Daily Republican., 1890-02-25
HELPING Aero WOMEN.


The greatest anxiety now among
the Democrats Is 70 know how tho
negro 10 gong TO vote In Della ware.
This need not disturb the brains of our
anxious contemporaries single
moment. and 1t would hardly be worth
alluding TO were II not Dem ocrstic
acknowledgement of defeat in advance.
A slice Of the negro vote would be
very acceptable to the Democrats now
after they sec that enough Republicans
have been enabled to qualify with the
aid OF the hundreds Of Democr is who
have become disguised with a govern
ment OF tax collectors, to score a vic.
tory for reform. 1t Is too late to come
forward now and ask how the negro
is going to vote after all the abuse and
contumely that have been heaped upon
him. They know very well what
hindranccs have been put In their way
TO qualify TO vote by those who would
now gladly welcome these same men
into the bosom Of the Democrat
party. The colorcd men understand
the scheme perfectly well, but arc no,
= DO caught with bubbles of thin air
that vanish at the touch,
They are aware that cnlorcd vote
counts as much as white mans vote
and they are not going to throw il
away recklessly 40 II 1t WINS of no &C
count. There never was time in the
history OF Delaware when colored
men are moro determined to stand TO-
gether than now. The abuse they
have received from the Democratic
papers of the city has been constant
and steady. No opportunity has been
lost to stigmatlze and slur them. They
have been referred TO as the lowest
herds OF beasts. They have been stig.
matized % slaves and low beings that
sell their franchises, but now that they
have fought through the meanest cam
paign ever yet conducted by tax col
lectors, and have gained a victory,
these same journals would become
their owners If they could. Already
they are asking them to come and
walk in the tiowery paths OF Democ-
racy and peace. They are trying to
make them believe that after all they
have done more for the negro than the
Republicans did.
1t will be dark day when these
colored men forget that Abraham Lin
coin was Republican, that Charles
Sumner was Republican, that Henry
Wilson was Republican, that Thad-
deus Stephens was Republican, that
President Grant was Republican,
that President Garfield was Republi-
can, and they cannot forget that the
worst enemies they have ever had
were Democrats. They have not FOR
gotten tae battles of the civil war tina,
resulted in their freedom, and the
political battles since that have re
suited In their cniranchisement. anc
they recognize in all the hand, first o
Providence, end thee Tic c hand OF III,
Republican party. 1t Is true the Re
publican party has not been able to dc
Al for the colored race that was netre-
- Dc funs,-bue-it- has dome all 1t was
permitted 10 do. Legislation is now
needed for the protection OF the righ,t
OF the colored people, but they know
full well the obstacles placed in theil
r. way are by those who arc now cx
tremely anxious TO know Low they az
going to vote.
Democrats may promise to do more
but their promises are oil no account
Votes they want and votes they mus
we or stand defeat The case wit
.nem is desperate. Too msny Kepgb
,ieans, In spite of the disrcpu alb
actions Of th9 Warrington tax cutltc
tors, have been qualified aud ttariu
them n the trce are hundreds OF The
o. parry thai want a change Of COY
eminent irom two tax collectors 10
government OF the people TO naA
things comfortable for thcm. No
they arc making deceptive promises
the negro II only be will como ov,
and help them. Their cry viii be
vain. The colored vote il not for Il
Democratic party in this year OF erac
the year when d laware is 10 he Il
deemed from Democratic bondage.
We only wish TINT the Damocra
had proved such good friends 10 II
negro that II mattered bit little
them how they voted. But they 81
tie same sworn Ion Standing encmit
o. the eolored people they ever wer,
md the colored man who would s
over now and vote for them would |
degenerate indeed. Oh, no, Messr
Democrats, you organized the Viii
Mans party, stick TO it and let the c.
cred voters alone They are not 10
captured until that rarty brings tor
better fruits for repentance than (,
aver ye, brought forth.
--sa-ss