He is a man who gets on well with niggers, and they open their hearts to him.

It seems that this Oolanga is quite a great person in the nigger world of the African West Coast.

He has the two things which men of his own colour respect: he can make them afraid, and he is lavish with money.

I don't know whose money--but that does not matter.
They are always ready to trumpet his greatness.

Evil greatness it is--but neither does that matter.