Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-22
Laboring Glasses the Natural Radicals
The Laboring Blacks.

In the days of Gen. jackson when
democracy of the people became an
organized party element, and when
those who lived by other means than
manual labor organized as an OPPOSE
ton party, the democratic claimed to
be.a party Of radical ideas in all
things-the wings Boosting their con-
servatism, or adherence to things as
they always existed. The former
were for changes for the benfits of
labor--the latter believing that labor
was best protected when capital was
well secured and promoted by favor~
able laws, the Jackson party holding
that labor and it's protection ought
so be the prime objects of govern
Inent.
But the democratic party became
demoralized at last, the rich assum>
ing it's leadership and management,
and undertaking to engineer that
grand monopoly of several thousand
millions of capital invested in negro
slaves. The wing party, not to be
outdone in devotion to capital wheth-
or in banks, manufactures or eng
gers" undertook to outbid the de-
mocracy on the negro question and
failed. Both parties at last went
down, as pictured by Petroleum V
Nasty, each falling across the other
in promiscuous heap and with la.
scivious eye upon the handsome
quadroons The democratic party
what is left of it, still supports its tot
tering carcass by exciting the few
sparks of prejudice against the "nig-
gers" against negro suffrage and the
Fifteenth amendment, and by trying
to organize its fondest hobby, "a ,oqi
Of the races"
But ''Sdn,bo" in the squabble, Of
war between the political races O.
radicals and conservatives, still lives
tie is free and enfranchised and til {
political equal of all men-thanks tc
his enemies for their fiery heat which
melted his chains, and thanks to the
republican party for helping him be
cause they had to and couldn't hell
il.
We copy this week an article from
the Charleston Republican, showing
how it works in South Carolina, tn
land of Calhouns and Rhetts ant
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the South.
Sambo may thank nobody but tn
Lord for his rise from degradation t.
freedom and equality before the law
He was freed from necessity and t,
perpetuate the freedom of the whit
race.in America. He was enfranchie
cd only to add stronger guarantees
to the liberties of the white race
He is allowed to rise up and hold of
fee only because if refused sucl
rights he may rebel, politically, an(
divide his vote with the conservative
democracy. He will soon be al
equal in the schools and colleges o
the land, only because he merits sucl
privileges-having already proved
himself the equal in mind and abilit,
for education to the white youth.
No, the negro may thank no mai
nor party for his rise to equality
He may bless his God for shapin,
affairs in such q way that no MAJ
may claim any thanks. The even
appears to have been planned dec
in the wisdom of Almighty God, an,
is to man mystery which none ma.
comprehend but Deity. Well ma,
the white race ponder over thes
simple, curious, philosophic lines iron
Pope:
Thou great arst cause, least understood
Who all my confined
Teach me but this, that thou art good,
And that myself am blind"