Evening journal., 1891-05-14
NEWSPAPER OPINION.

NO Ooi@Feo h~pnDicaAa Neca Apply.
New York Sun.
A convention Of the American Citizens
Equal Rights Association, an organixa
tlon Of eolored men, has boon held at
Cincinnati this week. 0ne Of the
resolutions passed WAS broad hint to
General Harrison and the Republican
party. It reminded the administration
that solored sitizens are appointed to
Office In the South, whore the SOLE
political services they can render is TO
choose delegates to the national eonven
lions, but are seldom appointed 10 Office
in the Northern states, where their votes
are essential 30 the success Of
the Republican party. The mem
bers Of the American Equal Rights
Association state the case exactly as II
Is. The only use the administration has
for the colored Republicans Of the south
is TO secure, II possible. by these means
She election of administration delegates
to the Republican National Convention /:
and even fer this purpose Office Is doled
out with grudging hand The white
Republicans get the lions share, and in
consequence there 10 no love lost between
tbs white Republican political IS and the
colored Republican politicians, while the
great mass Of the Southern colored voters
has lost its interest In politics and ia
losing its faith in the Republican party
The attempt has been made In a number Of
Southern states TO form q white Re
publican party, and General Harrison
has been credited with desire to pro-
mote such party The colored poll
ticlans are dissatisfied with the distri-
button Of the patronage and they are
justified In being dissatisfied; and
General Harrison may have to pFopitiA,s
them more sffectuRlly than he has vet
done The treatment which the colcrsd
Republicans Of the North receive Ia tho
matter OF ofic,s Is notorious; yet they
ore active In politics and their voters are
numerous enough to turn the scale
against the Republicans in all the doubt
ful states They are more intelli
gent and more Vsrsed in public
affairs than the average solored Republi-
can at the South, and yet what do they
get from the Republican partyf They
are very lucky II the party to which
they have been so faithful is pleased
graciously ia. subscribe. few dollars nov
and then for music and transparen elss
for their campaign clubs. few inforicr
or almost mental places may be given 10
them, bat they never get an EdsouAte
recognition Of their services or their
Importance TO the party. The adminin-
tratien seems to take pains sometimes TO
hunt up incom petent or dis
reputable colorsd politicians in the
South and appoint them to Office WIN
are there so few offices for the eolored
Republicans Of the Northf They have
been growing a little FESTIVE for some
time. Their Itching for Office is not
greater than that Of other men. but Il a
not pleasant for them to think that the
Republican party is ashamed Of them
Inc Republican organs sound dreadful
note Of wrath whenever objection Is
made by the Southern Democrats to the
appointment Of . Southern negro 10
some Federal office, but there never
seems 90 be any inclination to ask for the
appointment OF Northern negroes. Is II
the opinion or the Republicans that
Northern eolored Republican is
inferior TO Southern colored Republican
ans less lifted to hold officeH The fact lie
that the Republican party loves the col
ored citizen Tor his votes in the North
Tor his deleg ates In the South, and for
hia value, now much diminished, as a
s@hen~nlAt appeal 70 the Northern
heart, In one way and another It gets q
gosd deal ont Of him, and It gives mighty
little In return; and all the resolutions
which tbs American Citizens EQUAL
Rights Association or any other associs-
tion may pass will have no effect In the
matter. The colored Republicans should
leave on resolving, and kick with firm.
determined, muscular, and resonant kick,
until the Republican party does some
thing for them.