The Washington bee., 1893-07-22

ltion to show that [ am not a Democrat
or revenue only.
The Democratic party until 1892 was
With but few exceptions the white mans
party. The great landslide from the
,anks of the Republican party in favor
If Mr.. Cleveland and tariff reform
which swept over into the ranks of the
Democratic party thousands of white
and colored Republicans whose services
we're Just as potent and acceptable then
as MIR. McGee's and his associates, ought
not now to be traduced by the so-called
Old-line colored Democrats, whose voices
were not then heard in the land, for our
LOYALTY and support of the adminiStra-
ton brought into existence in part byour
support, although we came over as late
as 1892, and some OF us to stay.
NEGRO DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE.
The league is not necessarily an Office
seeking organization, but is made up OF
Ioyal Democrats from all over the coun-
try, intended to encourage negro Dem
ocracy to stand by the party of reform
and to withstand the mischievous at
tacks of intriguing Republican polite
ians through the agencies they are
using to disrupt, if possible, the negro
vote in the coming elections.
I do not disguise the fact that the
League is in favor Of it's able and popu-
lar president, the Hon. G. J. II. Tailor,
of Kansas, for Recorder of Deeds, and
such well known colored Democrats as
J. E, Mothers, of Albany, for Fourth
Auditor; the Hons. T. McCant Stewart,
of New York, Peter 81. Clark, j. Mil on
Turner, and others, for such places as
the President may deem fit to give them,
and pei eIsonally am in favor Of myself, on
my record and the recommendations of
business Democrats On file in the State
Depar tment, for Minister to Hayti or
Consul General to San Domingo, at the
election of the President and Depart
ment of State. There is 10 hypocrisy in
this.
AS chairman of tile Executive Com
mittce of the League, my advice to negro
Democrats is to beware of schemers pre-
tending to be Democrats in one breath
and abusing the Administration with the
other. The Republican leaders are said
to have their agents here to seduce the
very elect if possible. Here are negro
Democrats, poor as Jobs turkey who
profess not to be officeseekers, but posing
as leaders of the anti-Administration
stripe, without being able to show what
they have done to entitle them to such
self-constituted leadership, authorizing
them to hurl their attacks against the
Administration, to disorganize our ranks
and to cause revolt among oLr voters in
the coming fall campaign.
Let cOlOred Democrats be watchful.
We have no cause to be dissatisfied
with the President or his Cabinet
officers. If we do our duty as Demo-
Gratis in the coming election and not
follow the kickers and grumblers we
will be properly treated, not only by
the National Administration, but by
the States where our efforts will help
to lead the party to success.
Abuse, coercion and inSOlence cannot
win in politics, nor in any other walk
of life. 1 do not think that the admin.
istration at this early stage of it's ex.
iStence can afford to place premium
upon kicking and disorganization. Let
us give the President fair show be.
fore beginning to complain and con-
denim the Democratic party, and be
sure that our cause is real and not inn
aginary before we begin to kick.
The league is an administration or.
ganization, guarding the interest OF
colOred Democracy, and will stand by
the President and his policy through
thick and thin, regardless of criticism
and opposition, until it has just cause
to do otherwise.
VOICE OF WARNING.
would call the attention of negro
Democrats throughout the country to
the fact that they have not been any
| more ignored than white Democrats.
The principal offices in the principal
States have not yet been filled. Not
a single appointment in the District has
yet been made. The Recorder OF
Deeds, colored, is holding over in com.
mon with the Marshal and the Com
! missioners, white. The Fourth
Auditor, colo,ed, is holding over in
common with the Public Printer and
Superintendent of the Census and Other
prominent white Republicans. Yor
can clearly see, therefore, that Mr.
McGee'S TRADE against the Admins
tration is premature and unca led for
[ predict that before the end of th,
year, or even another month. that MI
Cleveland will give to his colore(
friends equal representation in proper
tion to our numbers in the party, ant
even greater than any Republical
President has done since reconstruction
hope, however, that he will place n,
premium upon kicking or disorganiza
tion.
The league stands ready with it's bes
men throue hout the country to asser
these principles upon the stump an,
| through the public journals in tn
States of Virginia, Ohio and Massa
chusetts during the coming fall con
tests. [ hope that negro Democrac
| will not be circumscribed. The part
has a splendid opportunity now t;
reach out for and encourage the acces
sion to our ranks bold and fearles
leaders of the race, who have thus ia
been ignored by the Republican party
such as the Hon. John M. Langston. O
| Virginia; Ex-Governor Pinchback. O
Louisiana, and others who have no
been continuous pensioners under tn
past Republican regime, to swell th
ranks of negro Democracy and max
our forces potent for good results to TIN
race md the party and not limit OH
Influence by personal jealousies ant
narrow-mindedness.
1t cannot be denied that no Admins
tration has ever been confronted b,
the grave public questions which me
Mr.. Cleveland upon the threshold of hi
assuming the reinS of the Government