National Republican., 1888-04-17

national government does precisely the re-
ycr,c Of all this. Instead Of protecting
Of the strong, II tacitiy protects the strongin
lis enCrOechmcnts upon the weak. When the
Coluicd citizens of the south point TO the four
tcrnth and fifteenth amendments uf the con.
stitutlon for the protection of their civil and
political rights, the supreme Court of the
United states turns them out II court and tells
Of the Statcs, well knowing that those states
are, In effect, the very parties that deny them
Justice Thus is the negro citizen swndled.
Ihc government processes tO give him CITIZEN.
shipnnd silently permits Him To he diyostad of
every attribute of citizenship. II demands
allegiance, but denies protection. II taxes
him as citilepln p.aGo, aud Gompels him to
bear arms and meet bullets IN war. II i'm
roses upon him all the burdens Of citizenship
and withholis frup, him all it, benefits
know II Is said tlGt the general govern.
mcnt is government OF limited powers. "
was also once said that the nationul govern
mCnt could not CucrCC u state. aud IL l. gen.
orally said that tl. aud that public inca sure
Is unconstitutional, But Whenever nm nd.
mmistrntiUn has had the will To do anything,
i has generally found constitutional power TO
de- II, If the general goNCrumrut had the
power to make black men citizens, II has the
power to protect them In that citizenship. II
Il had the right to make them voters Il has the
right 10 protect them IN the cScrcisc of the
elective franchise. 4 i has this right, aud
citizen. If II has not this right, II is destitute
Ot the fundamental quality of u government,
and ought tu be Missed and hurried out of the
siStcrhuud Of governments. for II Is then only
u pretended government, a u-urpcr, sham,
dclusiOn, ami Il snare.
ON the other hand. II the fault Is not in the
structure Of the government, hut IN the
trCachury ard Indifference Of those, who nd.
minister II, the American people owe II to
themselves, owe II lO the world, and TO the
negro, to sweep from place and power those
who are thus dCrcict IN the discharge nf their
duty, and To see that no men shall take their
places IN the government who viii not Cn.
force the constitutional right ul every class oI
American citizens
lran party. Wy political hopes FOR the fUlnrc
Of the CulurCd people ur, cunturod In the char.
actur and composition, IN the wisdom and
Justice in the courage and fidelity Of the Re.
publican party. ain unable tu sec low any
honest and intelligent colorcd man can be
Democrat, or play fust and loose between the
believe in the party. dare TO tell that party
tie truth. In my Judgment II can no longer
rcIoNc on the history Of IL grand and magnili,
cent achievements. II must not only stand
abreast with thc times. hut must create the
times, Its POWER and greatness consisted in
this nj the beginning II was IN advance of the
times and made the times when II abolished
the slave trade between the states, when II
cmanciratcd the slaves Of the District of
Columbia, when II stcmmud the bloody tide
iof disuniun, When il abolished slavery
in Al the states. when II made the ncSr2 a
soldier and q citizen, when Il conceded TO
him the elective franchise, and now IN my
Judgment the strength, success. AMI glory. uf
the ltcpuhlican party Will be found In its
holding this advanced position II must not
stand Still Or take any step backward. It's
| mission i tu lcHd not tu follow; TO make cir.
| cumstanccs, not to be made 10y them. II j. held
| ard firmly bound bycvery sentiment OF Justice
| and honor toiraLc II living fact ont of the
| dead letter Of the constitutional amend
| mcnis. II must nal ke the path of q he black
| citizen 10 the hql Hot boX us safe and smooth
| ~ that Of the widtc citiz,n. u must make i
| impossible for man like James Russell
| Lowell To say he sees nu difference between
the Dom3Erltis party mi the Rcpnblicani
| welcome the bolt which shall scatter II into
! II thousand fragments.
| The supreme movement in the life of the Re.
| publican party Is at hand. The question, to
| be or net to be, will he decided ut Chicago,
! and rrVcrcntly trust In GOd that il may he
| decided rightly, If the platform II shall adopt
| shall be IN accordance with its earlier ante.
| Ccdcnts; II the party shall have the courage IN
! its maturity which II possessed and displayed
! IN It's infancy; ii II shall cNprc,, its determine.
| lion 10 yindicatc the homer and integrity of
| the rcpnblc by stamping out the fraud, njuS
ticr, and violence which make elections in the
! south n disgrace and scandal to the republic,
| and place a man on that platform Wit II cical
| head It clean hand, aud II heroic heart, tit
| rountry will triumphantly elect him. II IT,
| however, should fail to elect him We shat
| have done our duty. and shall still have under
| us grand party Of the future. certain OF sue
| cess.
1
| icrrsts beside the negro to he thought ni. TIL
| ciNil service Is u great interest, protection I,
| AHrrican industry j. u great interest, th'
Iror,r management OF our finances 50 ns I,
| promote the business ANA prosperity Of tn,
| country j. Il great interest; but the nniiona
| lonor-th redemption of our national plcdg!
10 The freedmen, the supremacy OF the consli
tuition in the fulness Of its spirit aud in th
completeness Of lis letter over all the state
| .Of tie Union alikc-is an mromparably create
interest than nll others. II touches the sou
Of The nation, which agS9nsl gSi, al thinsS G!s M
this the nation would De like thca 90 after th'
iirc-morc prosperous and beautiful than ever
Eut what nsk of the Republican party re
tcrial interests Of the country. ! simply -!
80 the Republican party: Thee thingSy" olgh
10 have done and not To have lett the other
lnGonr and the present IS the time to cntort
| This lesson.
The time has come for new departure II
TO tie kind of man who i In be- the standur'
hearGr Of the Republican party, Event; ar
lanes. We now want things. We have III,
,nuugh OF good feeling, enough Of shlkn
! andS over tie bloody clGIsin, enough of con
ciliation, enough Of lludatiun "f the Drawer
of our southern brethren We tried all tina
with President Hayes. of the purity of who's
motives | have no shadow of doubt. Ill
mistake was thut he cOntdcd IN the homo
of the rOnfcdrrdtrS, who We're without honor
lie supposed that II left to themselves ani
tlnowl upon heir honor they would obey tn
constitution they had sworn to support an
rcat the colored citizens With Justice an
fairness at the battle box. Time has prove
the lcy,rsc of all this and this fact Shoul
cure the Republican party Of adopting in II
platform any such soft policy or any sue
candidate. Let us have n candidate this tim
,imcr vvnggsSed gsd opinions amt above all Il bach
hat since Mare" 1"r iNs Wsr p@SE} oo}n,
lin: calls at the ccutrai The long run thu
| q Sholfihpm were white. Reconciliation
But the exr.,."l?S aims; 81 fd fully an
lairly tried. The, ,sop"l. aud about throw
Whn hnmt II naii"G o acn NJ pa, ~, !! wcrTrr
as Isl been ' no SHOW @ Of federal powcf @ cfnd n il
orders for dozen years, itS people hay
been ley To- thrlnselvcs N"rlhtrm men nay
Election times To discuss the claims of publ
ncn. or the wisdom Of public measure
they have had the field all 10 themselves, an
we all now know Just what has come of II, an
The eyes of the leaders Of the Republican part
ire, trust, wide open, Mr James Il, Blaine
uftcras well as before he failed of lis election
oin,ed out the evil which now bGsctS Us as
arty and nation, senator, John shermq1
Knows full well that the solid south must h
lroken, that the colorod citizen must not b
cheated out OF his vote any longer, and tlri
the constitution must he Obeycd in all part
Of the country alike; that individual state
are great hut that the United states ~
greater lie has said the right word. and sal
II calmly, but firmly in the face OF the sOut
itself, and ! thank him and honor him for /
am naming no candidate for the prcsldcnc!
Any one Of the dozen statesmen whose name
are in the air, and many whose names ar
not, would suit me and gain my best wug
and vote, There Is one who has not bee
named and not likely to be uamCd, one VIII
does not wish 10 be named, who would su
me and who would iuliill the supreme dcnWn
of the hour; and that man Is II southern maj
refer to Hon. John VI. Harlan, Justice of q
supreme Court of thc United states, VIII,
True tu his convictions, stood by the plain i
tcntion Of the fourteenth cm'Nlmcnt of q
constitution of the United -iat', IN OppOSitu
TO all his brothers On the bench. The ma
who could do that in the circumstances
which he was placed, II made President of Il
United States could br depended upon in Ul
emergency 10 do the right thing.
But, as have said, am not naming Cand
dates. Tie candidate Oi the RCpubirl
party will, In all the likclihoOds oi the Gus
he my Candidutc. | ann nu partisan, hay
no ambition tu lie first tu name any man
. | mnkn nnN man nhlinnl In nm lnl, mining LII