The weekly Louisianian., 1874-07-11
THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY.
AND THE COLORED NAN.

0]D ILL COAOHEU MIN.
There can be no doubt in til
minds of those who are obseryau
OF the drift of public opinion, thu
the action of the late Congress il
not considering the Civil Rights Bill
has had a tendency to weaken til
hold which the Republican part,
has hitherto had upon the nine han
d'ed thousand colored voteys Of IL
onso", That the party which they
have so unanimously sustained
should be SO negligent of their in.
terests as to fail to even consider
the bill after the enunciations of the
Philadelphia Convention, is passing
belief. It may be that the Repub.
I1can party can continue to exist and
De successful in the future without
the assistance of the colored voter,
and for that reason conceiyes it to
be no longer necessary to consult
his interests ; but in our estimation,
the conclusion is based upon a very
insecure foundation, and will ulti-
mately result in disastrous conse-
quences SO far as its supremacy as a
party is concerned. There is no
question but that many who have
heretofore acted with the Republi-
can party, haze, from different
causes become alienated, and Of
those who have never waverod in
its support, the colored peoplccom-
pose no inconsiderable part. The
question now is, whether the Re-
publican party can consistently with
its self-intei'cst ignore Tie claims Of
& million of its adherents. The
avidity4with which the majority in
has rushed forward to re-
move the disabilities Of q blatant
rebel who has riskcd all and sacri-
feed all for the purpose Of destroy
ing the Union and revolutioniziinss
the very government which he pro-
Tess to love SO much, has been only
equaled by the repugnance and re-
uctance they have viewed any
made BY their negro fellow
citizens. to secure those rights which
ire SC. essential to the we'll being Of
very citizen. It may be worthwhile
or the leaders of the party
o look into this matter, as
t is the quiet determination
# every colored man to see
hat no one, be he a member of
party OF not, rides into Office
pom their votos and then ignores
heir claims to rights enjoyed by all
ut him. It is with pleasure We
ONT to the honorable position L
.ken upon this question by the !.
party in this State, as I L
ell as by Gen. Logan, and we .
link we represent the opinions Of \
If people when We say that they t
i'll not find us ]ukewarm in it's and Q
support. But we must ask them y
give us reliable men as candi- y
ties for Congress. This dissatis- Il
ction which is prevalent among 6
Q colored voters, in this section, Q
ay be attributed more to the man -
r in which Republican constituen- c,
IS have been misrepresented by FL
embers who have had 20 reason a]
oppose the bill spoken OF, n j.
it would in no manner :,
ect the political advantage Of nj
ne who have opposed it. liz
the three districts comprising the u
? Of Chicago, we labor under but ca
! of the disabilities OF which the !,
seeks to relieve us-and that a di
mber from one of these three dis
IT'S could offer any opposition to N
ill which could in no manner or "
,ct his chances for reelection, is ~
'ond understanding, and while so;
colored voters Of this county are raj
to hear any explanation SC,
the member from this city fro
= have to make of his objections del
. portion Of his constituents re- tbs
ing the rights which they seek cyl
for which he pledged himself yin
'ote, they will endeavor to SEQ the
if their votes are of any service arc
he Republican party, that they tia
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