The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-24
GEORGIA.
An Address to enc CoIored Voters.

An Address to the CoIored Voters.
The following is being extensively circulated
in Georgia:-
ooLoRED VOTERS, READ TnIsi
First. Who turned colored members out of
the Legislature?
/. Democrats are telling 1t in many places that
the Republicans turned then out. II is not so.
The falsebood OF their statements is PLAIN from
the following acts:-
Q.) Republicans made the colored people
free. Mr.. Lincoln was a Republican. When he
was President, he issued the irst proclamation
of freedom. General Grant Is Republican.
He conquered the Rebels, and gave effect to
the proclamation of MIR. Lincoln.
(2,) A Republican Congress passed the laws
ealing Convention aud giving the right to the
colored people to vote. Other acts OF Congress
made them citizens and gave them civil RIGHTS.
(3.) The Convention which made the Consti-
tution was composed mostly of Republicans,
and colored persons we're allo wed to mold seats
IN that Convention and assist in making the
Constitution.
a. The Constitution thus framed does give
coored people the right TO hold Office. 1t was
made so on purpose by the Republicans who
made 1t. During the canvas tor its ratification
Democrats said it did give colored people the
right to hold office. For this reason they spoke
9nd voted against it.
2. Democrats turned the colored members out
of the Legislature.
(1.) A Democrat from Randolph county, who
was elected chiefly by colored voters, offered he
first resolution to turn them out. The resolu
tion on which they were turned out was offered
by Democrat of Houston county, who was
elected by colored vo,ers.
(2.) There were 81 members of the House of
representatives who voted TO turn out the
colored members. They were all Democrats
except four.
The Democrats are trying to impose upon the
Ignorant colored people by telling them that
the Republicans turned the colored members
out of the Legislature. The resolutions in both
Houses were offered by Democrats. Not one
Democrat voted in favor of retaining the
mocrats say there was majority of Republicans
in the Legislature. Tnat is true as to the
Senate, but not as 10 the House. Refusing to
let The colore1 members vote, and a few Repub-
licans voting with the Democrats, they got
large majority in both Houses. This sho ws that
the Democrats are determined that colored men
shall not hold office if they can prevent them.
turn them out?
l. Not because they had committed any crime.
2. Not because the Consultation forbade their
holding office; but
8. Because they were free persons of color.
Democrats are against colored persons enjoying
their rights because OF the color of their skin
Fourth. What is the remedy?
Elect General Grant, and all will be well. If
he is elected, the coored men excluded will be
restored to their seats. II Seym is elected
they will not be restored, but the Democrats
will go on in their revolutionary measures until
they have stripped cOlored people of all their
constitutional rights, and reduced them to a
condition as bad, if not worse, than slavery.
Colored voters, to the rescue! You owe 1t to
your whole race and your country, to rally to q
man around the standard OF Grant and Oolfax,
and to vote for no candidate for any office but
the regular nominees OF the Republican party.