The sun., 1891-06-15
THE CoLORED VOTERS.
WIN They 40 over 10 the De~oc-.

VIII They ao Over to the Denocraeys
To THE ED1Toa OF The SuN-Sir: In accord
ance with The suns custom OF fairness ~ d
i'm partially to all interests. you have put
lished, from time to time. letters from fntellt-
gent colored correspondents deploiing what
they call the fatuity Of tho voters OF their race
In adherine TO the fortunes Of the Republican
party. and suggest'ng that the coioed men
should strike out for themselves. and that they
would. with proper announcement. support
the Democratic nominees. They say that the
Republican party docs little or nothing for
the colored man who holds In this State. In
Ohio. and elsewhere. the balance OF political
power. and that 20 secure his support the Do
mocracy could afford to do much.
While not enjoying tho advantages OF such
knowledge as cones from erscnal association
with our snble brethr n. am probably much
more familiar. from nctunl pera, nal rXpe-
rience. with color voters Oh election day than
any OF tho IL telligent gentlemen OF their ra o
who have written to The Sun. and 10 my de-
lib,rate belief. founded upon years Of obs Re
vation, that the coIored man Will In national
convention always vote Il o Eerublican icket:
that he cannot be swcrved II ON sn doing. nLd
that The OF pon, nts of this course among tn nj
have never made any serious headw.y. In
local matters the l"red voters OF til 8 city
are as much Democrats ns Republicans. but
iu Federal contests they stand always with
the pnrty OF Sumner. s. evens. Wilson. Seward
and Lincoln. and think that they are right In
SO doing. even liom the point OF view OF po-
liticnl udvnn, age. and that the Eem cra:s are
wrong. from the same point OF view. when
ever they attempt by conce" ions OF any s"it
to, gain portion OF the lorol vote. will
In the Presidential contest OF 1872 Horace
Greeley consistent nnd courageous iri.nd
Si"'e. @ Was The Demonr,c stan stsndara "a bearer
A meeting was oiHanized in tue mont %
AUGUST AUGUST o, TINT year At the & Coorer by
large and enthusin-iir gathering ami did
g. cat credit 70 the sense q gratitude ana featy
It brought to the Greeley column four or ilye
hundred coloreu votes in the city. 1t cost tho
Sy that namSer OF a
bound to the cln'ms OF Democratic candi.
date whose most ardent supporters were ioun
which the Democrats mi sht gain from color.d
men. they would be sure to lose ten from
q Democratic, wmid OF this city than by having
claiming t" bs in iayer Of tue otherwi, . popn.
lar Democratic candidate.
DISTINGUISHED hrpMhlican statesman de-
surely Il Is t.. the erub! can party. and 10 tGnt
constitutional right OF f,auchi.e. which was
opposed ana fought aga nst N every Demo. 4
ns s o sssa !" ny %, Svoy RsS r1s as
the rraariy and secured for Them My b, great
on their II ~ the
in OHIO very nenrly CO.'S the Republicans that /
state in 1857 the ma. .ority again t the suffrage
o. being elected Cove nor. il New York siaie
for suffrage put The kepublicnn marty back
nve years. yet they carried It through. and 10
Sry due the fact that there . a are 'no now es any
colored voters at AL 10 the niied s.ales;
nnass rdssd ths.s it would he
party which has given them the splendid privi-
which | desire to make is that. with SAFETY.
propriety and ahvan' age the Democratic
rate sacrtcc as required.
Tie in,e!ligen, colored correspondents Of |
hsy d h" T iSe
deeply. i am democrat. and sind. OF OF
Or white red or bronzei, vote the Demmr.;ic ;i
ticket. bnt tho .lebt which the coloreI men Of
is too deem q on to b.. bru- he'd roughly as de
and no 81 , WORTHY Of the mime would
cause they abandoned the party which did 80
political descendan.s Of thos". humane ami
We have l,rototyres In our own ranks Though
thev haven't black tuceal OF the displeased and !
colored Repu' licHn. When tbs /
storm of opposition to foreign born voters |
9 ept over the country. half n century ago tho /,
Democratic party in the North esroIised their /;
cause and upheld the rights "fih newcomers. !
barred tho way against those who sought to !
wrong and "ppress hem ami. judged merely |
In u political SEN "a, 1t Is u thousand times re-.
IA d otRy in having in every tig irdnsiriai |
ctty in the North the Uni ed States II, g. '
iried. and trained SUBJ oriers whose untlinch- :
ing allegiance to the Dem ncratc party has its ,
lo'.s in tie attitude Of That ancient and bis- /
tOrc organization in the battle OF fifty years |
ago 1t ia SO in the case OF the Republic |
purity Today In its relat on t. the hlnck mnn. |
have no criticism to make concern ng either !
the sincerity or in diligence OF THE SUNS col |
pred oorespondenls. bnt The attitude VIII ch |
they tnke Is not. believe either n sound or
sensible one. 1t does not copduce to that rec. |
oenition which intelligent colored men relieve
they are. on account Of their numbers. entitled
Ior their fellow citizens North rs we'll as South.
should they forsnke the party which has sus-
Ialned them. and 1t would be an evil day for
the DEMOCRACY. 100. believe IL in the hour ri
ts triumphs it should embark in the business
II eXch ranging whire for black sum ort: and So
believing / submit. with much diffidence my
views on the eu bject to HE Sun.
NEW YORK. juno l3. 1891 DEMOCRAT