St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-28
COLoRED oPINToN

The vigorous and uncandid attacks upon
President-elect Cleveland in regard TO his
Southern policy is being the agency Of great
good to the new Executive, to the Demo-
cratic party, to the country, and last and
best Of all to the colored people Of the South.
every day brings some new testimony that
the endeavor To SOW distrust, TO iuhame
prejudice and produce a condition akin to a
reign of terror is reacting with sweeping
force and power Those who undertook to
SOW to the wind are reaping the whirlwind,
are opening the eyes OF the people to the
fact that but few Of the virtues find lodg-
ment in the Republican party.
William Sampson, colored man Of Jack
sonville, Florida, paid visit TO Gov. CleVe-
land last Saturday, being sent to Albany by
the colored people Of his state for the pur-
pose of ascertaining his spirit and iuten-
tions-in short to ask him fatty what would
be his policy towards the negroes Of the
South. Mr.. Sampson has gone home to tell
those who sent him that the new President,
although Democrat will be their friend and
that they need have no fear because the
Democratic party has assembled to National
power.
w. A. Pledeer, the United States Collector
of Customs at Atlanta, the colored chair
man of the Republican executive committee
of Georgia, has called upon President Cleve-
land for the same purpose as Mr.. Sampson.
Mr.. Pledger gives comprehensive state
ment Of the impressions received, and takes
an intelligent view Of the policy that will be
pursued toward the colored people, and goes
so far as TO say that it will not be long before
fully bali OF the colored people Of the South
unite with the Democratic party. No more
important statement of opinion has been
made since the election than that of this
representative colored Republican. Mr.
Pledger said in speaking of the coming Ad-
ministratiou
al believe that his administration will be
characterized by such conservatism as will make
1t one OF the most successful in the history Of
our Presidents. In this view l have with me
many OF the most prominent colored Republicans
throughout the South We made every effort to
elect AR. Blaine because he WAS the candidate
OF the Republican party, and the colored people
have always voted with that party. Since his
defeat our people have been more than gratihed
at the course OF our white Democratic friends
Nothing but the kindest words have been spoken
III w. VIC NcNokuALt Tue ltCl kDtI the MDlLe
democrats or the South are those among whom
our fortunes are cast. ] can safely say, in
speaking for myself and 1000, 900 colored peo-
pie OF the South, that IL Gov. ClevelAnd's admin
| lstration carries out only half OF the promises
which have been made before the next election
the coloped vote will be equally divided between
the two parties. There Is no reason why the
colored vote should be solidly Republican
There is every reason why IL may become largely
Democratic. number among my friends many
OF the most prominent Democrats OF the State
and. their kind expressions towards our race
when harshness might have been expected
assures me that among them are TO be found the
true friends Of the colored man. This silly
assertion about negroes being put back into
slavery has, / am sorry to say, been spread
among the colored people. They new find that
they have been imposed on, and they have
already become reconciled to the election of the
Democratic ticket. 1t was first started NJ .
mere joke, but looked upon by the more
fearful in 4 serious light. We believe that the
administration Of Gov. Cleveland will be q good
one."