The Washington bee., 1888-10-20

Progress, a colored Democratic
paper, and the stirring address OF
Hon. Fredrick Douglass, and of
your own eloquent address deliv-
cred at the Polo grounds in New
York city, September 29, 1888,
has caused me to reflect and look
at the true situation OF affairs, as
it concerns the negro. Open con-
fession is good for the soul. I
see the error of my way and l
write this letter to you pledging
my support to the republican cam
didates, Harrison and Morton,
from now on until the ides of
November. I take this course,
adopting the language of editor
Martinett that "the party that is
too weak and pusillanimus to de-
nounce" the outrages perpetrated
upon the defenseless negroes of
the South sought not to be in
trusted with power.
The injustice done the negro In
the South called forth to protest
from any Democratic Representa-
tive in Congress, they aomk at the
outrages perpetrated upon the
negro and the Southern press Is
as silent as the grave yard What
negro with any race pride can be
silent and read the exposure of
Southern outrages upon the hon.
est and poor, but humble negroes
of Southland? Does it not make
the blood tingle in ones veins to
hear Democratic Senators making
apologies for the outrages. In
view of these facts can any col.
ored man with one grain OF hon.
esty, race pride and patsiotism,
support the Democratic party as
now constituted and managed?
I cannot do it longer and the
Echo will not be an organ to re-
echo Democratic doctrines but
shall in the future advocate the
grand old principles Of the Repub
hcan party. With all Its falts it is
the best and only political party
that the negro can safely confide
in. In justice to Cleveland, he
may desire to be fair with the
negro but his party, if continued
in power, will handicap him and
he will be powerless to act. The
South, as of old, would sway her
tyrannical sceptre and scatter to
the winds each and every advo-
cate of the negro. herewith
enclose several letters from prom
inent Democrats, high in the coun-
Gil of the arty, to show their
motives in grasping after the col
ored vote and the means they
take to induce the colored men to
vote the Democratic ticket. These
letters show that the Democratic
managers want the colored vote
and if their record didn't belle
their professions they would be
spared Of seeing their proselyting
business In print. The Democrat
ic party only wants to make a
moral showing, and the ECHO has
been sent broadcast all over the
country hunting Cleveland votes.
The Echo was made the official
organ of James G. Matthews and
the New York State Cleveland
League by the National Demo.
cratic Committee. In conclusion,
[ warn every co!ored voter in the
North who so far forgets himself
to vote a Democratic ticket is seal
ing his own damnation and blight
ing the hopes OF his people in the
oppressed South. AS to ex. Min
lister Taylor's statement that
100000 colored men in the North
ern States would vote for Cleve-
land is all bosh, Taylor is Dem
ocratic scare croW and his 100000
consists of Clark and Fortune in
Ohio, Matthews and Gross in
New York, Taylor and Turner in
Missouri, and a few other mis-
guided creatures, and I hope they
will see their error and leave the
enemies camp and return to the
house of their friends. You are
at liberty to publish this letter,
as I desire that the methods of the
Democratic party be given pub
licity for 1t is a party beautiful
without, but full of dead mems
bones. My influence shall be
used for the election of Harrison
and Morton, and it behoves the
colored voters of the South to
stand united-divided we fall.
Yours for the success of the