The bee., 1883-08-18
THE NEGRO AND THE REPUBLI-
CAN PARTY.


There is desire on the part of a few
men who have assumed the leadership
of the cOlored race, and because they
have not been recognized by the Repub-
lican party as leaders are now endeav-
oring to lead the negro into IA pit
merely to satisfy their prejudices and
personal spleen that they may have
against that grand old party of liberty,
freedom and independence. These men
who are advocating an independent
policy among the colored race are men
who have been disappointed in their
political aspirations. If we mistake
not, Thomas Beaufard, S. c., is the
same man who lived in this city few
years ago and set himself up as ply
sician or doctor of medicine. He.as
well as Mr.. /. Thomas Fortune. of the
NeIC York GLobc, are endeavoring by
their yindictiyeness and false issues to
persuade the negro from the Republ-
kean party. Mr.. Fortune must remem-
Der that his doctrine to the colored
voters may be headed by men like him.
self whose services were of such minor
importance to the Republican party
that he failed to receive the recognition
demanded by him while in this city,
The question is. did MeSsrs. Fortune
and Hamilton show the reason why
the colored man should change his
political masters? Mere assertions.
without reason, will not do for the race
at this time. The Democratic party
has been in power. and what was the
condition of our people? Servitude
after the meanest character and forced
amalgamation Of the races thus caus
ing great faction of the colored
people to be born bastards. There is
no doctrine in that can be advocated
sufficiently to persuade us to return
TO our former condition. Mr.. Fortune
is committing a crime that will not
soon he forgotten. Ills advocacy of
principle that he knows will damn a
race that has recently merged from
state of oppression will do US no ham.
If we are tired of liberty and crave for
restoration Of the past then follow
The independently policy.
I'VE maintain that our interview in
the New York TimeS is correct state
ment of the political status Of the race
in this county. We maintain that the
colOred press of this county will not
desert the Republican party on national
issues. In the first place the Republl-
can party made negro press possible
within a year after our freedom. Mr..
Fortune and DIR. p Hamilton forget
that Hon. Fred. Douglass edited the
North Star, when the South was hell
for the negro. Ex-senator Bruce, now
Register of the Treasury, defied the
rebel renegades when it was death to
our people to speak above whisper.
Who would not be grateful? Can we
SO soon forget that immortal man,
W Lincoln? Our advice TO the colored
voters is TO reflect before they make
hasty step. The great fault with such
men as Messrs. Fortune and Hamilton
is that when the Democratic party does
10y chance and by force make one or
two appointments great howl is set
up by these would-be-refcrmers, but if
the Republican party on the other hand
don't put these chronic office-hunters
in positions. the cry is that the party
is ungrateful 1t is not the party.
The principles of the Republican party
are liberal. Those of the Democratic
party are narrow and are only confined
to the individual members Of that
party. There is liberty on one side
aud slavery on the other. justice and
equality are the mottoes of the party
we support, and tyranny, blood shed
and the meanest acts that can he per
petrated are the principles of the Demo-
cratic party, which we condemn.
This is what MeSsrs. Fortune and
Hamilton are appealing to the colored
vote TO sustain. The Globe says that
the Republican party is full of corrup-
tion, the editor of that paper thought
otherwise when he was seeking a po-
sition. The editor of the Globe could |
have been of service TO the party, and !.
we regret that one so able is throwing
away his brains in support of Demo-