The Louisiana Democrat., 1889-01-30
THE BLIND BLACK VOTE.


tration. Some 60 so far as to say that
the blacks have marked for their own
seat in the Cabinet, and will he con-
tent with nothing less. We can as
sure the freedmen and all colored men
interested in the matter that they will
have no seat in HarriSon's Cabinet.
Harrison is not in love with the poorer
classes of his own color, and he is the
last nan to make up his political fam
lily on terms of equality with the ne
gro. He is essentially aristocratio in
his antecedents, associations and sym
pathies, and it will fe at considera
bic sacrifice Of his personal tastes aud
inclinations If he brings himself to put
a poor white man iu his Cabinet, much
more a black,
But even if this were otherwise If
Mr.. Harrison were the opposite as a
Dan of what he is-!here wonld be
just as little hope to his Cabinet. The
Republicans Euow the negroes too we'll
to begin Of this late day dividing the
important Offices with them. The Re-
publican party has 10 use for the ne
gro except on election day, 1t wants
his vote, and it gets it. 1t is entirely
unnecessary for it to reward the negro
with high positions Of honor and profit;
this has been plainly. demonstrated hy
the history of the negro since bis en-
franchisement. The Republican party
does not, therefore, throw away its
honprs and spoils on the negro. From
the standpoint of spokesman, which
the Republican party is, it wonld be
folly to pay saeh price for the color
I'd vote when ;bat vote can he had for
nothing, or at least, when that part of
it Which it may he necessary to bny
can he bought for few dollars con
tributad by the subsidy favored mil
lionaires, who are always only too
willing to pay any such running ex-
penses OF the Republican party. The
negroes can always be relied upon to
vote the Republican ticket ic national
elections, it matters not how sIlahbiiy
they may bo treated hy the party in
she division Of the Offices. They may
lie ignored altogether in this respect,
but at the next election they will he
on hand early and late, ready and ca
ser to vote for their Republican mas
ters. The Republicans have learned
this thoroughly from axperience, and
they would not be very smart if they
were not smart enough to act upon it
and profit by it. There is no fact in
modern American politics so well set
tied as that tie black vote is under al
circumstances q blind Republican vote,
and SO long as it is such, the Repnhli-
cans will go on using 1t without pay.
lug for it.
The Harrison Cabinet will contain
10 negro. The Harrison Adminstra
ton will not give the fat Offices to ne
groes. In proportion to the number
OF coiored Democrats and coiored Re
puh!icans in this country, Mrs. Cleve
land has appointed five negroes to Of
flee where Mr.. Harrison viii appoint
one. And yet at the next Nationa
election the negroes will march to tht
pools, just as they did at the last, anG
deposit their vote for the Repuhica,
candidates. Every obServant man a
all familiar with the negro knows thai
this VIII be tue case, and the Rcpubli
can leaders know it as we'll as any
body. They cnly laugh in tbei
sleeves, therefore, when, as in this in
stance, negroes dare to say anythin!
about insisting npon the recognition
that is due them from tie party,-Con
lier-J ourn&l.