Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-01
DOUGLASS TO HIS RACE.
icosrasunD FROM FIRST PAeEl :

jCOSTlNUED FROM III
= the Republican party? Has that party sinned
away its day of grace? Are there no remain
ing reasons for giving it our confidence? l
entertain no such thought. The Fedcraieec-
: ~ ation and Educational bills not al. nor
ek aret cir friends idle. Mr. Cabot Lodge aad
S MFR. Blair, and their friends in the Senate ana
in the House. may permit delay but will not
suffer defeat The President of the United
Statesis true TO his trust No man since Gen.
Grant has stood by US more firmly than has
+ 5EiGeh. Harrison He has let it be known openly
aud emphaticaly that he is for stepping 70
fgR TIE yery verge OF Constitutional limitations
to securerhonest. elections. a freq. vote and a
kyT fair count In every State in the Union and he
is not the to take any steps backward
admit that. during, many. years to come
GTS ahe colored iran Nil have to endure pre- ju-
dice against his and color, but this con-
stitutes no sprobIen.- The. world was never
yet wifho1t prejudice qhsre sexists prejn-
dice in favor of and against classes among
men of the same race and color. There Is
r r prejIdice between religious sects and de-
nominations; between Catholic and Protes-
tant between families and individuals. The
time may never come this side the millen-
~" mum when will not ask "Can any good
thing come out of NAZARETH But what
business has Government, State or National
with these prejudices1s Way should grave
n Y n statesmen concern themselves with thems
4 III 4 The business OF Government is to hold its
y broad shield ali and to see that every
tected in his civil and personal rights. Ny
confidence is strong and high in the nation as
a whole. ] believe in its justice and IN Its
power / believe that it means to keep its
word with its colored C tizens | believe in
its progress, in its moral well as its ma
terial civilization. Its trend is i'll the right
direction Its fundamental principles are
sound. Its conception of humanity and Of
human rights is clear and comprehensive.
Its progress is fettered by no State religion
by
order of nobility tending to keep down the
toing masses; by no divine right theory
tending to national sIagnation under the idea
of stability. 1t stands out free and clear with
nothing to obstruct its view of the lessons of
reason and experience.
1t may be said. has been said that | am
growing DID, and am easily satisfied with
things as they are. When our young men
shall have worked and waited for victory as
long as have worked and waited, they Will
not only learn to have patience with the men
opposed to them. but with me also for having
patience with such. [ have dark hours
in my life and have seen the darkness grad
ually disappearing and light gradually in
creasng. One by one have seen obstacles
removed errors corrected, prejudices soft
ened, prescriptions relinquished, and my peo-
pie advancing in all the elements that go to
make up the of general welfare And
remember that God reigns in eternity, and
that whatever delays whatever dsappoint-
ments and dscouragements may come truth,
justice liberty and humanity will ultimately
prevail.
After Mr. Douglass had finished his
speech the meeting unanimously
thanked him for the address and ad-
iourned after transacting quantity of
routine business.
collection was taken up for the ad-
vancement of the Negro cause.