The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-06-17


be SO kind as to give me reason
why l should leave the Republican
party. l am colored man, and was
slave before the war, and soldier
three square years. Respectfully
yours, i STEPHEN TRoUTMaE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, june 3, 1S79.-
Stephen IrOutman, Esg.,-Denr Sir:
In answer TO your question; the Re
publican party was the chosen party
so long ms 1t was the advocate Of free
dom. Iou should now leave 1t.
First-Becausc II Is so leopard with
Interchangeable spots, but Is willy
snakes and sheds il skin; II was born
and reared as the apostle of freedom
aud mercy, but now it has changed
aud become the advocate of slavery,
hate and sectionalsm, and has sad
died upon the backs OF the people
thrce-fourth more of bonded debt or
siorcry than the entire valuo OF oil of
the slaves in 1860.
Second-lt loves the rich and hates
the poo.; 1t has exempted the rich
bondholdcr's pocket book with all OF
his bonds from taxation, and placed
a guard, bristling and frowning with
narshals bayonets and bastiles, 10
collect toll as the nccessarics Of live
go into the peoples mouths, in order
to pay the interest on the untaxed
bondholder's bonds.
Third-It has made the poor men
of the country public slaves, like n
livery stable horse, for anybody tc
ride. When the black man was a
private slave, he had u private master
TO ayeDge his wrongs and supply his
wants, but now he is the livery sta.
bic horse, taxed to death by the Gov
crnment and prosecuted and op.
pressed by the avaricious Shylock.
Fourih--Thc Republican party re
pudiatcd The Government contract
when they paid you greenbacks for
your three years square service,
when your contract called !or coin
broke her plghied faith, because You
were n poor soldier, and after the
war was over gave the heartless
insurer nntaxed bonds, principal and
interest payable in gold for the green
backs that your usurer bought up at
forty cents ON the dollar, and taxed
your stomach to pay the interest.
Fifth--lt has made the Government
born n monster by creating privi-
legged, untaxcd aristocracy TO live off
Of the labor aud producing men.
Sixth-lf the Republican party
were willing, they could pay the
bonds with lcgal-tender greenbacks,
and save collecting $l30. 100000 per
annum from labor and industry.
Sevcnill-They created and nurse
the national bank vampires TO draw
sixty per cent, gold interest from
the Government, besides other privi-
leges. (Thc banker leaves with the
Government 100000 IN bonds, re-
ceivcs nearly 100000 in notes back,
leaving only $4,000 on investment,
ON when he receives $1,000 gold in.
terost, or sixty per cent?
Eighth-lts principles are to draft
poor men and hire money, when the
square doctrine is to draft money and
hire men.
Ninth-It has shcd its skin on the
Declaration of Independence, calls
Thomas Jefferson n Communist, and
wants TO rob the colored man Of his
vote in order TO cripple tho South.
Yonr interest is with the South aud
its prosperity, for it is your home
and the home of your children.
Tenth-It has turned 2,l00,000000
of greenback dollars that bore no
interest into blood-sucking, interest
bearing bonds, thereby reducing
property and labor TO onc-third its
actual worth (property Is labor).
Elcventh-lt raped the Constitution
of the United States between seven
and eight, and the result was that
Hayes was made President contrary
10 tho will OF the people, and he
turned the cold shoulder TO the col.
orcd man rs part OF the fraudulent
bargains.
Twelfth-It kisses the feet of for
eign capitalists, and at their bidding
demonetizcs silver, aud lcgislates 10
cnslsvc the people TO the money
power.
Thirtcenth-It took from .lic pco-
ple the fractional paper currency, that
cost only the paper and printing, and
put in Its place silver that cost $780,
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