New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-11
The Policy of the COlOred People.
TFrom the Raton Rouoe Grand Era

In all of the Northern States the Repub
lican party is gaining in influence and
power. Democratic assertion to the con
trary Notwithstanding To be sure. oc-
casionSl defeats have been experienced in
local elections, but whenever the great
principles which underlie Republicanism
have been the subject of discussion, CT the
issueone of a vital Importance, land have
come before the party to Devoted upon,
there has been no faltering in its ranks, but
with their old time energy and prOmptitude
its members have marched to the front and
won the field.
In our general national elections, even
Democratic New York shows by her Re-
publican majorities that the fires of patriot
ism still burn brightly within her borders
and her sons are as watchful and faithful as
in the first years of our party successes.
This being the case in the older and more
populous States, whose voting inhabitants
are-many of them-of foreign birth, ILL
terate and prejudlced against all modern
ideas of an improved civilization which
places all members of the modern family on
Shooting of political equality, how can it be
expected that different result will be
achieved in those of the Southern States,
whose controlling votes in all contests of
political nature are cast by people who
are almost literally the born children of the
Republican party, who owe their political
existence and powerful influence in directing
the affairs of State to that party.
The colored people Of the Southern States
thoroughly understand the power which
Divine Providence has endowed them with,
and so long as the principles of the Repub-
Ecan party remain as pure and praise
worthy as they have heretofore BEEN and
still are, just so long will our colored fellow
citizens maintain their solid and well al
Ggned ranks among the Republican hosts.
.alo 1Iao ~, IL a:
TIMES of the Gulf States, because they are
largely in the majority, and in saying that
we only express the idea in another form
that the Gulf States'are soundly and surely
Republican.
The colored people thoroughly understand
their political power, and they intend to
WELD it on the side of the party who not
only gave them their freedom, but every
blessing that they enjoy or possess. They
do not ask, or want any exclusive rights or
privileges over the white people of the coun-
try; but they do demand, and will accept
nothing short of every national right and
privilege which that favored race enjoys |
politically, or before the law. Among
other rights they demand the right to |
travel on any public conveyance in &C.
cordance with the class of tickets purchased; |
the right to appear in public assemblies and |
places of amusement; the right to receive a |
fair equivalent for money earned or paid; |
the right to peaceably enjoy and possess all |
of the privileges and blessings which the |
late constitutional amendments have con- |
ferred upon them, and finally, the right to
support the party that is willing to extend |
to them those natural rights and privileges |
No other party-no matter under what |
name it / resents itself-can or will receive |
the support of the colored people, and the
sooner the Democratic party realizes this
fact the better