Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-08
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Gov. B0ies Called Down by IOwA's
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Gov. Boiss Called Down by IOwA's
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From the Des MOtnes AudJdnchG,
We think one of the greatest errors OF
Mr.. BoIes was made In his Keokuk speech
when he attempted to explain that the
negro's brain wasn't as susceptible OF cut
tiVation as the white mans. We want TO
cite the learned and most wise gentleman
back few years. In 1868 OF 5,OOO,OOO
negroes or Whereabouts, In this country
there were but 1913 Of that vast number
that could write and they were wbai
10 known as the free negroes. To-Day
we have about 900, 900 negroes Ia
this country, and to fLd one In this north
ern country that can't read, he would be
considered a monstrosity. II he be 20
years old or more he can read We will
not say that they down south are mon
strosIties that cannot read, for Mr.. Boles
party with a shotgun acting as a FREEDOM
lnator has caused panic among the poor
unfortunate negroes who sought to obtain
that which Mr.. Boies claims they can't
possess We will also cite the
king Of blunders to the time
that we had no press to attempt
to place our wrongs before tho
public that public opinion might have its
effect, and until recently we had no press
in this state, and as Mr.. Boies knew that,
and knowing that there would be but little
danger OF the negro getting his speech
or even a synopsis Of IL over the state he
thought himself safe to say what he did
TO the few enthusiastic Democrats that
were at the time anxious to do the I'M
fortunate all the damage they could. Now
Mr.. Boles wants the negro vote 10 keep
him In the gubernatorial chair. He
says he won't bother the saloons; that he
has no power to close them, and that
prosperity and perpetualltY Of personal
freedom are the true principles OF Amerl-
can citizenship. We can truthfnlly say
that we are financially, mentally aud
physically better off now than we were
when we held the exalted position Of Gus
todIan In chief Of cuspidors in those
damnable hell holes that were usurplng
the very life out of US for the paltry SIS
per week. Never was the state OF Iowa
In more prosperous condition than
Iowa Is to day. We give the Republican
party credit for the good II has achieved,
and we condemn the Democratic party for
their forgetfulness. They know we'll that
no people ever suffered the tortures OF he'll
more than lhe negro has, and Is to-day
down south, and In the kind remembrance
OF Democracy TO the Irish we join Is
sues with them, also to the Jews oil
Russia for we don't believe In the sup
preston of human liberty. Where IL
II is not to the discontinue CT Others
the platform Of the Democrats is carefully
drawn to suit the white man. In readin
section IA of the Democratic platform WI
find that the bill that would have helped
the negro most wonderfully where his per
sonal freedom Is abridged, known as thu
force bill waS condemned as being lnfa
nous. No kind words were mentioned II
the Democratic platform for the negro
that is undergoing more hardships to dal
at the hands of Democrats than an!
nation on the globe.