St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-13
USED AS CATS PAWS.
Why the Negroes Kick at the Re.
publican Party.

Why the Negroes KICK at the ESes
publican Party.
To the Editor of the GLOBE.
/ desire through the columns of your
valuable paper to give vent to few SEM
timents which the action of the present
Republican house of representatives
have made necessary. The expected
came to pass. The Republicans, after
finding that they had working major
ity without the vote of cOlOred man,
refused to give James Hill, of MiSSis-
sidpi. his seat in that body to which he
was elected.
Mr.. Hill was elected by handsome
majority in one OF the strongest Repub.
lican districts in the United States, the
famous ShOestring district. BY the
means which have been in vogue in Mis-
sssippi since 1875, and known to the
world as the mississippi plan." they
counted Mr.. Hill out and counted Mr..
Catchings in. Mr.. Hill goes to Repub-
lican house for justice arrayed with
facts which were sufficient to convince
the most Skeptical that frauds were COM
mitted and that there had been great
outrage committed against the purity OK
the ballot. Taking the past as critic
rion, some of us predicted that the Re-
publcans would show their colors when
they, finding that they could dispense
with Mr.. HIPS vote, allow MIR. Catch
ings to enjoy the hOnors which by right
belong to Mr.. Hill.
Now, this sort of thing cannot last.
We are tired of voting year after year
for party that allies itself with party
had tendency to promote the welfare
OF my people.
The Republican party must not deludo
itself with the belief that it can go on
playing loose and fast with my people
and depend upon their blind support,
We may not be so we'll verSed in book
lore as the whites, but we are conscious,
however, of our political power. We
know that without our vote the Repub-
lican party is doomed. Every other na-
tionality that votes with the party gets
recognition, except the CO lOred man,
and it is very evident that we are used
as catSpawS to pull the political chest
nuts out of the fire.
am not advocating nor advising q
stampede to the Democratic ranks, for
that will probably never be done by us,
but advise a non-interest in public
affairs until something like justice is
done us, in both North and South. The
South commits outrageS upon my pe0-
pie, and the North sanctions it.
The counting out of Hon. James Hill
by the Southern Democracy and the
sanctiOning of that outrage by Northern
Republicans is the last straw, L may
say, that breaks the camePs back. We
are not striving after the earth, nor do
we want to embarrass the administra-
ton, but we demand recognition in ac-
cordance to our civic fitness. hope
the party will not delude itself with the
supposition that because we are quiet
and loyal we are unmindful OF
what is due us; it is the quiet before
the storm. If the Republicans try to
keep the Democrats back with one
hand and the negro with the other, they
will fall between and be crushed out OF
existence. Mr.. Hill will be nominated
and reelected. Let the Republicans
refuse to seat him at theirperil. Justice
to my people by both parties will be the
only solution to the negro problem.
ABRAM B. BURRIS.
1914 Robert street.