Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-25

What CsIsrsdy tIRR Thinks STths sItua.
We ohseTrully give space 10 the following
from the pen Of one Of our young colored men
Of tho District, and heartily indorGe the sentI.
ments he expresses;
EDITOR REPUBLICAN; United on Den. Chip.
man As our Delegate to Congress, We stand,
divided against hip, We TALL Every rejecting,
intelligent voter In the District white or col.
Ored, knows the foregoing statement 10 DO true.
Just as true, as he practically admltsin national
politics, that the success Of the Republican
party Il necessary to our prolonged peace and
luLure we'll being. and consistency IL q Jewell
II would not be OF much, n any, advantage 10
Us residents In this District Of Columbia 10 SO.
care, NJ We intend, Republican national ad.
ministration, while we helped into power the
Democrats 10 our midst. We must be consistent
as Republican voters In the pending elections,
for the Democrats are conSistenL Their sensa.
tlonal drama In the national politics Of our
country Of "How 10 beat Grant" Ia IN a new
and minor edition IN this District, under cap.
ton Of "HOw TO beat Chlpman.n But neither
Of these fAreos can be played through 10 the
end. Just as We as oolored men cannot accept
Mr. Greeley, 90 IN local politics We cannot, nor
will not accept Mr.. Hlne the Democratic oandi.
date, for VIC must be consistent DR.. Augusta
aud other men can accept Mr.. Hine because
they are Greeley men, but no supporter OF Gen.
Grant can Anord % support the Democratic
We speak only Of two candidates, the regular
Republican On udldate, uen. N. =, Chapman, and
the Democratic candidate, Mr.. Hine; only two,
because We feel sure that Mr.. Boswell, who Is
being forced into opposition against Gen. Chip.
man, will decline 10 his favor-neVer In favor Of
Hlne. Mr.. Boswell IL too genuine Republican
al siSs u mT. UfdwSy and other ffisnda Of bis 10
the contrary notwithstanding. The IAboTinR
people will appreciate and support Mr.. Boswell
in a. manly aud outspoken declinAtion in favor Of
II Mr.. Hine be Republican, why did not the
Oriway party take him upH But Mr. Hine is q
Democrat Ne IL pledged TO show that the re.
cent bill Of Mr.. Douglass guaranteeing civil
rights 10 saloons Ice cream places, &c, Is uRcOn.
stitutionAl, and therefore illegal. win coIorod
men vote for MI. Hinsf Surely not. Probably
political view he Ia doubtful. His speech OF Fri.
day evening last exhibited an embarrassment II
has seldom been my misfortune to near. Judge
MOOreG was fully undorstoOd-lt was Demo-
cratic speech. Mr.. Hines effort was To show
why the people should be foolish enough TO vote
for him. SO far he succeeded. Mr.. Hlne rose to
was nothing he could show that he would or
could do in Congress for the people, and he re-
tired unApplauded.
Just as the Democratic party In national poll.
good Republicans by the cry Of reconciliation, d"
90 In our local Affairs they are harplnE on the
Board Of Public Works: But what has the
Board OF Public Works TO do with Gen. Chip
mani 1.-THE fight iG against the board for sup
posed wrongs, why do not the Democrats "Ko"
FOR the board. Certainly u ls clear 10 any voter
Ia
man will not be the destruction OF the board. Ii
will DO perhaps the election OF Democrat TO
Congress, and the Board Of Public Works will
live on as though no calamity befsll u.s. This
hue and cry Is only sham. The Democrats arc
sharp as steel traps, and are only taking al.
vantage Of alleged dlsAneotlOns In some quar-.
tiers % play upon those PreiudlceS and elect their
The Democrats know that the Board Of Public
Works IL q stern necessity, In order to the i'm.
proyement Of WashinGtonj they have ocular
denomination fthose vast improvement t. " Mich
must involve heavy outlay; they know what
benefit the public health has gained by the MI.
log UP Of the obnoxious canal they see the
beauty and are aware Of the public convenience
and comfort Of parks, fountains and good streets
for man and beast; and they know, too that
many hundreds Of colored mon whose families
Democrats would SEQ starving and naked that
they may rsproach them Of being worthless, are
| afforded q means Of subsistence by honest labor
under the Board Of Public works; Democrats
know al ihls, and that BY comparison with other
general improvements Of WAthlngtOn must In.
VOlVe still greater. These Iaots they know we'll.
The only object 10 these alArmlsts Is TO get the
| Democratic party into power In this District, as
they would In all the States We trust oOlOTod
| voters, and all good Republicans, will consider
these facts and reflect; Be consistent, and vote
least n Liberal holding Democratic principles.
Remember that the defeat Of Gen. ChIpina n
will not necessarily destroy the Board Of Public
Works, II even It Is doing no good for tho i'm.
proyement Of the city, and l6ho can assert II !
| Of this Democratic scheme beware. II Is only
/ with q view TO the establishment OF q white
mans government They want To remove john
| Y. Cook from ONCE, and John +. johnson from
| bis drive oOlOTed delegates from the LegiBlA.
tuTe; re-enaet prOsoriptlye laws; abolish Improve
mems In the city and District, and so depfiylnK
| poor industrious white and cOlOrod men OF the
honest means Of supporting their families, drive
them TO beg their bread and die Of starvation
/ and disease. Our instincts, nay our reason and
/ common sonse, teach us 10 unite and vote fol
| General UhipmAn, for, sc divided We fall int
Democratic clutches GRANVILLE.