The McCook tribune., 1890-10-17

after the enae;, : ..ialise, and should
insers st.u .nree commandments. Thou
2iu,i, Not Steal .I'iios Shalt Not Bea,
Fal.p Witness; 'Inuu Shalt Not XIII;
the democratic party would still declare
it an assault on the south and the re-
served rights of the states.
The republican party believes that
tise nep who in peace crawls to the bal
iot box. wiere reposes the latest horn
offspring ot Dati0n's sovereign will,
'.n,i ,alse5 its life, is an assassin whose
Ir:;,,, cXnnot be expiated.
Inc tiown-trodden colored people of
the South, in the land stretching from
Atlanta TO the gulf. and from the Mis-
>:>a.Dpl =: he Atlantic, are holding up
yne;: Aendr "a prayerful solicitude to
the republican party of the North to
y"ant them relief, but the democratic
..s:t.3 ;:=f.;acss .i.5t i, mus, not be
graatnc.
When sie republican, psr:s sa:& tns:
the proclamation Of liberty shou,G 20
forth over all that southern region, de-
claring that every colored man in the
service of the South in that struggle
against YOUR homes and against mine
Eine-should be free, the democratic
party said you must not do it. But we
did
when that republican president.
Abraham Lincoln, said: Yet if God
wills that it (the wary continue until all
the wealth piled by the bondsmen, $50
years of uGrequited toll, shall be sunk,
and until every drop of blood drawn
with the lash shall be paid by another
drawn by the sword, let it go on the
democratic party said you must not do
it. But we did.
''When the republicans said, we will
amend the constitution to guard and
protect the manhood of the colored peo-
pie by making them citizens of the
United States, the democratic party
said YOU must not do it. But we did.
When the klI-klux outrages swept
over the South with the destructive
power of cyclone, and with ven
geance almost equal to the murderous
assassination of the Huguenots, the re-
publican party said, we will stop it by
the Strong arm of the law and militar--
government. The democratic party,
with horrible visions of the destruction
of state rights, said You must not do it.
But we did.
'Now, after twenty-five years of cleo
ton frauds, of suppression of the col
ored votes, of stolen ballot boxes, of in
timidation, of threats of murder, these
coored people hold up their hands in
political prayer to the North for relief,
and the republican party has under
taken to say, we will pass federal elec-
ton law for their relief, and the demo-
cratic party has said, you must not do
it. But we will.
eve must make the democratic party
Of the North and South understand, by
the strong arm of the government if
need be, that every citizen-white Or
b.acl,-shall have the right to freely
vote as he pleases, and have that vote
fairly counted.
eff Thaddeus Stevens and Charles
Sunner md Henry Wilson and Ben
Wade could come back to earth and see
how the old republican party had, 10!
these many years, quietly submitted to
democratic suppression of the colored
vote in the South. and could take their
old places in the United States senate,
they would speak to us a rebuke in such
tones of thunder as would make the re-
pubic quake from ocean to ocean until
this last act of public justice was ac-
complished.
'fTOM REED.
'The behavior of the democrats in
the present congress has reached the
extremity of forbearance. At every
step they have tried to impede legisla-
ton. They were elected by the people
to vote on national measures, yet, while
drawing their salaries from the national
treasury, they have sat in their seats
like mummies and refused to answer to
their names when called.
'When the speaker is trying to get q
quorum to transact business they flee to
the cloak rooms or the corridors. Their
ignominious conduct has continued the
present session of congress to the ex-
pense of the nation of hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
"They have always been present to
oppose legislation, but never present to
enact laws. They have always been
present to draw their salaries, but never
present to pass appropriations to run
the government. They have never been
present to do good, but always present
to raise hell
''The republican party and the nation
can thank God that Tom Reed presides
in the speakers chair. If you don't be-
ieve the Lord is on our side GO read
the returns from the elections in Maine..'