National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-19
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS FROM 4
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SONS FOR OPPOsIFlOh To DEMOChAC1-
WHO ARE THE FRIENDS OF THE FREED
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MEN-OlsAstEhs oF 1hE hEr ODLAOANS'
Professor Langston is an accomplished scholar,
and his activity in politics for many years past
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mas thOTOusnly 9uaiheu nlni " SPe0A uuueL
standingly Of the eoiored men. There is To-Day no
coIored man who so thoroughly understands his
people, nor one who so fully represents them and
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inAusnce nvar than and THAR roliticaI action
Sto0dJDs os tba p-oE.sg,r docs ar the had Of
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the institution which IS educating the ceioreu
race, his influence is not connned 70 the present,
but through the graduates Of Howard University,
who 90 forth N he leaders among their people. he
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Is influencing INC iuIuLe VI tHo VOlVEeu LeSo HiVIS
than any other man.
A communication in the Independent from Q col
ored cleruvman in which IL is assumed that the
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time forth, as we'll as the cVil-rights Dill, were
referred TO by Prof. Langston. He says:
"Iam not a Republican for auy other reason
than that the RepubIiean marty ADVANCES and
sn1norts doctrines and policy which tend 10 con-
seTve American interests-the welfare OF our en-
tire nation. am not a Republican because the
Rennhiican marty has ever prOfessed TO he a marty
specialIy interested in the advancement Of the
negro to the neglect or even forGetfulness Of the
Of tbs Son,S sSJ fba rasnsr
Tion N nTblc faeling in the North n has IN isvz
not the sdvancement of the ne9ro simnIv bnt the
Tnainfenance and snnnort Of t6e hi16sse GOOD Of
the TeoDIe Of an classes
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lation advancing only the interest Of the negro;
ask that the ciyilrlghts bill be considered and
is constitutional-fn harmony with the general
jurisprudence of the country as that accords with
the legal and political philosophy of the fathers
nd bpransa Re mr. IA mil
the harmony, and good order Between the white
and negro races"
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/, Iroiess9r Lahgston spoke as Ioll0HS concerning
I9e @ seetl9l 81 the eE Lgnts oIl'
nOu!u Ing 20 see tne PHI Passso Will tnat Pre- r
VISION retained; II Is claimed, however, that II
the Dill rs lOIeea thI0uRh Congress Win such pro-
vision the effect wiz be the destruction Of our
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ahd MesieTn part OF our eouhtr 'hhere PreIudlGe
agAlhst lne ne6Io seems lh9ee1, iheIaalcaOIe. II
cn ,o ge Isors aS ~ S ~ me
cOmmOh-scnSOl system, as nov OIg anlLed IN those
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WISE anu PTIcIGIl Inlng tnat can oe uone now 70
8 ass tnS Uin mLsnout sScn PROVISION, trusting 70
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nncn snIi De I'LL 1I, mItH Ou[ % rGtion
~ anu hh eS View
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VI 'ne ie0uiHs '0iOIeu nen Vi 'he 00un'IS'
WHY OPPOSED To THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
uI am opposed 10 the Demoeratie marty not
simDIy becanse II opposes tbe advancement and
elevation oT the neIrn in ubat Seems 10 he soma
Incidental or suneTfciaI sense bnt becanse M
doctrines and n6Iicv arc in their fundamentsI
characteristics. Their aim and purpose inImIcal
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pc, as the ,hepuDncan party ii the seIYant OF
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unchanged. 1t matters not whether Thurman be
leader or Horace Greeley, If Thurman be a true
Y
equally true 10 ms duty IN the same character,
the party is sun lnnlcai 70 popular progress and
Advancement and therefore the party leaders to-
cay as IN all Ihe past most ioglcaly ana consist
emily oppose all measures OF legislation looking
to Ocial or political elevation Of the negro while
they make no promises as 70 what they VIII 40
for him should they once more control national
affairs
I'm this connection It is to be remembered that
IN no state, North or South, in which the Demo-
cratic party mas nau power, mas ~ SHOWN am PuI-
pose 70 MAKE more OF the negro than On Ordinary
GoInSstIc OF D9oy servant. IN thS estlnatloh o.
the democratic party, ana according 70 It's poItl-
cal phlosophy, as lnulcated IN lts poncy To-Day,
and In All the past, certainly Ior the last nifty
years, the negro, even SCI Tee, simply SHINES IN
the capaclty OF DoOtoIaek or servant. 40 not
DeleVe that such men as those VINO constitute the
leadership OF the Democratic party have personal
and lndIylduaI OBJECTIONS 10 the elevation OF the
negro many OF tnese persons IN tnelI Ireatheht
Of US, exhibit consideration and personal regard,
put the law, Whlch they accept as the RUE OF po-
ltlcaI lie to them and their party and their con;
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applleu, lead them 10 ADOPT snch treatment OF the
negro as class as has hitherto charactertz d
thelr GontISI OF State ana 5eGeraL 9nalrs. MY
ODJeCtIOn, tHSn' u NV 70 tnulEIuuAl DenocIsts
nor even 10 Ihe leauers OF the Denoctaue party,
out " te GgCtEInes anu POliSy VI tne parry, IN
aeSoIIAhce WIN hnlcn II u oSth natural anu con-
Slstent 70 oppose 70 Cypress the negro. Here also
l GeIIeHe 1eAPresS the LhIeIngent anu setleu
judgment Of the eoIorea Amerlcan'
ruR nENoCpAT1c PARTY As IT WAS AyDTR
,.Tbo car cIotr, 1otnIn,, on The Scors or
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s az az for bainPP oS;ossd 70 the
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he would simply show himself blind ass, q fool
who knows not now 10 De selnsh. what DO the
following senseless words mean as they come from
the pen OF colored clergyman, writing upon the
negro and the election? Not less loyal to what
distinguished the hepuDIlcan party IN the past,
the negro Is decloedly less hostie 70 the Demo-
cratic party as " IS ana not ths Democratie party
as It pas l cannot Tor my soul understand
what Is meant oy the Dernocrauc party as "
Isl is II NOT the very Democratic party as II HasE
Nhen, Hhere, under what circumstances IN
whose presence mas there been regeneration In
TINS political organization Not yet nave we
evidence even OF dlsp0slton, 10 say nothlng ABOUT
noses 10 bs spTtbipo else tbsn n useJ ~ he F-
Thurman Is still himself-iearned, profound,
able and true to his political cOnyictions-todsy,
seemingly, the coming man of his party. But his
voice has not been heard in favor of a single Re-
publican measure. He stands to-day, as in the
past, opposed to the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments to the Constitution, and consistent,
as he always is, he is opposed to all enforcement
acts and declares the Republican reconstruction
OF the South an utter failure, giving as o reason
for the latter the unwise and Illegal recognition
OF negro supremacy as against white men-the
dOminancy Of ignorance and poverty over intelli-
gence and wealth. l wonder If the negro finds
any change here which iustihes loyalty to the
Democratic party as # Is? l like the poetic say
ing, Let the dead past bury its Dead but as
teaching political duty to the negro, with refer
ence to the Democratic party II contains q most
dangerous lesson to be adopted IL at all after
the amplest evidence has been furnished that the
past Of that party does not reflect and indicate
It's present character
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THE CoLoRED MEN AND THE LIBERALS
The statement made by this divine in his
article that thousands Of colOred men in their
heart Of hearts followed Charles Sumner into
the Liberal camp, and with him would have
voted the Liberal ticket, nor have they had occa-
sion TO repent the convictions that were to them
secrets Of the Lord; but, on the contrary,
these convictions have been so Sensibly confirmed
that the few who had the courage to break
through and vote with the enemy are now happy
in their remembrance Of the fact is simply un-
true, and not I'VE hundred men in any part Of the
country were Influenced by Mr.. Sumner or any
body else to vote for the Liberal candidates"
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