The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-20


The small republican vote in congressional
districts In the south is the Foundation upon
which is based the charge that the negro
vote in the south is suppressed. The charge
is made, Of course, by tie republicans who
alone are interested In having large re-
publican vote cast. They do not pretend TO
point out instances in which the negro vote
is suppressed because they cannot. They
insist tina it is suppressed because they
want to create public sentiment that will
sustain legislation hostile to the south.
One Of The most prominent Of the south.
ern republicans is exGov. Bullock, of this
state. He has been extensively quoted re-
Gently by the republican press of New
y ork city, and apparently reliance is placed
upon his statements by the republican lead
ers. In an Interview in one of the New
York newspapers day or two ago, he
stated that the Republican party in the
south was disorganzed. and that it was
composed almost wholly Of negroes. The
few white men who acknowledge their con
nection were, he said, either ofiice-holders
or otfice-seekers.
If ex-Gov. Bullocks statement is correct,
and all who know anything of political
parties in tho south will admit that it is,
are not the republican leaders insincere in
charging that the negro vote is suppressed
According TO ex-Gov. Bullock, the negroes
do not vote in congressional elections be-
cause their party has no organization.
They seldom nominate congressional can
d'date, and when they do. no canvass is
made in his behalf The nomination is
simply to honor some one Of their number
The northern Republican party does not
render the southern republicans any assist
ance IN congressional elections. 1t furnishes
| neither money nor campaign SPEAKERS. II
makes no effort TO organize the southern
republicans, and does not give them even
the encouragement Of its moral support 1t
leaves them TO look out for themselves, and
when they do nothing 1t charges the
southern democrats with suppressing the
negro vote.
The northern people would have more
reason TO believe that the negro vote is sup
pressed if they saw some indication of
| disposition on the part Of the negroes to
vote. The notice that where the negroes or
! gauizs and nominate candidates they find
nothing in the way Of free ballot and a
fair count. In the last congressional cleo
! ton an energetic and intelligent man
accepted the republican nomination in the
second Louisiana district. He brought out
the negro vot', which in that district is
very large, and no was elected. Have the
republican leaders and organs any com
| plant 20 make of the wa the election was
conducted in that distric,' Was there any
attempt to suppress the negro votel
| II is evident that tie rapG Leans them-
selves, and not the democrats, are respolsi-
BILE for the failure Of the negroes to vote.
| The negroes will not vote in congressional
! elections unless extraordinary efforts are
made 10 get them to do so. There vas no
difficulty in getting them to vote in the re
ceot elections in this county and city. In
deed, they were altogether too anxious to
vote
| It is well understood, probably by Sena-
| tors sherman, Chandler. and other republi-
can leaders that the great mass OF tho ne
groes take no interest in congressional
elections, and that their failure to do 81 is
due to their Ind Ference respecting tho re-
suit Of such elections. II tho Republican
party in the south was organized AMI made
an effort to elect congressman, thu northern
republican leaders would have more reason
for saying the negro vote was suppressed if
the negroes failed to get their ballots into
the ballot box.