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1 The Party of Freedom and Its Candidates: The Duty of the Colored Voter 1 (1868)

handle is hein.slavery/pfcdcv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE PARTY OF FREEDOM AND ITS CANDIDATES. The Duty of the Colored Voter. Published by the Union Republioan Congressional Committee, Washington, D. 0. THE EMANCIPATOR, Aasaainated April 14, 1865. S. HIS SUCCESSOR, Will be elected President November 3, 1968. The following is a dialogue between a newly-made citizen and a Radical Republi- an. The new voter is seeking light upon the subject of his political duties ; his Rad- Scal friend gives him plain facts, and demon- strate3 clearly with which party all like him should act. It would be well for coloied voters generally to seek out some tried Radi- al and question him upon all subjects about whicb they have any doubt: THE DIALOGUE. Question. With which party should the colored man vote? y a Answer. The Union Republican party. Q. Why. should the colored man vote with that party ? A. Because that party made him free and has given him the right to vote. Q. Was Mr. Lincoln a Republc-in ? A. He was a Republican Pre- ' -nt. Q. Are Republicans in favor of universal -freedom ? A., They are. Q. Are the Radicals and Republicans one and the same party? A. Yes ; and they are in favor of freedom and universal justice. Q. What is the meaning of the word Rad- ical as applied to political parties and poli. ticians? A. It means one who is in favor of going to the root of things; who is thoroughly in earnest; who desired that slavery should be abolished, that every disability cotlnected therewith should be obliterated, not only from national laws but from those of ever' State in the Union. Q. To which party do the friends of tha colored men in Congress belong? A. To the Republican Party. Q. What is aDemocrat? A. A member of that party which before the rebellion sustained every legislative act demanded by the slav-holders, such as the Fugitive Slave Law, and the attempt made to force slavery upon the Western Territories. Q. Who said that a negro had no rights that a white man was bound to respect? A. Chief Justice Taney, a Democrat. Q. Was this sentiment -approved by the Democracy? Reproduced with permission from the University of Illinois at Chicago a, 4 4

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