The daily gazette., 1882-03-10
Couorsd PolIoemen.

party conventions, and all the elo-
quence of the stump, in favor of the
elevation Of the colored race, the sable
fellow citizen has never been able to
| get any reoognition from his ardent |
| partisan friends in this State, beyond
the privilege Of cleaning spittoons and
| polishing boots. In the South, |
against which the assumed friends of
the colored race directed their fercest |
denunciations tor not caring for the |
colored citizens, there have been col |
ored policemen and colored legislators |
and eolored Congressman and colored |
State officers, chosen by both political |
partieE, but in Republican Philadel-
phiG where the colored vote holds the |
balance Of. power, and In Pennsylva- |
MIA where the Republican majority Is
less than the eolored vote, tho first
regular nomination or appointment
has yet to be given to colored man
for any responsible official position.
Several years ago the Democratic
Mayor of Republican Pittsburg ap-
pointed the first colored man on the
police force. 1t shocked the Demo.
Gratis and paralyz zed the Republicans;
but the Democratic Mayor stood firm
and the colOred brother wore the star
and welded the mace with credit.
Another Democratic Mayor of Pitts.
burg, the present incumbent, has i'm
proved on the first by the appoint
ment of additional oolOred citizens to
the police force, and now the people
of the Smoky City are no more aston
ished at the sight of a colored police
man than they would be in New Or
leans, Charleston or Washington.
Mayor King, the present Reform
Democratic Chief Magistrate of Phil
adelphia, was the first to olothe tho
colored citizen With commission As q
eonservator of the pea3e in that city.
1t was taken as gripping emetio by
the Democrats who wanted 20 swing
the police club in good old Democrat
10 style, and the Republicans who bad
never thought of the colored man save
as q regulation machine voter, were
astounded al the elevation of the
negro by q Democratic administra-
tion; but the matter was a nine days
wonder; the colored policeman per-
formed his duty, and now Mayor
King has just added two more to the
police force, making seven out of the
fourteen hundred.
The recognition of the cololed citi-
zens as policemen in the Republican
cities of Pittsburg and Philadelphia
by Democratic Mayors, is a departure
that will not be departed from by their
successors. Tue colored man Is grad
ually asserting himself-not as a ool-
ored man, but as a man entitled to a II
the rights of manhood, and as he ad-
vances, the unreasonable prejudices of
race will rapidly perish. The inde-
pendent candidacy Of Mr.. Coots for
Common Council in the strongest coll
ored and Republican ward Of the city,
has also given the party leaders an
impressive lesson OF the purpose OF
colored voters to aspire above mere
hewers of wood and drawers of water
for che politicians. When Coots en-
tered the field the only question asked
by the leaders was, what will it cost
: to buy him off But to their utter
dismay, they discovered colored can
didate who was battling for the dig
nifty and recognition of his race, and
not for tho money of jobbers, and they
had to submit TO defeat. Henceforth,
! the colored voters are likely to be a.
Independent as white voters, and
whenever they reach the Independence
OF the full stature of manhood, they
will no longer have to beg or bolt to
attain justice.
The above article, from the Phlladel-
phia Times, OF the 7th inst, has the
true ring, and plainly shows which
side the abused colored citizen Of Della
ware should take, and we mistate not
the signs of the times, If the colore d
voters of Delaware do not assert their
manhood and cut loose from the party
of promises and allay themselves wi th
the party who will respect their wor tn
, and independence. We point to
! them the acts of Northern Democrats
of the cities of Philadelphia and Pitts
5 burg, where they are given something
!. more than promises and the washing
} of spittoons and polishing boots. Nov
is the time for our colored citizens o.
Delaware to strike terror into the
camp of Radicalism. Now is the tlme
q to let tho adventurerS from New York
2 and Pennsylvania, who have come
). amongst Delawareans to stir up strife
!. and hatred between it's old-time citi
q zens, know that they shall not rule
II and ruin here. These people car
? nothing for Delaware or its citizens
their aim is greed and power. Aftel
they obtain power the spoils are di
9 vided mp amongst the rich. The!
! have ne use for the poor man except t
r get his labor dirt cheap and contro
!; his votes. Will the colored voters o
# Wilmington continue to have any con
E. fdence in this party of promises
Will they allow themselves TO be de-
ceived for fifteen years mores
e DEMOCRAT.
: RESCUED FROM DEATH.