Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

COMING TO THE SCRArcH-As a comment
on the position of the Democracy we call at.
tsntlon to the following extract from Phila.
delphia paper of February 18th: Last even
ing mass meeting Of Democratic citizens was
held at Horticultural Hall, which, potyitb.
standing the unpleasant weather, was well at
tended. AT eight o'clock the meeting was
called to order by Mr.. VIM. H. Carr, who
nominated as chairman Col. VIM. Bradford.
who made few remarks. The novt
address was by Benz L. Temple, ESQ, chair.
man of the Democratic City Ex. Committee
Robert Purvis was next introduced and
made brief speech. y Although he smoke
but few minutes his remarks were we'll re.
csived. -
Most of our Democratic friends know Col
Bradford, who is a brother of the late Rev
l. b. Bradford, of Dover, and we remember
that In 1867, when the State OF Ohio voted on
che question Of colored suffrage, Col. Bradford
VINO was then on visit to his brother. in
Dover, made a speech to a motley crowd of
white mans men" who had assembled IN
front OF the Court House, in jollifcation over
the defeat of negro suffrage in Ohio. And
now, Just TO think of it. Here is Col. Brad.
IoFa speaking troG the same stand with Rob-
eTt FsTt's t0eH knOwn coioyed man, and m n
Denlocrdttc audience. And We remember that
at Democratic meeting in Dover, in 1872. at
"hichths IN Ignant orators berated and abused
the Republican party for being so unnrin.
clpled as to try to get into power by colored
votes, this was before they had quite swal.
lowed Grseleyism) Mr. Temple, who is well
known IN this community, was ons of tha
speakers and here he is following Robert P,r.
cls coLOred man, from the same stand and
on my at Democratic gathering. Although
NV FurVlS spoke but a few minutes his
remarks were well received" OF course ,hev
were for don't you see, the Democratic marty
IN Philadelphia rs in hopeless minority and
haun ghost OF chance of success unless
they could get some colore1 votes. SOthev can.
tured tins lone, lorn coIored man. and nv a ~.
terry and cajoleTy and perhaps by promising him
'nat the whole Democratic party viii be con-
verted into Republicans if he will help then,
just this one time" they persuade ed this
eredulous cid black man to speak al a Demo-
cratic meeting And the faithful followers =,
the word OF command from theirleaders ,hro,u
w her hats and hurrah, over the sneecb of T..
buck Niger as the organs of the white
mans party delight to call the CO lored man
az - '-'"'eF1tlc meeting. What for? For Office
- I'm '.r Itic orgIns i'll this State, particu |
IarS the Detdoarean, take particular pains 10
express their vlrtuous wrath that the Repub. |
IIcans, being in minority as to whites. ,hopIJ
nave 80 little sense Of shame as to accent
coiored votes TO make majority. They would
scorn to take Office unless by a maioritv NIL
up entirely Of white men, they sau and VET in
1872, they tried to form an unnatural sIE,noo
with the black man. as against the p,aior;,v or
the white men Of the country--uunatural be
cause the Republican party is the natural arv
OF the black man-and the trick would nt wort
simply because the blacks scorned the alliance
ana now the Philadelphia Democrats a,e ,,v
ing the same game, but it won't work CON.
tie men. Se"'
The Republicans do not court tho b,ocs ~
his natural position is in the Renuhlcon
party You may capture stray one new and
lhen and have him make speeches from Dem.
ocratlc stands, with such simon pure and blood.
81 Democrats as Col. b., and you NAV in
struct your henehmen, as you did in 1879 70
turn their tune" to throw up their hats and
nurrah over the speech of coIored man a n
i/e"locrdt'c meeting, but it wont work.
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