The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-10-18

The Negro was used as an instru-
meut. He knew not why a certain
cause was being agitated or why men
desired to enact certain laws. , He
only knew one thing: that there were
two parties c%ontending for suprema-
cy One was the republican party
and the other was the democratic
marty Those men we're our fathers.
They had lust come from under the
lash and it was under the republican
administration that the civil wal was
fought. The federal army won the
victory; and in winning that victory
they gave to the slaves freedom; not
because they loved them, nor because
they desired to do so, but because
thtre was no other way to win. Being
freed by the army that was support
ing the federal administration, and
that administration being under the
republican party's influence was GER
tsin TO make the ex-slave feel that ne
owed his life and his liberty to the
republican party, and that he would
owe his existence to that same party.
Rut it should be remembered that
the slaves who were mustered into
The federal army really won the vic
tory. and that victory was sufficient
to pay for every debt of gratitude the
Negro owed the republican party. So,
from the close of the civil war down
to this time every Office that the
Negro has helped the republican party
win has been given gratuitiously, and
the men who have proited by republi-
ran victories for fifty years are In
debted to the Negroes for every VIC
tory won; consequently, it does seem
that in all Justice to ourselves we
should begin now to demand pay
for services rendered. This pay can
not come in dollars and cents. 1t
can only come IN a just admlnlstra-
ton of law.
We should demand our portion Oh
the public funds. Every black boy
and girl should have a fair educa-
ton. Every citizen in the state n
~,,otion should have equal protection
hefore the law. We should be con
WINGED by this time that the repup'
lican party does not show an incli
nation to do these things. Ana j
does not seem that they have th'
ability to do them.
Politicians are human, and any
man or set of men who are in a con
test naturally feel that to the VIC
TOR belongs the spoils. The repuO
rcan marty in Tennessee is the MIN
! oritv party. They cannot WIN 9
victory Of themselves, and can onl,
J win through fusion. This fuslol
must be made with dissatisfied demo
o Gratis And after these combines hav
: MANNED and carried out, they neve
result in any good to the people
fusion democrat will not act in III
u accord with republicans, and as
result the interests of the people al
v lost sight of in the greed for othc
and place of honor. If all OF u
L common people, white and black al
a neglected by the fusionist, it stan'
TO reason that the Negroes intere
n will he entirely ignored. For the sem
mont in the South is such that u
Neqores' interests must always be co
sidered separate and apart from IN
of the white people. This is not Ia
we admit. but it is nevertheless TIL
Id and it is a condition with which
he must deal. In justice to ourselv'
nut we should deal with the situation
ue a way that will be to the best int
est of ourselves. To do this II
comes necessary to become identif
in with that political party that G.
TO-, year in and year out, do the most
all the people, white and black.
ew Again. white republicans in
led South are an a~pologistic set. TT
md have to find some excuse for hav
had done every little thing they do for
ade Negro. And in fact, fusion rep
rds licans apologize for appointing wi
red republicans to office. It is only !
Ken. essary to cite the case of the
less pointment of Senator Sanders.
d. IL is a fact well-knOwn to all
Gov. Hooper did apologize to Ten
see for appointing the man sen
; IN who made him governor of the S
TAX No one expected Mr.. Hooper to
state point a democrat to the Senate;
has he felt duty-bound to apologize TO
ange And therein lies another weakness
outh the republicans, and Of all fusion
rtici. ministrations.
ears, SO, it seems strange that our
to ing men should be surprised that
ocrat rank and file of Negroes are lear
to look at the situation in a sen