The evening times., 1897-07-21
THE COLORED MEN IGNORED
Have Received Nothing at the
Administrations Hands.
WIDESPREAD DISCONTENT
Il. Thomas Fortune Voices the Dis.
content of His People-Names
Many who Were Instrumental i'm
Nominating and Eiecting Mckin-
ley aud Are Denied All Reward.

II is said that there is more acute and
general dissatisfaction among the col
ored politicians at present that at any time
since the race emerged from slavery. A
large number of the Southern Republicans
who worked during the last campaign
have been in Washington since the 4th
OF March. They have brought their records
with them, showing how they worked up
the Mckinley spirit in the South, and how
they went to ST. Louis in large numbers to
vote for pim, and they have brought in
dorsemcnts from the estatemacbines. These
men have stayed on and On, receiving
nothing and seeing the offices that they
were desirous of fixing going TO white
men: they have even seen places that have
always been filled by colored men going
to white politicians. Up to the present
time there have been only five Presiden-
tial appointments from the race
Every one OF these colored men is now
talking his discomfort in Washington, and
he can be heard at any one OF half dozen
gdthering-places for the negroes. More than
that he is sending out letters to his friends
in the South and West, and in some cases in
the North, and is preparing to follow them
himself when all hope is lost.
There is talk OF secession from the Re
publican party, and of the formation or
Democratic clubs The Negro Protective
Associ alton is one of them. In addition to
all this. the Afro "A merican newspapers are
voicing the discomfort at the Adrninistra-
ton.
Mr. T. Thomas Fortune, the editor OF the
New YorE Age. and a staff contributor To
theNew York Sun and other leadingpapers,
is one of the people who is yoicing this dis
content Mr. Fortune is one of the most
intelligent of the colored men in prominence
and has much weight with his race. He
delivered strong address on Monday ghU
at the Metropolitan Church In South Wash
ington. on "Our Future in P-,"'~" Vt
was listened to with great attention by
large audience, and has since then been
the subject of considerable comment by
those who have read and heard OF it. A
reporter for The Times called on Mr.. For
tune Iast night TO learn something OF the
general idea of the colored politicians with
regard to their treatment by the Admins
tration MIR. Fortune said:
really had more than any one else except
Mark Hanna To do with nominating Mr..
Mckinley The North was gainst him and
the West only followed in the lead of the
Southern States who voted solidly at st.
Louis for him. The Southern .colOred Re-
publican has gained nothing in return.
He gets no offices and no thanks He gets
sneers and ill-trcatment and the plain in
vitation TO get out when he goes TO see his
formerfriends am mongthe White Republicans,
or when he calls to present his claims at the
White House
Instead OF the representative Republi-
cans OF the South. the people who form the
large majority of the Republican voters,
and the people who nominated Mr.. Nc
Kinley, such men as Gary, of Maryland,
and Buck. nf Georgia, and Powell Clayton,
and Henry Clay Evans, were appointed, and
the Southern Republicans are expected
to be eninently satisfied.
"I am not an officeseeker, or at least
not seeker for such an office as l could
expect from the Administration. / don't
want a So 800 job. During the campaign
I worked for the Republicans and WIS of
service / had Influence. Mr.. Mckinley
invited me to come and see him. All the
Republicans were my good friends. !
was not asked to wait.all the forenoon on
MIR McKinleys doorstep, or to cool my
heels for six hours in Mr.. Hanna's ante
room. / would like to call on the President
now, not to ask him for job. but to con-
graduate him on his success; but if did
so now, after the battle is won, would
Save to get a white member of Congress
To. irf rod rl IN
part of the day. very likely, on the outside
OF his private secretarys door
But there are oolored men who want
positions, and who deserve them If any
body does; people who have had large
Influence and have done good service.
There are men from every State in the
South MFR. n. A. Rucker. OF Georgia
wishes to be internal revenue collector
He has been here since March 4. He was
one OF the most influential Republicans
in Georgia during the last campaign. He
probably won't get even this little Job
Mr.. Judson w. Lyons wants to be post
master in Georgia. He has not got il yet.
''Mr Plcdger, of Georgia, wanted to be
sent to Kingston. Jamaica. Pledger was
one of the leading Georgia Republicans
He went to st. Louis with 800 other col
ored Republicans and fifty whites, and the
vote was cast for Mckinley The Jamaica
consulate is given to Louis A. Dent, of the
District of Columbia, who, besides having
no vote, is of no Importance whatever, and
Mr.. Pledger is left out entirely The Geor-
gia Republican who gets a job is Mr. Buck,
who goes to Japan. One crossroads post
office is the lot of the Georgia colored
man so far
"Mr W. s. scarboro, professor at Will
berforce, wished to be minister to Haiti A
white man gets the position and Mr. Scar
boro is told thai a colored man would be
persona non grata at Haiti.
I'm Texas Mr.. N. Y. Cuney, the leader OF