The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31
A BIG GRABBING MACHINE.
Rev. Love says the only tie Col.
Back Has for the negro l. for His

Rev. Love says the only U-e Col.
Buck Has for the Negro l. for HIS
Vote.
Rev. r. K Love has given another IN
te-vieE Wirh reference 10 Col =. A. Buck
and ms wing o. the republican party In
Georgia. in which b. I1timates strongly
that bis friends viii have the "auaacliy'
90 rebel and put forth a ticket % main
tain what ought 20 b. the dignity o. the
republican party In Georgia
The republican party ln Georgia un-
der Col. Bucks leadership has simply
been an ingenius grabbing machine TO
control the federal patronage IN Geor-
sia," he said. enphaticauy.
1t has desired and striven for no other
success. Just enough o. party orEauiza-
ton Is kept up 20 grab and control the
Offices They try 20 elect no one 20 Office
Va THIS state. They are not thrifty and sa-
gacious enough 10 attempt fusion.
I'm several counties where repuou-
cans are in the majority, the party has
given no encouragement nor financial aid
90 elect representatives. In Liberty and
Camden counties. Styles and Wilson gOt
no help from the party. They dld not
send speakers into these counties 10 help
these struggling men
Except In national elections you scarce
IS ever hear OF such thing IN Georgia,
az a republican party. This ticket put out
az Macon o. a farce. They viii not work
and DO not even hope for success. They
mean simply 10 do enough 10 lay claim 20
the Offices. such bossism We are sick Of.
and shall make desperate effort TO
throw OF his tyrannfcal yoke and bee free.
he states emphatically that the lily
white republican ticket is simply
scheme cunningly devised 20 deceive white
democrats and dupe innocent negroes.
They have Affected 10 believe ne said
he nar uF
cratic organization in Georgia, but" he
says. they have not done this. they
never did believe they could DO IL, and
] don't believe they have sense enough
70 10 IL II such a thing were possible"
AS a rule. the negroes can only get
what white men don't want. and are not
very welcome 20 that. This is especially
true On the house OF those who boast OF
being their friends. These white men can
meet in conventions and committee meet
ings with negroes behind closed doors and
pretend equality, that they might have
them as their constituents, but could find
not even one Of them that they felt was
worthy TO go on the tickets with them
Yet, when they are seeking our support.
they are loud IN their praises OF negroes,
and preach voCiferously that the repub-
lican party knows no color and yet when
IL comes TO offices and election the color
line IS as plain as the sun In cloudless
sky at high meridian, as distinct as the
stars on the brow Of the evening and a.
brazen and Arm as the Gibraltar. These
men would not have constituents enOug b
10 form a corporal guard but for the ne
groes, and would sink into an ignOminious
OBLIVION. II they went 10 the democratic
party they would hardly be high privates
In their rearest ranks As for me, ] have
more respect for an out-and-out honest
democrat.
Il am receiving letters daily urging me
10 call convention. We are determined
TO break up this spoil system Of the
spoilers. In the committee meetings AMI
conventions OF the republicans OF Geor-
g1a there is no discussion upon the issue
Of the day and the great economic ques-
lions that concern this country. II Is
simply how best 10 get the offices ana
! who should have them. Let me give you
one Illustration Of this: In 81. Louis, the
| other day, Col Buck ordered the Geor-
| gia delegates TO vote for Mr.. Evans Of
| Tennessee for Vice President, stating that
while Mr.. Evans would hardly be nomi-
mated, he would more than apt to be
| Postmaster General and could give him
| good service in getting pOstofiices. He
| told the delegates what services Mr.. Ev-
ans had rendered him in the past, when
in congress, in the postofice fgnt
| either In Augusta or Athens
and may be both. You see, therefore. thai
the highest idea of Col. Buck had OF Mr.
| Evans fitness was that he would render
him service IN getting offices.
| The argument advanced why negroes
i should bs left or Of the ticket because
/ they are obnoxious to the white democrats
/ Of the state Is more fancy than real and
| VIII not stand the test in the light OF the
/ past and present. Capt. l.. NJ Pleasant
| had charge OF the custom house in Savan-
| nah and he was neither murdered MOI
ousted by white democrats. Madison
| Davis had the postoffice at Athens and ht
| still lives and is looking for il again under
| Mckinley. Col Deveaux had the collec.
| torship at Brunswick and was not harm.
/ ed nor mstreated by the white democrats
and he has his whole soul mind, hear
| and strength on the Savannah postofice
| 50 / am told. These illustrations might
/ be continued at great length but this vii
| serve my purpose. The white democrat,
1 are not as bitter towards US as our friends
| would have us believe. I repeat that tht
| republican party in Georgia Is simply Z
| grabbing machine for federal patrona &c
| No more, no less. II 1t required mix
| ture TO get up the thing why can't Their,
/ be mixture in the thing"