New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-27
DEno0RATIC OoElM0I OF 00L0lRD

DEMOCRATIC O0ElM0I OF O0L0lRD
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Democrats Of the solid South do not
overestimats their power to bulldoze and
terrorize, but they underrate the inte1i-
genoe Of the colored man. Presuming
upon his peaceful disposition, natural in
dustry and domestic habits, they handle
the shotgun while he handles ne Doe,
and they rely upon ooercing the colored
vote In favor of the Confederated Dem
ocracy. II il not in the nature Of things
that five millions of colored people should
cheerfully yield up to former taskmasters
the political rights purchased for them
with the blood of Union soldiers. It
is not consistent With human under
standing to believe that one million col
ored voters will ever voluntarily act at the
polls with the political party which as
serts their unftness to hold the meanest
Office, and in that respect denies them d.
rect representation. The Democratic
party of the solid South accepts universal
suffrage because of the increased repre-
sentation of these same States it gives in
Congress. It is willing that colored men
should vote, provided that they vote the
Democratic ticket. The question of the
campaign is to see how many colored
men can be made to vote the Democratic
ticket, and how many who will not 90 vote
can be kept away from the polls. The
inducements offered in the one direction,
and the threats and intimidations in the
other are familiar to US all. Democratic
candidates will doubtless get few col
ored votes. All of the virtues can not be
claimed for the white race, and the negro,
being man, must be regarded as liable to
go astray; but no thinking colored man
can conscientiously volunteer to vote with
the Democratic party. North or South.
that party 10 united against him. As .
result of the war waged by Union SOL
diers aesinsSs rebellion, the coloeed man
became to be recognized as human
bsipe. A Republican President declared
freedom 70 the slave; Republican Con-
gress endowed him with the rights Of cit-
zsnship ana; suffrage The Dsmocraiel
party has not improved Ok progressed i
for PresidsntAndv Vice sasident
men noted for their sympathy With dss
belion and With the slavsholderss oa9se;
men whose political records ore in opposi-
ion to Republican measures. The DEM
,crstic party claims to represent the
people. Among the eight hundred dele
gates to the st. Louis convention there
vas not found single colored man 10
'epressat The 6ua- millions of colored
people, nor were colored. men allowed in
he hall as spectators, while a. Cincinnati
me hundred colored delegates we're al
owed to express their choice for men in
whom their rights could be trusted. To
'ome nearer home every colored man in
'ur State knows that his race was not
represented ut the Democratie State Con-
'ention at Baton Rouge. He viii be
sked to vote for the State ticket but had
10 hand in its formation. Indeed, when |
he nominate of Mr.. Penn was urged as
likely to conciliate and meet the favor of |
he colored people, an old bulldozer
rom country parish said, Damn
he niggers; We will take care Of
hem in the election The old man but
oppressed the new Democratic doctrine
hat the colored man, when not protected
y Yankee laws, can be made to vote az
irected by his old master. It is the plan
pproved and adopted in Mississippi; but
, is founded upon crime, and can not en-
ure. It is believed that nowhere in this
tate has q Democratic club of colored
oters been found who will vote the
ticket. It is denying
nat the colored man possesses COM
ION intelligence to say that he
ill vote As ordered to do, or that he will
, any case, If honest, vote the Demo-
ratio ticket He may be driven from the
oils, but he can never betrsnsformed
ito voting Democrat by being shot at.
he plan of coercing colored men to vote
,ainst themselves will not work, and
le South for its own good should
oandon the national Democratic party
Id work out its salvation with different