The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-07
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

srr,Sp WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB-lMrE-
,,,,ttzrs ~ WAsuISGTCS-THE DEVIL Dis |
BETWEEN SATAN AND THE |
DrvpCHArrc PARTY-THE LATE CITIZENS
Vrrrr,g REyfEwED-A CALL TO THE Us
,oSyrRTEp-Thc regular weekly meeting |
of the Second Ward Republican Club, was
held last evening. at the Fifteenth street
Presbyterian church, the President, Mr' Chas'
II. Peters, in the chair, {. 5. Burlcy' sccre-
tary. .,,
The resolution presented to the cluD az las'
meeting, land printed in full In the kErub,
I1CAS Of Friday last, referred TO the general
meeting, was read and adopted nc tcnoI
of the resolution was a condemnation OF the
citizens movement, and pledglhg uhtu"''"e"
support to the Republican party A. H.,
In support Of the resolution, Mr. ncnty |
pincr ALI that he could only support the |
narty which advocated liberty and equality |
10 al mon. rnd that party was the Radical |
RorublIrau plrty. Last year the Democrats |
ay6rcI themselves as such, and antagonishc |
10 Inc Colored race. Finding that they had |
bcrn dcmorallzcd, they seek resurrection I'M |
der the name Of citizens party.
The question he proposed TO himself was |
what constitutes q citizen. Was II not the |
right to use the ballot, whether he was
black or white, rich or poor. But we are told |
that the 'Imperialists' of Washington want
a taxpaying city government. perhaps
few dissatisfied COlOrcd men would be allured
into voting the citizens ticket. lie hoped |
they would be just those who have too little |
principle to support anything; the very men |
The loval Republicans could best afford to
get rid Of. Let the colored men remember
who II Is that have not only cntranchised
them, but elevated them TO Offices OF the
highest honor.
Col. W. A. Cook was next introduced, and
enthusiastically received. lie thought the
resolutions Just read were worthy of the
support Of the cubi and suggested many
good ideas, but he did not know what to
speak about first a voice. Begin with
the dcvil.)
That remark was dpropo', for, said Col.
Cook, If the Biblical narrative Of the tempta-
ton in the Garden Of Eden Is true, the devil
in the disguise of q snakes skin, appeared
to Adam and Eve. as the Democrats now
proposed to deceive the colOrcd people In
their paradise, In the garb of citizens
tickct-and further on, when the serpent
failed to serve the devil, he found Judas Is
Clnot n willing instrument to sell the Sa-
viour. and now there were q few Just such
traitors In the Republican party as old Judas,
who were willing to bctray their party for
the Democratic silver. The fate OF Judas
was that he committed suicide. Well, that
would be the fate, at least politically, OF
every colercd man.
With the devil came Elm, and the result OF
sin was the Democratic party. From the
beginning he was a liar, and the temporal
mission of the devil had been conferred upon
that party. An illustration Of this style Of
deception was manifest In the report OF some
speeches delivered by the Clark family few
evenings since at q citizens meeting.
He did not know what member Of the
family Il was, hut the statements were char.
aCtcristiC Of the party he represented. The
debt Of the city was denOminated a Radical
incubus. 1t was an awful burden, according
to the Clark family, and he agreed with him;
but II was the result of Democratic mismhu-
agcmcnt, the aggregation OF years OF rule
under a citizens municipal government. 1t
might be called the DEVILS Democratic debt
defended, but applicants for an Increase of
salary should not talk about the city debt.
The dlssentcrs of the Second ward were then
shown up, aud the original proceedings Of
their meeting read and sharply criticised.
The record was, 1.-THE meeting was called to
orler;" that Is the way the proceedings
were begun. Just Imagine what a delight
full scene ii must have becn-calllng order
out Of confusion, or rather out OF chaos. The
record Of the meeting shows that money was
needed. Charles Stuart was II conspicuous
character Who Il Charles Stuart IA
voice; "The president knows him." Great
laughter. Amer awhile they console them
selves by expressing great confidence In the
movement inaugurated.
Mr.. Cook then read the names Of the
original signcrs, and when he came to the
name Of "Washington Ingruham," a col
orcd man interrupted him.
"Mr. Cook, | rise to explain that name.
! was at that meeting and went to sleep, but
dlu not authorize my name to be put down
on that paper, and ] want 1t scrat Chcd oil,
right of now
This announcement was received with tire.
mendous applause, during which Dick Smith
gestlculated In an earnest manner, saying 1t
was lucky he did get OIL rs he did.
When order was restored, Mr.. Cook said
the dying thief got repentance at the last
moment and went into paradise. Let the
party named do likewise.
Mr.. Ingruham again interrupted Mr.. Cook,
and wanted to know II he meant by his com
parison that he was a thief.
Mr.. Cook thought he shouldn't be so SON
bitive. OF course he never Intended any
odious comparison by the remark. lie
wanted 10 be understood as referring only
to the way Of getting back into paradise.
The citizen movement was next handled
without gloves; and while the speaker was
discussing the tactics of that party, some
one turned to "Charlcy Stuart" aud said the
coat fitted him tightly.
Mr.. Cook objected TO the ''dsscnter" being
noticed. No one went after Judas, and
everybody knew what his fate was.
The Colonel concluded his speech with an
eloquent appeal to the Colored men of the
Second ward to be true TO the party that had
liberated them from the bondage of slavery
and had elevated them to the rights and
dignity Of citizenship.
Gen. John 5. Crocker was called upon
hut begged to be excused, as he was not abb,
to speak tonight.
Rev. Sella Martin, pastor Of the Fifteenth
street Presbyterian church, was the mex
speaker. He thought the title of citizens