Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-31
THE COLOR LINE.
A Republican of the Old School on
the ''LiIy Wbitco Faction.

FoRr WORTH, May 90
To the Editor of;he Gazette.
AS you have given space in your ex-
cellent paper for some OF the pleadings
of the Republican boilers, l beg you
to kindly print two EQUATIONS and Il
few words of comment. The first quota
ton which / ask you 10 print is from
the speech of Judge G. c. Binkley, on
calling the late Republican convention
to order. He said:
cherish the hope that the members f this
covention will lie animated by asp rlt OF
patriotism to bury all local striies which may
have been engendered in certain localities:
that we may come together a band OF
brothers and that the au-stion OF a color line
or white line may be oblterated PROLONGED
applause The Republican party has mis-
sion yet 10 perform; Applause The Re
publican parry lifted the colored man from
II spoke for him when there was 10 one else
10 speak for him. loud and prolonged APP
plause;l Then talk not TO me about the color
line! have heard some white Republicans
say: "let the color line be drawn: : we will
draw the white line" Far be II from any
Patriot! lApplause.l
! Now please print my second quota.
ton which is from the inaugural
speech of Thomas Jefferson when he
took the oath tof Office as president of
the United States, viz, Equal and
exact justice To all men of whatever
state or persuasion. = = g Absolute
acquiesence in the decisions of the ma
jority, the vital principle of republics
from which there Is no appeal but
force.n
MIR. Jefferson was elected president
as Republican over John Adams. a
Federalist. Now, the men who
bolted because the majority was
against them, and attempt to organize
a new political party on the white
line theory can not claim to be Repub-
leans. Their proper place Is in the
Democratic party, where the two.
thirds rule long since abrogated the
majority rule, and where the refrain of
negro equality has been sung ever
since the emancipation proclamation
of President Lincoln. Who talks
about color line and Niger
rule? Not Republicans, surely.
Republicans have no fear
of negro rule or negro supremacy. and
never use the unnecessary cant of
negro equality" There is no equal.
ity In men or things. No two. men
white or black, are entirely equal. and
such silly political claptrap forms no
part of the vocabulary Of the Reuubii.
can party. But 1t does not follow that
the universal inequality OF men means
inequality Of rights, nor the subserv.
ience of one-half to the other. Give
every man an equal chance, regardless
OF complexion. liza black man or red
man or any man can
excel hi. white neiuhbora
let him do 1t. lie is entitled to the re-.
suits Of his merits. Republicans have
ne fears OF the ascendency of Others,
because of their complexion. Human
rights are equal by nature. God made
the elements equally free to ali his
creatures. The Republican party
having lifted the colored man fron,
bondage and stripped him of his
shackles," will see to II that no minor.
ity OF lilly white boilers shall r.
enslave him, nor disfranchise him nor
read him out of the party.
l hope, Mr.. Editor, that my plain
words Ia reference to those who have
attempted to organize new party on
the color line will not be construed
into unkind feelings toward the men
engaged In work. They IRE ali
doubtless, honorable Gentlemen
While l entertain only Respect for
them as men, must speak plainly Of