The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-02

ALABAMA.
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AnamasSss In Politics-Scntimcnss q Beth
Races-How tho Blacks are Beins Maulpu-
iafed-Socfal Ostracism Of DeHaocratic Ne.
srses and sharp sTategy-Tae Psospecss in
- - -y Eur.JIA Sept. a. 1888.
IN this part Of Alabama there Is considerable ami.
uation in political circles The result Of the elections
n Vermont and Maine does not seem to have affected
ne whites TO any extent as they are working vigor-
eusy for the Democratic ticke The radical leaders.
comprising hSndful OF white men and few ne
1rOes who can read and write, are quite depresses
. the course az Governor smith in vetoing the Sii
Sor the Legislature to choose Presidential electors a
wen a. By the abandonment Of the part 81 nearly
n its respectable native white .oters This last
.amed feature in the campssn has been and is
heavv blow To the rad,ca,~ without the help OF the
Jew vhite men Of position who allied themselves
with the supporters OF the reconstruction lawa
H N almost impossible to DO anything In
NE Staae, At the present time there are prob
sa0y eight thousand white men In AabaJ1a who win
vote for Grant aud Colfax. Even II the twenty
thousand ex-on1ceholders who were dsfranchised
nv Congress are not permitted to vote the white ee
rent In the radical ranks will not suflce to carry
nova.aent to control the negroes has assumed for
,-suabe proportions. "Coiorea conservative clubs"
ore hare the order Of the day. but they fail to
exhibit the true extent Of the reaction. Many per-
sons are under the Impression, and particularly ut
the North that riots between the TIVE races, refusal
On the part OF the whites to let the blacks hold once,
and measures looking to the assertion Of Anglo
saxon inferorty tend to estrange the blacks. They
ere much mistaken IN this belief 1t was remarked
n the editorial coaimns Of the HERALD some days
ago that the Southern people the best politicians
n the world. SO they are Not a riot takes place IN
Ne South but what they succeed in making hum
sssroes that the carpet.bag and scalawae leaders
the sole cause Of the disturbance. It does not
injured was . negro. hazard the assertion that
there are coiored democrats in Mitchell county,
1ns 90 Would excite the
sssS Of even even our Northern radicals nsns
q the face Of the most adverse circumstances, that
Not an event can transpre OF political nature but
what the whites make capital out Of it. Apparent
negroes be killed and wounded tn q fracas with
white men, and before the wounded negroes rise
sSirs Of them that they were in the wrong and sur
serred by reason Of listening TO carpet baggers:
While negroes are thus being won over TO the de-
OOcracy, 10 social feature about the political
sstuation which cannot be dsregarded. The reader,
Of course understands from the foregoing that 1t is
not intended to represent majority Of the blacks as
asserting the radicals. That, In so short space OF
eme would be utterly impossible. The greater
ana for The purpose Of furnishing the conservative
oaries the policy OF social osracism Is being rapidly
sssses and The lines Between each are really more
plainly marked than they are among whites. When
2 darky goes over to the democracy he ~ instantly
excluded from the society OF his class and he must
either descend In the social scale become isolated
n q measure; Some Of the negroes are plucky
~ Smith, of Houston county, told c0lored c0nser
Native meeting that II the radical niggers didn't
ruther talk TO white man any time than 70 any
mean radical Niger" which sentEen ELECTED en-
thusiastic cheers. But there are many negroes who
% not possess sufficient moral courage TO openly
Aee this social tabooing Perhaps there are certain
ration and won the never-dying anecton oil sundry
Petes and whose respected daddies are intensely
radical Now these aforesaid Petes may ardently
aeslre to support the white mans ticket, but TO
openly do SO is to lose the Dinahs forever. What
are the Door creatures 10 dor Between love on the
enc hand and conviction or gratitude on the other
tAey are in quandary unless some sharp stroke OF
policy rescues them. In this emergency the superior
strategy OF the white man comes to their aid. To
explain how difficulty Is solved l wiz relate
accident OF the election In Georgia last spring.
counties, who had received many favors from the
white gentleman who told me the story. came 10 his
sometime patron and stated that he had been gwen
radical ticket and told that II he did not vote
oarkies would ostracise him. Now ne desired TO
vote with the democrats but ne dared not face the
cal ticket the gentleman handed Joe (the Negroes
name) q democratic one so folded as to be undistn
gushable and told the darky to answer him sauciiy
- the polls when questioned. Accordingly the fo-
lowing dialogue took place.
"Well Joe, how are you going TO voter
~Kurne, Use free man an are agwinefo vote
1e way please"
..Look here Joe don't ike that answer. have
Done you many fayors and If You vote az hnet my
people and my party you needn't come to nae again
when you need friend"
'AGot TO run dat risk, Kurnei,n he replied tnso-
Dently.
waking up to the window he gave his naInc and
with an air OF independence deposited the demo-
cratic ticket amid the loud yells OF the radical ne
groes who had long suspected him OF leaning 10.
wards the whites, but who were now satisneu tnat
he was true 70 his color Probably 1900 negroes
teted in Mississippi for the democrats W THIS surep
otious manner.
The chances In this section OF Alabama are quite
favorable 10 the democrats The whites do noS de,
BEND 70 much upon polling q large negro vote ~
upon their ability 70 keep away large number OF
negroes from the polls. The plantere Will spend
from one to four hundred dollars, according % their
meana In paying their hands TO remain on the nan.
tations, and they will meet with immense success.
7ne man who employs thirty negro voters can mnu-
Shese circumstances do not think that large ne
gro vote will be cast in this State. Out Of about
700 600 registered Is doubtful IS 600 negro votes
viii he cast and OF this number at least 20 600 VIII
be democratic. ontne whole see no better chance
for the radicals here than In 0eorgia aud their pros
beet ~ much worse than In Florida
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