Daily Republican., 1883-10-12
FxIDAx. OCTOBER Es, 1883.
COvssr ed DeanOcrosA.

1t is said that the Republican leaders
of Ohio are greatly surprised at the
large number of coored rOtsss who
voted the Democratic ticket at tbs cleo
ton on Tuesday. We are about as
much surprised at the leaders getting
surprised al the leaders are at the way
the colored men voted. The latterIhave
Is good right to vote for whom they
please as white men have, and beea1se
they are black is no ground whatever
for expecting them to vote sOlidly fec
this or that parry. The colored people
recently held a convention of their own
in Louisville, Kentucky, at which reso-,
buttons were passed that served notice
upon political parties that colored men
wanted fair distribution of the offices
and that they had no idea whatever of
being shut out under supposition that
they are under such obligations to the
Republican party that they will stick
solidly to the party through thick and
thin, office or no Office. These men in
their convention said in the frankest
and fullest manner by their words and
actions that if they did not get share
of the offices in the Republican party
they would no longer cooperate with it
politi ally, but would 60 to the party
that would appreciate their vote and
grant their desire. The Democratic
party is always ready to make promises
and appear to grant any demand by
which it can secure votes, and we have
No doubt whatever that the Ohio Demo.
Gratis made abundant promises of off,
cial sop to the colored men last Tuesday
promises which of course will not be
kept.
1t is true that the colored people are
under the greatest obligations to the
Republican party, for it was through
the exertions of that party that their
shackles were stricken off aud they
were made not free men, but citizens Of
the country with equal rights with
white men under she law, but that is no
reason why more should be expected of
them than of white men. The Demo-
Gratis opposed their freedom, opposed
their citizenship, opposed their right to
vote, opposed their equal rights, and for
that reason we cannot see how colored
people can be Democrats, except upon
the theory that offices in hand are better
Than any past tavors conferred.
Reasonable minded people, even
Democrats, when they speak honestly
and candidly will say that the colored
voters are very ungrateful to leave the
party to which they owe 20 much, but
while so many thousands of white peo
pie rejoice in the privilege of being
members of political party that de
grades them what more can be expected
of thousands of colored men who think
that the very essence and proof of free
men is to hold Office and be politica
leader. While thousands of white mel
make fools of themselves and vot,
against their own personal interests TO
the sake Of party, who will say tina
colored men shall not have the sam
right to make fools Of themselves. n
matter what is done the colored vot
cannot be kept solid for any party
While the best element of the colore
people will always prefer to remain il
the Republican party, acknow ledgin
the Obligations they are under to il
there is another element that will =
where the most is paid for their vote
This element the Republican party Ia
no room for at any time and already tC
much effort has been made to keep me
in the party whose every instinct lie
them into another party. II there
any considerable number of COlOre
men who are FESTIVE and dissatisfied
the Republican party and wish to tt
Others, we can only say let them =
The Republican party is based upC
the principles of honesty and justice
all men and those who do not want
continue their connection with sucn
party must 60 elsewhere. That is i
there is in it,