New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-03
SPEECH BY THE REV. l. w. L. ROUNDTREE
AN EARNEST SPEECH TO THE coLoRED VOTERS

| cpEECrJ ny TIE REV l. w. L. ROUNDTREF
r.nxvsr SPEECH TO THE coLoREp VOTERS
Az Z N''' 1874
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Inc ,n, rs,eooa 70 an address by the Rev l. W. L.
| nnt. AR Roundtree WIS born a slave in
Georgia. in 1905, but was educated at Lincoln Uni
versitv chester. Penn. Ole spoke as follows
| Ny Fellow Citizens: sometimes man exercises
great wisdom in keeping his lips closed III meeting
| like this ! feel that tns woiid be my case We're
TO follow the lnclInaons Of my OWE CONSEQUENCES:
But as you have called upon me to address yoa VIII
Which t indicates, and with Some sensc of the
p9Y onr Tst s here tonight shows the appreciation
you have Of your eni,aneaisenent and The party
ship /, therefore congratulate You your assembagc
nTept and 70 Gain anew recognition of the fact that
) Gu are part and parcel VI its constituency.
No nation has ever met or ever will meet the obi.
Se SnSe ae aG Az fail to spprecai Tire large
interests and public welfare the Whole nation
lacking where Se patriotism was not lnsiiIled with
tse mether, mill and grew ND with the chd's owih.
civilization beanie Hps iing Of the past Instead Of
You are maui.estng in the Welfare Of your country is
the evidence of the Inherent qualities of the highest
type Of patriotism. 1t Is along this line that you
franchise bestowed on you 10y that greatest OF political
paes mean The Republican lean paytoT E %4c Io ana
cured your unpayable debt to them I'm that cniran
VIII makp
of any American citizen the party toward which the
colored man must ever feel thrill of gratitude, Tor
isne , of tie Rebellion and led on the conflict until the
bank of the Appomattox River made the hallowed
Sarened the folds Of our flag was wiped by
the of millions Of human beings who had
tels Of the few shareholders of the southern states
was then and moi until ii them ,hp nnan e g Witch PRIZE
Union was established. were upheld ard vmdcated
And aT Mil, Tas nse Ua% aS Si w a
% Rih}h VIII viii cast Ss '" al M day Of 10
Heecr me Sa ' american peope under the Cosn
iion Of The United states The Republican party has
nnder the Constitutions of the states and the United
ha; held fast to 5g that p G5,4 de e et all
overnment is 10 lcgslae for its subjects rather than
for foreign compettGrs. tho hsorv q, The Republican
H1 9 }re "iS enel Fremont the first nominee for
President down 70 the RrIs an % an nnnst bias
nne', ne side S tPe rolored Voter Why do yon
support the Republican party This qnesuon Ii.s
eSs I heeS to an e eay one for me and for the majority
OF Wh o Tof ., , given to us by the Republican
party T' as 81" intimSted few moments ago and with
majority of SGs T thsm S4 that G 4sr % aG
the broad legislation which that same party has stsi
to the public school system from one END Oh tne
the soloTed voter 70 cast his ballot VIII and for
the epnDcah parry were me- 70 Se s1e ".n upcroe
tor his freedom and The right to exercise his en-,
reimbursement as an American eltlzeh fot therc Is 10
denying the that the Democratic party that
sought to hold the coored IN his state OF bondage
so wh0f a fSm on R Was s SS
which favored the repeal OF the Thirteenth Fourteenth
those f mporant amendmens are cmbodd the present
civll and pontcai rights OF all the ooioeu Peopie !"
' the pOI pcmocratic Constitutional Convention which
met IN msssslpp oh rev Gass ago oraiCu , s,t
Point if You can to any constitutional convention Of
ay P na of the S a Of this
aS1uot That par ch no aSvoa, Justice to All In
the face of these nnienabe facts he Democratic
par aSt The ,o wa .S S known to t PECULIAR BODY
eos; ,n III n oT 81 The coord N Whst farce
inst contempt In tie minds Of thinking patriotic men
I believe that | voice the sentiment Of every candid
on the part Of the Democratic party is farce border
Ing more nearly On the criminal than on the ludicrous
into the United states Senate bin to transport out
| of this country and into Africa all the coorcd people
eminent Senator has indited for philadelphia paper
Of his enviops sentiments In WHICH he calls the
ton time Is at hand ne Win ms parry; ndS iGr ie
coored vote with ways ta' are DARK ana 'rchs winch
No, gentlemen, the time mas NOT yet come when inc
colored man will vote Wlth tne Dem0craue parry. ana
falling from political grace as that would ind
cate unless u hde Seo .as p pf Of orr, and
reform recognMihg .e sn,s q, an PeopUo ud u
f0n H rze on wSe mv friends we colod mem were
Amer snit nd
oI ia sare time baVc bened 70 achieve every great
victor% thai this "nr own country has known When
~ narc r , % vim IT, characteristic nond
| fnoIish and penpywise policy ignores our rights as
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that bravery recorded il in enduring stone that their
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skill in the handling If the n,,skc and i'm fbe late
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