Telegram-herald., 1890-07-13
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY,
DEMocRATIc SYMPATHY.


Unless recollection is decidedly at
fault, tue Democrat has, before this,
deprecated missionary efforts IN behalf
al heathens IN foreign lands, while
there IS so much pressing need of mis-
s.onary work az home. No one can
deny that there Is some force IN the OBJ
lection. But the Democrat, as usual,
goes back on its formeriprinciple OF
curing home evils before attending 10
foreign evils, by criticizing severely
Stanley's violation of the natural rights
OF negroes in Africa, while Il upholds
tine violation of the constitutional rights
of negroes in America. Just why an
Ignorant, uncivlllzed, brutalnegro in the
wllds of Africa should appeal more
strongly 70 the sympathetic heart OF
the Democrat editor, than the civilized
American negro, Is an unsOlvab.e prob
EN-. except upon the hypothesis that
he finds more points of congenial;ty IN
the former than in the latter.
The Democrat takes as its text the fol-
loving sentence from the preface OF
SANKEY'S book: when q mission is
entrusted TO me, and my conscience
approves It as noble and right, and |
give my promise to exert my best pow
ers TO fulfill this according to the letter
and spirit, carry with me law that
am compelled TO obey" What IS the
meaning Of that sentence? Simply
that, as an honest man, when he has
made an agreement, he feels in duty
bound 10 fulfill it. But such a stand
ard Of honesty Is incomprehensible TO
20 the Democrat, and It says; "Such an
excess of vIrtuous protestation is sus-
p.cious."
But the most peculiar part of the
Democrat criticism Immediately fol-
lows, and in It's blind zeal to find fault
with stanley it forgets its Democracy.
II saws: eve hardly think his dealings
with the negroes will sustain the pro-
test. lie has treated them as If they
had no rights which a white man Is
bound % respect" That IL to say,
Stanley treated them IN accordance
with the good Democratic doctrine Land
down by Chief Justice fancy IN his
bred scot decision. And this decision
although legally nullihed, has never
been politically nulhhed by the Demo-
cratic party to this day. The Democrat
continues. "He has invaded and taken
possession OF the country. lie has
Sought their ivory for a song. He Eas
impressed them and compelled them to
AIRY the ivory to the coast" This is
n exact counterpart Of the treatment
# the negro by the Southern Democrat
Who, in the most impudent and auto
rate spirit, invades the negro's pr.
cate and constitutional rights, buys his
labor tor a song and impresses him. at
she muzzle Of the shot gun, with the
proposition that ''this "a white mans
government.
Now everyoneof the Southern States,
rhen i returned to its allegiance and
accepted the Federal constitl ton anew
eith all rs amendments. had, like
Stanley. a mission entrusted % 10: that
mission was noble and right; each state
gave its solemn promise 70 exert It's best
powers % ful6l that mission 90 the let
ter snt spirit, and. before God
snd IN the sight Of Heaven
every one Of those states and every IT,
dividual citizen thereof-except, per
haps. the arch traitor, JeF DAVIS, who
aIonc of them all. conss tently refuse
allegiance % che government he soUgh
n destroy-carried with them las
that n honesty and decency it shoul,
now obey.
But such = standard Of honesty IS 20
high for Democracy, as the Dsnoera
says. Il looks suspicious. T. cannJ
De- found u any Democratic platform
even by reading between the lines. tn
p-uoo-af can indulge II = hypocuhcs
whine over the woes Of the Afrcs
negro. can clasp him g. the hreas
and pour words e sympathy into hi
ear and oil into his wounds. but can a
TIRE same time Justify the soutaer
shot gun policy CT negro extermlnator
whvs Because the American negro
uaturailvs Republican. wniie the Al
rican neET0 approaches naors nearly
the Democrats standard, as exsmpi
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