The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-27
THE FREE PARLIAMENT.
Two Letters of the Alleged ColOred
Democratic Movement"
THEY TAKE OPPOSITE SIDES
The Providence Man Tells Why Negroes
should Remain Republican and the
Newport Man Exhibits Touching Faith
in Democratic Promises.
To the Editor ol the Neics:

To the Editor ol the NelCs:
Sir 1T is not probable that a colored
Democratic club will be organized IN
Providence i'm 1892, nor is IL unreasonable
to say that no independent or assistant
Democratic club will be organized or sus-
tanned by colored men. This is not the
time for colored men to pose as Democrats,
and every colored man of intelligence
knows it. A great national campaign
will be waged this year. Momentous
issues involving national honor ana
national life are at stake. A free kepuDn-
can vote is polled only in the North. The
voice OF the majority In various Southerh
States has been silenced by fraud, intimi-
dation aud violence, and minority repre-
sentatives sit in the halls Of Congress and
battle every attempt TO secure Tree
ballot and an honest count. IL Is not
the sense of gratitude alone that
actuates and impels every conscientious
colored man to vote the Republican ticket.
1t is the instinct of self preservation The
record of the Democratic party distin
guishes il as the uncompromising enemy
OF the colored man and on no important
occasion has the Democratic party failed
to exhibit this enmity. Every slave-holder
and every rebel in the late rebellion was
Democrat and the rebellion cost the United
States nearly $ll 1000, 100000. Every vote
against the abolition of slavery, against
the enfranchisement of the negro, against
the fifteenth amendment TO the constitu-
tion and against the civil rights bill was
Democratic vote, .snhe mnhe Brotherhooa,
White Camelia' and "The Ku-Klux-
Klan," which whipped, terrorized, muir
dered and assassinated colored men during
the reconstruction period were Demo
Gratis. At Danville, Copiah and Hazel.
hurst colored men have been massacred
by Democrats. Three thousand colored
raa nna h1n1rp1
sixty-nine were lynched last year in the
South. and by Democrats. The PROPOSE,
tion TO send the negro to Africa emanated
from a Democratic mind and was support
ed by Democrats. Separate cars for white
and colorcd passengers have been provided
by the Democrats in the six Southern
States The Republican party has given
the negro freedom and citizenship and
sought TO protect him in their enjoyment.
It has given the negro about fifteen Con-
gressmen, three United States Senators,
live lieutenant governors, nearly Tive hun
dred State senator's aud representatives,
United States ministers plenipotentary,
consulsigeneral and consuls 10 various
countries, n register and an auditor of the
United States Treasury postmastcrs, let
ter carriers, railway mail agents and clerks
in the various departments of the national
government reaching far into the thou
sands. The Republican party has demon
strated by its acts its friendship for the
colored man.
Whatever of dissatisfaction may arise
over the distribution of Federal pap"
can best be settled within the party ranks.
We know the evil in the Republican party,
we have seen the good" in the Democra-
tic party, and we have decided that lit is
better to endure the evil we have than TO
fiy TO that we know not Of" Was any
other choice left us?
JOHN C. MINKINs.