St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-30

mere form-a day of thoughtless
action rather than patriotic motives; a
day of partisan harangues rather than
Christian prayer and national ambition.
We may honor the dead by caring for
the living. All soldiers did not die.
Many who suffered and fought bravely
came home MANNED, some with conSti-
tutiODs undermined by hardship; and
they have been living limited lives.
They were not the men when they re-
turned that they were when they went.
They should, other things being equal,
be favored in civil and political life, and
my voice is Tor pensioning all Of them,
or all who need the country's care.
We honor the soldiers by carrying for
ward the work that was commenced by
them. do not think the leaders in the
early days of our Civil war intended to
free the slaves. The war was to estab-
lish the union as against state SOW
ereignty. They tried to save slavery
and save the state, but God showed
them that one or the other must go, and
slavery was Overthrown as military
necessity, not as a triumph OF Christian
principles. The car of Russia liberated
SerfS without the pressure brought to
bear upon our nation before we'd let
the oppressed so free, and so welded
were we to our idol that we tolerated
the act of Lincoln, only as necessity
for self preservation.
The slaves were freed and given the
rights of citizenship without proper
qualifications, and the advancing years
show that they had citizenship thrust
upon them to their disadvantage. If
they had been put OH probation and had
these rights given them as rapidly as
they secured qualifications they would
have been stimulated to greater i'm
provementS than they have made, and
the same probation would apply to 9th
erS as well as to the negro.
A grave question is, 'What are we
going to do with negro, or what is he
going to do with us ?"
He must be instructed, disciplined,
ChristianiZed, stimulated to improve
ment. Great forces are at work in that
direction-in the South and by Southern
people. as well as in the North, but
more money. more Outstanding con-
ferences must go to help to solve this
problem.
The negro who has not improved and
is bad man in society, the fact that he
is negro will not shield him from
sharp and dreadful vengeance at the
hands OF those people when he commits
OIt luc ouICltlN pG1oOAi anu
home. The white man does not escape
in similar circumstances. But, regard
less of color or previous condition, he
he should have fair chance in law,
and all should be concerned in securing
that to him.
The colored Americans will meet
Tuesday, fast and pray for help against
oppression, and when the cOlOred man
prays let the OppresSOr stand from
under. He has prayed before, and his
bonds were broken and nation was
baptized in blood. If he prays again he
will bring the freedom complete which
is now but partial. What he needs for
his race is education, refinement, Chris
tianiZatiOn, and to become such eiti-
zen in the South, where he is numerous,
as will command the respect OF the peor
pie.
We may show our regard for the sol
dierS who gave their lives to free the
slaves By giving our money and lnftu-
ence TO liberate him from oppression,
ignorance and political trickery. l
think if intermeddling politicians in
church and state would keep their
hands off we should see brighter day
for the negro. g..
The California, seventh and Cedar,
Will post Full Bulletins from the Re-
publican national convention at Mime
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