The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-17

LIE CV1UhEU MAN > THREAT.
In the Topeka Capital" Of May
7th, under the heading above quoted,
there is an editorial article, apparent
ly designed to discipline colored vot-
ers, whe have grown weary Of the
treachery OF the Republican Politi-
clans in dealing with the Negroes.
The article says,."Point 10 demo-
cratic state which treats its colored
CT tizcAs as well as Kansas does hers"
1t might net be out Of place right
hero to suggest that the democrats
have not generally been promising a
great deal to the colored people in
the way of equal rights, and that
however culpable they may be for
their course, they are not so hypocrit-
ical as the party of many promises
and meagre performances and further
that 1t ls no valid excuse tor wrong
doing that equal or greater wrongs,
al z CISCW uCIo pei pClIdlcu.
The "Capital' also prints, May 9Th,
| believe, some letters that are in
struetlve at this time. One Geo. w.
Price writes from North Carolina to
the Governor of Kansas for informa-
ton as to the ACCESSIBILITY Of having
some of the mistreated colOred resi-
dents of North Carolina removed to
this state. Labor Commissioner Bet
ton answers the letter. The CORES
pondence is printed in the Capital"
and ought to be printed in your pa
per to show your readers how sincere
the politicians are in their professions
of interest Ill the improvement OF the
Negroes. Had Mr.. Price been a white
man, representing white people who
were DESTROYS Of coming to Kansas,
no matter how ignorant or how un-
skilled they might have been, there is
not al intelligent person i'll this state
that will for one moment believe he
would have received SO discouraging
All answer.
For the .eolored people OF the South,
ia their struggle for equal rights, the
republican politicians Of Kansas are
liberal with resolutions III their con-
ventions, and with meanless rot their
newspapers, for .his does not effect
them personally; but when there is a
chance to give them practical asSis-
lance by directing them where they
can find place Of refuge in this state,
they are put off by discOuraSing re-
pert, supported by highly overdrawn
references to former experience.
The republican party in Kansas 10
culpable in this. 1t permits injustice
and wrong to be Derpetrated on col
ored residents Of thi- state, without
a rebuke or protest. Instances have
occurred IN this city, aud | doubt not
in many other localities in the state,
that support this assertion.
Political par have no conscience,
The only object At which they aim is
TO succeed, and they do not Intention
ally take any position that will cause
them TO lose votes, and for this rea-
son tho republicans in Kansas load
their platforms with resolutions de.
nouncing the curse pursued in The
south towards colored voters. This
| costs no votes. When ono Logan was
dismissed from his job here, at the
dict alton of white CO laborcrs. there
was no pVrty ifrolujion passed de-
nouncing the outrage. and there never
will lie, because such act would be
resented by the men who demanded
his dismissal, and they have votes.
The rights OF the colored people
will be recognized whenever they as
sert their independence Of political
parties and not till then. M"
Atchisep, MAY u, 1899,
The article referred to in the
above letter, can be found in this
issue under the caption, Rather
Cold Coffee. "