Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-06
The Colored Troops VIII Fight
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expectation Of electing MFarlane FOR
assembly, because few democrats are
dissatisfied with MIR. Meek, We tell
these chuckling RAIDS plainly that they
are doomed 70 disappointment, and
will tell them further they will get
their eyc-toeth cut through the colored
voters Of Bellefonte, and if these go
back on them" in this election It
serves them right We cannot think
hard of our "colorod hrethern If they
20 for Meek, and thus moro than
doubIy make up the loss of votes he
may sustain from dereliet democrats
it will plainly show that eolored vo-
ter will remember "a heneia0ior and
not "go baek" upon friend, a trait
of character which is occasionally
found missing IN soms white men,
We have good authority for saying
that the eslored vote will 80 largely
for Mr.. Meek, and we put this at our
negro worshiping RAIDS with a chuckle
and only laugh in our sleeve, At.
Sambo going back ON the hypo-
critical abolitionists Of Centre county
as many of them have already gone
back upon the carpet baggers in the
southern states. We are not 10 blame
for the celored men being voters, neith-
er is it for Us to scold if it turns cut
they have the good judgment to know
that the democratic party presents
nominees whom they have reason to
support in preference to those upon
the radical ticket. The colored men
of Centre county can not refuse to vote
for Mr.. Meek, he has been their friend /
and beneiactor, when radicals refused /
them assistance, and it would be very 1
ungrateful in that element 10 do SO,
when he has so generously given them /
the use Of his hall, free of expense, for
their balls, and for other gatherings /
during the present summer. Were Is /
there an instance, We sons Of Africa, /
where one of your number, Inside the .
last quarter OF A year, got into tight /
place" and on making application 10
a white radical for help, You were not (
kicked out of his presencey Ii he |
went to P. Gray Meek for bail, did he
not without word OF hesitation take
his pen and put his autograph ON
your paper and thus keep you out Of
a pinehl Hill you 90 back upon Mr..
Meek ON the 2nd Tuesday of October
il you do, then little are you worthy
being niggers, and your faces should
pale with shame. U'e allege that Mr..
Meek has befriended your race, very
recently and we cite here as proof the
uncontradicted rumor Of the day that
he has generously placed his naagni6-
cent hall at your disposal, all this sum
mer, free of charge; this needs no
further proof, for you we're all there
and had the benefits of il. Bat the
REPORTER does not mean say thaa
you shall vote for any nominee upon
our ticket because OF such reasons, and
as given in the light ola consideration
for your vote, that would be mean and
unprincipled motive, and equal to
charging you with bartering away
your franchise for the free use Of a hall
or because one might have become
standing bail for your race-no, but We
believe you, brave "oolored troops who
fght nObly" to be actuated by higher
motives and q nobler sense of honor.
We have one parting word to say to
such colored men who intend voting
a part of the democratic ticket, and
that is, not to listen to any miscoa
struction and misrepresentation by
radicals, of one of the resolutions con-
tanned in the democratic platform,
when you are about to cast your votes
for Mr.. Meek we here give YOU the
resolution, so that your pretended
friends cannot bamboozle you, and we
tell you here it is the platform we en-
dorse. and if any radical attempts TO
say it is an act Of the legislature by
which you must votes for M'Farlane
instead Of for Meek, then call such
radical n liar right in his impudent
face, and give the REPORTER as proof.
Now here is this democratic resolution,
and do not listen 10 any radical expla-
nation Of it, but vote for Mr. Heek in
spite of radical lies
Resolred, That we are opposed to the
mingling of inferior and superior races,
either ip the elective franchise or BY mis-
eegenation and that in the division Of par
ties, We are in favor of keeping the white /
democracy in the one and the negroes and !
their equal in the other.