The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-08-26
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INC ExpiaUation.


nominate a candidate for trustee of
the colored school in the sub-district
of Point Pleasant. A white Repub-
lican and colored Republican were
placed in nomination, VIXEN in due
course ofevents the white Republican
was declared to be the nominee of the
meeting, by one majority. Jordan,
the colored candidate, was not salts
fed with this result, and run as an
Independent candidate, and on the
day of election beat the white
c9lored nominee for Trustee of the
colored school by twenty-four MAORI
ty.
At this result, some Republican
individuals and the Republican press
generally, have cxpressed themselves
as much aggrieved, somewhat surpri-
sed, and generally indignant. These
are the facts and we beg indulgence
for few reflections
History will repeat itself, and in
this case has done so in the short
space of twenty-four months. Two
years ago the Democrats made nomi-
nations and the Republicans beat
them with Independents. To-day
the colored Independent beats the
regular (white) olorednominee, and
for this successful imitation of their
alleged patrons and political advi-
sers, the scyerest denmciations arc
to be made.
The Republicans boast that they
conferred the powers Of voting and Of
holding this and all other Offices up
on the colored man, yet when one Of
them presumcs TO contend for the
least morsel Of the glories of equal
rights" he is abused, and those who
voted for him are villifed.
We have an indistinct rcmbrance
of times gone by, when some Demo
cratic orator would suggest that after
comforting the elective franchise up
on the colored man, the next step
would be to elect him to Office. We
say we have an indistinct rcmemb-
rance of the taunts that were thrown
out and the laughs that followed the
reply: "He's afraid some negro will
beat him for an office!!' Now, how
DO you like being beat by negro2
But after comforting the right Of
suffrage and the right to hold Office
upon the colorcd man, and after &C
cepting the nomination from a regu-
larry organized colored convention
for 4 position which properly belong
ed to colored man, what right has
any man, or any mans party to find
fault with the sovereign White and
colored voters of his county for pre-
ferring the colored man to the white
one? Has it not been the pleasure
of the Republican party to crush and
subdue the Southern portion of this
land into 4 recognition Of this very
question? Are not burdensome stand
ing armies kept in the South to pro-
mulgate, enforce and protect this
very principle of civil and political
equality?
Now that the lesson is being taken
advantage Of, the true intention and
disposition of the Republican party
is being manifested-oifccs for us,
and freedom for the colored man to
vote.
We do not desire to mislead our
colored population in these remarks;
you have become political element
in this country, as We believe, from
the selfish motives OF the Republican
party, who desired the aid Of your
votes to keep themselves in office.
In matters which particularly and pc
culiary concern you, and where You
manifest 4 desire and fitness to con-
troll them, We deem it right that YOU
should oso, and viii aid you in this.
On the other hand, in matters which
pertain more largely and particularly
to the affairs of the white race, We
do not expect you to seek promi-
nence, except to aid the party you
believe to be nearest wight, and the
men who are your best friends.
\ man named Amcs, son-in-law 70
Ben Butler, is govcrnorof Mississip-
pi, but he hash Of been seen by his
people since the first of April, and