Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-12

Ms.- What shall We say sbuut the course OF lhe
alleged Republican ranc.ldatc tor the flrst Coz
or, S>ionn District # the State III the cnihmiltee
which endorses his record in Congress In the
first place it Is against the u'"ges ana pracIcss
of the party to regard Is the regular candidate
q man who deems it incXpedient To submit ms
claims to n convention regularly called for the
purpose but who intrlgues for and secures the
endorsement % of committee which by that
act trunscends the limit OF It's delegated au
thority?
Looking merely at the assumption OF both
committee end Candidate, it Is at once apparent
that the full vote is not assured by such unau-
thoriZcd. UNPARALLELED action; but If we accept
the right of the Congressional Committee to
dictate to the Republican masses the questo:
arises can the colurcd voters who form tour-
ftths of the Republican vote in that Congrcssion-
nj district, endorse the man who contributed 50
largely to the defeat Of any civil rights measure
by repeatedly voting with Democrats against
taking up the bill from the Speakers Lab!G;
whose course in the Petersburg election frauds
and on the Ark :nsas investigation WAS tist inst
which r. Nj. I. Hunter himself, If in Congress,
would have taken
The committee point to his record i'll C,ngrcss.
By lis record let him be Judged. His votes
against al. opportunity for deciding, this meas
llre stand so many thrusts against tie rights OF
the people by whom no was elected: ne votes
to pcrletuatc the dissemination against placing
coored men on ;urics, against facilities 1'r nc
commodaion at inns, on railroads and steam
boats The Jim Crow chr he loves, the sinokiiiS
cur, where pure young colored ladies' mas roe
and hear the vulgar slang OF the low ana VI
cious is his delight; the unwarranted exclusion
of colorcd men from the jury is in sccordance
with his principles OF jurisprr dence. lhls may
be all very we'll for Democrat, but for he.
publican it is not quite the thin, lis constltu-
cnts during the CANVASS ought to KNOW now ne
rcconcles his recent votes with the platform
IL on which the national canvass OF 49, CURING
which he was clected) was conducted. Ii he Is
in favor Of civil rights yet on account OF the
closencss of his d.trict, thought 1t prudent u
vot. rs he did and ii he finds by >uch action ne
is endorsed and re. elect, d, what gur ntee, what
assurance what need for him To chm &c his vote
after election in the next session OF Congress
There are colored men in that dIslric. wh"
have declared themselves in favor of civil rights,
ut least one prominent one, 7. j. Carter, men
Der of tne Legislature and delegate to the Ma
tlonai Convention, III - who was the DGsrer u
Congress Of petitions, numcrously signed, adVo
eating the immediate passage OF the ciVil rlSit
hill How can this pan endorse Hon. j. Is.
Scncr and be consistent with his own record
Another, Il d. Becklcy, rroclalms that he Is
| reaching civil rights n he goes, but while he
denouncc, John Amber Smith for writing
against this measure, he bugs Soncr / his breast
and says as the blood of two races courses IN my
viens, the Anglo-SaX"n largely predomlnatlng,
t. rs government thcial, with free transportation
over all y - roads, need civil rights bill to
protect me ag 4nSL discrimination.
Were the motive desired, why these men thus
stutily themselves, srmp point to them rs
office holders, partly through oe!icr lhlluence
and leave persons to draw their differences.
But Mr. Sener will not be Gle ted the light
majority OF seven hundred will be sw'p. away
by hundreds Of coured and consistent
white Republicans who will not endorse such
political pcriidy rs Sener Is capable OF
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