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An African American candidate for senate does not measure up to the standards of John Mitchell, Jr. and his peers.

Oregon State legislature votes heavily Republican.

A diplomat of the United States refuses to meet with the President of the new nation of Haiti.

The United States annexed the Republic of Hawaii, but the Planet along with many others do not agree with the government's methods.

A Republican political rally segregated the white and black crowds, much to the black Republican’s disgust.

Black men have yet to be confirmed into a position in the Democrat-controlled federal government.

A plea from a newspaper asking for Virginians to question the passing of the Watson Bill as it is voted in the House of Delegates.

Contemporary newspaper the Minneapolis Tribune argues for incoming President McKinley to hire a black cabinet member.

Democrats attempt to manipulate Congress in order to fulfill their agenda, and the implications of the Breckenridge Trials, regarding the infidelity of a Democrat Senator, reaches Capitol Hill.

The Planet “foreshadows the election of a Republican president next year” because of the recent Gubernatorial election results that favored Republicans in many states.