Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-03
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THB COL0RED VOTE BREAKING AWAY FROM
POLITICAL sKRyITUDR.
Forty Per Cent Of the Colared Voters Of New York
Will Deposit Their Ballots for Cleveland.
The Why Of It-HB Lib1al Treat
ment OF the Race.

Louo VI eAO Couhuy ioNcIcuCc tuc htpuDu-
canism of Abraham Lincoln, under whose
rule they were emaacipsted, and the
Democracy of General Hancock, who
fought to set them free, they do
not believe in the Republicanism of Steve
Elkins and of "hell's mills" They strong
ly disbelieve in the Republicanism of Har-
rison, who voted to flood the country with
Chinese. They strongly disbelieve in the
Republicanism of Morton, who actually
imported contract labOrers from Europe.
They discredit, too, the Repu blicanism OF
the railway attorneys, the land sharks and
the monopolists who conducted the Chicsgo
Convention. And they do not believe in
dear clothes and cheap whisky, as inculca-
ted in the Chicago platform.
There are 10, coo colored citizens in New
York city. According to the most conser-
yative estimates, they will cast 4, 900 votes
for Cleveland and Thurman. According
to the estimates of the most sanguine
colored Democrats, they will wheel into
line 2, 900 strong for the Democratic ticket,
The colored citizens Of the metropolis are
now forming Democratic County Com
mittee, and are organizing Democratic
colored club in every Assembly district Of
the city. The movement is
A POLITICAL EXODUS
from the Republican party. The colored
voter is shaking of the chains of political
bondage. He refuses to be the chattel of
monopoly and free rum.
A reporter called yesterday on Counselor
T. McCants Stewart, q leading colored
lawyer, whose Office is No. SO Cedar street.
Mr.. Stewards practice is chiefly in the
Supreme Court, and among the distin-
guished lawyers who moved his admission
to practice there were Algernon 8. Sullivan
and Hon. A. M. Kelly, who was nomi-
mated Minister to Austria. He was born
in South Carolina, and first practiced with
success in the courts Of that Democratic
State, where he earned high reputation
as lawyer and as an eloquent advocate.
Mr. Stewart was asked if there would
be large withdrawal of the colored vote
this year from the Republican party in
New York city. He said:
81 estimate that 25 per cent. of the en-.
tire colored vote of the metropolis will this
year be cast for the first time for the Dem
ocratic party. Fifteen per cent. of the col
ored men OF the city are already Demo.
Gratis, and 30 forty per cent. of the colored
citizens of New York will vote for Cleve-
land and Thurman this fall"
What are the reasons for this great
changer"
IGNORED BY REPUBLICANS.
"The colored people have for many years
bean restlts, because they have been large.
ly ignored in the councils of the Republi-
can party. They feared the Democratic
party, but President Cleveland's wise and
liberal administration has dissipated that
fear. The policy of the Democrats in the
Northern and Western States during the
past few years has been 80 liberal ss to
create the feeling among colored voters
that they could safely cooperate with the
Democratic party. For example, in Mas
sachusetts the Democratic Governor ap-
polnteda colored citizen, Mr.. R. G. Ruff
lin, Judge. The Democratic Mayor of
Boston appointed colored man, Mr.. Ed
ward Walker, to the very responsible Office
OF Assessor. Mr.. Walker was first appoint
ed Judge by the Democratic Governor and
the Republican Senate refused to confirm
the nomination. Then the Democratic
Mayor appointed him Judge, aud the Re-
publican Council again refused TO confirm
the nomination.
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Q Civil Rights bill for the benefit of the
colored citizens of that State. The Demo
Gratis of New Jersey, under the leadership Of
the Democratic Governor, Leon Albeit, did
the same thing. The Democratic Mayor Of
Philadelphia made colored men officers Of
the police force. Governor Hoadly, the
Democratic Governor of Ohio, appointed a
colored man, Mr.. Peter II. Clark, one of
the regents of the State University. When
Mr. Clark resigned, Foraker, the Republi-
can Governor, appointed q white man to
take the colored mans place. In contrast
to this, the Democrats, under the laeder-
ship of Hoadly, showed the greatest liber-
ality and generosity toward the colored peo-
plein respect to their school rights and their
civil rights.
MORE COLoRED APPOINTEEs.
Governor Davis, the Democratic Chief
Magistrate of Rhode Island, appointed o
colored citizen, Mr.. George P. Downing,
member OF a commission to exam inc the
public institutions of the State.
President Cleveland's appointments
have been as liberal to the colored citizens
az appointments were under the Republi-
cans, and he is regarded as being as free
from color pref ejudice as any President who
has ever been in Washington.
"The Republicans of Rhode Island per-
sisteptly refused to give the colored people
representation in the State Legislature.
The Democrats nominated o colored man
and triumphantly elected him. These,
and other manly and generous acts on the
part of the Democratic party have liberal
lied the feelings of the colored people, and
account in large measure for the tendency
to cooperate with the Democratic party.
But more than this, the colored people
have discovered that the negro question is
no longer an issue in American politics;
that the problem for discussion now is
purely the tariff policy Of the country.
As far ss the suffrage policy in the South
is concerned, NO party Is equal to the sp-
plication of remedy. The one and only
remedy lies in the division Of the white
and colored vote, as in Virginia"
''How many colored voters are there in
New Yovk?"
"The colored population Of the city Is
about 50, 900, and there are between Il, 900
and Is, 100 voters. The colored vote Of the
State is about 3O,OOO. To show how large
ly that will be Democratic, let me cite Q
case in point: The Southern Beneficial
League of New York City ID . benevolent
society organised by colored people and has
l. 400 members. Mr.. Tomas G. Jarrett,
the president, was recently candidate for
reelection. He was opposed BY some Re
publican members - Democrat because
he voted the Democratic ticket last fall.
The election was fought on strict party
Lines. Mr.. Jarrett and his entire ticket
were elected by . sweeping majority.
More than half the colored men indorsed
the Democracy of Mr.. Jarrett"
Mr.. Stewart is very independent and
though o Democrat, be criticises every
shorfcoming of the psrty with courage and
freedom. He said that he was In public
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