The record-union., 1894-10-20
Two War HEROES ON THE STUMP.
Speeches by Rev. 0. Summers and
General Allen.
The Former Defends MIR. Estee as the
Fr.~nd of the Colored Race
War Stories.

A meeting of the Twentieth Assembly
District Club was held last night. Presi-
dent 9. II. Hubbard called the meeting
TO order and introduced Rev. o. Sum-
mers as the principal speaker of the even
ing. A large number of the colored pop
ulation of the city was present, and Mr..
Summers remarks were listened to with
keen attention by the audience.
Mr.. Summers said some people may
think him out OF place on the rostrum,
but he was 20 speak on the great political
issues of the day. 1t has been said the
head Of the Republican party had done
certain things that he should not have
done and said things which he should
not have said more than thirty years ago.
Those charges against Estee, said the
speaker, should not be considered by the
black man, because they are Haunted in
their faces for the purpose of defeating
the Republican nominee for Governor
the man who has always been the friend
of the negro.
1t was by the efforts of the Republican
party that the negro had been changed
from slave TO citizen Of the country.
There are no negroes elected from the
South 10 seats III Congress, which is
condition OF affairs brought about by
Democratic power. The Democratic
nominee for Governor has insulted the
negro race by sending TO colored voters a
pamphlet concerning Estee's career III
the Legislature, and his position in re-
gard 10 things so remote as 10 be nearly
out OF The minds OF the people. Every
thing the colored people have, or had,
was given them by the Republican party,
ana now when the opportunity presents
Itself they should not go back on their
benetactor, but work shoulder TO shoulder
and make the success OF the Republican
Llcket OF paramount importance 10 them.
Mr.. Summers Deseecheu the mem bers
OF his race to examine into the political
aspect OF the present contest and they
Will realize the sense OF duty to help the
party that helped them. Why don't
Budd, the speaker said, take some other
means To be elected than TO induce the
coIored voters to vote against Estee and
Tor him, because the former number of
years ago said something that, at that
Time, may not have been IN accord with
the views OF some people? Budd should
make his fight on his merits, and do it
openly.
II Is not question Of what Estee said
a long time ago, but only the success of
the party. The slaves will never forget
the balm conferred upon them by the
Republican party; they will never forget
the auction block and cat-o'- -nine-tails.
The emancipation showed the colored
people who their friend was, and they
should stand by that triend-the Repub-
lican party. Cast your ballot, the speaker
said to his colored hearers, for the party
that gave you what you now possess
liberty, and which you owe 10 the Repub-
Ilcan party.
Mr.. Summers described graphically
and in detail his experience in the South
before and during the war and the condi-
tion OF his people during those times.
Everything they now boast OF having
was brought about by the Republican
party. In conclusion, Mr.. Summers APP
pealed to those OF his own race to vote
Tor the Republican ticket from first TO
last, and from last to first.
GENERAL ALIENS REMARKS
Adjutant-G c. c. Allen, who was
present and with whom Mr.. Summers
fought to save the country, addressed the
audience. He said he had seen the bodies
of black men lying beside those of white
men on the field OF battle, and he had
wondered what they had to fight for and
for what principle they sacrificed them
selves. 1t was all for the liberties of men.
that they should be freed and take ad-
vantage of the opportunities to be OBJ
tanned by success in battle for freedom,
when they as human beings with as