Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-10-15
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LANCAsrKR. OCTOBER Is, 1856.
The Colored Voters RestIye.


The colored people are in a fair way to
discover before long that the Republican
party, which boasts of its eifolts TO free
them, Is only concerned for them 30 long as
they will consent to bind themselves in
new and much more CALLING slavery than
that of bodily bondage. 1t wants their
votes but II does not want them to have
any share in the offices, or the honors which
it may have to confer. These are to be re-
served exclusively for the white Republi-
cans for whom colored voters are expected
to walk up TO the polls and vote without so
much as asking a question.
This policy has apparently been adopted
as the settled one of the party in every sec
tion Of the country, South as well as North.
Only recently when the Republicans of the
Third district Of Louisiana, in convention,
assembled, nominated Davidson, a negro,
for Congress by two-third vote, the mat
ter was taken into the hands of the con-
gressional committee, which threw David
son overheard and nominated his opponent,
Chester Is. Darrell, on the grounds thatno
negro was fit candidate, and that he
could not be elected in even such strong
Republican district. And who is Darrell !
Heis one of the most offensive of the many
carpet-baggers whom Pennsylvania sent
South to rob, plunder and hold office. lie
is the man who has held office ever since
1868, by negro votes won by laying claim
that II he was not elected the black man
would be sent back into slavery.
In Pennsylvania, where the colored ele-
ment has long more than supplied the
average majority, no negro has ever been
nominated for state, congressional, "A
senatorial or a legislative Office by the Re
publican party. Worthy men Of this race
have made themselves candidates, and have
pushed their claims with conspicuous abil-
ity. But not one has ever been nomlna-
ted. In one of the Philadelphia districts,
where almost One-half Of the voters are col
ored men, one of the ablest men i'll their
ranks was recently defeated simply bee luse
he was black. The same experience came
toa prominent colored man of Dauphln
county. He was defeated for nomination
in spite of the fact that the members OF his
race were almost unanimously for him aud
in spite of his ability and party service. lie
had black skin, and men with black skins
may vote with the Republicans and help to
elect its ticket, but they are not entitled to
any consideration when honors are TO be
distributed.
On the other hand while the Democratic
party has not posed as the especial and
only friend Of the negro, it has shown IN
many practical ways its friendship for him.
In every Southern state'colored Democrats
are found in the legislatures, nominated
for and elected to their places by white
Democrats, and treated as men by men
with the consideration which their charac-
ter and ability combined have deserved for
them. When President Cleveland nOmi-
nous and profitable Office in the District of
Columbia, the Republican Senate combined
TO secure his rejection. They were
able to do this because of their very decided
majority in that body; but this did not
keep Grover Cleveland from renominating
him the moment Congress was out Of the
way. The same president has awarded the
ulpiOtllatiC anu tplisuiai ppolNtuliS III i4lht-
ria aud Hayti to deserving, intelligent and
ambitious colored men.
After many years of effort TO secure rec
ogniton from the Republican party tn,
new and vigorous Prohibition party hay,
nominated one of the most conspicuous ant
eloquent colored ministers in Pennsylvania
for the office of congressman-at-large
That he will command large vote from
the colored men of the state is already Ger
tain. These men are tired of being foot
balls for party managers to kick about at
their will and the election on the second o.
November promises to show that they
know their real friends-the men who have
demonstrated their willingness to recogni2,
them. That the Republican party will
meet with very decided losses from thi
source may be assumed as a settled matter