The Washington bee., 1898-01-08
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

The glory and pride of the
American nation ana the intelli-
gent and strong young colored men
who are new features in the hody-
polite, the young Negro of to-day
is not the N egro of thirty years ago.
Having been born in an age of free
dom, knowing nothing of the tor
lures and depravity of the slave
system, fresh from the universities,
high school and manual training
institutions, vigorous, healthy, fill
ed with the spirit of patriotism, Ca
pable of Judging for himself,
fitted to reason out the problems
of the age; he is well fortified with
all the elements of perfect man.
hood therefore he is to be eated
differently than the fathers were
treated. lie demands more and can
do more, so that in dealing with
him he seems to be apart from the
great mixture known as the Negro
race Of America. but he is not; he
is the beginning of a G and poster
ity who are just beginning to climb
the ragged and beautiful sides of
the world civilization, though the
struggle is hazardous and fierce,
even death overtakes many in the
march, yet we are moving steadily
on and some day will reach the pin
nacle and look down upon the
Others who are coming upward
All people of whatever civilization
have leaders, parties and principles
to which they adhere. The earliest
ages denote the strength of one man
over another of one principle over
another, of one form of government
over al other and whatever tre
manner or custom, whatever the
physical or natural environments,
whatever the faith or belief, man
has wisely or ignorantly believed in
something and labOred by Senti-
ment, eloquence, and bloodshed to
support his belirf and foster It's
growth.
At the present time the great
American Republic, the brightest
star of the worlds galaxy is gov
erned by the people, who by that
matchless power, the ballot, declare
whose right it shall be TO reign.
Here we have two grand political
Institutions with a third one max
ing much headway. The Repub-
lican party, the Democratic party,
and the Populist. These are pos
sibly subdivlded and there are
many other par les of less degree
and prominence, but the parties
that have moulded the glory and
fame Of America are the Republi-
can party and the Democratic.
Men should be free to reason as
they see matters. No man should
be coerced to support aprinciple he
does not believe, but many men dc
not support parties for the reason
that no logical causes or effects are
ever shown them to brighten theil
wisdom. Teach them the virtues ot
a party or acquaint them of thei
duty, hence We desire to brefl,
suggest few reasons why tn,
young colored man should sup por
the Republican party, asking tina
they measure these facts, thinl
over them and if they are not tru
or they cannot believe as We do
then let "Ephraim be Joined unit
his idols, for if Israel be not saw, d
Jacob sh4ll not lose his reward.
The young Negrr should supper
the Republican parry because h
should be patriotic and tine Re- ub
lican party is the party that repre-
sents the true American spirit O
patriotism. Next to mans Low
for his Creator should come his Low
for country, despite the fact th'
we have heard cOtored men say the
didn't love this country on accoun
of certain outrages practiced upo
them by certain classes. We Low
America and we charge every youn
Negro man from the Atlantic t
the Pacific, from Canada to th
Gulf to nourish and cultivate
spirit of patriotic love for Amer
ica-
"My country It's of thee, swee
land of liberty of hee | sing. Ian
of the Pilgrims Pride, Land wher
our Fathers died.
1t was here our fathers and mott
ers were brought from the darkne'