The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-22
COlOred Conservatism.
From the ". Y. Tribune.

From the ". y Tribune.
"Governor Seward" asked a Washington
acquaintance, during the winter of lS59-6O,
"what do you think Of MIR. Douglas chances
for the Presidency 20
81 think very little of them; his time has
gone by" blandly replied the Senator.
"'Gone by Why, we consider him still
a young man" demonstrated the inquirer.
every likely" rejoined the smiling Sena-
tor; 81 did not refer to his age; but judge
that the time has gone by for electing Presi-
dent who spells negro with two g's."
The ancient aristocracy Of the South is in
a quandary and its boggle is Colored Con-
servatism. Here is the ground Of its per-
plexity.
The white aristocracy has beaten the radical
constitution of Mississippi by negro votes, and
came near beating that of Georgia; polling
Is, 900 black votes against it. Encouraged by
these results, the Bourbons are now organi-
zing Democratic negro clubs, giving Demo-
cratic white and black barbecues, and frater-
nizing with their colored brethren most cor
daily and intimately. The gullible World
reports half the negroes of New Orleans
already members Of Democratic clubs-which
is as likely as that half the Irish Catholics in
New York had become Know Nothings. But
1t is true that the white Democrats are sys-
tematically ingratiating themselves with the
negroes, and with considerable success. They
have Democratic negro orators, and some
Democratic negro wire-workers, whose cleo
tioneering skill and tact do credit to their
political trainers. In few years, If the
entente cordiaie be fully preserved, these Demo-
cratic neophytes will be able to put dozen
"Whisky skins" inside their several waist
coats without inconvenience, and to get as
many hundred Democratic votes out OF dis
trict containing less than hundred Demo
cratic voters, as though they had trained
under Captain Rynders and graduated from
Tammany Hall.
Yet we warn their new friends to mind the
crusty adGge that "Fine words butter no
parsneps." An old play hits the point thus
briefly
Cdptdin-Are you honest, Cudjo?
CudjO-W hat you glib me, Nassau
Sambo has liking for "Old Massa'-he
lives on his land, earns his wages, and has
substantial reasons for preferring his good will
to that of ''carpet bsgger;" but it won't dc
to forget that he is conservative. He now
enjoys the right OF suffrage, and he means to
retain, to conserve it. Blessed well does he
know that the barbScues and other flattering
attentions so generously rendered him by his
paler Democratic brethren are due to his being
free and independent voter-that they would
see him in heaven before soliciting the honor
of his company at an OK roast, if the accursed
radicals had not enfranohised him. He will o
course gladly attend every Democratic barbe-
cue to which he is invited, will eat and drink
his fill there, and declare that the white folk
have "done him proud by their hospitality
he will join their club and wear their badge, il
he clearly sees what he is to gain by SO doing
but when his vote is wanted, it will come up
missing If casting it Democratic is to result in
his Acknowledgement. He won't vote to kill
the goose that lays such nice eggs. Do but
consider that there is some human nature in a
niger, and you will realize that this must be
so, and can't possibly be otherwise. You may
have white and black Democratic club of a
thousand members; the determination at bar
becue and bar may be lovely, perfect; but
when the votes are counted out of the ballot
boI, you will have just so many for Seymour
and Blair as the white members will have cast
all the rest will be for Grant and Colfax.
Meantime let the good work 60 on Induce
the Ku'Klux Klan to believe, if human ere.