The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-09-13
Should the Republican Party be De-
serted No. Facts and Reasons.
by A srAUyou coLonrD prrUDIIcAv.

EY A sTAUECU CoLoRED REPUBLICAN.
After years of legislative toll and revolution,
the United States succeeded not only in estab-
fishing firm government with defensive power
against foreign invasion, but such degree of
philanthropy and virtue was attained that the
rights of every individual were taken into con-
sidcration. Tho Republican party lives in his
tory as the first strong power that was willing,
ready, determined and pledged to promote those
rights. It tried to prevent bloodshed. Abraham
Lincoln has been condemed for it but his
failure to prevent is the greatest of proof that
the Democratic party was aware of the fact,
that Lincolns terms Of pacifcation were only
to preserve the Union, and did not signify that
the Republican party hadannullod its intention
to destroy slavery. Those Republicans that left
their peaceful homes and went to Kansas. there
fought, bed and died in a struggle to hold it as
free State, took such precautions to prevent
the abuse Of the rights Of colored mon as has
never been taken by any other party. Since
the Republican party adopted the thirteenth,
fourteenth and tifteenty amendments, estab-
fishing those grand principles Of political equal
ity and civil rights, the Democratic party has
invented many sJratagems to odeceiye.t the colored
voters by influencing them TO make the un-
necessary demands Of direct domestic happiness
and social equality and complain of non-ofice-
holding. Every colored man ought to know
that having been given political equality and
civil rights, social equality must necessarily fol-
low in accordance with increasing intelligence
and self respect
What more could be dosired2 During the
last gubernatorial election, the Democrats cir
culated pamphlets containing list Of officers
at the disposal of the Governor and Legislature,
that had never been filled by colored men,
charging it as a crime against the Republicans.
Very few colored men have ever applied for any
such Offices. They know that there is an ability
to be acquired before an Office can be filed.
Some of the offices had been filled by colored
men. Two Of the Offices were filed by colored
men when the pamphlets were in circulation.
The Democrats were opposed to every law that
bound them to respect the rights Of colored
people, but yet they can cause some of the col
ored voters TO complain of the least unsociabil-
ity of the Republicans, and mix such things i'm
political questions. Tho Democratic party was
opposed to am appropriation of money by Com
gress to educate the colorcd people; and, at the
Same time was opposed To- cOlored men holding
office because they were too ignorant, The Re
publican party has protected the rights Of col
ured men with arms and contested the election
cases when colOred linen were wrongfuly defeat
ed. The case of Representative Lynch of Mis-
issippi is proof of this The colored people
ought 10 rejoice That they have been educating
themselves, and have not beew elected To any
Office i'm which they We're guilty of maladminis-
tration or inelliciency The Democrats cry out
'Quit holdiug,up the bloody shirt, and eve
helped TO put down the rebellion If some of
the Northern Democrats did help TO put down
the rebellion, their continued voting with a
party, once rebellious and yet antagonistic TO
every important question, shows what party Is
still holding up the bloody shirt Why should
a party that deserved aiding in battle, and still
retains those principles for which it fought, be