New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-23

,ue, I'M from Georgia. I was present at the meet
ing OF the Executive Committee of our Exposition
when we cancelled the concession to the Mexican
Village which contemplated sham buhght
exhibit The Exposition Company never considered
or consented TO a buhght In any shape. The Ex-
position will be the most notable Industrial and
commercial event which has ever occurred south OF
the Potomac and Ohio rivers. The exhibit being
prepared by the coored people Illustrative OF their
progress materially and Intellectually from slaves
thirty wears ago to citizens of to-day. will be
valuable object lesson. only to themselves. but
to their white fellow citizens among whom they
live and to those from other sections who may
visit us. This department has been under the con-
troll of colored Commissioners in the several
Southern States and of a chief Commissioners
educated coored man chosen by themselves. This
is the first time that a collective exhibit of this
character has ever been attempted one OF the
good effects Of Exposition will be to dssipate
the political usefulness Of the color bugaboo
their best judgment as to governmental policies
uncontrolled by prejudices engemdered by issues
that row happily of the past
Mr. Bullock gave the free-sver men vicious
now wants that dollar to be maintained equal in
value the best dollar of any country on earth
AS rule the free-silver cry comes from class
among us who have dollars OF any kind. but who
indulge in Elusive hope that when dollars are
cheap and plenty they may obtain some without
There Is ample evidence of improved sentiment
ner in which the coored citizen has been en-
couraged by Exposition management is one OF
the highest evidences OF the truth OF this state
ment The Exposition fund was contributed by the
voluntary subscription Of perhaps five thousand or
our Atlanta citizens. and among those subscribers
were several coored men OF means. The Board OF
Directors chosen by those subscribers Is made up OF
nftv men. who of the best in our city-bank
presi dents wholesale dealers manufacturers and
retired capitalists. Partisan politics has no place
in this management. The secretary OF the Board
and one of its most efficient executive officers. Is
Republican retired Brigadier-General OF the FED
eral Army. who lost an arm fighting for the Union
| submit that when such body OF representative
men extend a helping hand 10 our Brother IN
Black who is seeking 10 Improve his temporal
condition, the silly political hobby of negro SUI
premacy has lost it's force. and we are solving the
'Droblern for ourselves in the right way. Inc
colored labor section Is the best safest ana
most conservative in the world. 80
Speakine of National politics and possible Presi-
DENTAL candidates, Ex-Governor Bullock SAID -,
~ do not look for any growth OF the Republi-
can party under present conditions ana orgahiZa-
tion i'm what might be called the Cotton South. AS
to National politics. ! have no hesitation IN say
ing that the votes of the Cotton south deIegales
ought not 10 have any weight in a Natlonai homl,
mating convention. Taking Nice-p reslden, IA
candidate from the South Republican National
ticket would be purely sentimental and poor poi,,
tics After the experience of the party WIN ahuy
Johnson a repetition may be safely avoided.
HELM will be regarded an intrusive interiersnSe
This Is our affair, and we VIII Worh IL Out iish''
Politically speaking, let US alone