The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-09
ANGRY NEGROES IN INDIANA.
No Omces FOR Them Though They Worked
Hard for Harrison.

INDIANAPOLIS. June s-There have oeen
threats among the coored population OF lhui-
ana for many months regarding tneir contih'
ucd non-recognition by the Administrator
without the negro vote now about 10000 the
Republican party is hopeessly lost IN lhulana'
The leaders hero are strong thinkers anu ca
pable OF political Generalship. Ihey arc TO-
day In open revolt and have announced
mass meeting for Wednesday night The
political leaders are not only in TINS move
ment but tho religious teachers also, tnclud-
! ing the Minister'S Union OF the Methodist and
Baptist Churches. Inquiry among prominent
| colored men shows that this means open war
| against Harrison and the Republican party
| The Rev. n. A. Seymour, Secretary OF the MIN
listers Union. said:
Tho President ia from this city and State.
The colored people who hold the balance OF
power have not been recognized in anything
like the manner 1t was promised they should
be. We do not ask for those offices they nie
incapable OF filling, but we do think they
ought to have the same opportunities in pro-
portion to the votes they cast ms the whites.
and we propose to find out Just where we stand
in the Republican party"
W. A. Sweeney, who is very prominent andhn-
fluentlal, said:
Il tell you, sir. the colored vote OF this
county ana State is tho balance of power and
the colored peolle were never more thoroughly
organized In behalf OF the Republican party
since Gen. Grants campaigns than they were
when Harrison was the candidate. They are
pretty well disgusted now, however. and !
doubt IL they viii ever consent to DO duped
again. am trying to take my medicine like
man, but tell you 1t is pretty hard to do l
wouldn't say u word If 1t wasn't for the fact
that the little one horse white politicians about
this city whose influence don't amount to any
thing. have been put in charge OF the distii-
button OF Offices here. There seems 10 me to
be II studied disposition on the Part OF the
iresident 10 ignore the colored man, and le
has CT Gated a spirit OF unrest among our race
which will not he duieted easily This meet
ing Will work 10 benefit our race even II 1t has
10 Kill the Republican party. The colored
Ieople don't think Ben Harrison is the liepub-
iican party by ID sight. We don't care
Tor recognition by Postmaster Wallace and
t1an small try: BY! we want proper Iecogni-
o. this state should have had at least three
Here are X. S. Hinton and Dr.. s. 4. Ebert two |
q the hardest workers Ui the State. men OF In |
huence and ability, who did as much for Ilar-
rlson Hs any two men in the state. Both were |
applicants for position, and both got left. J he |
time has come when we cant afford to hold
our peace We need the prominent positions
which We have men Of ability TO nj, and who |
would be examples for our rising youth to
emulate"
DR.. Ebert referred to in the foregoing would
say nothing Leyund this: {" | was one that got
lett. and it would hardly be proper for me to
cypress myself upon the subject After the
meeting may have something for YOU"
Hinton Is an eX-legislator.