The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-16
CITES SHEPHERD SLIGHT
CANDIDATES FOR THE ASSEMBLY
WHO ARE WORTHY OF
HEARTY SUPPORT
WINNING FIGHT BY DoBNER
Why MOriarty Should Re Returned
From the Sixth-DaIIimore De-
serted by Big Republicans
I'm the Third Ward.

d. III. Saunders, a member OF the r.
A. Smith and Frank Huber Democratic
Marching Club of the Fourth Ward. has
addressed a circular letter to the color
ed voters of st. Paul. 1t relates to tie
discharge of their duty as citizens I'm the
forthcoming city election. II is elo-
quent in many Of It's passages. and
throws strong light on the sentiment
which prevails among colored citizens i'm
connection with the administration ot Iu-
cal affairs, both by Republicans and
Democrats. How strong plea ii is for
united action on the part Of the Afro
Americans of St. Paul in support Of a
clean and popular administration can
! only be understood by a perusal of its
text.
Letter of Mr.. Saunders.
The letter is as follows:
Dear Sir: The time has come To set
aside our political differences and unite
once more to do political battle for the
interests of the common people and for
the Democratic nominees, including the
grand old man. Hon. Robert A. smith
The Democratic ticket is the only one
| now before the people which n entitled
20 the united support of our people. 1t
stands for pure and economical ad-
! mlnlsTation Of our city affairs. The Re
publican record. both in city and county
| aHdlrS, during three administrations,
is one Of incompetency and corruption
| While the Democrats have been
| urgent in promoting public improvements
| OF OF one Klnd or another, furnishing the
children of the people with ADEQUATE
schooling facilities, and guarding the CITY
against the consequences Of the last two
periods Of Republican misrule. the oppo-
Sltion is merely intent on getting back
to the offices which their representatives
| in many instances have either prosti-
tuted or shown their unhtness to ad-
| minister TO the public interest.
Prate Of slavery.
| whenever a city election is in progress
! voter with the dead and forgotten issue
| of slavery. But the tomb "a for the
| dead and not for the living.
Every intelligent negro knows that
the ban of servitude has been the fate OF
all races and nations; and when the Re
publicans brandsh the bloody shirt OF
the CIVIL war to force the black man into
their lines, they should remember thar
there were 2S6,OO0 cOlOred soldiers whose
bravery stands vouched for by every
Confederate and Union general who saw
them on every battlefield as daring IN the
the face of death as their fellow white
comrades
I'VE are aware Of the fact that our past
was slavery, and we cannot recall ii with
any sense or complacency Its history is
a record of stripes and a revelation
of agony.
1T is not the past, but the present
and the future that most concerns us to-
nay ChT duly III lulS campaign IL to
meet the question that confronts us with
intelligence and courage
The Injustice to Shepherd.
"The injustice done to Harry Shepherd
IN the Republican primaries. simply be-
cause he was a colored man is sufficient
| proof Of the truth that every coI0red
| voter ought to cast his ballot FOR tbe
| entire Democratic ticket Hon r. A
Smith Louis Betz, Otto Bremen and the
| democratic candidates for the council
The injustice TO Shepherd implies also
| an insult and injustice TO the coIoreR
citizens Of the city. Now IS your OPP
portunity to express your resentment
against the Republican heeIers for the
manner they ignored one Of our race.
IL is hardly necessary to call your atten-
ton to the fact that the coIored vote Il
a very important factor I'm Republican
politics. Without it the Republican party
could never have elected a mavor OF
81. Paul nor president Of the United
states since Grant. Tf that vote should
be lost to the Republicans in the North
now saying nothing Of the South. the
chances for the election Of their next
president and congress will go gllmmer-
iEg. Yours respectfully
Cd. Fl. Saunders"