Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-26

the front door. They are ready TO support any
one for consideration, are political prostitutes
and had sent circulars TO different candidates
asking them to call at their office and arrange
for Endorsement. They had ransacked swift 5
entire political life; they had investigated
all his private history, and had utterly
failed to ind one solitary black mark
against him. The speaker reviewed the history
of the rebellion, and showed how it was utterly
impossible for any colored man with one spark
of manhood, one particle of honor to support
Washington Bartlett for Governor. He said no
self-respecting colored man could vote for a sin
gle man on the Democratic legislative ticket,
for that meant Democratic United States SEN
ator, and in turn that meant George Hearst. If
this State goes Democratic in November then
every red-handed rebel in the South will throw
up his hat and hurrah for California We don't
want George Hearst. He was one of the seven
Democrats in the California Legsla ;ure
ratifying the Thirteenth Amendment He was
a dyed-in-the-wcol rebel, and he is the same
George Hearst to-day. He asked that his vote
be recorded as voting against freedom and yot-
ing for slavery. Any Republican is better than
Missouri slave-holding rebel.
Isaac Sanks made a short address, in which
he asserted that the EepdtOr had no influence
with the colored voters of the State, who were
solid for Swift.
Rev. Mr.. Allen said: presume we represent
portion of the great party thai gave US the
liberty we now enjoy, and when we come forth
to speak, we cannot but remember the past
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critics we enjoy, where they came from, and
who brought them, we can but say that we still
stay with the ship that has brought us thus far
in safety. The Democrats are anxious to have
us forget the past, and seize what is laid
before us. We cannot do it; for when we
forget the past we forget our tried and true
friends, we forget the 1S5 900 coored troops that
fought with our white brethren, and gave us the
liberty and country we now enjoy Can we
forget the heroes of the past who stood up for
the freedom, for the rights of the colored man :?
Can we forget such heroes as Wendell Phillips
Oliver P. Morton, the immortal Lincoln, and
hosts of others Never Those men lifted us
from bondage, made of US freemen They
realized in the colored man again struck down.
They elevated us, and to-day we are grand
factor, not out of the Republican party but in
it, where we shall ever remain. We are gen
uine black Republicans, and we are proud of
the name. If there are any evils in the Repub-
Ican ranks we will stay in the organization and
fight the evil out, and save the party. Since
January list, 1868, l have been a Republican,
and will always remain with the party that was
for freedom and equal rights to all. I will stay
with the old vessel, and if she springs leak
will bail water until am satisfied she is going
down, and then, and not till then, will make
a break for the shore.
The resolutions were passed unanimously,
and copies ordered furnished for publication to
the RECoRD-U UNION, EUening Bee, San Francisco
Morning Chronicle and San Francisco Euenhig Post.