The colored American., 1900-09-22
Political Weekly Review.
By JOHN E. BRUCE.

Mr.. Bryan has made and is making a
great many promises as to what he will
do if elected, and because he has done
this the people are going to elect VIII
liam Mckinley. His promise to call
an extra session of congress and to
overhaul the supreme court and to pull
down the American flag and to raise
Cain generally shows him to be the
right man to enjoy the solitude Of pO-
litical obscurity.
The Hon. w. J. Bryan seems to i'm
agine that whether political wisdom
will die with him or not it certainly be-
gan with him. He is very wise In his
own conceit, and one does not know
which most to admire, his political
wisdom &? or his garrulity.
Bishop w. B. Derrick Of New York,
a brilliant orator and the idol Of the
negro Republicans of New York, says:
81 am for Mckinley. l would vote for
him a hundred times before l would
vote once for Bryan" Bishop Der
rick's head is quite level, and his pOlit-
ical vision is clear and penetrating.
Behind Bryan he sees horde of hum
CRY southern Democrats of whom Ben
Tillman is leader. He sees the Alt
gelds of the west and the doughfaces
and cOpperheads of the north and east,
who are keeping out Of sight as much
as possible, patiently biding their time,
praying for the coming of the morning
when Bryan will wake up as president
of the United States. Then the ne
groes in the public service will be as
completely eliminated - EFFACED - as
they are from politics in South Caro-
lima and Mississippi, for If negroes
cannot vote what right have they TO
hold offices that belong to white men
who do? This will be the Tillman ar
gument Mr.. Bryan will protest little,
and Mr.. Tillman will call to his remem-
brance the fact that 'we Of the south
have disfranchised the niger in order
to give you the electoral vote Of that
section. We want these offices. Out
with the 'niggers!'
This is why Bishop Derrick and all
other sensible negroes are going to
work and vote for Mckinley. The
hungry Democrats in other sections Of
and determined in their demands, and
Bryan, hungry for a second term, will
not dare to oppose their wishes, the
negro will be weeded out, and the S6.-
600, 900 and over which is now paid in
salaries to negro officeholders will be
diverted into other channels. A few
messengers and laborers Will be re-
tanned because hungry Democrats are
averse to performing menial employ
ment This is no fancy picture.
One of the strong forces in the Unit
ed States senate is Hon. William Eaton
Chandler Of New Hampshire He Is a
good fighter and as fair an opponent
as ever broke a lance with the enemy.
Senator Chandler is q candidate FOR
reelection. His long experience In the
senate and his thorough acquaintance
with the public questions which must
nerforce engage the attention OF the
incoming administration emphasize
the demand for his return to the sem
ote where his splendid talents and MS
admitted ability as a speaker ana
Marty worker will be available In the
settlement of the problems Whlcn are
to give character and prominence and
DIGNITY to the American name. Inc
LEGISLATURE of New Hampshire VIII
have performed one Of the greatest
acts in it's history by returning 10 Che
senate that true and tried champion OIL