Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-10-01

OrTsrnEEM-ln paper on "The Negro
Vote by Thomas Dunn English, in. TnE
oLo GUARD for September, we have
frank aud open statement Of the Demo-
cratic feeling oil this point. DR.. English
cunmcnccs rs follows:
" Certain schcming politicians, who ns-
sumo to be- Democrats, are engaged in the
not over. clean business OF soliciting negro
votes. To do this with more effect, they
tell the ncgru, that they are his best posi-
BILE friends that he should vote the Demo-
cratic ticket in order to prevent himself
from being stripped, when, thorugh the
changes OF politics, the Democracy obtain
power, OF his new y.acQuircd privilege.
Now we detest shams, fraud and irickery
of all sorts, and this last sham, frnu1 and
lrickcry more than all others. We DO not
rrcl DISPOSED to cheat under any circum-
stances and least If all do we feel dispOs.
ed 10 cheat an unle;tered negro 1t Is in
tiritcly lower in the scale of villainy TO de-
fraud the ignorant and credulons than the
sharper aud slrcwder portion Of the com.
muuiry, for there the wrong Is heightened
by the mennnrss. We will not be an nc
ccssary, nelore OF a''cr '"e i'o'' W y"
liilcai 'swihdle. we tell 'he negro 'ne.c-
fore, plainly, That If he vote where his in
iercst lies, he should vote with the Repub-
LEANS. They only are his political friends.
TO their rule he must look for the prescr
vaiion of his power TO vote nj hll with
their fall he falls. The Democratic party
is essentially u white mans party. 1t
does not want the negro voie, anu IT VIII
not have the negro voter. Mheh we zen
black man irhhkly ana decisi'eiy, 'h"t INV
man who c0vc's MS Vo'e, ana NJ INC same
time calls himself Democrat, IS nm un-
mi'igated knavei nnd the negro VINO votes
the Democratic ticket, not because he De-
lievcs the Democratic policy 10 De the pest
in administering puhlic hha'rs' nut 'nro
hope that he thereby assists me poiit'cai
elevation OF ms rHce, ~ II m'ser"oie o"Pe.
A fer reviewing the mode OF adoption of
tho ca colled Fifteenth Amendment and its
.,.,.. a., m,;.,,,
Consequences '"1'"e
muddlei DR.. Ehglish closes ny saying
"1he negro, therefore, need have no hope
that the Democratic party, should it OBJ
tain power, will respect u franchise that
has been obtained by fraud, or will hest
,nte about repcalin at the first oppOrtu.
nifty, and by the quickest process, that
gross villiaiuy which is facetiously styled
the Fifteenth Amendment TO the Consfitu-
ton. While the negro is permitted to have
vote, he should give it as his Legitimate
masters direct. But he should not suffer
them TO def aud him OF his rights in the
nntier. The black man furnishes one
fourth of the Republican vote, and he is
entitled to.ore. fourth of the Offices at the
hands of his allies. Let him demand aud
obtain them. And let him not be put off
with inferior positions. 1t is his right to
be placed on the Republican ticket as n
candidate for Congress-to have his due
share of diplomatic honors-io exercise ju-
dicial mower. and to sit, Mt some time, in
the Presidential chair. 1t is his due from
the Republicans that at least two of the
Judges of the Supreme Court should be Of
some shade between mahognny and ebony,
Tint several colored brethren should dine
with kings and emperors as ENJOYS extra
ordinary and ministers plenipotentiary,
and that ebo-shinned generals and fiat
posed admirals should give the land and
sea forces the benefit of their wonderful
nj go ;sho aaroo,J ,ha,, Of ,hs Ra.
MI nor,, Gov h., hol1s nearly a mill.
puo,'S"n -, p "a ,v;,hnu, ,hnso tbe nnwcr
n aVn 70 R.nnb,ic,n nor,v Jics We are
" .o,I ,h0, ho .crnshed ,ie rehslI;on, tbnt
w;,bou, him the white troops of the north
would have been beaten, and were hope.
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