrying to and fro, and everyone thinks it is his indispensable duty to yell. Well, altogether wo think the Evansville fire department shows up to tho best advantage at a funeral or on a parade. All wear red shirts there. The fellows who stay at home that is. who go from there to the fire get 815 per month for their trouble. Theothersgot$40per month. There are two colored men. Evansville is a remarkably well behaved and orderly city, so said, owing, doubtless, to the efficient po lice force. (This, too, is "so said,") We have twenty -odd policemen, two

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have a territory that covers an area of about six miles. Thoy would be very liable to catch a burglar. The force is under the command of .Cap tain Joe App. Mr. App is a very nice man. He is nervy, and 6hows a great many favors to colored men. This we know ; but Evansville has not enough policemen. You may go miles with out seeing one. We suppose they are about somewhere. If anybody is caught, App or Wunderlich do the business. " Saturday a clothier found his establishment had been entered by raising a back window. Ho notified App, who reraombercd seeing some of tho described stolen articles in a Jew store. He could not learn who took them there, but arrested on suspicion a colored man, William Foster. Foster had a similar coaton. He denied the theft, but said he bought it a month ago. He was "jugged. . Saturday night Julia Allen, colored, was arrested by V underlich and Ives, and a gold open-faced wa!ch and a long chaiu wero found on her. She is also in tho "cooler" awaiting investi gation. We predicted last week that the various burglaries committed would be fastened on colorod people. Of course wo can't blame the authori ties for suspoctiug colored men, for there arc about twenty colored men who loaf in the vicinity of Fourth and Walnut streets who havo never done a da3's work. POLITICS. Politics is a business that a man goes into at peace and harmony with all mankind in general, and with regard for his own party in particular. If a candidate for the suffrage of his fellow citizens, he comes out at the end ol time disgusted, so used and 'broke." There are only three candidates before the people for County offices, and what is strange.all are for the same position recorder. We arc certain that all these will not be nominated.- But. there are many prospective candidates. How do we know them? Itisby their condescend ing smile, and the proffer of their hand for a shake. They thrust their hand into yours as though tho great object of their lite had been acoraplished in meeting you. I hate this warmth -in every sense. o have walked up Third stroct and havo been unnoti ced by parties, who now are all smiles and good words. Its ontiroly to warm to shake hands. Our County Convention will bo held August 21, at Salt Well Park. It is a delegate convention with 264 delegates. The delegates will be ap pointed on Augut 19, and it we are a delegate we will be sure to go a-fish-ing, and stay out of town; from the 19th to the 21st There was some rumor of offering a colored man beCore the convention' to be slaughtered, but we have two or three fellows who have been pulling at the public teat so long that they consider it an infringement on their rights and pri vileges for any colored mant,to come into the tield. By lies, and other despicable means they have endeavored to discourage the move ment. AJ1 of which forces us to the conclusion that the Negro is his own worfct enemy, lie is like the little dog in tho manger with the cows he can't eat the grasaa and by his spitetul bark will not allow the cattle to eat. It is apparent that the Democrats have the bulga On the Republicans in organization. The Republicans have been holding back, and the Demo crats, under the leadership of Mr Tom Byrnes, have set tho thing up. ii. o. oenneu, risq , nepuuncan cnairman of this District, is an organizer par excellence, but ho is powerless since the working sympathy is not of the party behind him. Tho Democrats have selected their delegates for thö convention August 14th. The Democrats ; also intend to open the fire all along the line on the 14th. Thoy intend iu this District to conduct the campaign on "cheek," and no party '8 more able to do this in a proper manner. , The Democrats havo their headquarters directly opposite the custom house. Thoy have placed their banner on the outer wall. They are carrying tho war directly into tho enemy's camp. This reminds us that in the Evansville postoffice is a gentleman who , is enabled thanks to Republican votes and his own father-in-law, the Postmaster is enabled, we say, to draw a good fat salary; but he is not in favor of being a member of a Club where white and black men meet on the same political footThere is one man in Evansville who by nature, ability and .faithfulness should bo our next Postmaster, and that man is II. Stokes Bennett, Esq., chairman of the First Congressional District. There would be many changes for the better. If the Democrats are successful, Georgo Shanklin,, Esq.. editor of the Courier, will undoubtedly be tbe P. M. Well, if hounding the JNegro is any recommendation, ho is the only man in town who deserves it. Speaking of the Courier, there are doubts in our mind whether it or Bob Hyde is the greater liar . Tho Courier by claim ing that colored men are being im ported for political purposes, is simply doing ,so to distract attention from its own purpose. : . It is a case of "Artful Dodger' in Dickens' Oliver Twist. Continued on soeond paiff.

SKETCHES FEOM.THE SOUTH,

The Impressions of . a Buckeye Bambler in Dixie. Pol tics, Politicians, Incidents, FUo No- 2. BY W. B. 6. To the Editor of The Leader: Atlanta, the capital of tho Stato, is tho most flourish ng city in it. It has a decidedly Northern aspect, the result of Northern enterprise and thrift. It is quite true that in all those cities in the South where Northern capital is prohibited," or for some reason does not have an easy admittance, business seems clogged and progress retarded. Atlanta is a fast city fast in many ways. The people make money fast, do business fast, act fast, talk fast, and, if we remember rightly, eat fast, resent an insult fast, etc., etc., fast in finitum.1 Hero is located Atlanta Uni versity, a school founded and chartered under the auspices of the American Missionary Association, 1869, by President E. A. Ware, a Yale man, for the education of colored youth especially, and for all others who wish to avail themselves of the privilege. The influence of this institution is remarkable. It stands as a beacon at the head of a port It now rivals all the colleges in the Stato, and has a higher standard for matriculation, a better curriculum than the Georgia University. Another there is, younger, but progressive. It is Clark University. Side by side the two are ad- . vancing, revolutionizing ignorance and displacing darkness with light. There is hope for Georgia at some dis tant period. Politics, the chief feature of the day, are curiously mixed. Prejudice to the negro is perched on every pole. Negro inferiority, seemingly, is a selfevident truth among nine-tenths of the fire-eating Democracy. We shall discuss these topics moie at length after a while, analyzing and dissecting to the best of our ability. Colquitt, Gordon and Joe Brown form a trio that has caused considerable bub bling among the Democrats. They are themselves Democrats, well instructed in Democratic doctrines, and the method of maneuvering. Why the opposition ? Well, as in physics, so in ethics; there can be no effect without a cause. Colquitt does not belong to Toombs' ring; which openly avows that negroes are not human but some sort of nameless animals that roam about, as different from the "white man as the ox differs from the horse and mare." Governor Colquitt is a little more humane, which is pro bably attributable to his ministerial proclivities. . He preaches to white and colored at their respective church es ; he addresses societies and companies, whether Odd Fellows or Masons, military or ecclesiastical, white or black, whenever convenient and he is invited to do so. : He is present at a colored Sabbath-school picnic quite as often as ho is at a white one. ' Doubtless he has some end in view, but this, to many, geems secondary; The radical wing of the Democracy think this is too much social equality ; that it looks too much like, placing the "bottom rail on the top;" hence the fight. '' General Gordon has affiliated with : the Colquitt-Brown faction for personal ends., He is the same old General, Gordon, as bitter, as furious, as strong an advocate of the shotgun, bulldozing and counting out policy as any man in his party; a devotee to the chain- gang system. ' It is stated on good authority that it was well understood between Gordon and Brown that tho former should resign his position as Senator of the United States, that he (Gordon) might be appointed as railroad attorney of tho Western and Atlantic R. R, of which Joe Brown is president; with an annual income of several thousand dollars, and that ex-Governor Brown himself should be General Gordon's successor. This is doubtless true. ; The plot was well made and the game well played. If the Republicans had any backbone whatever, if they were united on any one point, fought one another less, if they threw aside tho color lino black and white Republicans and scrambled for office less vehemently they would be able to carry several congressional districts and many counties in their local elections while the Democracy is so badly split up and at the samo time disjointed from internal commotion. Ex Governor Joe Brown, now Senator of the United States, is one of the richest magnates in Georgia. His appointment as Gordon's successor was violently opposed. The opposition was bo great that .the end was feared. There is a calm now; the situation has been accepted for the present. Why this opposition? Joe Brown, like his confreres, is a Democrat and sure to promote the ends of his party, though not so violently. You will remember that just after reconstruction, from that time up to about 1870 or 1871, Georgia, as all tho rebellious States, was ruled by the Republican party ana men wno ciaimea to bo liepubli cans. Bullock, Blodgett, the Kimballs, et al.,' were foremost men. Bullock

became Governor; Blodgett and the Kimballs wero appointed to lucrative offices. At this juncture, Joe Brown came forward, united or rather acted in concert with tho Republicans, just longenough and iustfar enough to have

et tain ends ot his carried through, lease the Stato Road and become a factor of the Republican Government. it is also rumored that Brown said that he and others though not Repub licans did this so as to have a hand in the machinerr of tho Government that Negroes might be kept out of it h much as possible and the fctate saved from Negro supremacy. Whether true or not, an article on the condition of the black man will show that it bears a semblance of truth. CORRESPONDENCD. Cleveinn (.) News. . Dr. Alexander Burrell, formerly of Wash ington, and who graduated at Wooster Universuy, in mis ciiy, aiea in Jiempms, recently. Father John Malvin an old veteran and 6oldier in the Republican party, and a resi dent of this city for torty years, aged 85 years, died in this city last Friday, the 30th inst. He was buried from the First Presbyterian Church last Tuesday, Rev. P. S. Moxom officiating. The church was crowded to its utmost by his friends, white and colored. He leaves a wife and an adopted son, Judson Malvin, who is now a resident of Washington City. Peace be to his ashes. Mrs. A. S. Thomas and daughter, of Cin cinnati, are. visiting Mr6. Daniel William?, Sr- of Hackman street. The Indianapolis Leader is immense, so say they all. Rev. T. H. Jackson spoke to a large crowd of Garfield voters in the 17th ward last Sat urday evening. Mr. Fred Valentine has the largest grocery of any man in this city. Mr. Will F. Johnson, of the railway pos tal service, left for Xenia, Ohio, and Tarrawa springs, last Monday for his health. The readers of the Leader in Cleveland are very much pleased with their correspondent and the whole make up of the paper. Let your agent, Mr. W. D. Bagby, visit Cleveland, and he will do well. Let him come before old crimp sets in. The jug breaking at the St. John's A. ME. Church last Monday evening, August 2d, realized the handsome sum of $150. Miss Mary Lawsoa received the fine gold ring, sh having the most money in the jug, and Mr, W. E. Fowler, the fine silver watch. The whole thing was a success. Miss Eliza Thompson and Miss Emily Coleman ara going to Chicago to visit their old friends. The marriage of Mr. Milton Robinson and Miss Henrietta, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Simms, was consummated last Monday evening, Rev. T. U. Jackson officiating. The bride was beautifully dressed in white tarlton, blue silk overskirt trimmed in white, a white vtil, and a profusion of flowers, The repast that was set out was immense. The bride and groom have the best wishes of their many mends, jn o presents were re ceived, on account of it being a private wed ding no invitations being sent out. Mr. William Wheeler has gone to Con neaut. Ohio, to eneasre in the barber business. A lawn fete will be priven at the grounds of Mrsl G. Murray, by the Perseverance bociety, soon. Old Aunt Chaney Davis was surprised last Tuesday evening, the 3d inst., by a number of friends bringing baskets loaded down with good things. She entertained her friends in style, bhe is an old mother in Israel. The Misses Alice and Hattie Tilley and Miss Camilla Simmons are visiting friends in. Canada. Hon. C. B. Lockwood, nominated for Con gress by the bolters in this District, has withdrawn and leaves the field clear to Hon. Amos Townsend. The Youngstown, Ohio, celebration was a success.- ' Hon. Geo. W. v llhams made a speech two hours in length and acquitted himself nobly. . It was one of his best efforts.' Joha P. Green, Esq., also made a fine fcpeech in the afternoon and evening to large audiences. Mr. Madison Tilley, an old citizen of this city, was taken severely ill last Thursday, but is slowly revering. ,Mr. Jere. A. Brown aud wife took in the excursion to Columbus last Thursday. The former took down a prisoner to the Columbus penitentiary, . Mrs. rieasant was buried from the St. John's A. M. E. church last Sunday. She leaves a husband and two children. "' The Forest City Swing Circle picnic was a success a large number atting. Bloomtiigton Items. . The corn .crop is badly damagedjby dry weather. Next "Sunday tha College avenue M., E. Church will bo dedicated. Bishop Bowman presiding. j At 4 o'cloTk p. m. on Sunday, Rev. A. A. Burleigh preaches a temperance sermon in the Court House yard. Mr. and Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Bass and Mrs. Teister went to the camp camp meeting at Greencastle last Saturday. On Sunday "at 1 o'clock the Hon. J. W. Görden will speak here, and at night 31 rs. Jackson of Jelfersonvillo wi) deliver a temperance address. Franklin Landers was here and made a speech (?) on Tuesday. I believe I never heard a thinner one in my life, it was a bundie of mistatenients from first to last. Even the better class of Democrats were disgusted with it. Lei. Brazil Aens. Pursuant to a call issued by Kennett Stewart, the colored citizens ot Brazil and Otter Creek met at Weaver school house, for the purpose or organizing a Republican Club. A rousing speech was made by Burton Stewart, followed by Fred White. On motion a permanent organization was made consisting of 42 members. The following are the officers: Bennett Stewart, President; Marshall Moker, Vice President; J. W. P. CambelL Secretary: Burton Stewart, Treasurer; Oliver Williams. Captain; C. H. Griffin, H. Barnett, Ed. Bland, Trustees. The meeting then adjourned each one feeling highly enthused at having taken one more stride toward perpetuating the principles instituted by the grand old Republican party. The club will make its first appearance as an organizational the reception of Hon. G. ,W. Williams, of Ohio, who will address the people of Clay County, at Brazil, on Tuesday, August 17, 1880,

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