New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29
BISHOP BROWN AND THE NEGRO VOTE
HIS ADVICE 10 ooLoRED MEN CRITICISED BY
MINISTER OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST
CHURCH.

TO the EDITOR OF The TRIBUNE
s,r. VIII YOU please allow me space In your val"
mil. colnmns 10 say = few words IL RELATION 70 al
interview between the reporter for Inc H'"e'0'A
and BISHOP Brown, OF the Afrioan MethodH' hp'ooP
Church published In The Charleston Ne"s ui"
Courier" o; October 10, under inc hssN,Ns
Negro Vote In this interview the Bishop holds ,h"t
81, ,.r,o .hould vote for Mr. Cleveland. ard gives
~. reason, WHY they should Among other uhss nc
wa. asked what his views as 10 ths auV VI NO
negro voter. IN the present campaign Ia ssNei "
this question the Bishop 10 quoted A. saying e"' y"
ga not believe Il In any sense 70 tAe 'n'eo's "a
N. oolored people 10 vote solidy fer any ono poAuoa
-. ord rive as his reasons for 80 saying thal
a.uoh a oour.s tvrfed them intellectually anu ~
,rovst their power and influence do not uhoeF
,,.na what tho Bishop means, when he says lnai " "
M, 20 tho "interest OF the coiored peops " Wv
soudly for any political party ho'u I'm
whichever party thu colored peop's Ally
With thew should move with all the sol'oV 'nA '"e
.. :. capable o., exercising II he means thA' we
-, .,r,s. o,-.elv., into factions. and thus scatter
~ 10. ar,oug ~. several political parties. common
-. .houd teach those much less learned ulAh 'ne
r,.to, TIA, then N. "colorcd people "ou'u DC
.,-.,, intellectually and destroy tser power ana
url-rce' ,, q,
Ii, seem. 10 me that such course eou4u NV ~ -
,,v rood 10 u as people: and 70 Vie" " H0"
,,.,or,c,l po,nt N view. such proposition IL simply
,surd and erroneous Let me cite an instance OF u'
,.-s,,, r,odus operandi In South Carolina lana inc
CON. ,s general throughout the South; IN i'''
,v,de u,uuion then Democratic candidate Ior 'o'
,,r hcr.,d the cclorcd people o. the etAto 70 'o''
FOR him At that election assuring them u"' N',
ror'd no. he asked 20 vote the Dehoeruuo "ON''
,r A few sof, headed colorcd men were i'ohSn
.ong, ~ vote for him. Since that time whenever
=, tne.. negro Democrats desires 10 vote at Demo
- rr,marv under the rules o; that party-th' party
yrh,cb Bishop Brown would have IN support anu j"
,o-s. nv or votcs-he must first get ten wne men
.a.,,r mat no voted for Hampton In 1875 ana mas
yo,,d the democratic ticket coAseouuVeN sH''o'
INIT limit democrats are Democrats. and what they
nrocti.c IN local politics they also prhcu7o III 'o'''
Tot,,uol notifies taking the past as Il criterion
>, :, ,i.er nonscnse 10 talk about the colored peo-
~, ,r,rany their intellect and destroying Their power
and ,pouence by voting sohdly for one political parN'
The negro las not and never had any IH"up"'e -
mower in politics save from moral sblUupo''' '.'"
M honest man will dare say that any o'heF u"' wv
Republ,can party has ever had moral courage enou-"
% ASSERT itself IN defence OF the oolored people OF '
cor,try bishop Brown TO tho contrary not"lhs@hu'
Ca, I, tho Democratic party IS now willing 10 give
,ha coor,d people recognition. II is because the ho
rrh,can party has forced II 10 do 50 ABOVE all ss
for heavens sake deliver me from the SINS Oh "-""
,na. The bishop says "when the negro learns to
',n,. ,or the party from which he had the most 10
cxpcct then both parties would regard hln ~ i''o'
70 he consulted In the elections. .
WIN the bishop. who makes himself the apostle Of
,,ocracv toll us from which party has the negro
aocs,y.d most bcnei, What party Issued the Emaho'
nathan proclamation what party passed the Imr'ech''
Fourteenth and Fiftcenth amendments 10 the consul
tuition, VIII he tell Ms what party passed lne ~"
p,,hts bill and then tell what party II Is "nVh mo
dome everything honorable md dishonoranie 10 "'''"'
those measures .,, TO
(Which party In the present campaign sho"u inc
- s,,nnnrt ." In answer to his question IN"
u ,o, read an open letter which he had prepared en-
,tu.d . Which shall we vote forI' III wh'h ~'''I
sfotInc that the Republican party had broh"h us
nlcdrcs to the negro, he goes on 10 sho" '"t MI
r,oy.laud has always treated the negro fairly. MI
,,o,ol,rd os an individual may mark you, say may)
sort Of Kindly feeling for the negro. but LET me
,e Ri.hop'. attention 10 THIS fact, that Mr. teVe-
hand ~ President viii have 10 carry out the principles
vhIch his party espousc, and those principles nave
I,yavs been against the negro. That pary h' never
tratcd an instance where The negro race might
,,n.ct ANYTHING good from It, Here In the south.
,,,cr. the Democrats have the whole government In
,hr hands from the Governor down 10 the constable
ma, nm. thing can bo pointed TO - having been done
for the benefit In the interest OF the negro. ON
fine contrary every day brings MS Information that
.o negro has been lynched for the usual crime or
q. nep,v IS shot dswn whhe resisting
orc.ru or "a negro taken from the posse and hung
IA the nearest tree No trial, no Judge, no jury.
Thc.e outragcs are committed upon the negro in Dem
ocrntic States without any Investigation by the
,uthorlties perpctmtcd by the party OF which Mr..
Cleveland l. the lender, ANA the party from which
Wshop Brown SAYS can expect something. Yes,
w. do vet something which the Bishop would not
IKE presented 10 him. and which he should not usk
To be given the cOlored peoplc-his people. lie
Instances The case Of Matthews. whom Clevland nom
iunlrd rs Recorder OF Deeds for the District Of
columbia and there he stops. Could he not meuton
any morel Is that the only thing Mr. Cleveland and
nj, party have done for the coOrcd people IL that
mentioned because It is The greateStl VIII any sane
man say that the Republican party has done less
Can a man be found who knows so l,itr Of the Repub
lean party who will say that that party has not made
a hundred decent appointments OF cOlored and
women to every one made by Mr.. Cleveland and hls
party .
rsporter ID Washington his homes 10 read his "open