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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1887
Bishop Becker has issued orders
that no marriages ceremonies shall
he performed after dark in the
Catholic church in the future.
The Senate has increased the
appropriation for the Savannah
Harbor from $45,000 to $65,000.
To do effective work there should
be at leaat SIOO,OOO appropriated
this session.
Rev. W. J. White, Editor of the
Georgia Baptist and Rev. E. K.
Love of Savannah are m a heavy
fight spiritually and temporally.
The latter has sued the former in
the courts for SIO,OOO damages.
Please bear in mind that the
blue X on your paper means that
your subscription is out, and that
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Remember that subscriptions are
payable in advance.
Associated with the name of no
other American statesman is there
more of patriotism and financial
wisdom than with the name of John
Sherman, of Ohio.—lnter Ocean.
We fully concur in the above
and hope the time is not tar distant,
when ’“Honest John” will have an
opportunity to put his vaiied expe*
riance as a statesman and financier
in full force.
A Literary Convention will be
held at Nashville, Tenn., March 23
1887. Bishop Turner is the presi
dent. All presiding elders of the
A. M E. church are members by
virtue of their office. Membership
is not restricted to the A. M, E.
cliuich. The President in a supple
mentary call recently issued says
he hopes the convention .vill pro
vide for conferring some kind of
titles or degrees, and that Nashville
can take care of five hundred or a
thousand if they chose to come,
and are preparing to make the
occasion the grandest in the history
of the race.
ONE H’Jl’ TO ACT RIGHT.
Our friends who desire to help
the Tribune can do so in no better
wav than by patronizing the busi
ness houses and stores that adver
tise in our paper. The very fact of
advertising their business with us
shows an appreciation of the col
ored trade that f he\ receive, and a
desire to reciprocate by helping us.
We urge our people to read the ad
vertiseinents in the Tribune and
give our advertisers h cull before
going elsewhere'
DIS TING UI SHED Mi 1 TOR S.
Rev. Dr. B. T. Tanner. Editor of
the A. M. E. Church Review was
in our city last week, enroute lor
Florida, and remained in the citv a
r-aiple of days. On Sunday morn
ing Dr. fanner preached «t Si.
Philip's church one of the most
practical and effective sermons it
has ever been <ur privilege ot
listening to. The effect of the Doc
tor's sermon will be long felt in our
community. He has been greatly
honored by the church, and it would
not surprise us to h»*ar of the Gen
eral Conference of 1888 continuing
to show its appreciation of bis
power and ability.
Kev. Dr. J. C. Etubry, publisher
of the Christian Recorder, arrive d
on Monday last from South Caroli
na on his way to attend the E»st
Florida Conference at Lahe City.
We regret that his health was not
the best, it having been somewhat
impaired while in South Carolina.
Savannah was not given an oppor
tunity of hearing th>s distinguished
divine in the pulpit.
Both gentlemen honored the
Tribune with their presence.
THE LABOR QUESTION.
Readers of the Tribune will re
collect that in a recent issue we
called attention to the action of the
Firemen Brotherhood [Locomotive ■
Firemen] in being exercised at the
employment of colored men by the |
Central Railroad management un- ;
der Capt. Raoul. The white
Knights of Labor were exercie id at
the same time about the same mat-J
ter, according to the Morn ng
News. The afternoon paper called
the Evening Call was also exer
cised. For the benefit of working
men, whose interest is our interest,
we note the fact that a Mr. J«.hn ■
J, Hannahan of Chicago, Vice
Grand Ma ter of tiie Brotherhood
of Locomotive Fireman was in ou>
city on Tuesday last and iddressed
the Brotherhood of Savannah. The
News states th -t Mr. Hannahan
said.
“The order views with satisfaction
the tendency on the Southern roads to
employ white firemeu in place of col
ored men. The superintendents and I
the head officials see that it is policy
for them to graduate their own engi
neers. To do that th< y gee that they
must employ white firemen, because
they do not consider it either politic or
safe to put colored men in charge f
trains. The Piedmont Air Line has re
versed its old policy and is now em
ploying white men for firemen. The
Coast Line Company is the only system
of importance which does not employ
white firemen.’’
The Order has 342 lodge* and
18,000 members in the Unite!
States, and “is independent of al!
labor organizations, never had »
strike, is growing steadily, and is
on she best of terms with the Rail
road officials” according to Mr.
Hannahan, and yet he Order views
with satisfaction the tendency on
the Southern roads to employ white
firemen in place of colored men,”
in othei words they would giadh
prevent color d men faom obtain
ing a liveliboi d by honest labor.
They broadly discriminate against
colored men without regard to
character or ability.
Can colored men read tbe fore
going; and by reflection he not
benefitted thereby.
The Firemen Brotherhood is in
dependent of all other labor organ
izations, yet they readily unite with
the white Knights of Labor against
the employment of c tlored men on
the Central Railroad if the Even
ing Call is the, mouth piece of the
white Knights and is authorized to
speak for them.
The Brotherhood and tbe Knights
are independent of each other, but
they are solid and unanimous
against the negro Are we right in
the assertion? If not we would
like to be corrected, and for this
purpose the columns of the Tribune
are open to all.
In tbe meantime lot colored men
he on the alert, uuite and be solid
for their own i terest in demand
ing fair play. Unite with no Order
that fads to stand square by all its
members without regard to color
for an equal chance in the struggle
to live nouorabh .
FROM THOMA S VILLE
Rev. J. 11 Adams and family
left Savannah on Saturday last fol
Thomasvill ■, Ga . his new field
of labor, -le arrived at Thomas
ville at 2 o'clock and was met by
a large in >jority of the members
greetit g him and family. Bishop
H. M. Turner and Rev. E. A. Shep
pard spent the Sabbath with him
The Rev. Dr. Recker from Michi
gan pleached at 11 o’clock a very
instructing subject to the young
peepie. Bishop 'Turner preached
at 3 o'clock, Tex': 11th chapter of
the Ephesians and 10th verse; horn
this be preached one of bis able
sermons. Rev. E. A. Sheppard
i preae el at 7| o’clock, text: Revel
ation 3<i . hapter 2nd verse. Much
good was done by these üble
divine*.
On .Monday night the Ku-klux
visited lv v. A lams and f nuilv.
Then w.-re about 20 of tl em well
equipped with every thing that
was good. A large table was
loaded with al! kinds of provisions.
The following comprise the natn-s
of the ladies and gentlemen who
made the welcome visit: Prof,
■' Rice, J Jones, J C Brooks, W M
i Walton. M. C. Davies. H. Williams.
Dealia Williams, Armeania Wright
E. C. Alexander, M. T. Davison,
Nora Bryant. M. Gardener, M. F.
Davis, B. Royal, C. Smith, Mattie
J. Gardener, Rebecca Davis, Cora
Fiuigan. The party entering
singing. Prayer was offered by
the Reverend and an address de
livered by him to the ladies and
gentlemen, in which he acknow)
edged the courtesies and kindness
shown him.
THE COLORED PRESS ON
MA TTH& H’.S REJECTION.
'The actiou of the Senate is much
like “the monkey” that used the
“cut’s paw,’ to lake chestnuts om
of the fire. It it is just such lang
uage as is likely to tickle a few gid
dy colored people.
We think it high time for colored
men to ceute shouting to the tune
of slavery, and begin io dance to
the inu*ic ot treemen. The whole
thing is much like Patty's blanket,
just a.* broad as it is wide-” If the
matter comes to a vote, designating
Our most distinguished representa
tive, it’s a puzzle as to which ot
the two would get the majority of
Electoral votes, if intelligent peo
ple did the couiitiis|, Fred Doug
lass with his “white” wife tn
France, or James C. Matthew in
America. People Witness, Wil
mington, Del.
If Matthew.- was rejected because
he is a Democrat, then all Demo
crats, who have been confirmed,
should have shared the same late.
T m will show that neither
Douglas* nor any other eminent
Negro in this country can change
the independent attitude of a large
and noeli gent element of the col
ored p< Opie, and that they will no
hmger vote Solidly with any party.
Ibe best in crests of the race and
i hat of iue whole country demand
a division of t,e colored vote. —
ou> hern Leader.
The rejection of Matthews by a
Republican Senate, means a death
blow to the Rwpubncan party. To
say he w..» rejected because h* i*
a Demociat won’t work, because
lit Senate is confiiining whit
Democrats nearly every day. lim
it is plain for colored people to see
th.it when mo.*t Republicans cease
to HS - ihe “Negro” as a c it’s paw
(hey have no further use for bun.
In this Matthews case we give up
tuat ihere i» a “mouse in the meal
tub ” —Peoples’ Jour al
'The Senate has placed I «e f in a
tight place in th.s matter. Ibe plea
that tbe nomiiuitiou was i ejected
t oca use Mr. Malt hews was not res
ideut of the Distiic: of Co.umbia i
one es the gauzy subterfuges politi
cians usudly resort to when they
find that they have ‘‘put then foot
n it.
li will be a lung time before the
Senators wuu opposed the nomina
tion hea. ihe last ot ii; it will be a
cold day when we penult Senatoi
Ingalls and bis Republican com
pemß t ) forget tbe original iwasoii
he gav. tor opposing the nomina
tion, —that is, because “the Reput*
beans dont like a Democratic
Negio, and the Democrats dont
like any Negro at all,—N. Y.
Freeman.
li there Were any doubts heieto
lore as to the sentiment of the col
ored people of W ishingiun with
re- pect to the appointment i f J C.
Matthews, as Recorder of Deeds, it
was Settled Wednesday night th it
the colored people are practically
as unanimous aga.nst the ppoint
nieut as the white people. Wh-n
Hon. John M. Langston exposed
the hypocrisy of ihe president in
appointing .Mr. Matthews as Re
corder on the score ot recognition
to the race, the house manifested
greater a.d more prolonged ap
plause than at any other time
during the meeting. It was several
minutes before the speaker could
resume his address. The Tuesday
night meeting m'ghi have been a
mob and the result doubtful, if n>t
contradictory, but the episode of
Wednesday night omoyis all
doubt. —Peoples’ Advo ate
The vote in the Senate on tbe
confirmation of J. C. Matthews has
again been taken up and again be
1 hae been defeated. We have no
way ot knowing who, or what par-
ty is tiie most to blame for this, but
as the Republicans are the majority
in the Senate, it would seem that
the\ were. While Republicans
think that a colored man has no
right to join any party except their
party, and if he does do so, thev
pu p >*e to punish him the first op
portunity they get to do so. Mr.
Ma’thews is an open and outspoken
colored Democrat, and tor this we
re of the opinion that the Repub
lican Senate refused to confirm
im. [f this be so, then it becomes
necessary for the race to speak out
upon (his matter. If colored citi
zens have trot to be discriminated
against, and by a party that they
have done so much for, and by’ a
party that depends upon ihe
colored vote for its political success
a‘ National ele tions, then the
sooner rze know ir the better for
u-.—Little R »ck Sun.
For Underwear L. Fried’s the place.
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