National Republican., 1885-04-18

alNluh bNfuHt W NuNt ullN lluN tlltGtth Ill
pleasing mono; policy which no man or party
can pursue without Inviting and earning the
scprn and contempt Of all honest men and Of
al. honest paroles.
slssippl plan Of conducting elections at the
south encourage violence and crime, elevate
to OnicC the men whose hands ure reddcst
with Innocent blood; force the negroes out OF
southern politics by the shotgun aud tho bull
dOzcr's whip; cheat them ont Of the elective
franchise; suppress the Republican votc Kill
kill on their white Republican leaders aud
Keep the south solid; and kcepits one hundred
aud iiuy.thrce electoral votes, obtained thus
By force, maud, and red.hunded violence
ready to be cast for a Democratic candidate IN
lsNs. This might be acceptable to certain
class Of Democrats nt the south, but the Demo.
Gratis ol the north would abhor and denOunC1
Il ~ bloody aud hell black policy. II would
hurl the party from power In spite OF the solid
south, and keep II Out of power another four
and twenty years
FOurthly lie mny sustain policy Of absolute
fidelity to all the requirements of the Constitu-
tlon rs II Is, and. as John Adams said OF The
declaration of Independence, he may brayely
sNy to the south and to the nation: "slnk or
SWIM survive or perish, am for the constl.
tuition in oil its partsl | will be true to my
oath, and WILL to the best Of my ability. aud
To the fullest extent of my power. defend, pro-
tect, and maintain the rights Of all citizens,
without regard to race or color
There can be no doubt rs to which Of these
methods of treating the southern question Is
the most honest aud safe one. There may be
many wrong ways for individuals or nations
10 pursue, but there is but one right way, aud
II remains to DO seen If this is the one the
present administration will adopt and pursue.
Len TO the prOmptings of his own heart and
his own view ofhs constitutional duties and to
his own sense of the requirements of consist
ENJOY, ana even CNpedienCy, ! firmly believe
that President Cleveland would do his utmost
to protect and defend the constitutional rights
of all classes OF citizens. But he IL not lett to
himself aud may adopt different policy.
One thing seems plain which 1t Is well for
all parties to know and consider. IL Is this:
There are 7,00),O0J of colorcd citizens now in
this republic. They stand between the two
great parties-the Republican party and the
Democratic party-nnd whichever OF these
two parties shall be most just aud true to these
100000 may safely count upon long lease of
power IN this republic. u is not their votes
alone that will tell. There is deep down
among the people of this country love Of
Justice aud fair play, and that fact will tell.
II Is now as IL was in the time of war, ana IL
will be so in oil time. The party which takes
the negro on It's side will triumph. The world
moves, and the conditions OF success aud fail
urr have changed.
tion upon which the success OF the Democratic
party was based. But time and events have
swept away this 9bhorred condition. Liberty,
not slavery, is now the autocrat of the repub.
lie. Neither politics nor religion can succeed
in the future BY pandcring TO the prejudices
arising out of slavery. Let the great Demo-
cratic party realize this tact, and shape its
policy in accordance with it; let II do Justice
TO the negro, and 1t Will certainly succeed it.
self In power four years hence, and long years
after.
ON the contrary, II II forgets the nations
progress, falls back into its old ruts aud seeks
success on the old conditions; II 1t forgets that
slavery has now become OH anachronism, Il
superstition Of tho past, having no proper rcla-
tion TO the age and body of our times 1t will
be ignominiouSly driven from place and power
hnnnA "A N A Tn n r
save 1t.
There is n lido In the affairs of men, which,
Taken at the Hood, leads on TO fortune
This tide is now rising at the feet Of ProSi.
dent Cleveland and his administration, and,
MS / have said, II remains to be seen ii II will
If the Democratic party does not avail itself of
the cOlored mans support the Republican
party certainly will. That party is still the
colored mans party, and II viii be all the more
likely to consider the claims of the colored
man, in view OF It's late defeat, and the causes
by which that defeat was brought about
Twelve hundred more colored votes in the
state OF New York would have saved that
party from defeat.
Unless the ballot is protected better than
heretofore the Augusta speech of the HOu.
james e. Blaine, delivered after the election,
will be the keynote ftho Republican cam
paign four years hence. There is only one
way TO prevent the success of the Republican
party II that issue Is permitted TO be raised.
The northern people were sound for free soil ;
sound for free speech sound for the Union
sound for reconstruction in other days, aud
they Will be sound for Justice and liberty and
Il free ballot to the newly onfranchised citizens
when that issue shall be fairly presented rs n
living issue between the two contending par
ties.
The great mistake made by the leaders OF
the Republican party during tho late can
vass was the failure To recognize the facts now
stated, and their refusal to act upon them.
They had become tired of the old issues and
wanted new ones. They made their appeal To
the pocket OF the nation, and not to the heart
OF the nation. They attended TO the mint,
anlse, ana cunmin ofpolitics, but omitted the
weightier matters OF the law-judgment
mercy, and faith. They were LOUD for the
protection of things, but silent for the protec
ton of men. These things they ought " have
done aud not lefl the other undone.
The idea that righteousness exalteth u na.
tion, and that sin Is a reproach to any people
was, tor u time, lost sight of The all engross
| ing thought OF tho campaign was n judiciOus
| discriminating protective tariff. Tho great
| thing was protection to the wool of Ohio; tC
| the iron of Pennsylvania, and TO American
manufactures generally. Little was said
/ thought, or felt about national integrity, the
/ Importance OF maintaining good faith with the
| freedmen or the Indian, or the protection o
the constitutional rights of American citizens
except where such rights were in no danger
The great thing to be protected was American
industry against competition with the paupei
labor OF Europe-not protection OF the stary
ing labor of the south The body of the ma
ton was everything; the soul Of the natiOr
was nothing, 1t did not appear from the cam
paign speeches that Il was important to pro
tcct and preserve both, or that the body wa,
not more dependent upon bread for life thar
was the soul dependent upon truth, justice
benevolenee, and good faith for health anC
| life, In the absence oil these, the soul of tn,
, nation staryes, sickens, aud dies. II may no
\ fall at once upon the withdrawal of these bu
persistent injustice Will, in the end do its Ger
| tain work of moral destruction. No nation
no party, no man cnn live long and flourish OF
lalsehood, deceit, injustice, and broken pledges
Loyalty Will perish where protection and gooC
faith arc denied and withheld, and moth
ing other than this should be expected
either by party, man, or by a government
on the other hand, whore good faith Is main
tained, where justice is upheld, where truth
and right prevail, tho government Will be lik,
the wise mans house in Scrlpture-the wind
may blow, the rains may descend, the loot
may come and beat upon 1t, but 1t will stand
because 1t is founded upon the solid rock o
principle. | speak this not only for the lie
publican party but for all parties. Though
am party man, TO me parties are valuable
only us they subsorye the ends of good GOV
ernment. When they persistently violate th
fundamental rights Of the humblest and weak
| est in the land scout them, deSpiso them
and leave them.
We boast OF our riches, power, and glory n
nation, and we hay0 reason to do so. Blu
what is prosperity, what is power, what is na
| klOuhl Blblst "lltll lhklbhhl hOllOls lhNloLd
good faith, and national protection to tn
rights of our citizens are denied? OF wha
avail is citizenship and the elective franchis
where whole people are deliberately aban
dOned to anarchy by the government unde
which they live, and told they must prOtCc
themselves from violence as best they may
for practically, this is Just what the American
government has said 10 the Colored and whit
Republican voters of tho south during tn
last eight years. Minister Lowell was accuseC
OF not protecting the rights Oflrsh.AmeriCan
IN England, and our ships are just now or
dered TO Panama to look after the Interests o
American citizens In Central America. Thi
is all right but when and whore have GU
army and navy gone TO protect the rights o
Americans citizens at homer To say, 81 an
a Roman citizen |" could once arrest tn
bloody scourge and cause the brutal tyrant t
turn pale. But who cares now for the citizen
ship of any American Republican, black o
white in Mississippi or South Carolina? W
are rich and powerful but we shoul
remember that the whole vast yolum
Of human history IL dotted al
along with the wrecks of nations whic
] baya gh al amid Hpalfh luyuFy aud gDlpu