The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-23
A BLACK MANS APPEAL.
P1RSON CAIN ON THE POLITICAL
FUTURE OF THE STATE.
The Radical Leaders Weighed in the
Balance and found Wanting-The
Duty and Interest of the Colored Peo-
pie in the Crisis.
From the Mi sionary Record, January 20. ]

From the Mi sionarY Record January col
The present indications are that there will
| be very great change In the sentiments oil
the people before another campaign opens.
The chickering's and dissensions which have
been created by the leading white Radicals in
the Republican party-the utter disregard of
party rules and organization. which they have
exhibited when colored men have happened
to be at the head Of the organization, by bolt
ing any nominations at conventions held un-
der their guidance-has convinced the colored
men that there is no more confidence to be
placed In them than In the Reformers, If
really as much The course pursued by them
in the distribution of offices has convinced
the colOred men that 1t Is only those which
are of little value, and pay very small living,
that are thrown to the colored men
among Republicans, while all the pay
ing places are reserved 10 themselves
These facts have been impressed upon
those for whom they have worked to elevate.
and on the other hand the abject poverty of
those who did The voting and the fighting for
their elevation. Not home has been secured
to any of those poor men, through those polite
ians who claimed their votes. Thousands Of
promises were made, while not one has been
kept. To-day the negro In the country ls no
better off by any acts of those demagogues
who call on them when election time comes
time comes again. We would ask those thous
ands of colored voters on John's, James, Edls-
to and Wadmalaw Islands, what have your
great friends done for you since they were
elected? Where are your day schools estao-
lished by them? Where are the homesteads
secured 10 you by any one ofthem! are you no not,
to-day, as dependent on your own LABOR for
living as ever you were? There is no Interest
manifested In you but to get your votes. aud
then you are forgotten by these men. We re-
ioice that there Ia change In the sentiments
OF the people, and they are beginning to see
their own Interests and work Tor themselves.
Too long they have been the stepping stone on
which these bad men have climbed into place
and power.
We observe that great change has taken
place, and that there are new organizations
formed In this city and In the country for
mutual effort TO secure good and honest men
in the coming election. The young men are
awakening to tLeir own interests. lntellt.
gence is now organizing, and when 1t is pro-
perly organized, with numbers at Its COM
mand, there Is nothing that can Withstand its
power. Let every young man ally himself
with this new movement Of the intelligent
men of this clLy. We must have On organizR.
ton In this city two thousand strong, and
like number in the country, and with proper
direction we will be able to direct the
politics of this county and State, and
elect such men as the good OF the COM
munity shall demand. Organize against cor
ruption and fraud, not only In Governor Scott
and Parker, but we have 1t away down In
county, city, and lower departments of the
government We have got to watch the
courts, the county commissioners the trial
justices, road contractors, detectives, consta-
bles, school commissioners, and every depart
ment where public servants are employed. To
do this the people must be organized and keep
are men, and as 1t seems 10 be considered that
the public Is to be plundered any way, they
are not particular about few cents oVerplus.
Let the people keep sharp lookout for them
aud we will soon have an honest, economical
government