The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-30

NtN aO SAN hA 49,
toni" is working good results. Those
who believe in a free ballot and a fair
count arc figuring out what the Demo
cratic opposition really means.
Henry +. Downing, the editor OF the
Message, and the recognized leader Of
thought among the colored voters OF
Brooklyn, has given the managers oil
the Democratic national campaign clear
" to understand what no thinks OF it
Nj. Downing was a consul under Presi-
dent Cleveland and has new voted a
Republican ticket. He sent this letter
TO Josiah Quincy, chairman OF the liter
ary bureau OF the Democratic national
committee yesterday:
DEAR SIR:-Herewith please find so.
This money you gave to me on account
OF the National Democratic committee,
TO be expended by be IN sending
through the mail a number OF circular
letters which it was hoped would be
effective in the way OF bringing
money into the Democratic campaign
fund. | return this money because l
have decided to support the Republican
national ticket.
| have concluded to give my support
in the direction indicated only after
much hesitation. Never before have l
aided to elect a Republican Presiden-
tial candidate. On the contrary, | have
at all times %endeavored TO make my
self particularly active inthe way oil as
sisting to defeat the political aspira-
tions OF all Republicans. l assume my
present position somewhat unwillingly
ior, opposed as Lam to the policy OF
protection. | believe that the Demo-
cratic party, by carrying out tho princi-
piles as enunciated in Mr.. Cleveland's
Tariff message OF 1888, would be able to
benefit the country. The TACT that ne
groes were in a sense o persona
grata in the Democratic party had but
little influence with me-. | imagined
that only a few years would pass before
my people would be treated by the
Democratic party with the same justice
and consideration as other people are
treated. The liberal policy OF Mr..
Cleveland's administration 80 tar as ne.
groes were concerned, strengthened
this belief. The disposition shown by
the northern Democracy to recognize
the Afro.AmeriCan voter, furnished a
quantity which was calculated TO en-
courage me into thinking that
patty needs would be effective
10 cause the Southern wing
of the Democratic party to see
the e~xpediency OF cultivatinG friendly
political relations with Afro-Americans.
With these hopes acting as an in
cent? v {, l have with voice and pen en-
deayored to make my people see as |
saw. In the face OF every ~discouraglng
event I continue to hope. Senator Cor
don's efforts to have my people expatri-
ated grieved me, yet l still hoped; the
Mississippi DISTINGUISHING act astonish-
ed me, yet l still hoped; Senator Nor
gan's public u%tterance that the integers
in his state (Alabama) had but few
privileges, nor would the Democratic
whites permit them more" alarmed me,
yet / still hoped. Frequent lynchings,
burning at stakes, and other inhuman
crimes committed against black men
and women are matters Of common re-
port. They occurred in communities
dominated by the Democratic party,
yet l was not disposed to blame that
party for their occurrence. On the con-
trary, l firmly believed, that given the
opportunity, the Democratic party
would hasten to put itself on record as
being anxious to put u period TO these
unlawful happenings.
Expecting to see IN expression OF
this kind made, | attended the ma
tional Democratic convention at Chi
-. &, T,nn onl tbaea oRnaorinO ha.
fore the national Democratic committee
on resolutions, solicited them, making
my appeal in the most earnest fashion,
to insert a plank in the national Demo-
cratic platform to the effect that the
Democratic party wal pledged to the
bring to an end southern cruelties.
This honorable committee refused to
insert this plank, the reason given be-
ing that it would probably give otFense
to the southern wing OF the Democratic
party. l did not become discouraged,
however, even after this rebuff. l had
such confidence in Mr.. Cleveland that |
imagined that he, greater than his
party, would, il elected, be as powerful
as he would be willing, to interfere for
the protection Of the southern blacks.
Since the opening Of the campaign 1
have watched the movements of the
Democratic leaders with intelligent
anxiety. When Charles A. Dana began
his negro domination crusade / became
indignant l looked upon his effort as
a high-handed, interruptions endeavor
to deprive my people OF their rights
given to them by the constitution Of
the country OF which they are citizens.
-.tl.l NLas.,nnn IIa,,fkwi, ,kNanNfaA
TO the fact that Mr.. Dana's attitude was
unfortunate in that it would prevent
any self-respecting negro from support,
ing the national ticket. Mr.. Harrity
said that he saw the truth of my state
men t, and he admitted that it would be
difficult to secure negro support for the
Democratic presidential candidates
while preaching n negro domination
doctrine, yot there was nothing that
could be done, because Mr.. Dana was
independent Of any influence that the
national committee could bring to bear.
MI. Harrity expressing himself in
this manner ! was led to believe that
Nj. Daua's remarks in opposition to my
people were as Objectionable to the
Democratic national committee as they
were to Democratic negroes. Therefore
YOU will not wonder that l was much
astonished when l became aware that
the national Democratic committee had
invited Mr.. Dana to write u pamphlet
dealing with the force bill and negro
domination, so that it might be used as
a camp align document.
Without entering into a discussion OF
the question OF negro domination, it is
enough for me to state that this unfor-