The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-21
uHar THEY THINK Grant.
Men who Know what I-s the Republican,
PnlIy hn. NInlc Of Them.

Party has Made OF Them.
In West Thlrtieth street. about n stones
throw from Broadway, L. a all, two story.
dingy brick building, In which is print "a weekly
the Pgogft~ire american. the organ OF the one
hundred thousand colored citizens Of this city
and state. The editor John j. Freeman mid
die. ged man, Of light complexion and pleasing
ccuutenance, Is one OF the chief representatives,
Of hi- race IN the North. taking leading part In
all the meeiin-s and conventions. Ia relation
to Senator Bruce'- recent speech lie said.
"We pretty much all think A. Mr. Iiru'c
SIC - though lulr OF as think IL nu' pru lent
an sune are trlid To- eaN so We 10 NOT
f'vor this third-term scheme mt Is cert ma.
1be colored people do not think Gran, mas
tcted Ii-ht nS them. For my pAri, don I Ike
" Ana d6rt you think Grant viii be re-
- ctrls'nl,. do not, though he Is no doubt
. iiu won't the people South prefer Grant an
other termg'
NO. You people NJ North think tue c1iored
! people = uuth are all fools. But va ar" nls-
| token. car smartest men come from Inc south.
| And tell You eseaiter the MASSES viii follow
the gGNice Of the leaders ut their own race whom
! they can trust kew ON It; " nat does the To-
| uub lean party care Tor usY II gave us our free
| dom, you sly. Well, the party did that because
| t4e Union must lac preserved. We were not
| freed because the Republican, party mad any par
ticular affection Tor us. No no. And the $ me
party gave MS the ballot because there were So
| 90 votes to be had. The truth j. that the Re-
! publican party has not done Il thinx tuai II has
| not been actuillr compelled q do. Policy,
policy. polcy-thgts H. II the N-pr' lic IA ptr'
was sincere, the senate would ~ett l'lns huuck -
| yes. they would have seated him long ago. II
! X % - l. the legal Governor Of L1ui.iuuh
! PnchbIck b. TIA" legal senator. ~ tell YOU
/ that the Republican party tud better seni
/ ilncnback. Aud another thing there's tho
| Cy ltigats Siil. For one, never telieycd II
! constitutional. BIt, whether constitutional ol
| not. ID dOe-u't matter. II the Rcuuhiir n pNrty
] thought two years ago that the passage Of IN u
! bill would strengthen the party, Constitution
| or unconstitutional. Clngr would nave
1 passed II. They didn't want 10 pass IL. And
| vet colurel people are Republicans; fer the Re-
! publicans have, whether they dl u for love Of
| not. done all ~; all that ha- been done inr va
! since the war. / snail tie a Republican as Ion.
| the party is progressive. aud 80 long rs ~
! platform Is based on principle"
"Wh IA 30 on favor tor lre-ldeutF'
| Mr.. ireemuu-Well, there are a great mani
! men spoken of rs prob ttic candidates whom
| should hate t. zee elected. don't want 4
! trrme man. don't want Grant aui orpDscC
| t. q Third term ON general PRINCIPLES. BcslIes.
! don't like Grant J dnu't lise the man. Whci
| our committee called upon the President tw'
| years agp ia reference to the Civil Rights bin
| Grant SAYS 10 me, " DON'T have too much conf
| dence in your friend MIR. sumner / didn'
know what ne m ant. looked 4 him la aston
| i-lmcut. II le.scnrd uy regard FIR Grint-nO
/ for sumner. Bri>tow Is good m-n, aud wOul,
| make good President.