The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12

Eagans, YounRbioods, wimberleys, and Sher-
Klnloy without the controlling Influence Of tine
black Smallses, Ices, fuckers, Alexunders,
Demases, and Fergusons. These men were the
ross of tho canvass for delegates, and, in tho
aercost contest ever waged in the Southern
As tho Republican party 10 constituted in
the South to-day the black mon who helped MIR.
Hanna AZ St Louis stand upon an EQUALITY with
their white. fellow pArtisans in the matter OF
preferment In the public service; To use them
70 secure victory and then to deny them any
honesty as rank as to refuse payment after ser
vice had been rendered In a private business.
Nobody adyocStcs that sort Of political immor.
Southern allies, who firmly believe that public
office is a private snap and not q public trust.
and that the offices should DO filled by Hcadem-
ic kids and mature amateurs, and not by tho
people who understand politicssnnd the science
ness to understand them. They do not wait
for the kids and tho amateurs to think and act
for them: they organize themselves into a re.
sponsiblo party, select competent leaders, adopt
their platform, of principles, and appeal to tho
people. II is the only way 10 win political vic
tho south, black or white, Will iii the offices
and conduct the affairs OF tho Government when.
eyer = majority Of the national electorate vote
It Is no fault Of the Afro-Amorican blacks of
the South that they are a majority OF the Re.
white men Of those States have refused over
since the war to como into the party and over
to build ~ u nSm a saron the R SisSsi; It pn rs pq IN the
South. but It cannot DO done by ignoring or
running out the black Repubiicans., They will
II can only be done by a fair recognition Of
their. rights In the party. They have no dis.
position anywhere to control tho machinery Of
Tho present condition of affairs in the South
shows this, Us In the seven States which they
State Committee and two members Of the Ma
tional when, to my knowledge, they
oyersolhsh and eraspins, as white men are;
they are always ready and willing to divide
honors and emoluments with thor white parti;
sans. But they do not want TO be excluded
msnts Of tho paE|y, and as ihsy control tho
2 national, Republican Cor vention takes tho
bull By the horns and reads them out Of the party.
E FhS best s1o F Sfs5 ,S Off MSi,a in sln, ,hs,e seven eve
tho consent and advice Of black Republicans
Just as competent to I'LL them, these latter con.
they can ge: them. But no such magnanimity
Y displayed in those Southern states where
Ma Talsf He@Pia rsinia' fFe tn { m"} isnnessa In
Arkansas, and Missouri II is harder for a black
man to get a mesSengership in the public ser
tor to Japan from Georgia, In all these States
the black Republicans, without whom in four OF
the six States named the Republicans could
During the past few months a revolt against
this sort OF thing has been In progress among
leadership Of senator Wellington they were
helped to break his power al the late conven.
ton. The Malster Republicans. who overthrow
senat9r Meliipston; desire, in Baltimore I'M At
to give the black voters something. But the
sentiment Of tho white Republicans Of Mary
land is opposed to any such treatment. They
want black votes, but they do not want to give
anything, for them; as the following despatch,
published in THE SCS. will show:
n.t Sapt a-rha annn,,,appAnf rn.Aa ~
the Reruol. cans OF this city that they propose to give
ne so!ored pecpl, representation on the lesi:Latlse
southern Maryland counties. where thu u-grnes as In
the, the majority !; , have n, i6e !, ReSuolisan n,, ,sn'u red to nom
Republican,. however. insist on nominating 'hrrs
Many Of the ihdep+nd Mt pemocrass are natives Of
Virginia and are opposed utterly to the negro on gen
t their r v"tes NAV i decide are the Ss0 Election ton or ' is,s , HeS
have voted the Republican ticket
1t is impossible for the Republicans to win In
tho lace OF 8 threatened rcvo!. unless 'a!rnes:
Is done, It is published far and wide that there
are Rspg 10 can I'm IN Maryland " adr who are are Opposed
And II is so in all the six States OF the South ir
which the whites are In a majority. Is 1. sur
trolled by Afro-Americans. there should be a
strong ard growing sentiment that too many
~ white Republicans, especially when the self
fshness and greed OF the latter are becoming
s slas'on u; f fs S mors and ma,o more po Hnd , 70 the ss1 s1
ment will grow. There arc those who will sex
that 1t does. There are large number OF whit,
men in all the Southern States who want u
come into the Republican party. but refuse tc
do 1t because they are opposed TO the negro OF
general principles" now AS they were befor
and during the war; but ss there Is no earthl,
way of getting these black men out of the part,
it looks as II the unreconstruoted white mel
will have to remain outside or lay aside thei
senseless prejudice. Tho latter would be tn,
course, OF wisdom and q policy.
/ believe that 1t would be best for the coun
try and for all parties II the solid black vot
were broken up and scattered among all tn
parties. but this cannot be expected until al
parties tome to treat the black voters as fairly
at least, as the Republican party has done AM
Is doing. 1t cannot reasonably he expected o
black men or OF white men that they will will
ingly kiss the hand that smites them. II l
human nature. and black human nature l
made OF the same stuff a. white human nature
Presidents Lincoln and Grant showed the wa
out by fixing the correct policy in this matter
and all true patriots wish that there may b
no change in It. Let the message Of the her
of vickshurg prevail, let US have peace" bu
peace with honor. T. THOMAS FORTUNE.