Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-19
THE COLOREp VOTER.
A Talk With ex-senator Bruce on the Politi-
cal Situation.

cal situation.
Ex-senator B. K. Bruce, now recorder of
deeds, who has recently returned from visit
to Alabama and Mississippi, was asked yester-
day by q STAR man as to the political outlook,
and said:
"The outlook from q republican point Of view
IL, think, auspicious, most encouraging and
satisfactory, and the prospects Of handsome
victory by thoroughly united party, minus
assistant democrats, mugwumps ct al, were
never better, never dlled with brighter hopes
nor fortified with better cheer.
THE schisms and little disaffections in party
circles which were apparent just after the sd-
tournament of the Minneapolis convention are
rapidly disappearing, and will in the very near
future cease to exist and furnish material for
the vaporings Of disconnected opposition. who.
by the way, are less advantsgeously circum-
stanced. The fact that there was some little
disgruntlement after the nomination OF Mr..
Harrison at Minneapolis is nothing unusual.
Rarely in the annals Of American politics has it
occurred that complete satisfaction has been at
tanned in nominating presidential candidate.
There must of necessity exist some little heart
burning. some little disappointment, and why
the recent republican convention should be an
exception to the general custom is a matter
which our democratic friends in their eagerness
to catch at the traditional straw only account
for
The signs are ominous, and, as said before,
full OF hope and encouragement. and before the
campaign shall have thoroughly opened every
vestige OF the disgruntlement SO laboriously
harped upon will have evaporated and We will
have an old time victory for Harrison and Reid,
perity and plenty
what do you think of the democratic situ-
atom" the reporter asked.
That all is not peace, quiet, good
cheer and encouragement with our friends
the democrats-is most apparent In my
recent trip south and west l had ample
opportunity to note this fact: it is also
matter OF general notoriety throughout the
country. The recent revolt in Alabama. which
promises to be permanent and far reaching. and
the bold and aggressive attitude of the alliance
and independents in North and South Carolina
and in Georgia are strikingy illustrative of this
assertion. The fact ia great unrest ard anxiety
pervade the household Of our democratic
brethren"
''Is it true that the colored people are now
voting the democratic ticket in large num-
bers?"
"well, in the recent election in Alabama they
did. The colored man, we all know. has ap-
preached thct point in American citizenship
when he will not sit idly by while others of his
fellow citizens are exercising the rights of
citizenship and not do anything-that is. when
he Is permitted-but sit in the corner Of the
fence and watch tine procession move by. No,
sir. His nature, his physiology, his aptitude
and inclination prompt him to be up and do
ing, and when it comes to voting you NAV rely
upon it he will vote for something or somebody.
In the Alabama case one of the candidates was
democrat and the other an alliance man. and
the official figures show that they were in it.
1t is a singular fact that both candidates claim
to have received majority Of this vote. 1t is
a hopeful sign at all events. For fifteen years
the weakness Of the south hes been its solidity
If now it can eliminate the race issue and its
people divide upon tariff, finance and other
great questions Of government it will enjoy an
era ofpower and prosperity which it has never
before known. But the colored people are not
drifting into the democratic party as against
the republican party. The democrats must
concede change in the temper, in the spirit
and in the organization Of their party before
they can have a respectable following among
this class.
How do the colored people like Harrison?''
asked the reporter.
''No man who has ever occupied the presi-
dental chair has had their confidence to
greater degree than Mr.. Harrison. He has
done all in his power to protect them in the
exercise of their legal rights and has appointed
a greater number Of them to Office than any Of
his predecessors. The colored voter is emphat-
ically Harrison man.