American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-01-13
From the Missionary Record-Colored Organ
THE REAL KU-KlUX,
A Black Mans Plea Tor His Race
Against the Ring.

A Black Mans Plea ior His Rae,
Against the Ring.
The important developments il
the affairs of this State within the
last few months prove concluSivelN
that there is something wrong. The
undrniable facts that the l. eisla
ture has made appropriations t,
meet the current expenditures, and
that the taxes have been promptly
paid by the people. and that vet
there is want of funds to meet the
legitimate expenses of the State,
shows Il record winch is not enlil.
bic. No mHn OF honesty can afford
to shut his eyes to the glazing mis-
application OF the funds al this
State, as shown in the inability to
meet the current eNpenceS. No
5 ate can hope to succeed and re-
tain credit while its finances are so
manipulated as to fail to pay lis
employees in every department
there is complaint that there is no
money in the treasures, either in
State or county; in every one the
employees complain that their sala-
ries are not paid; the jails are
crowded with criminals, while the
shPritfS ale complaining that they
cannot meet The current expenses,
because OF the wan, IF moneN in the
counties to pay them. Yet the ppo.
pie have responded well to the taxes
demanded, and have paid up. The
State treasurer does not give the
comfy treasurer~ any chance to
speculate on Stat" moneys collect
ed. but demands and receives it. so
that III his depaI tmrnt the moneys
are not Sqnlnderrd. In Charles on
the auditor has certified to the col.
lection of two hundred thousand
dollars paid over to the State this
year Other counties done proper.
tinnately well, and yet here is no
money to pay the State debts. Ii
may he answered that the interest
falling due on bonds issued has
consumed this, to which we answer
that the Legislature made appo
p'iatinnS to meet THAI interest,
which, If it had been property al
piled. would have me- all the obi
cations of the interest.
We should he the liSr to QurS ion
the integrity OF the S ate off ia :,
but frarkncsS and a SENSE OF du'A
demand that we say The auth. We
Ivy race are idle titled vi h the great
body Of voters in tins Safe who
have elevated The present State of
flcials to their present places of
power. We voted and worked for
them; we believed that We were
doing noble work tor good honest
when we hoi>ted at the
head of our paper the names of the
men VINO now control the lestinirS
of this State, and, We regret to say,
have so badly managed it's affairs,
that We are heartily ASHAMED OF the
work which we helped to do. We
know that the coloretl men of this
State will have to bear the Oninm
of all the crimes or niSdUings of the
whites who manipulate tn. finances
Of this State, and We dO not desire
that the Innocent voters who know
no more about this wholesale mis-.
guvernn ent than 81 many children,
should be held up to the country as
willing participants in thu So evils.
The government of South Caruiiua
is in the hands of rhite men, placed |
there by colonel mems rOteS, and they
control everything in this Safe. Ii |
here is stealing being done, they
10 1t; if there is robbery Of the
State of it's millions Il Is net the ne
Jr0es uh0 do these things. IL there
nave been ovrrISSneS of bombs tor |
NV purpose We tel The country that
10 negro has had "a hand in tins
natter. The Legislature passed
avs authorizing the issuing OF GER
ain a MOUNTS ul bonds to meet the
of this State.
The culored population are as
loor to-day as ever they were, su far
rs the State bonds has anything To
Ia with their augmented we lih.
These facts suggest to the people a
: New Departure" here. With the
.rpdlt of the State gone, with the
treasury e:aptN, with the reported
rauds ia the iSsde rf bonds, with
he rrnutaiinn uf the class of men
Who now guide aft airs isteh I'll u o
luty of he people To rise up ia their
night aud cast off the present incu.
,us, and select another class of mpn
q guide the State? There must he
change, there must be a uniting
# all honest men of every class aud
ace ia this State fur the maitnte.
lance of honest government