The Washington bee., 1892-06-11
THE AFRO-AMERICAN AND
TIE FAIR,
Continued from first nane.l

should say he is, and every Re.
publican is in favor of every con.
stltutional measure which will
guarantee to the colorad men OI
the South the right to go to the polls
without let or hindrance and cast
their votes IN favor of the candi.
date of their choice and have their
votes fairly canvassed aud counted.
Mr.. Richardson. Is the gentle
man authorized to speak for the
President of the United States on
the Force bill?
Mr.. Buchanan. of New jersey.
rise to question Of order.
Mr.. Meredith. Let US know what
the President of the United States
thinks of it know?.
M. johnson of Indiana. | hope
| will not be interrupted.
Mr.. DOckery. l trust the GEN
tleman may be allowed to state
that the President Is in favor of
the force bill,
Mr.. Richardson. Is the gentleman
authorized to speak for the Presi.
dent?
Mr.. Johnson Cf Indiana. |.
state here Ind now that the Presi-
dent of the United States, By his
messages to Congress, by all of
his public declarat ons and acts,
Doth while occupying he White
House and while travelling through
the country, and particularly in
the West during his our there
year ago, always avowei himsel
(ant l believe In the sincerity rfI
his aVowaD as in COM lie e synpa. |
thy VIII ;he proposition that ther,
ought to be a national provision
with reference 10 elections for
Representatives in the Southern |
STATES, aud in all The other States
OF The Unlon-not int rfering with
local elections, or other local af
fairs, to The end that in elections
for Congress, for national officers
there sh. uld he free b Hot ard
a fair count. Aud no man who
loves Liberty, no man who is will
ing to see eve y man in this cuun-
Try the political equal Of every
other man, should object to the
adoption of TO honest aud patriotic
4 measure.
[ say it lily becomes any men,
Der of the dem cratic party tha
nad for endless years held tie co.,
ored m n in abj ct slavery in or
Ter that it might build up a land
I'd ar's'ocrscy upon his unrcquited
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tt 'or aud make a statement as to
whit Is the status of e coIpred
man inside Of the rank AMI file of
the r ru ,llcan organization. |.
can never be said That the repuo-
he an party put gives upon the
r'ists OF ary human being; that
it ever tore colored child from
he sable breast Of is frightened
mother and sold it into servitude
n the zee Fl Ids of South Carolina
'r III The car e5rakes of Lou siana
t can nrver be said hat the re. I
publican patty sought to establish
additional territory in which to z
ngraft the curse OF human slavery e
t can never be said that the re Y
ubIlcan party by word, by sign. II
r by action ever declared in its Il
latform, by the action of its W
atesmen or by the consent Of the "
'nk and tie of the party, in favor II
human servitudp, or that il "
yer for one moment stood as an d
bstac!e in the way IF that great e'
rogress which in the light of p
hrist1an civilization struck the W
tiers from a race Of black men, b
used them to the dignity of true q
anhood, aud clothed them with hi
| the paraphernalia Of American 10
t'zen8hip. W
| stand mere utterly ashamed tn
ID appalled, at the action Of the tn
mocratlc party, when there are &c
ngresstonal districts through he
+ the leng h and breadth Of the la
lendid South where the colored ~
an is counted out at the ballot b
x AID is also driven by violence pu
d intimidation from the polls.
IN which he is shut out and
prived of the right t. cast his w
lot as guaranteed to him by the
Institution of the United States.
such reproach as this, sir, can
laid at the doors of the repub ria
an party. d Il
Mr. Stockdale. Mr.. Chairman H.
W I'D not occupy the time of
committee upon this occasion of
y that l desire to reply to a re of
rk personal to myself, though a v
ball not reply in the spirit or Re Ee,
he language of the gentleman H9;I ,Gil
n Indiana who made the re- p p l' h
rk. l would not feel author rs,' ~
|, In the presence of gentlemen pIe,
In the face of the American
pie, to even repeat the Ian a
ge which be has used. [ will lod!