The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-23
Opinions, White and Colored, US
to the Future Status Of
the Negro.
The more Intelligent" With An Eye to
the Main Chance, See No Danger in
the Els ton Of Cleveland,
But Ignorant Niggers" Fear the Worst
The Rolicsome Youth With a
Piece OF Chalk.


thorough Investigation OF the rumors that
/ the negroes OF Louisiana were alarmed at
the prospect Of being RENTED 10 slavery
under Democratic administration,
proves the story 70 be utterly without
foundation interviews with leading rep.
rescntatiye negroes shows an entirely
different feeling among them. Ex-Gov.
crnorP, B. D. Pinchback, the most prom.
mcnt colored man in the State, and now
Surveyor Of the port, when interviewed,
said
do not believe that the election Of Mr..
Cleveland aud the fact that The Demo.
cratic party has again como into power
will prove Injurious 70 the welfare Of the
colored people OF the South. All the talk
10 the contrary cmanatcs from people
who are trying to create bitter feeling be.
tween tie two races in order u manuiac-
| ture political capital. The condition Of
the colorcd people can not he changed or
affected N the least decree ly mere
change OF administration. In my
opinion thu success of Cove nOr Cicyc-
land VIII Do more 10 destroy race prciu.
diGcs than ten thousand civil rights bills.
! think the election Of Cleveland will re-
suit finally in political revolution in the
South, which VIII completely DESTROY the
color Hue. New parties will be formed
composed Of both races, in which each
member wil be equal and take part IN all
Of the proceedings. OF course this order
q thingS WI not De brought about I'm
mttIat y after Governor CleveIand's in.
Ru 1uruttyn, but Il will come.
Colonel James Lewis colored surveyor
General, said "Thc statements which
hsi been ma Ac that the cOlurrd people
are again " be cn~aycd are Ianahcd AZ
o. every intelligent MN Of MY race, aud
! 10 not think the coloyed people a. "a
general rule believe anything OF the kind.
do not believe that the change of adj
mini>traliOn will affect the status OF the
colOred people OF the South; but on the
contrary, there II reason 90 believe that
10 viii cngcnder better ieeiiug between
tie two races
Hon. J. J, Aliain member Of the Icgis-
lature from lbeville Parish, said: IL do
not believe there is one colored man in
my parish who actually believes or has
any fear that he will be turne back into
slavery
Jas. ID. kennedy, Superintendent Of
Warehouses, and the most eloquent negro
speaker 10 the State, said; II was very
much surprised TO read that portion OF
Mr.. Blaine's speech about the negroes. |
infer from 1t that he is sorry that the ne
groes were given the power TO vote, and
It would be well 70 take away their
lt,f arra In nr,la - IN no No, h.g.,
tFol OF the bulk Of the electoral votes, and
u give it political power over the South.
II Mr., Blaine had made that speech be-
fore the election, | am free to couiesS that
] would not have voted for him"
In North Carolina OLD and ignorant
darkies are found 10 be frightened by the
slavery story. 1t is difficult TO ascertain
who is responsible for the stories set
sGoat. Democrats say that the Repubii-
can speakers have prepared the negroes
for such belief by their campaign
speeches for years. Republicans say that
il has been formed since the election, and
that it was caused by the taunts and
menaces OF Democrats A sample Of the
taunts referred 10 l. taken IRON Raleigh
paper: A young Democrat carried a
piece Of chalk in his hand and when he
met a negro he would tell him that when
Governor Cleveland was elected all the
negroes would be sent to slavery, and
that each white man was to have all Ire
con'd mark with chalk Before the negro
could escape he would be decorated with
"a chalk mark. .. .....u
Mr. l.. A, Ashe, of the Raleigh NtrS
and Observer, Said It would be useless
TO CONCEAL the fact that there was un-
essiness among the negroes; but rs white
mon do not talk politics with black men
here, II was not easy TO ascertain the eX-
tent Of the feeling. He believed that as
suranoes from such men us Bruce, Doug
lass and langSton, who are known to ne
groes, thar none Of their political rrights
were threatened by Cleveland's election
would 20 far 10 reaSSure them. Few of
them read, SO that the assurances of the
newspapers are of little use. r., r-.s "a E'
r Governor Jarvis said there had been
Some uneaSinc among the moro ignor-
ant negroes, bnt it was rapidly sub
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