The People's friend., 1894-07-20
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To The Editor OF Observation-Disclosures:


1t was told me to-day that the repor
was current that | was henceforth, al
advocate of the Peoples party.
wish to inform the good people 0
this community that am now, ant
ever have been. Race woman; a Pro
hbltIonlst at heart, always standing OF
the Republican platform so long as i
advocated and advanced my principles
When | say | am a Race woman,
mean am for the advancement of m,
class Of people, socially and financially
And to do this, first | would say that a.
class we are in no condition to de-
nounce or support any political organ
lzatlon that NAV arise.
1t is an undeniable fact that the Re
publican party did tor US what no 9th.
er party did or ever can do. 1t IS the
party that has led in an reforms: il
gave Kansas Prohibition and municipal
suffrage to women, and although at its
last convention led by Marsh Murdock
It turned a deaf ear to the cry of noble
woman. yet respect our grand editor,
and believe his unjust criticism will do
more to toward the cause of woman
than any other croaking our noble bird
can do; and all black men who desire
to benefit their class can no more afford
to be indifferent to the appeals of WON
an than they can afford to be indiffer-
ent 70 the God that made them.
Women were the first agitators of
American slavery emancipation, and
were indirectly, the organizers of the
Republican party. They have lived in
the Republican party for one genera
ton, and now woman asks of you one
vote Can you for the loye of Heaven,
for the love of all that is dear to YOU.
can yon withhold that one vote, (yea,
on the amendment;) from these tried
and noble women who were YOUR best
and trusted friend in the darkest hour
Of need? 1t is the only chance in life
time where a black mans vote will
count one in the progress of the State.
Mrs. Johns. Que OF the grandest
women in the State. not withstandine
he snub she received at the hands of
he Republican party, still holds aloft
ler Republican banner under whose
olds she believes the majority of the
black men are sheltered, and asks you
whilst you vote for your PRINCIPLES of
light, to also vote for the amendment. |
1t is also true that the Republican |
party has not done for the black man |
I'll that it could have done; it has sway
ID from the principles of justice in this |
aspect; it has cut loose from Prohi-
,ition and woman suffrage-has coun-
enanced wrong and allowed evil-dOels
n its once Holy ranks, and in so doing
has gained one foot and lost two, yet
lot withstanding all its misgivings,
Ehat party will accept us as we are
We us social standing-will hoist
on before you give them hoist?
Before black men were made citizens
Y rights of suffrage they We're power
IS to aid the Republican party in any
'ay. That party fought this battle of
lstice for us and adopted us as broth
9 and sisters in this great nation. 1t
as the blood of sable heroes, the wall
their of widows and their orphans :.
lat caused the fourteenth and fifteenth
to the constitution of the
nited States. To-day we have wrongs
be righted ever as great as the white
en- of this nation. They are our faith
;, we cry unto them for justice and !
ey beat us back with the high hand of I
'ejudice; they fain would rather stig- '
atize us with the blood of the bonds 7
en- who were but subjects of their
i'll. They leave us to suffer. bleed and
e; burned at the stake. hanged TO :,
ee. rlddled with bullets and tortured p
every conceivable manner The A. :,
y. men, the X, of L. and none of p
e other labor unions have wrongs to :,
rlghted such as ours; yet look with h
hat patience the laborer of the South :,
dures all things, while the laborer of
e North strikes even fol an imaginary :,
'ong, and these men are petted whilst y
, are pelted. How long must we
dure these things ere the eyes of the
tion will be opened and her dark
rs and daughters be given place Of h
nor and trust with equal compensa p
N such as fairer ones receive? We b
e truly manufactured people; the O.
ice Of our bodies was once the COM le
cree of the nation, The foundation IS
)ne of the Capitol was contributed by p
we labor all under Democratic rule; b.
us | sum it up in this wise: In the al
VS. of Democratic rule we were begot
beings, therefore the Democrats are ii
+ fathers; the Republicans adopted u:
therefore are our fathers by adep- fe
n. The Peoples party being cross, FL