The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-29
AS Viewed by The CoIored Man.

trict, at % Greenwich avenue. Col.
friedrich A. Conkling, the President
set up q piacard having the strange
device at the edge Of the flag draped
platform. and there was burst of
applause. Mr.. William j. Curtis
reviewed the issues of the campaign
and then Col. ConlSiing introduced
Mr.. Isaac II. Hunter, colored, former
ly Of North Carolina. "It might
seem strange to some republicans"
he said, "to see colored man advo-
eating the election o a Democratic
President. But to understand "uHy
how this can be they have only to
transform themselves into negroes
for twenty four hours. If they could
do this, they would vote to man
against the Republican party as it is
now constituted. Applause,l 1t
would Of course, be of small consc-
quencc to me whether the Republican
bartered his honor for 1920 if he
were private citizen. But when he
calls upon the American people to
go to the polls and approve fraud, ras-
cality, corruption, bribery and perrin
ry by voting for him, assert that he
is guilty of one of the greatest, per-
haps the greatest insult that was
ever offered to the nation. Applause ]
The men who strike the keynote of
this canvass tell us that it is unsafe
for a white man to vote the Republi-
can ticket south Of Mason and Dix
on's line, and that, when a negro
dures to vote it, his cattle are driven
off, his fields laid waste and his cabin
is burned, and he and lis FIRMLY are
murdered. If this is so, and /, who
come from the land whence these man
ufactured stories Of outrage arc sent
TO give q preteNt for the waving Of
the bloody shirt before the eyes Of
Northern voters, challenge. il,es- p,o-
duction Of ary proof that would be
accepted in any court of law in this
city, irit is not the fault OF the Rcpub-
licnn party? For lG years they had
absolute control of the Government,
its purse and its army and navy.
They made whatever laws they
pleased, and brought force to bear in
imposing these laws upon, submissive
people. In Gods name, then, is not
the Republican party 20 blame tor the
existence Of this wrong, if there is
one? (Applause.) My race remcm-
bers the Frceman's Saving Bank, and
will give evidence of their rcmen:-
brance in the coming election. Re-
publican statesmen organized the
bank TO enable them to take lasting
care of every penny that the poor
ucgro might be smart enough TO earn
and save. Charles Summer offered
nm amendment 10 the bill organizing
the bank to the effect that its funds
should be invested only in Govern
nicnt bonds. For this noble effort
to put safeguard around the poor
negro's money, he was deposed from
his high position in Congress, and
given the coid shoulder by the mag
mates of the Republican party. Cap.
plause. The bank was robbed, and
it was one OF the meanest stcnls that
was ever perpetrated by white men,
(Applause) Men representing the
party of enlightenment and lofty
ideas, gentlemen. stopped beneath the
dignity Of the common high, wayman
TO rob the widow, whose husband or
son died on the battlefield of his
country, of her last dollar. (Applauss.
The time has come, gentlemen, when
the black men see that all Of their
friends are not in the Republican
party. They will give voice TO their
trust in party led by The hero states.
man Winfield Scott Hancock, Cn the
End Of November, in thunder tones."
(Applause.) Three cheers were Civ.
en- for Mr., Hunter. hIossrs MOoro