The southern argus., 1891-12-10
LARPH.
RUMORED SECRET AFRO-AMERICAN
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT STRIKES TER
RORINTHE REPUBLICAN CAMP.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT STRIKES TER
RORINTHE REPUBLICAN CAMP.
How this Country gets the Name Of Free
America."-Your Color NO Bar If
You are an Alien.
Special to the ARGUS.
Quite a Juror was created In politi-
cal circles i'm Ohio last week by a
special to the Columbus Evening Dis
patch announcing the existence In Ohio
Of an o-Americau secret political
organization formed for the purpose
of -rebuking the Republican party for
its dereliction in properly recognizing
the cOlored vote. Ii is said that this
organization is over 1900 strong, aud
everything is done secretly. 1t is
rumored that the organization pro-
poses TO rebuke President Harrison,
should he be candidate for re-elec-
ton, because of the fact that he has
not given Ohioans any appointment of
prominence. The officials around the
state house have done little else but
talk and speculate about this organiza-
ton, and the worst fears are being
entertained for the party. There are
over 10000 colored votes in Ohio, and
it is impossible for the Republicans to
carry the state unless they have the
almost united support of the colored
voters. For some time the colored
voters have felt that they were not be-
ing recognized as their votes justified,
and there has been more or less dis
satisfaction in consequence. Fully a
year ago, the propriety of organizing
such an organization was talked about
by the leading men of the state, and it
now appears that the talk has at last
resulted i'm an organization, the most
remarkable ever effected by the Negro
race.
Some doubt the existence Of the or
ganization the wish is father to the
thought, in this case. The organiza-
ton is all assured reality and not a
doubtful contingency, and it gives
promises of working much good in
the interest Of the colored voters OF
Ohio.
If such an organization was in ex-
istence in every pivota state, there
would be no question about the Negro
vote securing a just and proper repre-
sentatiOn. As it is, i'll many states
our race is unorganized and for that
reason cannot effect the good desired
1t is rumored that the leading men oi
the state are members of this organic.
alton, and were their names divulged
the establishment would be far greater
than it is. 1t appears that the biblical
| saying "Etheopia will stretch forth heI
hand" is TO be realized, at least in Ohio
***
1 was detailed few days since tC
write up a swell art studio reception
at which was exhibited marvels In
decorative art. Now it happened thai
this reception was a select affair, anC
only the uppar four hundred had re
ceived invitations. AT all Opportunt
time put i'm appearance. The parlort
were thronged with lovers of art 9TH
exclusive four hundred) and as tht
hostess took me from one room to an
other showing and describing th'
works of art, could preceive "sup
pressed surprise" expressed by th'
guests, presumably because leading
Journal had delegated colored mar
to write up such a recherche art re
ception. took all my notes in short
hand. This was another thing the!
could not understand, and it only serv
!, ed to double their amaZement. Ii
passing through the different rooms
came into one where there were
number of young ladies, members o
aristocratic and wealthy families. Blu
one gentleman was in this room at tn
time, and jndging from the number o
Young ladies he had around him, en-
gagged in sprightly conversation, on
would think him regular beanx es
: prits, and exceedingly popular. L
J was now my turn to express suppress
ed surprise, !" for as furtiyely glance'
at him, | perceived complexion bu
a shade lighter than mine, and that
almost a "mahogany brown" l re
cognized the gentleman as one attend
ing college in Ohio, and who is
J native of the Hawaiian islands. Wit
, a complexion infinitely darker thar
thousands of Negroes, this young mar
. is received in polite white society, !
f dined, wined and feted, and his colo
acts as no bar. The thought Occurre'
, to me, that 1t matters not so much a
to your color as TO your nativity. Ha
!, this young mau been a native OF free
America, he would have been demon
mated Negro, and the doors of swel
white society would be as effectuall
barred against him a. If he were
r leper. The Turk, HindoO, Persian
Egyptian, or any native of clim
other than our own America, wit
complexion no brighter than thousand
of Afro Americans, and very muc
darker than thousands of our ow
kith and kind, can come to this couu
D try aud not only be accorded the righl
] and privileges of public places an
| conveyances, free and unrestricted
but be received into white society
while we who are born, reared and ed
ucated here have the odds against VI
and can only say we exist-not hv'
> The United States gets the name
"Free America" not because it extend
E equal liberties to sll its citizens, bu
because it receives with open arms an
with unrestricted rights and libertie
' all aliens. For Inconsistency. con-