Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28

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take Its place among the CONVENTIONS
Al LIES OF the period. The Democrat
ic party cannot get away from this
proposition. If 1t be false In one thing,
it is fair to assume that 1t Is false in
all things. This Is an important point
for colored voters to consider.
And be these juggling Aends no more believed
That palter with us In double sense,
That keep the word Of promise to OUT ear
And break it to our hope # @
III the discussion in the state senate
of New York last winter on the bill in
troduced by Senator Elsberg to abol-
ish separate schools in that state, a
senator remarked in the course Of u
speech to the Democratic leader, Sen
ator Grady, But you have negroes In
Tammany Hall, senator" "Oh, yes"
replied the eloquent DEvoTEE of Bac-
chus, sneeringly, "but we keep them in
their places" There is no doubt about
that. Not only does Tammany keep
its negro followers in their places, but
the entire Democratic aggregation
throughout the country does so, and
will continue to do so whenever 1t can
get the upper hand. Another one Of
these Tammany senators (Munzinger),
with the smell of the emigrant ship
still permeating his garments, was
heard by the writer to say while this
bill was under consideration, II don't
want my children to 80 to the same
school with coons." These are the high
caste Brahmans Of the Democratic
faith in the Empire State, In whose sim
certify and honesty certain susceptible
negroes have unlimited and unalterable
faith, broad galtged statesmen who
"mucilate" English and swim In rum.
They are the descendants Of the Irish
and Dutch emigrant paupers who
were offered at public sale In New
York and Philadelphia, in the early his
tory Of the country, to the highest bid
ders, the 1NDENTED SERVANTS of the
wealthy and arlstocratic white men.
for whose descendants these vermin
in the Democratic party are now play
ing ut lawmaking and craftsmanship.
Is it any wonder that they hate me-
groes, that they have low and brutal
estimate of negro character and man
hood and a whitening contempt for the
virtue of negro women? They do not
forget their origin, the depths from
whence they came, and when once
they are possessed Of the strength Of
a giant they use it like giant.
The Tammany contingent in the New
York legislature is composed of men
whose intellectual reinforcement Is
not their most distinguishing charac-
teristic. They are, with few honorable
exceptions, keepers of low dives, pa
irons Of the prize ring, owners OF gam
bling bells and proprietors Of vaudt
vile theaters. and incidentally, states
men God save the marls). All of them
regardless of their moral and intel
lectual delinquencies. regard them
selves as superior to the most cult
vhted Coon Tho colored man wht
can consistently follow in the wake OF
these leaders or vote to keep them "ct
evidence" is more than one kind of q
fool and will deserve all the contempt
they can heap on him.
Everybody knows former Governor
r. B. r. Pinchback of Louisiana, an(
they know that he was one Of tn.
bravest negro Republicans in Louisi
ana. when it took great deal Of cour
age for man to stand up and defend
his principles in that state. He is the
first and on y negro ever elected gov
ernor of n )uthern state. and he was
elected senator from Louisiana IL
the seventies and counted out by the
connivance of weak kneed Republican
and cOwardly Democrats in the Unit
ed States senate. who did not then, as
they c. net now, believe in electine
negroes to high offices. The governor
has, despite the duplicity and treach
cry Of his party friends, been con
sistent Republican and has Away:
given his best service toward the ad
vancement of his party's interest, boil
on the stump and in the press. He Is
an able lawyer, though he does moi
practice his profession, and is an elo
quent and convincing campaign ora
tor. who may be heard in the present
campaign in advocacy of the reelection
Of President Mckinley, of whose ad
ministration he has very high and
intelligent OPINION. He has pronounc
ed views on the question Of the re-
election of President Mckinley, and ia
speaking on that subject the other day
In New York. he said:
II am in favor of the reelection OF
President Mckinley and the retention
of the Republican party in power in
the nation because the action Of the
Democratic party on the franchise and
its Infamous class legislation in the
southern states show it to be the i'm.
placable and unrelenting enemy Of the
colored race.
mo man is better than bis party. If
Mr.. Bryan is elected president, he will
be controlled by the southern wing OF
his party. and this will be highly Diet
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