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

as visionary and impracticable as them
selves.
Rarely PROMISE" says Franklin
"but if lawful, CONSTANTLY perform"
Mr.. Bryan has made and is making
great many promises as to what he will
do if elected, and because he has don
this the people are going to elect VIII
liam Mckinley. His promise to cal
an extra session Of congress and t.
overhaul the supreme court and to pull
Cain generally shows him to be tn,
right man to enjoy the solitude Of DO
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 hi!
own conceit, and one does not know
which most to admire, his politica
wisdom (0 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 fol
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 a horde Of hun.
CRY southern Democrats Of whom Ben
Tillman is leader. He sees the Alt.
nf nd no fo
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 eve 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 'niggersn
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
the country will be equally insistent
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 $6.-
100000 and over which is now paid in
salaries to negro oficeholders will be
into other channels. A few
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
good fighter and as fair an opponent
as ever broke a lance with the enemy.
Senator Chandler is a candidate for
reelection. His long experience In the
senate and his thorough acquaintance
with the public questions which must
perforce engage the attention of the
administration emphasize
the demand for his return to the SEN
tie. where his splendid talents and his
admitted ability as a speaker and
party worker will be available In the
settlement Of the problems which are
20 give character and prominence and
dignity to the American name. The
legislature of New Hampshire wiz
have performed one Of the greatest
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