The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-22

siderable intimidation and violence.
In some strong republican parishes not
q single republican vote was cast. This
result was accomplished Nv what we
term down there bulldozing. Not
w'thstauding this fact Hayes-you
had better give him his title and saw
President Hayes" remarked Pinch
back with smile.
His Frauiulency." suggested the
reporter
.'Or. 'Mees,eer' Hayes, As ConkIipp
calls him. chime,l in Col. Harlan
"The fact that President HAYES was
declared elected" resumed Pinch
back: Eyes, declared another mean
ing smile). and the colored people ex.
Pected that their state government
would be maintained also. With its
surrender they became dishesrtened
and demoralized. In the two elections
held since that tiWe-One for member.
OF the constitutional convention. the
other tor the present state government
they evincsd considerable apathy.
Nearly 81 per cent abs,aines. from
voting. With The Or. sent ticket. I'M
known to the masses Of those people,
] apprehend that We will have con.
siderable trouble in getting them TO
register or to vote"
COLORED DEMOCRATS.
''D'n't YOU think the colored voters
will freely vote the democratic ticket
in times.
"fes. do In the matter Ut voting
the eolored people in the southern
states since the overthrow Of republi-
can government therein are governed
even now by local considerations. Ii
he no strange thing To see popular
democrat-and | mean by that a lib
eral, fair-min,ied man. one that the
co!ored people believe will respect
their righis-receive their votes To a
very great extent. And whenever
the democratic party of the nation
will evince disposition to respect the
rights Of the race. in nv opinion
cOlorrd democrats will be as numerous
Is German democrats"
III CHEBACK DUBIOUS.
do you really believe that Garfield
aud Arthur cah carry the November
election ,"
Pmchback hesiiated little at first.
said he would rather NOT Answer h,,
finally said
ut Is too early to express an opinion
upon that point. When the democratic
party has nominated its ticket, and
We know just who they are. there
will he time enough to answer that
question"
Are MT the colored people. sati,fi-i
with The present government Ia,
Louisiana -
''No, sir. In certain portions Of the
state there il manifest disposition TO
prevent the colored people from
exercising the right Of suffrage unless
they are willing to vote the democratic
ticket. This political intolerance is
having bad effect in that it il dis
turbing the colored people. rendering
them disquiet. and forcing numbers Of
the most valuable portion Of them 10
leave the state. Nearly every steamer
for the up country takes away FIVE or
six and Sometimes more families Of
these people. know it is asserted in
the press that the exodus il stopped,
but this is not true. 1t is true that the
stampede which took place year and
q half ago is over. but it has now
assumed well-regulated, and, there.
fore. dangerous aspect.
The colored people now living in
louisiana are Of the better class of
people who will be valuable to any
community and of the kind We can
least depense with"
The CHINESE PLANK.
"What do you think of the Chinese
plank in the platform, ?"
81 suppose the committee on resolu-
tions knew what they were doing
when they drafted that resolution.
For my part l believe this country
Is large enough to contain the chinese
as well as any other nationality"
This closed the interview and the
reporter Withdrew. Messrs. Pinchback
and Harlan arrived in st. Louis from
Chicago last Thursday morning. Mr..
Pinchback has beep invited to sttend
the republican ratification meeting to-
night, and it is probable he will attend
and make q speech. The visitors
leave Monday OF Tuesday for home.