Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-02-21

Drome aiso gave an acre. These, my col
ored friends, =ere all Democratic gentle
men. Point me 10 single white Repub-
lican who gave an acre Of land fir school
house, and this is not all look NJ the adj
vaniages you now have fer an eisea
ton and the source from which they
sprung. The colored people don't seem to
know, and write this for the enlichten-
ment OF the colored race. When the late
Col. Chapman Billingsiey was in the Sem
ate of Maryland, be was instrumental in
passing Law appropr:aiing $4,000 out
of the Treasury of Maryland for the sup
port OF the colored schools. This is about
the only source Of any note whereby your
schools are kept open 10 this day. You
coiored people ought and should know
then that Col. Billingsley was Democrat
OF the old school; and point me put one.
tenth done for the colored people by the
republican party as has been done by the
Democratic party. Has the Republican
party ever elected colored man to Office ?
My colored friends. look at the case of
keveii, Of Mississippi, the first colored
man ever elected to Congress. Did the
Republican party do il? This is another
death blow TO Republican leaders, as well
as all the others | have quoted, and pro.
pose to quote many more before finish
this subject II is becoming very interest
ing to me to see how the colored people
are so deluded and have been for years
working directly antagonistic of what
seems to me ought to be their bounden
duty. Bat il has been night long enough
now and the dawn is near at hand, for the
colored man is beginning to find out for
himself that he is only the tool in the hand
OF the white Republican, and as the press
Is the best instrument for enlightening the
mind OF man and improving him as a ra.
tional, moral and social being, and educa-
ton is the only sure foundation that can
be devised for the Preservation Of freedom
and happiness. And it should be remem-
bered, as ar axiom of eternal truth in pol
itlcs, that whatever power in any govern
ment is independent, is absolute also in
theory only, at first. while the spirit of the
people is up; but in practice, as fast as that
relaxes. The first principle of good gov.
eminent Is that the lex majoris parts is the
fundamental law of every society, of indi-
viduals, of equal rights, TO consider the
Will OF the society announced by the MA.
Jority OF single vote as sacred as if unan.
imous Is the first of all lessons in import
ance, yet the last, which is thoroughly
learnt. And now, my colored friends, |
want you TO read and ieread the cards of
'Candid" as they appear in the BEACON,
and l am sure that by the time Of election
again many of you will be heard TO exclaim
what fool l have been all along in
voting against the Democrats, who are our
true and only friends, they (the Democrats)
having done more for our advance.
ment in literature, as well az everything
else, than the whole Republican par.
ty combined. And now, my colored
friends, many unpleasant facts demonstrate,
and may as we'll be admitted, that caste is
about as hard 10 overcome in some Chris.
tan people as among heathens, and in res
pect to colored people it prevails in the
North as well as in the South, as will
prove by the following The American
Railway Union, composed Of nearly all
Republicans, operating principally in the
North, denied its privileges 10 colored op.
orators. The American Federation of La
Dor will not grant membership to colored
workmen. An Evangelical Church in
Iowa dissuaded colored candidate from
pressing his application for membership.
The Woman's Club of Chicago refused 10
admit colored lady of cultured mind and
elevated character. The managers Of an
ice skating club in Chicago would not sell
admissions last week to decent young men
OF color, though white men and women too
needed no moral health certificate 10 gain
entrance. These are not pleasant incidents
to refer TO, but it is worth while keeping
them in mind whenever we are tempted 10
lambaste the South for imposing unequal
social burdens on its colored population.
Now, my colored friends, what have lust
told you comes from the stronghold OF the
white Republicans. You see very clearly
now, or you certainly ought to know, how
your white Republicans treat the colored
people away from here. They have no
use for them whatever, as you plainly see,
even going SO far that they wont even wor-
ship the One true God in the same build
ing, which should be dedicated 10 Gods
service, regardless Of creed or color. NV
colored friends, don't you intend 10 read
and listen and profit thereby? In these
two cares have said enough to convince
you of the sad state of affairs under which
you labor at present, and am sure that my
words will not fall altogether on deaf ears,
as the colored people are now beginning to
reason among themselves; and whilst do
not expect TO convince all of the falIacy
under which they labor at present, | am
ske that many will be forced to change
q way of thinking when facts like these
ar presented to them; and have many
more In store that will present as 90 on,
aud all l ask is that the colored people
read and find out for themselves and trust
nothing to prejudice or selfinterested help,
for if you DO you will be foolei, yes, badly
fooled, by some one that only wants your
vote. would suggest to you to write a
letter TO the Baltimore Sun or american
and ask them To answer through their col.