Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-10-18
a MATTER OF COMPLEXION.
Freedom, as Considered by the Old
and New Republican Party,
Are Entirely Different,
Says j. N. Cross.

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lican party Of to-day bears no resem.
blance to the party of the great Abra.
lam Lincoln. Lincoln's life was a
noble sacrifice to a God-giyen princi-
ple-an ever present, deep and con-
suming desire to lift humanity to a
higher level.
What is the guiding star Of the Re-
publican party as it now exists? Com
mercialism and complete subservi-
ence to the baser passions mighty
race for the place, power, and oppor-
tunity to hold other forces in humble
submission. With the cry Of hypo-
critical can't, 'sThe flag must never
be taken down, the Mckinley admin
istration is now waging a war against
the dark people Of the Philippine
Islands, whose only contention is that
they be allowed their freedom and for
this they fought Spain 800 years.
What took u fleets to the Philip
pines? To give wal to the Spaniards
in those parts Of the earth and when
the Fflipinos had driven the Spaniards
into III nets and helped to capture
them we, upon the flimsy pretent Of a
purchased right from Spain, precipi-
tated war upon the Filipinos and
have steadily refused to treat with
them on any other terms than COM
plete subjugation. The statue OF
liberty enlightening the world that
we so often refer to, should be draped
and yelled till every yestige Of this
cloud of shame and perfidy be forever
dispelled. Are we Americana And
shall we tamely submit to this mighty
outrage committed against our
nations exalted history, and that too
in the name of s'humanity?" How
can the followers of the great Lincoln
endorse such a policy? What do you
suppose Lincoln would say to this
were he here now? Do you believe in
the principles he upheld TO the end
of his life and for which he dared
everywhere IN stand nm for boldlyp II
YOU do. Won cannot 90 near a Repub-
lican camp in this year Of 1900. Have
you read the address Of Geo. S. Bont-
well, VIM. Lloyd Garrison and Thos.
wentworth Higginson, three lifelong
Republicans and great men who stood
M with Abraham lincoln in freeing
the slayesp II is interesting.
Issued from BOSTON. Mass Oct. 4
and addressed to the colored people
of the United States. il saws: owe.
the underSioned address Won NJ one
of tbe most imnortant noints in vour
bistorv RI over tnora wac n war ~
rocos a. ,his u,or,d tho nvar noy oo,no
On n tho phil,nnina Tsl,ndv Is nro,
c;soIv that va IL there q anvthino
wh,ch : -colorod raco IN mic -conntrv
hoe ~ drood ana tha nhito r.co oISo
a. &c ,,,St s,ch a wor In
otho, syords sraodom i - hoco.ne for
tho now ponnhl,can nartv . matter
90 oawn,ox,or TO this aoctrino a. 20.
urovaii mhat 49, is thoro tor tho
pa,orod raca ~ M Irn,tod Statos9 The
ons,.or Il oasv. Thoro il a. rot coco
No homo AZ ali In the name ~ the
old ant~i.sIaverv sentiment we call on
Won to resist this great hanger even n
yon noyo for that great burmese IN
mn vo,,r hacLs on no nartv Won once
had reason IN love This Hanger can
av,dontlv not he resIsted hv anv
srrthor vot,na sor tho Rannhlican
narty Tbere have Neon sar
more outraoess nn tne A1ner,canane0ro
during tbe one term of Mckinley than
under two terms Of Cleveland. : > =
We wish IN warn Won that the imueri-
alistic Renublican marty OF to-day is
NOT the liberty-loyjne party of that
name which set the American negro
free 40 wears ago. The time is past
when can safely give to it. as
heretofore. vour implicit support. We
warn Won that the American negro.
mpst. henceforth. think for himself,
and must cut adrift from every organ
patton which wars on darker races, as
such and begins TO talk again of the
natural SUPREMACY of the Anelo-Sax-
ON, We fought through a four years
war n Get rid Of that doctrine and
enlisted nearly 200. 600 black soldiers
for that II is too soon to see
snch a theory brought M again. It
rests with YOU to make it impossible.
These are the men of the old guard
who stood by the negroes in obtaining
no 'Voo1 ~ %dro~nors conatore