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THE NEW DEMOCRACY.
Concluded.

ALI of the foregoing shows
conclusively that the sentiment of
the Northern people, as expressed
by their laws, decisions and
speeches, was not as friendly to-
wards the colored race, as many of
our people think today. But a
large number of our colored people,
say the Republican party, and the
Federal army by virtue of Mr..
Lincoln's emancipation proclama-
ton, succeeded in liberating the
slaves and, hence, as an act of
gratitude, they should support that
party with their votes, aud for ever
abhor the south and the Democratic
party, because they were the for
mer masters of the negro. The
abolition of slavery In 1923, was
the result of the fortunes of war.
As we have already seen, Mr.. Lin
coin, seven years before his death,
expressed sentiments of hostility to
the equality of the races. The
great Emancipation proclamation,
which emanated from this noble
man, was only intended as q war
measure to aid in browning the
Northern army with the laurels of
victory; even at that date the noted
President, in order to achieve sue.
cess in putting down the rebellion,
proposed to the South, if they
would lay down their arms and re-
turn to their allegiance to the
Federal government, they would be
permitted to retain all their slaves.
Let us see what the history shows.
(See 'The American Conflict" by
Horace Greeley, Vol. III, page 255.
The excepted parts were: l3 par
ishes in Louisiana and the city of |
New Orleans; forty-eight counties
designated as West Virginia; seven
counties in Virginia, including the
cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth;
and the States of Missouri, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Maryland and
Delaware, and which excepted parts
are for the present left precisely as
if this proclamation were not
issued.)
From this. my friends, you could
not infer that it was the design of the
Republican party or of Mr.. Lincoln,
to free the slaves, but it was the
fortunes of war, or the result of
accident.
The Republican party was made
mp largely Of the old Wing party, |
which had always been composed of |
men who believed slavery was not
vice or an immoral institution. The
platform, in 1850, vent
no further than an opposition to
the extension of slavery or it, ad-
into the Territories. In
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COAL.

The Diamond is twenty-five per
cent. better than any other Coal in
the market.
]. w. WHITEHEAD, JR., Asr.,
10 w. Second South.
Telephone COS.
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IDLY unQer DcuOCTottC ts.tocsSc sAAoAA
they ever did under Republican pro-
lection. No, my friends, the Dem
ocrats are not your natural foes
and enemies, Bat they are your
best friends. Why, under the
present Democratic administration,
there are over two thousand colored
people employed in the various de-
partments at Washington. Presi-
dent Cleveland has done what no
Republican President dared to do,
viz: Appoint q colored minister
to a vhite republic. He also ap-
pointed Mr.. Taylor, a colored man,
recorder of deeds for the District
of Columbia; and even reinstated
the colored coachman, Hawkins,
who had been removed by Ben.
Harrison, % make a place for an
alien ERgHshmdn. In the far
South, colored orators are stump
ing the country for Democracy,
and are listened to by the cultured
whites as well as the blacks. Only
a few days ago, the eloquent and
gifted colored speaker, Professor B.
T. Washington, was invited to be
the orator of the day at the open
ing ceremonies of the Atlanta Cot
ton exposition, away down in Geor-
gia. His words of thrilling elo-
quence, like burning fire, awoke q
storm of applause and enthusiasm
from white ahd black, unprecedent-
ed In the South and unknown to
the North. Read what the gentle
man himself says about this incl
dent, as published in one of your
own home papers, and then tell
me if there is not a nes0 Democracy
and q nea0 negro.
/ only wish we had more such
men as Professor Washington, to
warm the hearts and open the eyes
of the colored men and women who
are scattered throughout the North,
and whose blood is chilled, and
whose understanding is clouded by
the bygone prejudice and wanton
hypocrisy of the politician of the
North. Let us, as colored people,
take the picture of our past wrongs
and turn its ugly features to the
wal, and let US open our eyes to
the radiant warmth of q new day.
Sorrow remaineth for the night, but
joy cometh in the morning.
The progress andsuccess of our race
is now in our own hands, and if we
would win in the struggle for ex-
istence, we must keep up with the
spirit of the age, and show It to the
world of mankind that we are a
race of men, who can and will be as
broad-minded and liberal to our
fellow-men, as any people on earth.
Let US then be up and doing,
With heart for any fate,
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.
Dur first duty is to Danish from our
minds every vestige of prejudice
md i'll feeling toward the DEM
ocracy and the white people of the
South, on account of the old
of the past. "Let the
lead past bury its dead'' and let rs
lssimilate ourselves with the in
lustrial world.
The opportunity to make our race
,reat, and glorious, is at hand. Let
u writeour wrongs in water, and our
leeds on brass and granite. One of
he most dangerous species of thraF.
lom and servitude, is that mental
,ondage that would chain the negro
ace to the Republican juggernaut
ar of prejudice; and cause them to-
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Iact TIC pldIhOFtu WCDt 81 laA % "
declare in the strongest language,
the party's adherence to the
doctrine of State Rights, and that
each state should have absolute con-.
troll over its own institutions. (See
section 4 of platform.) 1t is evident
from the foregoing, that the great
Republican party was no especial
friend of the colored race up to the
emancipation of the slaves. 1t now
remains for us to consider the treat
ment of the colored people by their
supposed Northern friends from
that time until the present. 1t is
said that the new condition of
liberty of the negro, awakened at
once fame of love and admiration
ON the part of the whites of the
North, for their dark skinned
brothers, and that hereafter the two
races would be as q black Damon,
and a white Pythias. l regret, how
ever, to say that subsequent events
have not verified this dream of
fancy. The tabled "Forty acres of
land and blind mule" was never
donated to the freedman, even in a
sense; instead we got the
Heedman's Bureau, which became a
savings bank for these children of
the South and soon failed without
assets, hereby these poor people
lost hundreds of thousands of
dollars; this was one Southern out
rage, that was never used for
political purposes by the G. o. P.
The colored people in the South,
after the war, were turned over to
the tender mercies of the unscrup-
Ious carpet-bagger, under whose in
iuence they became a mere tool for
those adventures, who went South
for the avowed purpose of oppress-
ng the whites and of misguiding
Ind robbing the blacks. During
The period of reconstruction, and
until 1876, the negroes, and their
proxies, the carpet-baggers, held
control over the greater portions of
he Southern States; these poor
gnorant people were pted as .
'cafs paW, "forthe consufnmation of
/ system of Legislation aud corrupt
management of the affairs of the
tate, that ever disgraced or de-
q civilized communicative |
fleet of which was simply to
degrade and debauch the helpless
'olored people. In 1876 a new |
egime came about, and the negro
Tas once more put under the do
ninion of the old masters, the
whites of the South. From that
'eriod on to the present, our race
ave made such advance and i'm
'rovement, in morality, wealth and
rs to startle and surprise
be civilized world. The negroes of
he South today are prosperous and
Apply; they are the possessors of
yer two hundred millions worth of
they have buik churches,
chool houses and colleges; they
ave entered into all the various
rades and professions; they fill
lany Offices of trust and honor by
irtue of the votes of white men;the
liter being something which rarely
ccursnorthof the Mason and Dixon
ne; notwithstanding the large
majorities in some of
he Northern and New England
tates, and their professed love and
gard for a colored man, not one
as yet been chosen to represent
lem in Congress, or to ell any
Their high or important Office. On
ne other hand the Ner Democracy
the South have kindly taken the
egro by the hand, and since 1876,
nth raeea have hao,, ,o,rrov,nx
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Jur race a improving more rap
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
Send it or Give it.

NEW YORK, April IA special
to the World from Colon, Colombia
says: "Seven OF the political
prisoners here have been banished
and sent to Port Limon, Costa Rica.
If the native Colombians in Colon
do not within six days voluntarily
lend $4,000 to the government to
help pay for the restoring Of order,
that they may be compelled to give
up that amount of money. For.
eigners are invited to contribute
towards defraying the war expen-
ses, but it is said they will not be
forced to do so.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
STATE OF CHICAGO.
PROPOSAL TO MAKE COOK COUNTY
A SEPARATE GOVERNMENT.
The Windy City is Growing Too
Rapidly for the Illinois Leg
lslature TO Handle.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, April PA
movement has been set on foot by
Representative Jones, Of Green
county, in the legislature, which, if
carried, will practically sever Cook
county (Chicago) from the State of
Illinois. 1t is in the form of a joint
resolution and provides that the
question Of giving Cook county a
separate government from the bal
ance OF the state shall be submitted
to a vote OF the people. The reso-
luton recites that the rapid and
unprecedented growth OF Chicago
renders it necessary for special
laws to be enacted at every legis
lature. The interests Of Chicago,
in many instances are directly OPP
posite to those VI the state at large
and therefore an injustice must be
done TO one section in order to
benefit the other, it is therefore re-
solved that there be submitted to
the people for their ratification or
rejection at the next general cleo
ton for members of the general
assembly on amendment to the
constitution. This amendment
provides that on and after Janu-
ary,,,lS9S, Cook county shall be gov
erned by general assembly COM
posed Of seventeen senators and
fifty-one representatives. The gen.
eral assembly Of Cook county shall
pass laws necessary to administer
justice. In the county all the pres
ent judicial officers shall hold their
respective offices until the eXpira-
ton Of their terms for which they
have been elected. In addition
thereto the said general assembly
shall provide for Supreme court
OF five members to be elected for
term Of nine years. No tax may be
levied on Cook county outside OF
its boundary, and Cook county
cannot draw money from the state
treasury, but it shall receive its
proportional share Of the revenues
OF the Illinois Central railroad.
Members of the Cook county gen.
eral assembly shall only sit with
the general assembly of Illinois
during the election of United States
senator and during the impeach-
ment OF state officers, but can vote
on no other matter. No bills
passed by the Cook county legisla.
ture shall become law until
signed by the presiding officer OF
each House and by the governor of
the state, unless they shall have
received a two-thirds vote OF each
House.
The resolution was referred to
the committee on judiciary.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
New President of Cuba.

HAVANA, April l2.-Jose Marti,
who was selected as president OF
the new republic at the convention
held at Guatanamo, province of
Puerto Principe, has been pro-
claimed by the insurgents as their
chief executive. 1t can not be de-
MED that considerable dissatisfac-
ton exists among the rebels be-
cause Of Marti's election. He lacks
the popularity Of Maceo or Gomez,
yet he is generally regarded as the
most learned man among the
rebels. Maceo declined the honor
in most positive manner, as he
desires to be in the field when the
lighting begins. The names of the
officers of the movement with the
Exception Of the president have not
been made public.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
CYCLE RACING EVENTS.
Fitzsimmons and osen Suspended
From the League of A. W
Pending Investigat on.

Pending 1nVeStlBaL on,
NEW YORK, April l2.-The racing
board OF the league Of American
wheelmen has suspended George
Fitzsimmons of Charlotte, n. c.
from class "a" pending an investi-
CATION regarding his violation OF
the amateur rules; and Oscar
Osen, Of San Francisco is suspend
ed from class "B" pending an in
vestigation. Sanctions have been
granted to the following clubs to
hold races:
July 3, 4 and 5, one division
meet, Canton, Ohio; March 30,
Memphis c. c., Memphis, Tenn. ;
May "a and % Founte in Ferry,
Louisville, Ky; September II, II,
13 and IA Founte Ferry associa-
ton, Louisville, Ky; September
,, Portsmouth c. c., Portsmouth,
Ohio; April 10, Garden City Cyc'
lers, San Jose, Calf; May 20,
Cleveland wheel club, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Chairman Gideon, of the racing
board has acted upon all the ap.
plications for positions on the ma
tional racing circuit and announces
the following days have been al
lotted:
July % Steubenville, Ohio, Steu-
benville A. c.; July p, Cleveland,
Ohio; July 30, Dayton, Ohio, Day.
ion Bicycle club; August l, Waus-
son, Ohio, Wausson G. c.; August
3, Toledo, Ohio, Toledo G. c.; Au-
gust ), Fort Wayne, Ind; August
7, South Bend, Ind, South Bend
C. c.; August 9, IL, Chicago, ILL.,,
associated clubs; August l3 and IA
Minneapolis; August 16 and II,
Marionette, Wis, Wisconsin Di-
vision meet; August 10 and 90
Milwaukee associated G. G.; Au-
gust 80 and 90 Mt. Clemens, Mich,
wheelmen; October 5, st. Louis,
Mo-, associated G. c.; October 9,
Pastime A. g., st. Louis October
IL and II, Council Bluffs, Iowa
October Is, Omaha, Neb.; October
Is and -, Denver Colo; October
%, Pueblo, Colo; October 80 and
30, Hot Springs association, Hot
Springs Utah.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
Maine Students to Organize.

Boston, April 12.-The first an
nual banquet Of the Buckport, Me-,
seminary alumni and former stud
ents will be held at the Parker
house this evening. Among those
who will be present are DR.. A. F.
Chase, present principal Of the
seminery; Rev. Morris Prince, eX-
principal of the school, now a
preacher at Bristol, Con. ; Chaplain
d. H. Tribou, U. S. n, now at the
Charleston Navy Yard, and Hon.
Thomas Sherman, ex-consul to
Liverpool. A permanent organi-
zation Of the ex-students Of this
school will be formed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
CALIFORNIA LILIES.
The Shipment to Chicago did not
Pay Expenses Let Alone
Commissions,

CHICAGO, April 12-The ship
mentof a car load Of California
flowers to Chicago, for the Easter
trade, proved an Improbable eX-
pertinent. Three.fourths of the
carload arrived in Chicago in a
worthless condition. Out Of $4,000
Gala lilies, less than 1000 Of them
were found fit for the market. In
the shipment there were several
thousand date and fan palms in
good condition, which would have
been in demand had they arrived
before Palm Sunday, but they will
now bring but little money. The
only flowers in the consignment
that will bring a medium price
were 5000 yellow Marguerites
which retail at So hundred. Flint
Kennicott, OF Kennicott Brothers
and Company, to whom the con-
Segment was made, said: CATER
wedding the worthless stock, we
find that more than three-fourths
of it is unfit for the market and
that the remainder after the COM
missions are paid will not bring
the amount of the bill Of lading
which calls for freight, about $500.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
Whaled bY HIS Trainer.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April l2.--There
is bad blood between Danny Need
ham and Danny Hurley and some
OF the latter's blood was spilled as
a consequences last night. We'd
nesday night Hurley fought Fin
nick, the "Arkansas Kid" a sue
cessful battle before the Pastime
club. Needham was Hurley's
hacker and trainer. Needham was
not satisfied with the basis on
which Hurley wanted to square &C
counts. Hurley, it is said, made a
vicious swing for Needham, but
fell short. Then the latter pro-
ceeded to punish him severely.
"He struck at me and | gave him
a good licking for it," was the way
Needham put it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
Fortifying Narragansett Bay.

NEWPORT, R. l., April 12.-It is
stated on good authority that the
United States is in communication
with the owners of Foxhill on Con-
necticut island, opposite Dutch
island, with the object of acquir-
ing possession Of land on that point
for the erection of plant for eight
and ten inch guns which in con-
nection with the batteries on
Dutch island will command the
western passage Of Narragansett
bay.
A recent inspection Of the island
made by Government officials was
to determine its availability for
this purpose.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
Oil is High. Because Scarce.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, April r.
Chas. NJ. Everest, vice-president
and treasurer of the Vacuum Oil
Company, said last night when
questioned as to the great advance
in oil within the last few days:
"There is no doubt but the fields
are yielding less oil than formerly
and in fact the supply at present
does not keep pace with the de-
mand. One thing is certain, this
increase in price will undoubtedly
stimulate owners of oil fields to
further development OF their
claims. When this is brought
about the price will be reduced.
8eadaeha nads Get MiIesr ain PfI7A
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
COLONIZATION SCHEMES.
MOVEMENT OF THE NATIONAL IR-
RIGATION PEOPLE TO GET THE
IDLE PEOPLE AWAY FROM
THE LARGE CITIES.
Enthusiastic Meeting Held at Chi
cago, the Plans of the Society
Laid Before the Crowd and
Lands offered For Sale.

CHICAGO, Ill.-April 12.-W. f.
Smythe, chairman Of the National
Irrigation committee, offered three
million acres of land in Montana
and Washington for sale at $3.50
per acre, on cash or mortgage pay
ments, on the platform OF the
Methodist church last night. The
offer was made on the authority OF
the congress and the governors Of
the states and territory, and in the
interests of the colonization scheme
which Mr.. Smythe is promoting.
There were no purchasers in the
audience of three hundred, but the
meeting aroused an enthusiasm
which it is hoped may result in the
securing of lands and homes for
some seventy destitute families In
Pullman and enough more from
the city to make up a good-sized
emigration colony.
The meeting was called by the
Home Seekers Association, which
is composed largely Of clergymen
Of the city but the audience show
ed that the labor element was
greatly interested. Mr.. Smyth is
in the city for the purpose OF FORM
ing local colony to join the Ply
mouth colony now forming in
Boston under the leadership Of Ed
ward Everett Hale and also in
New York, which is expected to
move west in August to take up
and irrigate lands in Utah offered
by the state government.
Colonial clubs are to be formed
for the purpose Of securing infor-
nation on the subject Of western
settlement for those who desire to
emigrate. The whole movement
has been instituted as a solution to
the work of relieving the increas-
ing congregation Of people in large
cities. The Rev. John Rusk, pastor
of the Fullerton Avenue Presby-
terrain church, Secretary of the
Home Seekers association, presided
and introduced Mr.. Smythe. Mr..
Smythe spoke briefly of the objects
Of the colonization movement. The
issue, he, said, before the American
people today is the making Of new
homes on agricultural lands. In
reality it is the creation OF new
civilization.
In brief he explained the Carey
law by which five of the western
states have set aside 100000 acres
of arid lands each for the purpose
of irrigation and cultivation. These
lands are to be disposed Of at low
rates and every inducement is Of
fered those who are willing to en-
dure the hardships for a few years.
In irrigation lies the hope Of max
ing the lands valuable and it is
the intention to establish colonies.
Mr.. Smythe said $500 capital
would take a family to the west,
pay for the irrigation Of forty
acres and sustain them until the
first crop. If families had not
money, they might mortgage the
land in advance and an effort was
being made to secure funds for
this purpose.
The Rev. Mr.. Cawardine, Of
Pullman, made an appeal for help
for the seventy Pullman families
who wanted to get away. Their
plans were to go South, he said.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
DON'T BUY CONSIGNED PIANOS and ORGANS.

These
been the houses rejected
ou easily ascertain wht Their the offered for sale belongs
the consigned class not by simply Offering purchase
WITHOUT SIGNING NOTES when selling
nalmn demand onrn BUT NOTES WITH
TEREST and frequently those additional collected by
law.
Notes additional of
transferring Manufacturers selling
further credit Those be the
of instrument and all the cash must be expected.
People
We cash buyers We Pianos
all dealers combined We have established
DO NOT NOTES
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
Stole $4,000 Easily

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, April y.
The mail and Express wagon
which connects with the Midland
Terminal railway at Grassy, was
boarded today about two miles
from this city by two men who
overpowered the driver, Robert
Smith, secured an express package
containing $4,000, and escaped on
horseback
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
Revolutionary Expectations.

HAVANA, April 12.-Gen. Mar
tinez Csmpos is expected to land
at Manzanillo next Monday. Guer-
rera is on the south side Of the
island with a body Of we'll men
numbering in the neighborhoOd Of
200. He is operating in the vicin-
tY Of ManZanillO.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
Moving the Spheres.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 12.-
Manager Lewis and the Memphis
ball team left last evening for
Jacksonville, ILL.,, where they play
today and tomorrow, appearing in
st. Louis on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
New Strawberries Crop.

MADISON, Miss, April 12.-The
first shipment Of Strawberries of
the season was made last night
consigned to a Chicago produce
firm. The berry crop will be I'M
usually large.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-18

Protestant. Catholic Or jewish, cau boz
s.aUU whom The tti.d 1rI 0ieNeel enc s
reaches tue grade require ~ ihe liF
the ichu3l 10 suppYItUl Out oil the pub.
he 'uadt.
"At the time Manitoba became 20
province, nearly all tuo denomination.
I'D schools were Catholic, aud were
supported by tue public iu rcuuru.
But alter the country became ufUys
iure the immigration ~ Omu.,mUu
s8t in aud the influx soon utcsnIr s1
great that trouble arose over the school
question.
"lhe OmugcmOn are the same in
priuliuIu bH tho A. H. A. Of the
United States. Ihuy objected - the
Catholic paruuhisl schools being run a.
the expense of tuU public treasury aud
argued that % public trh.Ul systlm
similar 20 that ui the UuiIui States
should uo established uui the Catholic
church fhIuli support lie own schools
out OF IT. own church treasury. Tue
Catholics naturally objected, ani
pointed 10 the constitutional privilege
which upheld deuominationalsChgul'."