The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-01-24
Against The Negroes.

CHARLESTON, s. O., January 49,
Before leaving here last night, General
Malone delivered himself of another
interview. He has been waited upon by
a number of the representative young
colored republican party, which in this
State is waging war against the carpet.
bag, or white element in the party, and
who had asked him to say something
about the negro question in politics. He
advised his colored visitors not to draw
the color line too tightly, as it would
drive off great many democrats who
would otherwise be paci6ed and won
over to non-political organization,
which would more evenly distribute
party and public patronage. he was
equally as plain, too, in advising that the
colored element should act wisely, and
not be imprudent or unnecessary aggres-
sive. fthey pursued any other line of
conduct in his judgment it would be.
injudicious and might prevent the coali-
ton which he looked forward to between
the negroes and the conservative whites
in the solid South. He was asked what
he thought of a colored man in Harrison's
cabinet.
"I have heard" vas the reply, "that
the colored race desire a representative
in the cabinet, but they are too advanced
in asserting themselves in that particu.
lar. 1t is not approved of by the repub.
lican party as whole. There are fanatics
who desire such consummation, but
none other. In unity of sentiment with
the larger and more liberal element Of the
republican party, did not approve of
any such pretontion, and in fact, to be
candid, I regard such proposition as too
absurd to enter, to any appreciable de.
gree, in the factorage of the political
situation. There will be no colored man
in Harrison's cabinet. The time for that
has otyet arrived. don't approve Of
coIored men thrusting themselves forward
as candidates for prominent positions,
however correct it may be in American
citizenship, in the ultra republican creed,
for such candidacy. It is wrong in
policy. just now the colored man is
entitled to all the rights that properly
pertain to him, but his place is not at the
extreme front yet. Ny advice for the
colored people is to address their ener-
gies and enterprise to industrial and
educational exegencies until such time
as they shall be undoubtedly qualified
for the higher places of trust and emolu-
men.s. I believe In melting out to the
colored element actjustice, and when
they show proper capacity for positions
in public life, to which they can legiti.
mately aspire, they should have them as
a matter of fair play, but I do not ap.
prove-and stand on the same platform
in this particular with many other honest
men and republicans-of their embarras.
sing their we'll wishers with issues involv-
Ing them that are irreyelant and untime.
ly.
eff the negro persists in putting him.
self forward unduly, he will ALLEVIATE his
best friends. The best minds Of the
north and of the republican party feel
that he is heavy load to carry, for 80
feels Senator Hoar and other great men,
who are at this date found to admit it
was mistake to make him a participant
in the function of government, which re-
quires intelligence and judicious use of
the franchise to discharge it properly"