Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-29

emauated from William Pitt Kel-
loyy, de Tacfo Governor Of Louisi-
ana, published in the newspapers,
il which the insinustiOn is cast
against the citizens 81 this State OF
M r., c that tley had not the man
hood and Independents TO vote for
tie Democratic candidates OF their
oEn accord. !, IS a color i man,
hurl tie foul aspersion back 10 the
teeth Of him who east l., with the
assurance to the world that such
as ertion Is not only foul SANDER
and vile insult, but deliberate
falsehood
have Jeen 4 Republican from
the enfranchisement u my race 10
April, 1916, when ] with many other
colored citizens, made up orr minds
70 support Hon. Leon Jastremski,
the Democratic candidate for May
or, and assist, If possible, in inaug-
urating a government in our city
that could and would maintain law
and order in our city and protect
the rights u my people within the
city limits. We were successful,
snd this Democratic municipal gov
eminent gave Us such entire salts
faction that we determined TO join
our fortunes with the Democ ratio
Conservative party in the State
and national contest, just so happily
euded.
Accordingly, myself, Mr.. George
Plunket and a number of good col
ored men, with the aid and encour-
agement Of the editor of the Ad-
vOcate and other white gentlemen,
organized large club OF colored
men in the First Ward Of this city.
We then assisted in organizing a
club in the Second Ward. and an
other in the Twelfth Ward, and e.
nally, when the canvass opened,
our clubs were all reorgsnized, with
white and black together in one
common membership, the official
positions being equally divided be-
tween white and colored.
This act OF Justice by our white
friends stimulated the colored peo-
plc, and all over the parish they
q s,lel to our club meetings and
became thoroughly imbued with
the spirit of the new movement,
and were as JEALOUS in their devo.
tons to the principles inculcated
in those meetings as any people
could be. That the men of my
race were true to the pl, dyes made
to their white friends not even the
Republicans can honestly dispute
The result Of the election on the
9TH Of November shows il.
This change was not done by in.
timidation. To the contrary, we
preached good viii and prosperity
at all times, aud that such blessings
could best be obtained by the cleo.
ton of Tilden and Nichols. The
colored people for the first time
had their eyes opened TO see for
themselves the enormities Of Radi.
cal deception and cheatery, and
upon these facts alone did they act
with a conviction Of right. And
when Mr.. Kellogg or any other
Republican denies US this right, OF
tLat we have not the sense to dis
crimiDate between right and wrong
be is certainly doing my people not
only great justice, but insults US
in the grossest and most unpardon-
able manner.
In conclusion, I will say for the
benefit Of Mr.. William Pitt Kel.
logg, that il had sense enough to
represent this parish East Baton
Rouge) in the Republican State
Central Committee in 1928,
for one certainly had sense enough
in 1876 not to cast my vote and in
fuence in favor of another carpet
bag enemy Of my race and State
for Governor.
j, as well as hundreds OF other
honest colored citizens in this par
ish, voted openly freely and unin.
undated for the whole Democratic
ticket from Samuel j. Tilden to the
ward constables. The only intimi-
dation ! saw was by Radical mag
mates and bogus Deputy United
State Marshals working in the in
terest OF the Republican ticket.