Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-09-07
Politics Ten wears ssenCe--Ad-
dress Of Wr. Grow TO his GOn-
siEtUentS in 1875.

The following IS supposed to be the ad-
dress of an enlightened colorcd gentleman,
Mr. j. Crsa Crow, ,ofObcrlin, whohasr repre-
s,ntcd this Dist, in Congress toronc term, and
is sccking re election. 1t will be seen that
Mr.. Grow is k.litician Of the liberal stripe,
and is for ALL J srng white men some very
important privileges, particularly the right
to marry cof pred ladies', &c:
70 Ny C10HED AND WHITE CONsTITu-
ENrs on DE lirn CONGRESSIONAL DIS
faHon Ca ms. .
hab ic greatly tlattcrcd by dc call you
hab made d me to become candidate for
reelection u Congress from dis district -
De knowledge oh de fac dat | hab done my
duty for two years as your representative
hab been IA great source oh consolation to
me, and dis great public endorsement oil
my course in de lcgislatib halls as states
man and patriot, hab filed dc measure oh
my political glory full to de top,
NIdOut auCrng myself, IL hope you all
know | would scorn to do dat | link can
not more to elevate de character oh de black
race abroad as any oddcr man ob my limited
experience. Already de foreign countries
wild whom we hab had domestic relations is
Spcakin ob dc internal policy oh our gobern-
mcnt wld proper rcSpcc, and while is
free to admit dat our course towards de
suffering white man ub dis country hab not
been as liberal and just as | hab advocated,
! still tnk We Will sooner or later come to
dat stage oh dc game which will require us
to show great magnanlmOuSnCSS, and for
gctiulncss oh our iorelathcrs's injuries 1t
am my great desire to establish dc superiority
oh de colorcd race to any race IN dc world
and to do dis, it am necessary dat we should
exhibit anoblc and generous impulse toward
our fallen foes. For my part, | am for doir
dc white man justice whenever his necessity
requires and dc cXigcncy oh dc case viii
admit. | am confident dat by proper
legislation and yicldin policy on de part
ob dc administration oh which de venerable
and dc Honorable Mr.. Fred. Douglas am d,
head, dc white man may soon be restored
in some measure to dc rights and de posi-
ton in society which ida is no use disputii
de tnc) he once held
While it am true dat dc white race il
America am rapidly passing away atorc d
superior blood oh dc colorcd man-as d.
white foam goes before dc dark strong way
still while dare is yet lief n vcstagc ob d
white blood it am our duty as great natio
| to protect 1t IN cherry lawful ana honorabl
manner. 1t will never do for dis grca
colorcd nation to hab such history oh d
white man, as dc white man hab oh dc In
! dian.
In conclusion my fellow citizens will sa
dat ! am:
Fnst, In Tabor ob repeal oh dc la
which prohibits II white man from manyn
a lady oh color.
.Scc0nd, am in favor oh n repeal oh d
"art entitled an act which prohibits
white man from owning more dan one acr
oh land
1hird, | am in Tabor ob white suIlrag
and always will be. De white man am Il
much entitled to vote as dc colored man
he hchuheS himself int proper manner
Dare are many odder minor issues sue
a. de employment ob white men ON goborr
mcnt works-dc raising oh three rcgula
new whito regiments, &C., &C., which II,
in Tabor ob but which | hab not time to di,
cuss. ! will meet my opponent dc Honor
e. able MIR, Duffy Mt all oh his appointmcn
- where my views can be heard at great,
+ lcnglh.
u Wild many more thanks for your nattc
h ing call, hab de honor to be, gentlemen,
| Your humble ob't scrv't,
= }. CESAR CROW.
.Iulv l.t 1874