The national leader., 1889-02-02

who your party would not let vote, but
could not stop from praying for his sue
cess. believe "He's alright"
Does it not strike you as strange that
a paper claiming to be GA National
Republican newspaper. conducted in the
interest of the American citizens of
African descent ''Should each week give
so much of its columns to two leading
NEGRO Democrats? In the January
5th number Of said paper one OF the
/ cOlored Democrats has one column and
half in winch he attempts to show US
that Harrison will ''leave us alone in
our glory" and give every thing that is
to be given to the South to white men.
The Hon. Frederick Douglass replies to
him in an open letter and predict we
will not hear from this gentleman again.
COlored Democrats can't reply to open
letters. have one in mymind written
to the same gentleman and published in
the Brooklyn Standard Union of Nov.
5th, 1887, which is still unanswered.
1t is strange that no colored Demo-
crat expressed his opinion what Cleve-
/ lands Southern Policy would be, this
time four years ago-by-the-way. All
those who were ''colored Democrats"
before Cleveland was nominated four
years ago. hold up their right hand:
| NATIONAL LEADER please count
Take your seats gentlemen. All those
who have been converted(?) since Cleve-
land was nominated last year, and con-
cluded he would win please stand.
LEADER please count. Sit down young
man you are counted. all the colored
Democrats who honestly believe that
their party would have done more for
their race, as a whole, please stand up.
None stand up did say ''LEADER, !"
| Well!
The New York PRESS, of December
| 7th, 1888. says:
THE PRESS is glad to hail the call
Republicans of the United States, to
meet in Washington during Inaugural
tion week, as an exceedingly wise and
timely step. Let the colored Republi-
cans of every Congressional district be
represented. 1t is an exec llent idea to
give the Southern districts double re-
presentation, for IN them the interests
of the race are most bound up.
| Send your most intelligent men, the
men of the highest character. This
convention has splendid opportunity
/ for usefulness. Let us have free in
terchange of experiences, suggestions
and comments.
Such a gathering ought to be the
means of awakening the Bourbons TO
the remarkable progress the colored
race is making and of removing the
prejudices which in so many parts of
the South cause the infamous treatment
which the freedmen receive at the
hands of the semi-barbarOus whites,
and, in others, lead even the intelligent
white people to ignore or to attack the
rights Of their fellow citizens of another
! race.
Make the Washington convention
mark the opening of a new era of pro-
gress for the colored people of the
South.
thanks Editor Porter, we hope that
the convention will mark the opening
of new era.
Speaking of conventions leading
colored Democrat says, in the columns
of leading coIored Republican paper.
''If any lasting and substantial good
has accrued to the race from any ma
tional convention of cOlOred men since
the war it has escaped my obServa-
tion." The gentleman has learned this
fact since the National ColOred Demo-
cratic Convention in Indianapolis, last
summer. Well, experience, &c, l''yOu
know the rest from the books you have
ready
Mr.. John H. Waddell, Vice Presi-
dent of the Kings County Colored Re-
publican League, is doing fine busi-
ness at his barber shop 81 De Kalb
Ave. Colored Democrats and Repub-
licans, all say that Waddell's shop is
the finest in town.
Mr.. ''Gus" Thompson, our young
colored undertaken and local political
leader, who is also Vice President of
the Charles Sumner club is about
town, and looking well. If you have
any colored Democratic friends to bury
give Gus the job.
Mr.. Theo. D. Francis our young
real estate agent. expects to get mar
ried soon.
The Mount Zion Lodge, Odd Eel
lows ball at the Clermont avenue rink
on February 14th, is the town talk. 1t
will be the ball.
AUGUSTUS M. HODGES.