Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-09-01

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ing aud robbing the pablo treasures.
Wei, the Donaocrats all through the
Southern States, extend an iayIlallon
10 the colored men to unite with them
in trying 60 elect good officers and
they promise better state at things
IN tho future.
Perhaps yoa say, Jackson, We have
tried that once, aud they treated u-
badly. bat ! say, MunsoD. LET us
give them another trial. Ahd l say
that Tor this reason. All through
your State the colored farmers can
scarcely live. Their rent IN high, aud
their Former masters arc very much
against them, and do not give them
the cnance that they would give them
II the colored people woald study the
general Interests more. Those old
masters know that the cnlored peo-
pie helped 20 put these politicians in
Office, and they intend 10 make those
same colored people suffer with them.
] do say that n we would vote the
Democratic ticket In the South IL
would be better IN every respect.
There would be less killing OF the
oolored peoples better feeling for
them, o better chance for living; and
we oil, black and white, woald UNDER
sand esoh other better.
Now, as l have said before, I am
no Democrat and NO Republican. I
am for the best good Of my people.
Pinchbaek, the oolored politician and
Ex-Governor Of Louisiana, addressed
the oolorOd people Of Memphis last
Friday night, and told the whites
that the eolored man was going to
vote for the party that would do the
most for the colorcd people. And !
say that this IL the position for as 10
take. Ii the Democrats will do What
we want them 10 do, say give them
our votes.
! have been boarding here in Mem
phis with n eolore man-Wharf.
masier--and he gets about two thou
sand dollars year. lie was ap-
pointed 10 that position by Demo
cratic Mayor, Mr.. Loague) and the
Mayor was supported by the colored
people. So you see there ~ a straw
that shows. the way the wind blows.
Mr.. Munson, the white people and
the eolored people in the South are
one In interest. When they were
children they played together, they
slept together, ami old colorrd
NANNY" nursed them together, aud
the Northern politician separated
them. But, sir, the races can never
live Ia peace and harmony IL they
are divided or separated. Their in
tereSt must be one, and nothing will
unite them in friendly feeling so much
40 for the white man TO vote in the
interest of the eolorcd man, and for
the colorod man 10 vote in the inter.
est of the white man.
Mr.. Manson, if you wish 10 sec bet.
tar times among the oolored people
"a Hinds county, they viii have to
look we'll 10 these facts that \ have
thrown ont. cannot say in a letter
all that | would like to say. have
such poor pen, and time crowds me.
AL the colored people want at Dry
Grove is oolored man TO rot mp be-
fore them and tell the truth 30 give
them a fair statement Of things. Al
though ! take no part in politics. yet
# we're with yoa, | should be con
strained 10 mount the stump once, ut
least. The colored politicians who
come among you have mo interest IN
the people. All they care for Is to
get in office themselves; and afler
you put them in Office, YOU seldom
sec them until they want another OF.
fee. They have no more interest in
the welfare of the farmers than Bill
Tweed had while he was robblng the
people OF New York of six million
dollars. Now, my dear friend, think
of these things.
GEo. III. JACKSON.
To Mr.. Carter Munson, Dry Grove,