Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-10-28

the southern end of the slave organiza-
ton, and they Jointly advocated the Cal
houn doctrine, "Once a state. always a
state" The combination of northern
Democrats and southern Democrats
both enemies of the colored man-became
a powerful political party, which was
controlled by the southern s~laveholding
power placing laws upon the statute
books that made every United States
officer a fugitive slave hunter.
The statute Of 1850 for the rendition
of the fugitive slave was n of the most
barbarous acts of the Democratic party.
The statute of 1893 was a humane meas
ure compared with the fugitive slave
law. On the 2Sth day of June, 1864,
the grand old Republican party repealed
this infamous bill and at that very in
slant the northern Democrats insisted
that negro slavery must be preserved
with the Union. Every attempt made
to secure equal rights of the negro was
opposed by the Democratic party vigor-
ously, but the Republicans, on the Sd of
March, 1864, declared that he was a
man and he was enlisted in the army and
fought the Democratic rebellion to death.
Major General Hunter, on the 10Th of
May, 1862, declared that the slaves in
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
were forever free, and the Republican
party sustained him in his acts. On the
9Th Of April, 1864, the constitution was
amended, abolishing slavery. Only two
Democrats in the senate and house voted
in favor of the bill. Sixty-tive Demo-
Gratis voted for the continuation Of slav-
cry. On the 18th day of December the
Republican secretary of state. William
H. Seward, issued a proclamation declar-
ing that a majority Of the loyal Repub-
lican states had ratified the amendment.
Henceforth slavery was deadin America.
The Republican party passed the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments to the
constitution and were bitterly opposed
by every senator and congressman of
the Democratic party. might produce
1000 good and undisputable reasons why
every Afro-American should support the
candidates of the Republican party. The
sacred right of American freemen, the
priceless ballot and the progress of our
race are of such value that every patriotic
man should rcnew his obligation to the
Republican party and prove to the world
that the Afro-Americans are of the stuff
that men are made of.
We are laying the foundation prop
erly for the producing of a great people.
We should exert every honest endeavor
to retain the Republican party in power,
for outside Of her bulwarks is the deep
sea, full Of Democratic sharks ready to
strip us of all our rights, and if they
once get the presidency, the senate and
the house they can repeal and enforce
and pass such laws as they may deem
proper, and if necessary bring the army
and navy and every United States Off
Ger to enforce the same and make the
life Of the now free Afro-American
equal to that Of a slave. See that you
vote early and that every voter Of your
acquaintance has cast his ballot for the
Republican party. Acquaint yourself
with the registration law. Ii you are
not ACQUAINTED with it try to procure a
copy from some good Republican and
make it a study, SO that the Democrats
cannot take advantage of your ignorance
Of the laws that are essential 70 make
you an upright voter.-H. Price Will
liams.