The Washington bee., 1890-03-29

versive of the principles for which
governments are founded espe.
| cially Ours--is not enough; il
strikes at the basis upon which
the governmental fabric rests, anC
must in time, if not checked by
the interposltion and power of g
nobler, puref and more exalted
public sentiment m st seriously
affect the stability of our institu-
tions.
It's demorilizing and enervat-
ing effects having already been
felt, the Electoral College, both
Branches of Congress, the Foreign
Domestic Policy OF the Govern
ment, III fact the divers fed inter-
ests and concerns of the whole
country have been tainted and
tinctured by the virus of corrupt
and false elections, by Fabricated
representation produced by the
successful operations of South.
ern plan which is as deploriable
as it is unjust; and which, if we
correctly view the signs of the
times, Is rapidly approaching z
that point when-as eloquentDy
portrayed by you-the "loyal" of
this RrpublIc will Call a halt, and
display an ensign upon which will
be read, "Thus far, and no farth-
er."
An outraged public sentiment
will eventual y intervene, and pu.
an end to the wicked practices.
aud see to it that majority and
u It manority shall rule; that JUS
ice and not injustice shall prevail
in This country.
TO the Thoughtful, your eloquent
and statesmanIike appeal and
warning cannot and will not tall
to be appreciated; "the mission of
the Republican party is not ended,
and will not be fulfilled until JUS
tice is established, and the rights
and liberties of the people are Sc
cure Already the process of
righting some of the wrongs, of
some of the frauds up
on our elective franchise, of reme-
dying some of the evils of a pros
tituted ballot, and of substituting
duly elected Representatives,
for those who have been illegally
has begun in the Ma
tlonal House of Representatives;
and be it said to the credit, commen-
datiou and unqualified approval
OF the Ell use Committee on Elect
ions, with an energy, vim unu-
sual in the adjustment and settle
ment of contested cases.
All praise and honpr to you,
and your distinguished associates
on this committee, Messrs. Row.
oil, Cooper of Ohin, Hangen, Ia
cey, Dalzell, Bergen, Greenhalge
and Comstock.
The industrious manner in
which you have extirpated some
OF the frauds aud relegated to pri-
vate life their beneficlaries is cum.
mendable and praIsewortLy and
should merit, as 1t does, the plau-
dltt and appreciation of the liber-
ty-l"vlng' law-abiding, and fraud
despislng citizens of the country.
In fact all the operations of the
DIST Z 'ngress thus far. under the
magnificent leadership of Speak
er Reed omin"us, and pressage
that it will be Congress of unu
sual activity of deeds, as we'll as
words resulting in beneficial and
wholesome Legislation of incaIcu-
liable good to the Republic and it's
institutions.
| cannot conclude without ex-
in behalf of the ace to
which | belong, my sincere
thanks to you for the most excel
lent and admirable manner in
which you handled the so-called
''race problem" in Your great
speech.
You, and all tair-minded pro- |
gressive Americans, recognize the
tact that the Afro American is |
here to stay. The Republican party |
has clothed him in the habili- |
ments of ofcilizenship, which he has
earned, by his birthright, by his
labors and contributions to the |
upbuilding Of this great Republic, |
BY his obedience to law and fealty |
to government, and by his blood |
spent t. keep inviolent the bonds
Of the UuIon, and which by the
gracious favor of God coupled