Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-23
REPUBLICAN MEANNESS'
~ ,rou nAyAnp's SPEECH Ar COLUMBIA

.rx ,rou pAyAnp's SPEECH Ar coLcM"M
Another thing ] would like to call
vm,r attention to is the attitude OF 'ho
Republican party towards the c"or''
,,oule Of the country. There has been
n,anoess towards the negroes That n'co'S
u,y most hearty contempt. They knew
III, negroes were ignorant. They knew
th.y were weak md not able to protect
themselves, and what have they done
They have protcsscd to be their warm
friends and advisers. They have '""
them they were tit to occupy any St"''""
in the government. They '''d '"'"
they wcr, the equals of any man III
every respect, and what has II NJ c'"''
Ia when the opportunity iS give" 10
give substantial proof Of their love anu
admiration! l challenge any man I"
uuy color or party TO name II SINGLE COZ
,r,,, man who holds M office under THO
limited States government by tho v''o
Of the Northern Republican party !
have sec,, much of this thing. ! have
h..n in Washington twelve years IN"
hov, been ~ taxpayer and know WHEREOF
I sneak. In 1870 they began to Apply
to the Republican Congress and to make
m, District Of Columbia what they snld
wus n black mans paradise, u place
wh,r, tho negro would have to work
very little or not at all and could sup
Mort himself by voting the Republican
ticket. lLuughtcr.] We||, it brought
u great many there, but things went o"
10 TINT they confess themselves they
Ind begun, They begun by destroying
N. honso Of ,lclcgntcs in which c"'"re"
n,,n su,, md they destroyed tho govern
orshlp md tho hoard of public works
md they l.ad spent not less than S'oo,
nm, ~, IN, streets of that town, ana ina
was done by the actio" Of The k'p""''
can Congress under law sg"c" ny
Republican president, being II" less
,,,v than Gcu. Grant himself, and t"
d,v and for the last six or seven year
~, h)nck man has been allowed to cas-
H. yot. in the District of Columbia III"
M whit, man either. Here thus S'a
diun of the public liberties, TINS l"'''
flint sets itself up ~ u great 'Na'"P'
.nd ,postlc Of all tla, is correct a''
right in tho Republican govrrn'"'"
has stricken down that right which III
ot tho very basis Of our institutions.
mean tho right of suffrage N" II"
for f,y. or nix years past, whit" or h'ac
could go to the polls aud express Il
opinion in the District OF C"'''"''"
~ whether he is well or ill-Govrrhr
lAppIausc. I | went down to Mlss'ss'l'
in June, 1876, as th" minority mrmn
of y committee of investigation. /
majority of that committee was COZ
noa,d Of Mr.. Boutwell, of Massachnsct
Mr. Cameron of Wisconsin and Mr.. NJ
MILAN Of Minnesota. They called
the people to ask them whether T."
had been deprived of tho right to nc
office and what had been done t" tn
ia elections, and about all their rug"
and had some conversation with tn
people; and l wish to call your '''
zion To the fact that there is not tot
IN the State of Massachusetts u S'n
color,,, man holding any Office, nor
Minnesota, and therefore when they
down here expressing solicit"d' that
black man should have office they
deccitful because in their own ho'
they take care that nothing OF the X
shall happen. [Chccrs.l )" ina
think We have right on tho score
common sense and Justice to arraiSn
party for it's gross insinccrity u" III
very things Of which its members
claim themselves the especial champ''