The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18
A REPUBLICAN REVELATION.

A REPUBLICAN REVELATION
Gen. James Dugan, the pioneer OF
of Republican Journalism in the State
Of Missississippi, and for many years
a resident of New Orleans, has writ
ten an open letter TO Judge Alcorh
of this city, giving his reasons for sup
porting Hancock. 1t will be observed
that he does not disclaim his Repub-
licanism. He will vote for Hancock
not because he (Dugan) has ceased to
be IL Republican, but because he thinks
the Republican nominee is unworthy,
and Republican defeat necessary to
the publication of the government.
His points are well taken and full OF
sense and strength. But the feature
to which we desire to direct the atten-
ton of our readers is that wherein he
declares eternal hostility to giving n
negro an 0flice---that he never has and
never will vote for n negro-that it was
not the intention of the Republican
Congress for the negro ever to hold
oflice-that they proved this by always
excluding negro claimant for seat
in either House in Congress whenever
there was Il contestant-that Bruce
would have been ruled out by Re-
publican Senate if there had been any
body to contest upon the slightest
preteXt.
We are not surprised at this decla-
ration. 1t is only surprising that a
Republican should make it. On re-
peated occasions we have shown
that Northern Republicanism was
more hostile to the negro than South
erm Democracy. The use that the
Republican party had for the negro
was simply to ride into office on his
back, and to strengthen their grip
upon office through his instrumental
ity. Many times have we told the
negroes these things. But they never
believed us. Will they now believe
the honest confession of an honest
Republican? No representative South
ern Democrat has ever said that he
never had and never would vote for
negro. That is not the Democratic
feeling towards the negro. On the
contrary,i in very many instances, Dem
ocrats have voluntarily placed negroes
on their tickets, and elected them by
Democratic white votes. In the State
Democratic Convention of 1877, at
least a third of the delegates to that
Convention favored the nomination of
Il colored Democrat on the State ticket.
Governor Stone has recently apoint-
ed colored clerk of Washington
county on the recommendation of
white Democrats.
That the safety of the colored mans
franchise is in the Democracy, and
the pretended Republican love for him
is sheer hypocracy, is further proved
by the fact that General Grant, Re
publican President, sent a message to
Congress, looking to his ultimate dis
reimbursement, the moment he ceased
to be a tender to that party, which
was voted down by
a Democratic House.
If colored men have an ambi-
ton to hold on to their elective fran-
chise it would be wise for them to
meet the friendly Overtures of South
Arn Democrats in a friendly spirit, and
help to place and keep the Democratic
party in control of the government.
If the Radicals ever get control of all
branches of the general government
again, the negroes right to vote will
surely he taken from them. Badical-
SIN will perpetrate this wrong and
Dad faith upon the negro because they
'an thereby cut off AZ representatives
n Congress, and the same number of
electoral votes now forever lost to
hem. They will do it because few
.mbit GUS darkies have dared to lift
heir eyes to an office to the displace-
nent of the patriotic carpet-bagger or
he self-immolating scallawag.