The Washington bee., 1898-01-08

| it was a wicked and mean institu-
ton, it was the crucible through
which we were passing to brighter
day, it was the gold being tried by
fire and while we have only words
of condemnation for the horrors
added to the sys EN-, we cannot but
help seeing much good in our being
brought to this country as we were
Our fathers have shed their blood
here to purchase their liberty and
defend the flag. Our every sorrow
and jov has been here; yes. we love
this land; and for the reason that
the Republican party is the great
party that is typical of patriotism
and love of country, we should sup
port such a party. Secondly, the
Republican party is the party that
truly believes in protecting our
home industries and providing
work for the wage arner.
The Republican party believes in
more than a tariff for revenue only,
1t believes in protecting the raw
and manufactured products of our
own farms and workshops. 1t does
not believe in placing our wage
Garner on the basis Of the pauper
labor of other nations and for that
reason we saw proper to put in the
White House tie renowned apostle
of protection, who has declared
that instead of "opening our mints
for the worlds cheap silver we
should open our mills for the Amer
lean labo'er.'' This party has full
filled its promises by the adoption
snd action of the Dingley tariff bill
and already we have seen a revival
in business, thousands of unem-
ployed have been given work and
it will not be long before gracious
era of prosperity will wave over this
country and God be praised such
men a, Bryan, Tillman and Altgeld
cannot keep it back for it will come
so truly, firmly and so forcibly
that they will be crushed to ST.
lence by it's power. We should be
found ON the side of such a party.
Another reason why the young col
ored man should support the Re-
publican party is because it believes
In an honest dollar. But the peo-
pie were honest and would not heed
such an attempt; the Republican
party believes that the metal of the
greatest intrinsic value should be
the money standard; they also be-
lieve in liberal use Of silver and
to-day are inviting the other ma
tions to join them In in, ational
bimettallsm which will increase the
value of silver and give it a greater
use among all nations of earth, but
suffice it to say that we are a sol
vent nation with healthy financial
system. The produ t of the Re-
publican party gives us the liberty
ct invoking every Negro to join It's
ranks and vote to maint in its
power. We were told that as long
as we refused the free coinage of
silver so long would the farmer
suffer, but ere the prophecy is dry
OH the lips of the prophet, we be-
hold wheat selling for a dollar per
rushel and the farmers who be
level him and would not SOW wheat
were like the servant Of the Lord
who was sent to return by the sam e
way but was lured different way
by false prophet who claimed he
was sent by God. He needed this
prophecy and when they went to
LOOK for him they found his carcass
his beast and fierce lion standing
near, so with those farm, RS they
were deceived and their carcasSes
of devastation, starvation and rum
their political jackasses and che
bulls of Wall Street are all that you
can now see. The Repub. ican
party is the party of freedom. 1t
is an everlasting debt of graft
tude we owe 10 such party AID
God grant we may never forgel
those who remembered us when We
most needed their help.
The Republican party is the de
fender of free ballot. 1t believe:
, in equal suffrage to all citizens o.
whatever color or condition. NJ
State controlled by the Repu blicar
, party would enact sucn election
; laws as South Carolina and NJ isis
sippi The Republican party throw
no barrier before the ballot box /
is free to every citizen. 1t is
power welded by President a {
,, people, ~ mlllio, aire and auper
by learned and unIear ed, by blacl
and white, by saint and Sinner, GU
party believes in free ballot.
D Republicans have sent cadets t,
West Point and Annapolis and the,
maintain friendly spirit for ou