Daily Republican., 1883-11-01
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RIDGEi.y, MD, Oct. 81 "A very
large crowd came 70 Denton to-day 70
ses and hear Fred Douglass. In point
Of numbers the astemblage was within
fonr or five hundred OF the Democratic
meeting on Tuesday. Three fcurths Of
the oolOred voters were on hand, .togeth-
er with two or three hundred white peo-
pie, Including mon, women aud chill
dran, who had come out Of curiosity.
Fully half the whites were democrats.
George NJ. Russurn presided end teve-
raj colored men were mentioned ~ vice
Presidents, who later occupied the plat.
form with the other on cers. A colored
brass band from Oentrevllls was also
on hand. Col. Mulftkin, Gen. Adam
D. King, VIM. NJ. Marine. DIR. H. X.
Brown, ,colOred and Fred Douglass vera
the speakers. Gen. King, In the course
Of his speech Of two hours, In which he
arraigned the democrats for corruption
and fraud ulent elections - shown up BY
their own party leaders, declared :" II
We elect HoltOn and Jtm Mullikin the
manhood Of Baltimore will see they are
not cheated this time.
When Fred. Douglass stepped for.
ward to speak he was greeted with loud
cheers. He was dresssd in blue
clothes, we'll worn on the facings, and a
tall white hat pressed down his flowing
locks. He began his speech by saying
he had appeared before the American
people In various characters-a aslave,
as y fugitive slave, and advocate OF the
class but now, thanks to the magnani.
nifty ofthe republican party he appeared
AZ an American citizen. He had not
come to CaroliLe County to make .
speech, but TO make his old remark
about his "presence z wing color to the
occasion" and he could only give 1t a.
much color, he said, as his old master
had allowed him TO have. I
Certain c0lorsd people in Baltimore,
he said, who strutted around WITH
cigars In their mouths, had told Of
black men they we're under no obliga-
tions of gratitude to the republican
party, and had invited their race 70
become set Of ingrates. He said; In
our case ingratitute would be danger
GUS thing, for when We cut loose from
the party that gave MS freedom we give
notice that whatever the democratic
party should do would excite III ms no
gratitude whatever. The proposition
for us TO take an independent position
is nonsense, Every step men take ip
this life they must depend on SOME
thing or somebody.
We are all dependent. When took
the train to come to Denton was de-
pendent upon the conductor and e. gi-
neer. And 30 in respect to poll ics. We
have to depend upon one party or tie
other. If we depend upon curse ves
alone we place ourselves in a position
of gr ,.at danger, for we would thereby
ALLEVIATE from us 90 h parties. Neither
would have any motive for concilating
our favor, and the time might come
when these two white parties might say
that the black elem mt was impractics-
bic and since, In the past, the
whites were able to govern The codn-
| try without the coloIed vote, they
might conclude to do the same thing
again.
Don't be discouraged by the recent
decision of the Supreme Court against
the civil.rights law. We will enjoy the
same privileges we did before the law
was pronounced unconstitutional, and
then we will have, l believe at an early
day, a law enacted guaranteeing the
same rights, and it will be 30 construc'
ted that no Supreme Court can upset IT.
10 do anything politically you must
act with one party or the other. -!
heir fruits ye shall know them, ap
plies here az well as elsewhere. The
Democratic party has been the lifelong
linhexible, persistent enemy Of ever!
act ofjustice proposed for the colorec
people.
The republicans, on the other hand
have been the active and aggressive AL
vocates Of every measure which ha.
thus far contributed to our freedom anG
progress. We should all vote the re
pnhican II ket until we get something
better. Until then we must make 1t to'
hot for any one Of our race who goe
the wrong way"
The speaker advised black men T.
stay in the country, and by industry
punctuality and economy acquire prop
Ierty and homes for themselves and thet
children. He said that fifteen colOre'
men 10 Caroline county, owning hftee
good farm. well titled, would do NOR
to remove rejudice and elevate thei
class than he election of one Of them I
Congr 81. This is the only speech to b
made by MIR. Douglass in Marylan
l'hIs fall He took the boat for Bait
more to-nil ht.