Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-28
REBELLIOUS I
THE LATE CANDIDATE YoR THE PRzs1.
DEEcY SHOWS HIS coLoRs.
ABritsr and Sarcastic. Though YoolI.A speech.


AUGUSTA, Me-, Nov. lS.-A number
Of the citizens Of Augusta and surround
ing villages of Maine, formed a process
sion headed by Congressman FRYE and
a brass band, and marched to the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Blaine. After music and
few words by Mr.. Heath, lawyer,
Mr.. Blaine stepped to the front and
spoke at some length. lie thanked
Maine, the state of his adoption; Penn
sylvania, the state OF his birth, and
tho republicans generally Of America
for their votes and fealty to the cause.
He then proceeded to blast the South
as follows:
The northern states, leaving out the
cities Of New York and Brooklyn, sus-
tanned the republican cause by a major
ity Of more than 100000, almost half
million. indeed. Of popular votes. The
cities Of New York aud Brooklyn threw
their great strength and influence with
the solid south, and were tire decisive
element which gave TO that section the
control Of the national government.
BITTER WORDS.
Speaking now not at all as defeated
candidate, but simply as u loyal and
devoted American, think the transfer
Of the political power Of the govern
ment 10 the south Is national misfor-
tune. II is n misfortune because II in
PRODUCES an element which can't insure
harmony and prosperity to the people;
because IL introduces into the republic
the rule Of minority. The FIRST instinct
Of an American Is equality-equality of
right, equality OF privilege, equality of
political power. The equality which
says to every citizen Your vote Is just
as good, just as potential as the vote of
any other citizens That can't be said
to-day in the United States. The course
Of affairs In the south has crushed out
She political power of more than $780,
on American citizens, and has trans
ferred IL by violence TO others. Forty
two presidential electors are assigned
to the south on account of the colored
population, aud yet the colored popula-
ton. with more than l,l0O,0JO legal
votes, have been unable to choose a sin
gle elcctOr. Even i'm those states where
they have majority Of more than a
hundred thousand they were deprived
Of free suffrage, and their rights, as cit
liens, are scornfully trOdden underf foot.
The eleven states that comprised the
rebel confederacy had by the census of
1880 seven and half millions white
population, and 5,30O,O00 colored popu-
lation. The colored population almost
to a mau desire to support the republic
can party, but by system of cruel
intimidation, and by violence aud muir
der wherever violence and murder are
thought necessary, they are absolutely
deprived of all political power.
NADER AND MADDER.
II the outrage stopped there it would
be bad enough, but it does not stop
there. For not only is the negro popu-
latiOn DISTINGUISHED, but the power
which rightfully and constitutionally
belongs to them is transferred to the
white population, enabling the white
population Of the south TO exert an cleo
toral influence far beyond that exert cd
by the same number of white people in
the north.
To illustrate just how II works TO the
destruction of all fair elections, let me
present TO you five states in the late
confederacy and five loyal states of the
north, possessing in each section the
same number of electoral votes. Inthe
south, the states of Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Alabama, Georgia and South
Carolina have in the aggregate forty
eight electoral votes. They have $780,
600 white people and over 5000, 900 col
ored people. I'm the north the states Of
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas,
and California have likewise in the ag-
gregate forty-eight electoral votes, and
they have white population Of :, GOO, 900
or just double the five southern states
have just named. These northern states
have practically no colored population.
II is, therefore evident that the white
men in those southern states, 10y usurp-
ing and absorbing the rights of the col
ored men, are exerting just double the
political power Of the white men in the
northern states. I submit to my friends
that such a condition of affairs is extra
ordinary, unjust and derogatory to the
manhood of the north.
WILD WITH RAGE.
Even those who are vindictIvely op-
pOsei TO negro suffrage will not deny
that IL presidential electors are assigned
to the south by reason of colored popu-
lation, that population ought to be per-
mitted free suffrage in election. To
deny that clear proposition Is to affirm
that a southern white man in the gulf
states is entitled to double the political
power Of white men in the northern lake
states. IL Is to affirm that confederate
soldier shall WELD twice the influence
in the nation that union soldier can.
aud that n perpetual and constantly in
creasing superiority shall be conceded
to the southern white man in the gov