Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-09-29

Aoh oSpaHaOc SCHOOLS IN tnaJ state, q
senator remarked In the course OF a
speech to the Democratic leader. SEN
ator Grady. But you have negroes In
Tammany Hall. senator" "oh, yes
replied the eloquent DEvoTEE of Bao-
thus. sneeringly. but we keep them in
their places" There Is no doubt about
that. Not only does Tammany keep
its negro followers in their places. but
the entire Democratic aggregation
throughout the country does so, and
viii continue to DO so whenever II can
get the upper hand. Another one of
these Tammany senators CMunzinger),
with the smell of the emlgrant ship
still permeating his garments, was
heard by the writer to say while this
bill was under consideration, 81 don't
want my children to 20 to the same
school with coons." These are the high
caste Brahmans of the Democratic
faith in the Empire State, in whose sim
certify aud honesty certain susceptible
negroes have unlimited and unalterable
faith. broad gagged statesmen who
"mucilate" English and swim in rum.
They are the descendants of the Irish
and Dutch emigrant paupers who
were offered at public sale In New
York and Philadelphia, in the early his
tory of the country. TO the highest bid
ders, the INDENrED SERVANTS Of the
wealthy aud aristoeratic white men,
for whose descendants these vermin
in the Democratic party are now play
ing at lawmaking and statesmanship.
Is it any wonder that they hate ne
groes. that they have low and brutal
estimate of negro character and man
hood and withering contempt for the
virtue of negro wOmeny They do not
forget their origin. the depths from
whence they came, and when once
they are possessed of the strength Of
giant they use it like a giant
The Tammany contingent in the New
York legislature is composed OF men
whose intellectual reinforcement Is
not their most distinguishing charac-
teristic. They are, with few honorable
exceptions, keepers OF low dives, pa
irons of the prize ring, owners of gam
bling bells and proprietors Of vaude-
Vile theaters, and incidentally, states
men God save the mark. All of them.
regardless Of their moral and intel
lectual delinquencies, regard them.
selves as superior to the most Guilt
waited coon" The cOlored man who
can consistently follow in the wake of
these leaders or vote to keep them zen
evidence is more than one kind of a
fool and will deserve all the contempt
they can heap on him.
Everybody knows former Governor
Z. Il. I. Pinchback OF Louisiana, and
they know that he was one of the
orayest negro Republicans In Louisi-
ana, when 1t took a great deal OF cour.'
age for a man to, stand up and defend
his principles In That state. He is the
first and only negro ever elected gov
ernor OF southern state. and he was
elected n senator from Louisiana In
the seventies and counted out by the
connivGnce OF weak kneed Republican
and cowardly Democrats In the Unit
ed States senate, who did not then. "a
they do not now, believe In electing
negroes to high Offices. The governor
has, despite the duplicity and treach-
cry or his party friends, been n con-
slstent Republican and has ALWAYS
given his best service toward the adj
vancement Of his party's interest. both
on the stump and in the press. he Is
an able lawyer, though he does not
practice his profession. aud is an elo-
quent and convincing campaign ora
tor. who may be heard in the present
campaign In advocacy OF the reelection
OF President Mckinley, Of whose ad.
ministration he has a very high and
intelligent opinion. He has pronounce
ed views on the question of the re-
election OF President Mckinley, and iu
speaking on that subject the other day
In New York. he said:
Il am in favor of the reelection of
President Mckinley and the retention
OF the Republican party In power in
the nation because the action OF the
Democratic party on the franchise and
It's infamous class legislation in the
southern states show it to be the i'm
placable and unrelenting enemy of the
colored race.
mo man Is better than his party. II
Mr.. Bryan is elected president, he will
be controlled by the southern wing of
his party. and this will be highly det-
rimental TO the political future of the
negro. Therefore thoughtful, sensible.
self respecting negroes everywhere de-
sire the supremacy of the Republican
party and its continuance In the con-
troll OF the general government" This
is clean cut and to the point
Although Bishop w. B. Derrick has
specifically and unequivocally denied
through the press, by letter and orally,
that he is not in sympathy with the
cause which Mr.. Bryan represents and
that he would not vote for that polit-
zeal visionary for president, somebody
who is probably in the pay OF the DEM
ocratc literary bureau persists In re-
iterating the statement that the bishop
will support Bryan. The bishop again
desires to state In the strongest possi-
BILE terms that he has no sympathy