Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-28
A CoLoRED VOTER

Demonstrates That the @. o. P. Would
BE Nowhere without the COlored Vote.
To the Editor OF me Register.
SIR:-We hear the appeals of the Re-
publican press to soldiers, and in fact
to the North at large, of the Outrages
committed in the name of liberty on the
southern negroes.
THAT as a factor in politics his vote
don't count for much" only to keep a
Democratic delegation in Congress.
Now, let US look at this question from
northern standpoint, what we want to
deal in is facts, and propose to give our
colored brother and the Republican
party something TO think out.
Now, the voting colored population
which we give. is taken from the census
of 1880. The State of Illinois, 1866;
Indiana, 10, 739; New York, 2O,O59; Ohio,
%, 7O6: Pennsylvania, 23,S92; West Vir-
ginis, 1854; Kansas, 10,765.
Now take any Of the States named,
and tell US friends, of the colored man,
how many of you are represented in the
legislature Of any one Of them, not
man, yet when You look at the large
vote in these States the query is where
would the Republican party be in the
north without this vote. If the colored
man was confined to-day within the
Southern States the freedom ShrtekerS,
would be small potatos. Where would
PennsylYania's big majority be without
that vote, where would Ohio stand II
deprived of that vote, or any OF the
States named. Are the honors and
emoluments OF office divided among
them, No; they are used just for the
same purpose that the southern people
are charged with.
We remember that Pennsylvania had
a candidate for Congress once on the
Republican ticket, a colored man Of in
telligence, forcible speaker, yet the
great Republican State that can elect
white man by 10000 majority, ignored
their colored brother for Congressman
at large.
Another incident when Beaver first
came up for the nomination for Govern
or a few colored men in the. city Of Har-
risburg who represented 900 voters, de-
manded their right to have delegate
In that convention. The reply was
that, id niggers was not wanted in
that convention. What the result?
Those 900 voters allied themselves to
the Democrats and elected the entire
city ticket, first time in 25 years, as
they are yet doing right along, as the
Democrats give them share of the
Offices and henOrs.
We can name thousands of such Incl
dents of mistreatment Of the Northern
negro in the way Of politics. He is sim
ply newer of wood for the g. o. D.,
and If they would only shake themselves
up and look over the ground they would
soon realize that in politics North they
are OF some account, and hold the bal
ance of power. Let him cast his vote
with the party that will give him rep
as well as tax him, aud they |
will soon have less to grumble about.
We have got sick Of listening to the old |
song of Southern ontrages on the rights |
Of the negro; do justice to him here in |
the North, where you have all |
the party machinery in your hands
where he, 1t is claimed, can get an honest !
count, but is not counted in any of the
Offices.
Another item. Look at his war rec
ord. Pennsylvania furnished s,612,
New York 4,125, Indiana 1897. Taken as
q total there are 1S6, or colored. soldiers,
and yet they don't have show north
Of Mason and Dixon's line.
When the g. o. p. does justice to the
shoug ap 10 Io9ok out for Southern outrages
and Misrepresentation. When the negro
ian enjoy the honors and emoluments
Of Office, and the protecting care OF the
,. O. D. in the North, we may all look
for the millennium, and until they do,
they will continue as now, be the paw"
to rake official chestnuts out of the po-
litical fire. CoLoRED VOTER