The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-25
THE C0L0RED VOTER
WHO IS ABROAD IN The LAND
4 Factor In thA Conilss CanpiiEt-1hata an Ex.
/ Ohio Calond nan ThIbks Of the Situation.
. Pf.itrtncea Of Ptnnsyivania LssillAtors.
NV York Law Makers fer y. J. Tildea.

From Our Special Correspondent .Nf. ....
WAsniSoroN. March 24.-"What 10 Il. G
colored people Of the doubtful States think
Of the Presidential question:" your CORES,
pondent asked Geo. W. Williams, formerly
a member Of the Ohio Legislature and now
a resident ol Boston. Mr.. Williamp, who
Is a graduate Of Harvard college, and who
went ir,m New Eugland to Cincinnati
several yrars ago. is ono Of The most oh.
serving of colored men in political lilo and
bis views regarding the political standing
Of men Of his own race are, ut this import.
ant janc.ure, Interesting. .o
Indiana, Ohio, New jersey, Ma-.a.
chnsetta md Connecticut" be said in an
swtr to your correspondents question
Fare in the hands politically Of the colored
race. The colored vote In any ofRthese
States holds tho balance Of power,and the
party which can get that vote eau control
those 8 ater, and therefore the election in
the coming campaign" E. L
Then tho views Of these people, the
colored voters OF these S,a.c,, would be
interesting Just TT this tinsp"
LOGAN AND THE ceIoRED PEOPLE,
ayes" he answered, "i DO not know how
1t is. He said that the coored preea OF the
north speak 60 loudly OF Logan I do not
know whether it IL Subsidized OF what the
reYs sou is, bu. do not believe 1t exprf -sf3
the general sentiment OF tho colored voters
in shouting for Logan rs 1t does. l think
that Logan ia hgnre-head in the field,
drawing the fro from Blaine, and that
Blaine is really the man making the most
vigorous hsht for the presidency, and that
nj the proper time he will come tothe front
and take the wind out Of Logsn's rails in
way that will astonish that gentleman"
"Are you for Blaine, then 2" 49,
III Blaine js nominated" he s,id,s"I
saall bolt the Republican party and do ey-
erything in my power 10 defeat 1t. Blaine
Is y brilliant lnan, but would DO danger.
GUS one aB Presiueut. No, I am not ior
DIaine." '5 l3
"How about Ar.hus?' Ia
II hardly know what to think Of Ar
thur" he sid. lie has made a model
Prt :ident and has pleased everybody by
his very wise and judicious aud sale course
I am not pleased, however, with his courae
toward the colored race nor arc the repre-
sentative colored men Of tho North OF the
colcred vo.ers pleased with him. Mr..
Arthur is the only President in twenty
years who ha1 not done something for the
colured race and who hes not recognized
it in some official manner. Lincoln Aigned
the emancipation proclamation Johnson
appointed colored men to positions in tho
regular army; Grant appointed half dozen
men 81 cousuls and official Representatives
to foreigu countries; Hayes, az nuch Is
they say against him., took Fred Douglass,
who few years ago We. hunted by the
marshal Of thei Distric. Of Columbia as
property and made him himself marshal,
and Garfsld elevated Douglass to his
present position as Recorder Of deeds, and
appointed Bruce, who lev years ago ~E1
position Of Registrar OF the Treasury.
Arthur has done nothing for the race,