Evening journal., 1891-06-05
WILEY AND TIE coloRsD MAN
Ha Regmsez 60 Recognize HAm-hnseF-
view with a. WorShan@tOn Brinkiey,
the OoIored Editor.

H@ Refuses go Recognize HAm-tnseF-
view with A. worShangton Brinkiey, |
the OcIered Editor.
A. Worthington Brinklsy, editor of the |
Delaware Twilight, the colorod organ, |
was interviewed this morning by an
EVENING JOURNAL reporter In relation
TO meetings that have been held by
colored voters In the different wards for
the purpose Of ascertaining Stansbury J.
Wuiey's attitude toward the colored men
OF this city. He said:
sit is unfortunate for the colored
people that this question OF recognition
has degenerated into the hands OF few
oolored men. The primary Intention was
to wait upon each candidate before their
nomination and TO have ascertained the
sentiment of the Firat District Republi-
can Club toward the colored people Ii
that had been done those sill demanding
recognition would have bsen re-
lieved Of the odium of bargaining
with the Democrats The polite Repub
| lican politicians prevented any steps Of
thas kind being taken, and the colored
men organized what Is known as the
| Colored Citizens Equal Rights League, in
order TO force the agitation beyond the
dictates Of the political bosses
| The men constituting this
league are not politicians; they
are ali freeholders. Eome Of them have
been staunch Republican partisans
They held meetings and as 3 result OF
their deliberations drew up contract to
be presented to Mr. Wiley for nothing
more nor less than his signature
"This contract pledged him to do all be
could as one member Of the police COM
mission to give us recognition upon the
police force The white Republican
politicians got certain colored men
together in the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and
and Eighth wards. These men professed
to want to work in harmony with ths
league. Consequently we committed the
work to their hands. They promised to
make their report last Sunday afternoon.
1.-The meeting that was held At Mr.
; Sharper's house Tuesday night Of last
week aroused much suspicion and indig-
nation among the members Of the league
This resulted In a meeting being held
last Monday night, at which time ths
) league ordered that the previous plan b
: carried out to the letter. A committee o
three men representing the Second, FIFTH
and Ninth wards, (but was no
one or that committee, although
~ accompanied lH6 Comhule sooJ NAAtoa
upon Mr. Wiley at his residence Tues
. day evening. he informed us. of tn
otner committee, and said they ha'
called upon him. He declined to sigI
any contract or agreement Il
! even do his best towards carrying
!, out our object. The committee rsporte
Mr.. Willey's ultimstum to tn league
Resolutions were passed by the leagu
: that each man carry his convictions :
Z the ballot box and vote their sentiment
in the face Of Mr. SVilley's deliberat
stand against the colored people,
"The ward committeeman had reporte
= to their wards that everything was a
|, right.
?. "They we're told 20 ask forWiIley's siI
: nature to an agreement of recognition
: Since the league has forced
y decided expression of intenHC
from Mr.. Wiley, there Is muc
s dissatisfaction among the voters of .
y Of the wards. There are colored m'
y who are chairmen Of ward committees
Y and others Of equal influence, who d
~ clare they will scratch Mr.. Wiley
y name from the ticket.
en "All of this agitation among :
81 colored people Is evidence of the fact th
we will no longer be political slav
The old emancipation proclamation ]
Grated eur bodies; this emancipati
IA proclamation liberates our mir
4 and our elective franchises. If
Wiley is elected and does not give
IL colored man representation upon
police force, the solid phalanx Of color
3 voters is forever broken in Delaware.