The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-10-05

Froa the Akron Ohio, Tineai

Union, bat moro esnas 49, ~.
his race is nearly equal n -
to the whites, Is on perf.c : -
With his white neiehbors !,
spect, and that 70 that a., ~
VOWED in conooa ~
Whatever the feslinR 49,. -
races 10, tie fact b Eli ev;s =
prosperity or advesaity A. ].
equally. In those States vso
government has prsyailes ,,
groes have been no NOV -
than the whiteA The as,s 80
ence IL that the whites ~
most to lose. When pesoe W.
established in any Scuths,. ! -
aud its industries have -
revive, prosperity has coes !.
races alike.
Georgia furnishes . str,h,.~n
tratlon OF the facts stated. n r.
nve years after the reconaf,.s.,
the State, the colored 49,.
Georgia owned %, OOO aorsa - ~
ana all their other peonestv i.
az, at less than 6loass
1nose hve years had been ~ -
prosperous ever known il Tia 49,
ern States. Money waa nl..e~ ~
men accumulated property ~: r
but Georgia was involved a
struggle for self governmene Il D..
ern Republicans waved - 49,
shirt over her prostrate indss..:
and controlled her electioea ~
eral bayonets. It was claines ~
Democratic ascendency 49, -
Ject the negroes to insult ~ ~
rage and drive theu, fron ~ se'..s
A Democratic victory W. ssi..s
and large number Of the ssls~
people Immediately left TIA ase..s
under the erroneous belief ~ ssssy,
rights would be trampled -
what is the resnltf The HI ~
years OF the decade have heasf 4
less prosperous to the coaa1r1 p
large than were the first I've ~
not so with the negroes Of Co.
In 1875 they owned 400, 900 49,
land. They possessed real eofaln =
cities and towns valued at $500
eraoly over one million dolIasa -
their money and personal neenn1.
was returned for taxation 8 a.
and one half millions.
Their material prosperity 49,
Democratic rule has been 1rv.
marked, but not more % e. n
mental progress aud socioa1 ~
Legislation has been atto61tSee
favor Of the laboriDg &C.,. =
which the colored people al nnaaIs
found. The Legislature Of 1079 nn1s.
ed an act giving the labosse I Ea
on the property Of his empjeso|
superior to all other claims tf1
is more than the laws oe CS
for our lab0rers. In 0eee3ii ~,
tel mortgages and the $780,
which the law guarantees 6 ~
wife and children Of every ~. -
subject to the claims Of b. ene,oy.
es. The school laws u IL 49,
give the same rights to tho pe1uom
and whites, aud the report i ~
School Commissioners ohows ~
fully one third of the papils 8 r.
public schools are colored, whiehtD
just about the proportioned ~ -
gro votera.bear to the vhitea
Race prejudices have larnoly ~
out, and there is no compisirf m
the colored population that they -
not get equal justice be6sge r.
courts. They sit on iuries Al u
their own cases 10 c0mmoo NJ
white men. The elections m -
and fair, and there have beeo en1p
two cases of disturbances . r.
polls in four years. One q 80
was caused BY an attempt q ~
roagbs to prevent negroes froo ~
ing, aud the other By Repotliono
negroes attempted to provost tAols
colored brethren from votise ~
Democratic ticket.
This is the record Of Denomo1lo
rule 10 Georgia. 1.-THE Rspehlien1o
could make as good Showing +
any State under their contpo1 -
would have q right to clain . -
tlnuance of power. Il b to -
81 every voter to look at this oo1toDo
dispassi0nately, remembefing II
good order and good govesnneatl =
every State means prosperity Il
the whole people, regardless 4 ~
A comparison Of the co0dittoa =
the several Southern States + -.
elusive proof that the DeDoeg1D
party is best calculated 70 eovegn =
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