Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-15


The State College for Colored Stu
dents at Dover is source Of worri-
ment to the Republican politicians Of
this State. They are afraid that the
colored voters will not look upon this
institution as special gift from the
Republican party, and in their graft
tude continue to bestow their votes
upon the candidates of that party,
regardless of all other considerations.
They want TO make the negro believe
that he is responsible to the Repubi.
can party for every social, political
and educational advantage he enjoys,
here or elsewhere, and TO impress him
with belief that he would be the
basest migrate upon the face Of the
earth should he ever dream of exercis-
ing the slightest political independ-
ence, or voting for other than the can
didates nominated by the Republican
party.
The fact that most deeply stirred the
Republican politicians was the recent
action Of the trustees of this college
in appointing capable and we'll
equipped negro to the important posi-
tion of president of the institution, to
succeed a white man. We do not be-
lieve that the trustees, in making this
change, were actuated by any other
consideration than the real interests of
the college. But it happens that the
nine trustees comprise six Democrats
and three Republicans, and the Repub-
lican politicians at once assumed that
the change was made for political
effect In fact, they openly charged
that the colored man was appointed
president of the college solely for the
purpose of influencing colored voters to
vote the Democratic ticket They
have been prancing up and down the
state, iterating and reiterating this
senseless charge, and finally concen-
trated their efforts in long communi-
cation which was printed this morning
in the News of this city. In this
communication the history of the coll
iege is written in a manner to convey
TO the public, the colored people par
tlcularly that this institution of
higher learning for colored people was
the gift of the Republican party, and
that the Democrats were not respon-
sible for it to the slightest degree.
The communication says:
Without the passage of these bills first TO
establish a colored college; second to give
the legislative assent to the Congressional
provisions contained in the act of 1890: and
lhird, to fix the equitable division of The
C3hsresslona! fund between the white and
col0red colleges, Delaware College wonld
nave lost the entire benefits of that act. and
inc colored college would never have been
established had not these bills passed: and
Net the Democrats, it seems, are irving 10
influence colored voters to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket upon the plea that the Demo.
cratic Legislature established the colored
college, when really the only thing the De-
mucfacy did in relation to the college was TO
stflKe out the names of three coiored men
Which the bill as presented bv Mr. Pilling.
hnu nullea as trustees of the college. and in
places.
We are not aware that any Democrats
are moving among the colorcd people
of Delaware, and either insiduousy or
openly encleavoring to impress them
with the belief that they owe the exis-
tence Of their college to the Democratic
party. If such representations are
being made, EVERY Evening" desires
to assure the colored people that they
are being deceived. This State College
for Colored Students is not tho Gift Of
any political party. 1t was established
by the State of Delaware, out of the
funds contributed for the purpose by
the general government. II is a public
institution and not the gift of politi-
cal party. The negroes of Delaware
are not beholdcn to either the Demo
cratic or the Republican party for
whatever benefit may accrue from this
institution of learning. Their thanks
are due to the general government
and to the State of Delaware, of which
they are citizens. The college is as
much their creation as the creation of
the Republican or Democratic pou
ticians. We can conceive Of no noliti-
Gal scheming more deprayed or un-
worthy than this attempt TO make
political capital out Of an institution
Of higher learning established for the
benefit Of the colored people Of Della.
ware. We hope the intelligent negroes
OF the State viii not hesitate to sharply
rebulSe any politician who attempts 10
curry political favor with the negro
vote on the basis Of this college. Such
political charlatans should he turned
down in short order.
The Charleston News and Courier
expresses full confidence in the cotton
mills of the South, confidence, il