New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-10-20

tuition alike h0nOrlng TO the trainers OF
that noble paper and harmonious with
it's spirit-an Interpretation which is
pervaded with the finest instincts Of
humanity and which has always receiv-
ed the hearty support Of the noblest
men and woman on earth. This is
high-sounding praise; be it 50, for it is
just. II for nothing else, the Republi.
can party deserves the gratitude and
support of every poor and oppressed
creature, for this one thing. It's moral
and humanitarian instincts have drawn
to it the support of the best and most
intelligent elements in society. That
Interpretation of the Constitution
which made Of the man of color-the
man of many shades of color, nothing
better than beast, and which the
Democratic party upheld and taught
in all its judicial decisions, was inhu-
man and barbarous; and if that party
ever rises on to higher moral eleva-
lions, and becomes more humane it will
awe it largely to the educational influ.
ences of the Republican party. As bad
as are some of the elements in the Re.
publican party to-day, and we admit
that there are bal Ell nlents. but deny
that they are distinctive features of it,
1t is far ahead OF the Democratic party
in moral convictions, just perceptions
and noble impulses. My judgment is
righteous because it is judgment of
fruits. Never, under the Constitution
interpretations Of the Democratic ex.
Founders of that document, would the
man of color been anything but a
damned niger" without one solitary
distinction to lift him above and be-
yond the dog trotting at his heels. The
Republican party-the party preemi-
nently of moral instincts and intui-
tions, moral ideas and forces saw the
MAN beneath the color, and stretched
out to him the hand of brotherhood
warm with the blood of a heart pulsat.
ing with divine feelings.
Ihonor the Republican party above
all Others in the land, because it is, and
always has been, the champion of hu.
man liberty, because it more than any
other party earnestly maintains injus-
tice among a certain class at the South
and say that the Republican party. be.
ing in power, has not and does not pro.
tect it's citizens? has not and does not
uphold justice? admit it; and my state
ment is not controverted. The Re-
publican party has no power to act
outside of It's province. There are
state governments 1T the South and TO
them it belongs to love mercy and do
justly. The Republican party may rot
be able to secure the triumph of its
own principles under all circumstances.
but that does not vitiate them. If,
however, there are those in any Sec
ton of the land who cannot secure jus.
tice is it altogether on account of the
party in power in the nation?
No. certainly not. Who is it that
does not deal il mercy and in Justice
Are they not those who have always
been blinded by color and have refused
to see man where there was one!
Are they not those who have always
interpreted the Constitution in the in
terest of injustice, of caste, Of obligar
chyl Are thoy not those who have said
to the man of color: "Thou art not anG
thou shalt not be as one of U.S. Thu
Republican party never pursued a pol.
icy that made of any people a despiseG
ecce; therefore I honor it.