The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-05-19
white Men Must Rule America.

Negromania is only tho madness Of
the hour. II will give place eventually
to sounder principles The iauaticsm
which has fraudulently invested the
negro with tho right of suffrage, and
which is now seeking to place him upon
a plane of perfect equality with the
white mau, will yield ere long to the
more QUOT, but stronger, conviction
which is forcing itself. upon the think
ing men of the country, that the ouly
safety for free institutions is 10 keep.
ing the absolute control Of thom 10 the
hands of the superior race. lie would
have been denounced as mailman even
three years ago, who would then have de
clared that, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred aud seventy, We
would have negroes at the polls, negroes
in the jury box, negroes in State Leg.
islatures, negroes appointed to promi.
nent position of public trust, and nc
gro in tho United States Senate. The
march of this fanatcism has been very
rapid indeed. And now, the people
stand appalled, at the terrible mischief
which their uniaithful representatives
have wrought. They see these same
political schcmers who have imposed
the Fifteenth Amendment upon the
country by chicanery and fraud, ap
pealing to these new suffragists to sus
tain their lettering party. The Radi.
cal leaders recognize the fact too pa.
tent to be iguored-that the best men
everywhere are Disguised with the doc.
trine that the negro is the equal of the
white man, Hence their frantic appeals
to the negroes to "yote solid, to ''remem.
Der their friends" aud to be "true to the
great principles of the Republican
party"
There is no necessity for this extra.
ordinary zeal. The Democratic party
is not bidding for the votes Of the ne.
groes. 1t proposes to adhere to its old.
fashioned doctrine that this country is to
be gopernea by ,chite men. 1t can see
no strength to the republic in making a
race just released from bondage an elc-
ment ofthe governing power All the
foresight, and calm, deliberate thought
of the best minds Of the country are
needed TO keep the machinery Of re.
public in good running order. With a
territory SO vast as ours-with so many
diverse notions as to measures ofpublic
policy-with so many conflicting in.
terests-with thirtJ-sevcn wheels run.
ming within one great wheel-the wi.
sest statemanship is required to pre-
serve the essence of our republican in.
situations. Aud now, If into the class
Of our rulers, men are to be introduced
who are confessedly in condition of
tutelage, aud they are to have con.
trollins voice in the making and admins.
tration Of the laws, what hope can be
entertained for the permanent happiness
and prosperity Of the nationI Politi-
clans may boot at this idea, as they Ger.
tainly will, and so On struggling for the
votes of the colored people simply to ex
tend their lease of power, but thought.
tul men will see in it an element of
weakness which, in after years, may
either permanently discover States that
are now only Earring and dIscordant, or
that may cause nation, despondng Of
the success of republican institution ,
to fly to different form of government.
To prevent such disastrous results, the
Democratic party insists upon adher
ence to the doctrine that white men
must rule America
1t makes its appeal to the white men
Of the country. 1t is high time that
Conservative men, heretofore identified
with the Republican party, who were
always hostile to negro suffrage and
and who, if an opportunity had been
presented them us was pledged to them
by their party leaders, would have voted
the amendment down by overwhelming
majorities-it is high time for such men
to sever the leading strings OF party,
aud cast their votes with the men who
are in favor of white men ruling
America.
Let the issue be distinctly defined
aud fairly and squarely fought. Let
Democrats disdain to truckle to this
policy OF procuring negro votes. Let
them stand firmly upon the platform
which has been their boast aud pride
for many years, that this government
was made BY white men for the benefit
OF white men. Let protection-the
utmost ploteetion-be always afforded
to the negro in the enjoyment of the
rights which properly belong to him
under the laws of the land, but let him
not be put Into positions where he is to
govern white men, Democrats, and all
who love republican institutions, write
high upon your banners the words,
WHITE MEN MUsr RULE AMERICA,