Year: 1874

The whole soul and existence OF the
corrupt and rotten Republican party
seems to be wrapped up in the negro.
Beside the negro, whites with them have
dwindled into utter insignifcance. For
the last nine or ten years millions upon
millions Of dollars have been spent in
legislatiny and attempts at legislation
for the benefit Of the negro; all because
the negroes voted en- masse for the Re-
pubicans. Thus encouraging the negso
clubs which had sworn to murder any
negro who dared to vote the Conserva-
tive or Democratic ticket, and by this
means keeping them in the position Of
political slaves or mere voting automa-
tons for the Radical carpet-bag thieves
in the South who were stealing from the
whites and negroes alike where they had
anything to steal.


We aro led to the above remarks by
reading the comments Of the Dover Sents-
mel upon an article from the N. Y. World,
which the Sentinel had cut from the Ga
zErTE. 1t is as follows:


"What will become Of the negroes,
now that the Democrats are coming into
power? is q conundrum often asked now
adays by Radical demagogues and the
editors Of what were lately Grant 'Ad-
ministratisn organs. Well, we venture
to say that the negroes will fare better
under the administration OF the next
Democratio President, whoever no may
be, than they have Jared since the inau-
uration Of General Grant in 1869. The
Democrats may promise less to the COL
ored race, but they will give them more
real benefits than the Radicals have CIV.
en- them. We shall not be surprised If
in 1875 two-thirds Of the negro voters in
the South are found supporting the reg
ular Democratic nominations.-Dsl. Ga
sette, from the New York World"


The Sentinel, upon the above, says:


"It is not difficult to understand this
profession or promise, that the negroes
will fare better under the next Demo-
cratic President, than they have Jared
since the Inauguration OF Gen. Grant In
S69.


First, Democratic promises are too
cheap to be OF any value. Then, again,
the better fare may be q reduction Of
the race to slavery, for this is Democrat
ic doctrine-that slavery is the proper
position for the race. They say that the
negroes in slavery were better oil than
since


We are utterly astonished al the SOM
ersaults in politics which men are capa-
BILE Of. No one would suppose that the
writer Of the above was one Of the fire
eaters Of the Democratic party during
the war, and until about two years since,
when he passed out Of lucrative Office
given him by the Democrats in which he
had faithfully discharged the duties to
the State for the past fivs years. Yet
we think we are correct in this. The ed
itor Of the Sentinel maintained that the
war was the greatest Of crimes and that
the negro was infinitely better off in his
then position than he would be if set at
liberty and left to care for himself. And
in that we believe he was correct. For
the negro has not been able to take care
Of himself, even with the aid Of white
carpet-bag legislation, as has been fully
proved by the condition in which he has
been found in all the States. In Missis
slppi, under his want Of ability thirt
of the plantations on that great rive
have been inundated and the negroes
appealed for government rations to saw
them from starving. In other State
similar conditions have met our views
Where they were permitted and induces
to rob the whites by the ofice-holdinl
Northern Radical scoundrels who de
serve to be jibbetted, they have bee
unable to take care Of what they stelt
and have sunk down into destitutior
These are facts. Patent to every INTEL
gent reader. But we do not wish I
dwell longer upon 80 plain point.


The Sentinel comments further, an
says;


ct will be further observed. in u
quotation above, that they say they wi
not be surprised, if, in 1876, two-thirt
Of the negro voters in tho South a
found supporting the Democratic nom
entirely, with one proviso, which, thous
unexpressed, they doubtless include, vi
if the Democratic party can get contr
Of all the South. For then, nothil
need be easier, than for that party to
loose its White Leagues and Ku-Kll
Klans upon them, and no negro will da
to vote contrary to their orders"


It will be seen that the Sentinel, ,
though the home organ Of DR.. Jump a
the Radical leaders Of Kent county, sa
at Vill sot b surprised, u, in 1875, ts


thirds Of tbs negro voters in the South
found supporting the Democratic nomi,


TONS"


Now who could be surprised il tho


groes should refuse to continue longer


vote for party that had not only r,


bed the whites, but had also robbed |


negro, until the condition Of the coun


is such that when negro undertakes


steal hog or q chicken, thing that


used to do with impunity, he finds tn


ia neither hog nor chicken to steal. s,


Is the condition of things. Even the l.


Of which the whites wero robbed


given to him, he is unable to keep O.


make keep him; Or wores still, in m


eases, unable to give way to any one ,


would undertake to keep him for his


Dor upon it, much legs pay him for