Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-27
WHERE IS IT?
A Respectfully Woidsd and Logical
Commun:ca ioa Tia the I tel gen.
GER Refused to Print.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Steubenvile, O., October 26-The
following is copy of letter sent the
Wheeling Intelligencer last week by w.
w. Walker, a prominent colored eX-
Republican Of this city, but which for
some reason has not been published:
To the Editor Of the Wheeling Intelligent
GER:
In your issue Of Wednesday, October
20, appears letter alleged to have
been written by Mr.. Wilson T. Cant,
with editorial comment on the same.
This letter of Mr.. Giants is his reply
to certain circular letter addressed to
him by the Negro Protective Party.
We trust you may be willing to give
us space in your valuable paper for
few words in defense of the negro pro-
lection momevent, and also in refuta-
tion of the charges made against the
honesty and fidelity of those interested
in its promotion. In your comments
on Mr.. Giants letter you chose to
divide the negroes into two classes:
intellectual negro leaders," and those
who have fallen under the corrupt In
fluence of the Bryanite managers"
Now we would respectfully suggest an
other class be added, to include those
who like Mr. Cant, are yet bent OF
discussing the issues Of 1860, and who
belive that the great American parties
are divided between true friends o.
the negro race" and their enemies"
This class will include all Republican
negroes. No member of the Negro
Protective Party believes those things.
They believe the issues of to-day over
/, io1, 10 Il,1
separated into political parties, are the
ones they should consider together with
such new issues as peculiarly concern
their people. 1t is a most singular
fact that the Republican negroes are al
lowed with the approval of tie Repub-
lican press to wave the "bloody shirt
in the face of a united and pacified peo-
pie; while, if a white Republican dare
mention that long buried garment he
is at once denounced on every hand.
AS the class of negroes who have fallen
under the corrupt influence of the
Bryanite managers" we know nothing
OF them as members of the Negro Pro-
tective Party. Notwithstanding Nell
L. Cant there are many Intelligent
negroes" who will support the Negro
Protectice ticket, and will hurl back at
him with contempt his insults to their
manhood that they are not free to
leave the Republican party without be-
ing branded as "betrayers of their
party and ''ungrateful to their Crea-
tor and to their race" Such fumings
are manifestly the strongest evidence
of an enslaved mind. Mr. Cant says
Il possibly have given the whole Ur-
bana matter more attention and inves-
t1gatlOn than many so-called Republi-
cans who propose to defeat Governor
Bushnell. To this we need only say
the possibly" excuses him. Hundreds
and thousands of Ohio negroes will
continue to believe Notwithstanding
Mr.. Giants investigation, that Governor
Bushnell is in a degree responsible for
the overthrow of law and order and
the defeat of justice by that cowardiy
Urbana mod. One word as to the sign
ers of the petitions necessary to get
the negro ticket placed on the official
ballot. Republicans were slow to sign
because they consider the negro has
no right to think in the matter OF par
ties, and they did not like to see him
troubled with any more tickets from
which to chose. They believe, or make
pretense Of believing, that the negro
owes eternal allegiance to the G. 0. P.
no matter what the issue On the other
hand the Democrats, knowing the negro
as political slave, were only too glad
to see him make an Independent move,
hoping, as is possible, that when the
negro learns to think on political ques-
lions as his white brother, that their
cause may meet with some assistance
from that class of voters. A few words
may be added as to the ability of such
negroes as Nelson T. Cant to make an
impartial investigation of anything
done by Republican or the Republican
party. Because of a blind prejudice
they are unable to bring to the consid-
Grafton Of any political question a cam
did disposition, or mind properly pre-
pared for the reception of truth They
will not permit themselves to reason
the e. 0. 2. wrong at any time. These
wise ones act as though they were en-
dowed with. political intuition which
solves all great questions at sight. We
shall not trespass further upon your
valuable space, except to say that the
Negro Protective Party will live and it's
supporters hope never to regret the
stand taken for free and INDEPENDENT
manhood as protest against every 0is-
regard from whatever source, of the
rights and privileges of the negro as an
American citizen.
WELDY w. WALKER.
Member Executive Committee Negro
Protective Party.
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