The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-27
Tired of Republican Trickerv,

From all sections OF the country come
evidences Of the Iact that the negro is be-
| coming tired of republican triokery. For
years and years he has been led up against
the intelligence and wealth of the south in
order to further the selfish ends of the Re-
publican party. He has heretofore oon-
ceived 1t to be his duty to vote for those
whom he believed to be bis beuefactors.
And, furthermore, these alleged benefactors
have held out glittering promises TO him.
But the alleged debt OF gratitude has been
fully paid, the promises have all been
broken, and the negro is now beginning TO
look to the future. In that future be sees
nothing for him from the Republican party.
Experience has taught him that nothing
need be expected. That party would play
an endless and unvarying tune on the graft
tude chord, but never touch note in the
grand march Of negro Advancement
The negroes. individually, learn this as
they gain political education. 1t has already
dawned upon a number OF them, and they
have left the Republican party. They know
that the force bill was not conceived in de.
sire to do the black man justice, but for the
purpose OF perpetuating the Republican
party in power, even II it involved subject
ing the south by force of federal troops to
the rule Of ignorance and avariee And to
| such rule ever obtaining in the south again
| all intelligent oolored men, as well as white
| men. object. The home OF tue negro, as a
race, is in the south. Here be must live and
grow up with the country" Consequently,
whatever would fnjure the south would in
| jure the negro. The force bill would hurt
the south, would hurt the white man, would
hurt the negro.
| During the past few months a uucnber of
colored men, prominent locally. and edu-
Gated even better than many OF their white
neighbors, have deserted the old party of
hypocrtical professions and taken sides
| with the democracy. Their reasons for
doing 30, whenever made public, have been
always cogent and conclusive. One of the
latest Of these educated and influential
colored men 30 cast mis- lot with the party of
the people Is John T. Shuften, lawyer. of
Oca'a, Fla In giving his reasons for so
| doing be refers to The fact that the Repub-
hcan party has never scrupled to work upon
the passions and prejudices Of the negro to
induce him TO array himself against his
best interests has never advanced she negro
politically OF socially has exerted baneful
influence over him; has put forward the
force bill to perpetuate itself 10 power and
elevate a scalaweg remnant of republicans
ism; has never appointed negro north OF
Mason and Dlxon's line to a lucrative posi-
tion, and has broken promises almost with
out number. Such statements, containing
nothing but true charges, are bound to have
effect with other thinking colored men. In
Georgia only the other day democratic
mass meeting, composed largely of colored
voters. was addressed by colored demo-
cratic orator, and the sense of the meeting
was that the regular democratic nominees,
state and national. should be supported in
preference 10 the nominees of any other
party.
The colored man is rapidly finding out
that the man who gives him employment,
who assists him when he is in trouble, who
is a friend to him when he needs friend
the white democrats the man Tor him to
vote with on election days.