Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-04
THE FIRST GUN.
nov. n. ". ARNETr OPENS THE
REpUBLSCAy CAMPAI0N.
The wigwam Receives Its First Warming
aud " Was Well splendid areet-

| Ing to Coiorsd Nominee for tho Leg
| is,ature.
From Morning Editon.l
| The cplored republican club Of this cit
has the distinguished honor Of opening ,h
republican state campaign in this city. OWN
to some Misunderstanding the usual ban
was not on hand to advertise the time @
meeting, Notwithstanding the hall was vel
filed Al the beginning but as the meeting al
vanced the wigwam was Rlled with an en-
thusiastic audience Notwithstanding the fac
| that three brass bands were on the streets ad
verlising other meetings and attractions.
Graham Dewell, president OF the Forake
club, called the meeting to order. He stated
that he was proud Of the honor of being tn,
president Of the club that held the first re-
publican meeting of the campaign; tha, h,
| was proud to belong to a party which though
suffering from defeat both In the national
and state elections was not yet dead; that the
republican party had history
which every republican could
contemplate with satisfaction while
the democrats were pleading that their history
should be kindly forgotten and forgiven
The democratic marty has r. fused Ia scnui.sce
in the results Of the war and was engaged in
defrapding bv bloodv meaps deo.n,;nn .na
all manner of persecution. TO preyent the col
ored people from ENJOYING fan and equal
rights in this country.
Hon. Tbos / prinole was tho, ;,,r,a,,.a
He said that all distinctions between colored
and white citizens should be wiped out; that
the republicans had champoned the canse of
the colored man because he is a citizen and
not simply because he ia colored: that the
question of citizenship of the colored man
was yet question before tho
people, and was far from being
settled He said that although the
democrats professed TO scouiesce IN the re-.
suits of the war and the consequent civil
rights Of the colored man, vet these mere
sentimen,ali,ies might not mean ANYTHING TO
the colored man. The declaration of inde-
pendence meant nothing to the epslayed COL
ored race, because it did not include them At
the time. Mr.. Pringle paid his respects to
Hoadly as the pretended friend of the colored
man, while at the same time he used his in
huence to have Mike Mullen pardoned and
reiustated Ia Office, who was tried and con.
vic ed for the well known outrage on colored
citizens Of Cincinnati. If the colored people
can be odwinked by such prtensions thew
deserve to suffer because they are sufficiently
warned.
At this junc,ure the Little Six band. COM
posed OF coored musicians, entered and took
position on the platform and rendered e.-
celent music.
Walter Weaver next smoke. He called At
tentiou to the fact that although the issue of
the campaign embraced mnny impor,nnt
ques ions that of the citizenship of the colored
man was mos, important, He smoke of the
recent ou,races and said that the shot tina,
killed Print Matthews for pr.sumipg TO cast
his vote in Mississippi. WAS a shot At every
citizen of this country.
Hon. B. W. Arneti-As Arnett advanced
to the sneakers stand. the audience made the
wiywam ring with applause. His
speech was OF that peculiar kind, eloauent
and stirring, elicitipg spplauss that
sometimes drowned the sneakers voice for
some minutes. He said that he had come as
a matter of duty from the grave. e.side of a mem
Der of his family, but he believed he was in
the line of hi, duty. The democratic. pro.
hibition and republican parties are IN the
field, from these a choice must be made. Mr..
Arnett spoke eloauently of the history of the
republican party, and contrasted /, with tina,
Of the democrats, the latter full OF broken
promises and dire consequences to the colored
rare He ssid he was a renubl;csn from
principle, and would he a republican had he
been born at high noon rather than in the
shade of the evening. The best history of
this country is wrapped up in the republican
party, and cannot be separated from it. 1t
only demands fitness in the man for an, DO
sition, aud does not ask what his color is.
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