New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-10-15
PROS p ECTUS
OF TIN
n lew NATIONAL ERA.
LEWIS II. DOUGLASS, EDITOR.

he New NATIONAL ERA will partake Of q two
ioid nature-that of an Advocate anu an Edu.
Gator. AS an Advocate it will assert and main.
tam every right pertaining to the America, c;,;.
zen, independent of race, color, or acc;da,, -
Dr'n' IL VIII demand the recognition of tbesA
rights wherever the Constitution extends ~ .ha
haoona! ensign waves. AS an Edcs,o- :,
coiamns will be m especial medium g., .h.
e"e,'',e oihusion Of right principles and mucr.
neeoea instruction, and for the iuculcation
.hose hahlt: OF industry, economy. and seIere.
nance VIII N eonduce to independent manboos
anu give vitality and energy to free government,
'nsuring IN return blessings to the governed
"hiie the editors of the New NArrovu To,
are coiored men, and the contributors will bo
mainly eoiored, yet the columns will bo o,or c.
the discussion of all questions of vital ;mrort
ance to the country BY anv Of ,s c;,;za,, q
suitable for publication in these
columns are solicited from our friends in al,
parts OF the country, especially in the Southern
States.
THE POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.
Upon all questions involving the es,ec;oI =,
terests OF the colored American ci,;ze, ,na
simple rule OF equal justice for all men will row
ern the policy Of the NEW NATIONAL Era. II vii.
demand the recognition OF no rich, for
citizen which it will not freely accord to &C.
other, Is will oppose any a.temnt - 1900.
privileges upon class, that are wi,bbeld Grara
cue cue hunoest citizen in the land 1t will demand
lor every ci'izen equality before the law and f,i
p.G'e T OF person and property in every stat.
ah a. leHSritory OF the National Union. >'"''
ne INV NATIONAL ERA will take high ground
ppm al puDhc questions, and labor to ;,snire
an openness of purpose and enconraee LISP pa ot
aenoh, especially among the newly. enfrancb9sed
people OF the reconstructed States. Remon.
oerihs the past history of the Republican nartv
anu recognizing wha: it has done for the calors5
Petfnpie OF the nation, the NEw NArIoy.J Ia.
resarSs near,y support to that party without
reserve. !his pledge of fidelity to the RennbI;.
can party IS given under the conyictiop ama
WIN .he assurance, that in the future. as in tho
past that party will be the steadast and tIe
support OF those principles of justice and Ibertv
n,in nave now become part of the organic law
THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
ny education the people of free Govern,.,.
such as ours is intended to be, are better a.'aI'
neo 10 discharge their duties to the state and
- one aEolher. The nation will ever find ;ts
ehC iiitcIllgeNce of IS
masses, and the journal which would ~, n- oo'lng
, I'M hIghsst good of government and peooIe
must Lend its energies and power to the xar
Vi eoocasing that people. EspeciaIIv ia H.
agency OF the press needed by that nor,;on oI
the people, colorei and white, who. eibep 2,
slavery asecss or hun under the ban of its bgh,ins
ties enoy edV Sv D sSsr deprived of the
the free States. brethren OF
IhE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT.
Inc industrial interests of the colored -.
t w, claim and receive large share of our p,
me NEW NATIONAL ERA will be made d.
sirable visitor for the family and tbn n"Se ae
ana we earnestly appeal to our friends eSsre
influence. ip'iohs and their
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