The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-09-25
A ooLonED MAN SPEAKS.

A COLoRED MAN SPEAKS.
A. J. Davidson, a colored lawyer, of
Athens, Ohio delivered a speech at
Oblumbus, on tho political Issues in
tho pending campaign, on the 9sh inst !,
from which the following is an lex
tract = q : y
Why did the Republican party en-
franchise the negro, and for what pur-
pose? It was for political capital; it
was for political gain it was for pow
er it was for the purpose of having
the. negro vote as itwanted him all the
time It was because they expected to
use him as tool on the day of elec-
tons It was because they thought
they. would control the colored vute
whenever they pleased, When they
enfrsnchised the negro they intended
to use him as tool and nothing else {;
% O political tool 10 vote them into
Office and high positions. AS long %
gro as Z tool, he is all right. All the
Republican party wants il to be voted
for. The negro isi good enough to
ivVtVbOA stA0AAAs, .Oufi tDpyi oIe wv ENSu
to vote for him, The Republicans
do not have any use for the negro only
once . year. aud that i'd on the day of
election, and they will have more use
for. him in October than they ever had
before. On the day, of election the
Republicans will wine with the negro,
and dihe with the negro, and do any
thing ytu Gods world to get hfs vote.
After the election theyiwiA turn the
cold shoulder to himT7thsy viii have
no further use for him. What has the
Democratic party done for the colored
man n Who said that all men are cre-
Ated sfree and equal 2q Thomas Jeffer-
.e0p, the father Of Democracy. II Who
gave the negroes the right Of suffrage
Who gave tho rig ht Of: suffrage In the
State of Maine2 The Democratic
party Who: repealed the; laws ot
ib5hd and. security before isettiing II
thisi State 90. Phe'a Democratic party
Who passed b lawtil Ohio by which
the negro ia placed. on the witness
;,o stand & a,onssidsi gsa,ls :. Of the y5Its man
lfor'a biMiff the Ohio Lsgislature. Re.
pesling all laws ;msEiug distiActien
on account ofcolQr in this Stated Geo
,E,t .Pugb. Who decided in the Su.
pteme court of Ohio, that mulattoei
had Alright to vote Reuben Wood
good Demoerat. Who elected Sal.
mon p: Chase to, the United States
Senate while he WAS an .sbQlitionist
The Democratic party. Who repealed
the black laws Of Ohfo7 The DomO
|cratie partt. : AT the session of thu
Ohio kaasislature which. elected Sal.
mon p. Ehsse tq the United States Sen
ate, the entire black lava were swept
from the stGfute books as q measure
dictated by i Democratic caucus. Wha
Legisintate struck out the word white
from, the militia laws of eOhio2 A
Democratic Legislature. fa,.
General Ewing, that brilliant sol
diet, that uble legislstor, that distin
guIshed statesmSn, nseds'no enconiuu
It my hands. There hestands with al
his brilliancy, - = soldier, as o legis
lator, as statesman, and he will bs
your next Governor of Ohio. He hal
. rep putation that is not bounded BY
the geographical Limits of the commons
wealth OF Ohio. but is 40 broad as tht
land itself. He was braye,. generous
and patriotic. He was one Of earliest
advocates OF the financial reform.
which ara now demanding the consid
Grafton OF all psrties> Hevit was who
had the courage to stand in Congress
and deal ont the heavy blows on the
heads of the gold kings, who have
brought this country to the very verge
Of star yation.l He represents the in.
terests of the people, and not the
moneyed aristocracy. He is the mod
el of gentleman. Bravely, nobIy and
grandly he stands in the American
Congress, fighting for the interests OF
the toiling millions of this country to-
day. Vote for the man who will pro-
tect the interests of the people. Vote
for Ewing and Rice. Vote for the
party that has inscribed on her BAN
ners, reform aud retrenchment. Vote
for the Democratic party, that the
this republic. Vote for the gallant
ct, and victory is yonrs in October,
The Democratic party is the embod-
iment of civilization, liberty, justice
and intellectual advancement. know
not what disco veries, what inventions,
what thought may leap from the brains
of the world / know not what gar
ments Of glory, may be woven by the
years t6 come can not dream of the
victories to be won upon the Held Of
tho6ght; but i do know that coming
from the infinite sea OF the future,
there will meyer, toneh this bank and
shoal Of time, q, richer gift, greater
blessing than free thought, and polis:
ical liberty for eterymah, woman and
child OF this Republioe Vote tha Dem,
ocratic ticket. 4he whole ticket and
have cast your ballot In the interest ot
the people and SEAlnst the money ed
ariatocsabyIis Nbtes for the standard
.beaners D66 4he Democratic paftyswhose
Integrity, ,is. as immacculste as. the
spldmk4& Of the dove that descended
from tfep pbbsOm tof tie Father at the
pbaptism % j JofdRusaits Dedsrg Is .,
.sstur,.u- -aaaAl-l4 QAl .nsdi 10 =.
ibod ssnslzi ewing 1t ok JHt.m ii
70 Owing to fraid 'being Off The track
The "A s, !neW.s Il. r. r. i8nd .Tdesdas
fh0thfng, near Gem, tile tain 81 Which
General Ewing va 'wsiaIs being conveyed ia
Warren tS Afif His engagement there
WAS delayed at Kent two or three
hours. word was Circulated over
town and 'tnf y few minutes a. large
Go Wd gafhefea 1T the station to greet
the General. He sddressed them for
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