Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-12-27
Another Arm-In- q, nm Per-
fOrmance--The Caucasian
and the Negro Democracy
Fraternize.


The Indianapolis Herald of the 18th
contained the following observations on a
tie race in one of the Wards of Boston,
Massachusetts, between white Republi-
can and a colored Democratic candidate
for Councilman; although il had not suffi-
GENTLY conquered its prejudiccs to state
that the negro belonged TO the party of
''time- honored principles
AT the city election In Boston on Mon
day last there was tie vote between the
Republican candidate and the colored can
(iidate, Richard, s. Brown, for Councilman
in one of the wards. a special election is
Ia be held to fill the vacancy. This cleo
tior demonstrates that in Boston a white
man is just as good as negro
But the New York World. the organ of
the Democracy the Empire State, was
not so tendcr-footed as our neighbor. 1t
was proud TO chronicle the fact that for
that occasion Mt least there had been an
entente cOrdislr between the Boston Demo
Gratis and the Boston negroes much TO the
profit ofthe former. 1t said, in its issue of
the 18th:
AT the recent local elections in Boston
the negroes all voted the Democratic tick
ct. This was because they found the Rad
icals would moi give them a chance at the
spells. The usual Radical majority was
cut down some n.nc hundred, and the
Democrats gained largely in the lower
wards. The Boston negroes have found
out what the rest of the African race will
discover in good time-that the Democrats
are, after all. their best friends"
a Boston correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercial, under date of December
nth, makes these observations on the
unique Democratic and negro coalition in
that enterprising city:
"Our municipal election took place yes
terday. and the Democrats. the liquor men,
the eight hour men, the soldiers and sailors.
the policeman and the negroes, all COM
bined TO defeat the Republican candidate
for Mayor: but all they have to show for the
mighty effort this morning is the assertion
that If they had brought out thousand
more votes their candidate would have
been elected.
1T was day of strange coalitions: and
perhaps the StrangeSt OF all was in the ward
which has black Representative in the
Legislature, where the Irish residents vO-
ted niosse for negro rs member of the
Common Council. and The cOlOred pOpula-
ton. in return. voted for the Demociai e
asp;rant for the MayOralitv. The black
man lacked only one vote of election 10 the
Common Council; and, as the returns show
an exact tie there Is TO be fresh election
in the Ward tomorrow. 1t will be some
what curious TO see whether the Irish
Democrats now that they have no longer
anything to hope for from the aid of their
colored friends. will stick TO their bargain,
and again declare their preference for
'nogro' to represent them in the city coun-
ellis"
We do not doubt that the morale and re
spectabiiity of the Democratic party of
Boston was largely improved By the tenn
porary accession of the negro vote but
that necessarily involved q lowering of tie
dignity and sclfrespcct OF the negroes.
We are 1T n loss to account for their self
imposed humiliation. on any other hypOth
csis than desire TO he revenged on the
Democratic party for the innumerabe in
suits and OuiTages they had received at its
hands No doubt il gave them great sat
isfaction to see their old prosecutors come
10 them, hat in hand. ard hun.bly be- their
support, promising to elect one of the
long-prescribed even to the City Council in
consideration thereof They had, in this
sense, their revenge. but after all they are
cheated. as on the second trial the negro
candidate for Councilman was defeated,
the Democrats deserving him after getting
the benefit of the colored vote day or
two before.
The Chicago Times will be encouraged
By the readiness with which the Massachu-
sets Democrats endorsed its new evangel
of Democracy, and the delight with which
the practical application of lis doctrines is
received H. the New York World The
moribund Democracy are fast becoming
converted TO the doctrine of NEGRO equal
ity," and we expect to see our Caucasian
Indiana Democrats soon wheel into line.
and protest that they have always been all
voeates of negro suffrage Journal