The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-26
COLORBD MEN FOR M'GLLL
They Remember the Chaneei
lor's Goodness to One Of
Their Race Who Was
Friendless.
Special to the JERSEY City Nears.

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct 26, 1S95.-The
energetic and effective campaign progressing
all over New Jersey for the election of Chan
cellor McGill, the Democratic candidate for
Governor, has unexpectedly developed new
and encouraging feature. The intelligent
colored voters, who are quite numerous in
this State, are turning into the Democratic
camp. and the Republican managers are
worried by the movement In no place is
this tendency more pronounced than right
here in Atlantic City, where there are now
fully 700 more voters. They are more than
the balance of power in this resort, but they
claim that they have never been accorded a
proper measure of credit or recognition for
the invaluable aid they have been to the Re-
publicans in the many hotly contested cleo
tions of years past.
REASONS FOR A CHANGE.
The feeling of discomfort has been greatly
intensified by the appearance here Of two
bright and well-posted men, w. B. Wedeman
and Morris C. Blackburn, who came from
Long Branch to promulgate among their
brethren at the several seacoast resorts the
doctrine that they must be independent in
the exercise of their franchise to secure the
recognition which they crave, and which
they claim Is their due These two men ar
ranged for a meeting here last night of col
ored people which was a success. They had
one in Cape May Thursday night which was
largely attended. They declared the senti-
ment in favor of Chancellor McGil among
the colored voters to be Of the strongest and
most pronounced character. And by way of
giving it fresh impetus they issued a stirring
address to their brethren SO that they might
think the matter over. The document, which
is in, the hands of almost every colored man
in the city today, is made up in part as fol-
lows
A HIGH TRIBUTE TO M'GILL.
"The Democratic party throug hout the
country is the party of the poor; and as we
are identified with this element of the people
we can better protect our interest by allying
ourselves with that party that has always
showed itself to be the true friend of the
masses and not of the classes of the citizens
of the country. Therefore, to our brethren
in New Jersey we would say. Think well be-
fore acting Carefully consider the prin-
ciples of the two parties as to how they will
affect our interest and progress in this State.
The Democratic party presents us ticket
that is entirely clean and honest, headed by
Alexander Il. McG1Il whose character, ike
gold tried in the fire, stands before the people
of the State of New Jersey without stain
OF benlsh. He is known as friend of the
poor. This was shown when he. without fee
or compensation, in the year 1878, when
practicing law in Jersey City, S successfully
defended colored man, Daniel Webster.
who was wrongfully accused of manslaugh-
ter, tried and acquitted through his able ef-
forts And don't forget that it was the
decision of this true and tried friend of the
poor, Chancellor Alexander T. McGill, that
smashed the coal combine. thereby saving
thousands of dollars to the poor people of
New Jersey, as the combine had for its OBJ
iect an increase in the price of coal, that ar
ticle SO necessary to our comfort. Now we,
as colored advocates of the cause of Democ-
racy, feel it our duty to urge it upon our
race and all citizens who believe in a fair,
honest and impartial administration of the
affairs OF government to support the party
that will give US such government, as well
as a just share of the patronage"
The part Of the address which appeared to
make the greatest impression, aside from the
tribute to Chancellor McGill, was that stat
ing the well-known attitude of the Republi-
can party toward the colored race, and the
less generally known recognition given the
colored people of the country by the Demo
Gratis while in power. 1t goes on to say:
REPUBLICAN ILLyrREATMENT.
The Republican party has heretofore
been by us acknowledged our friend, and the
Democratic party our enemy. Now, gentle
men, the Republican party has had our sup
port since we were granted the right Of suf-