Evening journal., 1891-11-07
HE NEGRO MOI WANTED
DIR. Homes. a Colored Citizen of cauphin
County, Pa, Is Defeated by Demo
crat-Wanted o ~ Oh Eiestion Day.


DIR. Homes. "a Colored Citizen of rauphin
County, Pa Is Defeated BY Demo
crat-Wanted o " Oh Eiestion Day.
Il Is now nearly quarter Of a century
since the negroes were given the right of
suffrage 10 Pennsylvania, aud during thet
period they have, in nearly every con
tested election, held the balance of power
between the two great parties alike In
Philadelphia aud Ia the state II was
natural that they should vote for the Re.
publican party that had given them. with
emancipation, the full franchise Of
citizenship; but as they gave the party
its whole majority In both city and state,
1t was only logical that they should claim
some rec0gni ion In the disposal OF
party honors and emoluments.
Strange as 1t may seem, the Republi
cans Of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania
have never yentnred to nominate negro
for any office OF honor or profit. They
have given them many of the mental
positions IN the public offices, B. in no
instance has colored man been pre-
ssnted as candidate FOR any prominent
office during the nearly twenty five years
that his race has controlled the politics
OF the state. In this state the only cleo
tive Office given to the colored man was
seat in Council for this Seventh ward
and then the honor was awarded to d
man who was of no credit to either race
The only exception to this rule was the
nomination OF colored man as Presi
dental elector, an Office Of a day, and
one that no member Of the party could
afford to vote against. and the add
tionai nomination of the same man as
delegate at-largs to the proposed Oonstl-
tutional Convention, that the party
never meant should be held
l'he /, 900 negro Republican voters OF
Dauphin, who control the politics of both
Harrisburg aud the county, have lately
become camorous for recognition, and
this year the Republicans nominated DR.
Jones, thoroughly reputable and IN
usually Intelligent man. for the office of
coroner. IL was assumed on all sides
that be would be elected as a matter OF
course, but when the returns came Ia Il
was discovered that while the party had
nearly $500 majority in the county. DR..
Jones was beaten In a square fight by
Frank Hoy, Democrat. There were no
personal objecto ns to Dr. Jones other
than his color. HIS character and his
fitness were not questioned There was
no war Of faction 10 assail him. but the
Republicans deliberately defeated him bs.
cause ne Is negro, and It Is only natural
that the more Intelligent and self respect
ing negroes Of Harrisburg aud Danpbip
county should be aroused to nigh
measure of resentment.
There Is not Republican district In
Pennsylvania where a colored man could
be elected to the Senate, TO the Assemble
or to Congress. Indeed so well il this
fact understood. that we do not recall a
1gle instance Of colored man seeking
nomination for any Of the responsible
representative offices of the state. nor
has one ever though of being a candidate
for one Of the many lucrative offices Ia
the various counties. We have seen mora
coiored men sitting in a single Lepisla
ture in South Carolina. elected on 6.np.
cratic tickets by Democratic voters than
have been elected to the Legislatures Of
all the Northern states since
the enfrsnchsement Of the black
man an only single instance
has a colored man been Nominated for
state office, and that was the auditor
general IA Kansas. He was elected. but
was saved lnlY by the extraordinary
PARTY majority, as he fell over 90. 600 be
hind his party In the state In this state
no oolored man was ever appointed 10 the
police force until Mayor King set the ex
ample to the Republicans, aad there are
more colored school teachers employed In
any one of the Southern states aad paid
out of the state treasury, than are EN-
plOyed in ell the Northern states from
Maine to California It is very evident
that the negro Is not wanted ia the
North except On election day -Philadel-
phia Times.