The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-21
THURMAN ANDTHENEG
THE JUDGE TELLS JUST WHERE
He STANDS ON THE QUESTION.

He Proves by His Record that He is
not an Enemy of the Colored People
The Cause of His Opposition to
Ohio's Suffrage Act Explained.
COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 20.-Judge Thur
man received to-day delegation Of colored
democrats. who, through w. H. Furbush
of Arkansas, presented an address ex-
pressing their thankfulness for favors from
the Democratic party, expressing their be-
lief in the division of the colored vote as for
their best interest, and stating their firm
belief in the election of Cleveland and
Thurman.
Judge Thurman greeted them warmly,
and addressed them at some length. He
said:
know very well that have been described
and am described as enemy of the colored
people. There never was anything more unjust
IN the world. | don't come of a family that is
unjust. 1t is true that in 1867, before the
suffrage for your people had been adopted,
when the question was in Ohio, and in Ohio
alone. whether the word white" should be
struck from the constitution |, together with
large majority, voted against striking out
REASONS.
My reasons were plainly stated and honestly
matained 1t was not right for Ohio TO take
were otherwise. That reason l urged against
such action, but from the moment the amend
ment to the federal constitution was adopted
which gave suffrage to the colored people, from
that moment they became citizens, and no
man can say ever treated
them otherwise than citizens. Applause
No man can say with truth that have denied
the equality before the law of the colored peo-
pie. stand, and Grover Cleveland stands. on
tho platform of the Democratic party, which
prOnounces for equal rights for ALL without re-
. lntf,
that every man, whether b. birth, by
naturalization or by amendments to
the constitution, citizen, is eqnal
to any one before the law [Applausel. White
and black stand on the same foundation. and
all are equal before the law and the Democratic
party. You have seen the pledges made.
CLEvELANDs RECORD.
No president has ever done more ample JUS
tice to the colored people than President Cleve-
land. and if reelected he will continue to do
justice to them. know him we'll In his intel
lect and his soul, he is just and upright man.
When he says anything he means it, and when
he has said he stands to it. am greatly pleased
that the colored vote is no longer a unit. 1
have said repeatedly, in public and in private,
/ have said everywhere, that since the suffrage
was conferred on the colored people, the repub-
lican managers seek to make political bonds
men of the colored race. When they
ceased to be labor bondsmen, the repub-
lican leaders intended that they should
become political bondSmen, and they knew that
was i'm possible in human nature without bitter
ness among the whites. 1t was an impossibty
in human nature without miracles. Therefore,
l have said the way to acquire your nights, and
to the respect of all is to cast your votes
as white men cast theirs according to measure
before you.
CRADLE OF THEIR FREEDOM.
If you will look into the matter you will find
that the freedom which you have enjoyed will
be traced to the declaration in which jefferson,
the father of democracy, wrote the words free
and equal" All since has come from ideas in
the declaration of independence, although
slavery in the south was to be found
in the wing as well as in the
democratic states, and it has been
called democratic institution. The truth is,
the principle of jefferson was underneath il ,
and it was brought to the grave. Now, say
whatever you may think, write whatever you
may think. there is liberty for all. If any peo-
pie more than another have reason to he thank
been lately set free.
OBJECTS OF THE WAR.
don't underrate the men who helped. know
well the un just claims that have been made. l
know well that it was said, it was not to be a
fight for abolition. know that it was said that
if the union could be preserved without freeing
the slaves, they would preserve it on that condi-
ton. know that Lincoln, good man, said so ;
but also know that when the idea entered the
brain of the radical leaders that by emancipat-
ing the slave and giving him suffrage the south
might be made solid radical south. then there
was sudden and wonderful growth of phil
had been willing to see slavery in
definitely prolonged became earnest advocates
of abolition, in fact party interest governed
political action, and if it had been supposed by
the radical leaders that political bondage of the
negro could be made TO take the place of the
ancient bondage, You would have heard nothing
OF the Republican party having freed the slave.
l did not intend to make a long
speech aud l thank you for
your coll and your attention. If you
will vote as your judgment dictates. show that
you think and form correct Judgments by your
deeds, by your votes, by your speeches, and
by what You write. Then you will enjoy the
same consideration others. Once more, l
thank you.
The judge spoke with ease, and after a
cordial hand shake, the delegation dispersed
and adjourned
PROHIBITION NOMINEES
ROANOKE, VA, Sept 20.-The Sixth dis
trict prohibitionists met here to-day and
nominated Samuel l. Hopkins of Lynch
burg for congress.
r. ID. Martin of Roanoke county was
nominated for the House of Delegates from
Craig and Roanoke counties.