Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-06-12

There 10 general disposition
amouxst Republicans to blame their
Late defeat upon . Direction supposed
to exit amongst the colored voters.
We are Of the epini ~ tina much more
importance Is attached 10 thus supposi-
ton than should be. 1t is very doubt
ful Ii more than atty colored men in
tho city voted the Democratic ticker,
which II true would be very small
proportion OF the vote they could cast
IL all Qualif. d. Various reasons are
given by the colored men who change
their politics for such change,
the main one being that they were not
properly recognized 10 the Republican
party- thai Is that they were not
given . proportionate share OF the
Offices, school facilities not beiag equal
with the whites-.hAt the Republican
parry thought it owned the colored
vote and that now was good time to
convince them that this WAS . mistake,
and many other such reasons. They
made no allowance whatever for the
crippled and cramped position Of the
Republican party-that IL WAS but sell
dom In power in the city and county,
and that when in power, the Legisla-
ture was always appealed to and was
found to be an obedient creature to pass
whatever laws were demanded to weak
en- the party.
But it Is evident that whatever may
be said about the colored vote, the
great mass Of 1t is loyal to the Repub-
publican party. Colored men may be
poor, and even illiterate, but neither
money nor sophistry can detach them
from the party, they have gOOd reason
to look upon as their saviour. They
fully reslize that it was the Republi
can party that struck off their shAckle
and gave them manhood suffrage, evel
though it may not have been &c frs
intended, even by such an advance.
thinker as Mr.. Lincoln. No matte
how 1t was brought about or how tn
Republican party was led on, step b.
stop, to emancipate the slave, the Re
publican party was the party that di
1t In the end, and this is not, an
never will be forgotten by tn
masses Of the colored people.
That some have been led off from th
party need not appear strange, f
there are ever some who are ready
change, even though change woul
injure them. While 80 many viii
voters are the objects OF barter an
trade, we cannot reasonably expect be
ter Of the colored voters.
There is no doubt that promises we
made, " nile the late contest was goiI
on, that ONE colored men shou
have places upon the police force.
Mr.. Henry, . colored man, who fgur,
.oonspicuously in she late campaig
says committee of colored men wait
upon Mr.. Rhoads, and obtained fro
that gentleman more satisfactory 6
surances OF recognition than Mr.. Co
rad was willing to give. These
surances are reasonably supposed to
appointment of oolored men to off
and the late defunct Times, fed a
kept up only while the campai
lAstsd. was fpll Of .lap qeeaalbss. Salal
he was their best friend and would
more for them than Mr.. Conrad.
It stands to the credit of the colo
voters that not more of them were
tached from Their allegiance to the ]
publican party, and that they were
taken away is evidence Of their loya
and gratitude to the party that has
ways been their friend.
But whatever promises may b.
been made by Mr.. Rhoads to
colored voters, 1t is evident the pro
ses have not been fulfilled, and tn
who were led astray by them have
additional evidence of the insincer
OF Democratic promises.
While We are pleased to See colo
voters act in an Independent name
show that they are under obligation
no party, we have no faith in
class easily tickled by such promi
and who are always ready to bs
the party that gave them freedom (
mess OF Democratic potage.