The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-11
The Distinguished Negro Orator
and Politician Talks Strongly.
It Is Said That Gov Clayton Is Now
Repudiating the Colored Man.
Bryant Says That Everything He
Has Was Got Through the Negro.
All the Political Honors That Have Been
Bestowed Upon Him and the
Worldly Goods That He Pos
sesses Duo TO That Race.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal.
PINE BLUFF, Ark, May l0-Dr. George
Wellington Bryant, distinguished negro
orator and politician, as representative Of
his race, furnishes the following; Tho
Clayton interview has excited intense feel
ing among the negroes. TIiE MEMPHIS
ArrEAL OF today contains in its editorial a
confidential remark made by ex-Gov.
Powell. Clayton, OF Arkansas, TO a reporter
Of the Chicago Nc'rs, In which he states
that reconstruction was mistake, and
that the negroes should not have been en-
franchiscd," and further eve, the Re-
publican party, should have made the COLI
ored people the wards Of the nation; We
should have thrown about them the most
perfect legal protection which our ingenuity
could devise, but We should not have given
them the ballot"
Powell Clayton ha Just been elected q
delegate 10 the Republican national con-
vcntion by the State Republican conven-
ton, almost half OF which were negroes.
Leaving his native heath he hies himself
away 10 the windy city" 10 throw of a
supcmbundanco OF negro bile, possibly
contracted at the said State convention.
Now, 10 n negro up tree the learned ex-
| Governor seems 20 have lost mental, or
possibly his political equilibrium. Who
made him what he ISL Who gave him
political prestige and power in this Statel
| Who launched his frail embryonic political
bark and laid the timbcrs OF his mammoth
political craft Of todayg The answer comes,
1.-THE negro" Who signed the paper Of his
adoption in this State from his northern
home aud inducied him into tho
elevated positions Of leading citizen
ship2 Who gave him welcome and
mnde way possible iOr him to
enter the van OF political and financial suc-
cess. "rho Negro aud yet he joins
hands with number OF mnlcontcnis who
want the earth and the iullncss thereof,
and says We should not have given thom
the ballot. Dcmusthcnca Hays "thc moro
able n man IN, u lac makes III use oi his
: abilities, the moro dangerous viii he bc 10
. the commonwealth" II that be true,
Powell Clayton Is a dangerous man TO tho
b. negrocs Of Arkansas, dangerous 10 is pres
! pcrity. lie Joins hands with an ungOdly
aud unholy crusade Of men who say
"Wcll, the negro Is getting too intelligent.
We can no longer handle him. lie will
not obey our diclniion. We don't know
what To do with him. Reconstruction was
n failure"
Allow me TO say 70 the distinguished cx-
Governor II what is said OF him II true In
the columns OF 1nE MENrHls ArrEAf, that
the hand writing Is ON the wall for him,
and all his class Of so-callod leaders. /
have never known TuE ArrEAL 10 lio
about things and measures. Democratic
though II be-, and the sooner the eX-Goy-
crnor sets himself right before the negro
Of Arkansas, the better II will be for him
and his following. We read the riot act;
take due notice aud govern yourselves ac-
corlngly. Tho nation knows me; need
no references.
GEo. WELLINGTON BRYANT. VI. D.,
Pine nlnlr' Ark.