The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1910-10-22
ITO THE COLORED VOTERS OF
sANGAMON COUNTY"

In less than three weeks you
will be called upon to east your
ballot and assist in selecting men
to frame laws that will either assist
IN continuing the prosperity we
now have, or usher in a regime Of
poverty and distress.
1t is your duty to march to the
polls in solid phalanx, and vote
the Republican ticket. The Re
publican party, born of necessity.
is the party of liberty and OF
human rights, and to her prowess
and courage we owe our liberty
This grand old party buried the
slave block, took from the blood
hound his commission, wrapped
the Stars and Stripes around the
Slave and gave him his liberty );
clothed him with citizenship, and
put the schoolhouse within his
reach and made it possible for him
to obtain an education.
There may be those amongst us
who complain, and perhaps the
party has not done as much for us
as it might have done, but it can
be said that all that has been done
for the Colored man has been
brought about by the Republican
party. The Republican party is
not an experiment; she has been
tried and proven true. 1t digni-
fled labor when it enacted the eight
hour law. The employees s liabil-
ity law is deed of the party. The
delivery of mails in the rural dis
tricts has proven daily to be two
fold blessing; first, it gives those
in the rural districts the daily news
of the world, and also stimulates
counties and communities to build
good roads, and makes cities and
markets more accessible.
The Postal Savings Banks, which
are guarantees to the poor in order
to have their savings properly pro-
tected, are but a few things done
to ameliorate the condition of the
poor 1t is almost needless to dis
cuss here the benefit that the Col
ored race received from the pro-
tective tariff. Without it this
country would soon be flooded with
pauper-made goods from Europe :;
the fires would be drawn from The
furnaces, the mines would be
closed, the whirl of machinery
could not be heard, and millions
would be thrown out of work. Lean
face Famine would stare us in the
face Thanks to the Republican
party standing in the defense of
the American working man.
Can the Colored Citizen afford
at this time to turn away from the
party, or stand idly by and see it
defeated! | answer No y The
Democratic party has always been
foe of human rights and liberty,
the party of retrenchment, wher-
ever it has dominated, and could
take the ballot from the Colored
man, shamefully jim Crowed him
and fought against him in everyl
possible way
You may say and believe it i'm
possible for such conditions to ex-
lst in Illinois, but be put on your
guard. Unless you, as men, do
your whole duty-register, vote
and get all others you can to vote
the ticket, Illinois may be dis
graced with Democratic stupidity.
See to it that the upper and
lower houses of the legislature are
Republican. Don't grow indiffer-
ent and stay at home on election
day thinking it to be all right. II
will not be all right until you have
done your duty as man. Stand
by the party that has so loyalty
stood by you in all these years.
You owe it to yourself and country,
Think Of the State being the cradle
Iof the Republican principles that
gave as her sacrifice the Immortal
! |1sineoln. to be offered up On the
Ialtar Of human liberty
| Now if you can prove disloyal to
the party it is left to you. But
let the Colored" man of this
State, and especially of Sangamon
County, see to it that the State be
saved to the Republican party.
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