The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-10-14
To the Colored Men.

snip, anu u Is nearly ten years t'u't
you have given your full support to
the Radical party. Now ask your.
selves the question; are We any bet.
ter off than when we started7 The
answer will certainly he an emphatic
no! You a,e in u worse condition,
aud so are We. We arc all poorer
and getting poorer every day. The
carpet -hasgtrs who filed this coun-
try after the surrender, have despoil.
ed us. enriched themselves, and car
'ied their iIl-sotten gains t"tlIcir Nor.
thern homes. They have made You
fine promises, according to them you
would all bc rich and land owners,
hut after ten years they leave you
pauwrs, having stolen the fruits Of
sour labor. Even yonr hard earnings
accumulated by sou in tho Saving
Bank were not exempt from their
rapacity. You have certainly been
their dnpes, and yonr own leaders
know it. 1t is true, that some Of you
have bettered your condition, have
acquired horses, mules, oxen, cows,
wagons, and some have been able to
purchase land and make a home.
But how did you do it, Did the
Radicals help you in it, Did they
loan you the money to purchase with !
No-far from it. They can accept
your vote, but to risk their money on
you il another question. 1t is to the
writer's certain knowledge, and you
all know it; that nine.tenths Of you
who acquired property, did 50 Will,
the aid and assistance Of a Demo.
cratic merchant, or q Democratic
planter. They either loaned you the
money, went your security, or soll
you the property on time. thus ena.
bling you to get property and he.
come interested in the general vel.
fare Of the parish. Again, when any
Of you GIT IN trouble aboat the
Court house, fit Is necessary to give
q bond for your appearance, who do
you 81 too, to get assistancei Candid.
y, Is 1t not to some Democratic friend,
merchant or planter. Docs this
look like being opposed to your in.
terest or your rightsi Your leaders
tell you that Democrats have good
men, men capable and honest, that
they would make good officers, and
yet you must not vote for them be.
cause they don't accord you your
rights. Ia not this absurd. Where
are yonr rights assailcd : Who inter.
fered with your votingi Who pre-.
vents you from holding Office OF from
serving on the Jury, and when on
the Jury, are you not treated by the
Court aud the lawyers with tho same
courtesy a. the white Juror Have
We, the white people, any more rights
The whole truth Of It is, your leaders
have done nothing for you to make
you happy and prosperous, the white,
have done all they could for you, in
the impoverished condition they arc
in now Themselves. But you are very
much like the children Of Israel A.
ter they were delivered from. thu
Egyptian slavery by the hand Of God
land it lie the hand of God who deliver
ed you.) They were very prosperou,
as long as they recognized the Great
Jehovah, who loved and guided them
But they soon became head. strons
and followed false Gods. For thi.
they were severly chastised, and ever
taken to captivity. Your case is .
similar one; you have been freed BY
the will Of God, but you are now fol
lowing after false Gods. These ar,
not only the carpet.baggers, but ais,
men Of your own race Your Blunt
your Lewis and your Raby, are yos,
ldols, and consequently your wors
enemies. They kaow your real in
terest, they know that amicable ami
political relation between the white.
and blacks Of the South, would brin:
about a return Of prosperity for both
But they care very little now abou
ypu, they have lived 30 long in tn,
corrupt atmosphere Of Radicalisu
that they care nothing except TO
self. Give them good fat offices, hell
them to build line houses, make plen
~ Of money and call them Honorable
this is all they want, you and you
children may starve, you may 90 Il
rags, they would not loan yon = dol
lar, and you know it. They are Ger
tai"ly using you rs stepping stone
tn their own elevation, the same q
Warmoth and kellogg have done
aud the same as Packard il doiu,
now. They oil pretend that you