, 1889-09-26
ROsLyN REPUBLICANS.
Their Epthusiastic Reception Of q
spokane Orator.

young colorcd orator of Spokane
FAILS, was rendered an ovation Mt Roslyn
last Wednesday evening. Tho large
hall was packed to ovcrilowing, and
more enthusiastic audience has not us
sembled anywhere In Washington dur.
ing this campaign: Upon being intro.
duccd By the chairman Mr.. Scrutclin
addressed the assemblago substantially
rs follows
MIR. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men; am profoundly thankful to yon
for your hospitible treatment Of me
since l have boon ank w you and !
must say that cannot find
words '" o. .,,Sg strong enongh &c express
every Impulse OF honest pride that fills
your hearts moves mine, for l am sure
that /! look into the faces this evening of
q body of citizens filed with honest
pride of the record thai they have made
within the past twenty-five years.
What changes, what giant steps
ON, people have made on the
block had had been @ ptGsd Chopped down, and in
It's stead Is substituted the schoolroom.
But. fellow citizens, there remains a
great deal more yet to accomplish. We
in Washington are now on the eve of
going into statehood, and there are two
great political powers struggling for su.
premacy. The democratic party means
the solid South, and whercvert The trcach.
itself felt politics have fallen into bed
of corruption. Even the right of fran
chisc has been practically annulled In
every one of the former slave states.
In not one of them can the black man
vote, think or act as lie chooses, but
must conform his views TO the views of
the men who have seized every function
AE nd xxf1an nj m
point Of the dagger and with shot-guns
have made themselves masters
in defiance of every law or precedent in
our history as government, for they
have taken wrongfilly by force the gov.
crnmcnt. with the weapons of the cow.
ard and assassin, and they maintain
themselves in power, by the most ap,:
tyrants. Aud yet to-day the rcd
handed assassins sit in high
places of. power and bask In
the smiles of innocence and
beauty. And Furthermore. kind friends,
there is no law down In the Southern
states which extends its protecting arm
over the colored man and his rights.
He Is like the Irishman In Ireland, an
alien In his native land. There is no
central or auxiliary authority to which
he can appeal for protection. Wherever
he turns lie finds the strong arm of de-
mocracy ready tocrush him. The farmer
and merchant rob him with absolute
immunity, and irresponsible. ruiiians
murder him without fear Of punish
ocratic opinion; and il he offers any re-
sentiment he Is shot down or driven to
swamps to die like dog or Is hung up
to a tree. Strange must the mind be
that is not subdued by suffer
ing. sublime is tho, spirit
that IL not debuscb by servitude. And,
fellow citizens, before l would be guilty
OF casting a vote for n party that claims
that tho black man should work for the
lash instead of the. cash, a party that
raised bloodhounds to pursue human
beings, party that snatched from the
shrieking, shuddering, crouching
mothers babes from their breast
and sold them. to slavery, |
would suffer my right arm to BE- torn
out In this great and glorious state of
Washington, we can cast our vote un-
trimmcled through fear of future pun
ishment, and more than that, we can
have 1t counted as we cast IL.
Now let me look over some of tho can
didatcs that YOU are asked to support
We are to send 10 congress a man whose
father as well as six unclcs, fought all
through the war and helped gain
-fer us tho liberty we are now
enjoying, and the gallant John
l.. being only thirteen years old when
the war broke out, he joined his father
and served as messenger until the
close of the war; had he
been old enough he would
undoubtedly have been regularly
enlisted and borne a musket, for his
heart and soul were in the cause. Not
only that, fellow citizen, but he is q man
whose subtle intellect is free from
guile and political trickery. Our candi-
date for attorney general Is gentleman
of strict integrity, clear and analytic
brain, and Il heart for the people, while
our candidate for governor has lived so
long among us that lie needs no com.
mcnts. Thanking you all for your
invitation to speak, and urging that all
will work from now until election day
for the victory of the whole ticket, bid
you good night.