St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-25


some statesman, OF more just pretensious TO
official honesty and truthfulness will be
selected.
But the Republican press, Just now, from
the force of habit aud -xasperated BY their
signal defeat, blindly and inconsiderately
continue his leadership. and reflect the saw
age hostility which he feels toward the ''solid
south, because il contributed So thoroughly
u bis defeat. He charges the South with ex-
citing dsioyalty TO the Union; charges that
the whites OF the south practically hold the
color d people in civil vassaiage, and dis
/ franchises them Of their rights OF citizenship;
charges that every United States senator
/ from the south was rebel in the civil war,
and. generally that the south is insincere and
dishonest in its prrtense OF LOYALTY.
The Republican press 10 large extent,
endorses these unjust charges against tie
South, and as d means Of Gripping the Demo-
cratic administration just coming into rIg-
er,thinking 10 strengthen aud consolidate is
/ party at the North is laboring daily, by false
inculpations,to excite and peTpetrate hostile,
I sectional luminosity. Such course is fraught
with evil anu only evil.
The arraying in fierce conflict Of opinion
aud feeling Of section against section, bodies
no good To tue common country. its tenden
cy even is 10 wreck the republic, and 20 de-
stroy the free institutions which are its basis,
and 10 overthrow that Union founded by the
fathers, sustained by the overthrow of the re-
bellion, and reaccepted by the conquered
confederates themselves. Thus the R-publi-
cans. in pretending 10 labor for the perpetual
ton of the Union, actually become. them
selves, rebels, aud array their influence
against its best interests.
When the con federates surrendered and
laid down their arms, the work of recons rue
ton commenced, aud by the reconstruction
laws the cOnfederates were restored TO their
| franchises, and to the right TO hold Office un-
der the government, on certain conditions
These conditions being accepted, they are
entitled TO a community OF civil and political
rights, and it is simply base and infamous to
be continually. tauntiugly harping upon the
unfortunate and abortive uprising which has
forever passed with ali its issues and gone
into history. II is censurably unjust and
criminal TO attempt to prolong the EN- FILTERED
feeling in which the civil conflict originated,
! North and South are 10 live together in peace
and harmony as citizens under the govern
meut OF the common country, the rights OF
citizenship are 10 be acknowledged and award
ed TO all, and absolute, unquestioned equality
is to be conceded to every loyal citizen
1t is not for Mr.. Blaine TO stand up and
with tery objurgatiOns. arraign for disluyalty
Southern Senators. who long since laid down
the weapons of their rebellion, gave in their
allegiance 10 the Union and the government,
accepted ali the conditions imposed by the
reconstruction laws, and by word aud ac-
nave since shown and established their sim
cerity, good faith and loyalty. Nor Is il
for the Republican press and party, TO assail
such with bitter iuvectve as unworthy Of
| public trust or the eountrys confidence, I'm
less they wish and intend to PROSTATE the
very pillars of the Republic. Again, the
pretense that the colored people owe an mex
tinguishable debt OF gratitude 10 the Republic
can party is n false ella IN. Abraham Lincoln
was not influenced by sentimentalIsm. or any
spirit of philanthropy in issuing the prUela-
nation of emancipation. He said he would
save the Union il he could without touching
save both, then the institution must 20, and
the Union stand.
The supreme moment came when in his
honest conviction slavery must be crushed
cut 10 save the Union. He therefore issued
the proclamation OF emancipation, as 4 rigid
irigid, memorable war measure, uninaueneed
by the sentimentalism that had prompt ed
the action of the anti-slavery party.
The Office seekers, and Office holders rs
sumo what is false when they lay claim to
the eternal gratitude Of the colored people for
their freedom. The Union Democratic
heroes of the civil conist fought as valiantly
side by side with colored troops und. the pro-
lection of emancipation, as did the Rrpub-
licans. II is false TO claim that the Repub-
licans have done anything OF marked benefit
for the colored population of the South, more
than any other class Of citizens. Tue aristo-
cratic Republicans are not free from the
spirit of caste.
They keep alive the color line, and their
antebellum disgust at any approach to so
cial equality, is as great to-dly as ever Il
is not that they despise the negroes less, but
| that they hate the Democracy more, that the
! NNPNoiS"hS NIaiAh ttf NHhllnE ErAiituue OF
the ex-slaves. To alarm the ignorant col
ored people OF the South with the idea OF
their reinstatement, upon the inauguration
! Of a Democratic Illustration. is as villain
GUS AS it is shamelessly false. The amend
ments to the constitution fix the status OF the
ex-slaves, and guarantee TO them due protec-
ton in the just exercise of their rights of cit
| izenship. A Democratic administration
could not infringe upon these guaran-
teed constitutional barriers and safeguards.
if inclined to do so, but it will not be SO in
! clined.
The Democratic party is pre-emin entity de-
voted and pledged to the maintenance of the
equal and exact, and most sacred personal.
civil and political rights of all men, without
regard to race, color or previous condition
OF servitude. As time progresses, the eolored
people win learn, Notwithstanding the un-
scrupulous, lying declarations and decIama-
tory rhetoric of the baffied Republicans. that
their most sacred personal and civil rights
and reform, are more surely to be enjoyed
without obstruction or hindrance in Demo-
cratic, than in Republican hands.
CURRENT COMMENE.