Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-09
TuECOLORED VOTE.
Some Indications of How Ii May
DO Cast.

rn anyone who has paid the proper
attention To the current nj political ieel-
inc among the colored people, 1t Is evil
dent there is growing belief that the
Republican party is not redeeming and
has no, redeemed all Of its pledges made
To them. Aud while among the more
frank and fearless this feeling Is out
spoken, there is a tar more extensive
and iar more dangerous spread, silent
and uuac know lodged. Like thunder in
a clear skv fell upon the Republicans
the resolutions adopted by the colored
Garfield club last week.
Ii was Incredible aud they would not
believe, - long had they regarded the
colorrd people rs their own, To vote
them how and Tor whom they pleased,
that they could not realize that at last
several cnlured men had the courage and
the manhood 10 come out anu declare
their independence and say they would
vote for those " no would best represent
them.
\ prominent Republican official even
went 50 TAT us to 20 to the colonel men
aud demonstrate with them, telling
them they had made asses oi themselves.
The planks in the resolutions to which
the Republicans 'pject, are these:
r.. Solrci, That in local politics we viii
give our support IL such men as VIII
give Us, AS cpiprcd men, the same rights
aud representation rs white men.
RC>pla,i, That We rs n unit, do not
feel ourselves under any Obligations To
any men or patty trr any obligations We
now enjoy. We hav.nG long since paid
the debt.
R,pl,ri, That hereafter We will al
here to AMI support colored man, LIT
him be nominated 10y either party, aud
do all We can IL defeat any man running
Tor office who j. opposed to our interest
and progress rs people. Belng cog
infant ol the tact that IN the city AMI
county We have no representation, with
a population OF over two thousand III the
civ which draws not cent from the pub
10 fund. Why is 1t So, hen other ma
onalit Is are represented
why, sir, said colorcd mau, to the
REGIsrEg, eve only sad We would vote
icr such men rs would best further our
interests aud u strikes me that when
these Repuh leans object, they must feel
the shoe pinch they take II right up as
ii We had referred directly to them"
The reporter met George Palmer, a
barber at George ilollinger's, AMI who
had introduced "the incendiary resolu-
tions," and said To- him:
"Who originated those resolutions YOU
offered"
ii did, myself
"pid any body put the idea into your
mind"
"No, sir, not n hit OF it.
"rhcre is a report going about, among
Republicans, that some Democrat is the
author oi them. Is there any truth in
it,
$40, awori. 20, them up myself,
right here in the shop.
At the meeting OF the club, last night,
similar resolution was introduced. Its
mention was received with evident dis
trust hv MANY of the members. Some
OF them had been severely rated by
white Republicans ior adopting the Tor
mer ones, that they were fearful OF
again mourning the sovereign displeas-
urc. The resolution WAS as follows:
R,Sgud, That We, the members OF the
colorel Garfield club pledge ourselves
Ia support, in city politics, the men who
will pledge themselves to best further
our interests
The club did not adopt it-scarcely
received it, in fact, but turned it over
to committee OF three, who will sub
iect it to an ordeal probably to an out
side one) IN the shape of an examina-
ton, aud report it back with a recon-
mendation. Whatever the club, rs q
body, may do with it, il was very plain
to the reporter that many OF those pres
ent heartily endorsed il.
We shall sec.