San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-26
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
SHERMAN SERENADED.


Editor LIGHT;
Senator John Sherman was sere-
naded last night at his residence on
X street by the John Sherman Repub-
lican League, and his speech IN re-
Spouse was devoted exclusively to the
interests of the colored people, polit-
cal outrages south, and the duty of
the black race.
He Significant said, II know that
in several states you are denied your
political rights. The problem of Sc
curing to you the peaceful enjoyment
of equal rights and privileges is the
most difficult one in American politics.
L have no regrets for anything L have
done to emancipate you, to educate
you, and to clothe you with all the
legal rights of American citizens. If
in some of the southern states these
rights are denied to you, you must re-
member and make due allowance for
the opinions and prejudices of ages,
and for your enforced ignorance.
There is one measure that is within
the power of congress to enact, needed
for the enforcement of your legal
rights. 1t is a law to provide for the
election of members of congress, con-
tanning all safeguards as will secure
every legal voter one honest vote and
no more, and to have that vote count
ed. This law must be of universal
application. The election should be
conducted under national authority
by fair, non-partisan officers, free
from local influence or prejudice, who
will not cheat Ignorant voters or forge
al " a Or
intimidation or bribery. We must
have fair elections in this country or
our institutions will become mock
cry and a shame. We know how cleo
tons have been conducted in the
south to deprive black republicans Of
their representation in congress, and
this example has been followed in the
north to cheat white republicans.
Congress can exercise it's unquestioned
right to guard the future election of
members to congress from similar
crimes. 1 trust the next congress will
have courage to perform this duty.
If injustice is done you, you must
not resort to mob violence. You must
appeal only to the law and public
opinion and a patient wait
ing for justice. In any resort
to force the advantage is fearfully
against you. Every contest in the
south results in a massacre of your
race. Your hope is in the moral con-
victiou, growing stronger day by day,
that injustice to you reacts on your
oppressors. You can best win SYM
pathy and support from the most de-
serving Of the white race by appeal
ing to their intuitive love of justice,
rather than lawless force. If this
fails you are free men, and can mi
CRATE to regions where justice is not
blind and labor is respected and pro-
tected. You must yourselves win
your own way by strict observance
of moral and legal obligations"
Can any southern man find fault
with so much of his speech quoted
the remainder being equally con-
sentative and wise?
Mr.. Sherman as secretary of state
would be more acceptable to southern
publlcans than any other man, and
who is his superior, it might justly be
asked, who is his equal, in fitness for
that office?
The Hon. H. G.. Evans, of Tenn, was
found at the Ebbitt House last night
by your correspondent. Heis genial ,
worthy representative of southern re-
publicanism. He stated that week
ago Gov. Taylor assured him there
would be no unnecessary delay in the
issuance of the certificate to him; that
he wanted to pay due respect to the
chancellor of the equity court, who
had issued the injunction restraining
him from issuing the certificate to Mr..
Evans
Gov. Taylor, on second return of
the vote, had prepared and signed a
certificate to Mr.. Evans opponent
but it was not delivered, and the fact
that this had been done was seized OF
was a preteXt tor the injunction
when it was found he had deter
mined to give it to Mr.. Evans. Prior
to 1885 the governor and secretary OF
state constituted the returning board
with the latter the custodian of the
state seal, but in 1885 the law was
changed, making the executive alone
the returning board and keeper of the
seal, in whose custody it is now. Mr.
Evans said he was satisfied he would
receive the certificate in due time.
Hon. l.. G.. Houk, of Knoxville, was
seen at his residence sos Twelfth
street, last night, in regard to the
conference held by the southern re
publicans at the national republican
league, Rome, Tuesday night. Wher
asked if it were true that a decided
opposition was shown to Genera
Malone for a cabinet position, he re
piled it was lie from beginning t.
end, that a scoundrel found his we!
in through false representation to TIN
door-keeper, and furnished the false
hood that had appeared in the pres:
of this city that the conference wa
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