Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-14
A FALSE ALARM.

For the last twenty years the Republican
politicians have been preaching TO the col.
ored folk that il tbs Democrats came into
power thev would force them back into
slavery and deprive them Of their rights and
happiness, and by this false misrspresenta-
ton they have always succeeded in holding
the colored vote and soaring them into sup
porting, continually, the Republican party.
This country is free for al. and the colored
people will ind that if Mr.. Cleveland ia
president Of the United States for the next
four years, and the government passes into
the hands Of the Democracy, they will enjoy
the same freedom, liberty and protection
that will be enjoyed by and granted TO the
white people Of the country.-St Joseph
Gazette.
The Republicans have not been preaching
anything Of the kind. The colored people
have learned something in the last quarter
of century, and they know that the Demo-
position might bs-to re-establish slavery
The Republican party gave freedom to the
slaves, and embedded it in the constitution,
and there il will remain forever.
In the northern states the colored people
enjoy. and will continue to enjoy "the same
liberty, freedom and protection enjoyed by
and granted to the white people OF this
country" But this 10 not true Of the
southern stetes; has not been truo for ton
years past; and never will be true - long
as the Democratic party has power TO deny
the colored people their civil rights.
There has not been fair, free election, in |
either Mississippi, Lou isiana, South Caroli- |
M, Georgia, Alabama or Florida. for more |
than ten years past. The man who pretends |
that the colored people of these states are al |
lowed ''the same freedom, liberty and protec-
tion enjoyed by and guaranteed to the white
people," is either an ignoramus or Q falsiher;
he either docs not know what every intslli-
gent and honest citizen of America knows.
viz, that the negroes ofthose states are either
not allowed to vote, or their votes, when
cast, are not counted; or, knowing
this, he deliberately misrepresents plain,
patent facts.
The Republican party emancipa,ed and
enfranchised the slaves. 1t has endeavored
always and in all places, to protect them in
he enjoyment Of their civil and political
,ights. The Democratic party opposed
heir emancipation, opposed their enfrsn-
;hisement, and has, wherever 1t had power
o do %, prevented them from
their rights ~ citizens. These are
acts Of history. They are undeniable. The .
olorcd people are not afraid that the DEM !
cratic party win restore them to slavery.
'ut they know, and every intelligent cifi-
en- Of the United States known, that in iii !
: eight states Of this union they arc, ana
nd have been for fully dozen years past,
eprived Of their civil and political rights. :
be South was made and is kept solid" by
,e most atrocious crimes that ever dikgraced !,
civilized people-by ku klux klans, BY as
estimation and murder and whippings, BY
ballot box stufhng and false count .
g, and by the utter destruction Of the :
merican system Of popular elections. The !.
AN who does not know this il an ignora- !; !.
us; the man who, knowing il, denies it, !
I'd attempts to conceal or deride or deny :
70 facts, Is worse than an ignoramus-he i &
.rty to, and participatsr In, the the great y
ime Of the century and the great disgrace =
our American civilization Champion. e g