The sun., 1891-06-17
TIE AFRo-AMERIc4x vorEn.
How Shall He Assert Himselrs

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: l have
read with interest the correspondence pub-
lished OF late In The SuN upon the proper
course for Airo-Amsrican voters to pursue In
order to secure the measure Of political consid-
GRAFTON to which they are entitled equally with
other partisans: but I must confess that the
views Of A Democrat" published IN The Sun
to-day. are moro In harmony with my own than
any OF those expressed by members OF my race.
I agree with him that the Democratic party
does not yant and never ha. encouraged the
,ndependent and nnasked way. it has been
The, have, have aeed as II they were afraid that
black ono that they secured. ' ''''
Sinss q Of the praetices Of the Democratic party
up TO within lew years ago l shaped all my
spssch and SNndqSt
humane and literal poiicy toward p' the Sss raes'
and that the Repnblican party might be forced
than IT sesmed Solunsariy Glsposod ndHtt'dn: to dn
an.p.s ammesd q. sasa1s asa stSns wall that vas az;
cursed from Dan TO Bersheba by the members
e Ss %y and that
en- tie inside Of tho ksrub lIesn p pnrtS es nnd II
I matters did not run to suit mo. Kick ard yell
shs Tras nos On ths
portant Of ali. moro fun ont OF doing this dur
guerilla COURSE Inrne the the niue HG. q y.ars ms
previous More than this. this policy Of, stick.
the inside Of 1t when matters wont wrong has
Gas SaiPsa ms %d ne Si the MANAGERS Of both
mssSes the potios o; oi!hsr party party % t%an n amy
m Nf tn t,.t .
country. have mover haunted t tho POI iitie"j t
headluarters Of parties; because l preferred
amply able to bntter his Harsnips BY tho tho iabors
orh oI MI zen; and because ;u ! was working for
@hsn hase nso Ss conae w,S soca
MS;;s: S!%ss: wsSa,od Az ,S EnsT VIA. indiy!dusis.
victory, They were willing to .atisfy the in.
tho all.important question of the rights OF
tn. race: TOW can be got up on this basis
A s HsS paA q the sou,b does no,
want the black vote In its ranks and its mana.
ger gers d3 % not hSsSsitate 70 say so In plain black
BLACKS. and the southern wing. oi the Demo.
%na pssy aTsss r.. NsnsSsn Na !hs .4n
tsy are s%hsa 9
II is pretty dtftioult to imagine how an Afro.
American can got get into the Democratic
party and rematn there. A few do II. and thNir
testimony would be interesting and instruc-
tive. some Of them arc nblo men who onGbt
to give Tenson for THAR fnith.that the uninlti-
atsd might nroht from their experience,
do not think that A Demoornt need WORRY
much over tho prospect OF an inundatlon OF
Afro-Americnn voters into tho Democratic
party. Talk II cheap. and most mon In the
course OF lifetime do Q great deal OF II, I
think that in future Afro Anne ericans as mass.
Will remain In tho Republican party, where
they were born and have for the most part rc-
sided and whom they are dissatisfied with the
management OF tho party or with an ndmlnis-
trsflon. adopt tho course generally pursued by
other pnrtisanS-tnsteAd OF supporting tbe
opposition remain mt homo on tho day OF the
eeetion. voto not cast IL q Vote lost to the
par'y ln that election. This 10 a consistent
dignlned. and effective method OF showing
"A Democrat" is correct in his vIews. The
pemocratio party is no proper place for AFRO
Americans: Tho policy Of that party Is sntaS-
onistic to them. and has always been 10 their
iatsrests, and Il Is follXto expect that It will
tho Republican party with equal rights with
their fellow part!sans. and should remain In IL
and contend within tie ranke for a fair and
square deal as mon and ms partisans think
they VIII DO so: and believe their status in
! ne party Will constantly grow more satisiac-
tory ~ proportion as they shall Master tho fins
arr OF Kicking within tho ranks.
4 d.mo ne democratic party should besomo more
MEN York. June IL.