The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-12
THE CoLoRED VOTERS PATH.
SEATTLE. Oct. s. $50

SEATTLE, Oct 5, 1891.
To THE EDITOR: desire to call the attention
OF the colored voters of King co unty to the fact
that we are not prepared to accept the PROPOSE
ton given In the Press Times of September q by
William 3. Hoffman, relative to his individual
desire to straddle the fence. 1t 10 fact that
colored men enjoyed that distinction before
they were granted suffrage Instead of being
permitted to vote they were always in posses
sion, on election Gay, Of stage plank, ginger
cake and Q sour bottle of cider.
But by the grace of God and the Repub-
Hcan party we have been made men,
and are capable OF being our own judges and do
not have to resort to q position on the fence to
save ourselves politically. Perhaps, If Mr.. Hoff-
man could explain from whence he got the oil
to annoint himself, he might prevail on some
OF the colored voters 30 they would follow his
perilous pathway that leads to the political
grave OF Greenbackers, Changers and Mug.
wumps. Otherwise we prefer to hunt for our
game, like the American eagle rather than have
It brought to US as suggested by Mr.. Hoffman.
In other words, we propose to stand by the party
that stood by US in the dark ante-bel-
lum days We would respectfully re-
quest him to come down from his
I ofty perch, and be received back among the
faithful and sin no more.
word, If you please, with Mr.. G. A. Rideout,
some unknown party, who tells why he Is q
Democrat and proposes that we "lend him an
ear, which we cannot afford to do, and which
we must indefinitely decline, as we know too
much about the Democratic party of this coun-
try to ever get caught on hook baited with q
negro. We are well aware that the Democratic
party holds in its Shiny folds the poorest citi-
zens OF our country. We will swear that every
enemy the negroes OF this country ever
had, from the landing of the Mayfower
In 162O, to date, were Democrats
Knowing them as we do, how can negroes get
hQir naahe in Sha fr a fDae hair dna
trines, no matter how they may be seasoned?
Study the Democratic party of today. They
are nothing more than the bloodhounds of the
sos See their smiles when you speak TO them.
Oh, how they would like to bite negro.
The negroes in the Republican party are like
the white people in the United States-they
look back to their independence with as much
pride as the whites do to their freedom from the
Briton's rule. This is due to the
Republican party, and We glory in
the fact that we are members thereof,
as 1t was the only party that had the
courage TO declare that human slavery was
curse, and that the 100000 negroes then in this
country should be free. and that there should
De no distinction among US on account of
'color, race or previous condition of servitude."
We will here give you another hint OF Demo-
cratic affection for the negro, and why we
should forever disregard them, on account OF
their hobby-slayery, which was conducted alb
solutely by them. The Generalization which
that institution entailed upon all classes in the
community in which it existed was fearful TO
contemplate, and was the curse of all
curses, while 1t made its victims
mere ehattels, taking from our race every char
aeter OF man and womauhood. immortality per-
yaded every slaveholding city, town and dwell<
ing In the South, and its promoters were all
negro-loving Democrats, with whom morality
ana virtue were always the exception. The
Southern church even instructed its clergy TO
defend the Southerners IN their rights to hold US
az slaves, an ofense ehargeable solely to Demo-
Gratis. Since the Republican party stretched
forth mighty arm and wiped ell slavery and
It's attendant evils away Mr. Democrat steps up
with his "straddle the fence and constitutional
rights propositions. Perhaps it would be as
well to here give copy of an old newspaper
add. that l have for Mr.. Democrats perusal
1t was taken from the New Orleans True Delta,
issue of January l, 1853, and is as follows:
Mr.. Joseph jennings respectfully informs his
friends and the public, that ct the request of
many OF my friends aud acquaintances, have
been induced to purchase IRON Mr.. Osbon, of
Missouri, the celebrated DARK bay horse, Star,
aged years, square trotter and warranted
sound, with a new light trptting buggy and har-
ness Also the stout mulatto wench Sarah, aged
about 20 years; general house servant; valued
at$9OO, and guaranteed sound. VIII he rallied
for at o clock p m, on February /, 1853, at any
hotel selected by the subscribers. The above is
as represented and those persous who wish to
engage in the usual practice of rafting WILL
/ assure them, get perfect satisfaction
with their participation in this affair. Fifteen
hundred chances at 81 each. The whole is val
ued at Its just worth-sl,500 The rattle will
be conducted by gentlemen selected by those
interested present. Five nights allowed to
complete the rattle. Both of the above can be
seen at my store, No. IS Common street, second
door from Camps, at from o'clock a. m. till
2:3O p. m. The highest throw takes the first
choice, the lowest throw the wench and other
traps. the fortunate winners TO pay so twenty
doliars1 each Tor refreshments for the ladies and
gentlemen in attendance.
In conclusion II there are any ladies OF color
in this Republican country Of ours who have
husbands, brothers or kinsmen who are con-
templating violating the trust reposad in them
by this grand Republican party of ours, for
Gods sake have them retrace their steps, or for
ever discard them. SAMUEL BURpKTT,
No. 1,5l4 Third Street