The Washington bee., 1899-01-07
THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDI
DATE FOR 1900.

for 1900 and speaking of Presi-
dent Mckinley says: Gas unifer
his record will be qually praise
worthy, and it is almost impossible
to conceive of his being successful
ly opposed for denomination"
1t is little early to prophesy,
but the main question after all is:
not who can secure the nomination
but who, having received 1t, can
be elected. The successful termi-
nation of the war and the unifica-
ton of the north and south, so far
as the latter may a1ect the whites
of these sections, viii not be a
campaign document sufficient to
blot out of the minds of the color
ed voters of Ohio, Indi ma and
New York the treatment our race
has Just received in the southland
right upon the heel of the unex-
ampled valor of the colored soldier.
The Star evidently voices the SEN
timents Of the average white man
who in counting up everything
political always eliminates the
negro as factor. If, in any
particular section Of this Union,
white men were denied their civil
and political rights and. added
TO this, were murdered on the
slightest provocation, the whites
, in the other section IL voicing
their disapproval of such an unlaw-
: full condition, would hesitate to vote
: for any party or representative OF
any party who would ignore the
{ crimes committed. Especially
would they feel outraged and in.
( Isulted if presidential candidate
r whom they had ence helted tC
elect had added insult TO injury by
a extending the right hand of fel
!. lowship to the very people who haC
s been the cause of the crimes men
toned. Over one thousand color
n ed voters in the State of Indian;
n remained away from the polls a
the last state election owing to tn,
;. refusal of the President to senC
srtoops to North Carolina after
n Senator Prichard and others hat
begged him to do so. They fel
that they could not vote the dem
'ratic ticket which would hav,
been tantamount to jump Gu
of the flying pan into the fire
But the black men Of the soutl
were their brothers, the whites hat
waged unholy war against them fol
three months, threatening TO murder
. those who attempted to vote at tbt
: coming election. They had shipped
into the state thousands of arm.
and immense stores of ammunition
The colored citizens, when thi:
was known, were advised to alsC
arm, but dealers refused to sell tC
; them. Leading metropolitan
dailies sent their best reporter.
there and had them on the spot
and the President and the civilized
world were given the facts. Every
body knew that black men, womer
Il and children would be murdered
0 just as sure as election day dawnet
Il unless Gov. Russell and the Presl
/ dent took steps Immediately. II
l. those states where the colored mar
l. is allowed to vote he waited witt
n bated breath for the news from
), Washington, but it never cam,
If and thousands of them marche.
W silently to the polls, with head
;. hung down, and voted the republi
n can ticket. Did they do right o
,r wrong' That is the question
e And should they vote for presi
: dental candidate in 1900 who
= before the blood of the victims @
= the Wilmington massacre ha
= thoroughly cooled, stretches hi
arms over the head of the poo
!, outraged black man and shake
y the hand OF his enemy?
n If you go in outh-Washinigton, ca