Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-02-07
The Color Line.

INDEPENDENCE III polltlcS, anu tnere Is
general feeling amongst the colored peo-
pie that the yoke OF partisanship bears
{, heavily upon them. They have perfect
right To emancipate themselves from
that yoke, and to adopt more indie
pendent service. Naturally the colored
voters are Republicans from the force
of circumstances. 1t would be exceed
ingiy strange if they were anything
else, and if they should, for any cause,
leave the Republican party and act
with any other, it will only be when
thai party to whichthey 90 will become
the better friend.
On broad principles there should be
no color line in politics, no more than
there should beN sect and nationality
line The National Constitution, based
upon The broad, immutable principles Of
justice and right, recognizes nothing of
that kind except in the one solitary
provision that no foreigner can be
President Of the United States. The
necessity for such a provision is q de-
batable question. Every citizen is sup
posed 10 stand upon the same footing
protected by the magma Charta Of hu-
man rights, and the broad folds of the
American flag. This is now cmphati
cally nation Of treemen, the only dark
stain that rests upon it being that of
ignorance and superstition
There are many Republicans who
look upon the movement ofthe colored
people who met in National Hall as
one that will injure the Republican
party. We do not see it in that light. |
The Republican party has ever been the
advocate Of a higher intelligence, and a
larger independence in political action.
1t cannot be expected that the great
mass Of colored voters, we regret to say
the most Of them ignorant, at first, Of
their duties as citizens, shall be forever
kept ignorant and remain the mere
hewers Of wood and the drawers Of |
water for the benefit Of the more en-
lightened A mere sentiment of obi |
CATION to any political party is not suf
ficient to meet this advanced age of
reason and independence.
The great principle implanted not
only in the Constitution, but in the hui
man mind that a man is man, and as |
such is entitled to the rights of man,
is growing. The barrier walls of ignor-
anCe and superstition are breaking |
down. The sun OF intelligence shines
more brightly in the year 1884 than it |
ever did before. Everywhere all over
the world the toCsin is sounding Down |
with ignorance! Down with super |
stition Down with tyranny UpI
with liberty . Up with intelligence
Up with independence The Irishman,
with superior intelligence strikes
back at the hand that would chain him
to the car of the oppressor. The Cos.
sack and the serf have rendered the
largest and strongest Empire on the
earth an unsafe habitation for royalty
in their efforts to obtain political free
dom.
The 1Iagyar,in his demand for eman-
cipatiOn from the chains Of political ser
Witty, is shaking up Austria, and tho
day Of the ending Of monarchy are
outlined upon the walls Of the imperial
palace IF the mobiles Of Spain. Every
whore there Is a grand movement for
hberty-a general rising Of the MASSES,
u'I,lan"li nor "i'y the ackiioWidgcu
'Isi'I' 81 ii!"l'hll'", hut the lulilii1heh'
u "l"'' 'IAHIH' America Is III advance
OF all other nations in this respect The
No,'''l'"'lvl VI lir ni'rd STATES IS the
only ore that acknowledges an equality
OF human rights. II does all that can
We ""',' ~ ''rlN' a""h ana "olltefate
every oaf'l'r 10 freedom ana lhdepeh"-
eror'
lAI''.''f' w. look WIN II" S'rl"n"
aPP'th' 'Si"' upon 'II' tfr'' 81 a meet
ms Vi ',i' I''' men ''N"'' ~ 10 move
upon uieh'r sphere ~ p"ii'lchi actloh. j.;
",'@ an '!,tlIIE'nl 'h"Ividn'Ii'y Is '"ij
!" ,I!'if g'nue me i''pubIIcah party has
mining 10 rear. IL mas Always hc'N
'iI' ''l''N' ''a'IVe Oh 'h"t !d'h ana ;
"h,'' Il ceases 10 represent li''lIlgthc" {
ann eA"ite" character, men II VIII be {
I'IN' l"I ~ :" fc'iT" ana IeaFe lhc I"Id ]
wherein II mas -Ml"'' us pIpudeSt We ;
l"F.'S' .N"' Nh'N rhc h'pn'llcall party, {
p'' me D'lH"'ra'r party ana all other e
P'r''"' as WE'LL nave NOR" TO fear from j
me "''au'ag" taken "t the Ign' ant a
MASSES IMAM men VINO 'cclipy lhde- +
PENDENT, intelligent positions. Il
H'' ry'h'hg "INe Is lei, Tor me citlz"h G
!" u EI"rlh. IL Is luf nm 10 advance a
IIo ''Hioe. Wealth and honor ar" be '
lor' i'm, ana ms Will be tive fault if he r,
oo'' ''t r'arh the1n' a free religion, a f,
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