The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-02
Gov. NTcIIinIey ana the blacks

satisfaction.
Gov. Mckinley and the Blacks.
Last Saturday about fifty of the most
prominent of the colored people of this
county got together and extended an in
vitation to Gov. Mckinley to meet them.
He accepted their invitation and made
them a short address.
The real purpose of the action Of these
colored men was probably to assure Gov.
Mckinley that the colored people are stnl
adherents of the Republican party. 1t is
rather remarkable that the colored people
continue to affiliate with a party that is
not regarded as particularly friendly to
the south. and TO which very few south
ern white men belong. 1t would seem as
if they would endeavor to get into har-
mony with the white people among whom
they live, and to whom they look for help
in all their undertakings. They certainly
get no help from the white republicans
of the north. The Republican party does
not appear to have any particular interest
In their improvement. and doesn't want
to have anything to do with them except
to get the benefit of their votes.
The white people OF the south are giving
the colored people more encouragement
in every respect than the white people OF
the north or the Republican party Here
in the south white and black men ara
found working side by side. Every trade
occupation and profession are open to
the blacks. In the north there are a few
black men in the professions, but outside
of them the blacks find employment in
only the most mental occupations. lie is
strange therefore, that the blacks follow
white leaders of the north rather than
white southern leaders, particularly as the
blacks are so largely dependent for the
prosperity of their race upon the white
people of the south 1t would seem as if
the blacks would have found out who their
real friends are before this.
Mr.. William e. Curtis of the staff of
the Chicago Record, who has been visit
ing Georgia for few weeks, has learned
several things about public opinion in
this state that he did not know before.
He was in Washington during the last
session of congress. and from the talk
and votes of some of the Georgia con-
gressmen, he got the impression that this
was a free silver state. However, when
he came to Georgia he found out different
ly. we have been under the impression
in the NORTH" says he that Georgia was
wild for silver money but there is a very
strong minority opposed to it, who de-
clare that they viii not support any pres
idential candidate who stands upon a
free coinage, 16 to l, platform. Many of
them openly assert that they will support
the republican ticket If the silver men
name the democratic nominee. 1 was as
tonished to find so many sound money
men in Georgia. 1t seems as If nearly all
the business men of the state are sup
porting the Presidents financial policy
and opposing the free coinage of silver"
The gentleman errs in supposing that
the opponents OF the free silver craze are
in the minority. He has so long thought
that way, however and staid in Georgia
such short while. that his error can be
accounted for. AS to what he says about
the probable actions of the honest money
men III NiiS SNNiAN VI Nilt
the democratic candidate for President.
the possibility is too vague to be seriously
considered. Nevertheless. it can be stated
that southern democrats will not vote
for the party of reconstruction, high
tariffs. force bills, trusts. subsidies and
grabs generally.
What a royal joker the German emperor
is. 20 be sure! His invitation to the pre-
siding officers of the Reichstag to attend
his banquet in honor of Bismarck-on
April Twas intended as a sharp April
fool" of course. And everybody, includ-
ing the butts of the joke, understood it,
The German papers. according to the ca
bles. are fguratively convulsed with
laughter at the emperor's wit. Presum-
ably the unfortunate officials of the
Reichstag are correspondingly crestfallen.
A Philadelphia sport reported to the
internal revenue collector there that he
had won 500 a poker. and asked the of
fetal if the amount must be included for
taxation in his income tax return. The
collector Replied that amounts so re-
celyed were not liable for the income tax.
The lucky poker player was juhIant. and
vowed ne would devote more time TO the
gaming table and less TO business pursuits
until the tax Was repealed.