The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-29

| have heretofore voted the Republican tick
ct that they intend to support Bryan this
| time. The monetary question, even il it
were the paramount issue in the campaign,
| would not have any weight with them be-
! side the question of maintaining large
| standing army. Their own experience has
taught them the evils of Imperialism, and
| the platform of the Democratic party. at
Kansas City meets their views on the sub
ject.
Within a month 1 believe we will have
no difficulty in securing between 2 600 and
S,oC0 members. The association will take
an active part in the campaign and viii
work in harmony with the State Central
Committee for the election of Bryan and
Stevenson
Croker DenGunces Trusts.
Democrats of national prominence in
Washington feel satisfaction that Mr.. Cro-
ker is expressing himself strongly against
trusts Every time big Democrat at
tacks trust" said a Democratic leader.
| lit means votes for the peoples cause
You don't find any big Republicans do
ing it,
It is announced from New York that
Mr.. Croker in discussing the trust ques-
ton said:
Where is this trust business going to
end? Can you imagine? Take the big
department stores in this city, for in
stance. Say there are twelve of them It
is not at all unlikely that within the next
four years they will form a trust among
themselves. There is d good deal Of talk
to that effect. and then what will hap
pen?
The trust viii raise the price of goods
to suit its own interests. It would have
no competition. The small dealer would
have to go. and where would the masses
come in? The trust could greatly reduce
its working forces and pay as small wages
as it pleased And what is more. sup
posing a man lost his situation in a trust
| store. what could he do? He would have
| TO leave the city if he hoped to get an
! other job.
Think Of the enorm1ty of the evil such
a state of affairs would bring about. 1t
would not be so here alone, but all over
the country, and this is just what the peo-
pie are awakening to. They realize the
danger and they are going to avoid it this
year. as sure as fate, by electing Bryan
and Stevenson l never felt so sure of
| thing in my life
Colored Voters in Revolt.
Oliver F. Gray colored politician of
| prominence. formerly of Cincinnati, and
who four years ago did active campaign
| work in the interest of Mckinley and
| Hobart had conference with leading
! Democrats today. Mr.. Gray said;
I co not see how any coIOred man who
| has the least self-respeet can utter word
| or cast a vote for either President Me
| Kinley or Governor Roosevelt: ar. for
/ that matter. even candidate for Con-
| gress who permits himself TO be brought
! forward by the party c. trusts So far as
| the coioTed race is concerned. the present
! Administration has been one OF continued
| Sights and outTagez upon it
The young and intelligent men of cur
I race have been relegated to the fear.
while the mediocres Of our race, and those
who are willing to suppress their opinions
! ard stifle their convictions have been
/ given such Offices as have been sparingly
/ dOled out TO negroes Colored men have
/ been appointed in the South to positions
! regardless of the sentiments of the South
! eru white people, places which justice and
! reason demand should have been filled
| with white Republicans. while places in
I Washington and foreign countries which
| could cTeditabiy have been filled by in
| teiIigent c0Iored men and against which
! there would be 10 protest from anyone,
| have been in many cases filled with for
eign born men
II think all this affects the sentiment
in the South toward my race. We must
take things as we find them, and rot as we
would like TO have them. No reputable
surgeon would rub a sore with sand
paper to cure inflammation. No reputable
party which has the interests OF the eoI-
I ored race at heart would place its people
In positions where they are not wanted
! l hold the Republican party mainly re-.
. sponSible for the disfranchis6melt of ne
+ groes in several of the Southern States.
| When Mr.. Roosevelt asserts. in spite
/ Of hundreds OF testimonials to the con-
were brave but the smoked Yankees had
/ to be forced TO do their duty at the point
| of his revolver. ii is time for every negro
| III the Republican party to ask himself
If he Will submit to this insult or wheth-
ct he will resent it il the way in which
| it will hurt.
The Porto Rican tariff is another i'm
position which the negro Will resent at the
polls in November The census officials
cleverly class the people of Porto Rico as
! whites. mixed breeds. and negroes. Now,
socially, and to all inteuts and purposes,
! according to American custom, q man who
! is not white is q negro Add the mixed
| races and negroes together and you find
/ a majority of the population of Porto Rico
t to be negroes. who are looted to swell the
! Hanna comDaign fund of corruption, in di-
/ rect defiance of section 9 Of the Constitu-
! ton of the United States.
I believe these causes. together with
/ the close friendship between the Admin
! istration and Mr.. Taylor, OF Kentucky,
who declared himself in favor of the Jim
| Grow car in his State. and the cod blood
| ed murder of Brown in Maryland under
the direct sanction of Ex-Governor Lown-
! des TO clear the lily-white Republicans of
/ that State of the charge of favoTing So
called negro domination. will do much
/ to roll up a handsome majority for Mr.
! Bryan in Novem ber-''
| Mr.. Gray will probably go upon the
| stump for the Democratic ticket.
VIEWS OF MR.. CAMPBELL.