Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-05-03

not an honor. but q burning disgrace.
Progress 10 OF the essence OF Reputli-
canism. TO have met gre., smsrgcnclss
as they arose has been our history. To
meet great sm>rg ncics as they shall
arise must be our daily walk and duty
or we cease TO be Hanging on to old
traditions ie
THE BUsTNEss OF TIE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
And Il does that business we'll, We can
never rival it. have not fer years bseu
one OF those who have talked about the
South For the last Gig e years 40 ian
has heard me In the House or In cRm
psign discourse upon either the outrages
or the wrongs, the mu, dsrs or shootlngs
or hangings. My sileLce did not sriss
from any approval OF mui der or terror
ism or OF fraud st elections. II did not
ari e from any ignorance of fscts or any
doubts OF the great wrongs which are
perpetrated against the Government bv
the p~Ople Is arose from . conviction
dsep-sessed In my MUD that the re-
medy for political wrongs could not
come from politicians bu; from the peo-
pie Unui they were aroused any ef-
forts of ours would be utterly I'm vain.
In f>ct. politicians are only seventh
hour men. They are worthy OF their
penny, but they never bear the burden
and heat of the day. II they cry aloud
before their hour they only turn back
the shadow on the dial.
IL Is known to everybody that tho
South denies that cheating 10 q part aud
parcel Of their elections IL u equally
known TO everybody that that denial is
not true. The Soush has passed through
many stages.
TAN KUSLUx
first deploytd It's midnight terrors TO IN
timidate voters. Then came midnight
shootings and harryings; then bulldoz
ing and driving Of negro politicians into
the woods I'm the darkness OF the nj ut.
At present murders have mostly pass
ed swsy, and terrorlzing and midnight
marauders, ballot-box stufing and
cheating in the count have taken their
places. Throughout all this variety OF
wickedness 1 call upon you TO note one
singular fact-thst while 1t existed every
one OF these crimes against the Govern
ment was most sOlemniy sdenled by the
southern press and southern people
No mau denies them to- day.
| Let us come at some principles which
are fundamental in this msttor.
THE NEGRO II A OITIzaN
Of the United States He has just n
much right to vote and have his vote
Counted As anybody on earth That he
Is poor and gnorant does not under tn
Constitution put upon his neck he foot
OF riches or of intelligence. Manic q
aud not riches, manic ID a not learn
ing. Il the basis of our Government
We would ike all our citizens TO be-
| learned We wish they were all rich; but
until they become both We will take the
average of all of them "a they are
othing less than that would be gov
eminent "by the people,"
While the South denies frauds in cleo
lions, cheatings, and ballot box stun
ings, singulariy enough they iustiey
them. Why they defend them II they
don't happen you cannot understand
on princip es of logic. but you can on
principles of lyil G. The defence is thai
otherwise the white race would be dom
ihated by colored ignorance. That de
fence m y do for the State Of Mississip
pi, but IL will not do for the Unilec
states In Mississippi she blacks are
the more numerous. In The United
States they are but handful. II In al
the congressional dis ricts where the are
In the majority they should combine,
and send one OF thsir own color they
csu'd only Muster tnir " our OF three
hundred and thirty.