Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-07
For the Gazette.
THE NEGRO KEPT OUT IN THE COLD.

THE NEGRO KEPT OUT IN THE COLD.
MIR. EDITOR Your remarks recently made
in reference to the treatment of of the negroes
by their white brethren Of the Republican par
ty in the election of delegates to the state
Convention lately held ut Georgeton, III Sussex
county, to nominate q candidate for Governor
and Representative to Congress, was more to
the point and better timed than anything ON
that subject have Ell in print; and the negroes
here tor some can read and soon became ac-
quainted with the remarks you had made) feit
the force of them, and several OF them maze
the remark that, certain colored gentlemen
which they named, would have made as good
delegates, and were in all respects as Intelligent
as some Of the white delegates sent from TINS
County and they could gee no good reason
why they should not have taken Il portion OF
the delegates from the ranks OF the colored vo-
tiers of the County, if they were, as a party,
really sincere in outward professions that col
ored voters should he treated IN all respects
with full equality with the white voters OF the
County.
Just look Mr.. Editor, ut the difference be-
tween the theory and practice OF the Repubii-
can party in reference to the colored race; III
New Castle County whore the white and black
Republicans are about equal, and most likely
the colored vot is the larger and where too the
great City comes up for representation accord.
ing to population, what do We sec. instead OF
giving the colored race one half the delegates
from that County, 30, they very kindly give
them 10. and take for themselves 81 elegant
representation accogding TO population; IN
Kent County whore the white and black vote
is also just about equal.out of 10 delegates.n not
a single colored man was allowed to take any
part in the Convention; and in Sussex county
it was the same way, ont of AZ delegates 10 the
Convention, the Republican party failed to tnd
q single colored man that they deemed lit TO
sit with them in State Convention TO nomi-
nate State officers whose election depends as
much, if not more, on the votes OF negroes than
| white men of that party. Shame on such
party, for treating their poor deluded ailles
| with such treachery and notwithstanding
in theory TO treat them as equals, when in prac-
tice they only want their votes to elevate them.
selves only to office. Why Mr.. Editor. will
predict and you will see if | am not correct,
when the Republicans make their county tick,
| cts they will not touch II negro on any part OF
them, but still keep up the hypocrtical cry OF
equality to them; why in Kent and Sussex
| they Will not even let them come INTO the
| County Conventions that meet to make out
| the tickets. much less to allow any one OF them
| to be put on the tickets AS II candidate Tor any
| office.
| But Mr. Editor, before 1 CLOSE allow me to
make Il suggestion in regard TO the candidates
| to be nominated for Governor and Represen-
| tatiye to Congress ON the Democratic party
| 1t seems TO be conceded that If New Castle
county can unite tremendously ON u. good
man, that Kent and Sussex counties SHOULD
unite with them, and let perfect harmony
prevail throughout the State. BIT when
say good man, it may be necessary to MAKE
some qualification OF that term; To be goot
man in the sense intended, the candldat,
should have some general acquaintance i'll nj
the counties Of the State, atiable IN his man
ners, so that in mixing with the laborlnt
classes OF the State they may be impressed
that he does not feel himself above them
| Let the poorer classes once get the idea tina
a candidate feels himself too good to mix will
them and shake hands socially and he woul'
save himself both time and money by at one
retiring from the contest, for his defeat woul'
be certain. New Castle doubtless has man.
good men, but | will name two within IN.
knowledge, either of whom would take wei
with the people OF the lower part OF thu
State, and especially in Sussex county.
have reference to William Bright and Benja
} min II. Biggs Mr.. Bright, because he ha
risen from poor boy MS II carpenter to be on
, among the wealthiest citizens OF the State,
leading member of the Methodist denomlna
ton OF the STATE, and respected in the low
er counties OF the Stat n.. having ~ his Owl
| personal means saved I .. feh ..!e institution
of the religious demon nation to which il
belongs, in the city Of Wilmington, from bo
ing sold out by the sheriff when every othe
trustee gave it up as lost beyond their powe
to save it. Now assuming the foregoin
. statement Of f,,ts to be true, it would j.
I very diihcnlt foi any party to make the Chris
, tian community Of any denomination believ
Mr.. Bright Is not good man and that he Dc
serves their support and patronage for an
office within their gift.
And as for Mr. Bggs, because all who knoV
g him can testify that the poorest man in tn
n community when once introduced to hin
feels Just ms easy and at much at home as h
does with his fellow laborer who daily work
S in his company-and generally because he
a good man in any place you can put him.
KENT,