Show OUR REVIEW of the past and the future of the american negro by D W caulp A M M D THE NEGRO AND THE democratic PARTY thirty three years have elapsed and passed away since ince the close of the civil war and during that length of time the negro as a general rule has been loyal and true to the republican party for no other reason than that party happened to be in power during and after the civil war but the members of our race would have been a thousand times better off politically if they would have become familiar with the science or the ach art of government before they aligned themselves solidly with the republican party or permitted its leaders to inculcate into their minds false ideas respecting 15 democracy and the democratic party but it is gradually dawning upon the mind of the negro that he has made a serious and a great mistake by permitting himself to be owned and controlled by the leaders of the republican party he is beginning gi ining to realize the fact that the leaders of the party of protection and false promises do not possess all the virtues and that the leaders of the democratic party are not in possession of all the vices he has observed that for eight years the democratic party absolutely controlled the affairs of this government and that none of its members in either the upper or the lower house of congress introduced nor even attempted to introduce any measure which was intended to circumscribe the rights and liberties of the negro so far we have succeeded succeed erl in proving beyond a reasonable doubt that there are an innumerable number of democrats sc scattered altered throughout this republic who have have always endeavored to advance the interest of the negro in order to convince all who are inclined to regard this assertion as an untrue or devoid of the truth we will wih quote irom a meries meriea of articles which have been contributed to the press by attorney 1 N johnson of texas entitled fe justice to both the negroes and the whites mr johnson is a negro and he always has been a strong republican and his utterances are worthy of our serious consideration there othere a are men in the demo cratic party who can always be depended onto on to raise their voices in behalf of the negro every son southern state has them by hundreds and I 1 suppose northern states too the writer writers teris is best acquainted in his own tate texas telas and no set of circumstances n could prevent me from giving au an white men due credit for what they do 10 fa toi the colored man congressman sayers and ex congressmen pendleton hutcheson and stewart ev gov ireland boss imd and hogg judge john heudy henderson of the supreme court 0 of f appeals htiu ODOM of vr whom lost JOA a limb jsn an the rebel am nn yam yai democrats of a thi the first wa water tw out but are been ever ready to give ear to me negroes degroes groes co complaints ts and jad aid their reat interests X will 9 n g BotcHes OU A re y Y V my Z iya 1 l P placed aab texas in Doai CPU tiona ona tV yf jfe A f itaf vf S y S 3 ju f S S it S 4 to vote for him or work for him major fayera sayera and gov pendleton put them in and they were the first and only texas negroes getting appointments in washington since the days of our creation judge john NH enderson of our supreme court c criminal ri i m 1 i nal side my fellow townsman I 1 have known for nearly twenty years yeara is is a man above all ail reproach no conviction of a negro stands a ghost of a chance in his court unless properly sustained by competent evidence and there appears to be no doubt of his guilt having been properly in the lower court As practicing attorney state senator district attorney and district judge his record is equally fair major sayers aa head of a committee commett in a democratic congress favored a large appropriation to the howard university law school to enable negro lagro lawyers to tra train I 1 i n free at government expenses and when the same saine appropriation hung fire in the republican house congress openly espoused it by the speech of 0 f his hig life and the designation of champion of negro rights and won the late gov ireland and ex ei gov ross rosa while governor were ready to receive receive reason with and aid the colored citizen and to pardon and commute sentences of negro prisoners in proper cases Is this thib the kind of democrats to oppose none of these men have ever received colored votes against republicans I 1 do know however that men occupying republican seats in congress gre today who were elected on democratic votes the said democrats voting for republican congressmen while republicans voted for local democracy I 1 also know that negro republican managers and white ones too have arranged combinations in localities to further the interests of said leaders that were openly and clearly against the interests of the colored man in those places in conclusion mr johnson says that it is the duty of the negro to link his fortunes with the best people residing in their respective communities and by so doing it will have the effect of setting at rest the cry of negro rule he also maintains that the negro must be educated up to defend his rights intelligently with a single eye to his own real interests and all will be well we have now elaborated upon all the legislation which has been enacted since the formation of this government pertaining to the negro and every other measure or proposition which would have the slightest effect upon his welfare has passed before our view and it must be admitted by all men that so far his pathway has been strewn with thorns and thistles whistles es but a brighter day will surely dawn upon the negro and his children for it must also be admitted by all men that the progress which he has made since emerging from the house of bondage is unparalleled in the history of the world we have reviewed at considerable length his connection with the two great political parties the democratic and republican and there is no logical reason why he should ben be a republican Republic in anymore any more than he should be a mormon a methodist or a hardshell hard shell baptist 0 my brethren we most earnes earnestly beseech yon vou to blot from your memories an all theold the old musty traditions t of the past pertaining i ng to the party andl and lethis affiliate with democracy whick which its inanda with lath eam extended de dja chahda 7 ads an and a v y tj r yf y f open arms tp the pa va T bojt human progress gr by t vt ez e vf f fr S csefai desires that you shoals become in i i As A aj a J wt ste E S R questions of the day and act freely and conscientiously thereon the new democracy claims you as her child and brother your home is with her children your songs your tears and your joys have for generations been mingled with hers and at last your dust will he consigned to mother earth side aide by side with the sons and daughters of this new democracy to wait the unknown events of time and eternity let us my brethren grasp the I 1 9 golden olden chain which encircles the universe and let us dedicate our strength anew for the cause of liberty and justice and at last I 1 there shall come a time when brotherhood shows stronger than the narrow bonds which now distract di tract the world when cannons roar and trumpets blear no longer when ironclads iron rust and battle faaea lp are furled when the bars of creed and speech and race which sever shall be fused in one humanity forever THE END |