The daily sentinel., 1900-10-06
The Negro Problem

dice the people versus Hon. W.. Bry-
an and tho democratic party in which
statements the negro question and
North Carolina outrage" was unfairly
interviewer; points few frank thoughts
will you-on the subject, from man
not particularly in politics, 30 much as
Intellectual and moral sciences. With
love for all and malice toward none, let
us look at few facts, for none Of which
Mr.. Bryan, or any political party can be
singled out and held responsible.
1 am friend of the negro and all races
and ardently desire their advancement
Intellectually, socially, morally and re-
ligiously.
The mistake the negro makes is the
same made by all his race in this coun-
try and is that Of ascribing to certain
political party the honor OF freeing the
slaves, instead OF giving credit to all the
people OF the several parties as they
have come before the voters Of our great
Nation for nearly forty years. The ran
cor OF partisanism on the part Of the ne
gro and their designing manipulators,
becloud the fact that it was a life long
democrat, General Butler, who seized
the opportunity of declaring all slaves
.'contraband," which declaration gave
the start to freedom. Many Of the BRAY
est generals were democrats, Grant Han
cock, Couch, Rosecrants, Buell., McClel-
Ian, McClernand-while tens Of thous
ands of immortalized privates were of
the same party; no party has the right
of monopoly in this matter.
The negro is most of all the one who
keeps alive tho race prejudice, fired and
misled by political demogogery. While
one may ask, can the negro 80 do? The
answer is that the negro draws the coler
line in politics, sharp, fine and thoutless-
ly. The whites divide in their general
political opinions; some favoring the tar
if, silver, expansion, temperance and etc,
while others think differently. They go
to the poles and vote as citizens, and in
dividuals. without regard to color or
race prejudices. But the negro votes as
negro; he and his brothers as race
generally with the unfair stimulus OF
designing men to the effect that he was
freed by an issue dead generation ago
so far as slavery WAS concerned. He
harps on adhering to a party that. 80 far
as its platform today is concerned, has
no more connection with the party thir-
ty years ago, than the two races have at
present.
The poor negro, voting not as pres
ent citizen with new and live current
issues, but as blind and prejudice de-
votee of one party, not only himself
drawing the line between white and
black men, but keeps the fame OF racial
hatred burning, and permits one OF the
great parties to substantially count his
vote before he votes, and eliminate him
from being a factor in any other party
regardless OF present and vital Issues.
Thus the poor negro gets no protection
from either or any party, because one
owns him by entail and the others neg
lect him because efforts to secure his in
telligent, independent cooperation ara
ub0lo6, dpu Eopuibou ~ eho Aho1"AASo Va
those to whose trust he is committed by
false claims and engendered hate.
Let the blacks cease to vote as "cat-
tleized" race and as solid phalanx for
any one party. Let them have pro-
nounced opinions as enlightened indi-
viduals should, and act as true and real
freemen and their local prosecutors will
court them and their interest as desira-
BILE uncertain quantities and all vexa-
tious race tumult and painful rioting
will soon cease to mar the peace OF any
part Of the nation.
1t is the sure negro blind vote, based
on prejudice, deceit and political clap
trap before cast, but always certain for
one party, that has made the Platts the
Quays, and other unscrupulous bosses
and carpet -baggers.
Not single northern state under re-
publican control has ever sent colored
man to congress, yet they demand the
vste OF the race in the name of Lincoln,
who, if alive today, would scorn such
schemes OF the shyster managers OF the
black race.
Why keep up the civil war?
1t is nearly forty years since it began.