National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-09-20
Republicans and the Negro.

Lro the Editor Of THE REPUBLICAN,:
/ have read Mr.. Dewtter Dumas card
jim Saturdays Post, One may not impugn his &c :
fciracy in stating his personal experiences, and
There Is considerable truth in the charge that there
lis still an unsocial feeling toward men of color on
ithe part of many Republicans, but cannot believe
THAT he knowingly comp ares the Democratic party
Lavorably with Republicans in that regard. To do
$50 would be publishing an infamous lie" which
would be disprOved by the history of this country
and the testimony of a vast majority Of colored
linen themselves.
sTHE LEADING SPIRITS OF THE REPUBLICAN PATTY
fthose who prevent II from settling upon It's lees
lare the men and women ofthe old Abolition party.
lwhO stuck to the cause Of the negro through good
band evil report until the Almighty so directed
events Us TO secure him at least promise of lega
rights. Ifal Republicans do not act aud feel like
jihose heroic spirits it is simply because our re
Her uits from the Democratic ind Wing parties eau
hot wholly put of old prejudces. Mr.. Dumai
should not expect old bOttles-aOmo very old-tt
Hold new wine. At all events, were ! eoloret
Imam u seems to me that tho Justice Of the Repub.
acun would be preferable to the uncertain kind
1neSS" Of the Democrat, which tossed me n curse
bud dollar one day aud sent me 70 the block OF
dho whipping post on the next, holding the chastity
NJ the Negroes wife OF daughter IN contempt al
dthe time.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NEVER
Aintil Republicans compelled 1t to. The Dem
9OcratiG party is maintained to- day as a protes
digaiust the legislation by which the negro II
Illegally man. u Is quite natural that Democrat
fin this latitude should feel some sncaklng kind
4nesS for negro, seeing that in any one OF mos
1 Africans he recognizes possible kinsman., X
AbchOld paternal instincts trumphing even In
iDcmocrat relules the doctrine OF total depraYit!
md makes an old Aboliionst glorify God
THE SITUATION AND PROSPECTS
aOf the Democratic PARTY to-day remind me of
8Fuined castle in Germany which was supposed I,
dhave been made tppregnable in n horrible way
jwhen tue foundation was laid a little child wa
Iwaled upalye. aud suiocated or starved the fort
4rcSs grew. Bnt the eNpedet Jailed, OF course, an'
the Wondering ruins Only serve to remind Thu
Tourist Of the fly of doing evil that good-a ques
HtionNhlc good in The castles case--mght com
Whereby. AS the democratic forlrcss-the Sole
2the blood Of Republican Victims from those Of thu
2 Mcehanics' Institute massacre TO Conelia ant
aIOhnny ChisOm ana Henry PinkstOn and hi
4baby, WHILE imnuTed within It's horrid,walls,
awhole race has died of political asphyxia. Con
Hiding in the impregnability OF this base Of opera
THE BOURBON LEADERS
RSally forth in eternal warfare the rights OF man
ID successful Mr., Dumas would mud the black code
5reVived in all their beauty, and his only hop
ewould be ~ get back under Old England's meteo
alag. But while God Almighty lives and the he
gpnbllcan party acts on It's original PLATFORM" al
sthings whatsoever yc would that men shonld d.
2unto you 40 ye even so 10 them "-Democratic sue
tccSs viii he but the ileeting struggles OF dyhi
sGyil spirit, The solid South VIII be stormed ant
8taken In due time, and, while u become
athe abode of bats and owls, the sons OF Mr.. Dumas
1loins VIII attain all ofthe rights OF men under
dag whose reproaeh has been taken away by Re
spubllCan yalor ana Law which have been enacted
sby Republican justice and common sense;
Pennsylvania.