The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-16
HARRISON AND THE NEGROES.

Some days ago it was given out that At
torney General MILLER had left Washing
ton to be gone q month for the purpose of
''insp ectine'' the judicial districts of Loui-
siana and Texas. Those districts, by all
the reports from that quarter, have been
unusually quiet in q legal point of view.
though politically somewhat disturbed.
Would it not have been just as we'll, and
general had thought it expedient TO make
trip of the southern states q couple of
months before the meeting of the Mime
apolis conventions
Five or six weeks ago Ex-Governor
ALBERT @. PORTER, of Indiana, minister to
Italy, but at home on leave of absence, In
company with Mr.. SHIEL, another In
diana politician, was instructed to make q
southern trip in the interest Of the Presi-
dent 1t wac the latter's wish
that no federal Office holder be
sent to Minneapolis. but only bust
ness men unconnected with politi-
cal service, and especially that
10 colored men go as delegates. They
Went to Alabama and Georgia where at the
postoftices and other official resorts this
civilian white mans scheme was received
with uproarious laughter-for in the two
states sufficient number could not be
mustered, having the desired qualifications
TO fill up the delegations. In Alabama Mr..
PORTER was told there was not white Re-
publican who is not in one way or another
connected with the United States govern
ment.
In some mysterious way since the move
ment was set on foot to obtain white Re-
publican delegation from each of the south
ern states to go to Minneapolis In the in
terest of HARRISON, there have been vague
whisperings that B. H. would, in his
second term, favor ''judicious" pension
act for confederate soldiers OF course
this is a wild electioneering scheme to
work upon the most ignorant southern
ers. Not only is the north opposed with
deadly hostility to such a project,
but action by the southern states in the
direction of humanity towards needy sur
viving confederate soldiers is ridiculed and
consider ed a revival of rebel treason. The
Republican pension story is much too thin.
Another point that has been made TO
curry favor with southern states by the
| HARRISON emissaries has been the sly as
surance that the force bill or any measure
to stimulate race preiudices will receive
no favor from the next administration.
But all at once it is discovered that any at
tempt at proselyting among the whites is
useless. Further, the HARRISON managers
have awakened to the fact that it is to the
negroes they must look exclusively for
/ hp IF thor7
! incumbent. In Texas, 10 be sure, the
Lily White factions of the Republicans
have attempted to throw the negroes over
| board, but in order to do so they
have been compelled to exclude
them entirely from their councils
One of the prominent members de-
clared ''the time had come when white
Republicans must drop the negro or be
forced to desert the party The federal
ofice-holders, who have the old party or
ganization, say the new party will cut no
figure.
In Florida, day or two ago, the colored
men were strong enough to elect one of
their number president of the state conven-
ton and elect majority of the delegation.
In Kentucky and Alabama, they were able
to get very small representation only. In
ell the southern states where conventions
have been held the proceedings were char
acterized by the greatest lack Of harmony.
1t is evident the blacks would make good
deal of trouble for the politicians at Min
neapolis, if there were only a strong can
didate in the field around whom they might
rally in opposition to Mr.. HARRISON. But
if this is the case with reference to the ex-
slaves of the south, how must it be with
the northern colored men who have always
been free, always voted the Republican
ticket, and in places where they hold the
balance of power, but who have repeatedly
and constantly been snubbed by the Re
publican party2