The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-19
A Veteran Colorcd Republican.

To THE EDITOR OF The NEWS:
Excuse me for takeing this method for
making my thoughts known before l
die.
l have been in every campaign from
Henry Clay down to the present SO
anxious as was for the trimphsnint OF
the republican party to elect President
Harrison paid forty dollars cash in that
campaign saying nothing OF my labor
and time as am down with the Rheu-
matism and cant be out In this cam
paign wish that the Country and the
world may no how / stand on this great
question that is agitatipg the Country
now feel IL my duty as working man
recomend 10 every black man every
poor white man to vote the republican
ticket as long as they stand by the
declartion OF independ which our
fore Fathers black and white fought
for, now give you my reason for reco-
mendjng there never was A party known
In history but the republican party that
black man or poor white man can
rise from rail- splitter to oucpy the
higbes gift of the nation i am q Univer-
sal man have no respect of persons
give me man Of principles, a
man that fears God i belive. in
justice q law and order / belive in
one Sourving in the United states be-
live In one flag belive In one launage
and that is the english lsun age telive
In educating all the people in the Coun-
try how can you expect your subjects to
no law except you educate them what
dose an Ignorant man no about the
ballot belive In the Public School edu-
cation and that is the life of the
CountSy i believe in free ballot
and 1t honestly counted be-
live every woman that own i've
thousand dollars OF upwards ought to
further bslive that there should be a
law passed anv man or set OF men at
tempting to hinder any man from vote.
ing or trampering with the paIot box
sell his vote under any circumstances
should be fined ive hundred dollars or
not more than five thousand dollars and
should never vote in this Country again
belIve every Citizen should travel the
length and breath of this Country and
were ever the stars and stripes float
he should be protec ted as long as
he behaves himself tampering with the
ballot pox 10 what brought on this
trouble today now let us as a Repu blican
party and all others that is true to the
flag vote Solidly for Mr Mckinley and
solid gold and protection I shall first last
and for ever vote for that douctment
and its principles i belive in free press
and one Universal law that will cover
this entire land We have = large fanny
there is one or two boys in the family
that keeps the familv always up In an
up roar SO hope the Father will say to
them boys II you don't behave yourselves
will lay my iorp hands on you and dis
franchies you forever. Let us have law
II any of our Citizens are confined In
any OF the states or Countries let the
general government 60 there with his
strong arm makes no difference what
crime he hes done let him have fair
and impartial trial by jury and let the
law bave its full effect, any man at
tempting to interfere let him be put In
prison for five years and be disfrsnchies
forever let us and all the minister's OF
the land pray earnestly TO God that peace
and righteousness may cover our land as
the waters cover the great deep l say to
the republ party keep the VOW that
was made In 1850 under Stewart beauss
God 10 just live to that vow and God him.
self will fight your battle
GEORGE HENRY.
| Providence, X. L., Oct. IL. 1895.