The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-13
TgEY LIKE MR.. CLEVELAND.
The Republicans no Longer Own the
Colored Voters.

More Persons of that Race No,0 in Coo
eminent Employ than BUer-EditOT
clemens Says One-third Of hesCOI-
oged Men W1H Vote auth the Demo
Gratis.
New York Star, Sept. 2, 1881
Thomas A. J. Clemens, editor OF
washington National Echo, VlslGed
this CITY Yesterday. He called at the
Democratic National Headquarters
and told a gratifying tale OF the reVolG
of the colored people against Chlnese
Harrison. Pauper Labor Morton anu
the high protection m1lllonalres. Ell.
Clemens is one Of the most progressive
among his ace Until 1876 ne was ne
voted to the Republican cause. q
enormitv of the crime by which Samuel
T TiIden was robbed of the Presidency
convinced him of the thorough rotten,
ness of the party with which he had
affiliated Even before that he had
fought nobIv to make Wade Hampton
Goyernor of South Carolina, and since
that triumph has identified himself
with the Democratic party.
In the campaign of 1884 he did yeo-
man work for Cleveland and Hen
bricks. To-day he is, both by pen and
sneech. performing effective service
for the President and grand old
Thurman" too. Mr.. Clemens was one
of the organizers of the convention at
INDIANAPOLIS a month ago, which Har-
rison hirelings frultlesssly tried to
stampede for their candidate. he was
instrumental in securing d ndorse-
ment of the Democratic ticket at that
conference of colored leaders, and ever
since has been c%anvasslng the country
for Cleveland and Thurman. To a
StGr reporter Mr.. Clemens said yes
terday: -,
"The result of this campaign will
demonstrate that the colored people
are no longer the vassals OF h Repub-
lican party. Ihave just returned from
a tour through several Northern as
well as Southern States and / must
saw that I am ~astonished at the uprls-
ing for Cleveland among the people of
nv race. Heretofore it has been a gen
orally accepted belief that we were
owned by the Republican party. A
greater mistake was never made L
venture to predict that at the coming
election at least ne-third Of the colOred
voters will cast their ballots for Cleve-
land and Thurman"
"In what States, more particularly,
are the largest accessiOns apparently
Principally in Ohio, Indiana, New
Jersey and this State. A careful can
vass of New York cOnvinces me that
IL, 900 of the 1000 colored voters will
support the Democratic ticket. In
Ohio at least IL, 900 of the go, 900 are
out for the Democratic nominees, while
in Indiana 1900 are almost assured to
us. The campaign has but just begun
in New Jersey. r. B. Robinson and
r. E. Gilchrist are rapidly organizing
clubs in that State, and reports from
them are most encouraging. A tire
mendous change has come over the
negroes in the South. Especially is
this true of those in North and South
Carolina. They are becoming educated,
and begin to understand the issues of
the campaign. When the Republican
platform was first published and the
stump speakers shouted for 'prOtec-
ton, the vast majority of our people,
ignorant of it's true import, took up
the cry. What a change has tran
spired during the past month or twOl
The colOred people find that, instead of
working for nothing, rs the Republi
can liars have warned them they would
under another Democratic Administra-
ton, their wages, by the terms of the
Mills bill, will certainly be increased.
Their clothing and other necessities
can be purchased for a smaller price
in case our markets are thrown open
to the world, while, on the other hand,
they are becoming satisfied that the
Republican platform means, not pro
lection for them, but a new lease of
life to close listed manufacturers who
have formed trusts to fix the cost of
1TuInor Of nvNrhTton+ HOrIInoo ThOIn
eyes are opening and thousands are
daily focking into our camp. From
nearly every State in the Union I have
received numerous letters begging me
to send literature. Clergymen are
interesting their congregations in the
tariff question, and Mr.. Mills would be
delighted to read communications
have received from some of the most
eminent of our divines, expressing
their unqualified approval of his bill. y
"There are other reasons, of course,
for the conversion of your peoples"
Certainly. One of the most patent
is the fact that from the beginning of
his administration President Cleve-
land has shown himself to be a warm
friend of our a We were told that
should the Democratic party be re-
stored to power we colored men would
gam become slaves. W1aL Is Gne
truth7 The President has appointed
more colored men to Office than any of
his predecessors within my ~recollec-
tion. IF he has seen ft to remove a
negro from Office he has supplanted
him with another of the same race. ]
was a few days ago revising a list of
employees of the government. I was
astonished to find even more coIored
men in the various departments thar
| had any idea of. In the interior
Department, for instance, no less than
thirty-six colored persons are EN-.
ployed. Here are their names anG
salaries:
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