The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-10
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sthtcsuhn from Mhslsslppi, was booked lot
place. A number of delegations of colored
men waited on General Garfield at Mentor
in behalf Of Senator Bruce, and petition after
petition was sent to him from tho coiored
people of oyeiy section Of the south. Ii was
all without avail, however. for senator Bruce
was colorcd and there could be no place for
him in the cabinet. We say this because we
are told that tho colored delegations who
waited upon General Garfield wero coldly
received, politely Of course, but so !rigdly
aad formally polite thar il was equivalent TO
rebuff was ropellsnt. Ore delegation,
hearag OF their approach General Garfield
loft his residence and went to the town Of
M ntor to meet them. This prevent d him
from having 10 tender the Inequalities of hi,
hono. Another delegation no met on hii
front stoop although thore was snow on the
ground, and there listened to what they he'd
10 ssy. These are the newspaper accounts.
which We have never seen coatradicl0d, of
General Garaeld'o reeeption,& the colored
men who called on him 10 Mo interest Of
their people. Senator Bruce is represented
to bo u man Of more than average inteili
gcncc, OF fair learning, OF polased manners
and Of sterling integrity and lh, popular
with all who kno" hit III white and
black III Mississippi, ard respected
by al democrats as we'll As republicans
With the capacity and.hc culture to ropreae Il
his race and TO be Of service to his country,
tho question naturally arises, why was moi!
Senator Bruce acceptable us cabinet INNS.
Tor, il IL be- tnst race objection has No irlu'
ence upon the republican party General
Garfield knows that tho bulk Of the republic
can vote in the south is the colorod vote
indeed knows that tho colored vote is fully
four-ilfths of tho southern republican vote.
Lie seemed TO think tho southern states we're
entitled to cabinet position, but who did no
choose for this place. Was u colored man
to represent his race and be appointed AS n
recognition Of the serviceaof. tho colored
people 10 the republican party? BY no
means. Was il northern man, who
had bsttled Ia behalf of repubicanisn
in the north and in the south ms well? Far
from it. Tho appointment was given TO "A
southern born, southern reared OK slave.
holder, Judge W. II. Hunt, who WAS put
into tho navy department. Now we ask the
colored men if it does not look very much us
though no freedman n Cd apply when Office
and patronagois to be bestowed by tho ro-
publicln party? Does il no. scom ~ the
coIorad man that ho il only n lire brand in
the hands of theopublcan party with which
10 stir up strifa, with which 10 make political
capital and with which 10 M up their rsnka
when tho voting has TO b. done! Tho colnral
people havo sense anl reason, aud
although they may be but liulo
learned in books.thoy have common practical
sen'e and keen insight into human nature.
We would sag to them then tina. they owe i.
TO themselves, owe it /, lhoir own manhood.
their own right Of freedom, and own it to
tho generations OF their people who AFRO t.
come attor them OF this day and timc, to
think and net for themselves politically ~
they do in matters Of religion and of every
day business. win their eyes never ba open.
ed to the fact that they arc nothing moro TO
tho republican party than us sheep being led
to tho shameless Ia there u colorOd man in
Texas who has ever been made United
States marshal or deputy marshal? A reve
N.Y. collector, or deputy collector Apos'-
master or deputy postmaster Arc thcre any
colored mon who arc con.us, or foreign
minis,cr,f There AFRO two colcred
policemen Ia Texas, in Houston, appointed
by democratic mayor, and confirmed by u
democratic city council. Don't tho colorld
people Of the slu,h know tho southern peo-
plo with whom they have been brough. up,
and knowing them, don't they know that
thay are their .bes,.and Lrucsl triandsH Yot
there o,nnot ba state election, or county,
or ov5n citysclection, without the c,lurel
psopo, drawing par,y lines, vociiera.ing Snd
voting for republican ticket Why should
they do this, especially In municipal cleo.
,iors? Why bind thomsolye, hand and
foot, body and soul, 10 the republican party,
that never givns them oliio, nov r recos.
ni1es any tight they have
to position: Why not ignore
party lines and vol, Cor tho mon they know
pesously, mon who have proven themselves
to DO worthy cfre,pect and trust, mon whose
interests arc identified with tho city and
county generally. All over tho country thcrs
are hundreds and hundreds Of demo- tats nnd
republican, who 10 city elections Ignore
p,r,y, and vote Cor tho men lhoy believe
beat suited for tho Offices. 1t was only last
month tina, Phildelphis and Pusburg, both
rcpu ,lican cities by overwhelming msjori.
ties, elected, zach onoa dcmocra, for mayor
and number OF democrats for other mum
cipal petitions. Ifdcmocrs,s AMI whits r..
publicans do this, why canroI oclorod men
do IT, too, especially when they have 30
much reason to bc independent of the
republican parity
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