The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-09


The Chicago Journal says: ''The
events at the South are more and
more demonstrating the wisdom
and the necessity for the protection
to the colored race intended by tho
Civil Rights bill. And the worst of
it is, that the Democratic party in
the North are in full sympathy with
the "white mans party in the
South. The Declaration Of the In
diana Democratic Convention we're
explicit ON this point. He has
studied the history of American
political parties with stolid eyes,
who does not see where the sym
pathies and the prejudices of the
Democratic party will inevitably
lead to. It is a total mistake to
fancy that the only dividing ques-
tons in the near future are to be
merely questions of finance and
commerce. It will be prodigious
blunder if the friends of the Re.
publican party and all those who
honestly accept the logical and eq
uitable results of the war, will close
their eyes upon what the shrewd,
bold, industrious, determined
schemers in the Southland in the
North, too-are bent upon doing.
Nothingsis palmer than that their
objective point is simply the ami
hilation of all the political rights of
race. Probably no one dreams of
the restoration of slavery now; but
what the Southern "white mans
party, in alliance with the Northern
Democratic party, are struggling
for, is just this-to reduce and for
ever bend the colored race to the
abject condition of both social and
political outcasts. It is aiming to
reimpose a yoke not less than that
of slavery-the everlasting and de.
grading disabilities Of q Pariah
class. ,, 4.F .4
This is q fragrant violation OF
our national Constitution and all
the best spirit of our national char.
acter and life. The leopard has
not changed his spots; nor has the
Democratic party changed it's ira
ditional policy. If there is any
change, it is only in some of its
minor tactics.
There are a few. even among
well meaning citizens, who are say
ing that they do not much care
whether the Republican party ii
voted up or voted down. But sucf
persons have not well studied the
law of ''heradity," which inheres il
political parties not less than il
| particular families.
The Republican party may not b.
faultle 50, but, it will be well for al
who may be lingering irresolute a
the political crossroads of the da,
to remember, it will be a vast dea
wiser to bring influences to bea,
upon the Republican party, for tn,
| sloughing off of it's worst faults
than it will be to deodorize the his
toric associations of the Democratic
party, and reconstruct it in the in
terests of open handed and univer
sal fair play, irrespective of color
section, or previous nationality
acknowledgment was bad enough
but this new form of 'Knownoth
ingism' that has no other basis blu
the mere chromatic distinction,
despicable. Besides, thanks to tn
logic of events, it too late in tn
century for it is to succeed. An
this we say without wishing to cor
ceal at all the perils ofthe Repub
lican party. fro IG
It is perfectly true that the CO
ored people must fight their ow
battles, and vindicate their ow
claims; and yet they can rightfull
claim the aid and comfort of a
good men, in crntending again'
the enormous disabilities inherite
from their previous condition ,
servitude, and that we shall M
add fingers weight to the diff
culties of their situation, whic
heaven knows, are grievor
enough. ~
At last MIR. Beccher stands fort
in selfdefense. He does not a
tempt this time O simple gener,
denial of Tilton's accusations, b
takes them one by one and viii
, them to pieces in his righteo1
, rage, After reading Il
> clear statement made by NJ
Beecher, the majority of the publ
must agree with the accused It
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