The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-11

For the Herald and News.
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION AND
THE COLORED PEOPLE.

MEssRs. EDITORS Now that the officia' count
Is completed and the election Of Hon Grover
Cleveland 10 the highest Cffice in the gift OF
the American people is conceded by all, even
those vino so stcrnIy opposed him, there seems
70 be felt, by no irconSiderabe nEni5er, great
anxiety as to how the incoming administers
ton will affect the coiored people.
To the Intelligent portion Of the white ana
colored races, there arc, Of course, no appre-
tensions Of anv change regarding the rights
privileges and immuntieS of the latter. They
see that in this and he oiher Southern States
the condition Of The co,ored people vii! remain
as it has been for the past eight years. They
well understand that the negro is citizcn.
They know that his citizenship cannot be
affected save ,br q change in the constitution
Of the national government They know that,
even were the Democratic Administration
shortly 10 be naugIra:ed, disposed 10 t!cat ;hc
negro harshlv or 70 thrust him back into slave
~, such 4 measure could not be accomplished
with the present Republican Senate and the
formidable republican minority in the house.
They know that the American people are
not willing for any such measure. This class,
both white and co!orcd, see no cause for alarm
by the election of Dem ocratic President.
But there is the uninformcd portion Of the
colored people who have been taught by cor
rupt leaders 10 believe that upon The event OF
the election Of & Democratic President they
would be Immediately reduced 10 Il state OF
slavery. And this class. (and blush when
say it, do, in some places. really believe that
that such will be the case. There is also 4
class of white men, though believe few, who
believe that they will have the same powers
over the colored man that they had before the
war Both Of these classes are equally and
terribly mistaken Human >hv2ry in The Uni
.ol ., oil N .linT Hf the
past. II is forbidden by the high state OF
civilization which we now enjoy. It is for
hidden by the growing and prosperous con-
Gi,ion of the Southern States, which were tie
seat of the slave trade, and which continued
under the nightmare OF poverty Is long. as the
slave trade lasted. Il is not desired bG the
former slave owner; and the former slave HIM
SELF like the Moor who was driven into the
Mediterranean by The Spaniard, will be driven
into Inc gulf CT Mexico before h" viii again
submit 10 the unequal yoke
The great mass OF the c1lorcd D2op:c very
naturally weep a. the Gowaf;nl Of tic Repub-
l;can party, the party that gave them their
freedom, the boon Of the colored man IS we'll
as the white.
The corruption which has o: !&;c years crcpt
into that party, like c2nker. Nna"c0 at rs
vi,als, and wa; the sure iorc-runncr o! lis de-
struciion: and the lesson taught by Individual
life. and bv societies, that corruption and fr#gd
will surely turn TO curse the heads Of those fha
practice it, has been again cXcmplitied- Whether
il be in Democratic COur:S or in Republican
Scnates, miSrule, fraud and mal-admini>traion
vii! as surely come 10 an end rs the corrup-
ZION OF the fam, rs cabGl id in the days Of
Charles the Seconi.
While believe, Mr.. Editor, that the cor
rup,;on lately existing in the ranks Of the Re-
publican party was lhe cause Of its downfall.
and while have always spoken against such
corruption, ain not one Of those who, thrtc
months ago, did all in their power 10 elect the
Pe3ubiicau ticket, and who knew. nothing
but virtue in that party, but who, now that Tie
Rcuub.ican has fallen, abuse y merely I" pur-
cLas. themselves INFO favor with the Demo-
cca;S. Some of the coiorcd ministers vino did
all they could 10 elect the Republican candi-
dates, arc now saying i!at the Republican
party never did any thing for The co!orct pco-
nIc or for the county. l have no patience
with such men, Sycophan:S and time-scrvcrS,
who change with every wind 20 court the !aTorS
of the successful man The Republican parry
certainly deserves credit for the re-cSiaDi!Sh.
nnn, ct The union after The wa-. tie freedom OF
:ht. cglo!ed people and their e::Iraac!: Sei!:eni,
its wise financial measures ana rs p!Ht"c'::c
noi;cy. These measures kept the Republican
oarry in power for 'weCty years, and II Garner
be denied credit Cor these. cvt!. ,; ti:c Demo
crats themselves. ar wiling anG ready Il
an lines 20 praise The virtues, but E!!i ever OPP
pose the vices, Of any parry, Democratic oE t-e-
publican. r..
While the co3o,ed people have no cause for
fear by the election of q Democratic freSiaenl'