New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
THE ATTITUDE OF COLORED VOTERS.
WHERE THE NEGRO WILL STAND ON ELECTION
DAY AND WHY HE WILL HELP HARRISON.

DAY AND WHY HE WILL HELP HARRISON
mr. II 7 BROWN. a leading coored Republican Of
Baltimore gave a Tribune reporter, yesterday an IN
tercsng talk about the coorcd voters Of tpe country
He came here TO take part in the demonstration IN
honor Of James c. Blaine and intends to do hard work
for tho Republican party during the campaign Dr'
Brown has had much political experience and he has
a wide acquaintance among the people OF his race
For over twenty years he has lecured to the coored
people at their churches and he has travelled all over
Europe He has always been q strong Republican ana
had hattcring support for the position OIL surveyor
OF the Port OF Baltimore when Secretary foiser was
in Office He was one Of the 3O6' at chicago IN
1880. and was Inspector of Customs at Baltimore Tor
seven years and half years. Later ne was On'o"
States storekecper at Baltimore.
DR.. Brown was asked what were the views of'the
co,ored people as to the National policy and merits
OF the two parties and also TO their respective can
didates He replied The colored voters are for
BENJAMIN Harrison and Levi p Norton the prac
teal execution OF the amendments TO the constitution
Of the South, and protection TO American Industries
have never witnessed among the colored people sch
enthusiasm and hope mixed with serious consider
alton and intelligent conception of the great National
Issues as have in this campaign Many colored men
have been palnstaking enough TO read up on social
science and the economic questions agitating the
country and they the real weakness OF Tree trade
and the inadequacy Of the arguments upon which
Free Traders rely to convert the laborng classes to
their view.
Il do no apprehend the slightest break among the
coored voters. The great mass Of them are wage
workers. and the very name Of protection to them Is
q pyramid of strength. They take to It Ike ducks 10
water In this they are truly American. I am not
unmndful OF the fact however, that tho leaders OF
the Democratic party and the representatives OF the
Democratic State Committees are strenuously schen-
ing not only to the political
services Of prominent colored speakers and
organizers, but also endeavorng 10
buy up the colored press The coorcd Democrats
engaged by them are Peter II. Clark. 7. Thomas
Fortune J. Milton Turner Professor T. McCants stew
art, Trotter, and Taylor, ex-Niniser to Liberia
"The services which they will render the Democratic
party WILL however, avail nothing, and their audi
ences composed of their race, Will regard with
suspicion any utterances emanatlng from them The
fact Of their aposacy from the party Of emancipation
rcconstructon civil and political rights, and protec-
ton to the earnings Of American labor, Will be SUM-
cient answer to any harangue they may make. MY
faith IS fixed the continued loyalty OF my race so
long as the Democratic party continues to hate the
negroes as bitterly as 10 always has and does now
Even though the Democrats, in their hour OF peril
call on the coored men to como to their rescue, the
liberty life and property OF the coorcd men In the
South are insecure under the Administration Of Grover
Cleveland The 1873 electoral votes Of the SOLID
South the colored vote making Of the Southern
states Enthusiastically Republican truly and clearly eX
hibt how the Democratic demagogues turn the poltl-
cal machinery SO as to count OUT and count In" as
they please.
"Thc colored people By intuition know their friends
and where their rights are secure. They Will at
least stand in the Republican ranks until the Demo
cratic party been regenerated and IS abreast with
the Republicans in acknowledging the colored mans
political and civil rights all over this great Republic