The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-09-25
Marietta, Georgia. Friday Morning S
TO THE CoLoRED PEOPLE OF
GEORGIA.

NO Ctatc or nation can 10 udppy
and prosperous and not be governed
by wisdom and virtue. When vice,
prejudice and passion gains and ex-
ercises the control, as in the States
of Florida, South Carolina and Mis-
sissippi, neither life nor property is
safe; and it is as impossible for the
inhabitants to be tranquil and joy
Gus as for the fig tree to produce
fruit in the dead of winter. All
reasonable men of both races in
these States are fully aware Of it, but
q set Of the most miserable creatures
that walk the earth have, under
false pleas and promises, seduced
the colored people into voting for
them as often as opportunity pre-
scented, until rusa and misery is the
result. The same class of men had
control of Georgia at one time, but
fortunately it has been redeemed. -
Some are still skuling around with
lies on their lips, enticing the color
ed people to vote for them again.
In some counties they have man
aged to induce colored persons to
run for the State Legislature in order
to gain the influence of that class Of
people.
Is it good policy for the colored
people to send men of their own col
or TO Atlanta to legislate for. them
when they can have noinauence for
good, but might be the means of do
ing harm to their own race : What
can ten or twelve colored men do in
the Legislature against several hun
bred white legislators9 Nothing.
Since our party has been in pow
er in Georgia it has done more for
the colored people than they could
reasonably expect, because the col
ored people sided with and aided the
men who did so much nischiefhere.
They elevated men to Office who
came near bankrupting the State
men who misused the school fund,
the chief Of whom, Bullock, left the
State and dare not return for fear Of
the just Judgment Of an injured peo-
pie.
Instead of using our power to
crush GU. and injure the colored
man we have passed good laws un-
der which all good people can well
delight to dwell in peace and har-
mony. The Radicals pretended to
have schools, but instead of paying
teachers, they used the school mon
ey for other purposes, and the Dem.
ocratic party has paid those tcach-I
ers and established schools for the
colored people throughout the State.
Generally wise and good men we're
elected, who knew it to be to them
terest of the white race to do the
colored race all the good within
their power.
The question arises whether it is
best for tho colored people to vote
for good aud educated Democrats,
who know what to do when they
get to Atlanta, or colored men who
know nothing about law-making, and
can do no good to their own race
or the white race 2 Does it not seem
to be very foolish for them to make
the race issue with US in Georgia,
when at best they cannot elect TWEEN
ty members to the Legislature z Is
it not reasonable to believe that il
they come up and vote for our regu-
lar democratic nominees that in the
future, as in the past, we will contin-
ne TO legislate for the interests Of
their raceg
Is it not time for them to ask
themselves whether or not the very
liberty which they have may prove
stumbling block unto them, be-
cause they make a bad use Of it in
voting for carpet-baggers, scalawags
and men of their own race, who may
be honest, but lack the wisdom and
experience 10 know what to do as
Legislators 7 Is it not better to vote
for learnrd and good white demo-
Gratis for Congress and the Legisla-
ture9 Let the intelligent consider
the matter and lead the ignorant 10
the right direction. CARO-.