Evening journal., 1890-01-22
AN lMsRoMPru DEBATE.
A Republican and a Democrat Meet and
Discuss the Political situation.

Discuss the POLITICAL cttuNtiops
Two young men were discussing poll
tics last night in cigar store. One man
was Democrat and the other Republi-
can. There were a number of men
present, about equally divided in politics,
and it seemed as If there was an under
standing among them that it should be a
fair fight aud no interfering.
1.-The Republican party did enough
harm when they enfranchised the darkey
and should be ashamed of their work in
stead Of attempting to secure their votes.
to do with them as they please, said the
Democrat.
what do you meanH' asked the Repub-
lican.
why, / mean that this gang at Sew
enth and Market streets is trying to
secure the votes of all the darkeYs in
town, and of great many who are not
in town. and they ought to be ashamed
Of it.
"Well, anything is fair where there is
such internal laws as there is in this
state, said the Republican champion
Ibid you vote when the last Demo-
cratic Legislature gave the people an OPP
portunity TO vote for new constitution,
asked the Democrat
''No. did not
Then you ought to keep your mouth
shut. You are one Of those very patri-
otto Republicans who, instead Of voting
when there was a chance to have a re-
form brought about, which your party
had been whining for for years,
stayed at home, hoping to precipitate q
split in the Democratic party.
1 "Well, your collectors won't give men
a chance to pay their taxes.
Have you paid your tax2''
'.No. have not.
"Why, may | ask2'
We'll, because have never felt like
| it"
"The Republicans, continued tbs
Democrat, ego around with an idea thai
they are the Lords chosen ones. They
oppose tax reform, ballot reform. anG
utterly ignore civil service reform
They do worse than that; they show b,
their acts that they disbelieve II
the people. Instead of appealing
to the peoples sense Of fair play ans
patriotism, they organize the most liz
norant and Indifferent members Of tn
community, get these people TO procur
for them certificates Of franchise, whicl
] they are too ignorant to care for them
selves and keep them to use on election
day as they see fit. A more unpatriotiC
} or un-American practice | def
, YOU to point out in the history Of the re
public" said the earnest Democrat
"Well for my part, said the Repuh
lican, 81 wish the niger never had
4. vote.
Q Eyes, we often hear that from Repul
s licans nowadays. but don't say so. IL
! every colored man who is proud of b
s citizenship and takes an interest in Il
? rights and privileges vote, and for OIL
: viii protect him in that right. But i
the others alone in their indifference
e said the Democrat.
Q "Will not the same rule apply
!, white menu asked the Republican.
J. Certainly it will, said the D0mocra
+ 'let him alone too, he is no good.
There's one thing, said the aspubl
Il. party has the foreigners.
i THAT is where you are wrong agar
Allowing no foreigner to vote, Grove
= Cleveland in 1884 would have carrie
every state in the Union except two
three New England states, New Yorl
! and perhaps Pennsylvania; no class
! foreigners votes the Democratic tick
I largely, except the Irish and English, al
= they are the nearest to Americans
: principal of any immigrants that come
!, our shores. No. the Republican par
4 has nothing to commend to any thinkii
= man except to the large number of tar
!, barons. whom II has made such by alloV
ing them to frame the taxing laws Of d
country.