Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-10-28
cOLORED VOTERS ADVISED.


One of Them Gives Some Facts Which
Are Worthy of Consideration.
desire to call the attention of the
Afro-American voters of the state of
New York to the principles and motives
of the Democratic party. They joined
issue with the Wing party, which was
the southern end of the slave organize
ton, and they jointly advocated tho Cal
houn doctrine, "Once a state, always
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 slaveholding
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 one 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the grand old Republican party repealed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 18th 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
Sth of April, 1864, the constitution was
amended, abolishing slavery. Only two
Democrats in the senate and house voted
in favor of the bill. Sixty-fve Demo-
Gratis voted for the continuation Of slav-
cry. On the 18th day of December the
Republican secretary Of state, William
H. Seward, issued proclamation declar-
ing that majority of the loyal Repub-
lican states had ratified the amendment
Henceforth slavery was dead in 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
/ 900 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 renew 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 tc
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 slave. See that yor
vote early and that. every voter of youl
acquaintance has cast his ballot for thu
Republican party. Acquaint yoursel
with the registration law. If you ar
not acquainted with it try to procure {
copy from some good Republican ant
make it a study, so that the Democrat
cannot take advantage of your ignoranc'
of the laws that are essential to max
you an upright voter.-H. Price VIII
liams.