The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

Al. llhs OF the pertou, The Democrat
Ic party cannot get away from this
proposition. II IL he false In one thing.
IL is fair TO assume that 1t Is false In
all things, This Is an important point
for eolered voters To consider.
And he these Juggling aends no more believed
That rsitst with US In double sense,
That Keep the Wpri Of promise 10 our ear
And break Il 10 cur hope.
In the discussion In the state senate
of New York last winter on the bill In.
tro,inced by senator Elsberg To abol-
lsh separate schools In that state, n
senator remarked In the course of
speech 10 the Democratic leader. Sen,
ator Grady, "Rut you have negroes In
! Tammauy Hail. scnator." "Oh. yes"
replied the eloquent pEvoTEE OF Bac.
chus. snccringly. but we keep them In
their places" There II no doubt about
that Not only does Tammauy keep
It's negro followers In their places but
the entire Democratic aggregation
throughout the country does 40. aud
VIII continue To do 80 whenever II can
get the upper hand. Another one of
these Tammnny senators (Munzlngerl.
with the smell OF the cmlgrant ship
still pcrmentlng his garments, was
heard by the writer to say white thls
hill was under consideration. Il don't
school with coons." These are the high
caste Brahmans OF the Democratic
faith IN the Empire State, In whose ain.
cerlty and honesty certain susceptible
negroes have unlimited aud unalterable
faith. broad Rauged statesmen who
"mucilutc" English aud swim In run.
They are tho descendants of the Irish
aud Dutch emigrunt paupers who
we're offered at public Ealo in New
York aud Philadelphia, In the early his
tory of the country. to the highest bid.
derH. the INpENrTp srBvANra OF the
wealthy aud nristocratc white men.
for whose descendants these verinn
In the Democratic party nrc now play
Ing at lnwmaklng and statesmanshlp.
Is II any wonder that they hate no.
grocs, that they have low aud brutal
estimate of negro character and man
hood aud whitening contempt fot the
virtue OF negro womenl 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 II like n giant.
| hfs "A al "A hfs AstV
York legislature Is composed Of men
whose intellectual reinforcement Is
not their most distinguishing charnc.
terlstlc. They are. with few honorable
exceptions, keepers ~ low dives. pm.
irons Of the prize fiug, owners of Ennr
bling hclls and pruprietors of vuudc.
villo thcnterA. aud incidentally. states
men God save the markj. All uf them
regardless of their moral and Intel
lectual delluquencles regard them.
selves ns superior 10 the most cult.
waited coon" The colorcd man who
eau consistently follow In the wake ot
these lenders or vote to keep them zen
evidence" Is more thnn one kind Of n
fool and viii deserve all the contempt
they cnn heap on him.
Everybody knows former Governor
l.. ~. r. plnchbnck Of Louisiana. and
they know that ho was one Of tho
bravost negro Republicans In lsoulsi
ana, when II took n great deal Of cOur.
age for n mnn 10 stand NJ and defend
his principles IN that state. IIc In tbs
first aud only negro ever elected gov.
ernof 0f "A southern state. aud hc WAS
elected n senator from Louisiana IN
the seventies and counted out by tho
connlyaneo of weak knecd Republican
and cowardly Democrats IN the Unit
cd States senate, who did not then, ns
they do not now. believe In eicctlng
| negroes 10 high offices, The governor
has. despite the duplolty and trcach.
cry of his party friends. becu con.
sisient Republican aud hna always
given his bost, service toward the nd,
ynncemont Of his phrty's interest both
on the stump nnd Ia tho press He lA
an able lnwyer though he does not
practice hia profession, aud IN nn plO.
quent and convincing campaign orn.
tor. who may be heard IN the present
campaign In advocacy ~ the ro election
Of President Mckinley, Of whose ad.
mInlsirntiOn be has n very high and
intelligent opinion He has pronounc.
Ell views On the question of the ro.
election Of President Mckinley. aud 10
speaking on TINT subject ths other day
In New York. he Knld!
! II am In favor OF the reelection of
President Mckinley aud the retention
of the HopubIicnn party IN power In
the Hatlon because the action Of the
Democratic party on the franchise aud
I It's Infamous class Legislation IN the
Z southern stntes show II o. be- the I'm.
/ placable and unreieptlug enemy Of the
eolOred race.
NO man II better than his pnrty. n
Mr. Bryan IL elected president. be Will
/ be controlled by the southern wing ~
I his party. aud this viii be highly det.
rimeutai Ia the political future Of the
negro. Therefore thoughtful. aensible.
/ self respecting negroes every v here de.
sire the supremacy Of the Iepubiienn
party and iis continuance IN the con.
+ troll Of the general government" This
/ il clean cut and to the point
Although BlAbop ". B Derrick bas
I specifically and unequiv0eaIIy denied
[ through the press. by letter and orally.
that be II not In sympathy With the
cause which Mr. Bryan represents ard
/ that be would not vote for that poIlt.
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