Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-20
SECOND EDITION.
4 O'CLOCK r. n.
FACTS FOR THE REPUBLICAN.

FACTS FOR rue REPUBLICAN,
The Republicans cry Of peecari on the street.
car negro superiority, white market going
women inferiority question seems 90 genuine
" the utterancs or contrite spirit, that 1t
savors of cruelty topress shas paper further in
the matter. ~ Sc IA
The single point upon which the Republsean
attempts 70 make q stand in its demoraiizsd
retreat, requires however some attention, as
+ in volving question OF 1eracity.
We pointed out that every reasonable de-
mand Of the colored people had been met by
the street railway company Of this city in pro-
yiding for them an abundance Of first class
! csrs, equal in every respect to those used BY
/ the " hites: and we eontrasted the humane and
cor siderate action of the company here to the
rigorous, and in many cases, absolutely inhu-
name treatment exercised towards the coiored
man by street railway companies in northern
ci,ies. We said in this connection:
as The Republican has not yet told its readers
that the coiored man has nowhere else in the
cars that he has IN Washington In Philadel-
phia be has 10 ride upon the front platform, o
matter how bitter the weather, and ia New
York the restrictions upon him amounts to his
virtual exclusion from the street ears
To this the Republicans replies -" Tine reason
why we have not made such statement to our
readers Is because IL is not true" and goes on
TO say dig
"We have seen coIored people riding inside
OF the street cars in Philadelphia, and nobody
seemed to find any fault nor did any per sons
dignity seem offended. eusEf b..
"Bnt " e pass ON to New York In that city,
on some of the routes, large, spacious cars, ana
plenty of them, are provided for colored peo-
pie. The cars are patronizad freely by
whites as blacks They are filed with every
class.of people like other cars. White persons
never stop 10 examine the classification of the
cars; nor do they complain that any personal
injury inflicted upon them by the fact that
neatly dressed colored MAJ Is a fellow passeu-
ger. Upon other routes in that city no dis.
tiHctiVn Thutsrsr as made. It. was not many
days ago that we had occasion to ride In q car
upon the University Place line, in that city,
which extends 10 Central Park. The conduc-
tor in stopping the car, responsive TO the call
Of pedestrians, made no distinction in color.
White End black alike are con veyad GA that
and other routes in New York city"
Now here is point blank Issue. Either the
Rpu5lican or this paper makes Inis.state-
ms Mt. Which is it.
First in order Philadelphia is mentioned.
We suppose the Repnbliccn will admit the
Philadelphia Fleming Bulletin as good authority
on his side Of the question, and in the BuiIetin
OF he 18th We find long editorial opropos to
this very question, headed ssColcrsd Persons
IN Railway Cars in which it says:
Phila del hia stands almost alone In har
excirsiyeness upon this subject but public
opinion and he necessities of the case seem to
he gradually operating TO bring about change,
and ii sLouid be such Il change as Will avoid
offending honest preiudices while it looks to
Justice and fair play tor all.
The enc an1pmet is for cOlored troops at Camp
William Penn attracts a large mum Der of dark
skinned friends Of the soldiers to that locality,
and some mode of public convey ance for them
seems absolutely neC essary. Under the present
SrStem hs front platform Of the caTS ts ne only
place wtch this RnfortERr's pfGScribed race is suf
Je.ed 70 occupy, and Ii is no unusual circum-
stance to see men who have donned the uniform
OF he corntry ard rallied to the defence of the
oed flag, crowded on this most uncomfortable.
place, and exposed TO the wet and cold, while
half drunk " bite men and whole traitorous
topprrheads Toll on the cushions inside.
" Rut even this Is not the worst phase of the
system OF exclusion: old women, genteei young
girls and tender little children, whose only OF.
fence is having dark skin, are crowded upon
the front platform, and they are compelled to
Tide III a place OF such peril for the tnexpsri
eneed, that Hpon most lines the rules of the
COMPANIES forbid boys provided they are
wbitel riding upon 1t for fear eff accident The
fact What these patient people never complain,
l. reason why this cruelty should be infiict-
ID upon them. We repeat that We ara we'll
an are OF the prejudice existing among a GER
tain portion CT the community, and Of the en-
barTas sincnts under which railway comp tniss
labor: but We have often witnessed scenes
growing ont OF this prejudice, and corporate
difference to tt. that have made our cheeks tin
gle with shame, or oCr iils culver with indig-
nati0n."
So much for the Republicans philadelphia
street-car elysiums for the colored.
And now we "pass on to New York." and
here, too, we quots from an authority the Re-
publican will not auestion-the New York Tri-
tune:
From the ~ y. Tribune OF February o.
.CoLORED CIT!ZENs AND OUR CITY RAIL
ROAD CARs.-A few days since a sergeant of
the 1T Corps d'Atrique of Louisiana, who had
lost bis leg by eunshot while in battle with