Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-03-09
Gbe Guquirer,
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY.
CIRCULATION.
]. w. BOWEN, Editor.

How THE MATTER Is VIEWED BY
SOME or THE PARTIEs.-The other
morning, as Miss Lucinda Fillagree
was seated by herself at late break
fast, her maid servant, Dinah Crisp,
as she handed her the second cup Of
chocolate, opened up the following
versation:
"lMiss Lucinda, wes gwine to
have splendifferouS time on the
evening Of the 22d, amt wo?"
"How 80, Dinah?"
"Why, de Festival to celebrate de
ratification of the 18th Amendment
dat thing dat makes us colored
people de equals OBJ de Whites"
"Well, Dinan, | don't know what
concern | have in that"
nIsn't you, Miss Lucinda, a Re-
publicanH"
$50 far, Dinah, as have any pol
iticS, lam"
Your father and brother William
is both strong Republicans, Miss
Lucinda, And you is all expected
to take an active part in getting up
de Festival and in helping to give
distinction to it. De colored people
expect it,
The cOlored people cxpectit! Ex-
pect what?'
why, expect dat you shall help
give character and dignity to de
Festival, Dat's what dey expect,
Miss Lucinda.
what right, Dinah, have they to
expect any such thing from nles l
do not associate with any Of them,
and such work as they do for me l
pay them for. There the obliga-
ton ceases.
But, den, Miss Lucinda, you is a
Republican, 'blong to de Republi-
can aristocracy of de city, and if
you shall attend dc Festival and
show to de colored ladies' dat will
be present dat evening dat you does
not consider it unbecoming in you
to 'sociate wild them, it will max Q
dem feel happy, and de Democratic
women cant say do next day, 'ah ha,
you nggers is no better off now dat
you's got dc 18th Amendment den
you was afore. De White RepubIi-
can 'stocracy doesn't tink you ne
better dan dey did afore dat amend
ment was ratified. You is niger
now as much as ever
"Well, Dinah, the amendment has
not worked any change in your
race that l perceive. 1t has not
changed the color of your skin; II
has not taken the kink out Of your
hair, nor has it eradicated that pref.
udice that has hitherto held you at
social arms length, Our social re,
lstions renal ned unchanged, and l
speak to you in all kindness, Dinah,
for you have been good, kind, ,and
obedent servant to me.
well, den, MISS Lucinda, what is
de use of de 18th amendment to us,
dat dey should make so much fuss
ever it?'
To be candid with you, Dinah, l
perceive none. 1t is political alto
gether.
And being political, Miss Lucn-
da, does not dc Republican party ex.
peCt to get de votes of our people?'
Certainly, Dinah. twas through
the Republican party that the privi-
legege of voting was given to them,
'Ifdat privilege, Miss Lucinda, is
to be of no accountto us-if we is TO
continue the same social outcasts as
we used to be when dem Democrats
was in power, doesn't see what we
is to be thankful to de Republicans
for
Why, Dinah, for giving to yOul
people political power
Yes; but if dat political pow er
Miss Lucinda, don't take away from
US social degradation-if the parlor
door shall never open to us on the
same terms that it opens to de white
people-political power is mere y O
delusion after all. ....,
That will be just as your people
view it, Dinah There seems to be
an intense fascination in political
power to white people, and | do not
see why it should not have q cor
responding fascination for colored
people
Dat may be true, Miss Lucin da
and surely would be true if do col
ored people in dis country stood in
de same relation to de Whites as ds
Whites do to de colored people al
to population, but being SO few, il
seems to me dat their political
power will not be OF much use
unless it brings with it social equal
ity,'
We'll, Dinah, politics is a matter
that 1 leave to the gentlemen tc
manage, and with it political Festi
vals.'
Den, Miss Lucinda, you is no
guine to do Festival on de evening
of de 22d?'
Surely not, Dinah. I do net in
tend seemingly to recognize to SO
cial equality Of your people, whicl
II should do wero I to attend tn
Festival, then afterwards refuse t
treat you on such terms If the gen
tlemon choose to commingls wit
colored men ON terms Of equality
that is their business; but, for on'
III can not and will net do it bY m