The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-10-10
NUMBER 20.


TO the actual settlers, thus afording the
poorer classes, whether white or colored,
to become freeholders, to possess homes
OF their own, to establish schools, to form
communities and to be in all respects free
and independent citizens
APPOINTMENT OF CoLORED MEN TO OFFICE.
66. Because in all departments of the
civil service President Grant has appoint
ed colored men to Office, and among the
appointments are Foreign Ministers, Cob
lectors OF Gus toms, Assessors of Revenue,
Route Agents, Pogtmastcrs Clerks, Mes
sengers, ETC.. etc, and this not grudgingfy
or exceptionally, but largely and honor
ably, and taking pleasure IN rewarding
merit and doing justice to ability.
GRANT AND THE KU KLUX KLANs.
81. Because President Grant, so far as
the law would allow him to 60, has inter
posed between our cOlored fellow citizens
and the infamous, merciless, ferocious and
brutal Ku Klux a>sassins For this inter-
position he has been denounced as an
mbitlous Caesar and an unconstitutional
tyrant; but neither vituperation Or threats
have had the smallest influence to deter
him from the execution of this or any
secure efficient legislation and protection
for the black and white loYalists of the
South, the great mass Of the present Gree.
ley coalition fought against every such
attempt, and now to fill the cup of inns
pudent atrocity, they call upon the colok
ed men to abandon their benefactor.
PUBLIC LANDS AND W0RKINGMEN.
68. Because the Republican party, being
the party of the people and Of the work.
ingmen, has always had their interests in
view IN the management, sale and distri-
button Of the puOlic lands. While the
Democrats, as party, legislating hereto
fore in the interests Of Shareholders, did
not favor grants of lands for tue purpose
of opening mp our immense Western re-
glons to emigration and settlement, for
educational purpose, and for distribution
In limited quantities to actual settlers, the
Republicans have constantly endeaYored
to do this. They favored grants Of pub.
| lie lands for railroads, canals, and wagon
| roads so long as the interest of the poor
man and actual settler demanded it, and
with the attainment OF that OBJECT they
regard the public domain as sacred 10 the
poor and euterprising emigrants, who
1here seek to create q country and pos
sess homes of their owa. When this pol.
/ ley came up for consideration i'll the
| House OF Representatives every relubli-
can member voted tor It,
HOMESTEAD LAW.
90. Because the homestead law was es-
tablished by the Republican party, and
is one of the first fruits of it's ascendancv.
the bill having been vetoed by that crea-
ture of the veholders-James Buchan.
ann which act he manifested the antag.
on!sm to worklng-men which must AMI
mate all who enforce servile labor.
FREEDMAN's BUREAU.
10. Because the Republican party, not
content with giving freedom to the Slaves,
established the Freedman's Bureau in or
der to give them an education, protect
their rights, secure them employment and
compensation, instruct them il trades and
the mechanic arts, and finally, to crown
the VINO e and make them citizens indeed.
endowed them with the ballot, thus en-
abling them to maintain their own politi
cal and personal rights, alike against in
justice, aggression, and prejudice.
EDUCATION AND WoRKINGMEN.
II. Because the Republican party, in
the State and nation, is devoted to edu-
cat.on, to the improvement, development
and elevation OF all classes, but especially
Of the WorlzingmeD. Amidst Democratic
hatred, opposition and denunciation, the
Republicans have persevered in their be-
Inefficient legislation for these purposes. It
was they who established public schools
in the District of Columbia, who institut-
ed u Department Of Education, who in
corporated the Howard University, VIII
have created Agricultural and NEinin
schools IN the various States and Territs
RES, who have set apart the proceeds c
the public lands for the support Of publi
schools, who eXacted that the Rebel Stats
should not be re-admitted unless thei.
State constitutions provided for q perma
nent public school system for ali classes.
and who are anxious to make every citi-
zen as eminent for intel ectual culture, as
he is for freedom aud self-government.
70. Because President Grant, both as a
citizen and as the Chief Magistrate Of the
nation, heartily cOacdrs in these views and
gives them utterance ia his various mes
sages. "fhe subjects of education and
agriculture, he says, "are of great inter-
est to the success of our Republican in
stitutiona, happiness and grandeur as a
nation; "the setting apart sections OF
land FOR educational purposes should be
continued,"; education is the ground !,
work of Republican institutions; the
true prosperity and greatness of nation
is 10 be found in the elevation and educa'
ton of its laborers." Such is the uniform
tenor of bis opinion on this Important
subject, showing him safe, wise and en-
lightened,
FIGHT HOUR LAW.
73. Because the Republican party, IL
the Congress Of 1865 SO, introduced the
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