Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-25
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From the Higs >sville Post.l
LEXINGTON, Mo.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I notice in your last issue
an article, headed, s'The Republican party
and the colored vote" Please allow me
space to reply to the article. The intention
of this article was to SANDER, and treat the
colored republicans with the greatest con-
tempt. This is not the spirit of the republic
can party. In replying to this article, 1 will
treat it in a Christian spirit, and with a heart
full Of love for the party that emancipated
our fathers, mothers and children. We hope
the man that wrote the article referred to
will remember that we, as colored voters,
are a part of the republican party, and not
just simply colored voters. The man that
wrote the article gives his name rs ''Jr."
The editor of the Post should have demand
ed his name before publishing the article.
We don't know Just what he means, unless
he means he is the youngest and meanest Of
the republican party in Lafayette county. l
want to say that the article is false from be-
ginning to end. We didn't demand to be
elected to the convention, but asked for it,
as did the white republicans. We did not
demand the white republicans to pay our
way, but like men made our WI arrange
ments. We are not in debt to any party for
our freedom, all who fought in the late war
have been well paid. But we, like good
children, have continued with the party
twenty-one years. We are now our own
men, and act accordingly. eve love our par
ty.) We have never flinched when called
upon to aid in this campaign in person or
money. This article was writtsn just be-
cause we, as men, asked for a colored mar to
be placed on the ticket; this was justly due
us; therefore we meant no harm or i'll will to
the party, but we only asked for what the
white delegates asked. Now then, had ''Jr."
the education that, according to his article,
fits a man to he q delegate to so small q
thing as a county or state convention, this
article would never have been written to
Islander the party like it has. But, doubtless,
1t represents the man that wrote it. If he is
the leader of the white republicans of Lafay-
cite county, l wish to say to him In words of
golden letters, IF the white republicans can
do without us, we Gun do without them"
We failed to get what we asked for in the
convention, but we submitted to the action of
the convention, and came home with full
intentions to aid In making the ticket q sue
cess. We are all one in this great republican
party or nothing all. And we, as colored re-
publicans, intend to treat men as we would
have them treat us; therefore we wish to
say, we want you to aid us in getting our
men in Office in proportion to our votes, and
if you don't, we will give you a family fight,
until the hands on the clock are turned. II
our untitness leaves us out as delegates to q
convention, doubtless that article should
leave hin out of the republican party. All
we want is for the white republicans to treat
US like men, not because WI are colored men,
but because we are men, and we are with you
In the right. We wish to say to Mr.. CIR" il
we are unfit to be a delegate to a convention
in the party that granted us a right to be,
then our votes are unfit to be counted with
white republicans, but ifs.Jr." is running on
the ticket he will be pleased to count one of
the unfit votes. But 1 will say to him, if he
had the back bone to give his name 1t would
be left out on the 4th day Of November, 1884,
and a democrats name: inserted. Since .'Jr.''
finds he is not able to introduce slavery IN
his own interests, he van the dead, who
fell in The war, alive, and the hands on the
clock turned. The reason he wants them
turned they did not tick in his interest, In
conclusion l will say, the hands on the clock
will be turned when he gets to be president.
Respectfully,
j. w. HILL.