The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-12-13

Of the emanelpatsd slays and his Descend.
ants, the relief showed, - far e. poeGltie,
while necessarily prcceedlns. pom some
general lines, be applied TO the need that
is to Be accompiisS SsdII that the .' sympstSy
and active interest Of the people Of the
| states should be enlisted, and that the
methods adopted should be such as to stimu-
late, and not to supplant local taxation for
school purposes. As one congress cannot
bind a preceding one in such a case, and an
effort must. in some degree, be expert.
rnented, I recommend that any appropria-
tiou for tho purpose be SO limited In annual
amount, and as 10 the time over which It 10
to extend. as will, on the one hand give the
the best use OF the first years allowance.
and on tho other. deliver them from the
temptation to unduly postpone the assump-
ton of the whole burden themselves. The
colored people did not introduce them.
selves upon us, they were
BROUGHT HERE IN CHAINS
and held in tho communities where they are
Happily for both races, they now have,
from a standpoint of ignorance and poverty
which was our shame, not theirs, made re-
Variable advances in education aid In the
acquisition of property. They have. asa
faithful towards tho white race. under
temptations of tremendous strength. They
have their representatives in the national
cemeteries where n grateful government has
gathered the ashes of those who died In its
defense. They have furnished to our roQu-
lar army regiments that have won high
praise from their commanding oficers for
courage and soldierly qualities, and for
fidelity to the ends sought. In civil life they
are the toilels of their communities, max
ing their full contribution to the widening
streams of prosperity which their commune
ties arc receiving. Their sudden withdrawal
would stop production and bring desolation
10 the households generally. They do not
see fit to quit their homes. and their en-
ptOyers resent the interference of emigra-
ton agents who seek to stimulate such a de-
sire.
But, notwithstanding all this. in many
parts of our country where the colored pop
nlation is largo tho people of that race are
by various devices deprived of any effective
exercises of
THEIR POLITICAL RIGHTS,
and of many of their civil rights. The
wrong does not expend itself upon those
whose votes are suppressed. Every con-
stitiency i'll the union is wronged. It has
been the hope Of every patriot that a sense
of justice aud of respect for the law would
work q gradual cure for these fragrant
present can be accepted rs a permanent
condition. III ii ~ said that these communi-
Tics must work out tho problem for them
yS,ssS; We ,l,oy have .ro a at right work to us sss
it: Do they suggest my solutionP
When and under what conditions is the black
man to have II free ballot? When ia he, in
fact, to have those full civil rights which
have SO long been las i'll law? When is that
equality of influence which our form of
government was intended To secure to tho
electors to he restored? This generation
should courageousiy face these grave Ques-
tions and not leave them US a heritage of
woe to the next. The consultation should
proceed with cnldor, calnliiess and great
patience upon tho lines of justice and hu-
manity, not of prejudice aud cruelty. No
question III our country can be at rest cx-
cept upon the firm base of
JUSTICE AND OF TIE LAW.
l earnestly invoke the attention of con-
gress TO the consideration of 81. CHI measures
within its well defined constitutional powers;
OF the rights OF suffrage and every other
laws of the United States. No
evil, however deplorable, can justify the
assumption. either OH the part of the execu-
tive or of congress, OF powers not granted,
but both will be highly blanablc if all the
powers granted are not wisely, firmly built
up to correct these evils. The power to take
the whole direction mud conduct of the cleo
ton of members of the mouse of representa-
1'os ~ StGattS SlNeit W ttc SeHerdI govern.
ment. a partial and qualified supervision
of these elections is now provided for by
law, and, i'll my opinion, this law may be
so strengthened aud extended us to secure.
on the whole. better results than can be at
tainca by q law taking all the processes of
such election into federal control. Tit
colored man should DO protected in all of
his relations to tho federal government,
whether as litigant, juror or witness in our
counts, as an election of members of con-
l DrnSS Or NS "a naNoofrl frnilor Uf x,o sCton
state railways.