The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-08-20

dent of the votes Of colored men cant b'
disputed. Without their aid, and il
spite of their opposition, we can anS
do elect every State officer. every
Congressman, and members Of thu
Legislature ad iibiimm so that, po
litically speaking, we have no specia
motives for endeavoring to innuesce
their action as voters. We could ca
silly afford to remain quiet and indif
ferent and let their selfconstituteC
guardians, the white Radicals, BAN
boozle them aod vote them to theiI
hearts content. But it is not moral
ly right to seem, by silence, to acqui
esce in aud consent to the rascally de
ceptions which are being continually
practiced upon these ignorant and I'M
suspecting people for the pur.
pose of Strengthening the grip Of their
white masters upon them in respect
TO their political actions. II these
men are to he led to the polls like
cattle and voted forever--if they have
no higher ambition. no more manhood
than to be thus used as mere ma.
chimes, let il be so but il is right in
the meantime that the motives Of
those who are thus enslaving and de-
grading them should be pointed out,
and that the fraudulent means EN-
ployed for the purpose should be- ex-
posed. They are told by their white
masters, from day to day, that their
freedom depends upon their constant
affiliation with and service to the Re
publican party-that il is the desire
and the intention of the Democrats
not only to take from them the pclit-
ical rights conferred upon them
by constitutional law. but to deprive
them of all their civil rights also, and
to remand them TO servitude. There
is no fact better understood than that
the continual ,allegianee of colored
men to the Republican party is held
by means of the constant repetition of
this falsehood. and that it is false
hood, naked and nasty, no decent Rad
zeal would have the cheek to deny.
They cannot point to a single act or
utte.ance Of the Democratic party
indicating such a purpose as they
charge. We challenge them, one
and all, to do so, and we defy them to
name even one member OF that party
in Kentucky who has ever expressed
wish to re enslave the colored peu-
pie, or to take from them a solitary
Constitutional right which they now
enjoy. So far from the colored mans
being dependent upon the Republican
party for his liberties he would be in.
finitely safer and infinitely freer If
there was not Republican in the
universe. lie is now an AFFECT poliii-
cal slave, and there is but one short
step from political bondage to person
al bondage.
AFTER the discussion at Danville
last Monday, between Hon. Phil b.
Thompson, Jr., and Major J. 5.
Chrismau, the two gentlemen entered
into the following agreement
-. 5. Chrisman agreed with Phil b.
Thompson, Jr., at Danyille, to submit his
claims 10 any arrangement that the Dean
ocraiic Committee may make in the Dis.
trici. Signed,
"PHIL b. THoNrsoN, ia.
-. ;. CHRIsMAN.
August 10. lss0.r
Following the above, in the last is.
sue Of the Advocate is this card, which
was published al Mr.. Chrismans re- |
quest:
Having accomplished my purpose, as
in my speech at Monticello on
he 10Th day Of July last, as will be seen by Z
he above card, and desiring to preserve
peace and harmony in the Democratic par
y, decline further making the race for
-ongress In the Eighth Congressional Dis
riot -. \. CHRIsMAH.
"Danville, Ky, August 10, 1850"
Thus il will be seen that Mr.. Chris. |
nan is entirely out Of the race for
congress. We are very glad that he
has given up his independent candida
y. The Republicans were already
cooking on with considerable interest.
hoping, by the split in our ranks that
night follow, to slip in Republican
'andidate. As Little Phil" now has
he track 10 himself, il matters not
Who the Republicans may nominate,
be may as well prepare himself to be
acriiced in November. Il
THE philadelphia Democrats art
lard at work revising the registry lists